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dave
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8a)
 January 19, 2009
05:50 AM Post #6022911
| There are a total of 224 votes:
| I am planning on building a water feature or pond.
(24 votes, 10%) |  |
| I am installing raised planting beds.
(39 votes, 17%) | |
| I want a vegetable garden!
(62 votes, 27%) | |
| I am planting new shrubs or trees. (what are they?)
(44 votes, 19%) | |
| I have a new perennial bed planned. (what are you putting in it?)
(55 votes, 24%) | |
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Previous Polls |
velnita
Dayton, OH
(Zone 5b)
January 19, 2009
06:19 AM Post #6022945
| Lots of Roses! |
podster
Deep East Texas, TX
(Zone 8a)
January 19, 2009
07:26 AM Post #6022991
| Raised planting beds of sorts... |
CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
January 19, 2009
08:37 AM Post #6023084
| I am going to tear out old pond & install a water feature. It will have a waterfall & a larger pond area. Old one was a tub deal. This time I will use a pond liner.
Bernie
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Starzz
Newcastle, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009
08:45 AM Post #6023100
| Bernie..that is beautiful!
I am going to expand my hosta garden..and mix in a few other shade loving plants |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009
08:48 AM Post #6023105
| I'm planting Daphne 'Carol Mackie' and a Campylotropis macromarcopa. Plus tilling up a new garden that will hold on plants that must be dug up and overwintered indoors. and containers as well will be in there. |
Hemophobic
Kannapolis, NC
January 19, 2009
09:24 AM Post #6023179
| There was no button for "All of the above," but that's pretty much what I WANT for this year. Now, as to what I accomplish, we'll see. A water feature is at the top of the list, but I'm also going to continue to redo all the beds here and try to add some new ones if I can convince DH! Big "if." |
BuriedTreasures
Valrico, FL
(Zone 9a)
January 19, 2009
10:43 AM Post #6023425
| I have 10 raised beds that I've used for BT, but have now switched entirely to potted products, and will convert these to veggie and fruit production. Planting begins this week after Wednesday's cold front. I have 5 different lettuces, 3 tomatoes, peas, cukes, carrots, gourds, and melons ready to be planted.
Chris |
saanansandy
Sue, RI
(Zone 6a)
January 19, 2009
10:59 AM Post #6023489
| We are getting 25 fruit trees in March: Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum and Cherry. Very excited! |
Tallulah_B
(Susan) Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
January 19, 2009
11:47 AM Post #6023690
| Didn't have my choice - putting in new annual plants.
I got a lovely Brugmansia cutting (which I'm hoping survives until June) which I'll need to bring in the fall. Because of the temps here it won't be an outside perennial.
My Dats reseed each year, but not sure if my Brug will... |
Nan
SW, WI
(Zone 4b)
January 19, 2009
12:59 PM Post #6024123
| I checked 'Vegetable garden', as last years' was my first in a LONG time, and it was planted quite late.
Now that I've planted one and experience the joys of my own fresh organic vegetables...I want MORE, BIGGER, and BETTER! LOL!! |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
January 19, 2009
01:10 PM Post #6024185
| I am getting new landscaping for my front entryway! The bed is 40 feet long and as much as 15 feet deep. We pulled out all of the Crimson Barberry bushes last fall, leaving only a crape myrtle that needs a haircut. I plan on filling this bed with Japanese maples and some David Austin Roses. Maybe some azaleas.
I'm excited, as the old entryway was very boring and unimaginative. |
Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
January 19, 2009
01:36 PM Post #6024305
| Melody, sounds like an exciting plan! Congrats! I'm dreaming of several raised beds, until that project is realized, I'm planning some more trees and shrubs such as viburnum, and witchhazel. Daphnes odora are a must for the winter garden blooms, and beautiful foliage year round. So I'm planning on adding more of those into the garden too. |
threegardeners
North Augusta, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009
02:28 PM Post #6024572
| There wasn't a button for "none of the above"...my garden additions are never planned, they just happen... |
DonnaMack
Grayslake, IL
(Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009
02:42 PM Post #6024626
| I lost some doublefile viburnums that I had in beds and put in Sea Foam, Constance Spry, and two Festiva Maximas (the latter a fabulous gift from someone who shall remain nameless but to whom I send a big kiss). So I am filling in the beds while the roses grow with white borage, polemonium in blue and white, heuchera Firefly and bergenia Winterglow, and just started all but the borage under lights in the basement. Also I have a bed that is becoming shadier, so I am going to divide my alchemilla mollises (at ten years in, they need it!) and epimedium and add some of the perennials above, as well as some white four o'clocks. I'm finding new places for plants that have proven themselves, like double feverfew, arabis caucausica and cynoglossum. So not much is truly new, but I've learned what works. It's really satisfying (not to mention economical). Bless J.L. Hudson - most of the seeds come from him, and they are amazing.
