A Picture from Everyone: I'll Have More of These Next Year
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token28001
14 years agoI made a collage. Then decided against it. There's really only one thing I want to focus on having lots more of next year. Echinacea.
natal
14 years agoI've decided to remove a large clump of pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) and replace it with more Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha) and another Virginia Sweetspire 'Henry's Garnet' (Itea virginica).
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WS tomato, heck yeah I'll do it again next year.
Comments (5)Beautiful, Melissa! Again, this hasn't been a great year for tomatoes in the North Country. My SIL just pulled out her purchased plants last week. For the 2nd year, they got some weird disease. I kept asking how theirs were doing and they said "fine" (I think there's some kind of specific "tomato pride" that people who garden sometimes have...never admit defeat). I wanted to see how there's were doing, because mine are in containers and I would move them to the front of the house if theirs weren't doing well, just to prevent any disease from transferring to mine. No such luck. My FIL told me they pulled there's up this weekend, and now, plants I had that were doing ok for the past two weeks are fizzling. Of the 6 WSed plants someone was nice enough to give to me,only one is doing well. The volunteer plants are doing good-- they took forever to come up, and they are far behind where they would normally be. I did Summer Sow some Toms to replace the others that never germinated, and those plants are doing very well. They are supposed to be especially bred for containers, and they are ready to go into their homes this week. (I think I need to do a test on those other seeds that I WSed. I've NEVER had a tom seed not germinate for me, no matter when I sowed it). Toms are expensive in the stores and farmers markets up here again this year-- a sign that everyone is having the same trouble.So you might be able to get a decent buck for yours if you get an over-abundance! :-) Linda...See MoreNext year I'll plant more
Comments (11)I'm actually going to plant next year!!. I buy all sorts of seeds and then never plant them. I hate trying to garden in NE Ohio, winter lasts too long. spring is 3 days in may or june. and by father's day drought seems to be setting in with the heat. by mid july everything is crispy and winter seems to start in september-- but you can be sure of snow before halloween, but the leaves haven't fallen yet. Ok, I exagerate, a bit. so next year i'm going to plant and actually water, to see what happens. I'm planting zinnias, zinnias and zinnias. I'm going to move my magnolia (not enough sun) i'm going to put in a korean spice viburnum, azalea viscosium, some type of an elderberry-- i think a cutleaf black one, ravenna grass, regular old joe pie weed. i'm going to dig up my failing front perrenial borders-- divide, separate, amend and lay out ina more outlandish color scheme (i'm actually going to put those bright orange poppies with dark purple iris and light blue catmint, and chartreuse alliums-- cause it works) I'm going to build proper trellises for my clematis. I'm going to plant basil, lavender, rosemary and thyme as well as dill and fennel. and I'm planting some tomatoes-- big fat juicy ones that taste like tomatoes are supposed to taste. OK everybody can email me next september and ask how it went. digger2...See MoreMore gardens next year
Comments (35)ok, another question, how does everyone get their websites to be down at the bottom? i want mine down at the bottom, i put it in the profile thing, but it didn't come here. Booo Hooo!! LOL but i'm off to a great start@!! LOL man it is brrrrr out today!! and now hubs went out to a accident site. i hope he is safe. him and that dang firestation. hope everyone has a great day!! ~Medo that's how i want it to show up! Here is a link that might be useful: Barehanded Totally Nutso Gardener!! **Big Grin** :'}...See MoreDoing Christmas more efficiently next year
Comments (12)Sudie, I've been a lurker for awhile, and have just now "joined". I hope you don't mind my contribution! 1 - I shop for Christmas all year round (birthdays, too). I'm one of those oh-I-think-______-will-like-this type people. Everyone I know goes out and buys whatever they want when they want it, so there's really no point in me trying to get EXACTLY what I hear the person say they would like. I have no kids, so hubby and I don't have to worry about what the kids want from Santa. And - I have Christmas and/or birthday bought no later than September. 2 - When I buy something, I wrap it very soon after bringing it home. I have an empty closet in my office that houses all wrapping paper and bought gifts. So everything goes in there quite nicely! 3 - I have Christmas cards written and addressed no later than Oct 31. No one I know would up and decide to move, then get moved before Christmas, so change of address is not a problem. The week after Thanksgiving, dig the cards out and mail them. 4 - I am the boss at work, so I always close the day after Thanksgiving. That's when Christmas goes up. It WILL be finished before the weekend is over. I also close the day after Christmas. That's when it comes down. It WILL be down before the end of the day. Funny how Christmas doesn't take near as long to take down as it does to put it up! 5 - I'm with Labmomma (I'm a Pugmomma, BTW). Plastic bins are the best thing since peanut butter! Each bin(s) has it's own room, so I can bring everything down and put it back up without wondering where this or that is. And, if I decide I don't want a tree in our bedroom this year, I don't take that bin(s) down out of the attic. 6 - Everything I cook for Christmas must have nothing but fairly not perishable items. I have my list made and all ingredients bought at least 3 weeks before Christmas, so I escape the run-out-at-the-last-minute problems. 7 - Everyone else has great ideas about the meal. I'll try some of those next year! All of this helps to give my family a less-stress (working on stress free) holiday and puts us in a better Christmas spirit because we're not running around like crazy folks with last minute things....See Morechristinmk z5b eastern WA
14 years agotreelover
14 years agoMexican feathergrass is one of my favorite plants, at the moment. (I seem to acquire a new favorite each year.)
