How Many "Non-Performers" Does Your Garden Have?
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Comments (3)Daily weather has been strange - somewhat mild winter, lots of wind, then hot February and March with more wind and a couple of hard freezes in late April. That double whammy hurt the majority of the fruit trees and a large number of shade trees. The trees looks so strange as they struggle to rebud and leaf out. We are continuing in a severe drought so everything except the weeds are almost nonexistent. There are so many trees, some 50 years and older, that have not survived. It's sad for trees to die off, especially ones of that age and size. We can't just stick them in the ground and they grow as they do in many areas, we have to baby them for several years to get them established. I did have DH plow up the garden area. I have tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse that need to be planted, but I'm not sure that things will do much at all, even with extensive watering - darn it. Probably should have just started greenhouse varieties, but that's no fun. The Sweet Autumn Clematis and the Malva Zebrina are the only two plants that are doing well outside. But - and yes I am going to shout - WE HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS! Send your good thoughts and prayers this way, please. Everyone can post pictures of yards and anything else that is growing nicely and I will live vicariously through them...LOL. While I may complain about the drought, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of Oklahoma. It is almost beyond comprehension that deadly storms hit the same area two days in a row and then hit on another day just a few miles from them. Unexplainable....See MoreHow many colours in your garden?
Comments (3)I also have a lot of colours in my garden - not only flowers but foliage too. I don't think you can have enough color. My containers are usually a mix of foliage and flowers and sometimes I cram in as many as 6-8 plants. I usually do the large pots so its not hard to put in that many flowers! Marg...See Moredoes your town have a garden club?
Comments (4)Quickpod, StatesvilleAppearance Committee has scheduled a garden tour in Statesville on May 6 & 7. There will be 6 gardens included and our garden is one of them. I have a lot of shade plants and natives with a natural waterfall (after the rains like today). I am active in the Town and Country Garden Club here in Statesville. We have about 20 members with many of them 70+. The tickets for the garden tour are $10 and includes all 6 gardens. You can buy the tickets at any of the homes. I will be glad to email you directions to our home. Nancy Here is a link that might be useful: Link to Statesville Garden Tour...See MoreHow many of you have mixed gardens?
Comments (16)Lindsay, I love your photos. Looks like a lovely spot to spend time in. I have both, a mixed garden area near the house as well as a field just for lining out daylilies. The mixed area is still a work in progress -- each year I inevitably remove things, move others around and change my mind completely about others. I haven't focused so much yet on keeping a steady stream of blooms as much as trying to get the mature heights and sizes of many of the plants just right. Some things I planted I didn't realize would get as tall as they do, like the 3 foot tall white balloon flowers that surprised me this year and had to be moved to the back lol. My biggest weakness is that I want a little of EVERYTHING in these beds but they inevitably look too cluttered and I am slowly training myself to take things out so the bed looks more balanced and not like it's about to bust at the seams. Danielle...See Moreodinthor
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