RU in NH - October 11 2008

Louise, You are a wealth of information! I had no idea that coleus could be kept. My planter of them is about 3 feet tall this year. No doubt due to all the rain. I would love to be able to keep them going.
I will put your name on the pink/white dahlia. I also have a yellow white is you need another. ;)
I have a few plants that need to be "contained", that I will be bringing. They are encroaching on my vegetable garden. Lamb's ears, Rose Campion, and Cranesbill, to name a few. Lots of Echinacea, too.

Cyndie, I would love some lamb's ears, Rose Campion and Echinacea, if you would please put me down for some. Thanks!

Karen

Thank you, Cyndie! I'm glad you found the coleus stuff helpful. I plan to take many cuttings of mine down to Fla. to use them instead of impatiens this year. Then I'll take cuttings from those and bring them back for next year......"wandering coleus" ....LOL

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So Donniebrook, it sounds like you have found a way to make your coleus perennial. I love that.
I bought a packet of mixed coleus seeds and when they were starting to come up, I was really disappointed because they all looked the same. I planted them anyway and wouldn't you know, they matured and all had different colorations. Beautiful plants.

Karen, Those flowers have your name on them. I will be bringing more of all of them so there will be plenty if others want some of the same. I will be bringing Cannas, too, for container gardeners. The Cannas are super easy from seed and I hear they can get quite large, but maybe not in NE. ;)
I have 2 gardens- a planter garden on my deck and a perennial garden in the yard. I love sitting on the deck in the evening with a glass of wine, looking at the blooms, and watching the humminbirds fight over the feeder. LOL

Thanks, Cyndie! Oh, I have a friend who witnessed a butterfly and hummingbird in an aerial battle over one of her plants. She said the butterfly won!

Karen

Karen, for those of us who have more Butterfly than Hummingbird traits, I'm glad to hear that.....although surprised! My little hummers are often nasty little devils - even to their own kind.

When we were in AZ one year the Magnificent hummers (the largest hummers) were very nasty to one another--this was at an Audubon facility--you'd think they would be better mannered there!

We have one that sits and chases the others away from 2 other feeders. They have to be 50 feet apart! There you want to chase that far your working for your food!

Oh Karen! I finally looked at your list, and I just want too much, so I'll just post what I absolutely want.

Penstemon; Ice Carnival daylily; August flame daylily; poppies; purple tall bearded iris; blue dwarf iris; deep purple dwarf bearded iris.

I know it's a lot. Don't dig them up unless you have someone else asking for them!

Here's what I have to offer:

Siberian Iris "Big Blue" (in pic)
4 o'clock seeds
red and yellow dinnerplate Dahlias
Sedum "Autumn Joy"
dark purple Columbine
noid Hostas - medium size, dark green interior with white brim
plain green Hostas (I think they're plantaginea)
Monarda "raspberry wine" (hummers love it)
Rudebeckia hirta (don't remember what cultivar but they look like your regular blackeyed susan. The leaves are light and fuzzy)

plus lots of coleus

Ok, Sofinisba, I put you down for the ones you want. Please don't be shy to ask for more of what I've listed, as I have plenty. I only have one poppy, so you are getting that one, as you're the only one who expressed an interest in it. Most of the other stuff I have lots of.

Karen

Thank you Karen!

Harper

I hate to say this but I don't think im going to be able to come after all! DD is moving home from Florida that week-end and my 30th class re-union is that week end too!!
I'm sorry.

Oh, pixie, that's sad! I will be thinking of you, as I'm sure everyone else will be. I would have loved to meet you, though I'm sure we will meet someday in the future.

Karen

Darn it.

I am going to miss you too!!!!

Well, I just did a lot of weeding, moving some plants and extending a bed and putting in some new plants as well. I dug up a clump of the blue Siberian iris that I will divide and bring with me, and I also dug a clump of DL's that are NOID. They are a pretty pale pink with darker eye and diamond dusted. I will be bringing them, too.

Karen

Here is a pic of the pink daylily.

