RE: last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers; and Rayna's new house...

Thanks, Kitty!
Blessings, Bonnie
(SW OH - zone 5)

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Kitty
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:28 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers; and
Rayna's new house...

> could bring it indoors for the winter or will it need too much light?
Couln't hurt to try.  Probably let the soil dry out and allow the plant a
dormancy period and it wouldn't need all that much light.  Just a guess.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:39 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers; and
Rayna's new house...


> Well, I won't have lost much as the 2 gallon pot was only $3.50.  I was
> afraid it might be the "annual for the North" type of plant.  Do you think
I
> could bring it indoors for the winter or will it need too much light?  (I
> set it in shade our first day back and it began to droop immediately!)  It
> really does have striking blossoms!
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of Kitty
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:41 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers; and
> Rayna's new house...
>
> Bonnie, that one is tender. A-Z says A. curassavica  requires a minimum
temp
> of 45 F.  Botannica says Zones 9-12.  RHS says Zone 9 and shows common
> names:
> Blood Flower
> Swallow Wort
> Matal
> Indian Root
> Bastard Pecacuanha
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:05 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers; and
> Rayna's new house...
>
>
> > Thanks to all who responded so kindly to Rayna's need for some planting
> > advice and plants.  It will take a couple of weeks to figure out
sun/shade
> > exposure and then we'll begin to figure out how to plan plantings.  I'm
> > hoping to get some good daylight pictures of the house and the yard.  It
> is
> > an oddly shaped lot, but that can make for some interesting
opportunities
> in
> > niches and small "rooms."  We probably won't do too much in the back to
> give
> > her dogs an area to be dogs.  And yes, Wendy, the house is an older
home.
> > We did figure out that a crack running from front to back in the house
was
> > the result of the home having an addition added to it.  (Of course the
> house
> > having a full basement under the original portion of the house and the
> crawl
> > space under the "newer" portion was a pretty good clue, too.)
> >
> > As far as decorating Rayna's house, that will be all her.  There is a
lot
> of
> > my mother in her artistic abilities.  She doesn't have the same taste,
but
> > boy does she ever have the eye for color!!!  (Must be the gypsy blood
:>D)
> > Tzeitel has become a "design on a dime" person already and has some real
> > "show rooms."  The company that she's working for will showcase her
house
> in
> > their ads soon.  I have a feeling that Rayna's home will not shine any
> less.
> >
> >
> > I'll try to post some photos for ideas on Rayna's out door areas soon.
> >
> > Wendy and all, we had a great time on vacation!  We were at Daytona
Beach
> > shores a few short days, doing things with the grandboy and two days in
> > Orlando before we had to drive back.  There were lots of things we'd
have
> > liked to work in, but the time was so limited.  Brenden came down with
> some
> > friction burns and that slowed us up a bit too and Bill and I added
> matching
> > little toe blisters on both our feet.  We did get to eat our favorite
> > barbeque, though--Sunnys.  I love that stuff!  We brought home a couple
> > gallons of our favorite sauce.  We don't have any of their restaurants
> > within 2 states distance.
> >
> > I brought home one plant:  It was Asclepias curassavics.  I couldn't
find
> a
> > zone indication, but the blood red and orange flowers sucked me in
anyway.
> > I've seen web sites say it will only go to zone 8 or 9, but I found a
> couple
> > that said to zone 4.  Do any zone 5 folks have any experience with this
> > milkweed?  If I can't over winter it outdoors, can I bring it indoors
for
> > the winter?  What would you recommend?
> >
> > Wendy, as soon as I get time, I'll dig them up and give you a call!
> >
> > Blessings to all!
> >
> > Bonnie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> > Of Wendy Swope
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 9:59 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers;
and
> > Rayna's new house...
> >
> > Hello, Bonnie,
> >
> > Re: Grandma's and Siebenthaler's.  I do intend to put a bug in their
> > respective ears about doing a garden party sale, but I'm in no hurry.
> Can't
> > hurry right now, too many appliances are breaking at home, and I'm far
> > behind tending my garden.  I figure if I get to it by Christmas, that
> should
> > give the people in charge a quiet season to think it over.  Your offer
of
> > help is appreciated.  I'll holler if I need you!
> >
> > Yes, yes, yes! to the knautia!  My sample plant is gee-orgeeous in
bloom.
> >
> > You are 1400 e-mails behind, eh?  Now I feel better about my track
record
> > here! <g>  Seriously, I know you went on vacation and have a lot of
other
> > family stuff going on that I do not.  I didn't find out about your
crisis
> > with Blue until it had come and gone, for one thing.  I wish I'd been
> there
> > to support you, but I'm very happy that everything turned out alright.
> And
> > you and Bill managed to take a VACATION!  How perfectly fantastic!  I'll
> > have to look back and see if you posted anything about how it went.
> >
> > Is Rayna's new home an older house or a newer one?  When you said
> > "interesting interior architecture", that made me think of an older
home.
> > This one sounds like a blank slate for Rayna's creativity, which is
great.
> > The two of you will have a fine time fixing the curb appeal with
> plantings.
> > Sun or shade?  Makes me smile just thinking about it!
> >
> > Hugs,
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 9:12 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] last night's experience;Grandma's & Seibenthalers;
and
> > Rayna's new house...
> >
> >
> > > Let me know if I can help, Wendy!  BTW, we still need to get together
so
> I
> > > can give you a tub full of Knautia Macedonica (if you want it) <snip>
> > > BTW, to the group in general, daughter Rayna moved into her first
house
> > > (bought on her own without anyone's help) and is excited!  There are a
> few
> > > plants already there.  In the dark, I was only able to identify
surprise
> > > lilies.  She wants some help on plantings.  <snip>The outside of the
> > > house is VERY plain.  It needs something to spice it up!  It begs for
> > "curb
> > > appeal."
> > <snip>
> >
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