Would this layout work in my garden?

Think of it as a long rectangle shape. I have pansys (or whatever anual is in season) in front for 3 close lines. Behind those I%26#039;m going to put columbines in the same clustered lines. Behind those I%26#039;m planning on putting lily%26#039;s, same clustered lines. And behind everything I%26#039;m going to put taller hosta%26#039;s with a jasmine plant in the middle between the two windows. We don%26#039;t have gutters on the house, so when it rains, it%26#039;s like a water fall falling on the area the hostas will be in. I had lilies there last year and everytime it rained, the water would knock off the flowers. If you have any suggestions or comments, please let me know. I%26#039;m in zone 8 and the area they will be in is partial sun/shade. Thanks for any input.

Would this layout work in my garden?
All the plants you%26#039;ve selected will do well in a partial shade area and if you like the look of a formal garden bed then it should be quite nice.





Good Luck
Reply:Columbine is my favorite plant (also called aqualegia)


Their are many varieties with different bloom times(all spring but starting early-mid-late


If the rain knocked the blooms off your lillies it will DEFINITELY tear up the leaves on your hostas


Would you consider ferns?


I would buy ostrich ferns and some that will die off this winter


and use them until the perennial ferns start to spread.Probably this year and next.


One reason I like ferns is they will put up new shoots thru out the season where as hostas what you get in the spring is basically it. Therefore if the leaves on a fern break you snip iffy off,no big visual loss


But I do love host as,be aware that host as with different color leaves require a decent amount of sunlight to keep those colors


hope this helps


One other thing, if you can find that rainline put some pea gravel around the base of whatever you plant to protect the roots, you can get very creative and draw out a little design if you like
Reply:Sounds like a good plan.
Reply:Sounds pretty, but if you want a Hosta under the rain line, try to find one with a very large leaf as in my experience, the bigger the leaf, the thicker and tougher it will be and more able to stand the beating the rain runoff may give it.
Reply:yes it will work wonderfully



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