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Comments (15)Veronica, I so hope your Aunt Margy's Rose will do well. It's always difficult to predict how they'll perform in an entirely different climate. Marlorena, Sophy's Rose to me has blooms that are almost unique in the Austin stable, but it may actually do much better in your conditions since it's grown very little for me. However, in its spot I don't mind the small size and it's usually a very good bloomer. Thank you, Pam and Jo. I think I'd have a major hissy fit if the rain doesn't materialize, since the local weather report has been 100% chance of rain, which I've never even seen before. Let it rain for all our sakes. jannike, I can't think of any reason why your SdlM plants shouldn't do splendidly. It has taken more than four years for mine to reach this size, but the flowers are equally admirable even before it gets that large. I added two more plants of it just recently from ARE and am hoping I'll have some kind of show by next year. I'd love to see how yours are doing next spring (pictures of course). Ingrid...See MoreRandom questions about Ponytail Palm!
Comments (4)Thank you everyone for your responses! Sounds like so far I am doing everything right. I went to Lowes yesterday and spoke with the garden expert there, and she gave me some steps to replant a head. Like X said, I made a very sharp cut on a tiny little head near the trunk. Then, I removed several of the lower leaves on the head in order for it to be able to stick in the ground. I dipped it in rooting hormone, and planted it in a 4" clay pot with Miracle Grow Seed Starter soil. The garden person said to make a pencil hole in the soil before planting the head in order to keep the hormone powder in tact on the base. After sticking it in the hole, I gently pushed the soil around it to secure it in place. She also said that unlike mature plants, these little guys need plenty of water in order to grow roots and avoid root rot. I'll keep you posted on the progress of Gordito (Gordo is the name of the big ponytail b/c of the size of its foot)! :) Also, on the lighter colored leaves: The leaves that I am talking about are on the lower level of this branch. I am slightly afraid that it is not getting enough sun. How much full sun does it need per day? As of right now, it gets around 3 hours a day. I live in Kentucky, and my house is completely shaded by two huge maple trees. I have it sitting in front of a window that gets the most sun. Should I move it outside for the summer? He would get more sun on my front porch. However, how much sun do they need in the winter. Being cool and dry won't be a problem, but I'm worried about the sun issue. Thanks again guys! Sorry for my inexperience!...See MoreSome random garden shots ...
Comments (13)Hi all. Thanks for the nice comments. Dave, yes we are surrounded by a huge natural rockery on wich we could hardly improve.Our actual garden is only about half an acre plus another acre or so where our greenhouses are.We hope to buy some more land... I hauled all the rock myself from higher up in the mountains.About a ton per trip. Nice J.Hillier you've got there - thanks for the tip & photo. The lawnmower starting device flew to bits last summer so I decided to keep it running 'as is' until it gives up the ghost. B&S spare parts are hard to come by and replacement engines cost about as much as a complete new mower!!! Hi Sluice. The crop with the pink flowers is sage .I don't know the exact name, but it's bi-annual and is used in the perfume industry. I'll try and get a close-up shot together tomorrow. Kman The large Yucca is probably Y. rostrata ,but it is unusually large for that species.It also produces numerous suckers ,wich is also uncommon.It could also be Y. elata or perhaps a hybrid. It came up as a stray seedling in a Yucca schottii sowing about twenty years ago. The cholla is probably Cylindropuntia spinosior or imbricata.Many forms exist wich makes identification difficult.We got this one back in Britain some thirty years ago and it has always been outdoors!!! In front of it is Opuntia scheeri wich is also bone-hardy.The agave is A. parryi v. cousei. The (still) small tree with the silvery leaves is Elaeagnus angustifolia v. caspica (syn. 'Quicksilver' or Russian Olive).I'm trying to shape it into a small tree, but in reality it is more like a shrub.The mound-shaped plant is Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve' or B.M Wallflower. I just clipped away the hundreds of spent flowering stalks to encourage it to perform again.I will also take cuttings soon as it lasts only two to three years. Hi Dax. The arbor is made from chestnut timber wich has good natural rot-resistant qualities.I am training a weeping Himalayan cedar over it to provide some shade for that bench and the rockery.This may not have been a good choice as it seems to be extremely vigorous. More pictures coming soon! T....See MoreI'm new here, thought I'd let you know... :)
Comments (43)Greetings Else (and others) ... ... from another south-western Ontario denizen - in my situation, near London, about half way Detroit/Windsor to Toronto/Buffalo. Hope you enjoy your stay: there's a lot of good talk, friendliness, some useful advice and general good feeling (despite some snarkiness from time to time - which one can choose to ignore, if so inclined). And we value folks who have been lurkers adding their ideas and opinions, rather than just sitting and quietly absorbing. As I went into the bank just now, it was starting to "spit" a bit ... when I came out (another story - see my thread) it was raining. But, as I said to someone just going in ... some of us have been "all wet" (or said to be so) for years. ole joyful...See MoreUser
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