BrainKing - Diskussionsborde (Garden and Winter Chat)

Emne: Re:

Groucho: You cant go wrong with astilbe's and hostas. I call hostas, elephant ear plants! And so many varieties with whites and greens thru them.
No matter what type of weather you have they grow well, even up north here!

23. Juni 2006, 16:20:36

Emne: Re:

Rose: I'm on board with that!! ;)

23. Juni 2006, 13:19:59

Rose

Emne: Re:

ajtgirl: hehe Those are NO maintenance not low maintenance! hehe. I have 4 astilibe's that just go nuts every year and get bigger and bigger. They are sooo pretty!

23. Juni 2006, 03:32:55

Emne: Re:

Groucho:

Ferns, daylillies, astilbe, hosta

23. Juni 2006, 03:28:48

Emne: Re:

spicieangel:
.Do those yuccas survive the winters there?

If so you might be able to add a lot of tropicals around them

23. Juni 2006, 02:19:10

Emne: Re:

ajtgirl: I'm looking for low maintanence ;)

22. Juni 2006, 20:55:06

Emne: Re:

Rose: Wow thats interesting cause i never saw that,it could be our weather.

22. Juni 2006, 20:31:40

Rose

Foxy this is what I found out!

--The different varieties of Pelargoniums often have very unique characteristics. The red leaves could be a response to some kind of stress like sudden change in the weather (hot days and cold nights). If the plant is otherwise healthy, there is nothing in particular to be done about it, but enjoy the show.

22. Juni 2006, 20:15:57

Rose

Emne: Re:

Foxy Lady: That was my first thought. I will do a google search and see what I can find out. They look so neat in the watering cans, I have them hanging from a cast iron plant hanger in the yard.

22. Juni 2006, 19:59:02

Emne: Re:

Rose: I've never seen that happen but could it be the tin?

22. Juni 2006, 19:42:44

Rose

Geranium Q
Anyone know what would cause leaves on geranium to red? Just started happening this week. I have them planted in two big tin watering cans.

22. Juni 2006, 19:21:58

spicieangel

Emne: Re:

ajtgirl: my drift wood is very large and it provides a border for my yucca plants, i live in Virginia near the chesapeake bay its 1 pm and 91 right so thats an idea of our temps im looking for something simple to care for

22. Juni 2006, 13:54:30

Emne: Re:

Groucho:

Are you looking for annuals or perennials for your shady spot? Any type of fern would be lovely although they do not flower.

Spicieangel:

are you going to keep them inside or outside? What is the climate etc? Orchids can attach themselves to driftwood but need a little special care

22. Juni 2006, 11:18:05

Emne: Re:

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.

22. Juni 2006, 10:34:01

Doris

Emne: Re:

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

22. Juni 2006, 06:24:06

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spicieangel: i don't know offhand, sorry - though if Ms. ajtgirl does mail order - or if You're in the New York area - She may be able to help You. if not, and Your local gardening center doesn't sell them, there's always buying online. :)

and i imagine they are something like the air plants You had as a kid, though i don't know for sure.

22. Juni 2006, 05:51:13

spicieangel

Emne: Re:

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???

22. Juni 2006, 00:46:20

Emne: Re:

Dolittle and Ms. Fox: that'll work!

21. Juni 2006, 23:07:55

Emne: Re:

Dolittle: Were just getting flowers on our tomato plants our garden is behind due to the weather.

21. Juni 2006, 23:06:04

Emne: Re:

plaintiger: You can do some container gardening.

21. Juni 2006, 21:56:49

Dolittle

Emne: Re:

plaintiger:I don't have a veggie garden, just plant in spaces in my flower beds!!:^)

21. Juni 2006, 19:30:29

Emne: Re:

Dolittle: sounds lovely! i've been thinking about a veggie garden lately, but really got noplace to put one where i live now. :/

21. Juni 2006, 16:40:56

Dolittle

I already have ripe tomatoes in my garden. Am so excited...will have beans before long too!

21. Juni 2006, 09:12:11

Emne: Re:

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.

21. Juni 2006, 05:53:00

Emne: Re:

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. Juni 2006, 05:48:43

Emne: Re:

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

21. Juni 2006, 05:43:59

Emne: Re:

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

21. Juni 2006, 05:43:45

Emne: Re:

Tilpasset af Papa Zoom (21. Juni 2006, 05:44:46)

The climate is Pacific Northwest

21. Juni 2006, 05:32:43

Emne: Re:

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

21. Juni 2006, 05:32:16

Emne: Re:

Groucho: I know i'm going to spell this wrong but i find impatience's do well in the shade.All living things need light but some flowers will wilt in sunlight.

