RE: low maintenance


Hard geraniums, too.

For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Lowe [n*@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 7:45 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: low maintenance
> 
> 
> My boss (no pressure here) has asked me to help her decided on some 
> landscape additions to her home.  I suspect that she would 
> much rather look 
> at her yard than work in it, so I figure I'd better stay away 
> from the 
> "divide every other year" and "deadhead daily" types of 
> plants.  While I was 
> contemplating my dilemma, I thought it would be fun to poll 
> the plantaholics 
> (you) about their experiences.  So the question to you is:
> 
> What is(are) your favorite low-maintenance perennial(s)?
> 
> I have to say, hosta ranks WAY up there for me.  It comes up 
> faithfully each 
> spring, sends up a few flower spikes now and then (like it's 
> saying "hey, 
> look at me!"), and stays around until winter.  If you want to 
> divide, you 
> got more plants.  If you don't want to divide it, it just 
> gets bigger.  Lots 
> of varieties.  Beautiful!
> 
> Whatcha think?
> Nancy Lowe
> Arkansas, zone 7
> 
> 
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