Free Plants No Takers

[Nyboy]

Nice score carol, here downtown white plains, has traffic islands that are filled with flowers. There is a small sign stating with business is sponsoring the planting. The flowers are changed spring, summer and fall. I always wonder what happens to the plants when changed out.

 

[Smart Red]

-- anyway, they actually hauled some broken crap out to the road and put a free sign on it. .

What! Free planters and birdhouse materials! Who wouldn't stop for that?

 

[Smart Red]

I didn't think day lilies could be killed. With their thick roots, even in severe drought they keep going.

We got rain last night, Carol. I'm guessing you did, too? Just what my hosta (and other starts) needed.

 

[ducks4you]

IDK about tomato plants but I'm happy to take free or cheap geraniums. WM had clearanced some geraniums last week because they had some dried leaves. YOU know how hardy they are--took them home and gave them some water and they revived.

 

[Carol Dee]

I didn't think day lilies could be killed. With their thick roots, even in severe drought they keep going.

We got rain last night, Carol. I'm guessing you did, too? Just what my hosta (and other starts) needed.

Yes we got a good INCH I see you have gotten rain when it missed us several tines.

 

[Smart Red]

What we've gotten before -- despite the weather maps -- were little more than dust wetters and those were few and far between. Last night was sorely needed here.

 

[baymule]

Free tomato plants? I'd stop and get few.

 

[seedcorn]

@thistlebloom for a couple of years, I'd buy that particle type late in year and they didn't seem to live. Winter kill. I've dug up a lot of road side lilies, placed then n sme really nasty places and they thrive. I know have 3 of cultivated lilies that we surviving in what should be perfect place. Other perennials are thriving......

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh okay Seed. You pass. You can keep your badge.

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

@Gardening with Rabbits I noticed less plants at stored, too. The grocery store has nothing but hanging plants, the hardware store only as few basic garden plants (tomato, pepper, cabbage) and hanging baskets. Farm and Fleet did not even put up a garden center like they usually have. The selection at HyVee seemed sparser and picked over when I stopped. So that leaves the big garden centers and nurseries and big bucks. No wonder I was thrilled to pick up hosta and daylilies on the curb.

The coop usually has some nice plants, but nothing this year. I can't understand why they are not watering these expensive plants