Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Summertime

I've been feeling a little off lately, maybe a little antsy, and I think it's because I haven't bought any plants in almost a month.

A whole month!

Crocosmia 'Golden Fleece', Colocasia  'Coffee Cups' and Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral'

The ground is dry and hard now, so there's no point in purchasing plants for the ground. I just have to water and weed and deadhead and that's not nearly as much fun.

But wait! I could buy more pots and plants for those pots! Who wants to go shopping?
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12 comments:

  1. Scott WeberAugust 14, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    Yes to shopping…always a yes to shopping! I haven't watered the hell strips at all this summer (which is awesome, btw), but I was gonna wedge a sedum piece that snapped off last weekend…I couldn't dig a hole in that ground no matter what…it's like cement now!

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  2. Kris PetersonAugust 14, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    That's exactly what I've been doing! Oh, and plotting my fall planting plans...

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  3. HeatherAugust 14, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    I've been doing that too . . . it's so agonizing because I want to put things in NOW!

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  4. HeatherAugust 14, 2013 at 11:31 AM

    I think we should hit Xera, at the very least. We haven't yet been together!

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  5. AlisonAugust 14, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    I'm planning for the fall. I already have a backlog of plants that are waiting to go into redone beds, so I'm not buying anything new. I seriously don't want to wish summer away, but I do want to get those plants in the ground, so I don't have to keep watering them and worrying that they'll perish between now and fall.

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  6. Scott WeberAugust 14, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    I’m always game for nursery hopping…just name the time!

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  7. Ricki GradyAugust 14, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    But plants are so cheap now. I just got a beauty from Fred Meyer for $4.49...and it's supposed to rain tomorrow! Can you believe that I call that looking on the bright side?

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  8. LindaAugust 14, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    Was I wrong to shop at XERA , Garden fever a d joy creek this week.?

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  9. HeatherAugust 14, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

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  10. Tammy SchmittAugust 14, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    I just bought 5 Autumn Joy sedum for a buck a piece at our local Lowe's. Buying more pots is always an option. I have 68 so far. What's a few more? :)

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  11. Peter HerpstAugust 14, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    Plant shopping is always the answer! And you should come up to the Heronswood open and plant sale on Sept. 7! We'll be doing a tour of some great nurseries in the area!

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  12. MarkngazAugust 15, 2013 at 12:48 AM

    No new plants but weeding and dead heading can be fun too :) Enjoy the summer, you'll be plant shopping again sooner than you think!

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