There’s this lovely little patch of earth on the side of my house that gets dappled sunlight. I’ve planted a few things there, yet there is still a lot of room.
How much would you jam in there? I’m not looking for “recommended spacing”, I’m asking what you, personally, would do.
I’m kind of thinking of picking up more varieties of the established plants and a few fun new ones and just putting them in the open spaces until there is no ground to be seen. It would be fun to have it look super lush with a million different types of plants.
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MattMiddleton wrote:
I’d be tempted to try and get lots in there :)
Posted on 13 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
anelson wrote:
i usually dont have any bare ground showing—it just invites weeds. But i would keep the larger perennials well spaced and fill in with annuals, particularly direct seeded annuals (which are relatively cheap and not a lot of work), so that as the perennials grow i can give them more room by pulling annuals.
Posted on 13 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
Om wrote:
I agree with anelson. I would fill in around the currently small perennials with annuals. That would give you that lush look with room to grow. Just be sure the soil can support that much growth, lots of compost and organic material.I’ve had some beds that I thought were fine, and when I loaded them with plants, everything just kind of sat there, surviving. When I added a lot more compost then things took off. But it really took a lot more than I thought.
Posted on 13 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
cristyn wrote:
What anelson and Om said. Perennials will eventually get quite large, so give them plenty of space to grow. But in the mean time, absolutely put perennials in the cracks to fill it out and prevent weeds and make it look full.
Posted on 13 Apr 11 (about 2 years ago)
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