I ordered a new daylily, Chrystalline Entity, can't wait till spring!

sherry

A bunch of stuff, but most excited about 'Princess Kate' clematis. I love this time of year when two of my favorite suppliers (Canning and Lost Horizons) update their catalogs.

Ha, haven't ordered anything yet, Phoenix won't have their mail order list up until late February so I'm trying to hold off until then.

Annette

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler' and Heuchera 'Firefly'. Had my first hummingbird visitor last year and hoping for more.

Ah, I had a spending spree last October (birthday) so there are a number of plants which I have never seen before - stylophorum, a gorgeous little sorrel, ranunculus, epimediums...and some more familiar such as omphalodes...but new to me.

And seeds - too many to list.

Annette, I had forgotten that "Phoenix" hasnt yet come out with their 2016 catalogue. You are lucky to be close to them geographically. (Close enough to pick up purchases in person?)

Rouge, I usually take a ferry trip over to the mainland once or twice a summer to visit Phoenix but for that early fix and for things they might have sold out of by then I like their mail order as soon as it's up and running :).

Annette

Ooooh yes....I had forgotten the martagons! Amazing luck (for me) after a nursery mix-up (sent me wrong order, then sent me 2 lots of replacements) - I got 11 martagon lily hybrids for the cost of 3. Since I only buy such expensive specimens because I am literally expiring of insane desire, the resulting show, will, I hope, cause palpitations and hyperventilating (although martagons classically sulk for a year). I am patient.

Here's what I'm looking at getting:

Pennisetum 'Ginger Love'

Sorghastrum 'Skywalker'

Sedum 'Lime Twister'

Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun'

That reminds me Annette...didnt you purchase a special/unique hydrangea from Phoenix at some point last season?

Rouge, yes I did, in fact when I went over to pick it up I ended up with two, I was thinking of buying a second one so I could put one on either side of my H. Golden Crane when my son up and bought me it for my birthday. They are still quite small so don't know if I'll see a bloom this year.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=hydrangea+miss+saori&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitsryezunKAhUU3WMKHXXrCywQ_AUIBygB&biw=1212&bih=764#imgrc=zHXJRK0DyY9gvM%3A

Annette

Oh right Annette, now I remember. I bet you will see a bloom or two or three ;) this season. Let us know how "Miss Saori" progresses this year.

DiL has that - and yep, it is a precocious bloomer (blooms on new wood as well as last seasons older wood) so I will also bet that there are a couple of mopheads to admire this year, Annette.

rouge21 that is definitely worthy of being on a tee shirt! And I cannot wait for spring so the mail order plants start arriving. The plant I am waiting for with most anticipation is dicentra 'Burning Hearts'. I've been lusting after it since it came out but could never bring myself to pay the price. This year I said to hell with it and ordered several!

I've ordered some seeds, mostly of annuals and vegetables with a couple oddball perennial mixed in (Disco Belle hibiscus and Golden Alexandria fragaria) . Ordered a couple violets from Select Seeds, plants won't arrive until April . It's not so much that I like violets; rather I have some very small handpainted ceramic pots that not much fits in - the violets should work.

The only thing I have on order is a dwarf conifer, Picea abies 'Pusch'. But I have to move (happening this weekend - aaackkk!) and I am not bothering with taking anything already planted so will no doubt be acquiring some new plants this season. Not sure what yet but will certainly include some hummingbird attracting plants.

It's times like this that I really appreciate my generous nursery discount :-))

Not ordering any perennials...pretty much filled up the space I had for perennials. I was debating ordering another Baptista Australis but it seems like I may not have to. Ordering some trees...Allegheny Serviceberry, Mountain Laurel, oak, pitch pine. Hoping the county conservation sale will sell redbud and downy hawthorn again this year.

The only thing I have on order is a dwarf conifer, Picea abies 'Pusch'

I had to look this up....very unique pink cones!

Do you know if it can flourish in less than full sun?

I've started seeds for the first time. So far they are doing pretty good, with the exception of a few leggy ones.

I plan to do a lot of dividing and moving around this spring. My beds are finally filling in since starting them 6 years ago.

I am trying not to 'expand' them anymore lol.

Last year I bought 6 little roots of Ohio spiderwort and wow was I impressed with the upright spiky leaves and deep purple blooms that kept blooming until the end of August. So...many more of these are on order and they will all get moved to a permanent place in my perennial border.

Adding some new Alba Roses and a couple of other roses to the garden!! I split quite a few perennials and bulbs late fall, scattered some seeds and moved some things around which all tasks will satisfy me in the garden this year. Been wanting some Albas and got a nice early order in before they sold out again. They will be the stimulating, new and lovely additions for me.

What ones, Patty - I love the Albas myself...and consider A.semi-plena to be one of the loveliest roses, in every way..

Yes, Semi Plena is one. Felicite Parmentier, Queen of Denmark, and Great Maiden's Blush. I have Duchesse de Montebello and Autumn Sunset also coming and Paul Barden's 'Marianne'.

Thank you for asking.

Patty

Felicite Parmentier, outstanding fragrance, When I was on a rose garden tour one year I sniffed this delicious fragrance wafting about, it stood apart from all the other rose scents there. I followed my nose all the way to the back of the house and there it was, I know it was FP because I tracked the owner down and got her to identify it for me. I'd have one in the garden now if I could find a Canadian supplier.

Annette

Yes, Annette. I have had a love for the Albas for a few years and didn't pursue purchasing them diligently until this year. I do have Madame Plantier if one considers it a true Alba? Either way, she is beautiful in my garden.

