Flower Types
This is explaining the different plant types out there.
This quick little guide can help determine what plants will work in your garden.
Fell free to mix n' match the different types to change your garden yearly.
Perennials
Yearly
Planting
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Used to fill gaps for ground cover
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Can decorate dry landscapes
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Can create a natural-looking effect
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Assess the site and soil to select those who work best
Needs
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When making a border, plant assign to the size and stature of plant
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Plant in optimal conditions, only water for 1 season after planting
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Fertilize with all-purpose granular fertilizer annually in spring
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Use organic matter mulch
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Little maintenance required
Wall Climbers
Use space efficiently
Introducing
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Leafy screens can become a hedge
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Can decorate structures
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Adds easy height to container displays
Selecting
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Types:
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Aerial roots are self-clinging to surfaces
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Hooks can latch onto taller plants
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Adhesive pads can stick to plants
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Twining stems thread through the host plant
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Needs extra water while establishing or dry spells
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In spring, apply organic matter around stems
Bamboos & Grasses
Borders
Effects
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Injects color and form
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Providing textural container displays
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Creating living screens and hedges
Focus on
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Multiple sizes
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Most like sunny site
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Most like free-draining soil
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Withstand periods of drought
Annuals & Biennuals
Short-lives
Info
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Creating interesting combos
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Planting in containers
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Adds bright color
Selecting
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Can be sown directly outside in mid-spring
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Provide ideal conditions
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Range of locations
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Some sufficient light and others partial shade
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Sun-lovers can tolerate periods of drought
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In containers prefer moist potting mix
Ponds
Mini lake
Water Gardening
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Making home for fish
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Introducing small designs
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Creating wildlife haven
Plant where
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4 main types:
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Shallow ledges for marginals on waters edge
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Areas of moist ground around sides for bog plants
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20in or more depth for aquatic plants
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Oxygenating plants float
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Blog plants are moist and wet soil
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Marginal grow in few inches of water
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Aquatics root on the bottom
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Oxygenators provide oxygen and absorb nutrients
