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Who bought what on New Year's Day?

18 years ago

Fess up, Garden Trolip; what *did* you buy? Anybody else haunt the plant departments today? If you did, what are you buying and planting (knowing February will likely bring frost)? I've got the bug to plant, too, but don't have a lot of confidence I can win if Ma Nature decides to put on a winter show. Sure haven't had any winter so far, but ya never know when it may blow in.

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Garden_trolip
18 years ago
Hmmmm? Poppies, Snaps, Primrose, Pansies, Cyclamen, Geraniums, Petunias, Bacopa, Alstrameria, Stalks, Spanish Lavender, Alyssum & LOTS of potting soil.
sirjonny
18 years ago
I bought a groovy used shabby-chic metal trellis from Qcumberz on 7th Ave. They have a very ecclectic mix of collectables... much of it is indoor related - but if you wander through the nooks, they have all sorts of salvaged metalwork and other things that can be used in the yard.

Mine will support a vine against a garden wall. I also recently built a trellis out of copper plumbing tubes from the hardware store and will be doing a similar project to help support a wisteria.

Here is a link that might be useful: qcumberz
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Garden_trolip
18 years ago
Jonny, Looks like a fun place!
Easygoing
18 years ago
I purchased a Satsuma and Santa Rosa Plum tree today, and just now finshed planting them. Also planted a 'climbing Angel Face' rose.

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18 years ago
I bought 3 1 gallon iceland poppies for $2.99 a few days ago. Gardentrolip 'enabled' me on that one. On my own volition I went back and purchased 3 six packs of poppies, a gallon bacoba, 2 purple pin cushions, soil. Everything is planted, my canna is looking ghastly, I'm dying to trim it back but I guess I should wait 'til it gets just a little warmer, no freezing temps ahead ????? For lunch I had some white and red begonias. Yummy.
turtleman49
18 years ago
I only bought a 14" Pizza..........
tomatofreak
Original Author
18 years ago
LOL, turtleman, did you plant it? How long before you can harvest little mini-pizzas?
User
18 years ago
A pizza harvest, wouldn't that be awesome!
gumnebula
18 years ago
Well, I picked up a 4in1 combo pear tree, red baron peach, weeping santa rosa plum, and snow queen nectarine. Also purchased many bags of ammendments. Saturday, I bought 9 bareroot roses, so I'll be busy over the next couple days! June
frangipaniaz
18 years ago
Hmm... I've bought the combo pear tree (good luck to me and gumnebula), a combo apple (will have better luck with that), two bare root roses (Scentimental (just gorgeous) and Perfume Perfection), and a Lilac (Lavender Lady Lilac- Descanso Hybrid)... oh, and seeds, seeds, and more seeds...
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sirjonny
18 years ago
Though not on New Years, I did buy a composter from the city of Scottsdale a few days ago. They seem to sell them at or below cost - $31.

My neighbor was happily suprised when I walked over and asked him if I could have the 3 bags of leaves he just raked up. And now there's a new home for all the good things that go bad in my fridge's cooler :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Composter
Garden_trolip
18 years ago
Cool Composter! I'm gonna check if Phoenix has them!
MaryMcP Zone 8b - Phx AZ
18 years ago
Well, it wasn't *exactly* New Year's Day, it was the Friday before. I spent my lunch hour cruising Baker's greenhouse and found this really cool plant.

My question is: Do you folks think this plant will lend itself to winding around on a large metal sculpture shaped like a rooster? Or should I stick with an ivy? Any other ideas? The rooster is about 3' long and 2' tall. He's wrought iron. Someone here posted a picture a few months ago of a chicken-wire shaped chicken that had greenery on it and I like that idea. But since Mr. Rooster is a lot of individual sticks of rebar-type stuff, it won't look the same so I'm wondering what plant I could use that will define his shape.

Any ideas are welcome. and TIA.
Mary

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:394363}}
Garden_trolip
18 years ago
Mary, that won't work :( All that plant will do is hang. Will the Rooster be in shade, sun? Creeping fig would be a nice one if there wasn't alot of sun.
marie5
18 years ago
Not on New Years day but the next I bought a Sea Lavender, another potato vine,a couple of succulents. This morning I bought a Passion vine Frederick,Tecoma Oj, brug, 2 different plumbagos, pineapple guava and some kind of red trumpet vine.
And I have not made my trip to Baker's this week. :o)
tomatofreak
Original Author
18 years ago
Whoo-wee, you folks have been BUSY! Is anyone worried that some of these plants will be frost-fodder next month? I am struggling to stay out of the plant departments and nurseries just because I know Mother Nature has a mean streak. However - I now have visions of all these beautiful flowers and trees that you've mentioned, so...? I may have to give in!
Garden_trolip
18 years ago
The only thing I bought that may be endangered is the Cyclamen, their in a pot and can be moved. Ya gotta go buy some flowers TF!
frangipaniaz
18 years ago
I bought two more bare roots: Heaven on Earth, and Henry Fonda... I can't stop... I also bought a Bababerry (any ideas on this one?)...
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