RE: new garden

>Last year was my first year at gardening.  I bought some tiny perennials
>and was absolutely crushed when they grew only a tiny amount and did not
>bloom.  Just one year later, it's like someone injected them with steroids.
> My purple coneflower that did not get over five inches last year is now an
>unbelievable three feet tall!!!!  The oriental lilies I planted grew about
>two feet tall and only a few bloomed last year.  Now they're up to four
>feet and it looks like they will be loaded with blooms.  And I don't even
>want to tell you what my monarda is doing.  I highly suspect it will take
>over the house by the end of the summer.
>
>So if you can be patient (something I am not good at), your efforts will be
>greatly rewarded next year.  I wouldn't have thought it possible last year.
> I definitely second the suggestion for annuals this year.  I know
>perennials have the long-lasting power, but annuals are the greatest for an
>inpatient person like myself.  I recommend unusual types like cleome, globe
>amaranth, strawflowers, statice, and of course, it's hard to go wrong with
>impatiens.
>
>Good luck and let us know how your garden turns out.  I can't wait to hear
>from you next year when your perennials will be amazing you.
>
>Amy Newkirk
>zone 6
>Kentucky
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Amy,

I don't know where you are in KY, but here in Louisville I'm trying to grow
purple coneflower. I started them from seed early spring and just put them
in the ground about a week ago. They WERE about 5" tall. Until the rabbits
ate all the leaves off. How do you deal with the rabbits?

Sandy in KY (zone 6)


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