Re: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)

I agree about the foliage. Flowers are great, but you DO need the foliage
aspect. I think a garden could seem rather....blah?- without that wonderful
foliage. Would you care to share with us which species Clematis you are
working with??? I finally, after MUCH searching, found my source for a
Clematis texensis! I am sending in the check, so it shouldn't be too long.
The plant is 10.00, shipping is 20.00! But worth it to me. Not sure my
checkbook feels the same way, however. Feel like a kid at Christmas! Robin
----- Original Message -----
From: "GeneBush" <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)


> Hello Anne,
>     Now we are talking... shade gardening..... love my shade garden.
Wonder how
> many others out there think foliage first, then blooms on their
perennials?
> Whether sun or shade, I take that approach to gardening. Since ones sees
foliage
> more and longer than blooms of perennials, foliage sure is important.
Besides, I
> do not like strong hits to the eyes when walking through my garden. Like
the
> concept of walking through a woods seeing blooms here and there and I
travel along
> the paths. Quiet and serene,with little surprises as one moves.
>     I am working on the lower part of my garden that gets the most light.
Almost a
> sun garden. This section is mostly late blooming perennials. Having
trouble coming
> up with some new goodies to plant and fill out some of the bare sections.
Have a
> nice selection of species clematis I am trying to work in. A couple new
aconitum.
> Fall blooming anemone are already in place along with tall garden phlox,
> delphinium, martagon lily, gentiana.
>     Back to weeding this morning before the heat builds.
>     Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>           around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anne Dimopoulos <along@mpdr0.chicago.il.ameritech.net>
> Subject: Re: Aconitum/Phlox(wasMatrona..)
>
>
> > Gene - well, if a Chicago trip is ever in your future, please let me
> > know!  Actually, most of my beds are in at least half-shade, and I have
> > a nice shade bed also against the north-facing wall of our neighbor's
> > house - mostly hostas, ferns, and self-seeded corydalis lutea, with
> > clumps of rodgersia, astilbe, hakonachloa, heuchera, Solomon's Seal
> > (variegated), bleeding heart (spectabilis), a big clump of kiringeshoma
> > palmata, & other odds & ends here & there.  Another bed that needs
> > revamping in a big way - I do love shade plants and love to combine all
> > the different shapes, sizes, textures, & colors of foliage -- the
> > flowers are just a plus.  I did add a few white regale lilies last fall,
> > and they added a pretty white note (and fragrance) amidst all the
> > foliage when they bloomed.  We were just in northern Indiana this
> > weekend visiting friends, in Shipshewana - lots of lovely gardens in
> > that Amish community.
> >
> > Anne - Chicago
>
>
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