Re: drought

WOW...what a group we have here. Everybody willing to chip in and send
Pam more plants. I love this group. And Pam..you KNOW you can have
whatever I have..no problem. We have had a horrible drought in Oklahoma
as well. Not as bad as Texas...but pretty bad. I figured what lives,
lives. What dies....well, I'll just shop some more.

   
  Jess

Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
  Pam, I've got pineapple sage, too. It didn't spread as much as normal last 
summer because of no rain, but I'm sure there's plenty to share with you.
zem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:51 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] drought


> Pam, I always have Russian Sage, too, so if that doesn't come back, I can
> get you some from here. Also, I'm sure I'll have some daylilies. If you
> can tell me how to start some caryopteris for you, I'd be glad to do that
> for you too. (Weigela is not something I have, unfortunately, nor any
> Pineapple sage or Wild Thing salvia.)
>
> Let me know how to help and I'll get it out to you.
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf
> Of Pam Evans
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:18 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> 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 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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