| Every yoear we palnt my new pernnials and take very good care during the growing season. But in the spring our beds are gone. They look like we never planted any thing. Help!! (We live in VT And we do mulch) |
| I wonder if the drainage is poor during the winter months? If roots remain soggy they can die out over the winter months. The best way to avoid that is to incorporate some organic matter into the soil prior to planting this spring. Organic matter will loosen the soil, help it drain quickly and release nutrients as it decomposes - all the things your plants will love. Here are some of the hardiest perennials that grow well in Vermont: Aster, Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis), Bleeding Heart (Dicentra"Luxuriant"), Blue Mallow (Malva sylvestris), Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens), Checkerbloom (Sidalcea malvaeflora), Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum), Creeping Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata), Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata), Columbine (Aquilegia), Coneflowers (Echinacea Purpurea), Coreopsis, Creeping Baby's Breath (Gypsophila repens), Cupid's Dart (Catananche caerulea), Daylilies, Dianthus "Arctic Fire", Dianthus/Cheddar Pinks (dianthus gratianapolitanus), Delphinium, Foxglove (Digitalis Purpurea), Flax, Gaillardia, Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata), Harebells (Campanula Carpatica), Iris (Iris Pumila), Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), Jupiter's Beard (Centranthus Ruber), Lavender (Lavandula), Liatris /Gayfeather (Liatris spicata), Lilac, Lupines (Lupinus), Mallow, Monkshood (Aconitum), Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana), Oriental Lilies, Oriental Poppy (Papaver Orientale), Painted Daisy (Pyrethrum chrysanthemum coccineum), (Pyrethrum Tanacetum coccineum), Peach-Leafed Bellflower (Campanula persicifolia), Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa columbaria), Peony (Paeonia lactiflora), Periwinkle (Vinca minor), Primrose (Primula), Purple Rock Cress (Aubrieta Hendersoni), Rose, Salvia, white, pink & purple (Salvia nemerosa), Sea Pink or Thrift (Armeria maritima), Sedum (Sedum spurium), Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum), Soapwort, Speedwell (Veronica Gentianoides), Spiderwort (Tradescantia), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Yarrow (Achillea siberica). |
