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03.05.2024 - 14:16 / southernliving.com / Kim Toscano
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Blueberries are gorgeous plants. With fragrant spring blooms, stunning fall color, and vibrant summer berries, they are as deserving of space in the ornamental garden as they are among row crops. No matter where you plant them, these blueberry companion plants will help you get the most from your plantings—whether your goals are boosting fruit production or creating a beautiful edible landscape. Planting blueberry companion plants is a great way to attract pollinators, manage weeds, and conserve soil moisture.
Three different types of blueberry plants can be grown in the South. Rabbiteye blueberries (Vaccinium virgatum) are native to the southeast and are quite heat tolerant. They perform well through the middle, lower, and coastal South, as do southern highbush blueberries. Southern high bush blueberries (Vaccinium x corymbosum) are a hybrid developed at the University of Florida to produce plants with high fruit quality and productivity, along with the low chilling requirement necessary to produce berries in the Deep South. The third type of plant is northern highbush
blueberries (V. corymbosum), which works well in the upper and middle South.
Blueberries require full sun and acidic soil, ideally with pH between 4.0 to 5.5, so blueberry companion plants must also thrive under these conditions. Blueberry plants also have a shallow root system that can be disturbed by planting annuals and is subject to competition from surrounding plants for water and nutrients. Provide plenty of space between blueberry plants and their companions to limit competition.
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Like many northern gardeners, I had red-hot poker envy for many years but ruled out growing them because of their iffy -chances of surviving winter in my region. However, I am very excited about some of the newer Kniphofia introductions we are growing at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Being able to overwinter a South African plant in the Midwest is pretty cool, right?
We design gardens in northwestern Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills, and many of our clients’ properties have sections that are rocky and steep. Embracing the unique contours of each site, we have built rock gardens, terraces, and plantings that flow downhill. We see each hillside as an opportunity to put together a satisfying plant palette that is easy to maintain and beautiful to behold. A bonus with slopes is that they provide good drainage by their very nature.
Jade is one of the most resilient plants you can have in your collection. Though it doesn’t mind a bit of a neglect, it will surely appreacite a right placement where it can multiply in size!
Colorful Summer Plantings for Sun and Shade Attract pollinators and wildlife to your garden with these colorful combinations for sun and shade gardens. Dreaming of summer
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