Each January, as the seed catalogues arrive, I begin the ritual of planning any garden changes for the coming year. Along with the new flower garden that I will add around the hive, I'm going to add more bee friendly plants throughout the rest of the front garden.The front garden gets sun for most of the day. I've been conditioning this soil ever since we purchased the house six years ago and it's the garden where I have success with just about anything that I plant here. Currently there are are two butterfly bushes, an 18 year old hydrangea, bridal veil, purple cone flower, brown-eyed susan, shasta daisies, columbine, a phlox or two and a mysterious yellow-flowering plant that was passed along by seed from my aunt to my mother to me.
Along the front of the porch is a well-conditioned garden that is mostly shade and there is a clematis at the sunny end.
Marigolds are hardly staples at the garden centers. They are available locally in numerous varieties, sizes and color combinations. Look for pops of them all over the yard. I'll also add many more hyacinths, snowdrops and crocuses this coming year. (I'd actually like to naturalize the front lawn full of crocuses but that's another dream for another time...)
I'm thinking I'd like to add lavender along with bee balm and various mints. Thankfully, the lawn is full of clover and we have many holly trees.
| Annuals | ||
| Asters | Calliopsis | Clover |
| Marigolds | Poppies | Sunflowers |
| Zinnias | ||
| Perennials | ||
| Buttercups | Clematis | Cosmos |
| Crocuses | Dahlias | Echinacea |
| English Ivy | Floxglove | Geraniums |
| Germander | Globe Thistle | Hollyhocks |
| Hyacinth | Rock Cress | Roses |
| Sedum | Snowdrops | Squills |
| Tanzy | Yellow Hyssop | |
| Garden Plants | ||
| Black Berries | Cantaloupe | Cucumbers |
| Gourds | Peppers | Pumpkins |
| Raspberries | Squash | Strawberries |
| Watermelons | Wild Garlic | |
| Herbs | ||
| Bee Balm | Borage | Catnip |
| Coriander/Cilantro | Fennel | Lavender |
| Mints | Rosemary | Sage |
| Thyme | ||
| Shrubs | ||
| Blueberry | Butterfly Bush | Button Bush |
| Honeysuckle | Indigo | Privet |
| Trees | ||
| Alder | American Holly | Basswood |
| Black Gum | Black Locust | Buckeyes |
| Catalpa | Eastern Redbud | Fruit Trees |
| Hawthorns | Hazels | Linden |
| Magnolia | Maples | Mountain Ash |
| Sycamore | Tulip | Poplars |
| Willows | ||
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