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Flower beds? What to plant?
We've planned to garden this weekend, but I'm not 100% sure what to plant. I know it would probably be easier/cheaper to do more native plants, but I'm not as familiar with them and not sure I like the look as well.
My mom loves to garden and suggested hydrangeas, gardenias, hostas, columbine, and coral bells. However, she lives in Dallas and the soil is different there. Does that sound like a disaster? Or do you think they will take? Some of the beds get a lot sun, some don't get much.
Thanks so much! I know I've been asking a lot of questions lately!
Re: Flower beds? What to plant?
Those might be good in the shady beds - but the full sun beds would probably require a LOT of water and attention, and not do well unless you have a great green thumb!
I've had great luck with those fuzzy pointy ones whose name I forget, and things that are more native.. my last house had an AWESOME cactus bed that looked really stylish. Vegetables did really well too before we had the 60 days of 100+ degree weather.
Then again, I have a black thumb and seem to kill everything.
I have all of these plants in my front yard - in highly sunny areas (note these aren't actually my flowers!). They're great b/c they require very little water:
Salvia (Coral Greggi style - kind of a pink/coral color), I also have a white version of this that I intermixed between the pink)
Lantana - there's a bizillion color choices:
Mexican Petunias (katie ruella) - this likes a little more shade, but I put it in a sunny area and its fine with medium amount of water. They do reroot and spread - so it makes for a great ground cover after a yr or two - but i usually just transplant the offspring somewhere else.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/growgreen/
This links to the little booklet you can pick up at Home Depot/ Lowes (when they have them). It has great information on planning, soil requirements, hardiness, etc.
I have esparanza, pride of barbados and turks caps, which are taller , bushier plants at the back. Plumbago, artemesia, ornamental grasses and small shrubs at the middle, then some variations of purple sage (I'm tired of the pink salvia), pentas, lantana (anything but the gold by personal preference), and other small perennials at the front. They installed bottlebrush in front of low windows, so I'll keep them there until they get too tall.
Go for perennials, they are easier to maintain and don't have to be re-planted.
I forgot - I do have turks caps in the backyard as well, where its a little shadier. I do have Penta plants too - which I really like, but they are a little more high maintenance when it comes to watering.
I agree - go with perennials!