Donna |
bluekat76
Ijamsville, MD
(Zone 6b)
January 19, 2009
03:36 PM Post #6024895
| Lots of bulbs were planted last fall/winter so I am anxious to see what comes up and what got eaten.
-Kim |
pajaritomt
Los Alamos, NM
(Zone 5a)
January 19, 2009
04:46 PM Post #6025207
| I will be removing a way to big juniper in my front patio and replacing it with Oregon Grape Holly -- which I can prune to the allocated space much better than the giant juniper that came with the house.
I will also plant three rose bushes after I remove the row of junipers in the area next to my front steps.
Not to worry -- I still have plenty more junipers! ( Though their days may be numbered.) |
beclu727
Dacula, GA
(Zone 7b)
January 19, 2009
04:51 PM Post #6025239
| Like threegardeners, I need a none of the above button. My plans for the garden are to add a coop, run and chickens. For the eggs and for their fertilizing and tilling capabilities... |
diamond123
Toledo, OH
(Zone 5b)
January 19, 2009
05:12 PM Post #6025344
| Extending a raised bed and putting in another Arbor this year, also redoing a bed that I wasn't happy with. |
happytail
Covington, LA
(Zone 8b)
January 19, 2009
05:25 PM Post #6025383
| I have a small vegetable garden, but I want a bigger one. One a little more structured, that I can really do something in. I really need a fence, and I'd like to raise the actual beds. And something for my cucumbers and tomatoes to climb on, not just cages. I've got a picture in my head, but I'm not sure I can get it to reality this year. But that's my goal. A bigger vegetable garden, and some landscape lights out by our pool. It's so dark at night, and my dogs are getting older (and so am I) and they just can't see. I'm afraid one of them is going to end up in the pool. |
SW_gardener
(Steven) GTA, ON
(Zone 6a)
January 19, 2009
07:02 PM Post #6025737
| I chose new perennial bed but we're also hoping to put in a vegetable garden as well as annual beds and some small shrubs and maybe a small tree!!! |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
January 19, 2009
11:45 PM Post #6026843
| Bummer there was no 'other' choice this time :( Hardscaping, hardscaping, hardscaping. Some of you have seen the new fencing, gates, paths, benches, deck etc etc. New patio this year, then riiiiiiiiiiip out the driveway and redo the stoop. There's a waterfeature in the works too and well why not? a dry creek bed. Plant beds are constantly being created, combined, improved along the way but hardscaping is my life for the next bit of time. Old property. 'Miles to hardscape before I sleep' |
WillowWasp
Jones Creek, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 19, 2009
11:48 PM Post #6026853
| Just moved to a new house last year and have so much to do. I put vegetable garden but there are so many things we are doing I could have checked them all. I love my flowers, shrubs, trees and pond so I guess it will be all but vegetables will be first. |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
January 20, 2009
01:44 AM Post #6027126
| Where is "none of the above"? LOL! I have more flower beds than I can't fill now. We built a fish pond in 2004, and veggie gardens sound like work. i am adding more butterfly host plants and perennials to my existing garden this year.
