Re: drought

Thanks so much Judy!  Come mid-March, I may raise the distress flag.  I know
echinacea is tough and likes it dry-ish.  I'm hoping it may have gone into
drought-hibernation mode.  But I may be too optomistic.  I will take you up
on the mint for sure.  Those are my favorites for my tea.  I'm definitely
planting more rosemary shrubs.  They still look great and have gotten no
supplemental water all this time, though I did lose some of the prostrate
ones in my hanging baskets.

On 1/2/06, Judy Browning <judylee@lewiston.com> wrote:
>
> Pam, I have echinacea everywhere. Let me know when you want some. As long
> as
> the ground isn't frozen I should be able to get you a dozen or more, no
> problem. I meant to thin them drastically last summer & never got it done.
> Can also send you chocolate mint & lemon mint roots.
> Judy B
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] drought
>
>
> > Yes, quite few.  Pineapple sage croaked, the caryopteris (four of
> > them) also, even the Russian sage which likes dry conditions, I think
> all
> > of
> > three of those are toast too.  Even my big Wild thing salvia isn't
> looking
> > too good.  My weigela is a goner, going to replace it w/ a big rosemary.
> > No
> > telling if any of the grass will come back.  If not, I'll just let the
> > weeds
> > take over the lawn.  Been keeping all my viburnums well watered and the
> > roses.  I think they will be OK, but only March will tell.  Most of the
> > mints and purple coneflowers are history too.  Some daylilies have
> > disappeared, but they may be hunkering down, at least I hope so.  All
> I'm
> > planting next Spring are rosemary, lavender, thyme and salvias.  And I
> > will
> > replace the purple coneflowers.  They're a must w/ a bird & butterfly
> > sanctuary.  I may do a few peppers in pots, because I must have my
> > peppers.
> > But I won't plant a big bed of them again.  Ten months of this.  It's
> > crazy.
> > Thanks for letting me vent Chris.  I can't tell you how badly I want to
> > take
> > all the flood waters and redirect them to Oklahoma & Texas.
> >
> >
> > On 1/2/06, Chris Petersen <chris@widom-assoc.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Pam,
> >>
> >> Have you lost a lot of plants?
> >>
> >> Chris Petersen
> >> Northport, Long Island, New York
> >> Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
> >>
> >> chris@widom-assoc.com
> >> My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
> >>
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> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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