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May 23, 2014 1:37 PM CST
Name: Lyn
Weaverville, California (Zone 8a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Level 1
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>>>>I usually don't plant before the end of July, or beginning of August. August is still too hot really, but I like the roots to have as much growth as possible before it gets cold. Since GA is hotter than NC, I would wait until the end of August if possible.

I have a love-hate relationship with the irises I inherited when I bought my home. As a novice gardener in all things gardening except roses, I really goofed when I moved what I thought were dwarf bearded irises down from the top of the slope to my primary planting bed. They had never grown to be more than two feet tall at the top of the slope, so I planted them near the front of the beds . HA ! Most of them grew to be four feet tall !

Planting some under a favorite rose, looked good, but destroyed the roses ability to put foliage and blooms all the way to the ground:



I need to move them all. I want to transplant smaller plants in those sites. They have finished blooming and they are in the way.

I am gardening in terribly rocky soil, and preparing a bed is out of the question. Also, there is no "back of the bed" anywhere on the house-pad level. I like them, but I don't know where to put them.

In my climate it can stay hot ... high 90s to low 100s ... through October, every year is different, the the temps can drop by 50 degrees in a couple of days.

Any and all suggestions on how to site the and when to move them would be greatly appreciated. I truly need help here.

Smiles,
Lyn
I'd rather weed than dust ... the weeds stay gone longer.

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