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Re: Design question


jsagan@mail.netshop.net wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> I am in the midst of designing (fancy word!) a new perennial bed, not very
> wide, in front of a split rail fence.  Would you put a group of 3 of the
> same plants together, say 3 Coreopsis 'Moonbeam', or would you just put one?
> One friend says put all 3 together for immediate impact, another says I'll
> end up having to divide the group within a short time.  When I planned the
> bed, I bought with the intention of grouping 3 plants together, but now I'm
> wondering? Comments please?
> Cheral Sagan, Kamloops, B.C., zone 5
> 

Cheral:

I would either plant the 3 plants together (in a triangle arrangement),
or, I would space the plants say 3 feet apart as focal points
throughout the bed.

Not a very fast spreading perennial in my experience, but very
nice when in bloom.

Glen in Regina, SK, zone 3, Canadian Prairies
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