I've ordered a few things so far. I was surprised that some nurseries were already sold out of a few plants. I wanted more Mazus reptans, but it's hard to find online. I'll have to find it locally, I guess.

New arrivals:

Anemone White Swan

Hydrangea serrata Blue Billow

Clematis Guernsey Cream

Clematis Rooguchi
Monarda didyma Grand Parade
Agastache Blue Fortune

I also have a spot opening up for a new small tree, but I can't decide between a new Japanese Maple (probably Green Star), a local hophornbeam, a serviceberry (which I always love but never plant), or a magnolia.

Spring is two months off at least, probably more in my weird corner of this zone, so I have time to decide. Mostly I'm waiting for my big planting of wild tulips and other bulbs from Colorblends.com to sprout and bloom. This spring should be very colorful!

Hosta "June." I have wanted some for a long time and preferred to buy them in person, but have been unable to find them at any nursery within an hour from home. Plus they were expensive - well, not terribly, but my DH would certainly think so! If I told him, that is.

Like someone above, I finally said to heck with it and just ordered some. They can be my birthday presents to me.

I have Hosta 'June' and it's my favorite Hosta. It is a performer, carefree and everyone notices it. I think you will enjoy it.

Littlebug, I have H. June and it's lovely in my garden. There are some discussions and pictures of it over in the Hosta forum too.

I have Hosta 'June' and it's my favorite Hosta. It is a performer, carefree and everyone notices it.

I do agree it is a wonderful hosta.

Here are two of our "Junes" in this small shaded bed from last season:

I am trying to track down this heritage flower ;):

Ancient Flower

Thanks for the confirmation gardengal48. I would like to add some dwarf compact conifers to give our gardens some more structure but part shade aspect is all that is left :(.

rouge21_gw, that is a fantastic image. Wow. What is the Japanese maple?

Rouge, your heritage flower is cool, but it might be hard to track down. If your neighbourhood supermarket does not sell it, try vintage stores where they sell those resin paper weights with flowers imbedded. The best of luck! If you can propagate it, I will gladly swap a young plant for a generous piece of my prize Chinese lantern. ;-)

Rouge: Terrific foliage effect - well done!

I thought of starting a new thread: what's your "splurge" plant for this year, but saw this one and figured I'd just join in.

I try to avoid paying this much for plants that could struggle with my climate, but I've been looking for this for at least a couple years now:

Clematis tibetana ssp vernayi "Black flowered form"

For me what I'd like to splurge on isn't one plant but just large quantities. Lately I have been thinking about starting a garden design business -- register a name, get a tax ID number, etc. -- just so that I can order wholesale.

Sesleria autumnalis at Santa Rosa: $7.95

Sesleria autumnalis at New Moon (wholesale): $1.29

Quite a difference when you want to buy 50 or 100 of them. For now I'm taking the long route -- buy a half dozen or so, divide, divide, divide.

'A must have for the goth garden'

So, will you be wearing tight black leather trousers then, David...and listening to shoe-gazey music

Had a little last minute seed sowing frenzy (as you do) and sowed larix decdua. sequoia sempervirens, tibetan gentian, scopularia carniolica, meconopsis 'Frances Perry' and a few sweet peas (including Erewhon, Turquoise Lagoon and a bizarrely coloured 'Spanish Dancer', all bred by Keith Hammet in New Zealand')

LOL Campanula, took me a moment to figure out where you'd gotten that suggestion. Can you imagine having the write the copy for a big catalog like that? (and that one isn't nearly as big as some of them from other nurseries, especially in years past: the original Heronswood catalogs were quite a labor of love)

I don't think black leather trousers would suit me although they would probably be useful when weeding among thorny plants!

Now I'm wondering what a "Goth Garden" would look like.

Goth. Well, I am doing the Danger garden this year. I ordered 3 Agave ovatifolia"Huasteca Giant", a Cycas panzhuhuaensis. I am looking at some red blushing Agave striata , but I need to make some more money first.

I'm thinking monkshood for the goth garden. Belladonna would be good, also one of those black calla lily varieties, anything blood red...

And ingredients for absinthe: wormwood, fennel, anise.

WOW that clematis tibetana is really something. Nice price too!

Sadly, Clematis tibetana ssp vernayi "Black flowered form" is dead. It had some minor insect problem, that I was trying to treat, but given how rapidly it decline after the recent rains it was almost certainly root rot. It had been planted on a slight rise, and it was a couple feet away from a Rhododendron 'Eleanore' that is looking healthier than it has ever looked. A variety that has no business being especially root rot resistant; blue lepidotes are mostly considered ungrowable this far south but I have a few.

Now that the kid next door is over 17, I'm considering adding monkshood to my shade garden. Back when I started gardening here he was only 8 so I didn't want to introduce poisonous plants anywhere he might get close to them. My established Hellebore/Lenten roses are thriving so I'm considering the addition of one that's black/dark blue called 'Onyx Odyssey.' My garden beds are pretty much filled to capacity at this point so that's about all I've got on my wish list.

I found the "Blue Paradise" phlox online through Lazy SS's Farm here in VA. Can't wait for it to cool off a bit so I can get it ordered and in the ground. They have so many varieties of everything, and in the past have sent gorgeous plants. A bit pricey, but well worth it! My Heliopsis and good 'ole Alma Potsche have exceeded my expectations. Three Nurseries down here told me that 'Alma' would get mildewed, so they didn't carry it, but that isn't the case at all. She has already had Round 1 of blossoms, those were cut off, and there are more coming on now. Strange but welcome behavior. The Heliopsis is over 8' tall after 3 years and the bees and butterflies are having a field day now that it's started to blossom.