Gardens are NOT static.
This is the only rule you need to know.
March 12, 2012
April 12, 2012
NOT my yard! |
cinnamon stick fern |
Just remember to look at the mature size of each plant you put into the ground. Yes, the little 9-inch shrub is so cute and tiny and needs friends, but if it is a 'fast grower', it will choke out your garden.
Some of these plants send out rhizomes or underground tubers: cinnamon stick fern (I'm still digging it up!), heavenly bamboo or nandina (see the junk at the bottom? those are offshoots from its rhizomes) , many varieties of sedum, and this Itea (sweetspire).
Keep everything trimmed and contained then it really isn't a problem. When the plant sends off its 'little friends', get out your trowel and HACK THEM OFF!
nandina |
Keep everything trimmed and contained then it really isn't a problem. When the plant sends off its 'little friends', get out your trowel and HACK THEM OFF!
Itea (sweetspire) see all the 'stems' |
Look out for the words "self-sowing" or "seed propagated". Yeah, it will spew its seeds EV-ER-Y-WHERE. Erm, I found this out the hard way. :-)
And that, my peeps, is the end of Gardening 101.
Someday, I'll talk about microclimates, roses, water gardening, hostas, etc, etc!
Later, Peeps, and Happy Gardening!