Stunning Chilean Fire-tree
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Comments (21)You know, I think one should dispense with the fiction that a lot of these photos propagate about ground covers and about stepping stones, one best addressed with the words "professional gardener." And I say that as someone who just spent two hours outside putting in plugs of ground cover to replace a small area of lawn. There are two primary nightmares in gardening (at least that are top of mind for me at the moment): one is weeds, the other is edges and boundaries. The thing about ground covers is that until they grow in, you have to be vigilant about weeds, a vulnerability of every square inch of uncovered ground. Then once they have grown in, you have to start guarding the edges of their territory to make sure they stay within boundaries. Those stepping stones will eventually disappear under each of those ground cover scenarios, including the checkerboards done with grass, unless someone goes out there and trims them. Plants like thyme also eventually mound up and become something you have to step over going from stone to stone, again unless you trim them down annually. Everything in a yard that is not paved (and believe me, I am judiciously considering the benefits of all paving except beds) needs maintenance, and most of these examples require some tedious work. If you hire out your garden work anywhere, more power to you :-) If you do it yourself, consider the maintenance work in your selection. Those paving stones in grass were probably just edged... every single edge of every single stone. Of course, there is up front work vs. future work. Would you rather do that or place all those stones in the second picture, the mosaic? Karin L...See MoreTree help
Comments (1)Unless this is 'Inca Flame' or another evergreen form, like "oak-leaved" seedlings sold by Heronswood you probably won't have any problem. Even with that one 20F should not matter. The deciduous ones usually grown here should be good to 5-10F. The three basic types are the typical plant, with rounded evergreen leaves, var. lanceolatum, with slender deciduous leaves, and var. longifolium, with long evergreen leaves. 'Inca Flame' (and oak-leaved form) would appear to belong to that last var. The general pattern is for the evergreen ones to be not as hardy as the deciduous var. lanceolatum. All the larger trees seen here, as well as most of the new plantings belong to this var. The best one is the profuse-flowering 'Norquinco Valley'. I know of only one example of this here. The manner in which it wreathes itself in flowers just blows away all the others. 'Inca Flame' and oak-leaved form I have seen bloom so far mostly in tufts, with little to no sign of being inclined to produce longer bottle-brushes of bloom....See MoreJL Hawaiian Fire Blooming In Virginia Beach, Virginia!
Comments (27)Awwwww !! Thank you Chris....yes it's me!!! 🌺🙏❤️ I have Been away a little longer than I wished, but things happen in life that take priorities. Thank you for the kind message and for making me laugh .. I won't hold out with my blooms this season.. I promise!! 🤣 Lololol! My mother is a in Memory Care and now recently been approved for Hospice. It's been a troubling year ( actually few years ) 😔 My job offered a Voluntary leave for three months and I took it .. it's crazy out there flying and I'm going to focus on getting my trees all up potted or root pruned ( repotted ) so I have been enjoying getting all of my supplies ready. This season has been late for me with low temperatures here in Virginia. I'm actually still bringing out the remainder of my trees via ropes from my top balcony!! Lololol Maria.. I sent out your seeds the next day.. so you should be seeing them soon!!! ❤️ Gregg.. the offer still stands. I'm not great about getting messages here, so if you change your mind, contact latinlady and give her your address and she knows how to get a hold of me.. Take care, laura 🌺...See MoreAnother test with Fire tablet
Comments (43)Trish, I love it! I feel much better about wandering around the backyard in my robe or jammies. As you can see, I’m in a ratty old robe, right now. I was reaching for a cane of Evelyn to take more pictures this morning, when I slipped with my finger on the camera...... I was about to delete it, and decided it was actually kind of funny. The weather has been perfect for the past two days, overcast and a high of 75F. I like it cooler yet, but I’ll take it! By the weekend, it will be 95F again. A rose that’s stated to grow 6’ 7” and then grew 10’ x 20’ ? Oh, I’d be in trouble! I already have 7 of the 55 gallon black trash bags full of yard waste from just this week! I’d be cutting a Rose back like that constantly, or I’d have no room from anything else. Mel’s Heritage is already that size here. I wouldn’t know what to do with one that grew so large if I wasn’t expecting it. I’m already leery about ‘Pomponella Fairytale’, and hoping I haven’t made a mistake planting that one. I’ve heard it gets pretty big. My Bourbon rose, ‘Comice de Tarn-et-Garonne’ better grow tall quickly, before Pomponella shades it out. Thankfully, Pomponella was planted as a band directly into the ground in March, while Comice de Tarn-et-Garonne was a large specimen, planted in January. Pomponella has cute little pink ball-shaped blooms, but the bugs have been into it. Here’s the pictures I just took of a few more Evelyn blooms. The ones that just opened during this cooler weather are much more peach colored than the earlier pink ones that opened while it was warmer. Those bug chewed buds drive me nuts! I wish I knew of a simple, nontoxic fix! Below is ‘Mystic Beauty’. It’s supposed to be similar to Souvenir de la Malmaison, but opens more easily in damp weather.(Not that damp weather is an issue here.). It’s been amazing all summer. My hydrangea ‘Incrediball’, behind Mystic Beauty turned from white to green so quickly this year. It was just too warm too soon. Tiff, that’s so sad about the potato bugs eating your Zinnias from Annie’s. When I pay $5.95 for a single annual, I expect it to self sow and give me loads of freebies. Aren’t potato bugs those huge nasty looking bugs? I rarely see them here, if ever. I’m mostly having trouble with caterpillars and thrips. I’m happy to hear you’re an Annies fan. Much of my garden is from Annie’s, or descendants from Annie’s plants. I had a hard time resisting their sale over the weekend, but it feels like I just got the last batch from Annie’s planted. Do let me know how the soap works out. SO many blooms are being ruined that I have to do something! Lisa...See Morejohnaberdeen
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