I want to plant bulbs and regular annuals and things, but I want to plant them where there is always something bloomed. Pinks, Blues, and Purples prefered but other colors wil works to.
2007-09-27 05:28:19 · 5 answers · asked by Smartie_Pants 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Zone 6, Kentucky
2007-09-27 06:22:20 · update #1
Pink tulips with blue forget-me-not (Myosotis); Or combine any tulip with white candytuft (Iberis sempervirens).
Bleeding heart (Dicentra),& Columbine also match up well with tulips. Other spring flowering bulbs such as Muscari, Scilla, and Fritillaries will add contrast and stretch the bloom season in the bulb bed.
Here's some pink & purple tulips together with white flowers nearby:
http://www.dutchgardens.com/Learn-how-to-Grow-tulips/default/5307.page
Hyacinths, pink, blue & white
Star of Bethlehem, blue with white
Azalea & Rhododendron, Pink
Daffodils- They come in pink too :)
Sweet violet
Magnolia
Purple Alyssum or Sweet Peas as a ground cover.
Iris (pink, blue, purple)
Dianthus
Peony
Seashell Cosmos(light and dark pinks)Columbine & Lupins (blue, pink & purple)
Lilac
Roses (pink)
Astilbe (pink, blue, purple & white)
Coneflower (Echinacea)- purple
Campanula
Daylily Bicolored purple /pink
Cranesbill (Hardy Geranium)
Phlox (pink & Purple)
Lavender
Blue Salvia
Clamatis
Monarda (Bee Balm)
Veronica (Speedwell) blue & pink
Hydrangea (pink, blue, purple)
Rose of Sharon
Achillea "Lilac Beauty' 'Oertel's Rose'
Buddleia shades of purple,blue
Liatris purple
Mums purple & pink
Fall Asters...shades of pink, purple & blue
Interplant tulips & spring flowering bulbs among perennials so when they fade, you'll have something else growing. Here's an Interactive guide to garden perennials, roses, and shrubbery. Knockout roses grow early & don't stop until a hard frost: http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/category/on-roses/knockout-roses/
A site listing color descriptions & images:
http://www.addisongardens.com/descriptlist_a_c.html
Backyard Blues: blue with purple, pink & white
http://www.candacelovely.com/gardens/Backyard%20Blues.jpg
Purple & blue landscape:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_blue/174631494/
Good luck! Enjoy! Hope this helps.
2007-09-27 07:50:02 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I call the system in my gardens layering but I'm still learning how to do it. On the surface it appears easy, get a good book or catalog and find plants with overlapping blooming periods. That's that, right? NOT !! Trying to get the plants to read the book and cooperate is nearly impossible, I know I've tried. This layering succeeds when my gardens mature and take on a character of there own and begin morphing into something new and unexpected each year with little intervention on my part. And if your ever walking past my place, stop and I'll explain more. RScott
2007-09-27 09:57:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it helps to know your climate... dry air vs. humidity etc... but you seem to have a good understanding of spring plants... for fall go for pansies and mums. pansies are so durable they are known to keep blooms well into winter annnd i've heard heard a tale or two about snow sitting on them a couple of inches and when the snow melted off the bright pansie flower stood right up and kept blooming.. thats why plant nurseries sell alot of little six packs of those in the fall. There is also a pretty little plant called sedum, pink tiny packs tops.
2007-09-27 17:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Deborah C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where you live has something to do with your plans. Every plant does not grow in every climate. You could go to a plant nursery and ask. They would be happy to give suggestions and they know what grows good in your area.
2007-09-27 05:47:45 · answer #4 · answered by desertflower 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Send for a free gardening catalogue to find out about different flowers for different season. It will also tell you if they will grow in your area:
http://www.parkseed.com
http://www.burpee.com
2007-09-27 05:41:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