Oops, I got confused. Sally was talking about her variegated false holly, not willow!
Jill, I just realized how long it's been since you first got sick! That was almost a month ago! I'm glad you're feeling better today.
Spring 2015 Plant Swap DISCUSSIONS
Thanks, SSG... we were actually all pretty well recovered by Easter week, but then we brought something home with us, and mine morphed into a bronchitis thing last weekend. I still sound pretty bad, but I'm feeling much better!
I need to go look for a pretty rose or hydrangea that my mom wants as a gift for my niece, who's celebrating her First Communion soon. While I'm out, I will of course be keeping an eye out for more bargains to share... :-)
Also, it's time to start thinking about our fall ADR buy... daffodils, amaryllises, and... ? We'll chat at the swap and get a thread up soon after, but meanwhile look at your garden this spring with an eye as to where you could use some color!
I am amazed at how my Monarda panorama Red Shades has spread, I have plenty to share, just ask, PLEASE!
Have catnip too.
Also have two Hibiscus acetosella Panama Red http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/186329 /
Robin---on a scale of 1 to 10---how badly has this Monarda spread?
If not too badly--I could take a couple starts and give them a home
in the back of my YUK bed. Would they do OK in part shade?
That 6' fence is what is in the W side of my YUK bed.
On the sunny side--I have all DL's. Not sure I would want something
twining all through them.
Whachya think? Thanks, Gita
Gita, I was just digging up the beebalm today. They spread pretty wide, but they're also very short-rooted. I think the roots are barely 1 inch deep.
Would anyone be interested in very young Sun Sugar tomato seedlings?
I started them so late that they probably won't be ready to get planted until Memorial Day weekend. I think I'm going to have 4 extras, if they all make it.
Gita
This was three plants last year when I planted them.
Catbird, I'd love a piece of your red Monarda. SSG, once you fill other requests, I'd be happy to give a home remaining 'Raspberry Wine' pieces that would otherwise get tossed... stuffed into a bag is fine.
Gita, simply living in your "yuk" bed and competing with the tree roots there should help keep plants in check... you've said before, plants that are normally "thugs" do well in that bed.
Ok, got you down, critter!
Muddy, with the number of pieces of water lily Martina has for us to play with, something is bound to "take!" Do you want some cattail also?
No thanks, they wouldn't fit in with the ferns and other plants I have around the pond.
and, they are thugs! Mini cattails might be worth a try, though... I think Holly was offering some extras. If she runs out, I'll share, but otherwise my divisions from repotting are going into my new little pondform.
Jill, you shall have Monarda, will dig a nice size clump for you.
Gita, a smaller clump for you?
Holly, may I have some of your sweet potato vine, I think it will be striking in a pot with the hibiscus.
Greenthumb, some of your wood splurge please.
Donner, may I request some of your agastache 'golden jubilie '?
Had you down for agastache, Robin.
Robin, have you listed for the Wood Spurge.
SSG, thanks for the Monarda! I might need to hit you up for one of your extra 'Sun Sugar' seedlings, unless I manage to get more tomato seeds going this week...
Catbird, likewise thank you for the Monarda! I looked up your variety -- such a pretty red, and I'll have to remember to save seeds from it, too, since it apparently comes true from seed. :-)
I took some cuttings from my variegated Weigela today as well as from my Japanese dappled willow. Fingers crossed that they'll "take" -- LMK if you want dibs on one.
Jill, got you down for Sun Sugar!
My dappled willow is no longer looking dappled...
Thanks for having my back on the Sun Sugar! My dappled willow definitely has some lighter margins on its new leaves, but it's less pronounced than I remember it being... maybe the variegation gets more intense as the leaves grow bigger/older?
adding... looked it up to remind myself, and the photos I found see to show a lot of pink & white color on the new growth -- definitely not what I'm seeing on mine this spring. http://www.finegardening.com/japanese-variegated-willow-salix-integra-hakuro-nishiki
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Yes on the OSP Catbird.
:Waves: I have Raspberry Wine Monarda too that I'll happily give away. If no one takes it, it's getting edited into the trash....I'm keeping some but it spreads so fast that I will be removing a bunch.
We'll take some, especially if it keeps it from the trash. Thanks!
Don't toss it! I need some garden thugs for the property line... I've planted rose of sharon along some parts and need something to put between them... so far, I've just sown seeds back there. :-)
I'll put you both down for some. Thanks!!
If there's any left - I will gladly take a little. Love all my different Monarda's popping up.
