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Comments (4)lil .... are they the wintered over leaves... the really olds ones??? what do the growth points look like... let me suggest.. that is they are otherwise growing new leaves ... and these are the old... just snip them off ... no plant.. holds its leaves forever.. and if these are the old ones.. they have done their work .. you changed the media.. so i wouldnt go all soil amendment on them .. perhaps harming them with too much love snip them off.. the plant will look 100 % better.. and i would bet my shiny penny.. it wont happen again ... but its only a penny.. and what do i know ... ken...See MoreGeranium 'Rozanne' questions
Comments (25)I planted nine healthy Rosanne Geraniums in North Georgia this past spring, seven in full sun and two in afternoon shade in North Georgia. They seemed to be doing well until mid summer when we had a very long period of hot weather (from June until now at 90 degrees plus each day and high humidity) at which time the seven in the sun became, as one member said, longer stemmed and rangy, though continuing to bloom from their ends. As summer progressed, the plants looked more and more stressed until they finally died off. The two in shade are still alive but looking more scraggly and tired. The many other plants in the (wood bark mulched) flower plot have survived the summer reasonably well, except for several coreopsis. I did keep the plot watered during dry spells. I am wondering if the heat may have stressed the plants until they died. Can anyone advise as to why the Rosanne Geraniums gave it up - I had read they were heat and drought resistant so am disappointed with this experience. Thanks for your help. Dick in Georgia...See Moregeranium rozanne
Comments (17)I've had my eye on Rozanne but haven't splurged to buy a plant up 'til now. The blue one (can't say if it's Johnson's Blue--no tag and no notes) is growing to the side of a meadow sage that gets huge and full. Behind the geranium is a butterfly bush and to the right is stokesia 'Mary Gregory.' There's a tall grass near it too so I like not only the colors together but the geranium hugs the ground unlike the others. Whacking appears to be the answer--I just don't like to do it when it first begins to flower since the pretty blooms are such a welcome sight. I don't think I cut it back until late July/early August last year but was sure glad I did when I saw how it kept blooming the rest of the season, quite late into the fall. Believe me, in the fall, in New England, you really notice what's still blooming. My Montauk daisies didn't bloom until the third week of October!...See MorePity me--deer AND black walnuts!
Comments (14)I feel your pain...my dog is just learning about protecting her garden...but I have to be cautious, since she'll just keep going after the deer have left her property...never leaves the block, but she stops to snack on the neighbor kitties food! Anyway, black walnut. Mine is rather mature, but with a pretty vertical habit. Thank goodness it's on the corner of the property, goshdarn it that it's right over the house and fills up my gutters with nuts! And twigs! My philosophy with it has been to plant things I get for free, or nearly free, under it. Toss 'em in, see how they do, no skin off my back if they fail. Also, anything that is potentially invasive...should be hardier, right? Within the drip line: I have 3 roses that are doing rather well, though this is their first season. Two are from someone's overgrown bramble, one was a distressed Drift I got at Lowes...creeper. I have 2 hellebore (Lenten rose) I got off season the first year I lived in the house. They've done splendidly...maybe 3x in size in 4 years? Colorado columbine, artemisia, oenathera (evening primrose), irises, vinca, all looking great. Had a wayward day lily come up this year, and I think the white yarrow was wild...I don't recall planting it. I tried to transplant some pretty colored yarrows, but didn't take care of them, so by no means should their failure dissuade you. I also have a concrete block wall back there that I'm constantly planting creepers and climbers in...the thyme and sedum do great, the clematis is apathetic...but I think there may be other forces at work there. Plenty of folks in my neighborhood have old growth azaleas under theirs...we are Azalea City, and they look great. My biggest loss was a Harry Lauder's Walking Stick (Corylus contorta). It was transplanted in the heat of August (CL find, this lady wanted it out of her yard NOW), and was rather mature. Not sure if the shock or the walnut killed it, but it didn't make it even to winter. I left it in, though, since the bare branches are the most attractive part, and I don't have anything else to go in there yet... Outside the drip line: Lambs ear, lilac, peony (first year), I have an ornamental cherry tree (Kanzan) about 15 feet away, and is seems to be just fine. My modern, hybrid azalea is hanging on, but certainly not thriving. Hope this helps... J...See Moreoilpainter
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