more Planting Guidelines
When your plant arrives, remove it from the shipping box immediately. If it is a container plant, discard any packing material clinging to the leaves or soil, then water it thoroughly, until water runs out of the holes at the bottom of the pot. Placing the container(s) in a shady, protected area for at least 3 days will allow the plant to acclimate to your area prior to transplanting. If you cannot plant it within a few days of receiving it, make sure the plant stays well watered.
If it is a bareroot plant (which means no soil around the roots and usually no leaves), inspect the plant to make sure it is moist but not soggy. If it seems dry, add just enough water to moisten. Leave the plant in its packing material until you are ready to plant it in the ground. Put it in a cool, protected area, and always keep the roots from drying out. Plant bareroots as soon as possible. When you are ready to plant it, do the job as early in the day as possible. Overcast, slightly cool weather is ideal, but you can always add some temporary shade if the sun is hot. Even sun-loving plants appreciate a little shade their first few days in the ground. Good soil quality and aeration are critical to your plant's success. Give its roots plenty of room to spread by digging the planting hole 3 to 4 times larger than the pot your plant arrives in, and at least 1 1/2 times deeper. While the soil is upturned, take the opportunity to amend it with compost or other organics. The better your soil, the faster and more successfully many plants will establish and grow. 2. Muddy-in to keep roots moist 3. Feed your plant regularly 4. Give your plant an inch of water a week 5. Mulch to save water, suppress weeds, and protect your plant 6. Find the best location for your plant 7. Build better soil, season after season Then adds lots of organic matter at every opportunity Once you know the type of soil you have, you cannot go wrong by adding organics of the type described above frequently and heavily. Every time you prepare to replant annual and vegetable beds, work in as much organic matter as you have on hand. When you weed the perennial and shrub borders, work organic material into the soil after pulling out the ''volunteers.'' When you reapply mulch before each change of season, apply organics beneath the new covering of mulch. With each watering the organic matter will sink into the soil, spreading its nutrients down to your plants' roots. Over time, your soil will be rich, well-aerated, and easy to work with.
AEGOPODIUM podagraria 'Variegata' : Silveredge, Bishop's Weed, Goutweed AGAVE-species AJUGA- Bugleweed AQUILEGIA hybrids : Columbine ARACHNIODES : See Ferns ARUNCUS : Goat's Beard ASCLEPIAS tuberosa ASTER species : Hardy Aster ASTILBE : Meadow Sweet ASTRANTIA major- Musterwort ATHYRIUM : See Ferns, Hardy AUBRIETA BAPTISIA species BAPTISIA sphaerocarpa : Yellow Wild Indigo BERGENIA species and cultivars BLECHNUM : See Ferns BRUNNERA macrophylla : Perennial Forget-Me-Not BUDDLEIA, Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac CALAMAGROSTIS : See Grasses, Ornamental CAMPANULA : Bellflower CAREX species : Sedge CENTAUREA species CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides (Plumbago larpentae) Leadwort CHRYSANTHEMUM coccineum : Pyrethrum, Painted Daisy CHRYSANTHEMUM maximum : Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum) CHRYSOGONUM virginianum : Golden Star CIMICIFUGA species : Bugbane, Snakeroot CLEMATIS species and cultivars CONVALLARIA majalis : Lily-of-the-Valley CORYDALLIS species and cultivars COREOPSIS species and cultivars CORTADERIA : See Grasses COTONEASTER species DAYLILY : See Hemerocallis DELOSPERMA cooperi : Iceplant DELOSPERMA floribundum : Hardy Ice Plant DELPHINIUM hybrids DENDRATHEMA -See Chrysanthemum DIANTHUS species and cultivars : Carnation, Pinks DICENTRA species and cultivars : Bleeding Heart DIGITALIS : Foxglove DRYOPTERIS : See Ferns ECHINACEA purpurea : Coneflower ECHINOPS species : Globe Thistle EUCOMIS species EUONYMOUS species and cultivars. EUPATORIUM EUPHORBIA species : Spurge FERNS FESTUCA : See Grasses, Ornamental FICUS carica : Fig GAILLARDIA grandiflora : Blanketflower GAULTHERIA procumbens : Creeping Wintergreen or Checkerberry GAURA lindheimeri GERANIUM : Crane's Bill GEUM species and cultivars. GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL HAKONECHLOA : See Grasses HELLEBORUS species and cultivars HELIOPSIS helianthoides- Sunflower Heliopsis HEMEROCALLIS cultivars : Daylily HEUCHERA species : Coral Bells or Alum root x HEUCHERELLA HIBISCUS moscheutos HIBISCUS syriacus HOSTA : Shade Lily HYPERICUM species :St John's Wort IBERIS sempervirens - Candytuft IRIS Cristata IRIS Louisiana Hybrids IRIS psuedocarus and virginica IRIS sibirica : Siberian Iris IRIS tectorum : Japanese Roof Iris JUNCUS effusus 'Spiralis' - Corkscrew Rush LAMIUM species and cultivars- Dead Nettle LAVANDULA : Lavender Leucanthemum : See Chrysanthemum maximum LIATRIS species and cultivars : Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot LILIUM species and hybrids : Lily LIRIOPE muscari : Lily Turf LOBELIA species and cultivars LUPINUS polyphyllus : Lupine MAZUS reptans and radicans MISCANTHUS : See Grasses, Ornamental MONARDA : Bergamot, Beebalm, Oswego Tea MUHLENBERGIA : See Grasses, ornamental NEPETA species- Catmint OPHIOPOGON species and cultivars : Mondo Grass, LilyTurf PLANTING: Set plants 6 to 8 inches apart. Sunny locations can be considered in northern zones; at minimum, select partial shade locations in the southern zones. Though drought-resistant, the Lily Turf is happiest in a moist soil, summer mulch helps. Osmunda : See Ferns, Hardy PACHYSANDRA terminalis cultivars : Japanese Spurge PAEONIA species and cultivars - Peony Panicum : See Grasses, Ornamental PAPAVER oriental cultivars : Oriental Poppy x PARDANCANDA-Candy Lily Penisetum : See Grasses PENSTEMON virgatus-Beard Tongue PEROVSKIA atriplicifolia : Russian or Azure Sage PHLOX paniculata PHLOX maculata PHLOX divaricata PHLOX subulata PLUMBAGO-Leadwort POLEMONIUM species-Jacob's Ladder POLYGONUM aubertii : Silverlace or Fleece Vine POLYSTICHUM : See Ferns PRIMULA cultivars-Primrose PULMONARIA : Lungwort ROSMARINUS officinalis : Rosemary RUDBECKIA species : Coneflower SAGINA subulata : Pearlwort SALVIA species and cultivars : Meadow Sage, Clary SCABIOSA : Pincushion Flower SCHIZACHYRIUM scoparium SEDUM species and cultivars SISYRINCHIUM angustifolium : Blue Eyed Grass TANACETUM THALICTRUM rochebrunianum : Meadow Rue THYMUS species and cultivars : Thyme TIARELLA wherryi : Foam Flower TRADESCANTIA : Spiderwort TRICYRTIS species and cultivars : Japanese Toad Lily VERBASCUM chaixii : Mullien VERBENA species and cultivars : Vervain VERONICA species and cultivars : Speedwell VIBURNUM species and cultivars VINCA species and cultivars : Periwinkle, Trailing Myrtle VIOLA - Species and cultivars YUCCA species : Adam's Needle |
If you are not sure what kind of soil is in your garden, begin with a test from your local Co-operative Extension Service (http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/ ) |