This message was edited Jan 21, 2009 7:21 PM |
dparsons01
Albuquerque, NM
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2009
04:38 AM Post #6027313
| A vegetable garden and fruit trees in the back yard. Many xeric shrubs and groundcovers in the front yard, which is currently covered with rocks. |
chris_lcf530
Peachtree City, GA
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2009
08:10 AM Post #6027516
| I am adding 2 of these... http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56964/
I have wanted elderberry for a long time, but they were too big and wild. This new variety is going to be wonderful. I am going to trim 1 as a tree and leave the other natural.
chris
This message was edited Jan 20, 2009 7:11 AM |
Dann_L
San Tan Valley, AZ
(Zone 9b)
January 20, 2009
09:35 AM Post #6027728
| I voted for installing a raised bed. I have 3 other raised block beds that I use for vegetables and fruit. The 4th one, which I've already started, will be 2 levels. A banana tree will be in the lower part and herbs in the taller side. |
OutsidePlaying
Laceys Spring, AL
(Zone 7a)
January 20, 2009
10:29 AM Post #6027901
| I have several perennials I need to divide so why not start a new bed?? Over the 8 years we have been in our house, some of the beds now have a bit more shade than previously so I'll have to re-configure some of my shrubs and perennials. I also want to expand my daylily varieties and add perennials for the butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. OK, I admit I'm already behind in getting this started! |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2009
11:09 AM Post #6028013
| Planning to expand the water feature we installed two years ago. The pond supply store owner told us we would love it so much we would want to expand later but I didn't believe him ... well, he was right! 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Nan
SW, WI
(Zone 4b)
January 20, 2009
02:05 PM Post #6028568
| Wow fleurs...that's beautiful! |
drivenbonkers
Perth,, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 20, 2009
02:17 PM Post #6028640
| I voted to add a water feature/pond.
The baby bass need a new home, they spent last summer in a barrel, and are spending the winter in a bowl on the kitchen counter. they are quite entertaining! |
fleursdefouquet
Ferndale, AR
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2009
02:54 PM Post #6028765
| Thanks, Nan.
Bass in a bowl on the kitchen counter? That must be interesting! lol |
Pamgarden
Central, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2009
03:17 PM Post #6028847
| Hemophobic, You're right, there was no all of the above button. I want to do all, but probably won't be able to do the water feature, unless it's on a very small scale. I voted veg garden.
Bass on the kitchen counter...love it. I had tadpoles on the kitchen counter once for about six weeks or so, but it was really hard to keep the water clean without the appropriate fish tank and filter. |
Joan
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
 January 20, 2009
04:21 PM Post #6029026
| The only thing different that I'm hoping to add to my gardens this year is RAIN |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
January 20, 2009
04:22 PM Post #6029030
| LOL Joan...you can have some of out inevitable spring monsoons...oh wait, I'll need them come July! |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 20, 2009
04:48 PM Post #6029103
| None of the above. There is no room for any more plants. In fact, I will be dividing and giving away many.
|
Joan
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
January 20, 2009
04:56 PM Post #6029122
| If you end up with extra, let me know. :) |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 20, 2009
05:02 PM Post #6029139
| Hmmm...North Dakota. My plants are wusses - like me. :-D |
Joan
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
January 20, 2009
05:08 PM Post #6029156
| Opps, sorry, I was referring to any extra rain Melody might have, not your plants. :) I'm sure your plants would absolutely HATE North Dakota, especially now. :) |
Procrastinator
Havelock, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 20, 2009
06:39 PM Post #6029452
| I am planting honeysuckle for sure this year. Tried to start seeds indoors and no go so I'm treating myself to some new plants. If the lilacs, gooseberry and red currant bushes didn't survive over the winter, I'll put in new ones.
Can't wait for the garden this year since last year's back surgery limited my ability to garden. At least to weed. Ack. Hopefully, no excuses this year.
Elaine and Otis |
Pamgarden
Central, VA
(Zone 7b)
January 20, 2009
07:27 PM Post #6029603
| I noticed a single red flower on the tip of my containerized honeysuckle on Sunday. It was below freezing--what a trooper! |
Procrastinator
Havelock, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 20, 2009
07:29 PM Post #6029608
| Pamgarden - Oh. What a tease! LOL
Elaine and Otis |
ooojen
Lewiston, MN
January 21, 2009
09:14 AM Post #6031285
| I lost the big cottage garden beds in front of my house quite a while back, when we started a major remodel. Since then, it has been higher priority to finish the house itself, but this will be the year to start re-landscaping the front yard and replacing the perennial beds. |
drivenbonkers
Perth,, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 21, 2009
09:58 AM Post #6031425
| the baby bass never fail to make me laugh! There's 5 of them, and there's a definate pecking order according to size, largest 'Boss' to smallest.
