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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

That doesn't look like any Monarda species I've grown, which includes M. didyma, fistulosa, citriodora, punctata, and bradburiana.

Leaves don't look right, but crush a leaf and if it smells of oregano then you have M. fistulosa or didyma.

Or are they suggesting you leave it in indirect sunlight for a couple of days before planting in out in full sun?

I just purchased 3 rudbeckias and immediately planted them in my full sun bed. They look good so far.

They might do better in full sun but I have mine (for years) in partial shade and they do very well. Are these plants in pots or bareroot?

Shadeyplace - Thanks for your answer! I hope you are correct.

Ken - They were in a bag, just tubers I guess and not roots. Similar to how daylilies come a lot of times from online sources. I've had good luck growing maximilian sunflowers & daylilies in this way, but I wasn't sure if planting them during what would normally be their bloom time, if it would mess up their growth for the year.

Martha - You are correct. I didn't realize they were tubers though, thank you for clarifying that.

Yep, they are sure in a nice shady spot! Thank you for your response. I don't mind too much if they don't bloom this year, just hoping they do sprout so I know if they are duds or not. I've never purchased flowers from costco so I'm anxious to see how they do.

Well, its counter to the method & ways i've had great success with & that's to pot up first, then place in direct sunlight & lightly fertilize the roots at least once until growth appears. Once growth appears let it grow in sun until it just begins to get hot & then plant it in the shade, carefully, as the roots are brittle & so is any new growth not yet above ground yet.
Keeping well watered if inadequate rainfall, helps it to keep it from going dormant earlier, especially if it gets hot before or during start of summer, too.
Trying out Dicentra 'pink' this year, but bought early while peat in baggy was still moist & have a few flowers now. I'm in coastal Virginia & its been rather warm lately and they're doing fine..Make sure the tops are upright, when planting also...

stop pulling them.. every piece you break off will resprout ... [thats probably how you managed to propagate them all over the yard ...]

get a very expensive applicator .. such as at the link .. this allows very precise application.. and little usage ... [as noted.. it is NOT a spray thing]

cut to one inch from the ground... apply FULL Strength RU ... on the cut...

return unused RU to the labeled container.. do not store near the hotdogs ...

repeat every month or so ... since you are killing a bulb/corm/rhizone??? ... [as compared to a root system] ... it might take repeated applications ...

yes.. you can do this.. right in the middle of another plant ... it will not sneak into the other plant.. in the dead of the night .. or thru the ground... i do it with tree seedlings in my hosta.. all the time ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

Lol Ken. I always look forward to reading what you have to say.

A squeeze bottle like that is a fabulous idea! I like it way better than painting! Wonder if it needs to be Plochmans specifically. Haha. You actually had me believing that the "applicator" you referred to was going to be expensive. I was very curious about what might be in your link!

Sounds like a good game plan/project for a nice long weekend!