Re: Out & About...

Sounds like you had a great day!   Has it warmed up any yet?

On 5/30/08, james singer <islandjim1@comcast.net> wrote:
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> That's interesting because the tag didn't have the trade name on it,
> although when I looked it up online, the trade name was very prominent.
>
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> On May 30, 2008, at 2:53 PM, Kitty wrote:
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> Re Sambucus:  'Eva' is the real cultivar name, tradename is Black Lace.  I
>> have 'Gerda', tradename Black Beauty.
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>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@comcast.net
>> >
>> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:27 PM
>> Subject: [CHAT] Out & About...
>>
>>
>> We went nursery hopping this morning. We wanted to get some vegetable
>>> plants--peppers, eggplants, a cherry tomato--and see if there were any
>>> field-grown pansies left [nope]. We also wanted to kinda look around
>>> for ideas. Three junipers have died in one of the street-side beds and
>>> we're having a line of five incense cedars along the back fence limbed
>>> up on Monday, so we've got some interesting areas to think about. So,
>>> mostly, we were just window shopping.
>>>
>>> We saw a black elderberry [Sambucus nigra "Eva," which is definitely
>>> on our list to consider planting somewhere].
>>>
>>> On the way home, we took a detour and went by Schreiner's iris
>>> nursery. It's mind blowing. They have a few acres of demonstration
>>> gardens where one can wander, picnic, photograph, whatever. Mainly, of
>>> course, it's a show case for their irises, but the beds are chock-a-
>>> block flowers--irises, lupines, columbines, poppies, herbaceous
>>> peonies, delphiniums, alliums... masses of spectacular color every
>>> where you looked. And, of course, I hadn't brought my camera.
>>>
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>>> Island Jim
>>> Willamette Valley
>>> 44.99 N 123.04 W
>>> Elevation 148'
>>> Hardiness Zone 8/9
>>> Heat Zone 5
>>> Sunset Zone 6
>>> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
>>> Maximum 86 F [30 C]
>>>
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>> 2:53 PM
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> Island Jim
> Willamette Valley
> 44.99 N 123.04 W
> Elevation 148'
> Hardiness Zone 8/9
> Heat Zone 5
> Sunset Zone 6
> Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
> Maximum 86 F [30 C]
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-- 
Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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