| Hello, I would like to build a corner up with perennials this summer, approx 5-6-ft round on the corner of our property, with some blooming plants. Also a hedging along the sidwalk one that is not too tall maybe about 3-4-ft. Please can u give me ideas of how and what kind of plants? Thank you! Jul'z |
| So many plant choices, so little space! Here are some suggestions for flowering perennials as recommended by Colorado State University: Monkshood (Aconitum spp.) Bishop's Weed (Aegopodium podograria) Carpet Bugle (Ajuga spp.) Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii) Anemone/Windflower (Anemone spp.) Columbine (Aquilegia spp.) Bergenia, Heart-Leaved/Pigsqueak (Bergenia cordifolia) Bellflower/Bluebells/Harebells (Campanula spp.) Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) Tickseed (Coreopsis spp.) Larkspur (Delphinium spp.) Daisy Mum (Dendranthema x rubellum) Pinks (Dianthus spp.) Sweet William (Dianthus spp.) Foxglove (Digitalis spp.) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Alpine Willowherb (Epilobium fleischeri) Wintercreeper, Purpleleaf Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus' Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium spp.) Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum) Cranesbill (Geranium spp.) Geranium, Sticky (Geranium viscosissimum) Lenten Rose/Christmas Rose (Helleborus spp.) Coral Bells (Heuchera spp.) Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) Hosta (Hosta spp.) St. John's Wort (Hypericum calycinum) Spotted Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum) Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) Lupine (Lupinus spp.) Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica) For a small hedge, I'd recommend boxwood. Best wishes with your garden! |
