Since you are selling the house, that makes a difference. I wouldn't put
sticky. prickly specimens there. Go by your nurseries and plant what is
in inventory. Some are probably having sales now. If you can find some
color now, I'd stick with, say , one or two colors in drifts or runs.
Annuals could be the bilk of what you plant with some inexpensive shrubs
here and there and maybe 1 or 2 small understory trees. The annuals can
be anything. In my opinion, I think it would be nice if the shrubs and
small understory trees were natives. Tell the nursery sales people that
you would like this kind of mix, annuals, native trees, native shrubs,
and let them guide you. You need not spend a lot on the natives as the
annials are the bulk of the plantings.
Here is what blooms at the Atlanta Botanical Garden:
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.or.../wib_01jan.htm
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.or.../wib_02feb.htm
http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.or...ib_03march.htm
Annuals: =
Balsam -- Impatiens capensis or I. pallida =
Blue daze -- Evolvulus glomeratus 'Blue Daze' =
Cardinal climber vine -- ?? =
Cleome =
Cosmos =
Dusty miller -- Artemisia stelleriana, Centaurea cineraria or
Lychnis coronaria =
Fan flower -- Scaveola =
Globe Amaranth -- Gomphrena =
Lantana =
Moonflower -- Ipomoea alba =
Marigold -- Tagetes =
Purslane -- Portulaca =
Runner beans -- Phaseolus coccineus =
Salvia =
Sunflowers -- Helianthus =
Zinnia =
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Annual and Biennial Herbs: =
Basil -- Ocimum =
Dill -- Anethum =
Parsley -- Petroselinum =
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Perennials: =
Ammi =
Anise hyssop -- Agastache foeniculum =
Balloon flower -- Platycodon =
Baths pinks -- Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink' =
Becki Daisies -- Leucanthemum =
Blackeyed susan -- Rudbeckia =
Brazilian Verbena -- Verbena brasiliensis =
Calla lily -- Zantedeschia =
Creeping raspberry -- Rubus =
Daylily -- Hemerocallis =
Gallardia (Goblin) =
Gaura =
Goldenrod (Fireworks) -- Solidago =
Hardy hibiscus -- Hibiscus moscheutos =
Lamb's ear -- Stachys =
Maiden grass -- Adiantum capillus =
Mexican bush sage -- Salvia leucantha =
Mouse ear -- Cerastium =
Queen Anne's Lace -- Daucus carota =
Russian Sage -- Perovskia =
Rose -- Rosa =
Salvia (May Night, Blue Hill) -- Salvia x superba =
Shasta daisies (of all kinds) -- Leucanthemum =
Tickseed -- Coreopsis =
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Perennial Herbs: =
Creeping thyme -- Thymus praecox =
Curry plant -- Helichrysum italicum =
Horehound -- Ballota =
Oregano -- Origanum =
Rosemary -- Rosmarinus =
Sage -- Salvia =
Thyme -- Thymus =
Tricolor sage -- Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' =
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Shrubs: =
Butterfly bush -- Buddleja or Buddleia =
Caryopteris =
Cotoneaster dammeri =
Forsythia =
Indian hawthorne -- Rhaphiolepis indica =
Kleim's hardy gardenia -- Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'
a.k.a. Daisy =
Otto Luken laurel -- Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' or "Otto
Luken' =
Pee Gee Hydrangea -- Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora =
Rose -- Rosa =
Rose of sharon -- Hibiscus syriacus =
Witch hazel -- Loropetalum =
Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)
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Trees: =
Saucer magnolia -- Magnolia x soulangiana =
Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Southern Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
Ashe Simpson Garden Center =
4961 Peachtree Ind. Blvd, Atlanta =
770-458-3224 =
Georgia Perimeter Botanical Garden =
3251 Panthersville Road, Atlanta =
404-244-5001 =
Pike=92s Nursery =
Located throughout the Atlanta Metro area =
Habersham Gardens =
2067 Manchester Street, Atlanta =
404-873-2484 =
Hastings =
3920 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta =
404-869-7447 =
Florafarm =
820 Peachtree Parkway (Hwy 141), Cumming =
770-889-3559 =
Woody=92s Nursery =
2886 N Buford Highway, Duluth =
770-476-1705 =
Turnipseed Nursery Farms =
685 Glynn Street South, Fayetteville =
770-460-8534 =
Kelli Green Greenhouse and Nursery =
2514 Shallowford Road, Marietta =
770-928-1190 =
J. Kolenovsky
http://www.celestialhabitats.com =
Josh Kalish wrote:
=
Hi,
=
Can anyone here help give me guidance with planting shrubs? My house i=
s in
Atlanta, which I think is zone 7b. The house is fairly shady, and when=
I
look at books of gardening ideas, I see lots of shrubs that are suppose=
d to
be able to grow there. Among the plants that I would consider planting=
a
Copper Plant, Ajuga, many different types of Azaleas, Crown of Thorns, =
man
different Gardenias, Patiens, Impatiens, and Pansies. I'm sure that th=
ere
are many other good candidates for adding color and texture to my futur=
e
landscape.
=
My question is this. I'd like to plant by the end of January / middle =
of
February and have results that are immediate. Can anyone advise what a=
re
the best choices?
=
Thanks,
=
Josh
=
BTW, thanks to all who responded to my question regarding sod.
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