Re: Brr it's cold and now transplanting

But see that's good for me too. I'll never have to purchase plugs of it
again. I can just divide what I have planted. LOVE IT!

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tricia" <pdickson@nts-online.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and now transplanting


> I bought one plant of the Artemisia 'oriental limelight' a couple of years
> ago and now have several coming up all over... but I love invasives here
in
> the hotter than hell summers.... they live and even thrive rather than
faint
> and die.  I should tell you too that they spread by rhizomes ...  but I
> still love them... a little color in a dark spot. that I can even share
with
> friends.
> Patricia
> zone 6b
> western OK
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris" <chris@widom-assoc.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 9:02 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and now transplanting
>
>
> > I love Artemisia 'oriental limelight'!  How easy is it from seed?  Where
> > did you order it from?
> >
> > Chris
> > Long Island, NY
> > Zone 7
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Andrea H
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 9:46 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and now transplanting
> >
> > I like to plant mixed containers to sell and none of the retail
> > nurseries
> > around here seem to do much of that. My pots were pretty big sellers
> > last
> > year, soooo, this year, I bought the following:
> >
> > Artemisia 'oriental limelight'
> > Supertunia Blue something or other, I don't have the label in front of
> > me
> > Superbena burgundy (VERY cool new color)
> > Verbena Takuna Salmon
> > Scavola 'Purple Fan'
> > Helichrysum (Licorice plant)
> >
> > The burgundy verbena and licorice plant will go together, scavola and
> > artemesia, and the salmon verbena, artemesia, and petunias together.
> >
> > I probably will try a couple of other combos and would like to have
> > purchased more for different 'themes" but I don't have the space or the
> > funds. Sigh.
> >
> > I do love waling in the greenhouse and seeing all those flats though. It
> > makes me feel better since it's still wet and cold here.
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> > Zone 8b
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:07 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Brr it's cold and daffodils
> >
> >
> > > Nope, some of us are here... just not awake enough yet :)
> > >
> > > There is no signs of life here. Everything is still frozen, but the
> > snow
> > > did melt away during a warm period last week. Thinking it is near zero
> > > here with a wind chill way below. Burrrrrrr!
> > >
> > > So Andrea, what are you transplanting? We have been doing that for the
> > > last month at our clubs greenhouse. For those of us in the northern
> > > area, working in the greenhouse weekly does the spirit good. Warmth,
> > > something green to look at and smell, hands in dirt... yep, every
> > > gardener needs that to make it thru the winter.
> > >
> > > Donna
> > > IL, Zone 5
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Jesse-looks like you and I are the only ones up so far this morning.
> > > It's
> > > > cloudy and damp and cold here. Not COLD, just uncomfortable. I've
> > got
> > > > daffodils coming up too but not blooming. It was so dry here this
> > > winter
> > > > that everything's trying to catch up now that we've had some rain.
> > > >
> > > > Spent yesterday transplanting 656 plugs into 3 inch containers.
> > > > Fortunately
> > > > my sister and brother-in-law helped me or it would have taken me
> > DAYS!
> > > > Needless to say, the greenhouse is full. Now let's just cross our
> > > fingers
> > > > and hope that my mixed container gardens sell really well this year.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Andrea H
> > > > Beaufort, SC
> > > > Zone 8b
> > >
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