Heucheras

Never got to FM, but it's just as well. The week before I decided a road trip was in order and we ended up down at Dancing Oaks, where Rick saw a Polygala chaembuxus "Kaminski" and wants one, but not until we know where it's going to go. Maybe if he hadn't seen the price tag....

Warm and moist, no wonder snow angel wasn't happy for me. Ah well..

Pix, the name I'd give to your cool Heuchera is Tiramisu/Miracle. I've got both of those, got them together, and one of them looks *exactly* like your plant, but I don't know which one mine is-they're so close in looks, but I know it's one of them, so I offer you my "name" for yours. :)

Kathy, nope, the one in my pot is Peach Flambe. But Georgia Peach is beautiful. It has a softer look and I think it would look fabulous with calibrachoa. :)

Our predicted low was 31, so I decided to chance it without protecting anything as that was only a few degrees colder than we've had. I think everything's OK, although there's a hosta I need to check on. I don't think I've ever had a completely leafed out hosta this early before.

Peach Flambe, Georgia Peach . . . all I know is that the combination was gorgeous. Now for the hard part. Do you remember the name of the Calibrochoa?

Kathy, my best guess is "Colorburst Melon".

Or, maybe "Callie Peach"...

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22° this morning - the Primulas were keeled over. I don't blame them a bit.
Heucheras: yes - looks like Tiramisu/Miracle to me too. Wasn't one of those a Terra Nova introduction last year? Oh bother - why research it? I'd rather have them!
Callie Peach was what i put with my Georgia peach or was it Peach Flambe? How do we keep these names straight when the brain only has so much room for so many peaches?

Yes, it's probably Miracle. Yes, it was a Terra Nova intro last year. Could be Tiramisu, but I think it's Miracle. Who knows? It's a nice one, though.
I love alpines. so small and dainty. One of my gentians is getting ready to put out a big bloom.

Okay, no one has posted again about a trip to Mt. Tahoma, but I'm not going to make it on that weekend in May anyhow. I'll be going to Gwen's garden tour on the 16th and that's too many events in one weekend. Also, I'm going to be careful not to schedule too many events this year as each weekend that I schedule something is one less weekend that I can spend with my family. There are always so many fun gardening things to do, that I get a little overly zealous sometimes and then the calender is full of trips and visits before I know it. This year I'm trying to be more cautious.

boy do i understand the time factor.
for those of us that work full-time, the weekends are key to accomplishing much.
Looks like today might be a productive one - it's sunny (at the moment) but I see that the wind is up to its tricks (more polarfleece), and it's already up to 46°. Yep - a good day. Now if I can avoid injuries to myself, that would be icing on the cake...it's a rock day.

Yes, you said a lot there! My dh has helped me put up posts for my screening fence for the work area. I am happy to get started on that project.
It sure got a bit nippy again. My plants are confused. Strangely, this year I lost every single one of my Santolina. Maybe they are short lived? These are shrubs I put in probably 4 years ago. Cheap to replace, but so wierd that they all went at once.

they were tired - didn't want to play anymore.
I lost mine last Winter. But the Helichrysums lived - on top of the soil. They just never made it into the compost pile. weird.

I had to go and look up Helichrysum in the plant files because I like to know about plants that might be indestructible, and lo and behold I already have one. I knew it as Curry Plant, and had lost the tag so I didn't know its botanical name. I like the silvery gray leaf. Mine needs pruning badly, since I have no clue about pruning and generally have just let things go.

Isn't that strange? Mine lived, too, and the one I have is supposed to be only marginally hardy! Who knows what lives and what dies? But I did figure that the santolina must have just reached the end of its life cycle. I'm putting in a smaller variety, so that's fine by me. Seemed like I had to cut them back several times a year to keep them from getting too big.

I was thinking the same about Mt. Tahoma today, as well, Melissa. When Julie is back, I'm going to ask if she can ask Rick whether April would be too early - especially this year as it's too warm. So many gardens, so little time!

