Congrats on your new adoptees, Mama! Nice to know they've found a good home!

Your Delosperma 'Hogan', the dark-leaf one, likes more moisture than the other iceplants and sedums, so put it in a place that will stay a little wetter than for the others. I got one of those too when I was there for his last open house two weeks ago--I love the dark foliage! (I got a dozen plants, all perennials.)

And if you want to see what the flowers on your Brunnera are going to look like, go to the forget-me-not thread and check out the first two pics I linked in my July 17 post. That's what you have, except you have a variety with the plain green leaves.

Have fun planting,

Skyird

Thanks for the tip on that Hogan variety, Skybird. I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do with any of these! I rarely do. But I'm a sedum freak. I just love them. I saw at least three or four other ones I am sure I will go back for.

For anyone who is into sedums or other rock garden plants, Timberline truly does have the best variety and they are all outside in the full sun all day so they are hardened off already, ready to go.

I did look at the Brunnera you have and I love the variegated foliage. Too bad they didn't have any of those. But this one looked so healthy, I had to do it! I started a new shade garden under my peach tree, so that's where it will go.

If you go back to buy sedums! I got a Sedum ewersii, so IF you'll remind me before the next swap you're coming to, I'll bring you some cuttings! No need for both of us to be paying for the same things!

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Also, I have Sedum divergens 'Old Man Bones' that I can bring you some cuttings to get you a start if you want some! IF you remind me!

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The Brunnera with the plain green leaves will spread a lot if it's happy where it's planted, so keep an eye on it after the first year to be sure it isn't "getting out of bounds" on you! Not sure about this, but I think the ones with the white and white/green leaves spread less than the green ones. Mine is in VERY poor soil so it's not much bigger than it was when I got it or I'd offer you a start of that too!

Skybird

I'll try to remember about the sedums Skybird.

I'll keep the Brunnera in check if I can. I'm not even sure where it's going yet. I tend to buy things and then try to figure out where to plant them. I'm not the smart, planning type of gardener.

I just buy things and worry about where to put them later too! And half the time, when I'm buying them, I already KNOW I don't have anywhere to plant them! That doesn't stop me! But I've never yet decided to plant something in a specific spot and then gone out to buy it.

Skybird

It's good to know that is one of the "habits of the obsessive gardener".

Looks good. Love that hibiscus.

FYI - I was there Saturday, my second visit and they've gone to 40% off most things now. Yes, I've been a bad middle aged girl! Between my 2 visits I've brought home 10 trees, 2 iceplants, an ornamental grass and a dwarf iris. My fall planting line up is set!

Dwarf iris? Gosh I missed that. I'm sure I'll have to go back!

The $20 hibiscus is blooming!

40% off when I was there a few days ago. I went specifically to buy several Delosperma Psfave. I plan to use it to fill in a 20" wide strip between the walk down the side of the house and the house. The strip has a slope and it is a pain to try to keep mulch in place. Thanks to Skybird for talking up this plant.

I love that hibiscus. I need a spot for one. I was not a fan of living in Hawaii, but, I do miss some of the plants that grew there and have been wanting a hardy hibiscus ever since I heard about them.

I went back today and the perennials are 40% off. Plus I got a huge load of plants from the dollar table.

I also met Kelly who took me on a long walk to his cactus area and sold me a nearly spineless cold hardy optunia. My tortoise will be quite happy with that plant. But I'm a bit nervous because I dislike cactus spines and managed to get one stuck in me already despite this being the "spineless" variety. Oh well...It was very inexpensive.

Don't forget if you go that they have a greenhouse too and most everything in there is $1.

He has some huge specimens not for sale, biggest Agapanthus I've ever seen in Colorado that wasn't at a botanic garden and other eye candy.

I'm getting a little sad thinking about that place going away. But it sounds like he's still going to be selling his cactus by mail order.