What have you ordered for Spring 2009?

Who was it that wanted red coreopsis? I have bought from this seed place a few times, good service, fast shipping and gives extra's.
http://www.ovm-seeds.com/storefrontprofiles/DeluxeSFItemDetail.aspx?sid=1&sfid=136776&c=116519&i=243141132


also bought a lot from this seller last year.
http://cgi.ebay.com/DWARF-RED-PLAINS-COREOPSIS-1000-SEEDS_W0QQitemZ190276938297QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3183QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Jo Ann, this one has some nice poppies too.
and this one for Coleus and petunia seeds.///the coleus are still going now!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Coleus-Rainbow-Mix-50-Seeds-Brilliant-Colors_W0QQitemZ310112747062QQihZ021QQcategoryZ3183QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Just added two dahlia mixtures from Dutch Garden and a Baptisia Twilight Prairy blue.
I am absolutly DONE, have to delay my clematis order until March because I am over budget.
Thankgawd I started early.

On grasses - forgot to say that I really like the giant miscanthus too. Makes a great rustling sound.

The only thing I totally despise about any of the larger miscanthus, or even the medium sized ones, is trying to move them. There's a clump of a variegated one (cultivar is long forgotten) that is about 6' around, maybe 8', and I've tried to hack and hack and hack away at it, it just keeps coming back. I might be dumping round up on it this year. It's pretty close to my neighbors property (not the good easy going neighbor, the OTHER one) and he wants it gone...If I can manage to get it out, I will have many, many, many divisions of it. That's another Spring time chore...lol. (The digging out and dividing will be prior to any application of RU...lol.)

Oh yeah - they don't get moved! I killed myself removing three huge clumps of a different miscanthus last year.

Your still here!

Down to eight lives.

I heard miscanthus were life threatening. Poor Victor.

And yet he is still recommending them. misery loves company LOL. I really want one. I see so many I like, but I'm afraid of them :( Is there a name for miscanthus phobia?

Not a fan of some miscanthus, Jan. I dug out those ones because they were so floppy after a rain.

Oh boy - just received the new email from Garden Crossings. They have the new Incrediball hydrangea I wrote about in the fall. Great improvement over Annabelle. They are offering 330 new plants, including fruits and organic herbs and veggies (look expensive to me.) They are giving better quantity discounts as well.

OhO! They have a lovely feature there too. You can add on to an existing order if you decide you need something else automatically. Makes it way to easy to get more stuff. I like it. Off to check email. :)

I think they added that last year, Pat. Nice feature. They are also offering perennials for under $10 this year.

I remember those days that Victor was pulling out his "now beloved" Miscanthus and that only enhanced my phobia of planting ornamental grasses, I would say I have a Poaceaephobia, but only a "Planting Poaceaephobia" as I am not afraid of them in other peoples yards or on the prairie. But I also have others that can be explored here. http://www.phobialist.com/reverse.html Pocrescophobia, Liticaphobia. etc. But that hasn't helped me avoid them. Now off to check out Garden Crossing. I have no Purchasephobia. Patti

No no - I was specific about the giant miscanthus. That's the only one I like!

So does that cure my fear? Should I just order Arundo 'Variegata' from Garden crossing and jump in with both feet. Patti

hem - if the neighbor really does not like the grass - get him to help dig it up.

victor thanks for the heads up on incredible.

placed my large "gift certificate" order with greer gardens - JM's asashi zuru, koto-no-ito, peaches & cream, shishigashira, and giesha. another acer species eskimo sunset. can not wait for May!

Did order quite a bit, don't know where everything is going---however, DS is digging out 2 overgrown climbing roses in the spring so I have some garden room. Here's a partial list: CAMPANULA BELLRINGERS , LILIUM BONBINI, MISS LILY LILY,ORIENPET BOOGIE WOOGIE, ORIENPET ANASTASIA-----PENSTEMON ESPRIT, COBAEA, SHADOW MOUNTAIN, MYSTICA, RUBYCUNDA, SWEET JOANNE , DAHLIA YELLOW STAR, AKITA MIX, MR.OPTIMIST, AMARANTH MAGIC FOUNTAINS, MORNING GLORY SUNRISE SERENADE, LANTANA LUSCIOUS GRAPE, NICOTIANA CRANBERRY ISLE, HOSTA ESKIMO PIE, GLADS KING LYNN & DANDY, LEPTODERMIS OBLONGA, SPIREA SNOWSTORM, DAYLILY SPACECOAST GATOR EYE, & HARDY GERANIUM LIZABETH. That's it for now--still looking at JMs.

That huge hydrangea scared me too.

But I did find a mess of other stuff that I "needed"

GARDEN CROSSING
1 Cotinus ‘Golden Spirit™’
1 Cotinus ‘Grace’: 5.5"
1 Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’ 'Waldigone' PPAF
1 Hydrangea ‘Cityline™ Rio’ PPAF
1 Clematis ‘Rebecca™
1 Dicentra ‘Burning Hearts’
1 Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ PPAF
1 Brunnera ‘King's Ransom’ PPAF
1 Coreopsis ‘Redshift’ PPAF- Big Bang™
1 Vaccinium ‘Top Hat (Blueberry)
1 Carex ‘Bowles Golden’
1 Aquilegia ‘Blackcurrant Ice’

the list is to long everything from vegies to flowers and small shrubs, ordered from four different companies already got two of my orders and waiting on the other I bet that I will have more orders in before those are here. hahah can not stop myself from doing it since it is so easy with pay pal bad bad thing this pay pal lol hahahhah
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I just wish garden centers would open that is my favorite time of year when the flyers come in I always make sure I am there on the first day for the specials lol it just means buying more babies.

