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What should I plant around bulbs/tubers?

I'm planning on planting a bunch of bulbs/tubers on a sunny strip on the side of my house (about 4 feet wide and 15 feet long). I don't want it to be ugly when the pretty flowers are gone and I wouldn't mind some foliage among the pretty flowers (dahlias, lily's).

What would you recommend I plant when I plant the flowers?

Thanks for the help.

infernactual asked in Flowers about 1 year ago | Report

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    It sounds like you have chosen bulbs/tubers that bloom from mid-July through early fall. If you want year round interest, you can edge the front of your bed with a line of evergreen dwarf boxwoods, Buxus 'Suffruticosa', add a few columbines, Aquilegias,that will happily reseed around the garden for spring bloom, and Delphiniums for late spring/early summer bloom. The Aquilegias and Delphiniums can be cut to the ground after blooming. Candytuft, Iberis sempervirens, would give you an evergreen groundcover that blooms early spring. Geranium 'Rozanne' grows 3' x 3' and it has blue flowers constantly from June until frost.

    The list of possibilites goes on and on, but these are tried and true plants that will extend your seasons of bloom and interest.

    Nita-Jo

    Nita-Jo answered in Flowers about 1 year ago | Report
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    Put in a ground cover. I suggest thyme.

    Svensken answered in Flowers about 1 year ago | Report
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