Northeast Gardening: New Garden Projects This Year #5, 1 by Meredith79

Meredith79 wrote:
Hi everyone, love the daylilies! : )
I spent a good amount of yesterday getting a new bed ready. Not too big - about 7' x 5' but a circle. I added it on to a circle of mulch with a red bud in the center. So it almost looked like a peanut shape (according to dh) Now that I put it on paint for a plan it took on the appearance of Sunglasses- lol! This is where I plan to plant half of my spring bulb order and the other half is going in my latge butterfly garden. I want to naturalize that area with dafs but I'm not sure all daffs will do well because it is more toward the partly shady side during early spring. It is always the last spot for the snow to melt. Not sure if Dafs can naturalize in those conditions. So these are both basically test gardens. : ) I wanted the new one originally so I sould have somewhere to plant different Tulips every year. I figure after the fade I can dig them up and plant zinnias or some other annuals. Hmm maybe Dahlias. : ) The side tof the diagram that's blank was pre-existing and is pretty much completely taken up by a Redbud. I am dreaming of spring all ready!! : )