Re: summer?

Not to worry. We are using only the safest and toughest plants, e.g., cone flowers, pansies, mums, daylilies and the like. 
zem
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com> 
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Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
Sour note department: You might want to run your plant list by the poison control folks. Kids will eat anything and everything. 

On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:02 PM, andreah wrote:


That sounds like fun! The whole thing, not the removal of the spidery
Burfords, LOL! Send us pictures when it's done. And I love that you get to 
SUPERVISE the planting rather than having to do it all yourself.
A


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf 
Of Zemuly Sanders
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 9:22 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
I'm probably going to use some of the Hoogendorn hollies because of their 
soft leaves and large berries.  We are removing the large, spider- filled
Burfords that are currently in the school yard.
zem
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catharine Carpenter" <cathycrc@comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?



Gaillardia, Rudbeckia, Salvia 'May Night'... what about Hollies - the
evergreen would have leaves, plus the berries the kids could admire  in
the winter.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Sep 2, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
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
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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
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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>
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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 


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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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