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    Small Space Gardening

    Oct 25, 2010
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    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

    • Each individual plant should have a long season of interest
    • Be sure to use plants with contrasting textures
    • 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’

    About the Author

    Dixie Speck

    For Dixie Speck, president of Solterra Landscape Inc., plants and landscaping aren’t just a business, but an obsession. Her passion led her to leave a career in the engineering field, move to Atlanta, receive training in landscape design and contracting, and start a landscaping business.

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