Beginner Gardening: Survival... Spring flowers!, 1 by darius

darius wrote:
Karen, I had well over a hundred plants in pots (from one quart to 10 gallon sizes) when I moved from Asheville in February a year ago. Many were then planted in the ground at my aunt's summer house for later retrival (I hope!) and a few here in the ground last fall. I still have about 30-40 in pots. Heaps of a mulch covering in a sheltered spot for the winter helped most of them survive. Summer required more shade (even for non-shade plants) and copious watering.

I am pleased to see my pots of trilliums survived. They aren't up enough to bloom yet, excepting the yellow one which should bloom soon. Here's a photo of it last spring...

I cannot imagine living in the same place for 30 years, LOL. I've moved more than a dog trying to get away from fleas. However, I long to stay in a place more than 5 years and have a decent garden again. Won't be anytime soon. Sigh.

I'm a bit ambivalent about moving, too. But I must. Cannot make ends meet here by myself, and the mold plus the oily vapor from the heater is killing my lungs.