I am the same way! I had a volunteer sunflower (from birdseed) come up
beside the pond in a spot where I didn't especially want it but I didn't
have the heart to just pull it up and I waited too late to try to transplant
it else where so there it is... 6 feet tall and it was just beautiful...
What makes me angry about places like Lowe's and the Depot is that they will
let the plants get in such bad condition before they will put them on sale.
I think they had rather throw them away then sell them for a buck or so!

Debbie

"Sue Walsh" wrote in message
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"DePonder"
I got a hardy lily last week at Lowe's on sale. It had been sitting in
barely enough water to cover the top of the pot for most of the summer.
It
had several pads but the stems were only a couple of inches long at the
most.
I took it home and re-potted it, gave it some furterlizer and dropped it
into my pond about 35 inches deep.
Well I was afraid that it would go into shock and die immediately but
within
4 days I have about 6-8 lily pads on top of the water! I am so pleased.
I
don't really care if it blooms now as long as it survives!

Debbie

That lily is just saying "Thank You for rescuing me"

I'm always upset at the conditions places like Lowe's keep their
plants in.

My daughter Laura sometimes goes and gets the worst plants when they
are on sale, just to rescue them, with TLC they usually do great. She
also rescues dogs, cats, birds, frogs and any other critters in
distress! Sorry, I guess that's off the topic. She does have a pond
and gave me mine.

Sue W

See my pond album called 'Rippling Waters'
http://community.webshots.com/user/aspenjd