Quick Note....

The Phlox is 'David' and is blooming now. The lily from Linda are all planted and mapped. Orange are in the nursery. Prairie Coneflower seeds are harvested and half are delivered, just have to mail to Linda. Watered today because I stopped believing the forecast since this is the fourth day of forecasted thundershowers and not a drop of rain. Decided the sprinkler would be more reliable in the heat we have been having in the afternoons. Everything is wilting out there and the river is overflowing so we can probably swing a little guilt free irrigation.

Ta Da !

I am finished planting all 110 divisions from Linda and Kelly's Garden! I will be keeping my eye on all of them for the rest of this season but it is already clear that the Meadowsweet, 'Looking Glass', Japanese Painted Fern, Artemesia, both Liatris and all of the Hosta are going to be fine. I am looking forward to this Spring and the surprise of which made it through the winter. I am expecting that all three Spirea as well as the 'Annabelle' Hydrangea will not make it. They look terrible and I think shrubs may require a little more tender care than any of these divisions got. Chicks are mostly lost but I did find two pulled up that I have replanted since that post so there are 3 surviving. Not sure if any of them are the same or if they are all different. The rest should come along. The purple Liatris opened white today. No change from the bud colour. That is the only really strange thing that happened with the big Nova Scotia plant exodus.

Sedum 'Matrona'

I want some of this.

Running back outside now but wanted to get a record of this. No time to type but click the link and read the post from Margaret Roach on her blog. She says it better than I could and is well worth the read. Lots of information there and I find she often pops up in google search when I type in general gardening searches.

Seeds for Linda

Linda, you got me going on seeds and since I can't sow them, I thought I would look through them... again and again! It is raining here and I don't have to go to town for another hour so I decided to create some more rainy day fun for us. Here is a list of the seeds I would be happy to share with you. No worries, there are way more per package than I will use in one season and once things are seeding here, I end up with more seed than anyone could ever need.

Rudbeckia 'Cherry Brandy', 'Cappuccino',

Laceflower 'Queen of Africa'

Monarda 'Bergamo'

Zinnia 'Oklahoma Pink', 'Oklahoma Scarlet', 'Zig Zag', 'Profusion Fire', 'Profusion Cherry', 'Polar Bear' and 'Zahara Rose Starlight',

Scarlet Flax

Calendula 'Victoria Sunset',

Sunflower 'Claret'

Nasturtium 'Tall Climbing Mix'

Acroclinium 'Sensation Giants'

Ammi Green Mist

California Poppy 'Jelly Beans'

Sweet Pea 'Streamers Mix', 'Spencer Giant Mix'

Strawflower/Helichrysum 'Monstrosum Mixed'

Larkspur 'Giant Imperial Mix'

Snapdragon 'Giant Tetra', 'Chantilly Deep Orange', 'Blushing Bride Mix',

Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'

Gaillardia 'Goblin'

Salpiglosis

Some of these, I have to start inside to see flowers in my short season but you should be able to direct sow a lot more than I can.You can see them all on Vesey's or McFaydens. Let me know what you want and I can look up the seed to bloom time.

Delphinium Pale Colour Notes for Linda

I've been taking pictures and planting and digging and planting all day :) Thought I would post the pale colour delphinium that are blooming today. These have a bright cobalt blue edge when they are in bud but it lightens fast once they open. The back is an even lighter purple than the front. I am calling this one Nursery Pale Colour Pair. There is an even lighter version of this colour pair that I am calling Nursery Pale Purple because it has a wider purple stroke in the centre of the petal with a slimmer blue edge. The last in that area is the Nursery Light Blue which I would call a bright baby blue. It is different than the Front Light Blue which is a bright sky blue. Let me know if you want any seed in the Fall from any of these and I will mark them before they stop blooming. I have no idea how true they come from seed because mine have been self-seeding in the same spot forever and they are all mixed.