I spent two days drawing out my property on a bristol board and drawing every little detail and putting in little numbers that match up with a side list so I know what is in the bed and what will be planted and when. my husband just laughed at me well he stopped when it was all finished and he starting thinking about how many hours of work he would need to do. hahahha shame on him for laughing

my kids are now going on the garden sites with me and telling me what they want to plant this year so it has cost me about 100 dollars for their stuff oh well I just see it as time spent together now and outside as soon as this snow melts.

Robin - where did you find the Geranium "Lizbeth"? My daughter is named Elizabeth and I try to get plants with the kids names (the other is Caroline) or variations thereof when I can...
Thanks!
Deb

Thing I dont l;ike about GC is they charge your card whrn the order comes in not when they send it.
I am dealying two nursery orders until FEB. and March, my garden budget is tapped.
March order is for Big Dipper Farm and Forest Farm

I thought they charged at ship time. How can you add to the order if it's already charged??

nutsfordaylily that looks a lot like my list that I was to lazy to type lol
now about tomatoes from the local center then usually do not do as well as home grown seeds that mature at different times, I usually have fresh tomotoes by july 1st and they produce till october I find that the garden center ones even with different kinds all produce late mid to end of august or even later last year Im in a zone 5 I start mine inside with nothing but a south facing window and a small fan to move them around,

as far as fruit trees please do your research most of them need a pal as to say at least two of each kind unless your close friend next door has them also. they can also be trimed in march to keep them compact and they can be trained to grow on fences. by pruning branches to give you the shape you want. I moved last year and now I am having to start with my fruit trees again last place for 12 years and had limited space but had twelve fruit trees that always produced amazing pruning and spaying in march is a must so make sure you have the time to invest before spending a lot of money.

wow, you're all going to be busy!

I think we need to replace the trim on our house (that or paint it...I figure replacing with vinyl will be better in the long run). I have a feeling that's going to eat up my plant spending :(

I'll live vicariously through you guys instead :)

osteospermum sunny elizabeth
elizabeth scholtz rose
magnolia elizabeth
and also clematis elizabeth
lol it goes on and on popular name for plants

three astilbes Amethyst

How old are your kids, sciccirella? Exciting to share the joy.

sciccirella -
Thank you!

I have astilbe Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth Rose (x2)
Apricot Queen Elizabeth Rose (if it makes it through the winter)
An Lady Elizabeth daylily (white, tall one - blooms of Bressingham? I think)
Lizzy phlox
Elizabeth campanula
Helen Elizabeth Poppy

Caroline Testout rose
Miss Caroline rose
Sweet Caroline mini rose
Carolyn Criswell daylilly
Caroline phlox
Caroline campanula
St. Cecilia rose (Caroline's middle name is Cecilia)

whew....
I think there are more, but I'm tired of looking through all my notebooks at the moment - I am NOT organized!
Deb

More organized than I am, Deb. I keep it all in my head, and don't you know that those notes just fly out my ears from time to time!

I tried making a map, but I move plants around at a whim or brain storm....and can't keep up.
Since I have kept a sketchbook for years, I can go back and look at my doodles and garden plans from way back before I had a garden to plan for. I was hideously organized then.... I don't have a clue what happened!

Photos are the best way for me.

Photo maps.
But if you are particularly susceptible to "plantusbeenthereustoolongus" phobia, then it's all a moot point.

I saw the GC website - I quickly closed that window when i saw the Hydrangeas. Been thinking about a few more - but they may need to stay at the Nurseries a bit longer.

Also received the WFF catalog. What can I say - nice stuff, but my local nursuries sell the same varieties at a lower price. We are blessed with some wonderful nursuries here.

Carmen Coreopsis - a well-chosen moniker, Victor. I'd like to get my hands on several.

Yes, Kate - WFF is overpriced.

I'm saving the GC catalog for a more 'rational' day. I have been looking at dwarf fruit trees. thinking of a patio nectarine in a big pot. anybody have any suggestions? I had a beautiful little nectarine tree years ago that bore fruit the year after it was planted at about 4'. The nectarines were large, sweet & juicy. It succumbed after another year (my yard there was very wet, not enough sun, heavy clay, UGG). I don't remember the variety but they have probably been improved anyway.

Hi Jan. I have a madarin tangerine in a pot. Produces sweet, easy to peel (like clementines) juicy fruit. I do need to re-pot it. Of course I bring it inside for the winter.

Victor - how old & what size at this point?
I'm gunning for a GH - Citrus growing may cement the deal...

Has to be about 8 yrs old. Only about 3 1/2 - 4 ft high.

Thank you - duly noted.

You're welcome. Got it from out your way - One Green World.