Our new front yard, part 3: design
...rsist long after the bloom. Filler plants: These are the transitory, often self-seeding plants which pop up opportunistically to fill empty spaces. Wild flowers are a good example. They will fill open space in the garden in the early spring, while the perennials are getting up to speed. By the time the perennials shade them out, the wildflowers are pretty much done anyway. How I started: I started by considering the site, the light and the soil co...
