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Jul 28, 2011 7:30 PM CST
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Name: Cj
Iowa (Zone 5a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member Region: Iowa Hostas Daylilies Sempervivums
Lilies Garden Art Sedums Ferns Hellebores Heucheras
lovemyhouse - everybody is welcome here. You can tell us what grows there that also grows here and just sit and chat with everyone.
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Jul 29, 2011 5:02 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
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Maridell, Mom and Dad picked it. I was only 14 and didn't have much choice. Hilarious! The summers can be brutal, but the heat is easier for me to tolerate than a long, cold, snowy winter. Sticking tongue out

Thanks, CJ. Smiling
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Jul 30, 2011 8:06 AM CST
Name: Maridell
Sioux City IA (Zone 4b)
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Winter can be very long ....hate to get out on snowy/icy streets. Sioux City is very hilly so that just adds to the adventure in the winter.
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Aug 10, 2011 11:28 AM CST
Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)
Heucheras Garden Ideas: Level 2 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I sent a postcard to Randy! Garden Ideas: Level 1
Region: Minnesota Hostas Keeps Horses Birds Farmer Daylilies
Here's a couple garden shots:

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"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
2 Corinthians 9:6
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Aug 10, 2011 3:10 PM CST
Name: Maridell
Sioux City IA (Zone 4b)
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Nice gardens Christine. Can you tell me what the red stemmed plant in the first photo is? It looks interesting.

I like the path through the hostas alot!
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Aug 10, 2011 7:39 PM CST
Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)
Heucheras Garden Ideas: Level 2 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I sent a postcard to Randy! Garden Ideas: Level 1
Region: Minnesota Hostas Keeps Horses Birds Farmer Daylilies
Oh Sure ......that is a Sedum!!! Now what type exactly I am not sure -- I bought it years ago before I started keeping names!! I will see if maybe I have the tag somewhere but for now it is a NOID...
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
2 Corinthians 9:6
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Aug 11, 2011 7:22 AM CST
Name: Maridell
Sioux City IA (Zone 4b)
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Sedums are a plant I am not familiar with...I'll have to look 'em up. Thanks.
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Aug 11, 2011 3:52 PM CST
Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)
Heucheras Garden Ideas: Level 2 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I sent a postcard to Randy! Garden Ideas: Level 1
Region: Minnesota Hostas Keeps Horses Birds Farmer Daylilies
Maridell -- they are a fun plant -- kind of rubbery and they love the sun for the most part and are hardy -- I havent killed one yet!! Hilarious! Hilarious!
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
2 Corinthians 9:6
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Aug 11, 2011 9:41 PM CST
Name: Cherie or CeCe Coogan
Wisconsin USA (Zone 5b)
the faster I go the behinder I get.
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me neither lol in fact It took over a whiskey barrel then fell on the ground is quite happy growing there as it is everywhere..........
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Aug 12, 2011 7:17 AM CST
Name: Maridell
Sioux City IA (Zone 4b)
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I think the slender stalk and leaves look cool...do you by chance have a pic of what it looks like when it blooms?
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Aug 13, 2011 10:32 AM CST
Name: Christine
Southeastern MN (Zone 4a)
Heucheras Garden Ideas: Level 2 Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I sent a postcard to Randy! Garden Ideas: Level 1
Region: Minnesota Hostas Keeps Horses Birds Farmer Daylilies
I am so sorry!! I dont have one of it blooming -- but I can tell you it gets little light pink flowers on it!
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously."
2 Corinthians 9:6
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Aug 13, 2011 10:44 AM CST
Name: Maridell
Sioux City IA (Zone 4b)
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I see that there is a sedum forum so I went and took a peek at some photos there. Smiling
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Aug 13, 2011 10:47 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Maridell, that might be a Red Cauli Sedum. The photos are similar, anyway. Try these for an idea of flowers:

http://www.waltersgardens.com/...
http://www.skagitgardens.com/i...
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Aug 13, 2011 10:48 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
cross posted. Smiling
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Aug 13, 2011 2:20 PM CST
Name: Maridell
Sioux City IA (Zone 4b)
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Debra, thank you for the extra information Smiling
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Oct 8, 2011 6:03 AM CST
Name: Sally
Nichols, iowa (Zone 5a)
Charter ATP Member Birds Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Vegetable Grower Peonies Lilies
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Hi every one!

Ahhh, long shots! South Peony Bed, Harry Lauder and The Half Moon Bed, Arbor, East Deck, Rose Bed and North Peony Bed. Also sedums, Lynda Wyndsor and Purple Emperor.

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A small town has no secrets except itself
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Oct 8, 2011 6:55 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Cj
Iowa (Zone 5a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member Region: Iowa Hostas Daylilies Sempervivums
Lilies Garden Art Sedums Ferns Hellebores Heucheras
Sally - love the wide shots - beautiful. I like the arch ones most, especially he fifth one.
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Oct 8, 2011 10:50 AM CST
Name: Susan
Zone 10a (Zone 10a)

Birds Butterflies Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Florida
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Sally you have done an awesome job on your design and plant choices...could you stop by my place Whistling Is the spikey yellow flower lugalaria? How many plants are grouped in your pic? Think I might need that next year Big Grin
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Oct 16, 2011 11:32 AM CST
Name: Sally
Nichols, iowa (Zone 5a)
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Irises Region: Iowa Dog Lover Daylilies Cat Lover Butterflies
Thanks Cj!

Susan,
It is ligularia, The Rocket. It's almost too hot here in the summer for it, but since I moved it to the back door, it's easy to pour a dishpan of water on it. That and the mulch helps keep it cool.

In the last bed I have yellow helianthus along the back. Too much of it. It was all removed this year and the phlox put back like it was before. A few helianthus were replanted in a different place.

In the Rose Bed are Daylilies mostly in bloom. To my credit, I do still have a few roses in there. Same story for the peony beds, LOL! I have to quit naming the beds for the flowers in them.

The arbor has Asiatic Lilies on the backside.

The Half Moon and Harry Lauder are this and that, with Peonies, Fern Peonies and lilliput Iris in the spring.

The South Peony is Iris and Astilbe in the spring with odds and ends all year.

It took a long time for things to multiply. I would buy plants one at a time to afford many, rather than get a group of three. It finally all paid off and I had color to spread all over that would bloom at the same time. The last few years I've bought very little, but have moved a lot of them around.
A small town has no secrets except itself
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Oct 16, 2011 5:56 PM CST
Name: Susan
Zone 10a (Zone 10a)

Birds Butterflies Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Region: Florida
Hibiscus Hummingbirder Tropicals
Thanks Sally I think I'm gonna need to add The Rocket to my 2012 list

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