Re: bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] bleeding heart (dicentra) problem
- From: G* O*
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 07:49:00 -0400
Gilly,
Park's Seed Handbook shows pictures of the seedlings of a lot of the plants
they sell, but they tend more towards garden flowers, rather than
self-seeding natives or shade plants.
Gerry
At 10:58 AM 5/22/00 -0400, you wrote:
>What a good idea. I actually suggested a book on this once to some
>gardening guru book writer but nothing seems to have come of it. I
>wonder avery year around the garden with question marks in my eyes.
>Is this a weed or something i want???
>Drives me mad!!!
>Gilly
>
>Gerry/Bob O'Neill wrote:
>>
>> Good idea. I mulch every fall with ground leaves, and though that doesn't
>> seem to phase the bush honeysuckle seedlings that are the bane of my
>> existance, it may be enough to prevent self-seeding of my "real" plants.
>>
>> Next question for the group. Does anyone know a site where one could find
>> pics of perennial seedlings? (To aid in pulling the right things up)
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>> At 12:41 AM 5/22/00 -0400, you wrote:
>> >
>> >I firmly believe that all you have to do to get seedlings of plants
>> >is plant then next to a gravel drive or path. They will seed into it
>> >and totally ignore the lovely bed you planted them in.
>> >
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