What kinds of plants grow best in sandy soil?
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Douglas Hunt on Jan 13, 2014I'm sure we could come up with some suggestions for you, Mara, if you tell us where you live and whether you are looking for perennials for sun or shade.Helpful Reply
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Carly Swirtz on Jan 13, 2014Cosmos,Lavender,Yarrow, Beach Rose, and Blanket Flower do well in sandy soil. But you need to water more frequently and deeply. Also use fertilizer as sandy soil does not hold nutrients well.Helpful Reply
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Cynthia E on Jan 13, 2014I see you want perennials but what zone are you in? It will help tell you what are best plants for sandy soil in your zone.Helpful Reply
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Jeanette S on Jan 14, 2014Put in some different colored grasses. Here is a photo of the varigated, green, whitish (dusty Miller) and a maroon accent grass you can find at any nursery (HD, Lowes too). This stays beautiful from early spring until December...and survives the cold! Never wilts but you can add a couple of flowers like Gerber Daisies in the spring for color!Helpful Reply
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Teresa Watkins on Jan 14, 2014Mara, this Waterwise Landscape Database is excellent for searching plants that will grow in dry soils. http://publicserver2.sjrwmd.com/waterwise/search.jsp Just put your conditions in and every native and nonnative flower, shrub, tree, and more for Zones 8 - 11 will come up.Helpful Reply
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Sensible Gardening and Living on Jan 14, 2014You might like Baby's Breath, salvias, rudbeckia, poppies, statice, candy tuft. These are all hardy to at least zone 5.Helpful Reply
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