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Re[2]: Design question

     Other people may have had different experience with Achillea, but it 
     was very troublesome to me.  It spread all over.  My soil was heavy, 
     moist clay.  It took me years to clear it all out.  I only had a 
     little yard, and couldn't afford any invasives, no matter how nice.  
     It may be that some species are more invasive than others; the one I 
     had was also white.  My geraniums spread, too, but not in a way I 
     mind.  They just fill in around other things, never push anything out. 
      The others are, I believe, quite well behaved.  I find my lavendars 
     tend to "sit", that is, each plant kind of plops down a bit flattish, 
     so I have to keep them pruned.  I get very few seedlings, and it just 
     saves having to buy more.  I really love L.s. 'Otto Quasti' and 
     Lavendula dentata.  Sounds like a really nice bed.
     
     Avril in Northern California, Sunset Zone 15, USDA 9


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Subject: Re: Design question
Author:  perennials@mallorn.com at Internet
Date:    6/26/97 7:20 PM


At 05:09 PM 6/27/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I planted 2 coreopsis Moonbeam in a bed 2 years ago. Small ones. I know 
>have a clump that is at least four feet in diameter! So, depends on how 
>much you want! It multiplies fast and I'm having to divide it this year. 
>
>Rosemary in Kentucky
     
Thanks to all who have generously given advice re my design question - I've 
certainly learned lots about coreopsis 'Moonbeam' this week.  But of course 
that isn't the only plant in this fairly narrow bed (2 1/2 ft wide x 20 ft 
long in front of a split rail fence).  I also have (most in small pots) 
Sidalcea 'Party Girl' - Prairie Mallow (sorry but lots of 'newbies' like me 
are just learning the latin names)
Acontium - Blue monkshood     
Phlox paniculata 'Starfire'   
Echinacea - purple coneflower 
Achillea ptarmica 'Dwarf Ballerina'- white yarrow  
Lavendula augustfolia
Perovskia - Russian sage
Geranium sanguinum 
and .... my favorite, 2 Campanula persicifolia "Chettle Charm" - white 
flowers tinged with lavender.
In the midst of all of this is a lovely David Austin rose 'Heritage' which, 
to my delight, survived our very long and nasty winter with flying colours.
     
So may I draw on your wealth of experience yet again?  What is going to 
spread quickly and whats going to take its sweet time? Knowing that will 
help me decide how to plan this out.  BTW, this bed has the far corner with 
morning sun only, the rest in full sun. 
Thanks so very much in advance - Cheral in Kamloops, B.C., zone 5 
     
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