OT: Companion Plants

Everybody else is talking about the tall stuff, so I'll mention the 
small. Creeping phlox, alyssum and rock cress have all done well for 
me in the very front of the beds.  Alyssum comes back from seed every 
year, so I move it where I want it while I'm in there weeding.  The 
other two are perennial.  If you don't like garish colors, be careful 
when picking out the creeping phlox. Bugle does well also for blue. 

I also like the effect from putting my darkest iris in front of my 
snowball bush, which blooms at the same time.  The white behind them 
really makes them stand out.  I've also been putting a few marigolds 
in, since I read that they (might) help protect my iris from nematode 
infestation.  

Mary Lou, near Indianapolis, IN, USA.  Muggy Zone 5.


 

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