Thanks for the Advice!
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: Thanks for the Advice!
- From: M* N*
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 10:56:43 -0500
Cyclamen - Thanks for the advice! I've seen the cute potted ones in stores,
and might invest in a few to fill in as houseplants when I move all my ferns
back out onto the porch this summer. For the coum variety, Marge mentioned
"woodland gardens". Does that mean it will survive planted right at the base
of a tree? Also, thanks for the URL.
(http://suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/15051 if anyone missed it).
I'll look it up.
Frost Dates - Devon, I'm in west Baltimore. Does your book list frost dates
for Baltimore?
Primroses - Ah-ha! Good. I'll nurse the two I've inherited until spring.
And again, if anyone (in addition to Charlie and Devon) is interested in
plants swaps in Maryland, let me know. I have two other (off line) gardeners
interested, and will find out what they MIGHT have to swap come Spring.
QUESTION: Looking for privacy plants. Any suggestions for tall perennials,
non-invasive, full to partial sun? Do the ornamental grasses expand across
the ground much? I'm already seeking permission from the neighbor to put
some of the lovely vines you all suggested on part of our shared chain link
fences.
SECOND QUESTION: What is the life span on a flowering crab apple tree? Ours
is at LEAST 15 years old. FanTAStic show 6 years ago, decreasing ever since.
Sheds leaves all summer >:-(
THIRD QUESTION: (I warned you I'm a novice!) Last year, I planted fox
gloves. No sign yet of re-appearance. Do they self-seed and spring from
THAT? If so, when can I expect them?
FOURTH QUESTION: I have several butterfly bushes (my apologies for not being
fluent with the Latin names), which I did NOT trim back at the end of last
season. Do they bloom off new growth (therefore trim back now), or can I
just leave them, like a lilac bush?
I'm in Baltimore, Maryland. Your thoughts are genuinely appreciated! :-D
Maria in Maryland
Maria C.S. Nauman
mnauman@mountdesales.org
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