Shopping spree #12

nice ones!

Here's my Santa Rosa order and close up of Blue Paradise

Pretty phlox.....got my lily order today, will be planting tomorrow....

nice stuff!!

received my first order of allium today

Bill is having his Caladium sale again. Biggest bullbs I've ever seen in past years.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1265034/

I'd like to choose at least 4 varieties, but I don't need 10 of each. Anyone want to split an order? I'll either bring them to a swap or have a little get together here again in spring.

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Teri your link brings you right back to this page..

Ooops! Try this one

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1289645/

A guy in Rockland was selling some bonsai because he is moving to Florida. Got a Pinus parviflora (cultivar unknown) and a hornbeam (species unknown). Pretty happy to get these!

Nice! Keep saying I want to start with Bonsai but never do.

really nice!!

I assume rockland, ME

are you far from there?

Awesome!!!

Received Bluestone's 2013 catalog
I'm drooling over these
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/PRBN.html
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/HEHG.html
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/HYFR.html
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/HYPI.html
http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/BELG.html

Love #3

Love that primula!

Jen, will it be too late to order them in June when Bluestone has their 50 percent off sale?

Primula is beautiful, the bergenia I had never heard of, looks very useful.

Bill, Rockland ME is almost two hours from here--it seems like everywhere I want to go is almost two hours...

Victor, don't wait until you are in your 60's like I did to get started--this hobby takes time! Despite reading dozens of books on it, I feel like I have no clue what to do, but so far I've at least managed not to kill any of my bonsai trees.

Nice find, really like Pinus

Other years Bluestone had a winter sale on spring plants, but I don't see any discounts yet. I want every one of their hellebores, and I did plant Amber Gem two years ago. It is a pretty big one. Maybe later I can post its photo.

So far these are their only specials:

http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/specials.html


But in late spring they have their 50 percent off everything.

(Santa Rosa is really the best place for discount plants. They have sales all spring and summer and send wonderfully healthy packaged plants)

Would like to see the hornbeam when it has leaves, GG....I'm not a good indoor plant person, I would neglect my bonsai....Jen, I had that bergenia circled in my catalog....loved the hydrangeas, but I'm very bummed after freezing fog killled all the buds on my 5 hydrangeas last spring.....I also loved the apricot primula, but I bought a lot at WFF's 70% off sale in June.....want to see what colors they are.....

I'll be watching for the WFF sale in June, Robin. Thanks for the heads up.

Robin any problems with WFF? I haven't heard many favorable things about them

Bluestone did email me some coupons
$2 off holiday bulbs
free surprise plant order over $50
$2.50 off a shrub
$2 off a proven winner
$2 off a new variety
$1.50 hellebores

if you want coupon codes dmail me

I think the coupon code is in the catalog.....I may get some. No problems with WFF, because I go right to the nursery....the big 60-70% off sale is the Friday after Father's Day.....it was so mobbed in June, I had to park in the back pasture! Beefers were looking at me! But, the plants were amazing....the elephant ears were huge, I got a wonderful quince, clem, primulas, lily bulbs that were very cheap....I believe the sale is at the nursery only, not online, but worth the trip....most of the folks line up at 8, even though they open at 9, & go for the expensive stuff, like the huge terra cotta pots, & the trellises.....

I have never had a problem with WFF - they are just pricey without sales.

Jen, since you mention the Bluestone discounts, I have gone back and found the codes too.

Fingers are itching...so I did go check out American Meadows 50% off sale first for a small savings on a few garden stalwarts.

www.rarefind.com

Rarefind nursery has free shipping until Dec 15!

I bought Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Akabana,' and also 'Snow Cream,' a culver's root, and evergreen azalea 'Ben Morrison'

I am also buying terrarium materials to make terrariums for gifts.

Cool gift idea!

Love that idea, Rosemary!

That link goes to a software company. You meant www.rarefindnursery.com I imagine

Oops. Thanks for the correction.

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Started shopping already...been wanting to buy some wind/noise breaking tree's for privacy line between this house, BIL house and our new one. :)

"Vanderwolf Pyramid Pine
"Variegated Black Spruce
"Oriental Spruce Gowdy
2 "Golden Oriental Spruce
"Japanese Snowbell"

All sound great.I love a natural divider.

I intend to add a Colorado Blue Spruce to that list. ^_^

love blue spuce - especially if they are trimmed back a bit to keep them full.

sound like you will need some fast growers there celeste.

need to look up your choices.

back from my quick search.

Not a Pine fan although Vanderwolf with its blue/green color looks nice.

Variegated Black Spruce - or Picea Mariana Aureovariegata I have had for a few years in a container as it was a little guy at purchase - finally planted it out last year so hoping for some faster growth - another with blue/green coloring which I am a sucker for - real nice choice!

Oriental Spruce Gowdy looks a lot like my Picea Orientalis Aurea Spicata, the difference being how large they grow Gowdy gets big and Aurea Spicata only 6' tall - excellent choice its new growth is very bright yellow in spring and a very deep green the rest of the year, really stands out - my was a 4" at purchase and is now only 12" tall although planted out last year so it should grow faster.

Is the Golden Oriental Spruce the same as Skylands? Always wanted that one.

My spree so far is a RosyDawn order in a "saved" cart because I am sure I'm not done.

I have a huge saved order at Bluestone, need to edit heavily before spring. Some will depend on how my perennial seeds come along. There are always at least a few surprises, some happy, some not so...

I dont see anything out of the ordinary there Pat

I'm still looking through catalogs....I know I'll order some dahlias, maybe a few lilies.....Pixie's evergreens sound really nice....