We have just started fixing up our back yard. So far I have planted a few containers, we have poured a concrete deck, bought patio furinture & i have started started a perennial bed. The bed is 4 feet deep, 10 feet at longest point & 5 feet at the shortest. Gets about 6 hrs of sun. So far I have put in a hosta, spirea, & ?cushion spurge(euphorbe) & a lilly (not yet planted). Looking for suggestions of other perennials, how many more to fill the space, etc, what zone am I in( newfoundland )- I know nothing about gardening - please help!
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Here is a link to flowers that you will be able to plant in your beds.
I hope this helps you.
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/plantlist2.html
for the suggestions - i will have a look at you suggestions.
Hi Newfie..I just finished my own new beds...I found it extremely challenging with so many choices these days...as a gardener..it is even harder when you love everything!. I had to narrow down my long list and decided whatever it was, it had to have multi- season interest, provide good constrast against a neutral background, also against the other plants. These were also chosen for hardiness.. Blue Princess Holly (need a male for berries), Japanese barbarry (cherry bomb) dwarf blue star juniper, euonymus..small white/grn leaves which will spread and climb. Pieris...has fern like glossy green leaves -new growth is red and form small white berries which hang like a lily of the valley..it is very different. Vibernum -blue muffin...has light green bushy form with white flowers in early summer, leaves turn red in fall land have dark blue berries. Diablo-ninebark, dark burgandy bronze leaf with white flowers in early summer. For a little height (and shadier corner) I planted a silver leaf climbing hydrangea which needs no extra support other than a solid structure. If I had more room, my other choice was a dwarf lilac (Miss Kim)- I saw it in bloom,beautiful. Iris, tall and short, periwinkle blue vinca(dk geen ground cover blue flowers) are among my hosta- work well together. Rose of Sharon (hibiscus) is very hardy and blooms every colour from mauve, blue wht and pink and can easily be cut back. Clematis (some hardier than others- check label ) need shaded roots but lots of sun for blooms. Go to your garden center and check these out ..it is much easier to choose when you see them. Everything is on sale around here now ...great time to buy! It was recommended to use a transplant fertilizer to prevent root shock and help establish roots and at this point looks like it was worth it. Enjoy creating your garden and pick only what YOU really like ...we all learn as we go. Norm
If you get the Lingularia, as Foxxy suggests, you must put it in a damp spot, that receives only morning sun (ideally). They are huge, impressive plants, but tend to hate the heat.
do you have a spot with 6 hours of sun per day? If so I would plant day lillies, some varieties bloom from June until frost. Some sre taller than others. Stella d"oro good in zone 3, bright yellow flowers.They have great spike folliage and in no time are quite large.
I bought mine in pots , did not start them from a root. The run about $8-10 each but I think worth it. They also split easy when they are too large.
Another for sun and part shade is Four-angled Sundrops, zone 4 and bright yellow, blooms late June all summer.
Big leaved Ligluaria, zone 3b, very tall plant huge dinner plate size leaves, a few plants takes up a lot of room, leaves have brown-burgandy underside and spiky yellow flowers. $8-10 per plant. All thse flowers are yellow as you noticed but beautiful mixed in with other colours.
Zone 5a it is!
It looks like you have enough plants in there already. Remember the perennials will grow and grow. Perhaps just fill in the rest with annuals for now.
try a search for plant hardiness zones canada and you can figure out what zone you live in in Nfld.
for the zone info
Newfoundland is 4a and 5a depending on whether you are east or west.
Go to agriculture Canada web site for garden zone information.
this is the bed spot I am talking about