Re: summer?

excellent idea.  early crocuses, mid-season daffodils, some Spanish
bluebells if you have any.

On 9/2/09, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the offer, but we really do have to use what's available in the
> store.  You suggestion did remind me that the spring blooming bulbs have
> just arrived in the store.  I think I'll be using some of them. :o)
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "BONNIE_HOLMES" <
> bonnie_holmes@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 6:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>
>
> 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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>>>>>>>>> Inland Jim
>>>>>>>> Willamette Valley
>>>>>>>>
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>>> Kemp TX
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Kemp TX
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