They line themselves up just like cars at a drive in, watching and waiting to be fed. I can move my hand over the top of the bowl, and it's like a little coreographed dance routine, with them following my hand.
When they're fed, they will jump and roll at the food.
The runty one (dubbed BoneyM) has grown considerably since they were brought in the house; last fall he was little more than a spine with two eyes and a couple fins. Now I can't tell him from the others!
I have water barrels out in the yard/gardens, and last year wanted to get a minnow or two to keep the mosquitos in check... so instead I ended up with baby bass.
I hope to put in a pond 10 feet by 4 feet with the depth staggered, 4 or 5 feet deep... with a solar panel to power a pump
Here's to spring and gardening season! |
ic_conifers
Iowa City, IA
(Zone 5a)
January 21, 2009
10:37 AM Post #6031564
| I ordered about a dozen (or more) new dwarf & miniature conifers for my garden, a few hostas, and a bunch of tropicals (banana trees and elephant ears) to start and overwinter inside.
The guest bed is getting thrown out this weekend to make room for all the heat pads that are arriving this week for the five lotus tubers I ordered. I'm going to put a lotus bog in the front of the house. We decided that since we never have guests, there is no point in maintaining a whole room for the one or two overnight visitors we have per year. We'll buy an air mattress and let that be our "guest bed." Our house is too small and we need to use the space we have. So, the guest bedroom is going to become a tropical plant "den". I really wanted a few elephant ear plants and my hubby wants banana plants, including one hardy one that will eventually live outside, so we ordered all kinds of things Monday night.
There there is lots of prep work to get another part of the yard ready for the koi pond I want to put in there - that project will be 2010 though, too expensive to get it all done this year! The privacy fence will go up this year, I need to move 30+ hostas from the area and a 5' pagoda dogwood tree is going to go to a new home (it is already spoken for) to clear that area. I would like to dig the filter pit and the collar for the koi pond, but that is low on the projects list.
I plan on making lots of hypertufa containers this year, too, of medium and large sizes, to accomodate more of my miniature conifers so they don't get lost : )
Hubby is into vegetable gardening, he wants to have lemon cucumbers, some kind of tomato (we have not decided what kind), lots of herbs, and at least one kind of hot pepper. I've heard poblanos are easy to grow and I know both jalapenos and habaneros grow like weeds.
Elizabeth
This message was edited Jan 21, 2009 9:01 AM |
pirl
Southold, NY
(Zone 7a)
January 21, 2009
11:01 AM Post #6031674
| Our #1 plan for this year, as always, is staying above ground. |
TexasTam
Plano, TX
(Zone 8a)
January 21, 2009
12:18 PM Post #6031964
| I built two additional 3' x 3' raised beds to accompany the one that sits in the narrow strip of grass next to our driveway. I've been growing veggies in the one bed pretty successfully for the past couple of years, but it was time to expand and neaten up the space and create a way to rotate the crops.
People who drive by in the alley always slow down to see how things are growing. One guy stopped and told me how impressed he was with my cantaloupes...hopefully he was talking about the melons I had in the garden...lol!