Looks like something I would love---Pixie sent me Purple Pawprint which is happily in its new home. Sorry we'll miss you, Pixie. I just made reservations at the kennel for the pooches, so we're good to go.

Oh, No.......Celeste! So sorry! I was so looking forward to seeing you!! Do hope you enjoy your reunion and welcoming home your DD!

Hi! Where is the RU going to be held? I'm not sure if I can come yet, my parents may be visiting, but if I can, it would be neat to meet other DG'ers.

Galles Candyce will get with you. Now an Hour later after licking my fingers deseeding them, I am still feeling the hots. Anyone want some seeds? They are bhut jolokia

No Celeste! I'm gonna miss you terribly.

Have a nice time welcoming home your DD and have a great reunion. I've never been to any of mine. Will this one be your first?

Thanks guys, im going to miss you all too!
Not my first reunion, I went to the 5th but haven't been since. Life came at me and I didn't have time with all those kids for social gatherings! LOL

A bunch of kids later, and you look so young! Have a great time!

Gallesfarm:

I'll send you my address in a D-Mail. You can Mapquest it, and then see if you want to make the trip/

Pixie!!!!!

Oh my gosh!!!! I know you will have fun with the reunion and the family. But I will miss you so much! Anna will too.

I have some more daylilies I will be bringing. Have to give away some to make room for others that I like better. One is a mini red. The scapes are a bit tall on it, and it gets lots of flowers. I can't seem to find a picture of it, though I know I have one somewhere. Another one is Charbonier. It's listed as being beige, but it's really more yellow.

Karen

Charbonier

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Oooo... both sound nice. I'll take just about any daylily you have to offer!

Okay, Harper, I will put you down for those 2, and the pink one as well.

Karen

This will be a 6-7 hour drive for us, including a stop or 2 along the way. DH wants to leave home a little later than I thought, how late do you think everyone will be there? It might be 3:00 before we would get there, unless we drop our puppy at the kennel the night before...

Oh goodie!

Donniebrook, I have a stupid question.
How do you take cuttings of your coleus? Is there a particular part of the plant that is better for this? I have done cuttings of other plants, but never of one I consider an annual here. Thanks.

Cyndie - it is pretty simple with coleus because just about anything goes. I cut just about any stem and remove all of the leaves except a couple at the top. I then stick it in water and put it out of the direct sun. I change the water about every other day or so, and eventually little roots will form along the stem. The main reason I am taking cuttings is that I can put a lot of stems in one container together to save room in the car. With coleus you can also put the stem directly into the soil or in a pot with just about any soil, keep the cutting moist and it will become a plant in no time. For me, coleus are just about the easiest plant to root. I don't even have to use any rooting powder. Once they go into the soil, moisture is the key.

i second that, Louise. I have found that the baby plants have formed their roots in about 7 to 10 days, too, so that are very fast at making new plants. If you put the cuttings directly into soil to root them, make sure that the soil is kept moist for at least 10 days.

Hey there, Candyce! How are things at your house on this first day of Autumn???

cyndie - I went in and took a shot of my coleus cuttings and plants that are staged to go to Fla. Please disregard the messy surroundings; they are hanging out in a work area for now. You will notice that a number of the cuttings are in the water jug on the left. On the right is a pot where I tucked in several small plants that could cram in together for a short time.

Thanks for the info and the pics. That helps me decide what size I can start with.
Wish I was "staging" stuff to go to Fl. LOL
I really can't complain about the weather. It was high 60's and gorgeous on the lake this weekend. I live in central Maine and the trees have not really gotten much color yet.
Even if it is the first day of fall.

My Baby

Xena the Princess Warrior. So smart. My idol.

Awwww, Sherrie.......she's really lovely!

Nice looking dog Sherrie!

So, do you think 3pm will work, and everyone won't be gone yet? I want to meet everyone.
I will actually be coming and leaving plantless, as this will be a stop on our weekend trip, and we won't have room in the car. So, my plan is to meet everyone!