JoAnn, you didn't buy out everything at Bluestone!
I ordered two Azalea 'Golden Lights'
two Hosta 'Gold Standard'
three Achillea 'Terra Cotta'
one Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
one Hem. 'Hyperion' and
three Aster 'Harrington's Pink' - these are for my sister. Our maiden name is Pink, and her married name is Harrington!
What have you bought so far ?? Part 6
Wow - that's great!
sofonisba how much for the blue muffin verburnum? Almost got it at the expensive nursery the other day.
wha-In regard to the primocanes(black or red raspberries) to be assured of really good success head over to Indiana Berry and Fruit. The black berries and raspberries that I ordered from them I potted up immediately, and have had potted up and have been nurturing for over a month and a half...they just started to come out of their dormancy with the onset of the warmer weather. Out of 20 of them, only 3 are showing signs of top growth, all of the others are showing loads of root development, but nothing on top.
Indiana Berry and Fruit offer a lot of no nonsense advice on their website!
Everything that I got from them, except for the 4 blueberries, were sent bare root, so, they are taking awhile...including the 3 grapes, but they are starting to leaf out like crazy!
Bill - both IE and Firefox have spell checkers available. I think it's now built into Firefox, which is what I use.
Nice, Harper. You'll love Coppertina. Someone just contacted me to use one of my photos of it in a newspaper Sunday magazine. The berries on Blue Muffin are nice, but be prepared for a less than fragrant flower! Don't forget, you'll need another Viburnum dentatum for best fruiting.
Hemy - can i call you Hemy?
I received a total of 4 varieties (2 red, 2 black). I just built a bed and stuck them in the ground. All had good root systems, i think they all will come up. Although the 3 of the same vaiety makes me a little nervous. I've had good luck with Miller's in the past. thanks for the advice though it is good to have a second source.
the grape is why i called because it has nothing going on - it has been 3 weeks. I also saw them at HD for 12.99, only three left so lacking patience I may just grab one tonight if one is left and plant it on the other side of the arbor.
Bought two maypops from DG Marketplace. One for my yard and one for my "annex" (neighbor's yard). I think they will look pretty on the fences. Yes, I remember that they grow all over so I will "cage" them - somehow . . .
Primrose you must have bought the last Yarrow Terecotta as I have three from them.
Also their Jack frost earlier in the season, looks good with Heuchera Creme Brulee
Who ever mentioned spell check don't worry about spelling Gardening is what we excell at.
Wha, the 'blue muffin' viburnum was $11. Not on sale, but it looks great.
Victor, any recommendations for a male viburnum dentatum?
They're not male and female like hollies, etc. They have both parts, they're just not very good at pollinating themselves (won't comment further.) How big do you want to go? Most dentatums are at least 8 feet or so. Muffin, which is supposed to grow to five feet, gets much bigger. Mine are around 7 feet now.
Too late, Victor. My imagination went there.
Any size. 7' is fine. I have a spot for them. How about one that will look good next to the blue muffin?
For whatever reason, the people who put out Blue Muffin recommend Chicago Lustre. Here is a link to source showing it.
http://www.waverlyfarm.com/catalog-plant.html?code=VBRDNCL
JoAnn, thanks for the tip. I have the heuchera Caramel (I swear they're both the same thing!), so maybe will put these together.
Sue - a lot of the Heuchera are hard to tell apart because they're so close in color.
pirl ~
Have I mentioned to you that the lupine seeds you sent Anna and I are sprouting? We can't wait to see them bloom! Thanks again, sweet friend.
Great! Once they bloom (next year) they'll seed themselves forever.
They will be so beautiful!
Here's one thing I bought today:
fancy!
Thanks.
Here's a shot of the lupine out front.
Nice planter, Pirl. Lupines too!
Thanks, Victor. I really bought the planter for the indoor porch/sunroom but I love it too much so it will probably have a home in the garden for the summer.
Oh Pirl I love it!! I can't wait to see picks with it all decked out!
I picked up a Sand Cherry today.....anyone ever grown one?
I think Candyce posted a photo of one.
I was told lupine take three years to bloom? That's how long mine took from seed - this is it's first year - I'm so excited!
And I couldn't resist buying a lupine the other day, too '(somethingorother) blue' and this is already one of my new favorites added to my herb collection: a new hybrid - orange thyme. I have a couple lemon thymes bu t this one smells even more wonderful and I love the foliage! Looks like it will be a fun creeper. I ordered some seeds and I'm going to stick some in the rotted holes in the railroad ties outlining one of the new beds. All it takes is brushing my fingers lightly against this to release the wonderful orange scent!
I like the foliage. The flowers are great, but I don't like when they flop.
Save the seed on your lupines and allow them to dry on the plant (regardless of how ugly it may look). Then plant them when they're totally black. You'll be able to see through the pod. They should bloom next year if you plant them in August. They HATE wet feet.
I hope mine bloom this year.... but my leaves are no where as big as those
:(
What season did you plant the seeds? Those planted in July and August often will flower the next year. Sometimes even the ones planted in January and February but after that it seems to take an additional year.
I started mine Jan or Feb 2007
Celeste ~
Yes, we have three Sand Cherry bushes. They are small but doing well after this past season's snows. They even bloomed a bit this year. It's been a full year since we planted them.
Thanks Candyce....bought one for DD and one for myself! LOL
Don't be disappointed if they look a bit shorter next season. Ours do, but are still healthy. I'll update my Journal with some info. But I'll have to do the updating later today ~ this morning is rather busy. I am reading and posting between chores and other activities today.
They shrunk, Candyce??
I've had a few plants shrink from original planting to the following year, Victor. Only one JI did it but many daylilies arrive looking like huge leeks but return to more of a normal size when the meet the climate we have here in the northeast compared to their origins in California or Florida.
Yes, Victor. They shrunk just a bit, and didn't come back as fully as I had expected. But, they are looking healthier this year, so I have faith that by the end of the season they will look better than last year. Besides, they DID flower this season, and that's a plus.
Do they die back to the ground or is the wood hardy? That's what confused me. I can understand it with herbaceous stuff, for the reason Pirl mentioned.
Actually Victor, it died back about one-third from the top. When the leaves began to show this spring, they started on the bottom of the bush. Then they expanded to go up the branches about two-thirds of the way. The branches on top were all dry, and some had been broken off by the snows, but they were obviously dead - nary a green part anywhere on the top of the branches. So we snipped them off.