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    Small Space Gardening

    Presented by Dixie Speck 

    1.    Consider the type of space

    • How much space is there
    • How do you want to use the space
    • What garden theme excites you
    2.    What level of maintenance will be provided
     
    3.    Will furniture be included
    • What type of furniture and how much space will it require
    4.    What type of primary surface is desired

    • Hardscaped
    • Grass
    • Mostly planted
    • Space for containers only
    5.   How is or how will the space be enclosed
     
    6.   What are the environmental conditions

    • sunny
    • shady
    • mostly wet
    • very dry
    7.   Is there a need to create some shade
     
    8.   What type of plants choices are there for this environment
     
    9.   Irrigation needs and options  

    PLANT SELECTIONS

    1.         Each individual plant should have a long season of interest
    2.         Be sure to use plants with contrasting textures
    3.         Use varying heights (this also goes for container gardens)

    Perennials for Foliage:

    • Acanthus                                
    • Ajuga 
    • Artemesia
    • Aspidistra       
    • Canna
    • Crocosmia
    • Dicentra
    • Epimedium
    • Geraniums
    • Grasses
    • Hosta
    • Stachys byzantina
    • Summer Tropicals

    Small Shrubs:

    • Azalea ‘Gumpo’
    • Boxwood
    • Euonymus
    • Fatsia
    • Ilex ‘Soft Touch’
    • Laurus nobilis
    • Prunus laurocerasus ‘Nana’
    • Taxus baccata
    • Sarcococca
    • Dwarf conifers

     Small Trees:

    • Acer griseum
    • Acer japonicum
    • Amelanchier lamarckii (Serviceberry)
    • Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
    • Cornus
    • Crataegus
    • Magnolia stellata (Star)
    • Malus ‘Profusion’
    • Malus sargentii
    • Prunus serrula
    • Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’

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