HERITAGE PERENNIALS

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September 2016 perennials from Valleybrook Gardens HERITAGE PERENNIALS

Full flats

MISCANTHUS S. GRACILLIMUS ORNAMENTAL GRASSES - 15cm 5" The most popular one. Narrow green leaves, coppery-pink plumes. Z5 tray of 8 $6.65 x 8 =53.20  

ASTILBE CHIN. PARTIEZZ KARAOKE PARTY  15cm 5" Raspberry plumes over bright green, deeply cut foliage. Z3 tray of 8 $6.65 x 8 =53.20  

CAMPANULA CARP. PEARL WHITE HERITAGE PERENNIALS 15cm 5" Companion to ‘Blue Pearl’. White flowers, larger than ‘Clips’. Z2 tray of 8  $5.25 = $42.00

COREOPSIS V. ZAGREB HERITAGE PERENNIALS 9cm 3" Compact selection, golden-yellow flowers for weeks. Z4 tray of 18 @1.94 = $34.92

GERANIUM CANT. CRYSTAL ROSE HERITAGE PERENNIALS 15cm 5" Magenta-pink blossoms, foliage tinted orange in fall. Z4 $7.65 tray of 8 =$ 61.20

HEMEROCALLIS NIGHT WINGS HERITAGE PERENNIALS  15cm 5" Black-red, velvety flowers; contrasting green throat. Z3 tray of 8 @ 9.10 = 72.80 

VERONICA FIRST LOVE HERITAGE PERENNIALS 15cm 5" Fantastic fluorescent pink flower spikes on compact plant. Z3 tray of 8 @$5.80 = 46.40

ECHINACEA SOMBRERO SALSA RED HERITAGE PERENNIALS  15cm 5" Large, bright red petals surrounding a brown cone. Z5 tray of 8 @$8.50 = 68.00 

HEMEROCALLIS CHRISTMAS RIBBON HERITAGE PERENNIALS 15cm 5" Huge star-shaped red flowers; gold throat. Spider-type. Z2 tray of 8 @ $10.00 =$80.00 

June 1/14 Garden update

May 25th/14 tasks

Transplanted some allyssum to hydro pole bed, elder bed, and arbor bed
planted 3 daylilies that were dug up by the basement guys- one near hose corner, one under devils' walking sick near kitchen window, one
planted a couple of larger tomatos in 1 gal and 6 inch pots- believer they were Geraldo's
gave tim a couple of miscanthus
Phillip cut grass
Got rid of pile of euonymus, potentilla, juniper
Planted the 6 pink geraniums under mulberry\
laid out plastic liner for 2 rows of pepper and  tomato

Planted a couple pepper and tomato
more in greenhouse

Put basil in full sun to acclimatize
brought out seedling of melon and squash, zuchini
seeded beans
seed kentucky beans at harp, took down old string, need to string again
fert 10-52-10 on onion at harp,

trench filled in and seeded, aslo seeded track of trencher and also front srtips of gramox kill

May 18/14 planting and more

Tasks
Started trimming out euonymus for under dead youngs birch and rose quince and dogwood near arbor

Did our some giant miscanthus from near septic tank had to use an ax
Planted kohl rabi and red cabbage along fence behind roses

Bought two 4" eggplant and box of sweet pepper $1,99 and six pink 4" geraniums 8 for $20 and 4 cu ft pro mix $30 from caledonia garden centre