What have you ordered for 2009 - Part 9

good one flowerjen (tee hee). I actually did have a supplier email me one year to ask if they lost my order cuz I always order from them but didn't. Smartie supplier! Maybe they will have a rip-roaring wake for you Victor?

I get mail like that from anybody I had ordered from. Mine is autimatically generated because I dont seem to be a big spender with some.

flowerJen how about Hardy Mistflower 'Alba'. I have the straight species and it is an awesome late - long blooming perennial. I was thinking of getting the white myself. Here's a pic of my purple (which they call blue.) It's looked good for a month so far and it looks like it will stay that way until a good frost.

I forgot to say that Lasy SS Farm has it, here's a link to their picture. http://www.lazyssfarm.com/Plants/Perennials/C_files/Cl_Images/conoclinium_coelestinum_alba.htm

I have the purple, also, Meredith---it does spread, though, so I'm always yanking it out, & it never dies out---but it looks good this time of year. Nice combos, Jen.

i like lazy ss - good stuff cheap

Yeah Robindog, I've heard some say it's invasive for them. I have mine in a sheltered spot so I think that's the only reason mine even survives here. I gave some to a friend who lives a 5 min. drive from me and her's didn't make it through winter. I like how it's late to get going. It seemed to allow earlier bloomers to finish up before it filled in the bed like it looks in the picture. I grew it from seed, so I had planted a lot of seedlings in there. I think just one plant would do the job for most garden scenarios for sure. Then of course probably needing some yanking where you don't want it to go. It seems pretty shallow rooted, do you find it easy to just pull it out where you don't want it?

That's cute Meredtih, possiblity.
Thanks all. I use Picasa, very easy to do collages, I just need to find a way to move them around by myself instead of having the program shuffle them.

If you choose the scattered pile you can re arrange them
I dont think its possible to resize them in collage.
I use "crop-manual" to size before I collage.

Is there a wizard to help? (she says praying it is so)

There is a help button
Just typ in question

love the blue star tulip Jen!

dahlianut, the way I do it, is - (In Picasa) click on each picture you want in the collage and click on the little green tack button down the bottom. Do that until all the pictures you want in the collage are tacked down in the left corner. Then to the right click on where it says collage. It does the collage for you. If you like it the only thing left to do is save it. There is a shuffle button, but I haven't found a way to move the pictures exactly where I want them to be. I am going to have to try the scattered pile like ge and see if that helps. Though I think on that one, I can never get the pictures so you can see them all good enough.

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Try Lumapix, you'll be hooked. There is a free trial download but then you have to purchase it after so many days I think. Its kind of costly but I love what I could do with it. I need to up grade to the newest version....it's on my X-Mas want list. ^_^
http://www.lumapix.com/index.shtml

i love that too Pixie

Cool Meredith, it works! I didn't know you could do that in Picasa! lol!

Lumapix ix expensive but it can add text to an image, and draw.I wish Picasa could do that,mabe in a newer version.

Yes, Meredith, yanking it out is easy---but I always let a few plants stand for color this time of year.

Glad I could help someone out! : )
That's good to know Ge, thanks so much! : )
I went ahead and ordered a bulb auger from dutchbulbs http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/plantinghelpers/62927 and couldn't help but add a daf I had been coveting. It originally was a bit pricey but they made it a buy one get one free, so with that plus a promo code for half off my order, I decided I'd go for it! : ) http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/daffodils/12314

Don't know if anyone noticed there is a Atlas Glove Co-op going on. I am thinking of ordering some myself. These are my favorite gloves. They fit so nice. : )I usually get at least 3 pairs a year. Partly due to losing them. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1044040/

I got an e-mail from Bert at eflower. Peonies @ 4.00 each. I couldn't pass on that price.

I got some of the gloves too.

I dont mean to rain on your bulb auger parade but just a caution if your soil is sandy, when the auger is pulled out of the ground you have to scoop soil out of the hole.
I mplanted 250 crocuses with one and sometimes couldnt find the hole the auger made because it spinns the dirt all over the place when extracted.
Its a usefull tool so dont be discouraged, its just not as easy to use as the manufacturer would let you believe with their neat drawings.
Heck I can draw myself 40 pounds thinner if I wanted to,

Thanks Ge, that is the problem I've had with those bulb planter tools. My dh got me the one that you can do while standing and it was no better than the small hand type. I returned it so I could spend the money on a plant instead. I only plan on using the auger in my bed where I already have closely planted perennials and don't have room to use a regular spade to dig holes. Maybe I will try and make sure the soil isn't completely dry when I use it. Maybe that will help a tad.

Venu, I couldn't pass up the peonies either.......I think Bill's arm got twisted too. ^_^

Meredith
thats a good idea ,moister soil would help.

Lol Celeste, I told him I thought it was a great way to business. I don't have to remember to look anywhere, just have it land right in my inbox. How can we say no to peonies in need of a home? ;)

there are a few peonies that will find there way here as well :)

DAHLIA ALERT!!!! http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1045521/

I just dmailed Thom this AM. He is doing fine.

Thanks, Victor---I miss his comments & unusual plants.

Me too. He said he's been busy with his own and his relatives' gardens.

Is that Hemehostaholic?
I thought he was among the missing

yes Hemhostaholic is Thom.. he pops in now and then

Hi one wish

sorry just missed you this morning

The only thing I have ordered is seeds.

I have ordered seeds too. I luv the fall sales. Not as many good sales this year as there have been in the past :(

I only ordered one set of seeds - that's it. I have some other new shrubs I am a trial grower for. Not sure if I'll pot them up or get them in the ground.

Were they tree seeds?

No - I don;t have that kind of patience. They are dwarf eryngium.