RE: Re: plants... the last of them for this year....

Donna,

My Lespedeza by the end of the summer should be about 5' tall with a
spread of at least that.  It is a glorius plant in bloom.  Mine is
showcased by itself.  We've put in a small stone seating area on a knoll
that is backed by another rise in the ground where we've installed a 2'
stone retaining wall, into which we've integrated some architectural
elements rescued from a demolition site.  The Lespedeza is planted
behind that wall so that it can arc up and drape over.  Quite nice, it I
do say so myself.

Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
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Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:10 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] plants... the last of them for this year....


Ceres (or anyone),

How big is your Lespedeza? It has about a 4ft space alloted, although it
is small now. How fast does it grow?

The heuchera was a throw in, somehow it reminds me of a dieing plant.
Trying to pair it up with something, but nothing struck me as -- yep,
that will go nicely together. So those weho have it or seen it in a nice
setting, what did they use with it?


Donna

> Donna, you have some favorites (that list is very long) of mine.  
>     Lespedeza is so graceful and full of bloom is stunning.  Just 
> allow
> plenty of room for mature size.  Mine has been moved once and now
after a number of 
> yrs it is battling for space with a very large (I keep thinking it is
surely 
> mature size) Royal Star Magnolia. 
>     The Heuchera is one I just cannot bring myself to purchase but I
was in a 
> garden last night and this looked very nice.
>     The buckthorn is so fringy & airy adding a nice texture to the
garden.
>     Heptacodium is a greater bloomer.  I am growing mine in tree form
rather 
> the more commonly shrub form.  The tree form shows off the great bark.
It is 
> loaded with bud right now.
>     I have not seen a Chamaecyparis that I did not like.  I have
several 
> dwarf ones for troughs. 
>     Ceres

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