Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Shall We Introduce Ourselves?, 1 by cindy22534

cindy22534 wrote:
mickgene,

I don't know if I am far enough along to really know what I want. My favorite gardens are cottage gardens types. I love almost every kind of perennial. I only have one tree near the house so almost all full sun as the front of the house faces west. In the past I have mixed herbs and flowers rather than having a separate herb garden and have been known to throw a pepper plant or two in there too. Daffodils are my absolute favorite and this is the first house I have ever had that doesn't have a single one. I have ordered a couple of climbing roses for the fence and would like to get a couple of clematis and then I will start working on planning beds. A master plan seems rather daunting as my gardens have been rather haphazard in the past, mostly consisting of whatever plants friends give/trade and filling the rest in with annuals. But I think with so much space and so little structure, I need some type of plan.

Oh... and for the local gardeners, if you are into organic gardening, I can provide/trade horse manure. I have a pretty steady stream of that. :)