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Ah well, you should see my hosta - looks like crochet done by a three year old, after the slugfest....and yep, after munching those, physalis would be dessert - tatty is a much kinder term than what originally came to mind.
Still - 'improvisational' - I am stealing that (low budget goes without say)..

:D At least your slugs have some gumption, campanula. Mine completely ignore all the hostas once their leaves are more than 1" off the ground. They prefer the toad lillies right now, possibly because those are supposed to be the caviar of the slug kingdom. Or maybe they can discern that I paid good money for the lillies, but got the hostas for free. [grumble]

Anyway, I just moved the Chinese Lanterns to a slightly bigger planter, which I've parked on top of a porcelain lid that came off somebody's toilet tank. I figure that even a Chinese Lantern can't bore through solid porcelain, and if it can-- I'll be more than happy to start a new religion centered around it. Like those tribe folk in an old Godzilla movie who worshipped Mothra. :D

guessing white mulberry weed?

Hi shadeyplace! Good guess, but in looking through online photos, I don't quite think this is white mulberry weed. I guess I'll head over to the Name That Plant forum - I usually like to post here first but I'm not getting too many responses so I will try there.

Thank you for your help! :)

Dee

Lucky you! Such a lovely clump and loaded with blooms! Way too hot and dry for those here, so keep sending photos for us less lucky folks. Well, less lucky for this plant, anyway.

fading a bit now, but still lovely

I bought both Purssian Blue and Cats Meow a couple of weeks ago, so will see how they do.

Last year I bought Little Trudy and am very happy with that one. Little Trudy just started blooming, which is earlier than a lot of catmints.

Blue Wonder is a really nice catmint that I have a lot of. It's smaller and blooms earlier too (is blooming here now). It does reseed a bit, which I don't mind. and the goldfinches love to perch on it and eat the seed when the blooms have faded.

I had Walker's Low in the past and did not care for them - they got too big for my liking.

I have to second the Blue Wonder recommendation. It really does stay low - like 9-10 inches - so flopping isn't an issue. That was my biggest concern when selecting my first Nepeta and I haven't be disappointed. It also really spread out a lot the first year. I think it was a good 2 1/2 feet across by the end of summer.

I was disappointed however to find out it is not sterile as advertized. I've been hoeing out seedling by the hundreds all spring. Mine is blooming now too.

Kevin

I must say, I'm a fan of Jung's too. For years I had heard bad things about their plants, but decided to try them out last year when I was putting in a hedge. Their price on privet just couldn't be beat. When I received the shrubs, I was blown away by the quality and size. This year I ordered some more shrubs and a few delphiniums and again, was very, very impressed. I just wish they had a larger selection of perennials.

Kevin

I have purchased at least six times from Santa Rosa Gardens and highly recommend them.

I used to have a big garden out in the backyard for veggies...like 30 x 60. Well, the kids moved out so I started planting flowers in that garden. OOOOh did I love those C. glomeratas, and they spread! Well, the voles got into a bunch of the garden, so I mowed it ALL down and threw in grass seed and that was hmmm 10 years ago?! I am STILL mowing C. glomerata leaves every week. They never bloom cuz they never get over 4-5 inches tall, but this year I noticed the area has enlarged by 20%....probably been sneaking an inch or so. every year. Time to spray it with 24D or something. So be careful planting it, or else consider yourself forewarned.

I have the glomerta and though I enjoy it at this time of year it spreads too much for me. I'm not able to get rid of it without tearing up whole beds so every year I dig out as much as I am able. Nice plant, but I'll have it forever--like it or not

There is a big difference in the types of lavenders and whether you can cut them back safely or not. French Lavender and Spanish Lavender is the same thing and they do not like to be severely cut back at all. English Lavender is totally different and doesn't mind it so much. You have to know what you have to know whether you can cut it back more than a little trim or not.

I cut back mine almost to the ground in early spring and it has grown back very nice and is ready to bloom now.

I bought one 'Rozanne' from Bluestone several years back and while it took a couple years for her to get established, she has met or exceeded every expectation. She gently spreads amongst her neighbors and seems to bloom forever! The lovely purple flowers blend well with other flowers. On top of that the pollinators like the blooms.

I just bought another Rozanne to place on the other side of the bird bath and balance out the first plant. Since she performs great in only a few hours of sun, and since I don't have much sun overall, I wouldn't waste her on a sunny spot because she does so well in partial sun.

Coreopsis "Moonbeam" is a longtime favorite of mine and I can attest to the fact that it can not only handle the heat, but with a quick shearing off of the spent blooms, will reward you with replay after replay until the first frost. I love the airy nature of it and the soft yellow flowers that appear suspended within a greenish mist. A lovely compliment to your Crocosmia.

Kluttery, not at all. It's a fairly dramatic plant in the garden, bold leaves with a lot of texture.

My own was slow to show up. I had dug up and potted mine when I moved my garden, it spent last year until late Fall in a large pressed paper pot along my baking hot driveway but at least getting regular (hose) water. I planted it when the bed was finally ready late Nov, and two weeks later we had temps in the teens.

I found one lonely shoot mid April and was close to ordering a replacement. I'd planned it as an anchoring plant for that area and needed it to do well. With some warmer weather more stems finally began to break ground and as of this week there are 9 unfolding. I've even put some temporary wire fencing around it so the deer don't walk on it before it's up and strong, I want every stem there is with none tromped or broken.

"Bronze Peacock" came up relatively early for me (for a Rodgersia) with "Fireworks" arising much later.

Here is BP as of May 28, 2014. Many more offshoots this spring than last; looking forward to it being full grown with pink flowers.

This post was edited by rouge21 on Thu, May 29, 14 at 12:59

Prairie Smoke...native.
The will create a nice ground cover.

Here is a link that might be useful: Geum triflorum

That's it exactly. Thank you. It's quite pretty and behaves pretty well- doesn't spread here quickly.
Mine get full sun and seem to do very well.

EVERYTHING is movable./.. its called the nursery business ...

BUT!!! ... there are key seasons to do such... and SUMMER IS NOT ONE OF THEM ...especially for a newb ....

BTW .. its a shrub.. and there is a shrub forum ... check in there around 9/1 ... if you want to contemplate moving them ... it is done when they are dormant ... not in the heat of the summer

ken

ps: in the mean time.. think about how hard you want to work for a 20 or 30 dollar plant .. frankly.. i would prefer not to spend 5 hours digging and hauling this thing around the yard.. for 20 freakin dollars... i would cut it flush to the ground.. apply stump killer.. and go buy a new one ...

saving a planting mistake.. because its been there since the idiot original owner planted a darn tree in front of a window without the foresight to understand THAT IT WILL GROW OVER THE WINDOW ... is NOT a reason to save it ... get rid of it.. and plant your own mistakes... lol.. it took me 5 years at my first house.. to finally understand this ... dont waste the 5 years i did ...

Rhododendrons and azaleas have shallow roots. Even large ones are possible to move, though I would do it in the early fall and then keep them well-watered until things freeze up for the least stress on the plant.

On the rhododendron and azalea forum there have been many threads about moving rhododendrons and/or azaleas; since they are the same genus and grow the same way, they are moved the same way. I did a search for "moving" on that forum and got several threads. Here are two.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/azalea/msg052147512331.html

Here is a link that might be useful: moving an azalea