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Sedge and SageSedge and Sage<div class="ExternalClass531C0CA687264C08804166C5917410FA"><p>​This container design is a good choice for a location that gets sun for more than half the day, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind.</p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/SedgeAndSageThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/SedgeAndSageThumb_jpg.jpg110<div class="ExternalClass84A76694AE7A45739A2B38DECDA3434E"><p>To properly maintain your container, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the container with a good quality soil suitable for containers (e.g. 3-parts potting mix to 1-part well-rotted compost). There should be a minimum soil depth of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 2.5 cm of good quality compost to your container (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure the container has adequate drainage and that plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost 'spent' blooms and leaves in the fall.</li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div><div class="ExternalClassC07F62B8551B46FFA3809621AB767100">1. This presentation does not reflect coordinated flowering time<br>2. Container shown is 0.4m wide and 1.2m long<br> </div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/SedgeAndSage.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/SedgeAndSage.jpghttps://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/SedgeAndSageAerial.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/SedgeAndSageAerial.jpg

 

 

'White Star' Serbian bell flower (Campanula posharskyana ‘White Star’)'White Star' Serbian bell flower (Campanula posharskyana ‘White Star’)cp20 cm3.00000000000000GP0|#ec4309c5-e475-4467-bd67-f3c66ad9fe13;L0|#0ec4309c5-e475-4467-bd67-f3c66ad9fe13|Serbian Bellflower;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#1e9c72c8-de74-4e7a-9be6-20532b05afc1;L0|#01e9c72c8-de74-4e7a-9be6-20532b05afc1|White Star Serbian Bell Flower;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
'Caradonna' purple wood sage (Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’)'Caradonna' purple wood sage (Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’)sn45 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#44afadf2-7527-4ead-98ae-29bf97ebd991;L0|#044afadf2-7527-4ead-98ae-29bf97ebd991|May Night Wood Sage;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#de150f1b-a738-43f3-8b72-e300c5f01b33;L0|#0de150f1b-a738-43f3-8b72-e300c5f01b33|Caradonna Purple Wood Sage;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df
orange New Zealand sedge (Carex testacea)orange New Zealand sedge (Carex testacea)ct45 cm1.00000000000000GP0|#215fc5a5-2b3b-4aa2-a84b-696d73ef25b6;L0|#0215fc5a5-2b3b-4aa2-a84b-696d73ef25b6|Mexican Feather Grass;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240dfGP0|#7dde3b2f-ff95-48c4-b2e4-2253e5c445b7;L0|#07dde3b2f-ff95-48c4-b2e4-2253e5c445b7|Orange New Zealand Sedge;GTSet|#a0f9ba82-91ba-47b1-939e-163458a240df

 

 

Sedge and SageSedge and Sage<div class="ExternalClass531C0CA687264C08804166C5917410FA"><p>​This container design is a good choice for a location that gets sun for more than half the day, and it doesn't need shelter from the wind.</p></div>https://growgreenguide.ca/designs/PlansPic/_w/SedgeAndSageThumb_jpg.jpg, https://growgreenguide.ca/plans/PlansPic/_w/SedgeAndSageThumb_jpg.jpg110<div class="ExternalClass84A76694AE7A45739A2B38DECDA3434E"><p>To properly maintain your container, and for best results: </p><ul><li>Prepare the container with a good quality soil suitable for containers (e.g. 3-parts potting mix to 1-part well-rotted compost). There should be a minimum soil depth of 30 cm for perennials, 45 cm for shrubs and 60 cm for trees. </li><li>Every spring, apply 2.5 cm of good quality compost to your container (try not to pile it up around woody stems).</li><li>Remove weeds as required, and inspect for pests and disease every week or two in the spring and summer. </li><li>Ensure the container has adequate drainage and that plants receive a minimum of 5 cm of water weekly during the spring and summer. </li><li>Remove and compost 'spent' blooms and leaves in the fall.</li><li>Prune only to remove misplaced or damaged stems as needed during the summer. The plants suggested here should not require pruning to reduce size. </li></ul> </div>

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