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Aug  Hi Dawn,  Thank you!!  I hope you get enough of her that I actually do get one.   I did know that there is one called May.  I saw it a couple of weeks ago at a hosta place east of Ottawa. Did not get it, but it is certainly on my wish list.  I did check for it yesterday at your place. Didn't see it and it was just as well.  I bought enough to take care of for now.  I will get it from you when it is time.  Alot of things at the other place were very expensive compared to yours.  Plus I liked getting the free ones and the discount from you.  Takes the guilt off of being so impulsive when plant shopping.
When Empress Wu is available...I will order for mail delivery, but we want to come back again in person.  There is nothing like actually being there.  Much more fun than internet shopping.  We all agreed that we enjoyed the visit to your place.  Well worth the drive.    Thanks again..take care, May (Ottawa)

Jun 17 Hi Dawn, It's Kim A. I just received Empress Wu which I ordered this week from you.  Thank you so much-she's a beauty, nice and healthy. It's already in my garden(had a gigantic spot picked out just for her).  I have to say, great service, fast and friendly two thumbs up from me. I'll definitely order from you again.
Take care and have a wonderful day, I know I will now,  Kim

Jun 16 Hi and Thank you:   Plants arrived a day or so ago and everything OK.  Wonderful looking hostas and i look forward to seeing the cone flowers..'soup and macaroni' in bloom.   look forward, also,  to finding more space in the garden/yard so I can get EVEN more.   Heather in PEI

Jun 15  Hi Dawn just to let you know the hostas that I ordered are all planted up and going great guns they are wonderful healthy plants. Now if I can just stay away from the catalogue things will be great. Have a great day thanks again for such nice healthy plants Marj

Jun 6  Just back home from your Gardens - Please add me to your email listing and we will come back soon.  Nice job a little paradise.  Gong to speak to our garden club and come as a group.  Mary, Kingston

Jun 2  I have been ordering Hosta and daylilies from various web sites and just discovered yours this year due to a friend that also loves gardening.  She has been ordering from you for 8 years - I do not understand why this hadn't come up earlier?  You are at the top of my list - thank you for not shipping in April when they are dormant and so small they should be sold in a 2" pot!!!  Even the newest ones are of great size.  You really do a great job - thank you again Ruth

Jun 1 Hi Dawn!  My order arrived this afternoon and all the plants look FABULOUS!  I have already planted them and I am expecting that they will do really well.  Everything I ordered from you last year is up and looking great too! Please keep me in mind if you are able to get "Big Kahuna" hosta.   Thanks for all the effort you put in to supply such wonderful perennials!   Heather  AB

May 20 WOW, I am so glad I came for a visit.  I am hard to impress and I just do not know how to put into words my thoughts.  YOu have an amazing place the gardens are something else.  You enspire me and I have decided to order a truck load of dirt and add more!  My dream would to have half the gardens you have and have them so beautiful.  GREAT plants and such knowledge!  I will be back often.  Hank, Toronto

May 18  THANK you so much for my Hosta order.   So nice to have a place to order online that cares.  Great prices and service mean a lot.   I heard about you from some gardening friends and will now be placing a daylily order.  Will get back to you as soon as I can get me list together.  At this pont I have reached the 'L page' and have 28 picked!  OOPS.  Sandra  QC

2008 comments:  Just a sample of some of the feed back I have received
Sept 19  Hello Dawn   WOW...I have had tons of plants through the mail over the years but I have never been so pleased with an order as I am with yours. Everything looks perfect. Thanks so much and I will order from you again come Spring. By the way, the bloom was still on the coconut lime. Thanks Griffin

July 13, Re: Workshop on Daylilies, Dawn  I really enjoyed yesterday's daylily seminar, especially when we got into the garden for the demo (great shovel!) and learning what the written descriptions of a blossom refer to.  That part was very helpful.  Thank you for so kindly giving us each a lily!
I would come to any seminars you feel like giving later in the summer or fall, if you do them then.    Thanks again.    Freya

