Re: Ferns are out--now what?
Thanks, Kemberly! Actually I have a rhododendron in a large pot that needs to
come out and go in the ground. The rhodie and azaleas would be very nice, with a
blooming, cascading groundcover. I have alot of nasturtiums in another part of
the garden already, so I'd do something different here, perhaps the ajuga. I was
also thinking along the lines of having a mugo pine as a specimen, since I have a
Japanese-inspired water barrel in the same area, and azaleas would go well with
the pine, too, I think.
Mclainakag@aol.com wrote:
> Wendy-
>
> I suggested azaleas but you know there are some really nice ones that have
> the red foliage year round - I'll get you the name of them...I think it is
> Little Johns but I will verify. The unusual colored foliage would be a nice
> added addition year round. As far as winter trailers - you could try
> nasturtium - they have some great colors. They won't live in my zone 9 thru
> the summer but they are self sowing and germinate in the fall and stay
> through May. They are wonderful. They don't like the shade but with your
> mild winters and the trees loosing their leaves, they should be nice through
> late March/April.
>
> Also there is Bacopa - which will take a high light situation and they do
> wonderful in cool wintertime temps. And there are some wonderful ajugas,
> mine bloom profusely in the shade and now they have some with such wonderful
> foliage, mine come into bloom in February most times...they are not as lush
> in the winter but they never really go dormant here in my zone 9.
>
> Just a quick brain storm - I've been trying to think of what is still "green"
> during the winter in my bed with similar conditions.
>
> Kemberly McLain
> Katy, Texas Zone 9