This message was edited Jan 21, 2009 12:29 PM |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
January 21, 2009
12:42 PM Post #6032054
| Though I am hoping to add another raised bed for hostas, I am most excited about the veggie garden I am adding this year!! I can't wait to be going out there to get FRESH produce for DH to use in the fabulous meals he makes for us! |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 21, 2009
02:30 PM Post #6032521
| LOL pirl!!!!!!!! |
marie_
West Central, WI
(Zone 4a)
January 21, 2009
10:00 PM Post #6034205
| I'm happily giving up grass for more Hosta Beds! |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
January 21, 2009
10:49 PM Post #6034408
| Actually, what I am MOST excited about adding to my garden is the cold frame my mom made me for Christmas. But since "other" wasn't an option, I marked a new perennial bed, for the Chocolate Garden I am planning to add. :o)
|
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
January 22, 2009
01:01 AM Post #6034924
| Chocolate is a food group so this is a very healthy thing you are planning Bookerc1. We must have at least one serving of chocolate a day or we will get get very, very sick and probably die. |
pirl
Southold, NY
(Zone 7a)
January 22, 2009
08:42 AM Post #6035417
| ...and the older we get the more we need the chocolate! |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
January 22, 2009
08:45 AM Post #6035421
| I agree; chocolate is a basic necessity for life. Even my boys agree. When my younger son was 2 yo, he used to wake me up in the morning by standing by my bed and asking, "Tan I have chokkit?" |
ic_conifers
Iowa City, IA
(Zone 5a)
January 22, 2009
10:41 AM Post #6035799
| Booker, are you going to plant chocolate basil? We tried some of that one year, it did have a very faint chocolate taste, but we couldn't figure out what to add it to so we didn't grow it again. Our newest basil is a dwarf Greek variety Andy is growing in his AeroGarden. It just sprouted last week but it should be harvest ready in a few weeks, it is so nice to have that for the winter! |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
January 22, 2009
12:15 PM Post #6036308
| I'm going to plant shrub roses at the bases of the birdfeeder poles. It is said that the squirrels will not try to climb them with all those stickers. |
Pughbear7
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 6b)
January 22, 2009
12:30 PM Post #6036375
| Hi: I am planning to plant 2 specimines. weeping deodar cedar or weeping blue atlas cedar. I am also planning a weeping thread leaf Japanese maple. I have yet to decide on the cultivar, because it will depend on what is available at our local nursey. They have a lot of variety to choose from even in the dead of winter.
Dave |
FrillyLily
Lebanon, MO
January 22, 2009
12:41 PM Post #6036426
| well I know what *I* want
think hubby would notice a couple more feet each year?
After about 10 years might notice huh? :) |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
January 22, 2009
12:47 PM Post #6036446
| He won't notice. If he does just say that it's going dormant and shrinking because of drought conditions  |
ezgroonly
Fountaintown, IN
(Zone 5b)
January 22, 2009
02:08 PM Post #6036792
| There is a sunny place for a garden at the foot of our driveway, so things that have been struggling in a too-shady spot will be moved to the sun they need. Also,my husband has been contributing stall cleanings to the site (he raises Tennessee Walking Horses) so I will be doing a lot of digging as soon as the ground can be penetrated. By that time, the manure should be past the burning stage. Any thoughts on manure burn?
|
fernman23
HENDERSON, NV
(Zone 9a)
January 22, 2009
02:34 PM Post #6036887
| Achillea and Pink Salvia...one live Salvia and Achillea seeds~ |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
January 22, 2009
03:54 PM Post #6037220
| I thought horse manure didn't burn at all? |
Bookerc1
Mackinaw, IL
(Zone 5a)
January 22, 2009
08:33 PM Post #6038263
| ic_conifers, I have heard of chocolate basil, but I've never seen seed for it offered anywhere. Where did you get it? I am a bit of a basil fanatic, and with Critterologist's encouragement, I'm becoming even more so. Last year I grew 2 Italians, lemon, lime, and cinnamon basils. How does the flavor of Greek basil compare? I've been eying some empty space in the pot my rosemary is in, on my enclosed porch, and craving some fresh basil!
|
Pughbear7
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 6b)
January 22, 2009
08:41 PM Post #6038293
| dahlianut:
Horse manure as with all manures have to be composted so that it wont burn the plants. I would have to look up the time frame but I am sure its not a real long process.
