MY 4 TRIANGULAR FLOWER BEDS

tHIS YEAR i HAVE ABSOLUTLY NO IDEA WHAT TO PLANT ...ANNUALS...PERENNIALS...????

WOULD SOMEONE HAVE ONE....?

I think that's coming out nicely. Probably a tree in the middle with perinnels. Annuals have to be planted each year.

Wow, that is gorgeous!
If it were me, I would put some kind of medium-height perennials in the center of each triangle. If you are going to be walking on the X path and mowing grass around the edge, I think you would want something a little lower growing around the edges, so you don't have the "fall over" problem.

You can have fun with annuals and change up colors, etc. from year to year once you have your perennial "structure" in.
Do you like peonies? Trying to think of good perennial flowers for your zone....

two good ideas.....I just received Canadian Gardening this morning and they have a similar garden....and it's almost exactly what you two suggest.... thank you very much...it's a good start....

For a more formal look it would make a great English knot garden.

We'd love to see your ideas and finished product.
I too am trying to make a plan to upgrade my front yard and possibly add a pergala.

I would edge each shape ALL around with some form of edging plant, a, to define the shapes and b, so you can plant each section with a different colour, the old English knot gardens that were mentioned had low box hedges around the triangles / or other shapes, box only needs clipped once each year, the nicest Knot garden I ever looked at had the box edges and inside this was mass planting of lavender, it was so impressive, in the center where the paths cross, you could have a wooden planter with a wooden obelisk so that you could grow either a climbing rose OR a clematis, or both clambering around each other, this way you get colour for longer, go to library and look for know gardening gardening or book store, you have done the hardest bit of work, all you need to do now is draw out a planting scheme on paper the same shape as you have and collect the plants as and when available, these gardens don't look too good first year but boy, they do thicken out and the plants settle down second year, good luck and happy gardening, WeeNel.

Anemone, I was squinting to see what else is in your garden. What a lovely setting you're in! Do you already have roses? I'm certain you must have. I'm kind of fixated on them these days, because I have inadequate sun in my garden, and you're wide open! I predict you will soon be wishing to push out the margins of your new little patch to accommodate ever more varieties, esp. if you do add an edging of boxwood, etc. You simply need to decide whether you want to constantly be replanting annuals (and weeding), or if something hardier and perennial (lavender?) can go in the mix. I find I can NEVER resist the Spring flowers when they pop up at every single store. You'll want to throw in some bulbs, too. Oh, paring down the list is such a chore, but you do need to eventually PLAN around a few favorites.