Jun 22  Hello,   Wow!!  I just got my package delivered (on Sunday morning which is odd but perfect timing).  I cannot believe how fresh and big and beautiful these plants are.  Unbelievable!  All the other mail in orders I did things came like little sticks small and still not grown to full size even after a year.  I will be back for sure in the fall if you have any bulbs for online or next year.
Thanks very very much for accommodating my late order.  I think it is worth paying extra for shipping because of the distance and then you get perfect plants just like I went this morning to pick them form the nursery.  DARIA
{shipped on the previous Wednesday with the expected day of delivery Monday>?? ON to MB}

Jun 11 All plants arrived in good condition and are very nice!  I will certainly be making future orders!  By the way, how late in the season do you accept orders or stop shipping? Thanks for everything! Heather

Jun 10  Got the plants in the mail today.  Awesome!  The hostas are huge.  Don't know how you got the dirt off the roots, but everything looks really good.  The heuchera have the most interesting color.  Can't wait to see how they do with some sun.  Thanks again,  Jen

Got my order today.  Hostas arrived looking great.   Do have any suggestions for planting depth ?
Are you still accepting orders ?  Thanks,   Susan

Jun 6  Thanks Dawn.  As usual your customer service is fantastic.  The Canada Post box was sitting at the front door when I was sent my husband off to work this morning.  The quality of he hostas is superb (as usual).  Will carry the pen with me at all times and share your contact info with everyone.  Enjoy the rest of the season.  Maybe see you in the near future.  Sincerely,     Jocelyn

Hi Dawn, We picked up our order at the post office this afternoon.  The daylilies all look really healthy and are just begging to be planted.  Thanks again for the good service and great daylilies.   D.  Crawford

Jun 3    I received my plant order today and am VERY happy with it!  Thank you so much for sending me such gorgeous BIG and healthy plants-I can't wait to get them planted.  Hope the rest of the season goes well for you.  I'll keep watching the website and will DEFINITELY be in touch with next year's order.   Chris

May 30  Received order in good shape. It always seems like Xmas when your parcel arrives. I`ve been looking for hosta May for some time. Enjoying last years acquisitions this spring especially hosta Seafire.   Thanks for the bonuses. Until next time  Al

May 26 WOW,  I have been ordering mail order for some time.  Just discovered you and thought I would give you a try.  I had heard on a gardening forum you had great stuff.  Thank you great size and value for both Hosta and Daylilies.  I will be ordering again soon!  Nice you are still shipping!  Marg  Ps I really think I may visit too as you are only 2 hours away!

Hi...not sure if I am on your Email list, but if not please add my name and address.  Also, if you have a printed catalogue I would appreciate it.  I only have dial up and it is so slow browsing your day lilies on the Internet.  The plants I purchased off you last year did very well, and I'm looking forward to purchasing more this year.  Also last year, I purchased some of your $1.00 day lilies that you were selling.  Every one of them came along just great. Don

Nice changes to your site.  Nice that you change it up for our benefit.  Love your enthusiasm. To others please note the old email address for Dawn has changed.  I learned the hard way!  New one that gets a response within hours is info@gardensplus.ca.  Sign up for her emails - not spam.  Just useful information.   Sally
 

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Tips

Hosta

Snails and slugs - last year was great for the spring moisture but unfortunately
these conditions are what the slugs adore.  We strongly suggest purchasing the
more slug resistant (SR) varieties and try the 10% household ammonia with
90% water in a spray bottle once a week from early spring to mid summer.  Best done
at night or on a rainy day!  If has been an extremely wet season no harm doing it more often.
You can even get a head start by doing this in the fall to be one step ahead of the spring.
If you see any frogs or toads - do not do this area they will do the job for you!

Cutting back perennials
The rule of thumb is cut back the flowering stocks after the plant is finished blooming.  Letting it go to seed takes energy from the roots.  If the plant looks ragy cut more back.  If I had the time I would cut back most in the fall. At least all the spring blooming perennials.  I never cut back my grasses as they have great seed heads to admire all winter long.

Dividing
Again after it is done blooming is a great time or keep in mind; Spring bloomers 6-8 weeks before first frost and Summer/Fall bloomers in spring.

Heuchera
The one thing to watch for is winter heaving - with the thaw - freeze back and forth
they do tend to push up out the ground more than a lot of other perennials.  We try
to get out early with the lawn is blooming with crocuses and inspect and push the
plants back down.