Re: Re: Re: [Russian Sage-Wendy

Wendy,
Re: Where's the happy middle ground here!?

I realize that was rhetorical and just one of those garden gripes we all utter, 
but.....
No one soil is the answer for all plants.  The best thing to do, if you want a 
mixed planting is to start by judging the soil and then only choose plants that 
work with your conditions.  You can't put Pitcher Plants and Sages in a loam 
bed with your Purple Coneflower.

Yes, we all know this, but it can be fun, but also depressing when we try to 
push the limits of growing plants.  I've personally had it with my Russian 
Sage.  It's pretty, but it just doesn't want to play nice with the other plants 
in the bed.

Kitty
> Hello, Fran, 
> 
> I have a LOT of Russian Sage, and I've found that I can't persuade it to
> do more than "creep" in anything resembling shade. I've coaxed other
> plants that want full sun into tolerating a bit of shade (some roses,
> for example, and those veronicas I mentioned), but R. Sage just won't
> perform.
> 
> 
> I'm glad you left Pam's message attached to your post, 'cause I didn't
> get it! My current means of getting my e-mail off the web is hinky at
> best. I bet what Pam said about her R. Sage not spreading because it is
> part of a xeriscape is right on target. Here in SW OH, we have very hot,
> humid summers, but only a week or two of August drought. Also, in order
> to garden on my stripped and compacted suburban lot, it's been necessary
> for me to build all my beds from scratch, so the soil is pretty
> healthy--healthier than R. Sage needs. My drifts began creeping into the
> lawn by the time they'd been in place 2 years. (During the learning
> process, I killed my first two plantings of R. Sage with poor soil!
> Where's the happy middle ground here!?)
> 
> 
> Wendy
> 
> -------Original Message-------
> From: fm4re <fm4re@swbell.net>
> Sent: 08/09/03 09:56 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: [Russian Sage-Wendy
> 
> > 
> > Okay!  seems I'm really chatty today!  But, I just planted 4 Russian sages
> this spring - they were about 4 inches tall.  I think that I lost one and
> the others aren't doing so well.  Maybe it's the bed - too much shade
> throughout the day and too nice soil (it's a new bed this spring).  Maybe
> it's the saying about perennials - something to the effect about sleeping
> and creeping - I forget it exactly.  I kinda pay attention to Pam's
> successes since she is in more similar terrain for me.  BUT, I have so
> much
> shade and partial shade for such heat!!!  Fran, OKC
> 
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