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Old 05-29-2008, 05:27 PM
 
Location: rain city
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The Seattle climate may not be kind to summer annuals, but every other kind of flowering plant seems to flourish here like nowhere else I've ever seen. It has been a glory of flowers for months. It's blowing my mind.

Daffodils and narcissus and crocus and hyacinth, flowering apple and cherry trees, dogwoods and hawthorns. Lilacs, wisteria, tulips, rhododendrons, azealea, candytuft, iris, roses, daphne, clemantis, daylilly, lupine, and foxglove; shrubbery and perennials I've never seen before and can't identify, blooming everywhere. Jimminy, even the weeds are luxurious.

Seattle is an absolute paradise of flowers in the growing season. Heavenly. Amazing.
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Old 05-29-2008, 05:51 PM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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Actually the climate here is perfect for dozens and dozens of different annuals, to name just a few:

Zonal Geraniums, Nicotiana, Lobelia, Petunias, Coleus, Zinnias Marigolds, Impatiens, Fuchsias, Begonias, Calibrachoa, Alyssum, Viola, Stock, Ranunculus, Dianthus, Gazannia, Portulaca, Salvia, Snapdragon, Argyranthemum, Bacopa, Diascia, Gerbera Daisy,New Guinea Impatiens, Osteospermum, etc.

The Pacific Northwest really is a gardeners paradise, glad you have been enjoying the "show"!
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Old 05-29-2008, 05:59 PM
 
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They really are something aren't they......just beautiful....such vibrant colors. I have never seen redtipped fotinia (sp?) so red. I love it. I have been missing all my tropical plants and now I have all these beautiful colors all around....yeah.
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Cosmic Consciousness
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I'm so glad to see someone else as surprised as I was!! I first came here in the middle of January one year -- and saw crocuses blooming!! Couldn't believe my eyes every day, as flowers popped out everywhere, all colors, all kinds! The flower faeries must be thrilled to work here...
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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It wasn't too long ago that someone told us that we couldn't grow anything interesting here...they basically said all we had here was rhododendrons.
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Happiness is found inside your smile :)
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Maybe this string is good to ask:

Does anyone reccommend a small greenhouse that works with this climate? I really would have liked to plant tomatoes and other veggies but nothing ever grows at my house (we have alot of tree cover too)
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:44 PM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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How much are you willing to spend...? Sunglo makes great greenhouses, a bit on the pricey side...but good quality.

Also, check Fred Meyer, Lowes or Home Depot.
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Happiness is found inside your smile :)
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I don't want the ones that are huge - kind of like a one shelf width but tall (would lean up against the house) as tall as a person

Kind of shed-ish (and made of glass and iron)

Kind of like this - but I wondered if there were at a store (I've been looking at places like Sky Nursery)

Sunshine Patio Greenhouse
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Old 05-30-2008, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Cosmic Consciousness
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I have a couple of friends who start a lot of things in little greenhouses against the garage -- tomatoes and other veggies -- while the weather outside is still cool, then in June transplant to outdoors. They've been doing this for years, and it seems t work well for them.
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Old 05-30-2008, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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Anything made from glass and iron is going to be on the expensive side.

How about something like this: Juliana Grow Rack

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