Bathsheba in Zone 6/East Coast?
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Growing Redwoods on the East Coast - Possible?
Comments (190)Here is one I didn't know about. Looks like they LOVE the high summer rainfall, and deep sandy soils of southeastern Virginia! The best Cryptomeria I've ever seen on the east coast (probably, anywhere! I've never been to JP or CN) was somewhere in Norfolk but I doubt I could ever find it again. http://bigtree.cnre.vt.edu/detail.cfm?AutofieldforPrimaryKey=660 Time for those folks to install a lightning arrester for that tree! Or make sure the church spire is well grounded so that it diverts the charge LOL....See MoreEast Coast Dahlias..anyone leave in the ground?
Comments (6)I have managed to overwinter dahlias several times and I've come up with a method that seems to work pretty well. There are two main things that dahlias don't like when they are dormant: freezing and sitting in soggy soil. So here's the method I use to deal with these two issues: 1. Plant the dahlias in raised beds of some sort so that the clump will not sit in water over the winter. 2. Cover the bed in the fall with a thick layer of dried organic material (leaves, pine needles, planer shavings, etc.) for insulation. 3. Cover the insulating material with clear plastic. This will shed water off of the insulating material (wet materials have poor insulating value) and off the tubers. The clear plastic allows the sun to shine through periodically throughout the winter to help keep the mound thawed....See MoreSaxifragas on the east coast - anyone?
Comments (36)I am starting to give up on saxifraga stolonifera and thinking of an alternative saxifragaceae plant as I really like that family. First, that saxifraga pic I posted right above died one day when I left it in the sun in May and forgot to put it back in shade. All the foliage cripsed to death and never returned. Another I planted one in the ground early this spring under a prunus mume but due to the tree dropping a lot of foliage due to stress it gets morning shade but afternoon sun. They aren't dying but they aren't growing any bigger than when I first planted it. I have another one in a 6 in square pot and that one is in shade and I only water them when I feel its dry but they aren't getting any bigger and in fact getting smaller with some foliage turning brown and eventually dissapearing. Neither bloomed for me either. Do these saxifragas just not like the east coast as you say? They seem to be very fussy plants. They can't take dry whatsoever, no direct sun, yet they rot easily in wet conditions and demand excellent drainage....See MoreWeeks/Bedard/Carruth roses for east coast
Comments (16)I've been obsessing over Arctic Blue since I got the catalogue. I thought the comparison to Palatine's Le Petite Prince was curious, checked it out, and Le Petite Prince is Arctic Ice. So maybe there is hope that Arctic Blue will be a z5 survivor :) I am especially hopeful since I see Blue for You in its parentage. Blue for You has been a rock star for me in terms of hardiness, vigor, and black spot resistance. I see a lot of magenta in the photos of Celestial Night. Everything is much pinker for me than advertised. Might be my soil. Ebb tide was pink for me. Lovely, but never purple. So I'm betting that CN's "mystical shade of deep plum purple" will be, alas, sorta dark pink. Life's Little Pleasure's is calling me too! Even though I realize their statement "Those on the West Coast may get the most enjoyment out of Life's Little Pleasures" translates to: "Will blackspot and completely defoliate in New England, even with spray." Still, I'm a glutton for punishment when it comes to mauve....See More
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