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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 194739" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>I'm starting to landscape a new section of my yard - been working on it for about a year. I just got a new "ultimate perennials" book from a magazine I subscribe to (Garden Gate) and they usually give good advice. Bears Breeches is a featured plant. The light it needs sounds like exactly what I have. It is large (quite a bit larger than foxglove) and the spot where I'm gardening is protected between my house, the neighbor's house, and a fence so I have been able to put in a few plants that are only marginally hardy in my zone. It just looks like it would be the right plant for the right spot.</p><p>I garden a lot and I tend to rely for most of my planting on old reliables that need very little care. For my zone that means things like peonies, Russian sage, goldenrod, mums, daisies, hostas, sedum, lilies, bee balm, penstemon,etc. But every year I try a few new things that I've never tried before. Some are raging successes (baptisia, catmint, veronica, deadnettle) and some are dismal failures (can't grow lupines or delphiniums here plus a few others that shall remain nameless). But I do enjoy trying out something new and different so I may give it a whirl. If it works, fine. If not, I'll stick in something else.</p><p>Thanks for all of your advice. I'll do a little more reading before deciding whether to put it in this fall or wait till spring, although I know I can't dither too long. Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 194739, member: 135"] I'm starting to landscape a new section of my yard - been working on it for about a year. I just got a new "ultimate perennials" book from a magazine I subscribe to (Garden Gate) and they usually give good advice. Bears Breeches is a featured plant. The light it needs sounds like exactly what I have. It is large (quite a bit larger than foxglove) and the spot where I'm gardening is protected between my house, the neighbor's house, and a fence so I have been able to put in a few plants that are only marginally hardy in my zone. It just looks like it would be the right plant for the right spot. I garden a lot and I tend to rely for most of my planting on old reliables that need very little care. For my zone that means things like peonies, Russian sage, goldenrod, mums, daisies, hostas, sedum, lilies, bee balm, penstemon,etc. But every year I try a few new things that I've never tried before. Some are raging successes (baptisia, catmint, veronica, deadnettle) and some are dismal failures (can't grow lupines or delphiniums here plus a few others that shall remain nameless). But I do enjoy trying out something new and different so I may give it a whirl. If it works, fine. If not, I'll stick in something else. Thanks for all of your advice. I'll do a little more reading before deciding whether to put it in this fall or wait till spring, although I know I can't dither too long. Thanks again. [/QUOTE]
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