I'll keep an eye on when you guys plan to go. If I can, I'll tag along. Otherwise, I'll have to go on my own sometime. Yes, so many nurseries and gardens and so little really nice, warm weather in which to enjoy them. I really don't want to order in advance, either. I hope he is open to letting me 'shop' his place.

I added to my order last time and he didn't blink, so I'm sure he'll be okay with that. ;-)

We are going to probably pass on an early Mt Tahoma trip this spring too, as we definitely plant on going to Willow's Greenshed warming in April and the Whidbey trip in May. One "event" a month is about all we can swing and still keep up with both yards here and the one on the east side under control. How good it would be to have enough free time to do everything!!

Pixy, Rick will definitely let you shop his nursery... no pre-orders necessary. He only suggest that you pre-order if there is something specific that you want to make sure that you get.

Kathy, He may let people visit in April in small quantities... I am not sure. That is when he ships most of his stuff, so he is busy and definitely didn't want a "group" at that time.

If anyone is interested in contacting him directly about visiting, you can find his contact information here:

http://www.backyardgardener.com/mttahoma/

Thanks, Julie. I'll go ahead and contact him directly about my visit. I really want to see those alpines in full force.

Pixydish your photos are amazing, maybe my heuchera aren't doing so well after all ! ;-)

My wild ones showed up on the woodsy back of the property. I really didn't pay any attention to them as they aren't annoying or weedy. Then I started to notice the little bells, and looked into what they are. Well, what do you know.

PNWMtngirl I am in zone 8. We are very mild and moist... real moist.
We live in Port Clements, which is half way up Graham Island. So not that far from Langara. Its 1/2 hour drive to Masset from here. Langara is pretty isolated huh! But that's part of the charm.

Thanks, eneyholt! I love the wild ones, too. They are so pretty and delicate looking. I will have to look up Graham Island. We sail up to the Gulf Islands whenever possible and we love it up there. But if you are 'moist... real moist', maybe you are further north?

I Googled it and Graham Island is just south of Ketchikan but Google didn't give the distance.

Wow, Eneyholt. Zone 8!
Yes, Langara is remote. We have never set foot on the Island but stay in a boat moored in one cove. Then we fish from our small individual boats. Love the eagles, porpoises, whales, etc. We were led to believe that an agreement with the Native Islanders was such that we were so restricted. Now there is a lodge on land, however, but I don't know how the details for building it worked.

I imagine your summer is shorter (but brighter) because of your location. I am sure gardening is a real challenge there.

Ah, you're in the Queen Charlotte Islands! So beautiful! Mike and I want to sail that far north but we need more time if we're going to be in our own boat. Right now, it's a dream. We're taking three weeks this summer to sail up to the west coast of Vancouver Island. That is the furthest we've been able to go so far due to time restrictions. If I can convince him that he can work from the boat, or, better yet, that he can do contract work so he can take serious time off between contracts, we'd have more time. I would love to explore up your way by boat. (In the summer. LOL!)

I didn't see this until today - sorry I've missed it and omigosh it would take all day to read all the posts!

I'm the ultimate heuchera fan! And those that melt will generally come back, it seem to me. Some are really prolific and can be divided into many plants, quite easily. Others don't seem to do it so nicely. Snow Angel and Brownies are good ones for dividing . . . I've gone blank on others.

And sorry if I'm repeating what others have said - I've simply jumped in here!!!

P.S. Those of you coming to Whidbey next month to see Meerkerk Rhododendron Garden and have lunch at Gwen's - please put on your blinders when you stop by my place . . . I'm trying to tidy things up a bit, but I'm afraid you will mostly see nettles!!! At least you will get an idea of the bones and original design, if not the beauty that comes if it's all taken care of properly. And on that note, I will go outside - in between showers - and pull a weed or two!

We can see the southern most tip of Alaska from our North Beach. (Not where I live in Port Clements tho). That's how far north we are.
It is a rainforest, with big trees, well, except for the ones we cut down and give away (practically) - but this is a political free forum right?

I'm afraid so... that doesn't sound very good, though.

Murmur do you have wild Heuchera on Whidbey Island?

I don't know if we have wild Heuchera here or not - I want to find out, though!