Which Plants: FOR CULTURAL reasons, some plants need a special environment: many alpines need a rockery, scree bed or Sink garden, while bog plants require damp soil and aquatic plants depend on water. In a small backyard, you may not have room for more than a few plants of each type.
For the best results, always choose the right cultivation technique for the job in hand.Plants are available in several different forms, each of which plants demands a different treatment in terms of planting and aftercare.
Plants are sold as "bare-rooted," "balled," or "container grown."
BARE-ROOTED PLANTS This is the cheapest way of buying most plants. Bare-rooted plants are lifted from a nursery bed and most of the soil is shaken from around their roots. Bare-rooted plants should be transplanted only in the fall and winter when they are dormant (or nearly).See Also Selecting Plants For Window-boxes:It is important to remember when selecting plants for window-boxes that they need to look attractive when seen from both indoors and out. To achieve this, a series of low, bushy plants that will make mounds of color along the top of the container is the first requirement. Intersperse these with plants that have sprawling or trailing flower stems which can be directed toward the front and sides of the box. This will help to soften its outline.
It is important to remember when selecting plants for window-boxes that they need to look attractive when seen from both indoors and out. To achieve this, a series of low, bushy plants that will make mounds of color along the top of the container is the first requirement. Intersperse these with plants that have sprawling or trailing flower stems which can be directed toward the front and sides of the box. This will help to soften its outline.
On The Other Hand See Herbaceous Plants:Many herbaceous plants develop a compact, fleshy crown that is not easy to pull apart. The best way to propagate these plants is by division. The size of divisions will depend on preference, but must include at least one developed shoot. Avoid latent buds, which do not always develop satisfactorily.
Propagate herbaceous plants with fleshy crowns toward the end of their dormant season.
Many herbaceous plants develop a compact, fleshy crown that is not easy to pull apart. The best way to propagate these plants is by division. The size of divisions will depend on preference, but must include at least one developed shoot. Avoid latent buds, which do not always develop satisfactorily.
Propagate herbaceous plants with fleshy crowns toward the end of their dormant season.
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