{"id":102,"date":"2013-10-31T13:54:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T18:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hort.net\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2014-12-05T16:08:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T21:08:36","slug":"2013-fall-plant-orders-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hort.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/31\/2013-fall-plant-orders-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 fall plant orders, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Half of the plants from the order<\/p><\/div>\n

I used to order plants via mail fairly frequently, but because of time and monetary constraints I slacked off for a while.<\/p>\n

Until this fall. \u00a0It all started when I was looking for a replacement for my beloved Dirca palustris<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which had been broken by some careless tree trimmers who worked for the power company. \u00a0They didn’t actually kill it, but they broke it in half and opened up a perfect space underneath for my dog, Romeo. \u00a0On hot summer days Romeo would dig deep and curl into the exposed roots to keep himself cool. \u00a0However, I love Romeo and hate the tree trimmers, so I’m giving the tree trimmers full blame.<\/p>\n

The original plant came from Woodlanders<\/a> nursery in 2003, but their recent catalogs didn’t list leatherwood any more. \u00a0Until this fall, that is. \u00a0I was so excited to finally have a source again, but shipping was going to be expensive. \u00a0“I’d better order more plants since I have to pay pretty much the same shipping rate anyhow,” I rationalized.<\/p>\n

I think every gardener who orders via mail has gone through this process to satisfy their plant lust. \u00a0There should be a support group.<\/p>\n

Somehow I justified my way to twelve different items. \u00a0I upped the quantity to five for two of the plants, giving me twenty plants total:<\/p>\n