Tulirose
06-06-2003, 11:04 PM
Mailbox area earlier today. There is a hosta hiding there among all that tall grass:
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I dug up the hosta, divided it up, taking out the grass, and have it sitting in water in shade waiting for new homes. I have a NEW plant for the mailbox area. I found at a nursery today, finally! = Geranium "Alpenglow" Cranesbill. It is not your Johnson Blue but it is very pretty.
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They had a few different variations to chose from including a "New" one called Rozanne but the leaves were not as nice as this one and the other ones were too tall. I wanted something low. Oh, I just see on the back of tag it says Geranium sanguinium
I should have taken a closer view. Maybe tomorrow.
I added in the back some leftover begonia I had even though it sorta clashes. Now, the bricks you see there, I had placed them there a couple of years go but evidentally I placed them too low because the grass grew right over them. So, after digging the grass off of them, I was looking for remedy and came up with some leftover edging material to hopefully block any further encroachment of grasss onto that area.
I am very happy.
And just think, I first heard about Cranesbill from YOU guys!!
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I dug up the hosta, divided it up, taking out the grass, and have it sitting in water in shade waiting for new homes. I have a NEW plant for the mailbox area. I found at a nursery today, finally! = Geranium "Alpenglow" Cranesbill. It is not your Johnson Blue but it is very pretty.
<IMG width= "300" SRC="http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid64/p6daf33f99a9eab5bd41130042dde0f60/fbfc8384.jpg">
They had a few different variations to chose from including a "New" one called Rozanne but the leaves were not as nice as this one and the other ones were too tall. I wanted something low. Oh, I just see on the back of tag it says Geranium sanguinium
I should have taken a closer view. Maybe tomorrow.
I added in the back some leftover begonia I had even though it sorta clashes. Now, the bricks you see there, I had placed them there a couple of years go but evidentally I placed them too low because the grass grew right over them. So, after digging the grass off of them, I was looking for remedy and came up with some leftover edging material to hopefully block any further encroachment of grasss onto that area.
I am very happy.
And just think, I first heard about Cranesbill from YOU guys!!