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@sueinmn

I too have ordered my plants from a local greenhouse - what an odd experience, as I'm the sort that appears in the morning as they unlock the door and browses for a long time selecting just the right plants - then repeats several times to fill all the pots and empty spaces.
This was also something of a mitzvah - the small business had many plant sale orders cancelled, the owner just restarted chemo, and cannot open his doors to the public even if allowed, so all orders are being put up for driveway pickup. So I sent the list round to a number of friends and family and we placed a large order, which I will sort out here & it will be picked up from my driveway.
On a bright note, I have now cleaned out 3 of 9 beds since getting home, and begun inventorying what needs to be dug and moved. Today we uncover the pond and put the fountain back in, so I can enjoy the peaceful splashing as I work. Staying close to home this summer, I foresee many hours on the patio enjoying it. I was even contemplating whether I can move my sewing machine out there like I do in Texas...of course here it would need to be carried in each night as the patio is uncovered.
Next week is gardens chapter 2 - the diggers come to remove excess plants to new homes in their yards. This week I shall be placing labeled flags near each plant that goes, and will direct the volunteers from a safe distance on my patio. This event has resulted in a number of new gardening buddies over the past 3 springs.
Happy Gardening! May the sun shine on your plants and the rain fall when you need it.
Sue

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@sueinmn That is a great system. I would love to live in your neighborhood and soak up lessons from you and your garden. I am a budding gardener, having successfully avoided that most of my life. Cactus/succulents and roses are happy with me, because they all are pretty much ignored. Gardening is like fire-tending, you gotta keep after it. I lose my concentration, or get involved in other stuff, and forget. Just as we moved here, I met a fellow Zentangle teacher who lives in the next town down the interstate. She is a master gardener per her proclamation. I would love to get tips from her for our property, but she only came out here once, and claimed it was too far to go!
@jimhd and @funcountess I have an orchid cactus on its way this weekend from southern California. It will be fine for here until the winter, then I will have to think what to do. No greenhouse, no cellar, no extra room for plants to overwinter.
Ginger