Lindenberg Seeds catalogue arrived. Holy rock-bottom prices, batman!
Monkshood - 3 x $4.50 apiece (can probably find these in the garden centre, but not for that price!)
Astrantia 'Ruby Cloud' - $4
Bicolour buddleia - $4 for a 3" plug (less than 1/3 the Vesey's price!!)
Cannas - $6 for 3, so I'll get some Red King Humbert and The President for a total of $12
Heliopsis 'Venus' - $6
Phlox - $13 for 4
Eryngeum - $7 for 2
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$60
Sweeeeeet. Definitely keeping an eye on this place in future!!
Showing posts with label catalogues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label catalogues. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The awesomeness of davesgarden.com - already pretty high in my books thanks to their endlessly informative PlantFiles, which allow site users to post reviews and experiences with various plants - is made all the more impressive by their Garden Watchdog, which has users rate mail-order companies. People left rave reviews for Lindenberg Seeds, for instance, whose somewhat discombobulated website and black-and-white print catalogue I would have completely overlooked. Apparently, however, they have kick-ass plants for rock-bottom prices - three cannas for $4??? Sign me up!
Friday, January 8, 2010
So before the snow arrived in December, I got winter protection up for neither the magnolia nor the maple, and I completely forgot about a poppy I'd been meaning to plant, so it's probably all frozen and dead now. FAIL. Hopefully the shrubs at least will survive.
In better news, I can haz Vesey's catalogue! So here is the shopping list for spring 2010:
Astilbe, which I started from seed back at Jamieson and have been meaning to buy more of ever since. Shady and tall FTW.
How's this for an awesome fern? It starts out ORANGE and turns green as it matures.
"Naturalizes easily" is all too often code-speak for "mad invasive", but these mallows have caught my eye for ages.
I have been saying I should get myself some coreopsis, since I've been admiring its tall clouds of yellow flowers in other people's yards. Just to be different, I think I'll go for the one that starts out red and then turns yellow.
I feel a little silly contemplating spending $20 on a pulmonaria, but look at the flowers on this thing! Much cooler than the usual blue kind.
In better news, I can haz Vesey's catalogue! So here is the shopping list for spring 2010:
Astilbe, which I started from seed back at Jamieson and have been meaning to buy more of ever since. Shady and tall FTW.
How's this for an awesome fern? It starts out ORANGE and turns green as it matures.
"Naturalizes easily" is all too often code-speak for "mad invasive", but these mallows have caught my eye for ages.
I have been saying I should get myself some coreopsis, since I've been admiring its tall clouds of yellow flowers in other people's yards. Just to be different, I think I'll go for the one that starts out red and then turns yellow.
I feel a little silly contemplating spending $20 on a pulmonaria, but look at the flowers on this thing! Much cooler than the usual blue kind.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
With the latest issue of my gardening magazine came a catalogue for Breck's Bulbs. Oh lord, another plant catalogue. Including an early ordering discount coupon, no less. I can hear my wallet wailing already.
Shopping list:
Camassia Quamash, which just looks funky.
Scarlet Majesty tulips ("peony" double tulips - I saw these in somebody's garden and they are just stunning.)
French Lace tulips, also doubles.
Since I adored the two globemaster alliums I planted last fall, I'm going to get an additional zillion alliums of all different colours and sizes, including blue.
I am also toying with the idea of picking up some crocuses. I was not too fussed about these before, and planting 40 bulbs seems a little labour-intensive. But then this year a clutch of them came up in the neighbour's garden, and I was insanely jealous of his having flowers so very early in the spring.
Shopping list:
Camassia Quamash, which just looks funky.
Scarlet Majesty tulips ("peony" double tulips - I saw these in somebody's garden and they are just stunning.)
French Lace tulips, also doubles.
Since I adored the two globemaster alliums I planted last fall, I'm going to get an additional zillion alliums of all different colours and sizes, including blue.
I am also toying with the idea of picking up some crocuses. I was not too fussed about these before, and planting 40 bulbs seems a little labour-intensive. But then this year a clutch of them came up in the neighbour's garden, and I was insanely jealous of his having flowers so very early in the spring.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
It is seed-planting weekend! Woo! So must buy peat pellets and rustle up some planting trays. Also in honour of spring, I will make a Vesey's order. I had mixed success with their stuff last time, but now that I have a yard that promises to be semi-cooperative, I am going to give it another (slightly more frugal) shot.
Shopping List
Red Tickseed, 3' tall with big flowers; drought-tolerant and sun-loving, so probably a front yard plant.
Joe Pye Weed, or a compact version thereof, which blooms late and stands 3'-4'. I tried to start these from seed a couple years ago and had no luck.
Crocosmia, also a late bloomer, 2'-4'. Love the red flowers.
Astilbe, a pretty shade-lover which technically I can buy at the grocery store, but 3 for $10 is a pretty good price. Had one of these at Jamieson and loved it, and kept meaning to buy more. Figured buying more was probably less trouble than digging the previous one up.
Hmmm...I had Begonias and Rudbeckia on my list, but the latter I can get from mom's garden, and the former I can get from the market already in bloom, so maybe never mind. Images, however:
Liatris, which are 4'-5' tall, funky-looking, and late-blooming.
I was sorely tempted by the giant hybrid lilies, which stand up to 8' tall by three years, but I would probably have to go crazy with pesticides to keep them from getting devoured by beetles. Still...8' lilies...SO TEMPTING. The evil voice at the back of my head tells me that they're hybrids, not asiatics, so maybe the beetles would leave them alone...but the voice of reason counters that they're still PART asiatic lily, and the goddamn beetles are not that finicky. Siiiiiigh.
Shopping List
Red Tickseed, 3' tall with big flowers; drought-tolerant and sun-loving, so probably a front yard plant.
Joe Pye Weed, or a compact version thereof, which blooms late and stands 3'-4'. I tried to start these from seed a couple years ago and had no luck.
Crocosmia, also a late bloomer, 2'-4'. Love the red flowers.
Astilbe, a pretty shade-lover which technically I can buy at the grocery store, but 3 for $10 is a pretty good price. Had one of these at Jamieson and loved it, and kept meaning to buy more. Figured buying more was probably less trouble than digging the previous one up.
Hmmm...I had Begonias and Rudbeckia on my list, but the latter I can get from mom's garden, and the former I can get from the market already in bloom, so maybe never mind. Images, however:
Liatris, which are 4'-5' tall, funky-looking, and late-blooming.
I was sorely tempted by the giant hybrid lilies, which stand up to 8' tall by three years, but I would probably have to go crazy with pesticides to keep them from getting devoured by beetles. Still...8' lilies...SO TEMPTING. The evil voice at the back of my head tells me that they're hybrids, not asiatics, so maybe the beetles would leave them alone...but the voice of reason counters that they're still PART asiatic lily, and the goddamn beetles are not that finicky. Siiiiiigh.
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