Kamloops Plant Hospital...or...The Unexpected "Perks" of the job.

Hi Gilli! I always liked to look in the "chucked out" section at my local GC in Essex and saved many plants from an untimely death, but you're seemingly saving a whoile forest! Well done!

Well done on rescuing and reviving all these plants :o)

Don’t you just love the satisfaction you get from watching these poor sick plants flourish when they receive a little extra TLC.:0) well done Gilli.
I have been back at work in the nursery for the past two weeks. On Wednesday I am about to commence a grand attack on the plant area weeding top dressing and hopefully…. a few chuck outs will end up in my garden to.

Well done Gilli !

Eeh Bah Gum tha's c'n tell a Yorkshire lass at heart. Well done Gilli you will have to do an update in six months on the Kamloops plant hospital's inmates.

Your TLC wILL undoubtedly pull them all through and what pleasure and satisfaction you will have to see them Blooming Lovely

That acer will reward you in the autumn - the leaves turn a really fiery red - the best one for autumn colour I think

Nothing wrong with being frugal (lol) and mother nature is giving you a big kiss!
well done.

Could'nt agree with you more Gilli.

Well done, Gilli, I've bought some lovely (cheap) plants from our local garden centre 'bargain corner'. Hope the London Plane tree makes it, reminded me of sunny summers playing up and down the streets on roller skates, shaded by the Plane Trees with their mottled bark. Oh Memories!

Also reminded me of a poem we recited at school, the last verse:

The chestnut's proud, and the lilac's pretty
The poplar's gentle and tall,
But the plane tree's kind to the poor dull city
I love him best of all (E Nesbitt 'A Child's song in spring'.

Your such a caring sole Gilli, you could bring a brick back from the dead and make it flurish. And your so damned lucky having a choice of all these lovely plants etc. for your garden.
Just a thought, if you do get to many (don't now how this could be possible, but it might) perhaps you could pass some on through your Freecycle ?

Great blog as per usual
H & K's..........Ian

Great blog, Gilli. I'm sure all those plants sense that you're trying to help them. I'm sure you'll have a very high success rate. Keep up the good work.
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great free plants and hope they perk up well gilli,, have you room for them all? :o))

A Yorkshire lass through and through."Owt for Nowt " springs to mind,or as you say it might just be your caring nature !!

Good luck Gilli with all your rescued plants and keep up the good work !

Wow Gilli..that is great..how'd I know this is what would happen..lol..I would do it too..!!!...great perks and good job!..hugs..xx ~Cat

What a menagerie you will have! They look like all they needed was someone to love them!

Thanks everyone for your replies.
Nariz ~ a whole forest is not far off the mark. With the amount of evergreen trees that are dying from one insect or another around here, it will be good to add to the tree population. :o)

Sue ~ We are doing the weed attack at work too! What a lot of area to try to keep under control! I hope it goes well and some poorly plants find a home with you too.

Bob ~ 6 months will be the true test as it will be the winter that sorts out the ones that are weak. I will have to get them as strong as possible and into the ground before September.

PP ~ I really have no idea what I'm doing but I water and feed and talk to them.....that's all I can do!! :o)

Andrew ~ I've read about the Acer and I can't wait to see the fall colour. It is right on the edge of it's hardiness zone so will have to go in somewhere quite sheltered and out of the wind for the winter.

Gee ~ the Plane tree is looking good. I think it will survive but it grows to an enormous size so I'm not sure where to put it. Mind you, it will take years to get that big....probably won't be me that will have to worry about the height when it reaches full growth. LOL

Ian ~ I have some lovely growing bricks....I'll send you some if you'd like. LOL. In the past I have given away excess plants over freecycle...they go like hot cakes. No doubt I'll be able to find homes for any more that come along. :o)

Sanbaz ~ I do have room for them all.....I'll have to start digging up more lawn though. Hee hee hee.

BB ~ If you ever do owt for nowt, do it for thissen!! Words to live by....LOL.

Cat and Weedy ~ if you are ever up this way I have plants for you.....!! :o)

Sisty..your closer..you can get up there fast...Get Dan out n saddle im up ..have Mr. Weeds ride Cody..will be a grand ride..off you go now.. Yeee Haw!...put some plants in your saddle bag for me..K? Let me know how the ride was... :)

I like that plan!

I have only just joined and wanted an answer to a question concerning my Aralia Elata which I believe might have been killed off by the really cold spell we have had recently. I hope it has survived and has simply had a set back, but it looks as dead as a dodo. Thank you for at least confirming my worst fears.

Bix

Keep it ...it may still come back..never hurts to give it some time...
Welcome to goy...

Hi Bix....Welcome to GoY. Give your Aralia some time. You never know what will happen. According to what I've read, the Aralia Elata has a hardiness down to USDA zone 3. Certainly colder than where I am and certainly much colder than England. Is there some other sign of disease or anything that may have cause the tree to die?

Weedy ~ I have the hitchin' rail all cleaned up and polished for when you get here. :o)

Gilli, I had no idea you had all the amenities up there. Hitchin' rails and all!

Of course we do Weedy.....we even have indoor running water.....but only if its raining.

I have a theory. Gilli gives the plants she wants a very small dose of sodium chlorate. Not enough to kill them but just enough to make them look a little sickly when the boss comes round to inspect, hence a lot of very healthy plants on the way to the compost pile. Crafty!

Shhhhhhhh, Toto.........you are giving away my secrets again. LOL

Sorry Gilli. Me and my big mouth!