Northeast Gardening: Failures, Disappointments & Lessons, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Reading about all these losses at least doesn't make me feel so all alone. I lost every Easter lily in one garden - more than 50 of them, along with all but one gladiolus (they won't be replaced - too much staking), lots of dahlia rot. Lost a campanula that was new last year and possibly two daylilies held over in pots and I thought were well protected but guess not. One miniature rose died (probably my fault) and the rosemary I expected to die didn't disappoint me at all. The big area of Euphorbia 'Chameleon' is gone but I see seedlings are growing. I used Heuchera 'Amethyst' to fill the void. Coreopsis 'Zagreb' is doing well, as it has for many years and I'm no longer trying the new varieties since I've lost too many of them. The lupine did better than ever but the storm on Monday flattened half of them.

Victor - want to have a shine contest with my son?