NE Pa fall plant sales

17 years ago

I don't know who will see this (this forum seems to be awfully quiet lately)but I wanted to mention that this upcoming weekend will be the closing weekend for Perennial Point in Plains. Usually when they close for the season it means 75% off, but no guarantees! Hopefully when I post next week I can report back on a few new treasures that I will add to the garden before the ground freezes (actually I will probably overwinter them in an unheated shed.

Right now I have my eye on a few rhododendrons, blueberries and maybe a couple new perennials. Maybe I'll try a new viburnum or hellebore (although last time I checked all the doubles were gone).

-that reminds me I have to be on the lookout for trilliums and I'm sure I will pick up a hellebore x eric smithii (I saw a bunch of them still there, and will thank myself when they start blooming in March!)

Most years a new bannana or elephant ear follows me home too. It's a weakness I still haven't outgrown.

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katob Z6ish, NE Pa
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17 years ago
I think I did good. The bananna and a bay tree followed my friend home (not me!) and I limited myself to only the stuff I could realistically use. I stayed away from the borderline hardy stuff that usually tempts me, like crape myrtles and clematis montana... both of which I've bought and killed in the past, and I kept myself clear of any new bulbs (since I have a ton already that need planting).

Sooooo I got 3 good sized (5+ feet) "green giant" arborvitaes, 1 viburnum "popcorn", 1 "ruby spice" clethera, 1 pot of variegated arundo donax, and 1 "HGC silvermoon" hellebore. I'm already wondering if I should have got another 2 or 3 of the green giants.... friends have been inquiring if I REALLY need them or if they can take them off my hands...

Although it was 60% off and not 75% as in previous years, I still think I got a good deal at $52 for a bunch of very healthy plants. Plus the weather was beautiful.

This afternoon as I was digging up tropicals to take in for the winter I did not regret at all that I had no new bananna plants or elephant ears....
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