Spring gardens
Nov 19, 2018 22:36:18 GMT -5
Post by hazelrunmama on Nov 19, 2018 22:36:18 GMT -5
I'm a little excited for spring. We had well work done the fall of 2017, which wiped out much of the well garden. I replanted this spring with nectar plants--Cardinal flower, hyssops, milkweed, coneflowers, blazing stars, Great lobelia, and some others--and had enough success with blooms that I'm really looking forward to spring 2019. I'm not much of a gardener, so I always expect at least half of what I plant to die in the first 2 years, but I'm crossing my fingers with these. They're all native perennials and should require little attention once they get established--and believe me, with my green (but moldy) thumb, the less attention I need to give my plants, the more likely they are to survive! LOL
At any rate, I redid 3 gardens this spring--the well garden; the small round garden; and a new, raised, shade garden out front. This coming spring, I hope to dig out and replant the kennel garden out back (using native perennials there, too), and clean out and replant the long narrow garden along the garage. Then, if all this planting meets with any success, I'll start making plans for larger gardens here and there around the property. The goal is to put in enough nectar plants to lessen the pressure on the hummingbird feeders in summer. So much healthier for them to eat 'wild' than to rely on sugar water. And, selfishly, a lot less work for me if we're successful with the gardens!
Does anyone have a favorite, must-have species of native perennial that I should add to my gardens?
At any rate, I redid 3 gardens this spring--the well garden; the small round garden; and a new, raised, shade garden out front. This coming spring, I hope to dig out and replant the kennel garden out back (using native perennials there, too), and clean out and replant the long narrow garden along the garage. Then, if all this planting meets with any success, I'll start making plans for larger gardens here and there around the property. The goal is to put in enough nectar plants to lessen the pressure on the hummingbird feeders in summer. So much healthier for them to eat 'wild' than to rely on sugar water. And, selfishly, a lot less work for me if we're successful with the gardens!
Does anyone have a favorite, must-have species of native perennial that I should add to my gardens?