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Some stuff we planted last year

16 years ago

Heres a list of some of what we planted last year. It's not a compleat list as I am not a good record keeper. But I do have recepts for these----

Water lily 15ea

Azalea 12ea

Butterfly bush 9ea

Rohdoendron 5ea

weigela 2ea

magnolia 2ea

lilac 1ea

burning bush 4ea

mums 28ea

roses 234ea

Asst lilies 118ea

canna lily 8ea

bearded iris 396ea

water iris 8ea

crab trees 12ea

panseys 1351ea

Asst perenials 11ea

smoke tree 1ea

hibiscus 2ea

blackberry 8ea

strawberry 50ea

forsythia 1ea

spiraea 2ea

asst fall bulbs 50ea

tulips 3000ea

Asst fruit trees 10ea

Most of them I bought late in the fall when they were on sale so we will have to see what comes up this spring. We have our glads and dahlias down in the basement waiting for spring. I may have started too soon but I have a bunch of seeds started in the basement. Our greenhouse will be started next week as well. Today we are headed to Watertown to get spring bulbs. Thats all the news right now from Gouverneur NY or as I like to call it "The land of eternal sunshine".

Mr Bill

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Dottie B.
16 years ago
Wow that is a lot of stuff...like I should talk...LOL. Looks similar to my lists from the last three years. We are building a greenhouse this year also. I am excited as I am sure you are too. Good luck with all your newly planted stuff...I hope they survived the winter for you. I have about three flats of plug size perennials I overwintered in my veggie beds. I hope they make it too.
gottagarden
16 years ago
That is an impressive list! I don't keep track because the total $ amount would be shocking and I'd feel guilty if I really knew. I always like trying something new, though, so this year I bought a bunch of seed thinking it was cheaper than plants. Now I have too much seed!

6 more weeks until spring (more or less)
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mrconran
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16 years ago
I am so pumped for the coming spring!! We went to our local Lowes and Sams club this past Sat. Got some more seeds and quite a few bulbs. I wish I could post pics here of the seeds I have started in the basement. I did get the roof of our first greenhouse on today. I hope to start the wall tommrow.
Mr Bill
misskimmie
16 years ago
Mr Bill,
I'm so excited for you...Good Luck! - kim
mrconran
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks everyone. I now have the exterior walls up on the gh. Raining today hope to start the interior walls. Then it's on to the benchs
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