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When I first planned my garden 1 needed a
barrier of trees, shrubs and fences to ward oil the
strong salt-laden winds, as 1 live close to the ocean.
Along the south fence in the back yard 1 planted
pines, deciduous trees and shrubs. In time this
created a w oodland-like area where I added
perennials and bulbs to bloom in succession
throughout the year.
The following perennials and bulbs have
grown in this part ol the garden tor years with little
care other than dividing them every three years or
more. When 1 divide the plants 1 add humus to the
soil and in the spring I top dress with balanced slow -
release fertilizer, not allow ing the granules to touch
the leav es or stems of the plants, since scorching
may result.
O ct-N ov: Hardy Cyclamen herdenfolium’s
pink/whitc (lowers that look like shooting stars
appear, followed by their marbled green-grey heart-
shaped leaves. Since the Bovvers and leaves
complctelv disappear by spring, their tall blooms are
a bonus surprise. Hardy Cyclamen are easy to grow
in dry, shady areas among the roots of trees and
shrubs. When first planting cyclamen, prepare the
hole with humus well below the planting hole. Plant
tuber so that it will lie with its upper surface just
v isible at soil level. After foliage dies back in spring,
apply layers of leal mold, which w ill break down to
supply nutrients for the tubers. In a lew years these
plants will multiply.
Jan -F eb : Caltha palustns (Marsh Marigold).
Bright yellow single-pctalcd Bowers with shiny
round leaves appear. Caltha arc peiennials, leal and
flower growth about 1-1/2 to 2 It. tall. They grow
best in a moist situation Mine have spread
throughout this part of the garden. Their Bowers and
leaves also disappear by summer.
Anemone blanda stems nse 2-8” from
tuberous roots. Finely divided leaves, covered with
soft hairs. The variety I have is ‘Blue Star, blue
Bovvers. There are a ls o ‘Pink Star, pink, Radar,
purplish red; and ‘White Splendor,’ which is white-
Bowered. These last three bloom later in spring.
L ate F eb -M a r-A p r: Narcissus bloom throughout
these months. (Daltodils come under the heading ol
Narcissus in garden books.) There are many
varieties of narcissus that bloom from February into
May. Check with a nursery or catalogs for choosing
continuous blooms. I have many varieties Bom
‘February Gold’ on to ‘King Alfred,’ white Bovvered
‘Thalia,’ sweet-scented ‘Actea,’ just to name a tew .
Manv varieties will naturalize, but are easily divided
after the foliage dies back. Narcissus arc best
planted in informal drifts.
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Low-growing
Campanula portenschlagiana, bluebell-like Bovvers
continuously bloom through midsummer into
autumn. This plant will spread; mine intertwines
through the ferns nearby. The Bowers and leaves die
back by late tall.
Astilbe arendsii, ‘Rheinland,’ 2 It. high.
This variety has a pink bloom and fern-like foliage.
The seed-heads may either be left standing to
decorate the garden in winter or cut to use in dried
Bovver arrangements.
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O ct: Rounding out the year’s blooms, Schizostylis
coccina (Kailir Lily) coral-colored 1-1/2 t o 2 It. tall,
are still in bloom when the cyclamen’s first Bovvers
appear in October.
Hardy Fuchsia, Escalloma, Hydrangea, and
Alstroemeria also bloom throughout the summer in
this same area, and the various textures and shades
of green ol lerns, trees and shrubs complement the
plants I have listed.
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F eb-M ar: Scilla (Wood Hyacinths). White, pink
and blue bell-like Bowers carpet the whole area. Lett
undisturbed they readily increase to lorm Bovvenng
drifts of color under the trees.
Galanthus (Snowdrops), 2 ’ tall white Bovvers
with tiny green dots and two to three basal leaves.
These bulbs also will form large colonies it lei t
undisturbed.
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A p r-M ay: Tulips. Here again, the list is endless
for choice. Choose bulbs that will continue to grow
for several years. ‘Darwin Hybrids,’ once planted
and given a boost of bulb fertilizer when the leaves
first appear in the spring, should return for years.
A plant that was given to me, called Wood
Violets,’ has seeded through this area, even spilled
over into the bordering gravel paths. The small
Bower is pink with heart-shaped leaves. It blooms
from spring into summer.
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‘The Hon. Jean Mane de Montague’ (commonly
called Mana), bright scarlet red, followed by ‘Lems
M onarch,’ with Bow ers o f pink and white with
rufBy edges.
Digitalis (common Foxglove), w hich is a
biannual, some years has seeded in this same
woodland area and blooms in June. It is not a plant
to depend on year after year, but some years I save
the seed to broadcast and at times am rewarded in
two years with blooms of their tall pink Bowers.
"Be happy. It is a way of being wise." - Colette
M ay th ro u g h July: Saxifraga umbrosa (London
Pride) bloom a cloud-like mass ol delicate light pink
Bowers on 9-12” stems, contrasting with the rosettes
of llcshy leaves. The rosettes of leaves continue to
grow all year long and arc excellent for use in
borders. They will spread to make large clusters ol
patterned leaves. These plants also grow in moist
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