Need some ideas

Discussion in 'Garden Design and Plant Suggestions' started by vreebug, Jun 12, 2006.

  1. vreebug

    vreebug Member

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    I bought all of this without thinking about where I would plant it all and how to arrange it all. Any ideas??
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Hydrangeas, being very unnatural-looking good candidates for being by themselves in tubs. Begonias also very flower shop style, not well suited to border planting. Maybe try with small ferns. Salvia have strong color that will look good only with certain other things. What are grasslike plants? Cordylines ("dracaena")? These are tender, often used as summer annuals in pots.
     
  3. Newt

    Newt Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Hi Vreebug,

    I saw your other post about the hydrangeas and I'm thinking the ones in the picture are Hydrangea ‘Rose Supreme’ . This site says they get very tall and another site said about 4' wide. You might want to group them together if you have a large shady area.
    http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-524.html
    http://www.dahlwatt.com/Hydrangea Variety Descriptions.htm
    http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/49329/index.html

    This site has lots of helpful info about hydrangeas, including pruning.
    http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/index.html

    Looks like you also have yellow pansies. They could be planted with the hydrangeas but will wilt and die off once the heat of summer arrives.

    I think I see Platycodon grandiflorus - balloon flower on the extreme left. It would be lovely to see a group of 5 or 7 of them.
    http://www.gaygardener.com/gardenspot/peren015.phtml

    I'm not sure what the purple flowers are to the right of the hydrangeas. The red flowers to the right of that is Salvia and are annuals. I put mine in a pot near my hummingbird feeder in full sun.

    Just behind the red salvia it looks like ajuga. There are several varieties. It's a vigorous groundcover that will easily escape into your lawn, the next flower bed and down the street eventually. It prefers shade. I find it works best in a bed with shrubs or bulbs that is surrounded by a sidewalk. It's very pretty in bloom.
    http://hflp.sdstate.edu/ho311/outdoor_images/Ajuga reptans in bloom.jpg
    http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/images/ajuga.jpg

    Not sure what the spike plants are, but they could be the dracaenas that Ron mentioned.

    You can always look up plants at www.google.com if you know the names. Best to use the botanical or Latin names if you have them. You can also click on 'Images' at google.

    Newt
     

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