Plant Lists
The Mixed Herbaceous Border for Public Spaces
A good garden is a mixture of elements: good underlying design, good soil, paths, benches and many different kinds of plants well-combined for continuing pleasure throughout the seasons. The most important ingredient for successful long-lasting public plantings is good soil.
What follows is a list of some of the plants I use most often to produce public gardens in New York City. The shrubs are the year-round backbone of the garden while the perennials add beautiful flowers and foliage and annuals and bulbs give splashes of color.
I have found these plants to be hardy, reliable, and noteworthy for public garden use in the greater New York area, generally Zones 6 and 7. Overall, these have proved to be relatively low-maintenance plants.
A good garden is a mixture of elements: good underlying design, good soil, paths, benches and many different kinds of plants well-combined for continuing pleasure throughout the seasons. The most important ingredient for successful long-lasting public plantings is good soil.
What follows is a list of some of the plants I use most often to produce public gardens in New York City. The shrubs are the year-round backbone of the garden while the perennials add beautiful flowers and foliage and annuals and bulbs give splashes of color.
I have found these plants to be hardy, reliable, and noteworthy for public garden use in the greater New York area, generally Zones 6 and 7. Overall, these have proved to be relatively low-maintenance plants.
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Deciduous Trees, Shrubs, and Vines Evergreen Trees and Shrubs Roses Grasses Perennials Annuals Bulbs |