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Comments (11)Thanks Arbo retum. I quite enjoyed the great pictures of your lush and lovely garden. You are kind to offer your ideas. The place I am planning for is at our mountain house, and we are going up there this weekend, so I will try to get some better pictures. I have pretty much decided to try the pieris, as I have one ready to be transplanted and I know I can easily keep it to a manageable size with light shaping. If my DH can improve the soil in the area, I would light to add a mass planting of brunnera Kings Randsom at the base of the pieris. I really like your closely planted style, but for my own space, I need things a bit more open. I am seriously afraid of snakes. I know they are out there in almost every garden, but I need the see open ground and be able to step between plants as I weed, water, and prune and know that nothing is going the slither under my feet. Also, I am in my sixties and have arthritis in my back, so I need to avoid major pruning issues and plants that need frequent division and are heavy. I want to live at my mountain house twenty years from now and not have overgrown vegetation that I can not handle myself on a good day. Carefully planning will be needed to achieve that, so I am thinking things through a good bit....See MoreCat in bubbles
Comments (2)The wasp(s) is/are not in the picture. What you see is the green head of the caterpillar poking out from a big bubbly mass. This was over 3 feet over my head, so I couldn't get a more detailed shot. I was thinking that bubbly mass would be indicative of something....See MoreSo happy...
Comments (7)First of all...CONGRADULATIONS!!tcanora!!! I am so happy for you!! Even more so becuase it was 80 degrees there today!!!!! Not like here. What you did was smart thing...Wow. Great idea. And look at the results. You should be proud of yourself. Hopefully the warmth will stay for you now. I have another 4 months before I even see the 80's..lol..oops..:-( To me it looks like a "Lemon Meyer". Mine looks the same as yours. It has thorns, the leaves look the same, and the flower buds are pink like that, then open exactly like yours. Maybe I'm wrong. Keep up the good work, or should I say, stay in Florida where your sun and warmth do most of the work!! P.S. I just met a member who grows some citrus outdoors up here in Mass, yes! Can you believe it? I have to find out how he does it.. Mike...See MoreManhandeling a Japanese Maple
Comments (2)Not the best treatment for a JM to be sure but I highly doubt it is doomed. These plants can be a lot more resilient than you'd expect. As far as care now is concerned, I'd recommend planting in the ground over anything else. This is going to afford it the best chance of recovery. If this is NOT possible, you can pot it up using a very good quality potting soil (i.e. NOT Miracle Gro) but you don't want to keep it indoors for the winter. It needs a period of dormancy. If you can, sink the container into the ground. If not, an unheated, attached garage or a very cool basement could work. Keep temperatures below 45F - right around 35-40F is ideal. Check periodically for water - it won't need much. Just keep the soil barely moist to the touch....See Moresleevendog (5a NY 6aNYC NL CA)
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