Most spring bulbs do well, and she has had very good luck, Texeira says, with Darwin tulips and other varieties. She said she recently discovered miniature tulips, which bloom very early in spring. She buys many of her plants through catalogs, although now, she says, many nurseries offer a wider variety of perennials, including flowers, grasses and shrubs, than had been the case in the past. I love clematis vines and ornamental grasses.
Many perennial herbs make great plants for borders.
Mix them in with your flowers. Same thing goes for my roses. So do some perennials. Ingrid Texeira's favorite plant list reflects her long experience gardening at her home in Minden. A master gardener for the Cooperative Extension Office, she has studied gardening and plant materials for many years.