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Re: annuals in a perennial bed

> am disappointed in my new attempts at perennial gardening...
> 
> seems "messy" at this point - and not very colorful.  Wouldn't i be
> better off to intersperse annuals next year  -- and what are the best
> varieties?  For perennials, I have used hollyhocks, daisies (painted,
> shasta, curtis), chrysthanemum aglia, peonies, pink dragon flower,
> lavendar, hardy hibiscus, a clematis vine, hardy garden phlox, maiden
> grass, Royal Standard hosta,  Stella d'oro daylily, coreopsis (pink and
> golden), moonbeam coreopsi, royal carpet spreading rose (pink). mums
> (purple).  All varieties are in shades of pink, blues, whites, soft
> yellows, purples  (ie; no bright yellows, oranges, reds, etc).

Hi Carol,

   I too was really disappointed with my first efforts with perennials.
   I was never able to space things properly, so my beds got weedy,
   plants got scraggly as they tried getting to light through the leaves
   of other plants, and mildew started setting in big time.

   I don't know if this is the problem that you're having or not, but
   spacing is really important -- even though it might look funny
   to have 3 feet between plants, it will pay off in a few years.

   I think that annuals have a definite place in the perennial
   garden.  They add so much more color year-round, and you have the
   advantage of changing your palette from year to year.  I'll be
   trying some lantana, gomphrena, and various impatiens next year
   once I get that new bed cleared across the front.

> I do fairly well at "growing" -- but I stink with design...

   Nah, just inexperienced...  It will come.  :)

Chris
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