Come next spring, I'll have a real garden!
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I'll miss Roslyn nursery next spring
Comments (5)I visited Roslyn this summer when I heard about them going out of business. Met mr.Waldman himself and chat with him for about half an hour. He wasn't happy about what he was doing (GOB sale), but I understand that being in his 70's he finally got tired... We'll miss him. BTW, he mentioned that he sold most of his stock/parent woody plants to another nursery on Long Island, but for the life of me can't remember the name, Environmental something. Anyone heard of it?...See MoreNext year I'll plant more
Comments (11)I'm actually going to plant next year!!. I buy all sorts of seeds and then never plant them. I hate trying to garden in NE Ohio, winter lasts too long. spring is 3 days in may or june. and by father's day drought seems to be setting in with the heat. by mid july everything is crispy and winter seems to start in september-- but you can be sure of snow before halloween, but the leaves haven't fallen yet. Ok, I exagerate, a bit. so next year i'm going to plant and actually water, to see what happens. I'm planting zinnias, zinnias and zinnias. I'm going to move my magnolia (not enough sun) i'm going to put in a korean spice viburnum, azalea viscosium, some type of an elderberry-- i think a cutleaf black one, ravenna grass, regular old joe pie weed. i'm going to dig up my failing front perrenial borders-- divide, separate, amend and lay out ina more outlandish color scheme (i'm actually going to put those bright orange poppies with dark purple iris and light blue catmint, and chartreuse alliums-- cause it works) I'm going to build proper trellises for my clematis. I'm going to plant basil, lavender, rosemary and thyme as well as dill and fennel. and I'm planting some tomatoes-- big fat juicy ones that taste like tomatoes are supposed to taste. OK everybody can email me next september and ask how it went. digger2...See MoreIris drop all leaves.Will it come back next spring?
Comments (5)Oksana: Laurie's advice is correct. You have to determine if the rhizomes are alive or dead. Dead rhizomes are caused by excessive rain or borers. A borer will eat a giant hole in the rhizome. It should be easy to see. Rain can rot a rhizome to death. However, it may also just be a case of dying foliage due to well, living in NJ. Iris do go thru a period of die-back for a while after bloom time. In which case they will return. Please let us know what you find when you check the rhizomes, and then we can tell you what if anything you can do. Merit is not of any use at this time of year, by the way. Only in early spring, and only if you have a borer problem. Laetitia...See Morespring glorious spring - no frost for the next six days
Comments (2)Prediction for my area tonite is 30. But daytime definitely feels like spring! Here in Hunterdon County, I really need to stick with May 15th for planting out tomatoes and peppers. Ellen...See MoreEsther-B, Zone 7a
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