Shopping spree #12

Got myself a $100 Rarefind gift cert.

I really need to send out more hints like that.

Lol!

Bought lots of seed packs for .75 here today.

http://www45.instantestore.net/merchant29320/cat-flowers.cfm

Nice find Teri, I'm trying to hold off until I go through last years...I saw some nice zinnia's on Swallotails that I like!

Swallowtail has such great seeds. I bought from them first and then I fill in elsewhere.

Placed my caladiums 4 less order

Santa Rosa had 35 percent off for just one day, yesterday, according to my e mail. We were waiting to be picked up for dinner by 2 other couples, so I had 5 minutes to place an order.

Best use of time I know!

This sale on some good gardening boots came to my e mail:

http://events.shoebuy.com/chooka-event.htm

says we need to be a member

Just go to "shoebuy.com" and register. I've gotten really good deals from them and there's no charge and not too many notices.

thanks

I've ordered several times from them.....always pleased with merchandise, price & service.....

I also like On-line shoes. Fewer problems with returns, even though Shoebuy is located in Woburn, MA, almost next door.

Get most of my stiff - clothes, shoes, etc., from Sierra Trading Post. Love them and been buying for well over 20 years.

I use the same sites as above and get really good buys from 6pm.com.

I ordered the flower ones! Now I can have flowers in the snow!

You'll be a sight to behold!!

I sent in my first 2013 plant order today to Avant Gardens. They have a couple of discounts available for early birds until the end of the month. Patti
https://www.avantgardensne.com/

Astrantia major 'Vanilla Gorilla' 1 $14.95
Grow this Masterwort for its lovely white edged blue-green foliage! Discovered by Grad Grover at GET Group Perennials, as a sport of Astrantia 'Primadonna'. Soft pink pincushion flowers appear in early summer on 20" stems. Likes fertile moist soil that has good winter drainage. Zone: 4-7 Exposure: sun/pt.shade

Heuchera 'Fire Alarm'
1 $12.95 This new selection from TerraNova Nurseries boasts spicy hot red somewhat glossy foliage that deepens even more in the fall and winter. A hybrid of micrantha and villosa, it is reported to be more heat tolerant, making it a good choice for southern states. Pink tinted flowers in summer. We have had best luck planting Heuchera high (don't bury the crowns) and in well drained spoil.Zone: 4-9 Exposure: sun/ pt. shade

Heucherella 'Buttered Rum' 1 $9.95
Multi season interest! Caramel-dipped, deeply-cut maple leaves adorn this aptly named plant from spring to summer. Aity white Tiarella like flowers dance just above. In fall, the cool weather burnishes the leaves to a lovely rose red - a perfect complement to fall-planted containers. Color holds well into winter. 'Buttered Rum' differs from 'Sweet Tea' with having a tighter habit and a slight gloss to the foliage. 7" tall by 15" wide.Zone: 4-9 Exposure: sun/pt shade

Tricyrtis macropoda 1 $12.95
Pale yellow orchid blossoms with occasional soft purple flecking on arching stems . Grows 18-24', preferring an evenly moist soil with good winter drainage. Zone: 6-8 Exposure: pt.shade/shade

Hydrangea paniculata Bobo' 1 $19.95
PPAF. Another new panicle Hydrangea that stays under 3! 'Bobo'
Covered with large white blossoms on sturdy stems in early summer, the plants continue the show for the rest of the season as the blossoms take on rosy pink tones. Blooms on new growth, so winter hardiness is not an issue. Zone: 4-8 Exposure: sun/pt. shade

Baptisia 'Decadence Lemon Meringue' 1 $12.95
A new yellow flowered False Indigo from Hans Hansen, with attractive blue-green foliage topped with long, charcoal stems bearing spires of lemon yellow legume flowers in late spring to early summer. The contrast of dark stems with light flowers really pops in the landscape, delivering an excellent floral display. 3' x 3'.Zone: 4-9 Exposure: sun

Begonia grandis 'Heron's Pirouette' 1 $9.95
A Hardy, (yes, really, in zone 6!) Begonia with ruby tinted foliage and pendant pink-white flowers in late summer and early fall. Breaks dormancy in mid-late spring, so make sure you mark where it is planted so you don't disturb when planting anew in the spring. 18-24". Zone: 6
Exposure: pt.shade/shade

Dendranthema from Hannah 1 $9.95
Totally charmng, this very old fashioned perennial mum was shared with us by a customer, Hannah Lloyd, who said it persisted in her grandmother's garden years ago. We haven't come across it on any perennial lists, and can't verify it's cultivar name, but we think it is a great addition to the October garden. 1 1/2-2" double blossoms open creamy white and fade to soft pink. Plants will be tall and floppy unless pinched back in early summer. Zone: 5 Exposure: sun

Epimedium x 'Frohnleiten' 1 $12.95
A choice selection of Barrenwort, with olive green foliage and stiff stems bearing myriads of spurred yellow flowers in May. 10-12".Zone: 5
Exposure: part shade/shade Color: yellow

