We ended up with 3 Blueberry bushes, several different types of creeping Thyme, various ornamental grasses, a Spirea, purple and "Spring Torch" Heather, salad greens up the wazoo, Peppermint, sweet peas, Tiarella, a Bleeding Heart (!!!), tin & wooden containers and who really knows what else. I suppose a line of credit for home improvements takes a lot of the hesitation out of plant shopping, because Dad's general rule was: "I like it! Let's get five!" I think I know what it's like to win the lottery right now, eventhough they're technically not mine. Holy Mother of Pearl, I'm feelin' a busy week comin' on!
Wow, every gardeners dream shopping trip and what a log of digging you have ahead. But it will be so much fun. Don't forget to show us pictures of the plants in their new surroundings.
Good Grief, Lexxi...that is some spree! I like your dad's philosophy. Chuckle. I like all the stuff you folks got, but I have a special interest in the blue berries. Do you recall the specific types that you got? I got all wound-up when I read and saw your post this morning. Those plants are not mine either, but I still get excited seeing and reading. heh heh heh. You guys are going to have fun with those. I read that there were some containers as well, so it looks like there are some serious plans to get right into gardening. Good luck...and I'd like to second Toni's request for more insitu fotos once they are in their new homes.
I second everything they say,, you have some fun work ahead. The bleeding hearts i've only seen from hanging baskets, I'm curious can that be put into the ground? All the food plant,,, make sure you have a home security setting around them incase the neighbors come to help themselves,,lol.
Congratulations on your shopping spree Lexxi, it sounds like you had fun and the result is going to be great, I just know it! Biita, we've got bleeding hearts growing in the ground here. Dicentra spectabilis that is.
Wow Biita... I have never seen them in a hanging basket! That's a new one for me. Most people have them in terrace containers. I had a couple in the garden but when they bloomed, the cold winds killed them back every time...finally they died. Poor things. I moved them here and there trying to find protected places, but to no avail. Actually, I can see that they would look good in a hanging basket, as those long, draping flower stems alreaady hang...so to speak. Never too old to learn, as they say. Did I mention that it was 9 days, and I'm counting?
When I lived in the southern states, thats how I seen them growing, in hanging baskets, I've never owned one, but they are beautiful, and its the wind here to, thats why I was asking if they could be planted in the ground in colder climates. Thanks Droopy. I might try it,, MIGHT,,lol. Ohh Sjoerd i'm getting so nervous,,lol.
Lexxi I'm ever so slightly jealous of your haul as I need some plant therapy (retail of course) to cheer me up. What a great bunch of plants you got.
Always a good investment Lexxi, they'll provide you with many happy times. Love your pose in the last photo
I love the big old galvanized tubs! You can never have too many of those What fun! What fun! Deanna :-D
Bitta: Bleeding hearts actually grow wild in the Northwest woodlands, as well as Foxglove. You can put em' in the ground, or anywhere, as long as they get some afternoon shade in Summer. They're a bit harder to grow anywhere else in the states I've heard, I think my Grandma grew em' in some cool, shady areas alongside her house in Oklahoma, but they died back during the hotter months. Sjored: Fortunately, not having known much about Blueberries and insisting I should research before buying (Dad vetoed that at the idea of fresh berries in his smoothies all Summer) it turns out Oregon and Maine are the two states where Blueberries are grown on a commercial level. I think we ended up with one highbush (bluecrop), a half-high (polaris) and the other I can't seem to find the tag for. I still don't know where to put them, but we were thinking raised beds on the South side of the fence, I'll have to do a pH test. I just knew the one plant I was unsure about would turn out having some pretty specific needs!
I have my bleeding hearts in large pots on the south east side of the house. They are growing large and spreading out over the path. They only get morning sun. They were wild in the woods when we lived in Illinois when I was a kid. My mom grew them in the ground whenever she could. We moved around a lot. dooley
