Quickfire not blooming
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Ruth_MI
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what color bloom does Quick Fire have?
Comments (17)mislabeled, mispotted hydrangeas are all too common. I found an obviously mislabeling at a nursery and the employee there told me, with some embarassment, that "a label probably fell off in the delivery truck and someone just stuck it in another pot without a label."...See MorePinky Winky not blooming
Comments (4)I would hesitate to do this based on only one year's occurrence. There could have been a weather related reason or a pest at work. Determine if the plant is able to create buds and then check to see that the buds open. Each type of problem can have its reasons. Once you determine what they are then see if moving will really help. For example, if you got no buds this year because of a pest (deer/squirrell), protect it instead of moving it....See MoreNeed help with pleasing placement, please!
Comments (13)Mertie, the garden is far from perfect, I just don't usually photograph the parts that aren't! I try not to stress out about the less than perfect parts, knowing that the eye candy gardens in magazines and books have been groomed within an inch of their lives prior to photos being taken. I garden for the joy of seeing beauty and spending time out-of-doors. I also feel blessed to have the advantage of plenty of room to play since I live on an old farm with several garden areas and I'm a bit of a plant nerd, so I read a lot and visit the few good nurseries in the area several times a season along with botanical gardens and arboretums whenever I travel to get ideas. The dark purple shrub is one I learned about here on GW; a ninebark, Physocarpus Coppertina, which is a bit of a suckering monster, but ornamental enough that I give it room. It has nice white late-spring flowers, reddish ornamental seed pods for much of the summer, and the foliage color is nice all growing season. A densely twiggy mound in the winter, and a good bird nesting site during the breeding season. There are a couple of dark-leafed ones like Tiny Wine that stay smaller. Like yours, my arborvitae had some damage last winter from wet, heavy snow, so I may spiral wrap/tie some of them loosely this winter so they are less likely to splay open (thanks for the reminder.) I have deer, but they don't bother my gardens; instead I battle voles. This year I had at least a dozen plants, including a couple of favorites, that died due to having every root eaten and the voles do a number on the dogwoods I have in this bed. I've pulled out two of the original four dogwoods because they died. "foresight years ago" - It's not been that long with this garden, which was planted in the fall of 2009, mostly with very small plants (the evergreens being the exception, as most of them were about 3' tall when planted.) I would say that the bed started being quite ornamental after only a couple of years and if I'd wanted to put in more short-lived plants the first couple of years it would have been even nicer right away. If you are interested in seeing a bit of the process, there's a post in this thread with more photos over time and some description of my design process which was fairly loose. As the saying goes, "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." For shrubs, I think the best time should be 3 years ago, or even last year if you put in larger ones, but it's amazing how quickly they fill in. If I had realized how much I love the H. paniculatas, I would have planted a couple more, but now I am out of room in this bed. I'm currently ripping out some plants in another bed so that I have room for another one....See MoreLimelight and quickfire hedge
Comments (20)thanks luis We live near the bay on a hill 62' above sea level. I want to put in a hedge that will act as a buffer to a building that is going up between us and the bay. We face west and when it is windy, it is very strong. I have tried growing azaleas on the west side and they always die. Also, no immediate water source nearby so will have to water to get them established and then they will be on their own. New building will be 50' in length, about the length of our house , so it will be right there . I have an established limelight in my side yard which is at least 10' tall and it has been very hardy and beautiful. SOme have suggested a mixed hydrangea hedge with quickfire and limelight but I don't know quickfire and don't know how well it would withstand the winds. Wind is my biggest obstacle to overcome as well as providing a screen which will block the building in front while still allowing a view to the bay. My dream is a hedge that will be like an infinity pool. You will look over the top , block the bottom of the n ew building and still see the water....See MoreRuth_MI
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