Who's good at gardening?

I'm trying to decide what to plant in 3 beds at my house. 1 of them is in front of a basement window so I don't want anything too high, and I have a whole truckload of tulip bulbs planted there already.. Another will be out toward the street (sort of an arc shaped bed).

I would prefer to use primarily perennials so I don't have to keep planting every year, but would like something other than just everygreens, and if I had my way, I would have something that blooms all summer. But, I am not against planting some annuals for color each year.

Any suggestions?

p/s - I did buy a couple of ornamental grasses to put by the street, and I would like to use some of those black-eyed susans.

Message edited 6/23/2007 5:46:13 AM.

Re: Who's good at gardening?

pics would be very helpful. are these areas sunny or shady? do you have inground sprinklers or do you water often?

Re: Who's good at gardening?

Perrenials are great...
You could plant yarrow, black-eyed susans, bluebells, lilies, etc.
There are all kinds of perennial plants - you might be better off going to a nursery and asking them. They can suggest different things that bloom at different times so you have constant color.

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Day lillies are great and they come in different varieties. They are also pretty low maintainence.

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I love Hosta's, they grow in sun or shade and very easy to care for.

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Re: Who's good at gardening?

I planted a bunch of perennials in my front yard (it's full sun) and they look great and I plant varieties that bloom at different times of the year so that something is always in bloom.

I planted:

Blanket flower (flowers in summer)



Creeping phlox (good ground cover or border plant -- flowers in the spring)



Dianthus (blooms late spring/early summer)



I planted others, but I can't remember the names of them!