Re: where to start
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: where to start
- From: "* P* L* <lindsey@mallorn.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:58:11 -0600 (CST)
> I'm new to perennials and in a new house. I don't know where to start
> for plants. I have a flower bed on the east side of the house about
> 15'X3'. What would be good plants to start with? The flower bed was
> all annuals last year, so is empty this year. I would like to
> eventually have it full of perennials, so would like to start out with a
> few and add to it every year.
>
> Michelle
> usda zone 4
Hi Michelle,
Wow, starting from scratch! It's always so exciting to start a bed from
scratch -- I'll probably be joining you this spring as I put in new bed
across the front of the house.
Before deciding on which plants to use, there's usually a couple of
factors that I take into consideration. The amount of sun, the amount
of available moisture (is this usually dry, watered regularly, etc.),
and the soil type (a lot of clay, sandy, lots of decomposed leaves,
etc.) are all important factors that can decide whether or not the plants
that you select live or die. Another possible consideration is the
color of the house -- you probably wouldn't want yellow flowers
on a yellow house, for example. I guess the last thing is how care-free
you want it all to be. Do you want to work on it once a week, or just
let it do its own thing?
Do you have any of that information available?
Chris
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