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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 | ||
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| + | == Features == | ||
| + | * planters | ||
| + | * screen | ||
| + | * workbench | ||
| + | * compost pile | ||
| + | * pergola | ||
| + | * benches? Tables and chairs? | ||
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| + | == Research == | ||
* Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) | * Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) | ||
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** white flower | ** white flower | ||
** mid to late April through May | ** mid to late April through May | ||
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| + | [http://www.a2gov.org/government/publicservices/fieldoperations/NAP/NativePlants/Pages/NativeVines.aspx Vines native to Michigan] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:02, 26 January 2011
return to green garage gardens
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
