For all of you whose plants I brought home from the Columbus swap

19 years ago

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

I've never had such healthy gardens...even a little salvia nemerosa baby that got dug up by squirrels lived to tell the tale after I replanted it. I never thought such a tiny plant could survive that.

Now I have blooms a'bounding--so a big thanks to all of you whose plants I brought home. You rock.

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bakemom_gw
19 years ago
Get ready for fall - it will be time to rock again! Glad to hear all is going well. Keep us posted - how is that lasagna bed going? Mine are doing just great.

My moon garden is still in a holding pattern as the lasagna bed there continues to cook, but come fall, everything will get put in its proper place. Very exciting stuff!
storygardener
19 years ago
Hi Gina...SO GLAD to hear that your plants are doing well and you are enjoying them. That's what it's all about!

My swap plants are doing great too. I almost have them all planted.."giggle". Will that ever happen...I don't know. My teeny tiny pennywhistle daylilies even bloomed this spring. I was amazed.

My lasagna bed is "cooking", too. It's about ready to steam up and be planted. I've never planted a lasagna bed right after making it. I usually wait, myself.

Enjoy summer...Beverly
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ginam_oh
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My lasagna bed is doing pretty well. No weeds! Well, very very few.

I'll have to check out what I might be able to bring to the swap this go-round. Maybe I can wheedle another unpainted birdhouse from my dad to paint up. The last one seemed pretty popular. :)

Beverly, I took home one of your purple bee balm from the swap and it's just lovely. Bee balm always reminds me of some woman wearing a crazy purple hat. I love it!

Oh, the fun we have in our gardens, eh?
princess_mimi
19 years ago
Glad to hear you're enjoying your plants! I'll likely be bringing more day lilies to the fall swap. Some of mine have grown up and are having babies! I've already promised some to folks but I'll have more I'm sure!

My lasagna bed is planted and growing cannas and callas at an amazing rate! Woo Hoo!!!! I had a very happy flower day. My day lilies bloomed in profusion today!

Cant wait to se you Gina and everyone else too!

Mimi
bolecke
19 years ago
*hangs head in shame* I have been living in denial for the past few months. I brought some "would be poppies" to the swap that vaguely looked like achillea. The is no denying it now, Achillea, mixed pastels. So, differnt flowering time, same general care and invasiveness. Lesson learned: mark winter sowed containers better
bakemom_gw
19 years ago
Aww, isn't gardening all aobut taking chances, experimenting, making mistakes, inadvertant success? Probably is just a good giggle for everyone I would think.

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