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Dec 30, 2012 4:16 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
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Beautiful gardens Susie and Spring.Lots of plants keeping out the weeds.
Some pix from last June
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Dec 30, 2012 5:56 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
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I just cruised thru the latest White Flower Farm cat.Nice container combos even if some are repeats from last year.
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Dec 30, 2012 7:51 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
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Beautiful and colorful pics ladies! Hurray! Green Grin! Thumbs up
Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!


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Dec 30, 2012 10:58 AM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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Spring, the irises are siberian. I just love your gardens, and didn't realize you lived right on the water. Wow!

Sue, try crocosmia Lucifer, and plant it deep. It's the hardiest of the crocosmias so far (a lot of new breeding in crocosmias), and I know it grows and flowers in northern NY, which would be zones 3 and 4.

Jo, can't wait to see your gardens again!
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Dec 30, 2012 12:34 PM CST
Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Susan, I believe my crocosmia is Lucifer, it was from a costco bag of bulbs. I moved that this year, needs to be in the back of a bed. Hilarious! Hilarious! It was 5 feet tall. Blinking
Thanks Polly!! I bought those form Wayside Gardens Thumbs down Thumbs down when I just started gardening.
Jo Ann WOW Your pictures were a great suprise this AM. Just beautiful. Love that white flower farm for ideas. I don't buy much there, the prices are a bit high for the plant quality.
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Dec 30, 2012 2:20 PM CST
Name: Susie
Leonard, Minnesota (Zone 3b)
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Thumbs up Jo Ann love your garden pictures, Polly it was Lucifer crocosmia that I tried. The bulbs looked pretty sad when I got them but since I'd never grown them before I figured that was just the way they were suppose to looked. I'll have to try them again and see what happens, any hints on where to get good bulbs for them?
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Dec 30, 2012 4:45 PM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
Birds Region: New York Avid Green Pages Reviewer Irises Garden Ideas: Master Level Lilies
Lucifer is almost invasive here Z6a.New bulbs should be firm and look a bit like crocus bulbs.
Brent and Beckys has some nice varieties.Maybe someone else can give more choices there.
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Dec 30, 2012 4:56 PM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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Lucifer is invasive here. I have a bag of ten still in the frig. No sense planting them in a pot if they get five feet tall. They are too big for a pot. There are other less invasive varieties that are not so tall, I had picked out one but forgot what it was. LMK if you find anything.


Thumbs up nice pics Jo Ann
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Dec 30, 2012 6:45 PM CST
Name: Deb
Planet Earth (Zone 8b)
Region: Pacific Northwest Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
I agree that Lucifer can be a bit enthusiastic - both in height and babies (not sure if the bulb divides or if it re-seeds itself). I am ruthless about cutting back swords that start growing sideways, and it is good to plant something directly in front of it to give it some support. I've used lemon balm, masterwort, peony, daylilly, and shasta daisy with good results. As Springcolor notes, mine get well over 5' tall, perhaps 6', and tend to flop over if given the chance. I've seen some more well behaved shorter ones, but don't have any myself. Despite its foibles, I really like the late summer pop this gives and have transplanted it to several locations so I get a lot of color from this plant. I've also shared this with lots of folks, often simply referred to as 'that red flower'.

Here's kind of a cool picture of a plant that truly filled in the gap -- one of the rocks broke way from this wall and before we got around to re-mortaring it (low on the priority list), this happy little helianthemum just rooted itself in the gap and cascaded on down. I rather like the look and don't plan to fix the wall after all.

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I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.
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Dec 30, 2012 7:21 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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Sue, let me send you some in the spring when they sprout. I think that wold be a good time for you to transplant them. I'll send you some with the leaves attached. They grow from corms, one on top of each other like glads. Can you put me on your calendar to remind me in the spring when you've thawed out?

The Lily Garden has some new crocosmias related to Lucifer in yellow and orange. They should be great for those of us in the less hardy zones.
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Dec 30, 2012 7:39 PM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.
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Bonehead, love the wall. Don't change a thing!!! Lovey dubby
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Dec 30, 2012 7:55 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
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Bonehead, do you have other pics of the plants on the wall? Lovely!
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Dec 30, 2012 8:05 PM CST
Name: Susie
Leonard, Minnesota (Zone 3b)
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I agree Bonehead some of the best things happen on there own! That is so pretty on your wall Lovey dubby
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Dec 30, 2012 8:30 PM CST
Name: Deb
Planet Earth (Zone 8b)
Region: Pacific Northwest Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
Thanks all. Polly, here's an early season view of the area from our deck. I keep toying with the bed on the right, using various re-seeding annuals, and have now added some boulders and a Japanese maple at the foot. As with all gardens, ever evolving. I realize most of my photos are portraits of each plant, which I now almost have one of each. Time to concentrate on photos of groupings and interactions between plants. I think I'll try to take the same angle of each bed at different times of the year.

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I want to live in a world where the chicken can cross the road without its motives being questioned.
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Dec 30, 2012 9:30 PM CST
Name: Polly Kinsman
Hannibal, NY (Zone 6a)

Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Region: United States of America Irises Lilies
Seller of Garden Stuff Garden Ideas: Level 1
Just beautiful! Is that Forget Me Nots on the right?
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Dec 30, 2012 9:57 PM CST
Name: Susie
Leonard, Minnesota (Zone 3b)
Annuals Herbs Heucheras Canning and food preservation Irises Lilies
Region: Minnesota Native Plants and Wildflowers Peonies Sedums Seed Starter Vegetable Grower
Here are some patio pots:Thumb of 2012-12-31/4susiesjoy/1173bc My dog Thor in the background. Frogs usually take over a pot or two every summer and leave big holes in the plant roots. They did the stunted pot in the foreground. Hilarious! Thumb of 2012-12-31/4susiesjoy/885259 The rose is angel face.Thumb of 2012-12-31/4susiesjoy/b2f12b The coleus is Big Red Judy.
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Dec 30, 2012 10:15 PM CST
Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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BH and Sue beautiful!! on this cold and foggy night.
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Dec 31, 2012 3:59 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
Birds Region: New York Avid Green Pages Reviewer Irises Garden Ideas: Master Level Lilies
The wall is perfect.It does look natural.
Potted plants are so cheery Sue.
I'll scout up some more garden photos.
Clematis Omoshiro
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Allium Drumstick ,hak grass
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Border lilies Tiny Snowflake

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Allium Forelock,this is a very tall one
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Drumstick and Mona Lisa lily
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Dec 31, 2012 4:48 AM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
Bee Lover Dahlias Butterflies Hostas Birds Lilies
Green Grin! Bonehead, beautiful stone wall, did your son build that? Just beautiful, I would like to see the Maple and boulders in the spring or whenever.

Green Grin! Susie, nice container gardens!! Love your dog, looks like he found some shade.


Green Grin! Jo Ann, love the Clematis and Hak grass! How big does it actually get? (hak) I have seen pictures and was not impressed, but yours definitely rocks!!. Is it in a container??
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Dec 31, 2012 5:30 AM CST
Name: Jo Ann Gentle
Pittsford NY (Zone 6a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Heucheras Hellebores Container Gardener
Birds Region: New York Avid Green Pages Reviewer Irises Garden Ideas: Master Level Lilies
I have a clump in a container and some in the gardens.I like the gold variety.They dont get really huge. Mine are about 16 inches tall and lay over to make a wide clump.
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