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Goswimmin
My Weather
| | Posted on Monday, September 13, 2004 - 09:47 pm: |   
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Hydrangea, where at Niagara did you go?
mary
Goswimmin
- Georgia,
Zone "7b"
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Hydrangea
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 06:13 am: |
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Hi Mary: Heritage Perennials has a once a year blow out sale at their nursery located in Niagara on the Lake in Ontario.
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Goswimmin
My Weather
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 01:40 pm: |
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I just love Niagara on the Lake, Ont. My relatives used to live right across the water in the U.S. in Youngstown, NY.
It must be pretty around there this time of the year.
Mary
Goswimmin
- Georgia,
Zone "7b"
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Gardenbug
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 06:17 pm: |
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Hydrangea!
I've not checked in here for a while. And now just look what you've done! You've bought out the store! 
In answer to your question, my heucheras do remain evergreen(or whatever). The trouble is, they are buried in snow and by the time spring arrives, they need a pretty brutal tidying up.
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
Hydrangea
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 07:27 pm: |
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Goswimmin! Yes, Niagara on the Lake is quite the tourist spot most times of the year. The sale was just great.
Gardenbug! So I take it that they stay greenish (or whatever!), but they get a bit soggy and so most of the leaves have to be cut away? Sunspot is turning a straw yellow with a bit of beige. I know straw yellow is the colour they turn this time of year but wasn't sure about the beige. Lime Rickey is still nice and green, outer leaves yellowing, but awfully slow growing. All the others including sunspot have taken off since I planted them.
H
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Gardenbug
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2004 - 10:43 pm: |
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I don't know how Sunspot and Lime Rickey behave yet. Their foliage does not appear to be as firm as others I have had. I see that earwigs (or something) have been enjoying my young LR!
In spring there are plenty of crunchy brown bits that need removing from the purple plants for a respectable show.
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
Hydrangea
| | Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 09:52 pm: |
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Hey Gang:
Check these out for 2005. Drool, drool, drool.
www.terranovanurseries.com/pages/new_2005/new_2005-1.html
Scroll to the bottom and see the next page as well. Peach flambe will hopefully make its way to my garden next year.
I divided my chocolate ruffles today. I am so proud!
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Gardenfiend
My Weather
| | Posted on Monday, September 27, 2004 - 03:43 am: |
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Peachy Keen! I'm so keen to have it - but it usually takes a couple of years until Terra Nova plants cross the Atlantic.
Mara Germany zone 6-7 |
Galanthophile
| | Posted on Monday, September 27, 2004 - 01:38 pm: |
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A very interesting selection of new plants - and not just the heucheras!
Galanthophile
- Northern England,
Zone "8"
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Hydrangea
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 08:01 am: |
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The sales don't stop so neither do I. Burnished Bronze and Kimono now grace my garden.
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Gardenbug
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 09:56 am: |
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You may need to think of beautiful companions so that you don't have a sea of low beauties only. Perhaps ornamental grasses? They are a wonderful addiction too!
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
Gardenfiend
My Weather
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 01:16 pm: |
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I just transplanted 'Silver Scrolls' near the rose Bonica, and I can't stop looking at the combination. The silver and reddish pink of the Heuchera sets off the pink roses perfectly - and vice versa.
Mara Germany zone 6-7 |
Hydrangea
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 04:23 pm: |
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Yeah I know Gardenbug! But my hubbie has the grass bug! He bought two more today!
Believe it or not, I didn't by one heuchera etc. !!!!
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Hydrangea
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 07:09 pm: |
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Gardenfiend, I bet they look quite striking together. I have both so I can imagine the two!
Gardenbug: How's the frost where you are. I pulled up ageratum today, but my begonias, impatiens and petunias are still fine! Unbelievable for Oct. 9. Never seen anything like it.
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Gardenbug
| | Posted on Saturday, October 09, 2004 - 10:29 pm: |
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Well I've mainly been working on the veg garden because things have turned black and slimey...But it is true that most perennials are still green or gold. No impatiens here, but I'm sure it would be compost since we had 3 frost days but one true freeze.
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
Gimmeclems
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 09:26 pm: |
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Don't know exactly what's been said on this forum, but have really enjoyed my new Amber Waves this year and bought 6-'White Cloud' heuchera recently. Can't understand why they call it White Cloud because the foliage is pink, coral, yellowy, and green all at the same time. Really striking and all at $1 a plant at a local nursery. I'm starting to really love these because they don't get eaten up by slugs like my hostas do.
Gimmeclems |
Gardenbug
| | Posted on Monday, October 18, 2004 - 09:57 pm: |
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Google says this:
"'White Cloud’ is a seed strain remarkable for its vigor, abundance of flowers and cream-white flower color; it also shows attractive copper and orange shades in the foliage in fall."
So its name comes from the blooms, not the foliage.
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
Hydrangea
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 06:28 am: |
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Welcome Gimmeclems to our forum and hi again Gardenbug. Hadn't heard of white cloud, so thanks for the tip. Gardenbug, I went to Humber Nurseries this weekend, besides getting some good $1.00 deals, I also looked for that tiarella I had told you earlier about that was so interesting. It is called Heronswood Mist.
Hydrangea
- Ontario,
Zone "Canada 5b USA 4"
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Gardenfiend
My Weather
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 06:46 am: |
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Did you find Heronswood Mist? I planted two of them this spring. One died almost immediately. The other is just barely surviving. After hearing from another GBuddie that this is usual procedure for this variety, I potted it up last month. I can't say that it looks much stronger, but at least it is still alive. I haven't yet heard of anyone being successful with Heronswood Mist. Have you?
Mara Germany zone 6-7 |
Gardenbug
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 - 08:06 am: |
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Not a soul...sadly!
I do have Hercules, which is similar in many ways...including being quite weak at surviving our winters.
Gardenbug Ontario zone 4b/5b |
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