Want to Grow Cherries In Metro Atlanta
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WANTED: Spring Atlanta area Plant Trade: April 21 2007
Comments (144)vnginger, I'm so sorry that I didn't get your email! I don't know what's going on with gardenweb lately. No emails get through and they wiped out my trade list months ago, too. Since there are 2 of the terrariums, I could give Kathy one of them and give you the other, if that would be ok with her? Or else I'll look and see if I have something similar at the house to bring for you. I won't have internet access tonight or tomorrow, though, so I'll have to assume it will work out for the best. I know she also wanted hummingbird feeders and I'll be bringing some of those for her. I'm also going to bring some regular hummingbird feeders for the general trade - I've decided to give up on feeders for hummingbirds, as I can't seem to attract them. So I'm getting rid of not only the fancy glass ones I bought at Pike's and posted photos of, but also the regular ones with the red plastic feeder ports. I have 2 of those to bring, one of which I think is sort of nice, except that it needs a new plastic bottle (any sort of shampoo or soap bottle can work). And I found a few other things to bring, including a very large, very sturdy macrame plant hanger. This thing was made by someone probably in the 60's, it is a dark orange color with some large beads incorporated in the macrame. It looks like it can hold a very large and heavy plant, for someone who's into things from that era. Also I dug up a piece of a miniature hosta that I don't know the name of, but it's a pretty golden yellow color, and a small division of arum italicum, and found a couple of pots of creeping raspberry (groundcover). Also potted a volunteer coneflower (probably pink) and volunteer blackeyed susans, and a yellow variegated vinca. These things will all have to go into the general trade since I won't have email tonight or tomorrow. Debbie...See MoreNanking Cherry or Sand Cherry
Comments (1)I forgot to ask, I understand you must plant 2 of these to get fruit, can I plant one Nanking and one of another variety, like a dwarf cherry. I would love answer....See MoreHalo Hydrangeas At Atlanta Metro Nurseries?
Comments (7)butterflylion--- Please don't pass up a plant you like and want to try, based upon my opinions. I haven't tried any of the Halo series of Hydrangeas and probably won't in the near future. I have several Hydrangeas that I really admire, but that is also a matter of personal preference. Hyd. mac. 'Miss Belgium'(Red mophead)I grow it in a pot, so that the soil pH can be easily regulated. Hyd. mac. 'Endless Summer'(mine is blue, always covered in blooms and recovers nicely from a late spring freeze). Hyd. mac. 'Hanabi'(a/k/a 'Sumida-no-hanabi', a/k/a 'Fireworks'). Often mislabeled and sold as 'Fuji Waterfall'(NOT). Hyd. mac. (no name)Pink Lacecap from Middleton Plantation, SC (2 clones, one has a darker color eye in each sterile floret). Hyd. quercifolia. 'Harmony' Hyd. serrata 'Woodlanders' (a cultivar grown from seed collected by the Chollipo Botanical Gardens/Arboretum, Korea and introduced by Woodlanders, Aiken, SC). Hyd. serrata 'Little Geisha' (dwarf mophead serrata, blooms emerge pink, later turn white). Hyd. serrata 'Fuji Waterfall' Some that I have experienced multiple failures with, in addition to 'B&B'/'Harlequin'/'Monrey', was 'Sister Theresa', 'Claudie', 'Hornli', 'Sun Goddess', 'Shirotae', 'Taube', Tovelit', 'Lemon Wave' and other little known Japanese cultivars. I am about ready to toss my 'Lemon Zest', as they are not performing well and after 4 years, no blooms. If I like the flowers or foliage on a Hydrangea, I often will try several, before admitting defeat, if they fail. Good gardening!...See MoreAnnual for part sun containers in metro Atlanta
Comments (20)Gdpossehl, I am using miracle grow for fertilizer for the pots that I reuse some soil. Some of the pots I filled with new soil that contains slow release fertilizer, so haven't fertilized that yet. I don't think the issue is fertilizer and I don't think the issue is water, I think it's an issue with the sun or light. The reason I think that is that in years past I could move an underperforming pot to a different location, more sun for a sun loving plant or more shade for a shade loving plant and the pot did fine, which suggests to me that it's not a fertilizer issue. But if you have a fertilizer you like, I'd love the suggestion. It would be wonderful it that was the issue, that I wasn't fertilizing correctly. So, if anyone else reads this who has a similar issue and wants to know what's working here so far, here's what's happening in this spot in mid-June: Japanese forest grass got a little burnt looking at the tips, so moved it to a shadier spot and it looks much happier. Flamethrower Chipotle coleus is in two of the pots, one a little sunnier than the other. It's happy in the sunnier one, just okay in the shadier one. Star of the sunnier one, just an accent in the shadier one. Blue daze evolvus looks nice. It's not as lovely as the pots I've seen other places in sunnier locations but it blooms enough for me here. Wire vine/wire grass looks great but is in one of the bit shadier pots. Caladium is one of the ones listed as more tolerant for sun and it is beautiful, just beautiful. I love it so much. It's in one of the shadier pots, gets some blasts of brutal sun but a little more shade than the flamethrower coleus/angelonia/evolvus pots. Angelonia is blooming and looks pretty but not nearly as beautiful as an angelonia blooming in more sun. It's okay because I just needed a splash of purply pink, but it curls and doesn't stand up like the angelonia I see in more sunny areas. Bounce impatiens look beautiful, just beautiful. Like the caladium, I love them so much. Also like the caladium, it's in one of the pots that gets a touch more shade. Burgandy wedding train coleus is lovely, as it has been every single place I ever put it in my yard. The real test is how it looks in August. We'll see. Thanks to everyone who responded....See Morecashenry
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