We have been working in the three vegetable gardens a lot of recent. Mrs. Mt. man's perenial beds are doing what they do on their own, she did transplant 6 Rose Campions to one of her beds from the Pumpkin Patch where they decided to grow last year. Daffodils and Lilys are coming on strong, even though they keep getting snowed on every other day lately, but they can take it. Lots of indoor seed plants growing including some Lupines. Pics soon I hope.
I know what you mean about the Rose Campions - I have several in my yard, and a bunch in another area that I certainly didn't plant them in. I can't believe the ones that I mow just don't seem to care.
I had to google Rose Campions. they are pretty but from your comments, they must reseed themselves in various places. English daisies are like that.
Yes, they reseed readily as long as the conditions are too their liking. They like drier soil so they do well in rock gardens or raised areas in the yard where there is sand under the regular soil to facilitate drainage. But, they also seem to like their space and aren't aggressive enough to become a real nuisance. They are pretty much evergreen, even after sitting under a 3' hard snow pack from roof dumpage.
I mow a bunch as well. I don't know where they came from, as they were the first to arrive. I've tried mowing around them some years but they seldom bloomed have been mowed some.
Our knockout roses are putting on a show Lantanas are beginning to put out new growth . Butterflies will love them this summer Got new mulch put down. Azaleas and snowball bushes have already bloomed, Gerber daisies and hosts are just coming through.
Your garden beds look so nice and the mulch really makes the planting pop. I really like roses, unfortunately my green thumb doesn't extend to them - which does not explain why I have a running battle with the invasive roses coming from the swamp next door .
Hey Jeff I Google the lantana as I had no clue what they were. They are beautiful. So couple questions. It stated they are annual, do you guys by then from nurseries or start yours from seed? For the life of me, can't think of the other question. Oh well.
They are actually perennials down here. Every winter when they die back, we just clip off the dead stems. Comes back from the roots. I'll see if I can find some pictures. These are from 2018, the year we planted them. Need full sun
Oooh, I like the flower "bed" repurpose. Do any of the plants get tall enough to drape over the headboard and footboard?
When I had my greenhouse open they were one of my bigger sellers. I like the variety Dallas red myself. To bad they are only an annual up here.
Does it get too cold in the winter for them to be a perennial there? We have some red ones, don't remember the name though, got them from Park's Seed Co in SC.
They don't like the cold here. I tried some in a protected area with southern exposure, winter sun but they didn't make it. I can usually get started plants wholesale at the produce auction in the spring.
