[gardeners] Saturday in a FL garden

Annetta Green (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 17 Feb 2001 15:32:22 -0500 

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Well I had another wonderful Saturday.  My Logee's Nursery catalog came =
on Thurs.  I made a list of what I wanted for my garden and ended up =
with over $250 worth of wants.  That is way to much for my budget so off =
I went to Home Depot this AM.  I would still be out in the yard but it =
is sprinkling and it was getting a little muddy in the newly composted =
beds and pots.  Anyway I got enough to satisfy me and not break the =
bank.  The order is now down to about $30. =20

While there I found the Clerodendrum that Logee's had for $8.00 for only =
$12.00 which is less once you add in shipping.  It is a new one that I =
had not seen before.  The name is C. Speciuosum.  It looks a lot like =
the C. Thompsonaei,(bleeding heart vine) but the flowers open to red =
butterflies shaped like the C. Ugandense.  I can't wait to get it =
planted out in the garden alongside the above. =20

What I did plant was out front.  I filled two big pots that are 24 in. =
across.  Each got a big Scaevola "New Wonder,"  Takana Verbena =
(scarlet),  white Penta,  Diascia "Strawberry Sunday," a few Dusty =
Miller and a couple of white Tuberosa "The Pearl."  The pots are placed =
at either side of the bench that sits in our now unshaded front yard. =
(the tree died, I took it down.) Eventually, a big Crepe Myrtle will go =
behind it to provide a little shade again. =20

In the front yard I put in two Lorepetalum "Burgandy"  These Razzleberry =
bushes are in bloom and will be beautiful once they grow together and =
fill in around the Norfolk pine that is out there.  The bushes were put =
in about 3ft from either side of the pine which is now about 8 ft tall.  =
There was a lot of grass to dig out to put these babies in, but I got it =
done and will expand the bed as time allows.  The plants were originally =
bought to put in along side the garage where no one but my neighbor or =
someone putting out the garbage cans would see them.  I put them there =
and walked back to plant them.  It was not a tough decision to get them =
out front.  Now I have to put something else back there.  Maybe make a =
semi-secret garden. =20

Still to be planted are my shade plants.  Right now my wheelbarrow is =
holding three calla lily, three white and three red begonia, some red =
impatiens and a few Calibrachoa or Trailing Pink Million Bells.  These =
are all to fill in the pots and/or pool bed that gets full morning sun, =
but is shaded from about 12PM  on.  I find that things that can survive =
in partial shade do better with a little afternoon shade.  I can't wait =
to get back out there.  Hopefully, it will be tomorrow.  Since DH and =
son have gone camping on Cumberland Island in GA, I have another day to =
garden!  Course that means that my two younger kids will get to pick =
where we eat dinner.  Gourmet it won't be. =20

I can't wait to  hear about the rest of you gardening once it gets to =
hot for me to go outside and work. =20
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26

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Well I had another wonderful = Saturday.  My=20 Logee's Nursery catalog came on Thurs.  I made a list of what I = wanted for=20 my garden and ended up with over $250 worth of wants.  That is way = to much=20 for my budget so off I went to Home Depot this AM.  I would still = be out in=20 the yard but it is sprinkling and it was getting a little muddy in the = newly=20 composted beds and pots.  Anyway I got enough to satisfy me and not = break=20 the bank.  The order is now down to about $30. 
 
While there I found the Clerodendrum = that Logee's=20 had for $8.00 for only $12.00 which is less once you add in = shipping.  It=20 is a new one that I had not seen before.  The name is C. = Speciuosum. =20 It looks a lot like the C. Thompsonaei,(bleeding heart vine) but the = flowers=20 open to red butterflies shaped like the C. Ugandense.  I can't wait = to get=20 it planted out in the garden alongside the above. 
 
What I did plant was out front.  I = filled two=20 big pots that are 24 in. across.  Each got a big Scaevola "New=20 Wonder,"  Takana Verbena (scarlet),  white Penta,  = Diascia=20 "Strawberry Sunday," a few Dusty Miller and a couple of white = Tuberosa "The=20 Pearl."  The pots are placed at either side of the bench that sits = in our=20 now unshaded front yard. (the tree died, I took it down.) = Eventually, a big=20 Crepe Myrtle will go behind it to provide a little shade again. =20
 
In the front yard I put in two = Lorepetalum=20 "Burgandy"  These Razzleberry bushes are in bloom and will be = beautiful=20 once they grow together and fill in around the Norfolk pine that is out=20 there.  The bushes were put in about 3ft from either side of the = pine which=20 is now about 8 ft tall.  There was a lot of grass to dig out to put = these=20 babies in, but I got it done and will expand the bed as time = allows.  The=20 plants were originally bought to put in along side the garage where no = one but=20 my neighbor or someone putting out the garbage cans would see = them.  I put=20 them there and walked back to plant them.  It was not a tough = decision to=20 get them out front.  Now I have to put something else back = there. =20 Maybe make a semi-secret garden. 
 
Still to be planted are my shade = plants. =20 Right now my wheelbarrow is holding three calla lily, three white and = three red=20 begonia, some red impatiens and a few Calibrachoa or Trailing Pink = Million=20 Bells.  These are all to fill in the pots and/or pool bed that gets = full=20 morning sun, but is shaded from about 12PM  on.  I find that = things=20 that can survive in partial shade do better with a little afternoon = shade. =20 I can't wait to get back out there.  Hopefully, it will be = tomorrow. =20 Since DH and son have gone camping on Cumberland Island in GA, I have = another=20 day to garden!  Course that means that my two younger kids will get = to pick=20 where we eat dinner.  Gourmet it won't be. 
 
I can't wait to  hear about the = rest of you=20 gardening once it gets to hot for me to go outside and work.  =
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset=20 26
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