This time of year my flowers tend to look a little spent. Most of the perennials (aside from the coneflower, rudebeckia and sedum) have bloomed already and have been cut back. I've already moved some around and planted them in my new space. To give my garden a little pick-me-up, I recently purchased some annual Red Rooster sedge to fill in the bare spots - wow! What a difference that can make. When I bought it, the woman told me that I can cut it down to about 3 inches and bring it inside and replant it in the garden landscape or, use it in a pot next spring. It is a beautiful coppery color that will be a nice accent for fall and winter. What a nice (and inexpensive way) to give your garden a fresh look during the waning days of summer ...
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Sedge adds an edge ...
This time of year my flowers tend to look a little spent. Most of the perennials (aside from the coneflower, rudebeckia and sedum) have bloomed already and have been cut back. I've already moved some around and planted them in my new space. To give my garden a little pick-me-up, I recently purchased some annual Red Rooster sedge to fill in the bare spots - wow! What a difference that can make. When I bought it, the woman told me that I can cut it down to about 3 inches and bring it inside and replant it in the garden landscape or, use it in a pot next spring. It is a beautiful coppery color that will be a nice accent for fall and winter. What a nice (and inexpensive way) to give your garden a fresh look during the waning days of summer ...
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Nice grass! I haven't grown much grass, but would like to try them. I did grow Bunny tails grass this year and it was CUTE and soft. It is dry now, so picked it to use in a dried bouquet.
Very pretty - and what a great idea to perk up the autumn gardens! My neighbor gave me some purple fountain grass (an annual here) that I love - wonder if I could try saving that over the winter??
I'll be anxious to see what it looks like come January and how well it repots. I have heard of people doing that with geraniums too.
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