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Garden and Winter Chat

Tips on how to care for your garden, flowers, fruit trees, roses, gardenias, how to make and use compost, etc.Winter Chat is allowed until Spring.

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20. June 2006, 19:18:18

spicieangel

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i have some really wonderful fairly large pieces of driftwood.... does anyone know of some plants that may grow on it??

21. June 2006, 05:30:41

plaintiger

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spicieangel: what were those air plants we were talking about a few weeks ago, Ms. ajtgirl? think those would be apt candidates for Ms. angel's driftwood project...

21. June 2006, 05:32:43

skipinnz

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plaintiger:tilandsia, is the plant and if the climate is tropical then Elk & Staghorn ferns could also be considered.

21. June 2006, 05:43:45

Papa Zoom

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Modified by Papa Zoom (21. June 2006, 05:44:46)

The climate is Pacific Northwest

21. June 2006, 05:48:43

skipinnz

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Groucho:You could try tree fern(ponga) but they can get tall. How big an area are we talking about?

21. June 2006, 05:53:00

Papa Zoom

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skipinnz: not sure of the total square footage but it's pretty big.

I plan on part of it being used for a play area for the granddaughter. The other part a garden area and here is where I want some flowers/flowering plant and greens. It's very Pacific Northwestern, woodsy. I have tall trees in the yard and love the shade they bring.

21. June 2006, 09:12:11

skipinnz

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Groucho: Well a couple of sugestions are Chatham Island forget me nots & Cyclamen. Both are low growing but have nice displays of flowers.
They also do well in colder climates with little sunlight.

22. June 2006, 10:34:01

Doris

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skipinnz: Don't forget about the Hosta's, beautiful green foliage and blooms that attract butterflys and hummingbirds..:}

22. June 2006, 11:18:05

skipinnz

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Doris: Ha Ha good point, our's seem to be on the menu everynight and the slugs and snails dine until the sun rises. You can get some nice yellow verigated varities also.

21. June 2006, 05:43:59

plaintiger

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skipinnz: ah, right - tillandsia. thank you. :)

22. June 2006, 05:51:13

spicieangel

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plaintiger: do you know where i would go to get the air plants and what is it you mean something like i had as a kid an air fern???