Re: Good Morning!/ Orders for spring??

Both...the bench is wide enough to put a few plants at the base of the wall
with others inserted into the stone and a few along the top.

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN




> [Original Message]
> From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 01/13/2004 8:53:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Good Morning!/ Orders for spring??
>
> > am thinking of plants for the stone wall.
>
> Plants for the wall itself, or to be placed in the soil at the base of
the wall?
> Kitty
> > Looking towards spring.  I want to get my raised vegetable garden beds
and
> > walks completed.  Then, I have ordered a stone bench that we have been
> > having problems getting installed due to weather.  I intend to place it
on
> > a dirt bench at the lake side.  Behind it, I plan to build a stone
wall.  I
> > am thinking of plants for the stone wall.  The area faces west and is
> > actually more dry sun/shade than anything but I am hoping that the
stones
> > in the walls will provide moisture niches.  The bench has a pine and
> > dogwood along the edge.  Cedars grow a little further down the lake
path.  
> > 
> > Because the trees nearby have more of a yellow tone, I am considering
> > Veronica repens 'Sunshine', xHeucherella 'Sunspot', Geranium 'Anne
> > Thomson', all new to me.  Any suggestions?
> > 
> > 
> > Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Gene Bush <genebush@otherside.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Date: 01/13/2004 5:41:38 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Good Morning!/ Orders for spring??
> > >
> > > Well, Kitty,
> > >     My answer probably belongs on the rock garden / alpine list...
but I
> > > know some of what I can not live without already for the new rock
garden I
> > > want to construct this spring. Three each of the following: Roscoae,
> > > Ramonda, Haberlea and Jankea... oh, and two or three species of
Polygala.
> > > Now all I have to do is locate nice starts of all of the above.
Perhaps
> > > another gentiana or two. New saxifrage that will do well in my
troughs.
> > From
> > > the catalogs received thus far, looks like some web searches are in
order.
> > >     What is it that you can not live without??
> > >     Gene E. Bush
> > > Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> > > www.munchkinnursery.com
> > > genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> > > Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > So I see everyone slept well last night - or overslept this
morning. I
> > > > went to bed a bit early myself. So I was surprised to open my email
this
> > > > am and find only one post.
> > > >
> > > > So what's new in the catalogues that you're planning to order?
> > > >
> > > > Kitty
> > >
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