It's green only from new growth--mostly in the spring--turning tan/gold when things dry up. But it looks good all year, adding a bright patch of gold to my summer/fall/winter garden. It's shown no visible distress during the extremely dry summer we've just had without any extra watering. The ones out in my xeric parking strip are entirely gold now and bigger than this one.
It can be cut back in early spring before new growth starts, but I don't even do that. The only care I give it is to comb it once in a while with a pet comb.
I'm definitely planting more of these.
little_dani
14 years ago
DYH
14 years agoMore larkspur:
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More agastache:
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More asclepias incarnata (I've gathered the seeds) for the Monarchs and bees:
More zinnias, cornflowers, cosmos and marigolds. More purple fountain grass.
Cameron
Here is a link that might be useful: my gardening blog
Oakley
14 years agoLet me preface this by saying that this is THE best message board I've ever been on, and I've been on them for 18 years! lol. You guys are so helpful and patient and make everyone feel at home.
Second preface, this is my first time at cottage gardening, and this was an experimental year. Here are the before and after pictures.
This was taken the middle of June.
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These were taken today. I'm going to nix the elephant ears next summer.
This is the front of the flowerbed on the left side of the sidewalk. It didn't do as good, but the carpet roses in the front are as nice as the ones in the previous picture.
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Nell Jean
14 years agoIt's hard to pick just one, isn't it? Here's mine:
I'll definitely have more Esperanza with Pride of Barbados in front of it, with some blue porterweed tucked in for the butterflies. Notice the seed pods already formed on the Pride of Barbados. The cat walked on last spring's seedlings!I have packets of seed waiting for planting times to have more larkspur, silene, 3 kinds of poppies, cornflowers, ratibida, rudbeckia and all those other pretties that make a wild looking meadow.
Nell
token28001
14 years agoOakley
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14 years agoThyme2dig NH Zone 5
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sowngrow (8a)
14 years agojudyinnewnanga
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14 years agoUser
14 years agoI'd like to grow larger masses of anagallis next year. It's so vibrant!
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bungalow_house
14 years agoI posted this on its own thread a while back, but here it is again...a happy mingling of sweet pea and geranium:
Maybe next year I can keep ahead of the crabgrass. :(
carrie630
14 years agosusie_gardener_2007
14 years agoI'm going to plant more irises. I hope this works, I've never posted a picture here before.
Here is a link that might be useful: SusiesHobby
gldno1
14 years agosowngrow (8a)
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midnightsmum (Z4, ON)
14 years agoWell, I need more of EVERYTHING next year! lol.
However, I will narrow it down to more larkspur and agapanthus!! I love the combination, and I have several colours of each.Sorry, I know that this is huge - PB and I seem to be having a war of will!! My pics are either too large or too small.
Nancy.
natal
14 years ago
poisondartfrog
14 years agoThis is a great thread. Crocosmia Walcroy is going on my list-in fact, I am going to look for it right now.
In the meantime, I want more White Flowers (again) next year, especially white Japanese Morning Glories.
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Nell Jean
14 years ago edwena0316
14 years agomidnightsmum (Z4, ON)
14 years agogodsacre
14 years agoBeautiful photos everyone!
I especially like the blue bonnets and the sweet peas.Well here goes... I tried a couple of different photo services. One offended me and the other could not export photos. Then just few minutes ago I saw "photobucket" as my mouse crossed a couple of your pictures, and a light went on. Then someone wrote "PB" about a size issue.
So I typed in www.photobucket.com, and whattayaknow.
So lets see if it works:
My wife asked for a fence a couple of years ago. 130 feet done and a couple to go. Now we are learning to decorate it.
Man! I love these sunflowers. The bees love them too! And those EVIL assassin bugs love the bees. So next year many more sunflowers. And straggled planting so they stay fresh for 6 or 8 weeks. Besides the Mennonite neighbors corn (in the background) won't be there to provide border.
I sowed Holly Hocks a couple of weeks ago, first time. Hope not too late. Hope to have them on the fence as well next year.I hope my picture is up there!
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HOOORAY!!!!!!Thanks
DUANE
godsacre
14 years agonatal
14 years agogodsacre
14 years agolavendrfem
14 years agoI loved all of the pics - just beautiful! I think I want to plant more foxgloves next year.
natal
14 years agoblondiesc
14 years agoscully931
14 years agoscully931
14 years agoHere's my one picture. I always love looking at these threads.
This is a hill my mom and I just did this summer. I'm trying to eventually garden all my hills. :-) I added fairies to this one recently.
aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
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Nell Jean
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Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca
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organic_kitten
14 years agoalisande
14 years agoThe only way I know of to disable a photo is to move it at its source; that is, if you're using Photobucket, for example, temporarily move it to another album. That will break the connection to the post here.
As for all your flowers, I want what you're having!
I want more Highland White Dream shasta daisies. (And I'm eager to see all the hydrangeas I planted this year....)
kristin_flower