April Dawn Camellia, pretty much a total loss
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Comments (41)It's SPRING! And I have zone envy, too. Bill, your photos are wonderful and tempt me to move further south. NHbabs, love the stones and bleeding heart. Mine are in a shady area so I don't think they are as far along as yours. I love forget-me-nots when they bloom but then they get tall and unsightly looking. Should i just clip them? After an internet hunt for Black Chokeberry, we found a nice though small selection at Scenic Nursery in Raymond NH but they were already 6' tall. I wanted something next to a spreading cottoneaster that wouldn't get any taller than 6' and preferable stay shorter. These didn't look like could be pruned back much. Should you check out this nursery, it's in a delightful spot tucked next to a river, be warned that they are not open on Saturdays. I thought their shrub prices were reasonable. I ended up with Halo Dogwood. Our house is white so I think the red stems will look nice in winter and provide some perches for the birds we like to watch/feed. I keep meaning to take photos of my garden. After watching for bloodroot by the side of the road, I discovered I had some in my garden. I must have gotten it at last year's plant swap and it's very happy in my garden (soil on the moist side). The wonderful Viburnum Onandago that had to be moved away from the house was moved to my future wild life sanctuary. The viburnum kept getting taller, even after pruning (I waited a year too long) and was at least 9 feet tall. The pruning caused it to spread, I think. Fortunately, my husband has a backhoe. We only lost a couple of branches. I know this area of our property can be wet but it's wetter than I expected. The next day any holes left from backfilling were filled with water. A wonderful dark purple leafed perennial that doesn't bloom until late summer appears to be invasive. I don't want to remove it entirely but maybe it should be someplace else. It is Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker' (Hairy loosestrife) . Does anyone have experience with this plant and a recommendation about whether or not a should remove it from a medium size bed (about 15' x 4')....See MoreDaily Support, from Monday April 5 to sunday April11
Comments (19)Good morning. Ditto on what Dee said - "congratulations to all you losers!" Besh, I am so sorry for your loss - very sad. suzanne, hope you are having another beautiful day and Sweet Pea is continuing to recover. milkdud, we've got the same weather that you're having. Rain tomorrow, but a little cooler and beautiful on Friday. We had a wonderful Easter. Went to Ole Miss for the baseball weekend, saw lots of old friends. Drank my first wine since Lent, and would you believe I had a headache the next morning? Enjoyed visiting and shopping with my old friends. If any of you ever have a chance to visit Oxford (MS), it is such a beautiful, quaint town. We would love to retire there one of these days. Missed Weight Watchers meeting on Monday, since we were so late getting home, but according to my scales, I'm at 62 pounds still, so that's good. Today exercise will consist of cleaning this house and searching for some new sunglasses that have just "disappeared." Hope everyone is having a good day....See MoreWinter Losses
Comments (29)Well I can empathize with everyone's losses. This was one of the harshest winters here even though we had good snow cover most of the time . I can't really figure out what did it but I am guessing it was more related to spring weather than the winter weather . Too many rounds of freeze /thaw and rain forming puddles on top of the ground which would then freeze the leaves that had started to grow.. Most of what I lost were only planted last season and many were southern plants. I have had to dig up and treat at least 9 cultivars so far with peroxide for crown rot . So far I have been able to rescue 4 of the nine with number 5 beginning to show signs of life. I lost Bullfrogs and Butterflies , for certain but was able to rescue Xylophone Jazz. So disappointing as I am sure I wont see bloom this season and who knows if it will survive another winter here....See MoreNewly planted April Dawn - R.I.
Comments (9)Well, could be but not necessarily also so check the soil pH to really confirm. I could not tell from the picture but, it did not seem as if the veins remained dark green and the rest was a light green or yellow. After a while of being in alkaline soils, I would also have expected to see more than one leaf with iron chlorosis signs. Also, this is a new leaf and new leaves can be temporarily more sensitive to everything. For example, I have had some new leaves turn shades of green like that and also turn to shades of bronze. Then after a few weeks, they turn darker greens without me doing anything. In that case, I suspect the sun exposure diminised as nearby deciduous trees leafed out and then the leaves went back to normal. So ck it (the soil pH) out. Here is another way to find out... If you have colored hydrangeas planted nearby or if you know someone who does, take a look at their blooms. Provided that the owner of the plant has not amended the soil to change the hydrangea's colors, acidic soils should produce blooms with shade of blue, neutral or slightly acidic soil should produce purples and alkaline soils should produce shades of pink. Processed coffee grounds do not have much acidifying effect so I doubt they will tweak things that much. I would try 1 cup of vinegar diluted in 1 gallon of water the next time that you water by hand. Or garden sulfur, greensand, iron-chelated liquid compounds (sold at most plant nurseries), etc....See MoreJCNTN
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