Oldbies - Part 1

Here's a photo from last April.

Wow! I heard they were coming out with them, but then never checked in the past couple of years. I will now.

How about some anemones for fall color in the shade?

Definitely next year, Jo Ann.

I planted these Anemones "Honorine Jobert" last fall. They bloomed around Oct 1st. They are only about 3' tall this year, but are supposed to get 4 to 5' tall when full grown.

Lovely. I love fall bloomers. I have a pink one that really spreads, and for some reason, I just don't care for pink as a fall color. The white is nice.

I like to put potted white caladiums where things have no color

stormy, does Greer Gardens have a website? I would like to have a couple of them myself but never got any cause I didn't know their were any that were hardy to my zone.

Flowerfantasy, Here ya go!

http://www.greergardens.com/camellias1.htm

I really need to try one of those. How much snow cover do you get, Mary? We supposedly have winter temps to -10, used to be -20, but I haven't seen a below zero here in years. So, I think they would do well.

GE, Yes, I like to do that too. I was just so busy this year that I never even planted my really tall pots. Plus I ran out of Caladiums. That silly daisy/gazing globe gets moved around a lot depending on where the greenest spot is.

The pots only made it as far out of the basement door to the edge of "Tomato Alley"

Polly, Unfortunately, we don't get enough snow cover. Too much maritime influence here. We're 15 miles to the bay and 60 miles to the ocean. We suffer from a lot of ground heave, especially for the Heuchera. Last year we did have one snow cover that lasted almost 3 weeks. But when it thawed, all sorts of plants and shrubs heaved. I lost 2 beloved Daphnes. But most of them came back, even the Skimmia.

Thanks for the link stormy. They have some fabulous plants there. I hadn't ever heard of this place until you had mentioned it.

flowerfantasy, They are well respected and have been in business for many years. They are a Watchdog Top5 for Rhodo's, Azaleas and Camellias. One of my Camellias failed shortly after planting and they replaced it, no questions asked.

beautiful

Not sure what's beautiful, Ge.

Polly, I don't like pink in the fall garden either. I wish that Begonia Grandis came in something other than Pink or white. Yellow would be nice. I'm not a big fan of pink anytime of the year. The only pinks I have are Begonia Grandis, a few Oriental Lilies and some Echies.

My last garden was all pink, fuschia, purple, blue and white. I just got tired of it after so many years. I wanted bold colors here, not easily accomplished in an area with so much shade.

Amazing how bodies of water can affect snow. We are about one mile from the lake, and Jo Ann can't be far off it, and we both get quite a bit of snow. But if you go 10 miles more south of the lake they get little snow. The thruway seems to be the dividing line in this area where they get a lot of snow or not.

Nice collection of pretty pots!

I'm into blues and purples, but I'm getting so I like the bolder colors more. I've put some reds in with the purples and blues, and if they are the right shade of red, they seem to go nicely. Pastels are out with me, currently.

Polly, I'd love to have more snow. We used to get a lot more, but with so much development, the area is a lot warmer than it used to be. Guess the concrete effect is moving out of the city.

I also love yellows, orange & corals with blues and purples and lime green and some apricots. And white works with anything except up against my white house and white fence!!!

Oh, definitely lime green. Love lime green. Do you know some of the iris pseudatas have lime green foliage that stays lime green all year? Aichi No Kagayaki comes out chartreuse and turns lime green during the summer.

http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/05794.html

Of course, I'm always thinking iris.

Who has lime green plants? I'd love some more. I have alchemilla mollis, and hostas, but that's about it. if anyone knows of any, I'd love some more. They set off the blues and purples so well.

I just bought 2 lime green Heucheras...but they didn't have a name on them. I'm going to pair them with Purple Leafed Oxalis.

That will be a nice pairing. I recall there are some lime green heucheras. I forgot about them, and will have to look into them. Thanks, Mike.

Yes, Polly. That's the one I wanted from you, but you were sold out.

There are lots of lime green plants. 4 or more varieties of Heuchera. Some arisaema. Many Hydrangea. Spireas. Aquilegias. Tiarellas. Sedums. Geraniums. Corydalis. Dicentra. Euphorbias. Epimediums. Forsythias. Campanula. Primrula. Philadelphus. Salvia. Daphnes. Hypericums. Ferns. Heucherella. I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot of the obvious ones.

Ooooo JasperDale, I LOVE that idea.

Wow, great list. I have lots of Limelight hydrangeas. They do go well with everything. Hmm, lime sedum, I'll have to check that. And a lot of the others also.

Polly, Do you have any Annabelle Hydrangea?

Yes. Quite a few. In my at home nursery, which I am just about out of now, I sold ornamental grasses, and 'go with' plants like hydrangeas. I have quite a few hydrangeas left over. Huge size though.

My two favorite hydrangeas are Limelight and White Dome. We can't reliably grow the macrophyllas here.

Polly, Even here, I have to protect the buds in winter. I'm not familiar with White Dome. Will check it out. Do you have a little honey Oakleaf?

Yes, I have Little Honey, Alice, Harmony, Snowflake and Snow Queen. Their leaves are gorgeous maroon right now.

LOL, I love Hydrangeas!!

Oh, me too. Snowflake I don't get too many panicles on, but the ones I get are so full, and heavy.

Hey about snow and the lake.
I am 9 miles or so south of the lake and we gat snow.
I had heard that rt.5&20 was an old Indian train and they had a special relationship with the elements. They seemed to know where it was safe to set up permanent villages. Seldome made mistakes about living in a flood plane etc.
Nothing like native knowlege I say.
I used to cross the route everyday when I drove a doctor from Canandaigua to Rochester. If the weather was horrible in the city all I had to do was get beyond 5&20 and it would change.

Polly, For lime & Gold leaves, check out Hypericum "Brigadoon" and "Golden Tutsan". Also Dicentra "Goldheart".

Hi ya'll,

I love hydrangeas, can someone share how to plant hydrangeas I seem to kill them, is there a special trick?


Sue

Ooh, I like those hypericums!

Hi Sue, welcome to Daves Garden. I'll let someone else answer you about hyrangeas. The only kind I grow are the paniculatas, and other cold hardy ones, and they wouldn't be the ones you would grow in your area. But someone else will come along. But I wanted to say welcome!

Polly, How about a Campanula Dickson's Gold?

Sue, The only Hydrangeas that have died on me were Mopheads that were planted in beds that were just too dry for them. They need a lot of water, sometimes twice a day.

I killed that one once, Mary. It is pretty, though. Maybe I should try again.

It has a reputation for being tough to establish.

Polly, I grow this Aztec Gold. It needs to be moved to a drier, more sunny location than where I have it now:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54821/

Beautiful when in flower, too.

I think Pam Harper has a section in her book on lime green foliage. I'll have to pull it out tomorrow.

Love the golds.
Any ideas as to why Dicksons gold failes for you Polly?

No idea, Jo Ann. But I don't do well with campanulas in general, although we have campanula persicifolia seeding all over the place. And this year for the first time, a friend sent me some c. medium (cups and saucers) that is still blooming for me. But the campanula family is so varied I would love to have more. Our sandy soil just doesn't support some plants.

I had the idea of edging a bed with the Blue Clips. Not one survived.

Polly, Have you tried any of the Peach Leaf Bell Flowers?