Lil, sorry about your losses; I think we all experienced some this year. I noted especially your Lathyrus vernus, Spring Vetchling, which has been a favorite of mine for many years. I lost L.v. Katrink Hull to rabbits the first time, so when I replaced it , I caged it. But once I caged it they devoured the species down to the ground – they’d never touched it before. It’s caged now and coming back ok but no flowers yet while Katrink and L v Rosea are both in full bloom right now. I deliberately did a major canopy cutback last fall including taking out a 20yr old Blue Spruce because my garden had gotten too shady. This offers plusses and minuses. Some of the shade plants are asking ‘What the h is going on?’ May have to do some moving. Kitty From: owner-perennials@hort.net [mailto:owner-perennials@hort.net] On Behalf Of lil tovey
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 10:34 AM
To: Perennials @ hortnet
Subject: RE: What's new in your garden? Well its sure good to hear about things going on in the garden. Here in Georgetown, we were the epicentre of that horrible ice storm in December. Lost probably 40% of our tree canopy - looked (and some areas still ) like a war zone! The tree in my front (a linden of some sort) survived. I would have been happy to see it go, but it made it, while my next door neighbors is totally destroyed.
I see no signs of my Laythrus vernis. Think its gone and it has always been a favourite. But our local Hort Society plant sale was last night. I get to do most of the pricing so I see everything that comers in - got a double giant Galanthus, Hosta Teddy Bear, H. Chinese sunrise and an anemone "Serenade". Was lots of other goodies, but after a couple of hours I was too tired to go through more things. With this really late cold spring, its almost a miracle we had enough to sell, but our members sure came through.
Gotta love fellow plantaholics!
Lil
Georgetown ON
> Subject: Re: What's new in your garden?
> Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 08:33:50 -0400
> To: p*@hort.net
> From: 1*@rewrite.hort.net
>
> Dang I wish I lived near you Chris - Hv Autumn Bride is on my wish list.
> I haven’t been able to make a full list of “didn’t make it” yet. Too much else going on and the New Hampshire weather has been down right chilly
> (I’m in a turtle neck and jeans to survive a 11 AM lacrosse game in the RAIN.)
> My local nursery has a $1.00 sale going on - got three Summer Pastel Achellia , two dianthus, and a Red Brandy rudbeckia. Plus as full price Ruby something or other Heuchra and Royal Ruby sempervivium.
> The last two are potted up in a huge container along with the rudbeckia and some alyssum.
> Here’s hoping my Kent Beauty lives on!
>
> Cheryl
>
> On May 10, 2014, at 12:40 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote
>
> > Today I went to a local hardware store and found lots and lots of
> > quart and gallon-sized perennials for $2.50 apiece. I loaded up:
> >
> > 1 Ajuga reptans 'Silver Queen'
> > 3 Armeria martima 'Nifty Thrifty'
> > 1 Dicentra eximia
> > 1 Heucera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
> > 3 Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain'
> > 3 Heuchera Kira[TM] Evergreen Forest
> > 1 Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'
> > 2 Heucherella 'Gold Strike'
> > 2 Hosta 'Ann Kulpa'
> > 2 Hosta 'Moonstruck'
> > 2 Hosta 'Praying Hands'
> > 2 Hosta 'Queen Josephine'
> > 3 Hosta 'Vulcan'
> > 2 Lewisia longipetala 'Little Plum'
> > 1 Lychnis viscaria 'Splendens Fire'
> > 1 Nepeta x fassenii 'Kit Kat'
> > 2 Origanum vulgare 'Kent Beauty'
> > 1 Phlox paniculata 'Nora Leigh'
> > 2 Prunella 'Summer Daze'
> > 1 Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'
> > 1 Sedum spurium 'Tricolor'
> > 1 Sempervivum 'Kalinda'
> > 1 Sempervivum 'Royal Ruby'
> > 1 Sempervivum 'Silverine'
> > 1 Sempervivum x roseum 'Ruby Heart'
> >
> > A lot of these are old friends in the garden that I'm duplicating
> > in another new location, second or third chancers following an
> > untimely death in another growing season, or just fillers.
> >
> > It was nice to get a bunch of inexpensive plants to replace the
> > ones that died last year -- mostly Hosta in pots.
> >
> > What new plant friends have you acquired this year? Or what perennials
> > were you sad to lose this winter?
> >
> > Chris
> >
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