hellstrips/parkways (was: Purple Basil, etc. ...)

ginny wrote:
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> You a Lauren Springer fan?  Just wondered because of the "hellstrips". > She talks about them in her book "The Undaunted Garden".  Another one > of those favorite books.  Pics are gorgeous!

Yes, this is a wonderful book -- great ideas for turning problem areas
into showstopping gardens. I got the book after reading an excerpt from
it on her 'hellstrip' plantings.  My parkways are not hot & dry, but
shady and dry -- an even greater challenge in some ways!  Endless soil
amendments, mulching, and consistent watering has finally produced some
spectacular hosta plants.  This year I added a dozen plants of the
woodland aster (divaricata?) and they seem to be doing marvelously --
typically for this year, looks like they'll bloom soon instead of Fall,
as is normal.

Anne - Chicago


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