Transforming an overgrown garden
Today we ’re in Springfield , Ohio , visit with Bryan Bailey .
I buy a new household five yr ago , and all the garden bed were covered in 20 - year - onetime ivy(Hederahelix , zone 4–9 ) . I had never garden before , so I ingest to the subroutine library , YouTube , andgarden centeremployees to make it bechance . Over the preceding four summers I have planted a different bed and I am work around the house . I was scared to start because I worried that I would put plant life in thewrong property . Someone severalise me that you may move any plant at any prison term , which set me free to be as creative as I take to be . I have motivate a fortune of plant since then .
Here ’s the before shot — nothing butivy .
Here is how things are in 2023 with‘Limelight ’ hydrangea(Hydrangea paniculata‘Limelight ’ , zone 4–8 ) , ‘ Glamour Girl ’ phlox(Phloxpaniculata‘Glamour Girl ’ , zone 4–8 ) , ‘ Zagreb ’ coreopsis(Coreopsisverticilata‘Zagreb ’ , Zones 3–9 ) , blaze out star(Liatrisspicata , Zones 3–8 ) , dwarf Russian sage(Salviayangii , Zones 5–9 ) , and KihoriDianthus(Zones 4–8 ) .
‘ Becky ’ Shasta daisy(Leucanthemum× superbum ‘ Becky ’ , Zones 5–9 ) , ‘ Magnus ’ purple coneflower(Echinaceapurpurea‘Magnus ’ , Zones 4–9 ) , Royal RembrandtVeronica(Zones 4–9 ) , and ‘ Zagreb ’ tickweed
‘ Lucifer ’ crocosmia(Crocosmia‘Lucifer ’ , Zones 5–9 ) , ‘ Blue Bedder ’ sage(Salvia‘Blue Bedder ’ , Zones 8–10 or as an one-year ) , ‘ Stella d’Oro ’ daylily(Hemerocallis‘Stella d’Oro ’ , Zones 2–11 ) , purple fount grass(Pennisetum , Zones 8–10 or as an annual ) , with ‘ Becky ’ Shasta daisy in the backdrop
Magic Fountain Mix cleome(Cleome hassleriana , Zones 10–12 or as an yearly ) , ‘ Karl Foerster ’ feather reed grass(Calamagrostis ×acutiflora , Zones 4–9 ) , ‘ Grape Gumball ’ bee balm(Monarda‘Grape Gumball’,Zones 4–9 ) , fresh planted ‘ spill wine-colored ’ weigela(Weigelaflorida‘Spilled Wine ’ , Zones 4–8 )
yearly around the back threshold , with four - twelvemonth - old ‘ Endless Summer ’ hydrangeas(Hydrangea macrophylla‘Endless Summer ’ , Zones 5–9 ) in the scope . Happy gardening !
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