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== Final Plant Selections ==
 
== Final Plant Selections ==
 
* One more arborvitae to complete grouping
 
* One more arborvitae to complete grouping
* Plants in entryway beds:
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* Plants in entryway beds: cosmos, black eyed Susans,
* Vines for walls: climbing hydrangea(?)
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* Vines for trellis: climbing hydrangea  
* Vines for trellis: climbing hydrangea or virgin's bower(?)
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* Plants for beds: annuals
* Plants for beds:  
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* vine for screen: Virgin's Bower
** vine for screen:
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* other bed: climbing hydrangea and Lady's Mantle
** other bed:
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* Plants for planters on fence: annuals
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== Features ==
 
== Features ==

Latest revision as of 21:02, 26 January 2011

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Final Plant Selections

  • One more arborvitae to complete grouping
  • Plants in entryway beds: cosmos, black eyed Susans,
  • Vines for trellis: climbing hydrangea
  • Plants for beds: annuals
  • vine for screen: Virgin's Bower
  • other bed: climbing hydrangea and Lady's Mantle

Features

  • planters
  • screen
  • workbench
  • compost pile
  • pergola
  • benches? Tables and chairs?

Research

  • Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
    • 2-5 ft
    • vase-shaped
    • will persist through winter
  • Lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina)
    • 2-3 ft
    • partial to full shade
  • Ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)
    • 8-18 in
    • will tolerate drought
  • trout lily
  • Giant Solomon's seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
    • 1-3 ft
    • yellowish flower in spring
  • trillium (Trillium grandiflorium)
    • 10-18 in
    • white flower
    • mid to late April through May

Vines native to Michigan