I will be at that sale with bells on. Last year in Oct. I bought hostas that had already gone dormant and were simply pots of dirt to look at. I planted them in the ground and every one of them came up this year.

those in the great white north.. have to worry about the freeze/thaw cycle ... ejecting plants at soil thaw time ... or worse.. some weird that in the middle of feb... and you dont find them for 2 months ....

nothing worse than finding a hosta up out of the soil in late march or early april ...

as such.. you need to get them planted.. early enough.. based on your soil... that they can grab hold...

i used to insure that all my plants went in the ground the first few weeks of sept.....

ken

Went to Funkie Garden this afternoon and purchased at 50% off
Luna Moth
Dance With Me
Lemon Ice
Key West
and a nice Limelite Hydrangea half price

A very nice way to spend a hot Saturday afternoon. It was very shady and cool there.

So jealous! I have been perusing the Bridgewood "ugly plant sale" though. I can really do some damage at plant sales!

Me too, Jadie. They have a lot of hostas that many other places don't have, I'm seeing. Lots of 'Lakeside' hosta as well.

Don B.

What are you looking at, Don? I already put in one order last night, now I'm back for more. :)

Don't you have Piecrust Promise? I am mulling that one...among others, of course!

Don't have 'Piecrust Promise' yet...I'm looking at 'Hippodrome' 'Daddy Boomer' 'Finlandia' 'Lakeside Legal Tender' 'Lakeside Feather Light' and so many more!

And 'Mustang Sally'.

Don B.

Ohhhh - I shouldn't have looked at the Bridgewood sale!! Don - you got me by mentioning the Lakeside's - I have been kind of collecting them lately. We live a half mile from Lake Ontario and spend most of our summers on the lake. Anyway, I ordered Lakeside Storm Watch, Lakeside Dragonfly, and Lakeside Ring Master; along with Satisfaction and Yellow River. I wasn't planning on getting any more hostas untill spring but the sale tempted me...

LOL I know, it's the sales; They make it too easy to get more!

Don B.

Ugh, you guys suckered me in to looking at Bridgewood. I just ordered a half dozen unplanned hostas. Oops. Looks like I need to make room in the temp bed. I guess this means I get the chance to see how they grow before adding them to a permanent bed next year! And before anyone asks, here was my order:

Garnet Prince
Gemstone
Pacific Blue Edger
Penny Lane
Reptilian
Shade Fanfare
Sparkling Burgundy

I will make you feel better...I ordered over a dozen. :)

Olive Bailey Langdon
Brother Stefan
Tambourine
Golden Meadows
Holly's Velvet Piecrust
Lakeside Kaleidoscope
Midwest Magic
Olympic Sunrise
Rhino Hide
Piecrust Promise
Queen of the Seas
Blaze of Glory
Yesterday's Memories
Sergeant Pepper
Parky's Prize
Eventide
Reptilian

Thank you for the introduction to Funkie Gardens. I spent that evening pouring over their website. How fortunate you are to have it within visiting distance. Oh my, I must put it in my GPS in case we are near there EVER.

Good score, Jadie!! You're gonna LOVE 'Lakeside Kaleidoscope'.

Don B.

Oh, Don, that is gorgeous! Thanks for the preview of things to come. Let us know what you ended up with.