Re: a question

Isabelle, in my experience in zone 5b, neither oakleaf hydrangea nor
perovskia establish well with fall planting.  Even with spring planting, I
have found the hydrangea often dies over the winter, though once you can get
good sized plants established, they are fully hardy here.
Merri Morgan
zone 5b, WV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Isabelle Rawich" <bhayes@catskill.net>
To: "perennials" <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:09 PM
Subject: a question


> Greetings:  I received the White Flower Farms catalogue for the fall
> planting;
>
> they have plants I want and haven't seen in my local nurseries, like
> perovskia, and oak leaf hydrangea;
>
> I have bought from them in the past, and their plants are good sized,
> but many of them failed to be perennial after a year or so; they did
> either give me a credit or plants to replace those that were lost
> however;
>
> now, I find that I could spend almost $500 if I ordered everything I
> wanted, but don't want to spend more than necessary;
>
> my question to this list is does anyone knows a better way to get these
> plants for fall planting?
>
> TIA
>
> Isabelle Hayes
>
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