Hope everyone's plants survived winter?
greenclaws UK, Zone 8a
7 years ago
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What's this plant and will it survive Kansas City winter?
Comments (6)It's a Fittonia. Sorry, I can't answer the rest of your question. Here it is grown as an idoor plant....See Morewhat plants didn't survive this winter
Comments (16)Ianna- Thank you, but only two roses actually died...the others just died back a few inches above the ground. They'll be fine, but since some only bloom on old wood, I thought they'd be happier at my mom's house. The good news is that my little Hybrid Musks seem very hardy, as are the other two gallicas (Belle de Crecy) and the John Cabot roses are wonderful! I got four at Lowe's last year (own root/zone 3) and they look wonderful after our long winter. The Celsiana was also surprising. While the Ispahans did not do well, the Celsiana seems more like a rugosa than a damask. It hardly suffered any cane damage and it's leafing out all over the place! Sorry to see that your lavender had a tough time. I don't know if Hidcote is something you want to try (or have already) but they usually sell it at Lowe's around mid-July, in our area. They carry many lavenders, but that's the one that seems to do best in my cold micro-climate. Living in a small valley, with a creek, seems to make for much colder winters and shorter frost-free growing seasons...but very pretty! :)...See MoreDo you mulch first year plants to help them survive winter?
Comments (12)You can have as many of these leaves as you want for free. This tree dwarfs their house visually, its a problem of scale and proportion. People really should think more carefully before planting trees. Its a particular complaint of mine. Sometimes a single tree is preferable, for instance, not 4 or 5 different kinds and shapes in one front yard struggling for sunlight and fighting for attention. I like well chosen trees. I grow full sun loving SW native plants that need drainage, air circulation and have a mostly all gravel xeroscape with lots of prickly pear cactus, agaves, yuccas and native grasses mixed in that are not fun to clean out. These leaves are not my friend and I spend all winter cleaning them away and raking boat loads off the roof which has a parapet that holds them, so the gutters stay clear and won't leak in the house when it freezes. I haven't met a gardener or homeowner yet without some problem to put up with however. I wanted to add on the mulch question that snow makes an excellent mulch when its there all season like in Colorado. Here we experience a lot of very warm days alternated with cold dry windy ones. Mulch is a good way to protect the freeze/thaw damage and cold drying winds or freeze damage. Here it keeps the temperature from too great of a fluctuation for the plants. Our ground can get pretty dry in winter and warm up pretty hot in the sun and doesn't really freeze much except in shady spots, sometimes not at all. Mulch would be good here but maybe not necessary where you are. I have never had problems with rodents etc, and mulch. Plants always look nice, green and fresh when you pull it away in spring. I recommend some kind of protection. I have used thick polyester quilt batting on less cold hardy cactus and succulents because it wicks away moisture. It works great where you need something dry to avoid rot problems....See MoreTGIF 1-18-08 hope everyone is surviving the cold
Comments (23)Well, it's not SO cold here, about 18F, a high of 12F for tomorrow and Sunday, lows below zero. Snow today, tomorrow, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, LOL, welcome to Michigan! Good thing I love it. (grin) Woodie, I might bake some oatmeal cookies myself and take some to Dad. Yes, I take leftovers to Amanda and to Dad, LOL. Stacie, hug that new baby for me. At least your brother can call you! Pixiestix, you're colder than we are. Better bake something. Work on your next contest, or something.... Nancy, put on those sweats. Mine are Carhartts, nice and warm. Fashionable for Michigan too, LOL. Lori, I'll cheer for the Patriots, just for you. So, how much stuff do you have to cook to feed all those boys? Michael, you need a break, you're starting to sound a bit strained. Take care of yourself, will you? Diane, robins? Maybe they can wear some of those old sweaters. (grin) Pam, let's not talk about Christmas decorations, OK? I finally got the lights off the front porch and just realized this morning that I still have a Santa doormat in front of the door. Sigh. I'll be finding stuff until Easter. Maggie, better you than me on those blinds. I completely lack the decorator gene, I just paint everything white! Stacy, that's a good idea, check out camping cabins and think about summer. I love seeing those eagles, we have a pair that nest near the farm but they're elusive. Gina, Florida has better beaches? So I don't need to bring a swimsuit when I come to California? chase, I hope you only get snowed in with people you'd like to be snowed in with! Lee, you're right. Gina needs to post a foot shot... Linda, pile on the wood, it's going to be cold for a while. A bridal shower? You're getting married again? LOL I'm intending to use tomorrow as a cooking day. I want to make some meatballs for Amanda's freezer. (ground beef out of my freezer and into hers, and voila!! I might have some freezer space again) Orange marmalade is on the agenda too, peaches are 99 cents a pound at the grocery store, if they taste good, maybe some sugar free peach syrup for Dad's pancakes. Sunday is the farm and it'll be cold, so nothing will have been done. I'll need to bundle up to fill tanks and hay feeders, feed chickens, fill bird feeders. Monday I'm off work, it's one of those "government holidays". Amanda has Old Navy gift cards and there are 75% off sales right now, so I'm taking her shopping, then hitting Marshall's for dish shopping (like I need any) and then Chuck E. Cheese for lunch. Tuesday I'm still off work. Dad's having surgery on his "good leg", they're going to try to open up some veins to improve his circulation. He's got some diabetic ulcers that won't heal and he's having problems with the artificial knee in that leg. Sigh. He has to be in Grand Rapids at 5:30 a.m. and wants me to drive him, so I have to be at his house at 4 a.m. elery is taking a vacation day from work to come along and keep me company (and keep my sister and stepmom from driving me insane, LOL). So, clink to everyone here, and think some good thoughts for Dad, if you will be so kind. Annie...See Morercharles_gw (Canada)
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