American Gardener

Does this magazine focus on ornamentals, edibles, or everything?  I'm
unfamiliar with it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeneBush [g*@otherside.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 4:43 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Spring Perennials/ Combinations
> 
> 
> Hello Susan,
>     Squirrel Corn is another local dicentra about the same 
> size as Dutchman's
> Breeches. Instead of the little white pantaloons you are 
> familiar with the blooms
> are shaped like little hearts. Bloom periods overlap each 
> other in early spring.
> The common name Squirrel Corn comes from the little pip which 
> is a corn yellow.
>     The Colston Burrell is a favorite of mine as well. He 
> also writes for The
> American Gardener mag. Sept - Oct issue has him writing on 
> Anemones. He has been
> in and out of this region all summer and I can not seem to 
> make the symposiums he
> is speaking at.... Chicago was last month or so... I have a 
> copy of his
> Encyclopedia of Wildflowers.
>     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>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 12:27 PM
> Subject: 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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