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

Oh, my!.  I've been wanting a bush clover for a few years, but didn't
realize they required so much space.  May have to rethink that.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:28 AM
Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT] 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
>
> ----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Donna
> 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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