Random rose groupings I neither designed nor planted...
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I need flower bed design help! I failed miserably (pics)!
Comments (31)Aggie, the journey can indeed be frustrating and paved with failures. but each failure is a learning experience. What people with experience can do is help you identify the lesson, and maybe also help you to differentiate the possible from the impossible, but don't let anyone rob you of the journey or of giving it a try. At the risk of repeating myself, you are asking a lot of yourself to get both your foundation planting and your flower gardening out of one spot. If colour and seasonal variation are really important things for you, I really would suggest you consider adding a bed somewhere to give yourself more opportunity in better growing conditions - and that is tough to do nicely if you don't make a new bed out of the same stone. But maybe you can do that. The other thing that is a bit uphill for you is that you can only get so much uniqueness when your plantings are in the same PLACE as everyone else's. I suspect in your old neighbourhood, there was variety in WHERE in the yard people put their plants, as well as variety in what plants they had. If I drive through the neighbourhood, everyone's plants are probably at the foundation, and if only the details vary, the overall impression is still very similar. So your bed at the foundation is working against your desire to do something original on two counts. But it can be done... if you haven't already asked in the conifers forum, ask there for some suggestions for specialty conifers that would do well in these conditions. You do need evergreen plants - the bones, so to speak - and they can be broadleaf or needled evergreens. If you want a lot of variety in your flowering plants, you might enjoy having repeats of some interesting evergreens... I keep thinking of Chamaecyparis 'Wissel's Saguaro' but that might just be because I like it a lot. No idea if it works in your conditions. Even boxwoods would look good as consistent, repeated forms to offset the variety. If, on the other hand, you want consistency in the flowers (all purple petunias or peach roses), then go for variety in the conifers. Who knows, you might develop a talent for topiary :-) Some of my favourite yards are amazing topiary confections. I don't have the patience or the discipline for it though. Then you can do amazing things with quite ordinary plants. Pruning makes all the difference between green blobs and interesting shapes. Broadleaf evergreens will also offer some options for you; try asking for advice at a couple of nurseries - not big box stores. I don't know if the Ilex family would work or not, but if so, Ilex 'Mariesii' is a lovely plant - varies in form, can have some fun with it. Whitecap is right that people like me from outside your area may not be much use for specific plant recommendations, but we can help with form, and process. I've linked below to a site that explains the principles of landscape design in a way that I like. It doesn't all translate to the design of a single bed, but you can maybe play with some of the ideas. Karin L Here is a link that might be useful: Principles of landscape design...See MoreI need advice about my grocery store roses
Comments (5)In the ground is always best but if you prefer them potted I would sink the pots for winter. Do NOT put that styrofoam box over them. Just mulch them up with leaves or soil. The box will cause mold and at the same time prevent needed precipitation from getting to the roots. If you put them in the window wells use leaves or wood mulch to pack around them. Gravel will freeze and transmit the cold more easily. If the wells are under the eaves you may have to water occasionally. Roses need water all winter even when dormant. If you put them in the garage keep them on a shelf or on blocks off the concrete floor. Water them about once a month with a 1/2 gallon of water. They are dormant, not dead, so they do need water. The fig trees would probably benefit from a drink now and then too. Mark your calendar or use a phone reminder to remember to water them. When I had roses stored in my shed I would put a shovel full of snow on each pot every time we had to shovel. But like you, we don't get as much snow as we used to so now I water all my roses during the winter. It really helps to keep them hydrated and dehydration is as big a killer as the freezing temperatures are....See MoreDesigning a rose bed - pinks
Comments (67)@sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish) -Sultry, I agree on all those points. They shouldn't allow retailers (or farmers/whatever romanticized way of saying it) to purchase in the same system as customers. There should be something similar to wholesale accounts for those buyers, so they don't wipe out the same product year after year and make it impossible for regular customers. Especially since this seems to be a yearly thing, and not like they update their roses monthly and can just tell us to check next month. Farmers or bulk buyers (let's say buyers of 5+ of the same rose) should only be allowed to order in advance so that their number can be planned, grown, and cleared by the company a season ahead of time, which would leave a safe number of Evelyn's each season available to regular customers. If they're not able to divide their sales system that way, then smaller rose retailers should still be allowed to sell the rose to cover demand. Or maybe I'll just have to take out my big heat pads/grow lights and figure out how to root some roses myself ;)...See MoreHow to Design Climbing Rose at Corner of Home
Comments (90)Summers, what a beautiful aesthetic for your house! I love the Tudor look! I think the modern stuccos have all sorts of polymers added to make them more durable and tolerant of a wider range of weather conditions. The traditional stucco of desert regions is just sand/cement and the color is added to the stucco so you don’t ever paint it. It will last 100+ years in a dry climate with zero maintenance. Usually the the cold climates don’t put stucco down to the soil level because that’s when water wicks up and snow piles against it and it gets damaged. You see most stuccoed houses in SoCal are stuccoed down to the ground and last forever as long as no one has been pointing a sprinkler head at the bottom two feet where stucco touches the ground....See Morefig_insanity Z7b E TN
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