Re: New plants

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:53 AM
Subject: [CHAT] New plants


> Doggone it! Another one of our few independent nurseries is going out of
> business! One of my favorites too as they often have what no one else
> around here is carrying. Only good part of this is their entire stock
> has been reduced to 50% off...so needless to say I've bought a lot of
> new plants recently. Here's the list, I'll try to get pics when I can.
>
>
> Roses:
> 'The Fairy'--X 2
> 'Auguste Renoir'
> 'Sir Thomas Lipton'
> 'Mozart'
>
> Verbascum 'Pink Petticoats'
>
> an unidentified sedum...tag possibly says 'benneschtii'?
>
> an unidentified Thalictrum (meadow rue)...tag possibly    says 'delavagi'?
>
> Fuscia magellanica X 2
>
> Baptisias:  White, Purple, and Yellow, one of each
>
> Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) 'Bartered Bride'
>
> St. John's Wort X 2
>
> Wiegela X 2...haven't written down the name of cultivar yet
>
> Scented Geraniums X 2...haven't written down name of cultivar yet
>
> Perennial Oat Grass X 2
>
> Hemerocallis (day lily) 'Stella D'Oro' X 6
>
> Aquilegia (Columbine)
>
> Stattice
>
> and 4 other plants whose names elude me now.
>
> About half of these are for my garden and half are for a teacher
> appreciation garden at my kids' school that I'm going to start on next
> week as soon as we are done with softball and baseball for the summer.
> Total cost to me: $196 for plants originally valued in excess of $400.
>
>
> Now we have to go and get the hostas my husband wants...all marked at
> half price, too. And wasn't I planning on not buying any plants this
> year? Duh! What was I thinking????????? :-)
>
>
>
>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> --Albert Einstein
>
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