What have you ordered for spring 2009 - Part II

I'm thinking of going over to Wellesely College - they have a greenhouse and you can walk around in it for free. Can't take anything home - which is good. I'm running out of windows anyway

Yeah, those icicles up there are brutal! How do you change THAT?

Wha, you are my nemesis. I just looked at klehm's catalog on line and I am quickly going broke! I also sent a lily order to B&D today. Patti

Breakdance'
Miss Ariel
El Condor
Circus Clown
Indian Summer
Little Yellow Kiss
Sunny Crown
Bonbini
Conca d'Or

it is a good thing you didn't have the klehm catalog in your hand it would have been worse. i go two special alberta spruce's there last year. they should be a good size about the time i start receiving social security.

Well isn't that nice of you wha purchasing some of our trees. They are indeed slow growing but they look like Christmas trees and keep a wonderful natural shape so don't need pruning. I think that makes up for their slowpokeyness.

love alberta spruces and have two large typical green ones. the little gems i got were about 4-5" tall so they will be awhile unless you are a Lilliputian -one shows new growth as yellow, called rainbow i think, and the other new growth comes in white - forget the name now - both turn back to green.

Klehm's got my wallet too. I've ordered from them before and liked their stuff, but they are on the pricey side. I kept my order to things I couldn't find elsewhere. Evidently, judging by the size of my order and lack of plant buying self discipline, they have quite a few items not found elsewhere.

I have a big monster white spruce. I luv the paleness of the new growth in the spring. I will try to get a good pic of the new growth that shows the contrast.

DH says the rule of thumb to a blue spruce is 10 years growth.

Hey Patty I have Sunny Crown, planted last fall we'll see it bloom this year.
June ordered Brent and Becks Conc dOr they sent right aeay.They bloomed in august I love it for cram white.

Patti I too have been eyeing Sunny Crown, Bonbini, C. Clown and Miss Ariel! I too also own Conca d Or and love it's huge flowers.

I just have a lily collection. When they go that is all until they figure out how to get rid of the lily leaf beetle. Just too much time to go & pick them off every morning.

Sorry to hear that iris. I didn't know you had them. They are truly evil. They're in our area now. I have alot of lilys and I'm very worried about them.

Please don't send them my way. I saw what they did to Boojum's a few years ago. Very sad. Patti

I spend my mornings squishing the lily beetles all spring and summer. Evil critters!

I have fought the battle and I win...no little evil red bug is going to deter me from my lilies. I love them too much....not to mention I have a 'few'.

Did you really get rid of them all pixie??? How did you get rid you do it??? I may be worried but I am also undaunted. I put in a bunch of new varieties this fall ^_^

All this talk about lilies is lifting thy winter spirits. Thanks guys!

Please pop in anytime, Magnolia!

D-nut
You need to start early! I would say that is # 1 key.. unfortunately I combat them with chemicals ...I have no choice. What I use can NOT be used in New York, and im sure other places so it's a matter of what is allowed in your State ect...
Find a pest killer that has 'Imidacloprid' in it, thats what kills them.
I use this:
http://www.bayeradvanced.com/product/Dual-Action-Rose-Flower-Insect-Killer/rtu.html
I spray in the spring then spray every few weeks, maybe 3-4.

Hi Mags! What do you use against the Lily Beetle?

To date, there is no lily beetle in Wisconsin. We do have our share of critters though and one of them decided that lilies wren't too bad after all, the Japanese Beetle. It's a huge issue for me. They defoliate the birches and they love my dear magnolia blossoms, they eat right through their second set of blooms.

Thanks for the welcome you guys. I pop over here every now and then. Winter is really slow in most of the forums I follow and you guys always have nice pictures ;)

Pixie, you know how to steal my heart, don't you? Is it 'Lavender Gem'? or lavender something? I adore it!

I also ordered Bonbini---love anything lily, especially the clove & vanilla scented ones. Wish I was going to a flower show this year--just to suck up some plant-scented air--how come no show in MA? Is there one in Providence? Went to that one about 10 yrs ago.

nice pic

You are so good Mags!! It is Lavender Gem..wanna try another? lol

The Seed Order I posted near the top of this thread has arrived from Hazzard's .... pretty fast. Look Good, so I am hopeful.

I am going to try and germinate some on Saturday and see how viable they are.

If anyone wants a few seeds, I am just about certain I will have plenty to spare, just let me know! The list is at near the top of the thread.

(or click here)
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=6016216

There is the Feb show in Providence. The MA show failed because the MA Hort Society messed up their money. In fact the society is in big trouble that way.

Willie I would like a few Aster's if you have some to share.....what would you like?

Hey Pixie, it reminds me of 'Arena' but it looks so tall. What might it be?

Here's a bright one to add to the thread.

FYI - i just posted this on another thread - high country garden bills when you order - CC just got hit for an order due to this spring

It's really pretty short..a new one for me last summer
"Garden Party".
What is that lucious yellow??

Thank you for the warning Bill!

An LO called 'Deliana'. Those LOs do well for me here.

Drat! 'Garden Party'. See...I'm not that good after all ;) It's very pretty.

it is beautifull such a nice yellow

Thanks. Have you ever seen the one Pixie made me buy? Her picture stuck around so long in my brain that the following spring I was ordering one. Fine taste, that Pixie.

One of my favorite super fluffy lilies. I believe these to be the same lilies B&D Lilies are offering this spring, sold under different names; though I would admit to not having a DNA test done. So I cannot be sure, but they look exactly like what I have had for two years. Whatever the name, I adored it.

that one is just lovely

my sister ordered six last year think that they would all be diff but at the end it was two of each three diff ones and she game one set so I will post them this summer two of the three bloomed this past summer one of them well I will have to wait and see

I love lillies day, trumpet orientals they are so beautifull all of them okok i will admit it I love all flowers even some weeds.

this is miss lucy it is just yummy

each day a new laywer of petals open and it blooms for about 10 days it is just amazing

The ones I ordered came from a place called Faraway Flowers. I got the ones that first year Dutch Gardens offered them too and they all turned out to be the oriental lily 'Dizzy'. They sent me replacements last year, none of which bloomed. Luckily the Faraway Flowers doubles each had names attached to them and all bloomed. The one above is a second year bloom in part sun. It really was adorable, but then I am a sucker for anything lily ;)