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Over the years I’ve added a lot of perennials to the garden. My plan was, as I added more perennials, I would need fewer annuals. That would save a lot of planting time and work in the spring.
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Well, it hasn’t worked out that way. I have about 120 annuals to plant this year. I bought 57 plants at Hickory Grove Garden Center in Catasauqua including: Dusty Miller, Impatiens, Marigolds, Petunias, and Cosmos. The rest are cuttings from last years’ Coleus, Begonia, Fuchsia and Blood Leaf and probably a few others that I’ve forgotten.
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And this isn’t the first year I’ve done this. Every winter I raise cuttings all over the house. Somehow the collection grows and grows. Every spring I labor planting all the annuals in the garden and in pots. They look great but (as I said last year) next year I’m not going to raise or buy so many annuals.
Over the years I’ve added a lot of perennials to the garden. My plan was, as I added more perennials, I would need fewer annuals. That would save a lot of planting time and work in the spring.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLs1ZoImZNYFafkhbwvC3Eh9cpaJQEvRPRxluL-ihFjyU7IQecv3mOXWEkI4OyyXzyTuql9P2b-lqHxi72UtceKurc_mTLMuHLx7gN9OEpcBeKXpqa5Lkoleo9gi_nfSdMaZYmag/s200/Garden+7-25-07.jpg)
Well, it hasn’t worked out that way. I have about 120 annuals to plant this year. I bought 57 plants at Hickory Grove Garden Center in Catasauqua including: Dusty Miller, Impatiens, Marigolds, Petunias, and Cosmos. The rest are cuttings from last years’ Coleus, Begonia, Fuchsia and Blood Leaf and probably a few others that I’ve forgotten.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaraFI-CsYQhGudO_abTuF0stY8EwNwDrmGp-9Ki5heNAH5yyvHzKIRPGDgb-k1XAlnGC8rte9JNajzKxDYHu0EPJcN1tDBvS1N0alhldnGiyFkPbfThM3HlgfGuCN59pkaZ81w/s200/Garden+7-10-07_07.jpg)
And this isn’t the first year I’ve done this. Every winter I raise cuttings all over the house. Somehow the collection grows and grows. Every spring I labor planting all the annuals in the garden and in pots. They look great but (as I said last year) next year I’m not going to raise or buy so many annuals.
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2 comments:
we have that tendency to get carried away but- still you're inspiring me to learn to grow fr cuttings
Thanks Jeannie,
Coleus are especially easy to grow from cuttings. They are a bright spot in the garden. There are now varieties for shade and sun. A fellow gardener told me that any plant with a square stem will root easily.
Growing from cuttings also saves a lot of money.
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