Hi,
The subject heading probably says it all !
I've moved into a house recently with a front and rear garden. I'm looking to landscape and plant ASAP.
Here's the questions:
1. There were Tulips in the front border which have since died down. Should I dig these up or leave them (will they grow back next year ?).
2. What typical flowering type plants can I put in the ground now which will flower in the SUmmer, and others that will flower in autumn?
3. Gardeners have previosuly suggested certain plants/flowers but I cannot locate these easily in garden centres. I live out in the Country (Somerset) and there are a lot of nurseries here so I'd like for advice on what standard/typical flowering plants etc. that I could pick up easily from such gardening centres.
4. As a hint, we're aiming for a traditional english garden with flowers such as foxgloves, lavender etc.
5. I know that soil type is important and I assume that given we're in the Somerset levels, the soil is clay type (?). Not sure of ph levels but I guess I can test this.
Thanks for the help.
If there are any help sites, or books you can recommend, I'd also be grateful.
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rainbowgardener
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I've been seeing more and more posts from folks in the UK lately. I think it's great that word about this is going around the world! Until us USA folks are less in the majority, I suggest you put England (or UK or whatever you want to be called 
) in the title of your posts to attract each other's attention and allow it to be found in a search. I don't know enough about your climate to be real helpful. But to start, if you would give a little more information about the size of your garden space, how much sun it gets, and how cold your winters get, I'm sure some of us would give it a try! English country gardens are lovely!
) in the title of your posts to attract each other's attention and allow it to be found in a search. I don't know enough about your climate to be real helpful. But to start, if you would give a little more information about the size of your garden space, how much sun it gets, and how cold your winters get, I'm sure some of us would give it a try! English country gardens are lovely!-
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since no one else jumped in, I can add that you can leave the tulips and they will come back next year. As far as what plants to use, I really don't know anything about your climate and you haven't said what sun exposure you have, etc. I think what you need to do is find a good nursery where the staff have some expertise and talk to them about what grows well in your location. Incidentally your Natural History Museum has a lovely on-line database at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/plants-fungi/postcode-plants/ You enter your postcode and it will generate a list of native plants for your area. I haven't seen anything like it for the US.