Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?
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Kim planted Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Hydrangeas in the bare flowerbed in front of her house. Digging wasn’t easy - turns out there is a big stump in the center of it and lots of roots.
Does anyone have experience with stump killing? We’re told it was a Wisteria and it’s starting to come back.
Does anyone have experience with stump killing?
I always dig stuff up if it's smallish. Larger trees have been ground out by the arborist.
Wisteria is pretty tenacious. I'm guessing that both manual labor and glyphosate will be required.
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Today’s task is to clear out some of the carnage from the last winter. They each have a tiny bit of growth at the base but I’m informed that they’re not coming back.
Japanese Maple - the first one I planted:
Weeping Atlas Cedar:
Not shown is a small lace leaf Japanese Maple that I was learning to shape with bonsai wire. Nice shape but not coming back.
They were all rated for zones a lot colder than mine. Not sure what I’ll replace them with.
@Steve-Miller, sad losing those. I recall asking a professional gardener how to check if unsure a bare branch and whole tree was dead.
He simply snapped each near the end then nearer the trunk. Dry is dead, sappy or green alive. -
Summer is here (basically zero chance of frost moving forward) so I'll be spending the next few days catching up in the garden. I have already purchased veggie plants and have bean seeds and seed potatoes. Time to get to work getting everything in the ground!
Looks like this year's crop of gooseberries and currants (both red and black) isn't going to be as good as last year.
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On another gardening note...I really like a variety of tomato called 'Little Sicily'. Tasty tomatoes, great yields. I have purchased them at Home Depot and at a local garden center but neither had them in stock this year. I don't have a lot of opportunities to get out to do plant shopping these days, so I took a flyer and ordered them from Home Depot online; I was surprised to see them listed. I thought I would probably get a couple of spindly, broken, yellow plants that I'd be schlepping to the store for a refund.
Imagine my surprise when this very sturdy box arrived with two tomato plants in it:
Each plant was in a small hinged "greenhouse":
Some of the healthiest specimens I've seen. I unpacked the plants when they came a few days ago, so they've already grown. I set up this photo so you could see how cozily they were packaged:
Hopefully the universe will forgive me for all that packaging. But I'll be eating the tastiest tomatoes in the 'hood later this summer!
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Very clever!
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Just planted these yesterday. Canary Wing Begonias.
“I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
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Mock orange? Pittosporum? Very popular as a landscape plant
in CA. I didn’t know it could survive cold.Maybe there are different kinds.
[edit]. Yes there are. Pittosporum is the one I know. The one you have in the wild is probably Philadelphus. They’re both called mock orange.
Mock orange? Pittosporum? Very popular as a landscape plant
in CA. I didn’t know it could survive cold.Maybe there are different kinds.
[edit]. Yes there are. Pittosporum is the one I know. The one you have in the wild is probably Philadelphus. They’re both called mock orange.
When they bloom in LA you can actually taste the air, the scent is so incredible.
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Just planted these yesterday. Canary Wing Begonias.
Those are gorgeous.
My friend plants something similar, a variety called Dragon Wings. Flowers are deep red and leaves are much darker green than yours.
Dragon wings:
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A lot of my plants died last winter because it was so cold for so long. The plants that survived, however, look better than they ever have.
Iris - new last year.
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Common thrift. I need more of these. They bloom all summer and appear to be indestructible.
The pot-o-herbs is doing very well. My first attempt at using that gray plant (what is it?) in flowerpot designs.
The view from my patio chair makes me very happy!
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A lot of my plants died last winter because it was so cold for so long. The plants that survived, however, look better than they ever have.
Iris - new last year.
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Common thrift. I need more of these. They bloom all summer and appear to be indestructible.
The pot-o-herbs is doing very well. My first attempt at using that gray plant (what is it?) in flowerpot designs.
The view from my patio chair makes me very happy!
Common thrift. I need more of these. They bloom all summer and appear to be indestructible.
Yes! I've seen them in commercial plantings, like at shopping malls. They are very cool. I think they prefer a lot of sun, so I'm not sure if they would survive in my yard.
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Pleased and happy to report that the Lilac buds made it through the freezing temps a few weeks ago. Standing on the deck last evening, I was bathed in fragrance. Very happy to have Lilac blossoms. (A mock orange to the left of it, very heady when it flowers.)
I will tell you what is not going to blossom: The giant Aliums, for the fourth or fifth year in a row!! They've had their chance, now they will be moved somewhere else in hopes that they've simply been unhappy with their location. I don't know why they won't blossom. They blossomed twice in seven years.
All the canes on all my roses succumbed to our harsh winter. Sigh. They are all putting out new growth at the base, though, so maybe they will pull through the set back.
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“ All the canes on all my roses succumbed to our harsh winter. Sigh. They are all putting out new growth at the base, though, so maybe they will pull through the set back.”
Of four identical bushes, one died completely, one died mostly and I think it’s putting out shoots from the rootstock. Two others recovered nicely and they’re growing at a furious pace.
Go figure.
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I have three rose bushes that are of the own root variety, no grafting. All three of them took a big hit this past winter. Two started sending out new shoots pretty early in spring but the third looked like it was toast; I almost dug it up. Lo and behold, probably three weeks later, I saw what appeared to be tiny buds. It hasn't caught up to the others but it is definitely still alive!
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My peony is blooming. It was just about to pop last Saturday when I left for Phoenix. When I got home on Thursday, they were already looking a little ragged.
But individually they are spectacular.
I’ve cut a few that were lying low (they’re so heavy when they bloom, they want to lie down), and put them in a vase on the front porch table.
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Beautiful Irises, Andy. I don't have many here, so when they blossom I totally enjoy them.
I have been mowing around this Marguerite Daisy. There were several when I moved here, but all on the lawn areas so mostly, they disappeared. But I've decided to see if I can get them to come back. Maybe I'll transplant them out of the lawn into the garden.
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Out for a walk around a local Wildlife Trust area with ponds and river and there were loads of ox eye daisy, flocks and campion.
And lovely water lilies
Meanwhile my sisters garden is in full bloom with yellow scabious
A pure white peony
And rampant fragrant rose with clematis
It simply dwarfs what was meant, at least in my mind, to be a prominent centrepiece 3' monolith amongst alpines.
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