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Making Perennials Grow?
October 16th, 2009 Posted by: admin
I have a yard that’s 2.5 lots. Our house is right in the middle leaving a large front yard.
I’m wanting to plant Perennials. We’re near Dallas, Tx so they will have to be able to stand up to our freak storms and searing heat.
I’m looking at Thyme bushes on Amazon and Lavender. How do i start of with these? Do i start growing them in a plant pot or do i just put them in the ground? I’m new to gardening and don’t want a professional as that costs. I’m just trying to obtain information before i do this because i am so desperate to make our front area look pretty for once. The little packs of seeds at wal-mart, do they work? Who’s a good company to buy from? On Amazon i’m looking at Park Seed and they are all beautiful but i don’t want to buy something that won’t work in our conditions.
If you could kindly offer some advice and help i’d greatly appreciate it. I love flowers but unfortunatly just didn’t inherit the families greenthumbs but so want my yard flowery pretty.
Thank you
By: Proud Mama *Texas*
I’m wanting to plant Perennials. We’re near Dallas, Tx so they will have to be able to stand up to our freak storms and searing heat.
I’m looking at Thyme bushes on Amazon and Lavender. How do i start of with these? Do i start growing them in a plant pot or do i just put them in the ground? I’m new to gardening and don’t want a professional as that costs. I’m just trying to obtain information before i do this because i am so desperate to make our front area look pretty for once. The little packs of seeds at wal-mart, do they work? Who’s a good company to buy from? On Amazon i’m looking at Park Seed and they are all beautiful but i don’t want to buy something that won’t work in our conditions.
If you could kindly offer some advice and help i’d greatly appreciate it. I love flowers but unfortunatly just didn’t inherit the families greenthumbs but so want my yard flowery pretty.
Thank you
By: Proud Mama *Texas*
Tags: Freak, Good Company, Seeds
October 17th, 2009 at 23:01
I think it is best to buy from your local nursery, as they will sell what grows best in your part of the country. Plus, they are knowledgeable about those plants and what is easy.
You can get the best ideas from these places, and then maybe order online for cheaper prices, but the quality usually is less so.
Good luck, and have fun.
October 18th, 2009 at 05:31
Buy local from greenhouses and nursery. Plants will do best when”started” locally. Seeds are fine but you will need more education on how to start. Best again to buy already started. Buying by the “flats” is usually best in price. Try bushes that are natural to your area and low growing. Use garden art too and a nice pathway. Lots of small trees add beauty. Good Luck!
October 18th, 2009 at 05:55
Before you start buying the plants I would recomend getting the planting beds ready. Its always good to mix in a good amount of compost in which will feed the plants as well as hold in some moisture. After that go ahead and get some plants for a first time gardener I would recomend plants rather than seeds untill you can get confident about your gardening skills. Be sure to get plants that will survive in your zone. You can find out what zone you are in easily on most plant selling websites as well as on the back of seed packets. Once you get the plants dig a hole and plant them the same depth they were in the container then water them thuroughly then spread some mulch over the soil to help retain moisture. then water maybe once a week or when the soil gets dry an inch or so below the surface at least until the plants become established and when you water give the plants a slow soaking drink so there roots will form deep rather than staying at the surface. NOTE if you mail order plants you may get bare root stock if that is the case the procedure is just about the same but refer to the packaging on planting depth and individual needs of the plant. With all of the plants you will want to put them in a place they will thrive so check to see if they like full sun, partial shade and plant accordingly. Be carefull if you use fertalizer too much will kill a plant either by burning the roots or causing it to put up too much growth too quickly making it more prone to wilt in hot weather and generally not do as well, I prefer to use well composted compost which gives the plants basically a natural slow released fertalizer as well as a soil conditioner. I said to start with plants rather than seeds basically because seeds can be tricky to get started especially in areas which they can dry out quickly but after you get a little green on your thumbs go for some seed start with just a few and you might want to start with annuals first which generally are easier, then work your way to perennial seeds. The seeds can either be started indoors or out. If you start them indoors when the plants grow their first or second set of “true leaves ” not the baby leaves which are usually a different shape, you can take them utside but make the transition gradual if the house is hotter than outside put them in a slightly cooler area like perhaps an entryway for a while before taking them all the way out so they can become acclimated. If you start them outside refer to the packaging about when to start them in your area.
October 19th, 2009 at 23:54
Perennials are very difficult to start from seed but well worth it. I just started a number of perennials indoors for transplant in May/June. Perennial seeds planted directly in the ground rarely germinate. They take far too long and the seeds rot or get eaten by critters and birds. If you dont want to start them indoors, I recommend buying plants. They are expensive. You can pay 10+ dollars for a perennial. In the long run they are worth it because you can divide and get more plants for the rest of the plants natural days. I have a 10 year old sage that has given me many children. There is a book from the American Horticultural Society called Plants for Places. It is a fabulous book and deals with plants, shrubs, trees for specific types of climate and soil conditions. Lots of people recommend sites on the internet but I find this book to be useful and I like to be off the computer when I am planning my garden.
October 20th, 2009 at 21:52
Dallas- great shopping but wow I **** the traffic there.
There are a lot of good perennials and subshrubs that will grow well in your area.
Before you attempt to plant perennials work on the dirt!
You need to make sure the soil in the areas you are planting is good soil:
remove all construction debris,
if it is heavy clay, think about removing some or all of it and adding topsoil,
Mulch mulch mulch- use a fast decaying mulch like cotton burr, cotton seed hulls, peanut hull mulch or ‘back to earth’.
Using mulch that will decompose quickly will help to retain moisture in the extreme temperatures and it will improve the soil over the long haul. Don’t use landscape fabric in this situation, it will inhibit the spread of perennials and slow the soil building process.
Protect the area from bermuda grass- this will take a solid barrier and constant awareness of runners creepin in. Round-up will control it when it is growing, but this time of year it is dormant so physical removal will be necessary.
About the plants:
In your area with your gardening experience and big family, I wouldn’t recommend thyme or lavender the first year.
Better choices for you might be-
Dallas red lantana
Homestead verbena
Shasta daisy
Purple coneflower
Moonbeam coreopsis
Walkers low nepeta
Gaillardia
Mouse-ear coreopsis
Sedum
yarrow
Stella d’Oro daylilies
These are all good in your area and should be locally available this spring ( about April)
For shrubs try:
Southern belle hardy hibiscus
Santolina( called lavender cotton)
Crape myrtle
Pocomo dwarf crape myrtle
Knock out roses
Artemisia (Powis Castle)
Gaura
Texas red sage
hot lips salvia
Beautyberry (calicarpa)
Russian Sage
All the plants listed are heat tolerant, most love the heat, and are real showy for not a lot of effort or expense. Check out the closest garden centers near you, also the home depots have plants in season(and sales on them). Living near Dallas you can find plants cheaper and larger than you will get online.
Hope this helps, I have family in the area and I have been gardening for decades-commercially and at home.
October 23rd, 2009 at 05:52
yes, your seeds ,from wal mart will work buy the perenials you want an they will grow , some may not bloom till the following year,good plants are daylillies, virginia blue bells,clovers an pointsetta will grow ,plant them in semi shade , they grow into a bush ,heather,you will have to water,the plants more when blooming .have fun !!!!!
October 25th, 2009 at 17:03
Perennials are more easily started from plants. Once they get established, they can be divided and you will have twice as many.
My best advice to a starting gardener is to remember that water is the secret ingredient for beautiful plants.