Re: [gardeners] Late(?) Transplants

Harry Boswell (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 24 May 2001 15:43:09 -0500 

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [gardeners] Late(?) Transplants


> Ohmigawd! Is it possible there might be two Harry Boswells? The horror, the
> horror. <BSEG>

There are.  But the other one is a nice man living in England.

>
> George
>
> Doug Reed wrote:
> >
> > Hi Harry,
> >
> > I inherited several perennial beds when we bought our house
> > last year. A couple of months ago I was out taking stock of what
> > plants I had and what shape the beds were in and found two Russian
> > sage that were intermixed with clumps of blue fescue and yarrow.
> > I dug up the Russian sage, cut back the stems to about 3", replanted
> > and watered them in well, then forgot about them. Monday evening
> > (the day after a freak snowstorm we had here in Colorado) I was checking
> > on the gardens and found lots of new growth on both Russian sages. The
> > snow and ice didn't seem to bother them. This is the first time I've
> > tried to grow Russian sage, but from what I've read they are very hardy
> > and easy to grow. Yours will probably be fine if you keep them watered
> > a bit until established.
> >
> > BTW, are you the same Harry Boswell from RSFC? (If you're not familiar
with
> > the term RSFC, then never mind!).
> >
> > -Doug Reed
> > -Boulder, CO
> > -(Miss. State '76, just in case you are the same Harry)
> >
> > --- Harry Boswell <hboswel1@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > While working in one of my perennial beds yesterday,
> > > I found some Russian Sage that had been overgrown
> > > by crocosmia.  I dug out some of both, and separated
> > > the corcosmia corms form the sage roots.  What I was left
> > > with was basically bare-root pieces of Russian Sage, which
> > > I planted.  Will these do OK?  Would I have done better
> > > to just leave it alone?
> > >
> > > I also found a coneflower trying to grow in the shade in the
> > > midst of daylilies.  I dug the coneflower up and divided it,
> > > since it seemed to have basically formed two small clumps,
> > > and transplanted both clumps.  Should I cut these back?
> > > They're both pretty leggy.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Harry
> > >
> >
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