Re: summer?

And if you want cannas, I got plenty to spare girl.

On 9/2/09, BONNIE_HOLMES <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> What about iris...they are hardy and available. I could send you a box.
> And, those day lilies that bloom in the fall.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zemuly@comcast.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 6:11:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>
> Again, I have to use what I've got. Thankfully, we do have daylilies. I'm
> also using butterfly bushes. Since it's a school they want flowers. I'm
> thinking less is more. They already have some good looking ornamental
> grasses which I'll be able to use.
> zem
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>
>
> > Salvia greggii's are pretty tough too Zem. They are the one plant I can
> > count on to survive a multiyear drought or a month w/ 30 + inches of rain
> > (which is what we normally get in a year). The salvias and daylilies came
> > through it all virtually unscathed.
> >
> > On 9/2/09, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks, Jim. Unfortunately for me, I have to rely on what we have in the
> >> shrub yard of the store. <LOL>
> >> zem
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:33 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
> >>
> >>
> >> Sounds like a fun project. I'd probably rely on lots of sandankwa
> >>> viburnums [V. suspensum]; don't especially like them, but they are
> >>> indestructible.
> >>>
> >>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:17 AM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Great job, Kitty! You never cease to amaze me. My next project is
> >>>> a volunteer one. The Home Depot and American Express are updating
> >>>> and landscaping a new charter school in Memphis. I'm in charge of
> >>>> determining what kinds of plants will be hardy (read "impossible to
> >>>> kill") and how many I'll need for several different beds. I also
> >>>> have to supervise their planting. This should be an interesting
> >>>> experience. <LOL> It's an all volunteer project for both companies.
> >>>> zem
> >>>> zone 7
> >>>> West TN
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> >>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:27 AM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> My colchicum started coming up early, possibly fooled into thinking
> >>>>> it is fall with cool temps and lots of rain. But I love this
> >>>>> weather, much easier to work in. Made $1000 at my plant sale this
> >>>>> weekend. Now that most of my pots have been cleared out I can
> >>>>> start working on late summer garden chores.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lots of tomatoes, yum.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Kitty
> >>>>> neIN, Zone 5
> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
> >>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:19 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Summer may be all but over here. So far we've had maybe a dozen days
> >>>>>> with highs above the mid-90s. But yesterday we had a good soaking
> >>>>>> rain
> >>>>>> for a few hours. I'm told that's usually a sign that summer's nearly
> >>>>>> over and the monsoon season is approaching.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Patricia Dickson wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Or here we had one of the most years with over 100degree days.
> >>>>>>> Today is glorious days high 80's light wind low humidity. We have
> >>>>>>> had
> >>>>>>> enough rain that everything is still green in late August!!! We
> >>>>>>> have
> >>>>>>> big
> >>>>>>> hopes of fall color this year.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> My husband and I are going to Buchart gardens and around Seattle,
> >>>>>>> Victoria,BC, Vancover and we will fly in and out of Spokane,Wa.
> >>>>>>> Any ideas of things we should not miss. You guys have led me on
> >>>>>>> some
> >>>>>>> of the best garden tours.
> >>>>>>> Thank you all
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone Patricia Dickson
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Too bad you weren't down here Auralie. Summer is alive & well in
> >>>>>>> TX. I
> >>>>>>> think it only got up to 90 degrees today and that feels like fall
> >>>>>>> now.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 8/29/09, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> What happened to summer? After the coolest July on record, we
> >>>>>>> finally had a few warmish days, but mostly overcast and humid.
> >>>>>>> Then early this week a couple of days up in the 80s. 90 degrees
> >>>>>>> was predicted but never happened here. Now we are back into
> >>>>>>> what looks like real fall weather. It hasn't been above 72 since
> >>>>>>> Thursday - wasn't out of the 60s yesterday and doesn't look like
> >>>>>>> it will be today. It's drizzling rain, but less than an inch has
> >>>>>>> fallen - just dismal and depressing. Add to that, the dogwood
> >>>>>>> trees are definitely turning color, and the flock of goldfinches
> >>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>> cluster around our feeder are losing their bright yellow color. We
> >>>>>>> get so much pleasure from the goldfinches. There have been more
> >>>>>>> of them than usual this summer. Sometimes there are as many
> >>>>>>> as eight lined up or fussing with each other for a turn at the
> >>>>>>> feeder.
> >>>>>>> I know they will still be here all winter, but I hate to see them
> >>>>>>> lose
> >>>>>>> their brilliant summer plumage.
> >>>>>>> Auralie
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>> Pam Evans
> >>>>>>> Kemp TX
> >>>>>>> zone 8A
> >>>>>>>
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> >>>>>> Willamette Valley
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> > Kemp TX
> > zone 8A
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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