Re: New Plants for spring

Hello again Merri,
    Do not know if this is of any help or not.... When we were listening to
Bill Hendricks of Klyn Nurseries give a presentation woodies for our area,
he mentioned Calycanthus Athens as wanting neutral to sweet soil. We grow
several, but not Athens as yet, calycanthus here and they are old "classics"
in this area. If you are highly acidic that did not bode well for the shrubs
future.
    Just a though to peruse.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Yes, of course I had the ph checked.  Soils here are acidic--about 5.7,
> Gardening here has been an adventure, and still is.  Last season I lost a
> Calycanthus 'Athens' within three months of buying it from Noble Plants.
I
> had lost the straight species in a different spot several years ago, but
> thought I'd try again.  I can see no rhyme or reason why some plants grow
> here and some fail--even within the same genus and sometimes even
cultivars
> of the same species.  It keeps things exciting, I guess.  On the plus
side,
> the soil is very easily worked, the rocks are picturesque, and my water
> comes from a powerful spring that comes to my gardens and house by gravity
> feed.
> Merri Morgan

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