Lavandula stoechas 'Madrid Blue'1 $9.95
Showy two tone white and dark blue flowers beginning in June and carrying on for quite some time after. Fragrance is lovely, and plants grow 18-24" x 18 x 24". Okay, borderline hardy for us, but if sited in a sheltered spot in well drained soil, there's a good chance this showy lavender will return next year. Then again it's a Lavender. Zone: 7-9 Exposure: sun

Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies' 1 $7.95
Powder-blue flower spikes on 3-4' plants combine beautifully with the pinks and purples of late summer asters. Blooms from July until frost and winters over in well-drained soil in Zone 6. Exposure: sun/pt.shade Color: blue

Veronicastrum virginicum 'Apollo' 1 $12.95
An American native, 'Apollo's' Culver's Root is an elegant and easy perennial, with leafy 3-4' stems tapering into long lilac-blue racemes tipped with vivid green buds, which bend and curve. It blooms in mid-late summer, and attracts beneficial nsects and butterflies.Zone: 4 Exposure: sun/pt. shade

Clematis alpina 'Stolwijk Gold' 1 $19.95
This patented Dutch selection of golden leaved Clematis has had limited availability, but at last we have been able to secure a small supply. Robin's egg blue colored nodding 2" blossoms adorn 6-8' vining plants in May and June. Use against a structure that has been painted in a rich deep tone to set off the yellow foliage color. Zone: 4 Exposure: sun/pt.shade

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' 1 $29.95
A distinctive new form of Oakleaf Hydrangea, with glowing golden foliage all season. Slow growing and in need of a little coddling as a youngster, it grows 3-4' tall, bearing creamy white cones of flowers mid-summer through fall. In autumn into early winter, the blossoms takes on rose and russet tones, withich are accented by lovely burgundy tinted leaf color. Avoid leaf scorch, but maintain strong leaf color, by siting in an eastern exposure. 1 gallon plants. Zone: 5 Exposure: sun/pt shade

Disporum sessile variegatum 1 $12.95
We've had this form of Fairy Bells in one of our shade gardens for some time and it is loosely spreading into a sizable colony. It may in fact be a distinct cultivar whose name alludes us. Creamy yellow streaked variegated leaves adorn 12-15" arching stems from which pale soft green flowers dangle in mid spring. Zone: 4-8 Exposure: pt.shade/shade

You still have room for more????

nice list - little honey is nice

i am looking at jm's :)

New acquired items for the fairy garden

flowAjen, no, but I will get a treehorn. How big are the fairy furniture?

Wha, I would love to look at Japanese maples, but the deer did such a number on some of the ones I had recently planted that I am going to resist until I see how the ones that I moved have survived.

Working on some lily orders. Patti

Just bought some roses from Palatine and Chamblees. Finally got the name of the magnolia that I just love in a yard near where my daughter lives.. DD Blanchard. Now I'll be able to see it from my own window whenever I want. Just look at the color of those leaves, and their so thick, shiny and evergreen!!

http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/1823/dd-blanchard-southern-magnolia.php

Roses:
FROM CHAMBLEES
6214 Purple Rain (KORpurlig)
6028 Loretta Lynn Van Lear
3948 Betty Boop (Pat #11,517)
3907 L D Braithwaite (Auscrim)
Sophy's Rose

FROM PALATINE

BLACK JADE
MAGENTA
POISEIDEN
PARADISE
BARKAROLE

I'm starting to drool....Heuchera Fire Alarm caught my eye as well...certain to find room for it somewhere.....I'm still in the circling mode, no orders yet....

I got a hardy begonia at one of the swaps last year.. can't wait to see what happens.. love the fairy stuff Jen

Circling mode - as in a predator!

Yes...then I'll pounce like my cat Squeaky did!

Been eying up magnolias for awhile I may break down one day and get 1


the chairs are 3" tall and 2" wide, the benches are 1 1/2" tall and it's 3 1/2" to top of the bridge

Will look cute in the village.....I'm painting a garden fairy picture for my granddaughters.....

I'd love to see those fairy villages in person. Wish I had the patience to try this. Actually, I don't need anymore projects.

Teri you can do a container one and put it in the corner of your deck

like this....

or this...I LOVE the ladder!

flowAjen, Those are charming! I wasn't a big fan of many Fairy Gardens that I have seen in the past as they were just too cutesie for my taste and most had very little to do with plants, but yours are quite different and magical with a wonderful use of the plant materials. Fan You Patti

oh gosh I wish those pots were mine, but unfortunately not

Here's 1 pulled back shot of 1 of mine nestled under hydrangeas

and another early May, before I put in the pathways(I thought I took a pic of the finished project)

welcome sign

I saw one at the garden center over the summer, it was on top of a bird bath, really liked it. Told the girls maybe we would do one this year.

Jen, you're much more creative with everything than I am. I just plant stuff.

Ronnie, the girls would have a blast

Maybe if we had some girls. The 8 grandsons would not be interested. They become very interested when we cook and eat together. Boys will be boys and these guys are really foodies.