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| After all the swapping and growing from seed, I broke down and made my annual pilgrimmage to Baker's Acres. I got a beautiful new Sea Holly, Dianthus Sarah, Gomphrena Strawberry Fields (my winter sown ones croaked), another nice Baptisia Australis and of course, Coleus fireworks.
Can't leave that place without a new and crazy coleus. I was disappointed, but not suprised that Ech. Orange Beadowbrite and Fragrant Angel were gone. I was also disappointed that they were selling purple loosestrife, although it was Morden's Pink. What have YOU bought? |
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- Posted by Storygardener 5/6 central oh (My Page) on Sun, Jun 19, 05 at 14:54
| I have bought some things too this spring... hardy geranium Hocus Pocus I am running out of places to plant things, though. B |
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| If I can ever find the place to put it, I'm wicked-excited about my new Autumn lilac --Heptacodium miconiodes -- that I bought on the internet. From the same place I bought a few Nodding Ladies Tresses -- native orchids. They're in the ground and seem happy in the one spot of shade I have -- can't wait to see them blom! My neighbor teases me that I seem to be constitutionally incapable of going anywhere near a graden center without getting at least one plant, but these two, and my new fig, are the ones I'm the most excited about. |
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| Bev -- I've had to start subtracting plants! |
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- Posted by Storygardener 5/6 central oh (My Page) on Sun, Jun 19, 05 at 15:52
| Alison...I totally understand about the garden center stuff and making room. I have to admitt that 2 (yes 2!!) butterfly bushes didn't make it over the winter. I will replace one with a seedling of a butterfly bush I've been watching - it's now a big plant, actually. And the other..well -it's lots of room for NEW and DIFFERENT plants. I wasn't sad for long. As for the garden centers...it's how I give directions around town. They are my landmarks. |
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- Posted by gillespiegardens Z6 cinti ohio (My Page) on Sun, Jun 19, 05 at 21:37
| Bev... that reminds me that one of my friends says im the only one she knows that gives directions by garden plantings lol sue |
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- Posted by gardengirl_17 z5 OH (My Page) on Mon, Jun 20, 05 at 22:15
| Hi Karen! Since my garden is only 4 years old this year, there's still plenty of planting room. I won't list everything because it would take too long but I've bought geranium 'rozanne' (can't get enough) And believe it or not, (almost) everything's planted! :) |
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| not sure what was meant by "dainties", but by the looks of the replies - about anything. I'm more into the "shrubby" stuff, but I do have a few perennials on my list From Dawes Arboretum - From Yew Dell Gardens - From Cox Arboretum - From Boone County(KY) Arboretum - From Oakland Nursery - From Fairweather Gardens - From the Cincinnati Civic Garden Club Sale - From Greenfield Plant Farm - From Baker's Acres - And from Lowe's - I sure hope my wife doesn't put a $ value on this list LOL |
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- Posted by gardengirl_17 z5 OH (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 05 at 20:11
| If our spouses had any idea how much we really spent on plants, there might be trouble! ;) |
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| My husband and I were at a local garden center last week and one of the women who works there pointed at me and said to my husband "She's here every day!" |
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| No fair, outing you like that! My neighbor just laughs everytime she sees me getting out of the car with a little bag of one or two plants.... |
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- Posted by Rastagecko z5/6 OH (My Page) on Sun, Jul 10, 05 at 0:13
| I really don't buy very many plants, getting most of them from friends and swaps. But I love finding things on sale at the end of the season and will occassionally buy some unusual plants that I am not likely to find at the swaps. This past week I bought a cute green and white hosta called Pandora's Box, one of the miniature hostas that only gets 3 or 4 inches tall. I also bought a steppable ground cover called Brass Buttons. Michelle bought a new lamium that we hadn't seen before and she got me a couple of ferns for Father's Day, a Ghost Fern and a Lady in Red Fern. But those are the only plants we have purchased this year. James |
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- Posted by Storygardener 5/6 central oh (My Page) on Sun, Jul 10, 05 at 11:16
| James...I got a small division of Hosta Pandora's Box from Michigan Betty (Hagey) several years ago. I just love this plant. It's three years old now and still isn't bigger than a donut. But, it's so unique. Enjoy! I always put organic slug bait near it (Escar-go or Sluggo) because the slugs in my garden could eat it in one evenings meal! I want to protect it. Nice plants. Beverly |
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- Posted by ClickerMel z6a SW Ohio (My Page) on Thu, Jul 21, 05 at 13:18
| Oh my gosh -- what have I bought? (And yes, the S.O. is very cross that I've spent more than I should, LOL!) Just started a huge (approximately 100x8) foot bed plus some others this year, and luckily many friends thinned out their beds and gave me the extras. But I spent money on: (Forgive me, don't have all the tags handy, so some names are general) . . . Butterfly bush And 10 heirloom tomato plants. I know there's more that I just don't remember ;-). That doesn't include the seeds I've planted! :-) Mel |
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