Northeast Gardening: Plant collector or garden designer? , 1 by billyporter

billyporter wrote:
Victor, I'll be happy to!

Thank you Pirl. I love taking ladder pictures.

Grammy, you just gave us a chance to ''brag'' about our pitiful beds :)) Your daughter does the best she can.

Polly, no gardens are what I comment on too.

Thanks Laurie. This picture is for you!

Pirl, you hit the nail on the head for me. I ordered 4 anemones and none survived my zone 5 winter. I was very discouraged.

Patti, I love that! Find it hard to weed in boxing gloves. Perfect!

Robindog, sorry about your injury, but since it couldn't be helped, what better excuse to sit, enjoy, and note what more you would like to do when well! I'm working on my flower wish list.

Katye, I agree with sitting at dusk. We have andironack chairs and to sit in them at the end of the day is so relaxing! The weariness just drains away. We also have mosquitos with the rains. No rain no skeeters. It's a no win situation. Beautiful pictures, sigh.

Laurawege, even a birdbath says spring!

Oh Pirl, don't say gnats. I forgot about them. We have small swarming ones and huge biters :((

Victor, I hear you on weeding out a wish list. Same story here.

Docgipe, syrup time that soon?

Venu, I bought an expanding folder for all my garden invoices, magazine subscriptions and recipes for bugs and such.

I binge. Last year it was astilbes and it's always a few more daylilies and oriental lilies.

Laurawege, I have the tigerlilies that grew at my childhood home. ''They'' are 50 years old. I don't have the dreaded lily beetle yet either.

Patti, what a beautiful color combo. I love the blue lacecap!! East side. Peonies. There are mini mock orange shrubs too.

Pixie, I use the Bayer product on my bearded iris along with a malathion spray. I have to.

Pirl, I wonder why you can't buy Bayer and we can.

Victor, funny, I'm just getting into grasses. I love the miscanthus, but haven't decided to get one yet. Hearing about the flop, I may not.