"Gareth Jones" wrote in message
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In article , Natalie
writes
I'm looking for perennials that look good
massed and are 'big and clumpy' like geraniums or large and
statuesque
like a gunnera (I do have a passion for large leaves!)
They need to be fairly fast growing and preferably not that picky
on
germination (so that rules out the gunnera - I have just given up
on
trying these!)

Why do they have to be from seed?

The cheapest and quickest way is find people to give you rooted
cuttings.

Agreed, but most friends tend to have one or two plants that they can
spare you. I'm looking to cover most of the ground as soon as possible
so that means having tens (if not hundreds!) of plants.

Some shrubs like hebe that I propagated from the odd plant here or
there
in our old house before we sold up three years ago were put into a
quiet
corner of our new plot and are now at the stage where I'll be able to
take dozens of cuttings from this year. But this is a much longer
process and so I'm going to have to use the seed method to initially
cover the space. I can always clear areas from these mass plantings
later on if needed.

Thanks everybody for the suggestions so far..... keep going... going
to
order soon :-)


I know that you want perennials but the fastest way to cover a new
garden is to use annuals to these are added the perennials. Suitable
self seeding annuals will ensure less gaps in future years.

Bel