mskitty38583

around the base of the nana, you could use solid color hostas, solomons seal, maybe even some perriwinkle( they have 1/2 in to 1 in. purple flowers) ee's, and maybe even crotons. you dont want anything that is going to distract to much from the beauty of your nanas. im having a hard time with this also. i want my landscape to be beautiful. so all the work i did on getting the big bed in front of my house, will not contain my 2 d. oroniocos. it will contain my 2 hcms, and maybe my d. cavadish( might also plant my ponytail palm in the corner next to the house). the reason: i planted a lot of flowering plants,daffies, dalhias, purple and white iris, cannas that are red and yellow, and ee's, and caladium in that bed. so yesterday i decide i will plant my d. oronicos in an unused bed which is in front of the big huge bed. the flowers will be a backdrop for my nanas. i will plant low growing stuff around the base of the nanas, to provide extra insulation for the nanas( to keep the roots cool), and help retain water. i have iris and glads on either sides of where my nanas are going so it will provide some color there, but hopefully will not cause much of a distraction. i think that doing it this way will preserve the beauty of the nanas, and will compliment the surrounding landscape.

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