RE: question time if you all don't mind

Hi Marge, Paul and all,
We are growing native perennial plants to this area. Quite a variety of
seeds we collect yearly. Some from home gardens, others from areas we
are allowed to do it at. 

The greenhouse is heated by the owner. They use a very small portion of
it, and donate the rest to our group. Very generous! It is also quite
large. Last year besides the plants for the sale, some yearly
restoration for the nature center, we also grew 5000 lupine for a
special project the Karner Blue butterfly area. So heating costs and
space is not an issue. We also have many volunteers, so labor is not an
issue either, and have a bulletin  board in there so items done are
checked off, etc... We collect pots of any size yearly for these
projects, and have a large area of them now. We are also used to asking
for contributions, and a local contractor dropped off a couple skids of
different types of potting soil. We have most of the bases covered. 

We have found that this greenhouse has warm and cool spots.
Unfortunately it took us a couple of years to determine that :(  Many
plants just didn't make it, some grew like the dickens.

Paul, I like the idea of starting them in mid season. We will have to
try that next year. Thanks for the suggestion.

Our goal is to promote native plants in home gardens. What we found is
the home gardeners plant them immediately, and of course some don't make
it. (they don't plant other perennials or annuals, but because it is a
native they all do ) Also because they are so small, people are not
seeing immediate large blooming plants, which is another downfall.
Having said that, our plant sale is always busy and sells out.... but we
have had some complaints that the plants are to small, they didn't bloom
like the pictures the first year.. etc.... we also will make a better
effort to talk to everyone that buys a plant this year.

Donna

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