RE: Spring Perennials/ Combinations

Okay, the second reference to "squirrel corn."  What is that?

I have Dutchman's Breeches as well and it is too cute.  Your spring
combinations sound lovely!

I have a question for some of you.  I have a new book, "Perennial
Combinations" by Colston Burrell.  It is a wonderful book, and so far I
could heartily recommend it.  He does all the work for you of putting things
together that bloom at the same time in the same soil/light conditions.  

ANYWAY several of his photos show tulips with the emerging foliage of hosta
(yellow tulips with a gold edged hosta, or white tulips with a white edged
hosta).  In my garden, in the areas I can grow hosta I really cannot grow
tulips; it's too shade and they lean terribly.  In these pictures the tulips
are quite straight.  The only thing I can come up with is that they are
under trees that leaf out VERY LATE???

What do ya'll think?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeneBush [g*@otherside.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 5:50 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Spring Perennials/ Combinations
> 
> 
> Hi Susan,
>     This is similar to one of the combinations I have here in 
> the garden. I use
> the native Dutchman's Breeches and Squirrel Corn (Dicentras) 
> around the base of my
> peonies. The finely cut foliage in blue-green with the soft 
> white of blooms goes
> well with the emerging red peony foliage. Of course, I am 
> also growing peony where
> one is not supposed to grow them.. in an open shade garden. 
> The dicentra disappear
> soon after the peony foliage matures in any case.
>     Another favorite along these lines is the variegated 
> Solomon's Seal with a
> carpet of Anemone nemorosa Robinsonia (lavender-blue) through 
> and around the
> emerging claret red stems.
>     Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
>           around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
> snip.......
> > I have seen pictures of people using the emerging red 
> shoots of peonies with
> > different early bulbs to great affect as well.
> 
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