garden envy?
denidill
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Comments (3)Does customs really dig that deep in your luggage? Hope you're having a wonderful time, Carol. Sherry Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation......See MoreGarden Envy?
Comments (19)What interesting comments from everyone. And I agree...it is so easy to see the flaws in our own gardens. I know I am very aware of what I wanted mine to look like (and all the ways it doesn't look like that). But anyone else looking at my colorful beds would NOT be aware of my mind pictures. And if you just look at what IS there, it's not bad. In fact, it's beautiful. Sunday morning I made my usual stroll around the flowerbeds with my cup of coffee in hand. The weather was absolutely perfect - for once the humidity was only 40% and that felt so fresh and pleasant. The sun was shining so bright and clear...birds singing....WONDERFUL. And I stopped beside the "old flowerbed" and just drank it in. Even though that bed is very, very far from "magazine ready" and it isn't even in top form on its own - chrysanthemum, aster, SB sage not blooming yet; almost all the daylilies already finished; only one hibiscus bloom left; half the phlox deadheaded already; gaura not yet blooming after being drastically treated for bugs. In fact, it's a weird mixture out there. A few white phlox, a blackberry lily, a few zinnias, a couple of wild patches of wave petunias (volunteers), some Moonbeam coreopsis, one bizarre amaranth that is approaching 7 feet tall, one tithonia that is even taller...but, you know, as I stood there I felt the most amazing sense of being someplace very special: I felt like a visitor seeing my garden for the first time - hard to explain...surrounded by all the color and amazing shapes of all the different plants plus the weather, I was so aware that it is not really mine to control. And that is probably a very good thing....See MoreGarden Envy
Comments (13)Welcome birdlover! Ask all the questions you would like there is always someone, two, three and more to answer. You can bury anything but meat, bones and dairy products. Roses and staghorn ferns like bananas for example. I have a compost bin and bury all my veggie scraps, coffee grounds including filters in the pile. One of these days I'm gonna have Black Gold! I'd suggest you look around on the Compost Forum for more info on composting or you can ask your questions on this forum. Oh one more suggestion...I'd update your profile to reflect which zone you live in, it helps when someone is answering your questions. Marion...See MoreSpring Garden Envy in Colorado!
Comments (2)Guests for this year's garden party that are fit for Rocky Mountain Gardening include some that Colorado State University has developed in their trial garden. "A Diamond Frost euphorbia was best in show because it is resistant to heat and draught. It has delicate-looking white flowers on a wirey stem. I grows up to 14 inches tall and billows above the foliage like misty clouds of baby's breath....Said to be easy to grow." CSU's winner for best petunia is the Plus Salmon Petunia which grows 2 feet wide and lasts all summer. Best novelty variety is Achillea Gypsy, with small, white, buttonlike double flowers...spreads 20 inches in the sun. Winner of best geranium was an exotic plant called Graffiti Double Salmon from Fischer. Ragged edges that look like shooting stars and blooms all season. She says that new varieties will be available in some independent nurseries this spring. Also "invited" is Flower Carpet Scarlet. A 2006 ground cover winner. It comes from Anthony Tesselaar Plants USA in Lawndale, Ca. Needs winter protection in our climate. Sounds like the beginnings of a fun party. Pookyspal...See Moreglen3a
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