21. Juni 2006, 05:30:41

Emne: Re:

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. Juni 2006, 05:25:25

Emne: Re:

Foxy Lady: Yeah, yeah. ;) I knew that. Ok, for a legitimate question: What are some of the best plants that do will in shade and partial shade (is there a difference between partial shade and partial sunlight??)

;)

21. Juni 2006, 05:20:29

Emne: Re:

Groucho:

21. Juni 2006, 05:19:38

Emne: Re:

Rose: I had posted a comment right after you posted about the Neem,that was deleted.I'll post it again .I bought the Neem but never got to use it my hubby is very funny,were now using black and red pepper

.So far i gotta say the rabbits are leaveing the garden alone.

21. Juni 2006, 00:54:52

Emne: Re:

Foxy Lady: Miracle Grow doesn't work on bald heads though so it's a bit of false advertising.

20. Juni 2006, 19:18:18

spicieangel

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

20. Juni 2006, 19:05:22

Rose

Emne: Re:

Foxy Lady: I did too with miracleGro.
I use a similar product now but very diluted every few weeks to the plants that are in pots as they dont get the natural minerals from the soil
NEEM. is by far the best all natrual product Ive ever used. kills bugs somehow by cutting off their air, doesnt harm birds or cats. I just neemed my hedge and have totally gotten rid of the red lily beetle by using it.
You can buy it at all good nuseries and online

20. Juni 2006, 18:26:52

Emne: Re:

WatfordFC: Rose posted a product called Neem that is safe to use.It's back a few pages.Be careful with that MiracleGro i got carried away once and burnt my plant.

20. Juni 2006, 10:29:43

Adaptable Ali

Emne: Re:

skipinnz: Yes mine looked tatty as well once they had been pruned back. I will keep at it anyway, and feed them once a fortnight and jsut hope soon it will flower. Last year i had the most amazing colours from them.

20. Juni 2006, 10:03:43

Emne: Re:

WatfordFC:Sorry to hear that I can only assume they were cut back to soon. It works for us each year, but the plants do look really tatty when we prune them.

20. Juni 2006, 08:14:42

Adaptable Ali

Emne: Re:

skipinnz: No i dont think so, the guy that does my garden cut it right back at the end of flowering season last year, the leaves have litle holes in them, so definately been attacked by some bugs. I have put some pellets around the base of the bush and saturated it in Miraclegro, so hopefully that will help.

20. Juni 2006, 05:44:52

Emne: Re:

skipinnz: Where i live its a very short Summer and our growing time is less than 3 months.

20. Juni 2006, 05:41:02

Emne: Re:

Foxy Lady:Other side of the world New Zealand. Though we don't get as severe a winter as you get over there. My vegie garden produces all year round, just limited a bit during winter.

20. Juni 2006, 05:36:51

Emne: Re:

skipinnz: Your into Winter where are you from.Were just getting into Summer and our veggie gardens are behind due to our weather.

20. Juni 2006, 04:16:41

Emne: Hydrangeas

Skipinnz:
You are absolutely right about the fact that one should never prune hydrangea until their blooms have died. I prefer to wait until the following fall. The flowers buds are only produced on last years growth. To cut any hydrangea back limits it's potential, especially if they are newly planted.

Therefore
Rose:P Be patient. I have seen some Easter Lilies and Mother's Day Hydrangeas turn into beautiful monstrous shrubs any gardener would be proud to own.

20. Juni 2006, 03:27:50

Emne: Re:

Rose: Well I hope your seasons don't turn upside down like ours are at present. I've got Daffs coming out and it's winter, they won't last long it's getting mighty cold at nights.

20. Juni 2006, 03:03:01

Rose

Emne: Re:

skipinnz: Thanks for that! I love the flowers on them. Very pretty and I had no idea until last year that we could even grow them here with out rough winters!
I'm going all perennial now so am learning tons about different plants from poppy to hollyhocks and even lavender. Lots of fun!

20. Juni 2006, 02:59:14

Emne: Re:

Tilpasset af skipinnz (20. Juni 2006, 05:34:14)

Rose:Once the flowers have gone all brown and ugly, I cut that flower stalk back to the last leaf and thats where the new growth will come away from next season

20. Juni 2006, 02:49:31

Rose

Emne: Re:

skipinnz: Thanks for the tidbit on Hydrangeas. This is year two for me trying them ( taking them from old mothers day potted plants an putting them in the ground) had beautiful purple blooms last year an just learning now about acid soil and now that affects the colour of the blooms. Ive got 4 now in my flower bed, only one is showing the start of flower buds. So when you say to cut them back ruthlessly, can you elaborate? These are only about 6 to 9 inches high in my flower beds now

20. Juni 2006, 02:32:00