Tomorrow we're going to our nearest Home Depot with my $150 HD giftcards in my hot little hands to buy plants for the yard.
There are certain places in the yard where annual plants are necessary. We have two half whiskey barrels and a flower cart that require annuals, as do the various planters on my porch and deck.
This year I'd like to add lots more perennial plants to the yard. I have an order for a dozen perennial hibiscus plants to put along the front of the house in a garden we had always put annuals in before. We have an area around a large windmill that could be a home to some perennials.
What are your favorite perennial plants that would survive in Missouri?
Also, a question about my perennial hisbiscus I planted last year - it is not showing any new life. The stems are cut back but there is no new growth. Do you think this plant is a goner? It was guaranteed to survive winter in our zone.
Also, while I'm at it, what do you experienced plant lovers think of manure that can be bought in 20 pound sacks as fertilizer as opposed to chemical, granulated fertilizers? I'd like to go as green as possible but still have robust plants and an abundance of flowers.
Thank you!
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I do know that I always have good luck with bulbs. They can't be killed.
Oh, but when I buy a house, maybe I'll pick you the Gather Garden Club's brains! Something else to look forward to!
But I also hate dirt.
\sigh
See how my mind works?
I would actually prefer you don't water me...
My rubber tree plant is as indestructible as those mother-in-law tongues, but I hate those.
I used a mix of soils in my bed because the georgia soil sucks on it's own. One of the types I used was the manure. I also used Scotts potting soild and Soem vegetable garden soil.
If you see any Russian sage in HD, get some... I love the airiness of the plant when in bloom. The leaves/ erect stalks are a pretty sight, too...ghostly from a distance. They are very dependable and hardy.
You can't go wrong with the perennials I have in my garden, to name a few: irises, day lilies (Stell d'Oro), aliums (Hair, Schubertii, Gladiator, Christophii, Moly, Giganteum), lavender (English, Hidcote), mums(all colors), peonies(white, pink red), herbs (all kinds). I also like Centaurea Montanas (Perennial Blue Cornflowers), Purple coneflowers, Blue Veronicas, Japanese ribbon grass, hostas, tree peonies.
The new Big Sky Echinaceas are awesome... see if you can get at least one of them!
Most everything that grows in my garden should grow in Missouri. You're further south so your zone should at least be a 6? I can send you cuttings if there's anything you want but could not get.
She also took the names of all of my favorites, except for hydrangeas. I'd steer away from the Endless Summer variety for a little longer, though. Everyone that I know has lost theirs, including me. I love the tree peonies, too. I left a couple of spectacular ones at my old house. Kevin just dug up some more yard for me last night so I can plant some new ones this year.
Good luck and have fun Vicky!
If you would consider my wonderful fruiting bushes and trees to be "perennials," it would be blueberry and raspberry plants. :-)