Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Hey, Chantell!, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Hart,

I havea red/orange Oriental Poppy plant. This will be it's 3rd year--and it will be getting to be a bigger clump. It is NOT in a desirable place--so I might just dig it up and move it to my "YUK" bed...next to your Bellflowers---IF they made it!

The other plants I have in this bed--and that are doing OK--are:
This bed gets good sun most of the day--but, the roots........

Shasta Daisies
Autumn Sedums
Some red Daylilies
Trying to establish some perennial Cosmos (just bought them in 2008)
Chrysanthemum Pacificum
Couple of small variety Daffodils
One struggling Peony
One struggling Rose--has been there forever (Tropicana)
Two Hellebore (around my bird bath)
On two corners each--a Butterfly Bush--NOT doing well! Always get some kind of
Spidermites or something. The leaves just turn Yuk and that's that!
Have started a couple of Gauras in there too.

Any annuals I try to plant along the front of the bed--just perish.....Have tried Lantanas and
Globe Amaranths with moderate success. Also some Straw Flowers....

Here's the "YUK" bed---You get the idea! Look at that old Maple trunk! About 45 years old!
See how close it is to the bed?