Re: Advice

White Flower Farm offers a "plan" and plants for a perennial bed similar
to what you've described - daffodils in spring and daylilies in summer
to cover the dying daffodil foliage.  I don't know about the rudbeckias,
but I don't see why they couldn't be added in.  I planted the
daffodil/daylily mix this past fall so I can't say yet how it will come
out, but I'm very hopeful!  In the White Flower catalogue, they show a
similar bed planted at the New York Botanical Garden (I think).  I think
they recommend a 2:1 ratio of daffodils:daylilies.

Deb
Zone 6b


Robs Gardn wrote:

> I need some general advice from some of the more proficient out there.
> I have
> been toying with the idea of starting a new perennial bed with
> Daffodils in
> the spring, Daylilies in the summer and Rudbeckia at the end of the
> summer. It
> would be in a sunny spot, zone 7, kind of sandy soil, slight slope
> facing
> North. Is this reasonable? Do they mix? Are they compatible? Are there
> any
> problems I should watch out for? What is the opinion of the general
> population
> out there? Any suggestions for other plants to replace or in addition
> to
> these? Thanks
>
> Rob Smith
> Robsgardn@aol.com
>
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