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Post by madonplants on Oct 4, 2007 10:23:07 GMT 1
Alright time for this again. What would be your first perennial, hardy or tender to go into a new garden? I would go for Delphiniums, but I think this is a harder one, as I love penstemons as well, let aone crocosmias, sedums...................see it's hard to pick just one!!  Keith |
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Post by plocket on Oct 4, 2007 10:29:47 GMT 1
I can only pick one???
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Post by madonplants on Oct 4, 2007 10:32:00 GMT 1
Yep, just like before!!  Keith |
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Post by plocket on Oct 4, 2007 10:33:58 GMT 1
Humph!!! I'll have to think very carefully ;D |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 4, 2007 10:51:09 GMT 1
Humph!!! I'll have to think very carefully ;D Just think, bare garden, need some perennials, what comes into your head first? Keith |
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Post by debbiem on Oct 4, 2007 13:14:15 GMT 1
I think Crocosmia, if the garden's bare and needs filling up fast. It spreads like wildfire. |
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Post by sweetleaf on Oct 4, 2007 15:04:28 GMT 1
Sedums |
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Post by 4pygmies on Oct 5, 2007 7:41:47 GMT 1
Arrh, no, that's inpossible - surely it depends on the time of year.....I can't imagine early summer without the blue Delphiniums, the summer without Hollyhocks or the Autumn without Echinacea.....I couldn't possibly choose one out of those three.
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Post by madonplants on Oct 5, 2007 9:35:13 GMT 1
Arrh, no, that's inpossible - surely it depends on the time of year.....I can't imagine early summer without the blue Delphiniums, the summer without Hollyhocks or the Autumn without Echinacea.....I couldn't possibly choose one out of those three. If it was easy, I woldn't have put the question up!! ;D Just think, bare garden, alright maybe a framework of a tree and a few shrubs, what is the 'first' perennial that comes to you? Keith |
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Post by plocket on Oct 10, 2007 17:25:16 GMT 1
Humph!!! I'll have to think very carefully ;D Just think, bare garden, need some perennials, what comes into your head first? Keith Clematis of course!!! ;D |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 10, 2007 17:44:47 GMT 1
Just think, bare garden, need some perennials, what comes into your head first? Keith Clematis of course!!! ;D These antibiotics must be getting to me, forgot that some clematis were perennial!!!  Keith |
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Post by plocket on Oct 10, 2007 18:06:38 GMT 1
Don't worry Madon - I was trying to think of something other than clematis for once, but seem to have failed miserably  |
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Post by jonah on Oct 10, 2007 21:26:52 GMT 1
Hello. Okay, off the top of my head. If it is shady I'd pick Heucheras. If it's sunny I'd go for Erysimums |
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Post by ladystargazer on Oct 11, 2007 8:34:04 GMT 1
Humph!!! I'll have to think very carefully ;D Just think, bare garden, need some perennials, what comes into your head first? Keith Good question, Keith. I think it would have to be a hardy geranium. 'Johnson's Blue', perhaps or maybe 'Kashmir Pink'. On the other hand, if I was planning a garden properly and starting at the back of the border instead of the front, then I'd go for foxgloves (are they perennial or biennial?). I'd love to grow Delphiniums but they get eaten by my slugs  LSG |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 11, 2007 10:56:03 GMT 1
These antibiotics must be getting to me, forgot that some clematis were perennial!!! Keith They all are, aren't they?  Aren't some classed as being 'shrubby'? Maybe Plocket can correct me there. Keith |
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Post by emseypop on Oct 11, 2007 11:10:32 GMT 1
Been having a think and have decided on a geranium, one with nice foliage like maculatum espresso. |
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Post by plocket on Oct 11, 2007 12:12:03 GMT 1
They all are, aren't they? Aren't some classed as being 'shrubby'? Maybe Plocket can correct me there. Keith There are all sorts - some are evergreens, some are shrubby and some are perennials. I don't know whether I'm entirely right on this matter but I think that the perennial clematis are all the ones that produce new growth from the ground each year - so basically all the Group 3 clematis. |
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Post by madonplants on Oct 11, 2007 12:21:01 GMT 1
Thanks for clearing that up, Plocket.
Keith
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Post by plocket on Oct 15, 2007 18:50:20 GMT 1
Oooh did I??? Good-oh!!! ;D
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Post by canarycreeper on Jan 25, 2008 13:38:33 GMT 1
It would have to be Penstemon .... flowers seemingly for ever, seems impervious to S&S, and is more or less evergreen. And incredibly easy to grow from cuttings ;D
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Post by elsie on Jan 25, 2008 20:12:20 GMT 1
For me it would have to be Sedum or Phlox ;D
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Post by elsie on Jan 25, 2008 20:13:53 GMT 1
Mmmm... Penstemon or Alchemilla ;D
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 25, 2008 22:38:44 GMT 1
You know...thinking about it I realise that I simply don't have enough gardening experience to choose! I am constantly trying new plants, chopping and changing in the garden...I've only been gardening seriously for a few years and there are sooooooo many plants out there that I haven't tried to grow yet!
So provisionally....Hardy perennial would be hyssop ;D my favourite so far....or monarda.....I think....
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Post by chickadeedeedee on Jan 27, 2008 21:39:22 GMT 1
Hmmmmmmmmm.... Bare garden, need some perennials, what comes into my little brain cell frst? Violets! Spreads readily on their own by seed or they can be divided or stray volunteer plants can be transplanted where they are wanted. They give a beautiful flush of a variety of colours for blooms ranging from blues, white, black, purple, purple with white splotches, white with wee polka dots ... depending on the variety in spring and then intermittently a few flowers here and there throughout the summer and sometimes beyond. |
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Post by maggyd on Jan 27, 2008 23:27:16 GMT 1
I like penstemons because they are always there! dont die down like most things but I also love lilies and Im going to plant as many as I can get my hands on this year. ;D |
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