A handful of mystery plants from Maymont in Richmond, VA.
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- 9 years agonmushka (7; Virginia) thanked jekeesl (south-central Arkansas)
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Comments (15)I've cut enough grass for a lifetime, I'd like to find an alternative besides letting the natural plants return. Well...have you thought about hiring a kid to mow the lawn? Seriously.If you have enough sun for grass, grass will grow. If you don't, it won't...and then you'll have something else to think about. I had a customer in the GC three weeks ago who had just "cleared his woods" but didn't know what to put in place of the scrub and brush he'd removed. Wanted enough English Ivy for 3/4 of an acre. yeah. After I picked my jaw up off the floor I explained that EI would make him miserable...poison ivy would infiltrate it...honeysuckle would infiltrate it...not to mention the mess it makes when it goes up trees. I convinced him not to plant that. Then he asked about vinca. I told him vinca was a better choice, but with 3/4 of an acre of high shade and a reasonably level lot he could do better than 3/4 of an acre of vinca minor. (He'd still have honeysuckle and PI issues...plus English Ivy that the birds would plant...) I then suggested he call a landscape designer or architect and figure out what would make his woodland garden beautiful. I'm hoping he took my advice. Yes, I lost (perhaps) a major vinca sale. But I'm hoping I saved a property owner some heartache....See MoreWhat do 'early','mid-season', &'late' mean in central VA?
Comments (3)I'm in Newport News, so my dates will be a bit earlier than yours, but my earlies bloom in mid April, midseasons in late April-early May, and lates are just finishing up now. Two good resources for you, depending on your exact location, would be to visit Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond (they have an amazing peony collection, including intersectionals, tree peonies, and herbaceous varieties) or Andre Viette's nursery in Fishersville (they have fields of labeled peonies in bloom in May), at the time for which you want a peony to bloom in your garden. You could then actually see what's in bloom at that exact time, and take it from there....See MoreFavorite central VA nurseries
Comments (20)This is a great thread. I'm going to print it to plan some garden adventures since I will probably skip my annual trek to the open house at Tufton/Monticello Center for Historic Plants. Another great nursery near Richmond is Dirty Hands. The are out on Midlothian Turnpike and have some nice perennials and a very creative display. That's what I like about Sneed's too - very garden like in the display. I prefer the smaller east end Stranges to the big west end one. For me, it is a lot closer, they seem to have better sales, and the people are always really freindly and helpful. One guy even followed me around with a flat and held my annual selection for me while I carried my weary toddler - now that's customer service! Andre Viettes is gorgeous and pleasant to visit. I've been meaning to go to Sherando's too - rose buff that I am. Personally, I find the new Great Big Greenhouse to be a bit overwelming. It is so big and rather pricey. For water gardens, the Ashland Berry Farm is nice. Is the statuary place ya'll are talking about Harpers? I bought stuff from them at the Maymont F&G show and wanted to go out to their place. I bought a few plants from Lazy S at the recent Ginter sale and they really do have an extraordinary selection....See MoreRichmond, VA wildflowers.
Comments (7)You did a nice job on the photos, giving a clear look at the entire plant. The only suggestion I have is for when you take a picture of a tree or shrub. Take a picture of the whole tree/shrub, then take a closeup of the leaves/flower/fruit. Though it's not a guarantee, the detail can be very helpful for identification....See More- 9 years ago
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