Use These Perennials for Corner Lot Landscape Design
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Russian Sage goes into the back in this corner yard landscape design
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You can plant three
Russian Sage. The Russian Sage is also known by the name
Perovskia. It blooms during the summer and requires full sun. It can grow from
3 to 5 feet tall. The Russian Sage is a woody plant or shrub plant. The
Perovskia is growable in zones 4 through 9 and can get by with little care or
attention.
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Coneflowers rise above in this corner landscape design.
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Next, you should plant 4
Coneflowers. I suggest you choose 2 white coneflowers and two
purple coneflowers. Place the white coneflowers in the back and the purple
coneflowers close. Though they withstand dry summer heat, water if they begin
to wilt. You can stake the flowers if they fall over. The hybrids are hearty
and strong, but any fallen seeds do not come back true to the parent plant and
revert back to the original parent plant.
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The Salvia will be first spring arrival in this landscape design for garden
corners
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Begin the third row with the
Salvia. You will want 8 of these beauties. The salvia is a plant
to place in full sun and requires well drained soil. Place the salvia in
borders and rock gardens as they require little care. You can keep salvias
blooming longer in the summer season by deadheading them when the flowers are
spent.
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The fourth row is a combination row. This last row contains 3 different
perennials. The reason is to add color and interest. Because this is a half of
a semi-circle the last row has to cover 20 feet. It could be rather boring to
put just one small flower type in that one row. You could have 15 or more
plants.
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Yellow heads of color enhance this landscape design for corner gardens.
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Start the row with 3
Threadleaf Coreopsis. The Threadleaf Coreopsis produce blooms in
early to late summer. It is also known as tickweed or tickseed. The flowers of
the threadleaf coreopsis are normally yellow with a light brown center. You
should plant in full sun in well drained areas. They are hardy in hot dry areas
and withstand poor soil conditions. They are native American wild-flowers.
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Catmint adds lavendar to your corner garden landscape design
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Then plant 3 or 4
Catmint. This will add a nice lavendar color to the design. The
many blue flowers each plant produces grows to a height of 12 to 15 inches.
Each plant should be spaced 18 inches apart.
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Corner lot landscape design uses Shasta Daisies.
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To complete the plantings add three
Shasta Daisy. This is a smaller plant than a regular daisy. The
Shasta Daisy produces many beautiful flowers with white petals and that
distinctive bright yellow center.
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