If you look
closely, you will see that there are seed flats already
planted. They are plants and trees Not indigenous to the
Midwest. some having an expected germination time of up to 8
months! Included in this group are Neem, Jojoba, Tea Tree,
Eucalyptus Tree, Lipstick Tree, Edible Date Palm, Coffee,
Red Sandalwood, Mahaleb Cherry, and so forth..... I'm
curious to see if I can grow them and can't wait to see what
they look like. I'll post pictures when(if) they do!
The evergreens and bare "Twigs" are a variety of trees and
bushes that arrived after the ground froze: Austrian Pine,
Mugo Pine, Japanese Black Pine, Red Bark Dogwood, Chinese
Chestnut, Catlapa, Wisteria, White Rose of Sharon, Blue Rose
of Sharon, and Japanese Maples: Atropurpureum(Red Maple),
Inaba shidare, Tamukeyama, Viridis, Red Dragon,
Crimson Queen, Orangeola.
We are installing
a retaining wall and a deck in back of our house this year
and I have no definite number of plants and trees needed to
landscape it all. Since I had the greenhouse, I went ahead
and got them when I found the right ones. I also am going to
be starting a number of perennials and some annuals from
seed. I figure I can always sell the extras. And, I am still
unsure what all those weeks of sub zero temperatures did to
what I had planted!
That list is an
eclectic one: I need plants that have a tolerance for
partial shade as well as ones for good sun. The local
nursuries seem to only carry the same tired plants -
millions of them. I want to see something Different: so have
studied the books and located seeds for plants that are
harder to find and/or expensive in the quantities I want. In
that list are: Tri Color Amaranthus, Astilbe, Scarlet Bee
Balm(Monarda), Bellis(English Daisy), Perennial Carnations,
Cypress Vine, Dusty Miller, Silver Dollar Eucalyptus, Mixed
Hosta, Cardinal Lobelia, Pearlwort, Polka Dot Plant,
Pyrethrum, Scented Gernaium, Stevia rebaudiana, Fiji Dawn
Viola.
Stop back and see
how they are doing!
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