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Planning flowerbeds for all seasons - HELP
Question from a rookie.
This is my struggle point. Well, one of them.
Ideally I'd like something to be blooming spring-fall. But right now I have spring blooming plants, then dead time, then just a few mums that bloom in the fall.
How did you plan you beds to keep things looking nice?
Specifically, one thing I struggle with is placement. For instance, I have a nice area of daffodil bulbs in the front of my flower bed, and ideally I'd like to have something else blooming there during the summer. But how do I plant the summer bulbs so they don't interfere with the spring bloomers?
Does that make sense?
TIA!
This is my struggle point. Well, one of them.
Ideally I'd like something to be blooming spring-fall. But right now I have spring blooming plants, then dead time, then just a few mums that bloom in the fall.
How did you plan you beds to keep things looking nice?
Specifically, one thing I struggle with is placement. For instance, I have a nice area of daffodil bulbs in the front of my flower bed, and ideally I'd like to have something else blooming there during the summer. But how do I plant the summer bulbs so they don't interfere with the spring bloomers?
Does that make sense?
TIA!
Re: Planning flowerbeds for all seasons - HELP
Yes...what you are referring to is a perennial bed where something is in bloom at all times during the growing season. There are two things you can do (IMO). You could add a few summer blooming perennials......I am north of Cinci, so you are are about the same zone as me. Some things I've planted that bloom in the summer are: daisies (mid-June), daylilies (June), black eyed Susans (August), hostas (July blooms, but nice foliage all season).
OR/AND
You could plant some annuals to fill in to keep SOME color there all season, but you would need to plant them each year. In my garden, I have mostly perennials, but put small pockets of annuals in so there is continual color.
Also, I would recommend the daylilies to plant in between your bulbs. The daylily foliage coming up will hide the brown stems of the daffs well>!