Equipment
- Epic Gardening- 6 cell seed starting trays- 72 per 1020 tray- buy 12 more from Gade Farm
- Felco pruners- don't leave these outside!- purchased 12/24 from Heirloom Roses
- Netting support for Bells of Ireland
- Soaker hoses for carrots and scallions- 20 feet, ends, flow valves?
Plants to Purchase
Green Twister coneflower- I just couldn't get these to grow from roots or seeds. Maybe it's best to buy a few plants.
Hydrangea- Blue Jangles- This is the showpiece of the bed. I hope I can keep it alive and flowering, and also add the correct amount of acid to keep them bright blue. It might need more water and less sun that this spot has. Buy a few plants each year, or ask for Mother's Day gifts.
Spirea Blue Kazoo-Bluestone Perennials- Dwarf variety with cool blue foliage, rich red fall color and white flower clusters. A neat mounded plant, easy to grow. Put at the very top of the border behind the Blue mist as it is a little taller. Purchased three in fall 2024. See if they survive.
Blue Mist Spirea- Bluestone Perennials- Misty clusters of rich purple blue flowers envelop the glossy, dark green foliage. Once established, this drought tolerant plant is virtually maintenance free. Caryopteris Beyond Midnight™ has a dense mounding habit. Long blooming. 2- 21/2 high. Buy two more for spring 2025 planting.
Maybe try some new varieties of Veronica:
- Veronica longifolia First Glory
- Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles'
- Veronica Blue Skywalker
- Magic Show 'Wizard of Ahhs' Veronica Hybrid
Morden Blush Rose
Even though I don't really care for them, every perennial border should have roses. Garden Answer showed these and mentioned that they have a nice red-orange rose hip in the fall and winter. Expensive $50 bare roots, so get one as a specimen plant in the center of the border.
Purchased 12/24 from Heirloom roses, High Country Roses
Sedum Autumn Joy- buy locally
Echinacea Cherry Fluff- 1 1/2 feet wide and 1 foot tall- new perennial bed
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