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My husband and I are dedicating today to put in a flower bed. We are
digging up grass and will be wanting to plant some plants / bushes that are year round tolerant for Boise, ID. Something with color, any suggestion? I still get confused about what to by that lasts year round, annual, perianual? |
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Jackee wrote:
My husband and I are dedicating today to put in a flower bed. We are digging up grass and will be wanting to plant some plants / bushes that are year round tolerant for Boise, ID. Something with color, any suggestion? I still get confused about what to by that lasts year round, annual, perianual? Boise looks to be in Zone 6 (although there are zone 5 areas around you, check with a local garden center and they will be able to tell you what zone you are in). This gives you a pretty good selection of plants to chose from. Many shrubs bloom for one, two or even three weeks and a few will bloom all summer. There are good perennials that bloom much of the summer. Lots of annuals bloom pretty much continually but of course they will have to be replaced each year unless they self seed (some do, some don't). I know that's not much to go on but you didn't really tell us a lot about your planned garden. Full sun / part shade? Size and shape of the bed? Year-round interest / lots of flowers all summer / a really spectacular display for a shorter time? High / low maintenance? Particular colors you like / dislike? Heights you are thinking about (i.e. if you have a bed that is 10 ft, front to back and 20 or 30 feet wide, you can have pretty big things in the back - if you have a smaller bed of 5' by 10' then you cannot go as large). I could give you a list of things to plant but 1) they might not be what is easily available in your part of the country and 2) they may not fit with what you are picturing in your mind's eye. Answer some or all of the above questions and I'll be happy to give you some specifics. -- HLS |
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On Sat, 15 May 2004 08:32:47 -0600 in
, "Jackee" not available graced the world with this thought: My husband and I are dedicating today to put in a flower bed. We are digging up grass and will be wanting to plant some plants / bushes that are year round tolerant for Boise, ID. Something with color, any suggestion? I still get confused about what to by that lasts year round, annual, perianual? are you looking to be able to eat what's in this new flower bed? |
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As far as size, it is 3.5feet by 25 feet.
I am looking for plants with color, mostly reds. Do you know of any guidelines of where to plant stuff out in the bed? That's the next issue. I am thinking, 8 plants/ bushes, perennial spread out every 3 feet, then a bit closes to the grass side, flowers in between the bushes (but further up) If anyone has any ideas on where to put the plants down, I would appreciate it! "Jackee" not available wrote in message ... My husband and I are dedicating today to put in a flower bed. We are digging up grass and will be wanting to plant some plants / bushes that are year round tolerant for Boise, ID. Something with color, any suggestion? I still get confused about what to by that lasts year round, annual, perianual? |
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In rec.gardens.edible, Jackee wrote:
My husband and I are dedicating today to put in a flower bed. We are digging up grass and will be wanting to plant some plants / bushes that are year round tolerant for Boise, ID. Something with color, any suggestion? I still get confused about what to by that lasts year round, annual, perianual? You gunna EAT those flowers? sluggo ps are ALL from Idaho "ON-TOPIC Challenged"? |
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I am sorry, just thought there was a lot of knowledge in this group so I
thought I would ask. I have seen flower gardens with lettuce in them, they look very pretty and edible. "sluggo" wrote in message ... In rec.gardens.edible, Jackee wrote: My husband and I are dedicating today to put in a flower bed. We are digging up grass and will be wanting to plant some plants / bushes that are year round tolerant for Boise, ID. Something with color, any suggestion? I still get confused about what to by that lasts year round, annual, perianual? You gunna EAT those flowers? sluggo ps are ALL from Idaho "ON-TOPIC Challenged"? |
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