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Posted: Nov/03/2009 8:13 PM PST
I live in a 100+ year old Victorian farmhouse on about three acres in a nice suburb. Most of my beds and borders have cottage garden designs. About 100 feet in front of my home, I have two 30+ year old white flowering crabapples. Nice trees. I have pruned and fertalized them and they are specatacular. I am, however, tired of cutting under them. While my lawn tractor fits under them, I get beat up riding on it. Because of their canopies, and the fruit that drops, the grass is thin under the trees. I have pruned the trees but I do not want to bring the branches up much higher because it would diminish the shape of the trees. I would like to plant the area under the trees. In the past, I have had a small bed in which I planted coleus and waxed begonias, but I would like to expand the borders beyond the dripline so that I do not need to cut under them. I also would like to switch to perrenials. I was thinking hostas (I have a wide variety in an 80' long shade garden), but I would also like to add some color for summer/fall (after the blossoms drop from the crabapples). Whatever I add, it should not be much taller than mid-sized hostas, or it will look out of proportion to the height under the trees. Any suggestions? |
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