You got it!
I'll bring all of my extra monarda just in case. :)
Monarda will shower from the skies on swap day!
I will bring extra of my monarda Red Shades too
Hooray! Everybody else's gardens come first for 'Raspberry Wine', since I've got some of that one... I'll take whatever is left when you're packing up, and plant it for my future neighbors. Thanks!
Seg, can I have some of your creeping phlox? Thanks
Yeah I'll put you down for a couple.
Jeff---
I could use a clump of creeping Phlox too. What color is yours?
Also--some of the raspberry Wine Monarda. Thanks, gita
You got it for the monarda and phlox. I have various colors of the phlox but I don't know what I'll have to give away until it blooms, which will be a couple weeks yet. I know I have purple, red, lavender, and a white one with pink center. I just don't remember where each is since they are all planted together. I can DM you and Catbird when I have a better idea of what's what. In the meantime, I'll put you down for one.
I just came back from my daughters with 9 heavy bags of massive, dug up clumps
of DL's. She added extra soil on top to keep them fresh--but them bags weigh
at least 15lbs. each.
Most of the bags contain DL "Frans Hals". The beautiful. bi-color DL.
There are 2 bags of the old Red DL too ("Volunteer"...something).
These clumps will need to be divided--but I am NOT going to do it.
Like--this time of year--I have a lot of other things to do.
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Dividing the clumps involves getting your hose out and putting the pointy,
hard, thin spray going at the clump until all the soil is washed off clean!
Then you will see that each clump of leaves will also have it's own roots.
With a lot of patience--you can wiggle each clump free from the mass.
That will be ONE plant. You may get as many as 15+ divisions from one clump.
These are then planted in a bed, spreading the roots out and covering
them with soil about 2" deep. You "may" get bloom this summer--
IF they are planted ASAP. Full sun, of course.
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So far--NO ONE seems interested. I have posted about these before.
PLEASE SPEAK NOW--OR THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME I AM OFFERING THESE.
(NOT shouting--just emphasizing what I am saying)...
I know I will have a lot of takers at the Home depot. Always giving DG'ers the 1st pick.
Thank you--Gita.
Once more--here is the Frans Hals from 2013--in my YUK bed.
Jeff---Thanks!
Just curious...How do you plan to take divisions from the Creeping Phlox?
Do you plan to root cuttings from the spreading stems?
Are the spreading srems rooting as they grow--?
I know that--when one buys a pot of creeping Phlox--it seems
really all spread out--BUT--look closely--they are all originating
from just ONE stem! SO--how will you divide them to share???
G.
Gita, the creeping phlox roots as it goes. I'm going to make sure there's roots where I'm cutting and take a bulb planter to punch a hole. I'll bring up soil and plant alike. Easy peasy. At least that's how it goes in my mind. I got a bulb planter at a local garden center that has an open/close jaw. It looks like it'll work nice.
Sally, I'd love some regular bleeding hearts. I'm thinking about BHs as space fillers between large hostas that remain empty until May.
Gita, I'll claim a big clump of 'Frans Hal' for Martina, if I may. That's just the sort of bright color she loves! I think I have one, but if it doesn't show up after the hard winter, I'll snitch one of hers... :-)
Donner & I were Dmailing on Friday... she wants caladiums from Bill and is willing to host a group purchase. Yay! It's right in the middle of his busy shipping season, but he says he'll still give us some sort of discount or sale (we sure love him). But we need to get our order in ASAP this week.
I'm going to go ahead and start a thread about it over on the group buy forum. So far, we have Gingerland, White Queen, Grey Ghost, and Scarlett O'Hara on the list. If you want pink, nominate something. I'll ask Bill about tuberoses if there's interest, also.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1391845/
Has anyone started Over-wintered caladiums in pots yet?
I am thinking it may be time to do so....These warm days may help
them germinate sooner..I have lots of Aaron bulbs to get going.
G.
Yep, it's time to get them going! I think Bill once told me that when you can plant potatoes, it's time to start caladiums... Just protect them from frost/freeze if they're outside.
For me, they never come back as lovely as they were the first year. If they return, bonus! but mostly I buy new caladiums if I want a good show.
I am wondering what I will find when I get home I was upstairs grabbing some things to bring on the trip and went into the plant room up there to water one of my big plants that is semi dormant in that room. There was a large clump of tuberose putting up green stalks about 3 in high. The tuberose are all dug up and just piled in a big tub.