Jessica & What's a Perennial
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- Subject: Jessica & What's a Perennial
- From: G*
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 17:46:23 -0400
Hello Jessica,
Here is a page from my catalog. Perhaps it will expalain perennials,
annuals, etc. for you. Hope it holds together in this message.
There seems to be a bit of confusion over a few terms used loosely in
gardening.
Perennials: Nothing more than a plant that grows for more than two years,
or three seasons. When mature it blooms each year.
It can remain green all 12 months of the year, or the part above ground
can die, leaving the roots to regrow foliage and bloom in another season.
Alpines, wildflowers and "perennials" can be perennial.
Annuals: You get to keep it for one year in the garden. Its whole life from
germination to foliage and blooms all takes place in one year.
Exotics are not dancers from Best Bare Babes of the Bunch Bar. Just refers
to a plant NOT native to your region or the U.S.
Gardens
Perennial Gardening: refers to selecting all of your plantings so you do
not have to replace each year as with annuals. All of the plants listed in
this catalog are perennial.
Native Gardening: does not necessarily mean you remove all clothing before
entering your garden. The term usually refers to using only species native
to your State or region.
Wild Gardening: is not a summer spent in the hammock letting the property
go to pot. Usually it is a mix of natives and non-natives to create a
casual, but controlled, appearance.
Myths
Oh, Myth……Yeths? All the stories you have been told about shade gardens are
not true. Shade gardening is no more difficult than gardening in the sun.
Simply a different location to place your garden. There is no less color,
variety of foliage or lack of plants that perform from March through
November.
I hope careful reading of this catalog proves that point to you.
Gardening is Hard Work: Only if you make it that way. Don't create
projects. Create gardens
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> From: Jessica Wilson <boofie@bigfoot.com>
> Subject: ™Check_Subject
> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 1:13 PM
>
> Does any one know the real spelling of Hydrenga. It is a tall flower,
with
> a large ball of flowers, in blue and purple. I am sorry if this doesn't
> fall under the topic of this list. To be quite honest I don't really
> understand what are perennials, and what aren't. I still learning.
>
>
> Thank you for you time,
>
> Jessica Boof Wilson
>
> ..'But I didn't *mean* to be brave - it just sort of happened when I
> panicked...'... -Piglet
>
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