Frogleg wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:51:04 -0400, DigitalVinyl
wrote:

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Well that's enough self-indulgent rambling for one post.
Thanks to all in the group for the help.

Digital, it's *beautiful*! I wish *my* first garden had done so well.
Thanks! Growing everything from seeds made it more interesting. All
my failures were in never getting some things to germinate at all.
Sanvitalia, Basil, Lovage, Lavender, Convulvus, French Vanila
Marigolds, Blue Lace, Cumin, Rosemary, Spinach, Flamenco were all on
the no-show list. PLus I had ground that was uneven and flooded out
what seeds I planted. The clematis & tomato plants I did buy--didn't
realize i needed to start tomatos early. Everything else was seed.


The pictures are lovely. The "flower platter" is so nice and colorful.
Another learning lesson-- "burgundy" in flower catalogs usually means
purple and not wine-red. I had wanted all red/orange colors in the
bowl. The california poppy seed were yellow instead of advertised red,
the petunia are a purple not a deep red, the silene is light violet.
I'll know better next year.


Qs: what is the yellow flower in the hanging planter with the
nasturtiums? And what's the variety of the yellow-with-orange-centers
nasturtium?
Actually they are both Nasturtiums.

Peach Melba is the yellow with red centers and it has a much smaller
bronzed leaf with wine red outline. You can see the red in the leaves
just below the center flower. It doesn't fill out like the Alaska Mix
Nasturitums. They are taller than wider for me. There are three in the
basket and they aren't anywhere near as full as two Alaska's.
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...PeachMelba.jpg

Milkmaid is the pale yellow/cream one. There are two in the basket.
One grew way out of the basket--reaching for sunlight I think. The
ceiling is ten feet high and when we hung them they were over my head
and getting less sun because of the roof overhang. That's when the
Milkmaid through out that long arm hanging off the side. I extended a
chain down so they would get more light and I can see them better.
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...m-Milkmaid.jpg

Which side of the house is the patio on?
The back wall of the house faces SW. The entire patio gets full sun
from 11 to 6 then shadows start affecting things.

Thanks for the report and pics.
Thank you.
DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
1st Year Gardener