Country Garden

Plant Lamb's Ear in your Garden

  Soft, fuzzy silver leaves add a dreamy touch to a country garden 

Things You'll Need:

• Fertilizer
• Garden Hose
• Garden Spade
• Mulch
• Shovel

1. 
   
   Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer, or year-round in warmer climates.
2. 
   
   Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds. Buy lamb's ears in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
   
3. 
   
   Choose a site with full sun and well-drained soil.
   
4. 
   
   Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the plants were growing in the containers; space the holes 1 foot apart.
   
5. 
   
   Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting holes before setting the plants in.
   
6. 
   
   Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
   
7. 
   
   Water well until soil is completely moist, weekly, during the first year only.