Spending spree #10

Dandelions? that is really interesting..Wonder if they are just planting them in a container cause all you have to do is not fertilize and pretty soon your yard will be covered in them

So nice to "morning-smile" @ all you folks recent Northeast remarks, catalog orders & 2012 dreams of upcoming garden plans. ON A MISSION this AM to find a certain Bearded Iris. Hope you folks can help.

It's the reddest of RED I've ever seen and is called, "Red at Night." (Getting me thru, even this brown-ish winter of a couple of decades, I dig out my past issues of Garden How to, Garden Gate, Birds & Blooms. 2 days ago, in the back of a 2009 Garden Gate mag. was a life-size photo of the this Iris. (Blew me away!) Two nurseries were listed. High Country Gardens in NM was 2nd one listed - been there, done that, but they don't carry it anymore.

The 1st listed was Cooley's Garden's from Oregon. After hrs. of researching (how & why no web site for Cooleys) a March 2011 news article from same town came up stating that Cooley's was cobbling their last season together by wife & sisters due to unexpected demise of 57 yr. old hubby last yr. A well known hybridizing who spent yrs. trying to create the perfect red Iris. (And he sure did!) I've had this (now) only elder computer just smokin' to find some place in this country, even local, that still owns, or grows this Iris.

Thanx for listening to my rare online, but always w/ tons of blather.

Garden Crossings had it
http://www.gardencrossings.com/plantname/Iris-Red-at-Night
they usually have it
http://www.hollandbulbfarms.com/itemdesc.asp?item=Red-At-Night-Tall-Bearded-Iris&cat=BeardedIris&ic=85120

these people have it
http://www.irismart.com/iris_individual_3/red_at_night.htm

It's a beauty....sorry to hear that Cooley's will no longer be around......

the tea cups would look great in the fairy garden Jen.. had little drain holes too

Oooooo, ROAD TRIP....the closest Christmas tree store is 1/2 hour away

I want to make a very colorful hedge between the old house and the new house. It will be on top of the knoll so that when the wind blows i'll be down wind for the smell. ^_^
I bought 2 of each.......
'MORNING HAS BROKEN'
http://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/shrub-roses/morning-has-broken.html

'SUNITA'
http://www.heirloomroses.com/roses/shrub-roses/sunita.html (my fav)

'LIVIN EASY' (SCROLL DOWN TO THE 3RD PIC AND CLICK ON IT)
http://aiken-gardens.blogspot.com/

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Those are beautiful!!! When are you going to DC? Should be great!!!

all fantastic!!!.. good shopping girl!!!

Gorgeous!

Love Sunita.

Thanks everyone, im pretty excited to see them lined up as a hedge. :)
Leaving at the end of this month Jan, I can't wait.

good luck with the roses celeste they look great!

'Livin Easy' is my fav......they all should look fabulous......

What a wonderful selection. Hopefully we will get some pictures when they bloom.

Went to Kmart's today.....some seeds were 40% off, others were buy one, get one free......I got some veggie seeds......

Today I found the polyfoam covering needed for tender shrubs, ie. the camellias that will be coming this spring rom mailorder. The product was at Russells Garden shop. Name was "Harvest Guard." The store buyer talked to me about camellias. Like other nurseries, they just want to know how successful they are in this region before they carry them.

Received White Flower Farm catalog today...DROOL.... saw lots of REALLY nice stuff

They had the bleeding hearts that I want. I know other places have them but I want to keep catalogs down & I know that they have changed hands, but I don't want to start new co if I don't have to.

received one here too - actually got several some for the third time this spring - white farm was for the second, nice pictures in that catalog although they have really reduced tree/shrub's and gone into more flowers

I didn't order much from them this year....prices are sky-high! But I did get the North Hill Strain of primroses....

I got all yesterday.....
High Country
White Flower
Brecks
Wayside
Audubon
Doctors Foster & Smith Ponds

only one i did not get was wayside - that came a couple weeks ago for the second time - also got several others - brecks seems to have a "new" special every week.

Local garden centers are getting ready to open for spring. Some have signs saying open in March--but not yet! Two of my kids have applied for jobs in the big one with lots of branches. Other DD is holding out for Starbucks or Peet's coffee.

do they get discounts? :)

Right....I'd make sure they chose the garden centers!

I believe there would be discounts, but if they work in the same nursery, I doubt there could be double discounts! Then just form a line with your cars, and we'll see if there's a limit to the discount. ;)

Hahaha. That would be a sight, wouldn't it? We could only hope.

which town is this nursery located in?

Is it bad I'm already planning my bulb order for fall????

Not at all, Jen!!!

No, Jen....I'm already to buy a few more reticulated iris!

hee hee

I am thinking about bulbs too since I see the empty spots.

Well, they applied to Mahoney's in Concord, but they may interview in Winchester. Bill and Iris wouldn't have to drive too far for a tailgate party!

i would be happy to accept any discounts they could pass on :)

So YOU tell them to set up the next interview LOL

Victor: me toooo. I want tulips and will mark where as soon as the rest of my bulbs are up. It seems in fall there isnt any room.
I was reviewing my plants on order lists. Holicow my Romence Gardens order is big.

2 co-ops for lilies,agastaches,astilbes

orders for Phlox,sedums,oriental poppies

Edelweis for spimediums 4 kinds and cyclamen Pewter group and a fall blooming one

Avant Gardens Waxbells and cigar plant

Caladiums 4 less

RostDawn

Wellspring for alocasias

Romance Gardens has nice large plants

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