Gardening

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts) Sun Sep 22, 2013, 08:27 PM Sep 2013

How do I get my garden ready for fall/winter? [View all]

I planted a pollinator garden at the side of the house this spring - it hasn't thrived, but it's still there and I"m hopeful next spring it will bloom and grow with vigor.

But I have to help them get through to next spring.

I'm new at this, and have no clue how to best prepare these perennials to overwinter.

I'm in zone 6b. I have planted lantana, tickweed, bee balm, coneflower, salvia, yarrow, phlox, catmint and some verbena groundcover.

I really want them to survive. Help!

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How do I get my garden ready for fall/winter? [View all] Flaxbee Sep 2013 OP

This is probably not the right answer Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #1

Huh. Was wondering if should put down an extra layer of bark for the root, or something? Flaxbee Sep 2013 #2

Hi, Flaxbee. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #3

I like the idea of gardening a lot more than the actual work of digging holes and weeding. The Flaxbee Sep 2013 #4

They should be fine without doing anything special to them. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #5

OK, thanks. I'll toss some bark around in a few weeks Flaxbee Sep 2013 #6

Do nothing ColumbusLib Sep 2013 #7

Thanks. Sounds easy enough. Flaxbee Sep 2013 #8

I plant lots! ColumbusLib Sep 2013 #9

No action required. I'm barely in 6a and I do nothing. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #10

I am in the business Botany Sep 2013 #11

What kind of Salvia? XemaSab Sep 2013 #12

what does that mean? Flaxbee Sep 2013 #13

There are videos on the internets XemaSab Sep 2013 #14

thanks! duh - hadn't even occurred to me to look for Youtube tutorials. Flaxbee Sep 2013 #15