Dave |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
January 22, 2009
08:59 PM Post #6038356
| Thanks Dave. I use sheep manure but this is horse country so that's good to know. |
ceejaytown
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 23, 2009
12:09 AM Post #6039015
| You have to be sure the horse hasn't fed on anything from pastures using Grazon - an herbicide. It remains active in their manure and, if used on plants, will kill them. |
VickieP
Rutherfordton, NC
(Zone 7a)
January 23, 2009
09:50 AM Post #6039882
| I want to put in ornamental grasses in areas where I can't water and spend too much time weeding. I saw pink muhly grass at Stowe Botanical Gardens and liked it but am open to any suggestions for strudy grasses for Zone 7. |
4xthefun
Corpus Christi, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 23, 2009
10:43 AM Post #6040052
| Trees/shrubs for me but they aren't just any old tree/shrub. I want to use them to create a sort of fruit orchard in my front yard. Ornamental but productive!
|
Pughbear7
Tulsa, OK
(Zone 6b)
January 23, 2009
10:52 AM Post #6040081
| Hi Vickie:
Any of the miscanthus varieties. I like peaches and cream ribbon grass but its one that has to be thinned yearly or it will get out of controll real quick. Also look at the hakonechloa. paradise gardens has a good selection. You might start looking into a trade for the spring. I am sure there are quite a few people out there that will be spltting their grasses. dixieland miscanthus looks great as well. a combo of muhley grass and dixieland would make a great background. here is a link showing dixie land. Just some thoughts.
http://www.paradisegarden.com/shop/product.php?id=PGG0025&br...
I hope this helps
Dave |
ic_conifers
Iowa City, IA
(Zone 5a)
January 23, 2009
11:22 AM Post #6040199
| Booker, I think Andy bought the chocolate basil as a plant from Iowa City Landscape, our "most premier" garden center in Iowa City. I've seen it elsewhere offered as plants. Here is a DG thread I ran across because now you have me curious about seeds: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/825643/
Looks like it is hard/impossible to find as seeds.
We have not had the Greek basil yet, it is only 1" tall right now. The mature height is supposedly only about 12" tall and 15" wide so it should be perfect for the AeroGrow. We're also growing chamomile and two Thai peppers in there right now - it works great. The taste is supposed to be very concentrated and strong. We grew lime basil last year and it was good but really limited in application, more a novelty thing. It kind over overwhelmed things with a lime taste. Great for seafood, not much else.
Elizabeth |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
January 23, 2009
11:37 AM Post #6040269
| I'm hoping to get DH to extend my fence row raised beds, the only area we get good sun for my vegetables. I'd like to find some way to have a twin bed outside for afternoon naps when the weather is nice, haha. |
JuneyBug
Dongducheon CpCasey
South Korea
(Zone 4b)
January 23, 2009
12:15 PM Post #6040439
| Cathy4, I have seen what you want! It was a storage building on the end of a deck that was, maybe 4'x8' with full width (on the long side) doors. Open the doors and there was a daybed. He had a mosquito netting curtain for the doorway. He said that it was the best thing he had ever built! |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
January 23, 2009
12:35 PM Post #6040529
| Thanks Juney, I'll have to do a search. |
Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
January 23, 2009
12:49 PM Post #6040619
| Irises, thanks to some lovely people here at DG that shared with me! :) |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 23, 2009
02:14 PM Post #6040920
| Although I voted raised beds for cutting flowers, I also want to hurry and get fruit trees planted. There are particular cultivars of oranges, satsumas, avocados and other trees that will do well here. |
melody
Benton, KY
(Zone 7a)
January 23, 2009
03:02 PM Post #6041133
| Having 'citrus envy' here... |
ic_conifers
Iowa City, IA
(Zone 5a)
January 23, 2009
03:36 PM Post #6041277
| I'm having avocado envy! Oh, how I would love to grow my own avocados... |
gardengus
Flora, IN
(Zone 5a)
January 23, 2009
04:36 PM Post #6041502
| I have more than I can take care of already , but I know when spring gets here I will temporarily loose my mind and add a new bed. I always do,,just not sure if it will be herbs or perennials or maybe a rock garden. Well, there is still time spring is still a ways off here. |
frausnow
Winterville, GA
(Zone 7b)
January 23, 2009
05:33 PM Post #6041798
| There should have been an "All of the above" selection. I've got grandiose plans, but we'll see just how much I can get done this year. I already have trees & shrubs in pots waiting to be planted, as well as lots of tall bearded Irises. We'll be constructing raised beds as well as strawbale gardening this year. My vegetable seed order from Henry Fields is on it's way. The water feature will be figuring out a way to water the strawbales using leaky/weeping/drip hoses. Plus we'll be installing about six more rain barrels. Will be planting lots of perennials too numerous to mention. I've already wintersowed about 70 different seeds (both perennial & annuals) in one gallon milk jugs with much more to go. |
SusanLouise
Lincoln, NE
(Zone 5b)
January 24, 2009
03:05 AM Post #6043835
| The majority of the new perennials will consist of host plants for Butterflies...such as Spicebush, Pipevine, Cassia, Aster, Passion Flower, Rue, False Indigo, and Violets...along with some others. We already have several Milkweeds in another garden for the Monarchs... |
Paulien
Friesland
Netherlands
January 24, 2009
08:34 AM Post #6044063
| I just ordered 2 kaki trees, Diospyros kaki 'dunaj'
As they should be winterhard until minus 25 degrees celcius, I really hope they will do well in my garden. I live in the Netherlands in zone 8.
