RE: Nursery

Learning new things is supposed to keep your brain young isn't it?
Should be interesting to have an entirely new plant palette and climate
to figure out.
Do you have a Sunset Western Garden Book handy?

Cyndi


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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] Nursery

Not much room left to plant. It's a small yard that's been fairly
densely planted. There are a few possibilities, however, without
making a major make-over. I mentioned she wants more raised beds,
mostly for vegetables and herbs, so that's going to create some
opportunities, I think. And there is quite a bit of fence that is
available for vines--probably clematis. There's a maple tree in front
that has a horrible configuration--v-shaped trunk--that probably split
apart before too many years and need to be replaced. There are also
lots of plants I don't recognize, so I want to spend a year or so just
observing before I think about anything major.


On Apr 29, 2008, at 3:54 AM, Kitty wrote:

> Does your sister's place offer you any space to "do your own thing",
> Jim? Will she return from her trip to a garden makeover?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer"
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> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 8:31 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Nursery
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>> We went shopping this morning, then dropped in on one of the local
>> nurseries on the way home. I spent the whole time--well, most of
>> it-- reading name tags. This is truly turning out to be a "learning
>> experience." May 1 is the official last frost date, so we were
>> looking for bedding plants specifically, but the woman explained
>> that the prolonged cold weather this year had fouled up their
>> ordering  schedule, so most annuals and such wouldn't be arriving
>> until later in  the week. Saw lots of stunning clematis, azaleas,
>> and rhododendrons,  however.
>>
>>
>>
>> Island Jim
>> Inland in Oregon
>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>> Elevation 148'
>> USDA Zone 7
>> Heat Zone 5
>> Sunset Zone 6
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Island Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
Hardiness Zone 7
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 86 F [30 C]

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