Confused about plants

Garden Railroading
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We want to add plants to our RR that will come back every year without replanting. What is the proper name for this type of plant.

Dave

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Perennial is what I think you are looking for… they come back from root stalk, do not need reseeding like annuals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant

Regards, Greg

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Thanks , You always come thru with the right ansures

Dave not as confused

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Hi, just in case you didn’t know this. You should have a vast array of plants to choose from. Make sure the plants that you choose will not overrun your layout. I made this mistake with a certain ground cover, and grew over my tracks. Ground covers are an example of this. Check past threads on ground covers, or go to Home Depot, where they have a book on ground covers.

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Thanks for the input we are looking at small flowering plants what do you recomend for zone 8-9

Dave

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Dave: rather than recommend specific plants, I would suggest going to your neighborhood nursery. The plants they have outside the building will be what you want to choose from. When you spot a plant you have a fancy for, look up above your head. If they have some form of shade cloth above you then you will want to put that plant in an area that is slightly shaded. I you see nothing but the clear (or cloudy) sky above your head, then that plant will do well in full sun. Also look at the little tags in the pots, these tags will give the name (both common and scientific), full-grown height and width, watering instructions, soil type, and the degree of sun the plant can tolerate. Most plant can be trimmed regularly to keep the size down to fit your needs.

I have (the BOSS has) some form of “rosemary” growing along the fence beside my “yard house”. It gets clipped about every two months, as it is a very fast grower. The clippings are taken to the kitchen as “spice”. I win on two counts, lush year round trees, and cuts down on the grocery bill.

I am totally serious when I say look at your local nursery. I try to stay within ten miles of my house, that way, what they have on the bench will do well in my garden, (until I forget to water, or the dogs have fun with the plant or the chickens decide it is tasty.)

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Thanks I was being lazzzzzzy.

Dave

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Dave, Are you a subscriber? If yes, go to our Railroad Gardening Library and search the plant portraits. Type in Zone 8 or Zone 9 as keywords. The individual plants are coded by Zone, so any in those Zones will come up in the search, Take that list to the nursery and see what they have.

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Thanks for the input, Yes i am a subscriber, when I first looked it only showed plant pictures for the first 7-8 plants TILL i clicked on the discription then the right picture came-up.

Thanks Dave