I'm also looking for seeds from other diospyros btw. esp. virginiana, to try to grow them and use them for grafting.
All the best,
Paulien |
grownut
Clarkson, KY
January 24, 2009
09:30 PM Post #6046961
| This year I want to get the herbs -flowers, food, fun, dyes and medicinal -in and grape vines in a seating area in the middle.
Next year I want a sun room so I can get the citrus and avocado trees!!
Well, I want everything but not all this year... |
NatureWalker
New York & Terrell, TX
(Zone 8b)
January 25, 2009
01:37 AM Post #6047813
| I voted for "I am installing raised planting beds." Well, not quite; everything is going to be in plastic grow-bags. The yard is chock full of crabgrass! I have no time to deal with it.
~* Robin |
tropicsofohio
Hilliard, OH
(Zone 6b)
January 25, 2009
02:53 PM Post #6049547
| im palnning on all of the above:) once we move, i need some sort of water feature for my turtles, a veggie/herb garden, and loads of perennials(i love helleborus for winter, and my musa basjoo banana plants, hardy hubiscus, bamboo ), and trees(tri-color beech, windmill palm, southern magnolia) and shrubs(rhododendrons, azaleas, any broad leaf evergreens)! im SOOO excited. |
wendyloo66
Stevensville, MT
(Zone 4b)
January 28, 2009
04:56 PM Post #6063424
| Planning to build a greenhouse with radiant floor heating to start my veggie seeds and flowers. Landscaping the north side of the house so I have been searching for shady plants. Would like a sedum garden and also a few raised beds. |
jlj072174
Raleigh, NC
(Zone 8a)
March 20, 2009
11:55 PM Post #6297855
| I'm excited about having my first greenhouse (started erecting it today; will finish tomorrow), and my thailand giant elephant ears. I don't know how big they get here, but I'm hoping it's B-I-G! :) |
HERBIE43
wappingers falls, NY
(Zone 5b)
March 23, 2009
07:47 AM Post #6307066
| i bought a mini 4 shelf greenhouse to start my seeds in. i think it's the best thing i've ever bought for gardening.
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ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
April 06, 2009
09:03 AM Post #6371392
| I developed a fountain area and planted a JM Spring Delight.
Its budded now, I cant wait to see it leafed with those lime green leaves with red tips. |
islandgirl62
Griffin, GA
(Zone 8b)
April 25, 2009
11:08 AM Post #6461217
| I would LOVE to create a Chic Cottage look with all the colors of flowers and plants that I can get. The older plants the better. I also have two water features. One goldfish pond and one waterfall that I built to. I like the closed in yard effect made by different types of beautiful plants, trees, shrubs, etc... also. |
belwoodbum1
Freelton
Canada
April 27, 2009
10:27 PM Post #6472949
| I planted 2 more Redbud trees last fall and there are buds on them. Yayyyy. The one on the front lawn has burgundy leaves (Forest Pansy I think). Also I transplanted my yellow tree peony from the cottage (Belwood Lake On) to my home and it also has buds on. They have me the most excited this year. |
mekos
Fair Play, SC
(Zone 7b)
June 10, 2009
05:17 PM Post #6669840
| Tropicals and vines |
Glenda_Michigan
Fowlerville, MI
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2009
09:00 AM Post #6709851
| Commercial grade landscaping fabric walkways!!! WooHoo! No weeding!!! :-D |
