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My 2020 Rose Garden
Comments (157)Every spring, Moonstone manages to have the most perfect flush of all my roses. Every bloom is perfect Every stem is perfect Every leaf on the the whole plant is perfect, which has perfect shape. The blooms are huge and uniform, and nothing seems to bother it. We had Bortrytis and weather issues all springs, yet Moonstone looks like it was grown under glass. Such an impressive rose. Not much fragrance and slow to repeat , hopefully that will improve with age, but just so beautiful in spring. A friend sent me this link from rose.org, it appears Moonstone is the top exhibition rose, followed by Veterans Honor. Not surprised at all, these are such perfect and infallible roses....See MoreMy Hosta Garden in June 2020
Comments (30)utog..I'm inside enjoying your photos..we had a nice rain and my yard is too soaked for strolling..my Blue Mouse Ears have heaved..I was surprised to hear they do that to you too..your climate is milder than mine..I love Lemontini in the cobalt pot..I like lime with blue..I'm going to Google Shooting Star hydrangea..I was thinking it's a macrophylla..which don't work here..I agree that Paradise Glory is glorious.....See MoreShow Us Your Landscape and Gardens - A Photo Thread - October 2020
Comments (58)Sue, this is just my 2nd year with PJP - and I've been impressed. It struggled some in mid summer when it was really hot and humid for about a month, but once the weather started to cool off, I trimmed some of the ugly foliage, which wasn't that much and it set a slew of new buds. I've had a couple of dozen blooms this fall. I garden organically so no spray. It's such a white white rose and fragrant. I put a minor effort into it this season and it's performed well. The best of all 5 of my roses. Just some compost and alfalfa meal in early spring, then more after the first flush of bloom and some liquid fish emulsion fertilizer when I remembered it. That's it. The foliage looks very clean right now too. I bought 'Amber Morning' at Bluestone some years ago. It's very hardy. I always trim it back by half to keep the flopping to a minimum. I do have one in more shade that does flop more. My sun exposure drops in the fall too. Even in my full sun garden, the angle of the sun puts it behind a mature Maple that is south of my bed, when during the summer it manages to get above it. So actually that A.M. does get reduced sun in the fall. Oh, one thing - it is late to bloom. It just started opening and all the buds aren't open yet. I'm not doing much fall clean up this year. Just my front bed that is along the street. My neighbors are always nice to complement the garden, and even nicer when they ignore the mess when I don't get to it in a timely way. [g] I've decided not to move anything or work on any projects. Not up for it this fall, but also, I felt the plants weren't up for it. They really struggled with the drought and the heat and I still don't think we've had enough rain to make up for it. So I didn't want to stress them further. We'll see in the spring, I may redo and move a few things. Nothing major like the project you're getting ready for. I was trying to catch up on the thread this morning and see you had two dumpsters of tree stumps?! That is a LOT...LOL. You must be happy to have that done. Now I imagine you're amending soil in the new area? Have you considered lasagna beds? I've done that in the fall a couple of times and loved the way it worked out. Lots of earth worms and pretty much ready to plant in the spring, if you have enough precipitation over the winter. That is some color on the Callicarpa!...See MoreOctober garden pics 2020
Comments (59)Prairiemoon, I have been optimizing the arrangement for a while and feel like I have it just right. I started with putting a grow light in the kitchen eat in area pendant light and arranging plants around it to have now graduated to utilizing the sun light to the max. That is a PTAC (both AC and heating function which switches to a heating element when it gets too cold for the coil/circulation thingy to heat). But it is a heat source I use when I am sitting in the area. I understand that radiator heat comes directly from below whereas the PTAC sends hot air in the forward direction. Still, if the plants can take afternnon sun, they can take the heat. The solution to the drying effect is to to have a gallon humidifier sit on the floor nearby. I find that a single heat based portable humidifiers can keep the humidity of my 1500 sq feet apartment at 50% or above only limited by the condensation on the windows. I only need to refill it everyday at most. I have a bench I made from nailing 4 pieces of 2x4 on a 8x48" pine shelf to sit right on top of the PTAC unit but lower than the windowsill. This way the bench doesn't take any extra space. Also, only the plants and not the pots get the sunlight and keep the window as unobstructed as possible. The shelves are portable in that they are are hung from the wall right above the window frame. I made them by using nylon rope and tempered clear glass shelves from a three shelf stand (took out the legs and used the holes for the hanging rope. https://www.amazon.com/Convenience-Concepts-Designs2Go-Go-Accsense-Bookcase/dp/B000W9TVEK/ref=sr_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=glass+shelf+stand&qid=1604338179&sr=8-22 I hang these shelves as I need them when the sun and warmth deserts my balcony (starting with one and maxing out at 3). Luckily, my best views are from the east and not the southwest window (I see the statute of liberty on the hudson, the brooklyn bridge, the freedom tower and a golf course :)). The strip lights are hanging, tied to the hanging rope. They do come with sticking tape but I find this arrangement easier to adjust and dismantle. The lamp is really a cheap floor lamp you can buy anywhere. https://www.amazon.com/Floor-Lamp-Light-Accents-Adjustable/dp/B01N0RQ8NF/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=five+head+floor+lamp&qid=1604338496&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFBU0s4SVg4UkI5RVAmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NDA4MjYzM1c2OElWRzlNVlAyJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA2MTc3NjAzT0dUWFVBMjJUSDg0JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ== With 20 plants you can probably fit them all on a bench or two (I have two, one goes on top of a PTAC under an east facing window). How high is the radiator? Can you put a bench on top which is slightly above it? If that blocks the window or the heat too much, you are probably better off hanging shelves if you can sacrifice the view somewhat and if your plants are smallish. The shelves can be portable as above and would only leave the hanging nails when removed. For the larger plants, I have stands made of inverted tomato cages. They are unobtrusive and easy to move around. looking forward to seeing your arrangement....See MoreRelated Professionals
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