Salvia elegans -- pineapple sage
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Comments (16)Leigh, a young teacher friend of mine came to school on Tuesday, February 15th. She was showing all her friends the "tacky" little pillow that her boyfriend had given her for Valentine's. He was late picking her up for their Valentine date, so she got mad and left. When he arrived and was told that Leigh had left, he asked her roommate to give her his gift. The pillow was red satin covered in red lace, with ruffled lace edges. In the center, were red silk roses and red ribbons which had silver bells and charms tied on the ends of them. Tacky and cheap, complained Leigh as she showed it to all her teacher buddies. Tacky and cheap! She ranted and raved all day until about two o'clock when a dozen beautiful red (real) roses arrived with a card that said: "My Dearest Leigh, I hope by now you have found the engagement ring I attached to the Valentine pillow I gave you. I love you with all my heart and I hope you feel the same about me and will say yes! Awaiting your reply with all my love, S.... " Sure enough, there was a beautiful diamond ring tied on the end of one of the ribbons of the "tacky" pilow. Leigh cried and we all laughed until we were rolling on the floor! And she did say yes, and three kids later, he still gives her some "tacky" gift every Valentine's!...See MoreHAVE: Pineapple Sage / Salvia elegans
Comments (18)Hi there! I'd love to trade with ya. I'm interested in your Pineapple Sage and the Ladybird Poppy. I have boneset, sweet annie or several other items on my list. If you'll send me an email I'll get back to you this evening w/ the specifics. (I'm at work now..lol) Thanks! Wendy / Sassy...See MoreLooking for ideas for patio area (pics)
Comments (5)Jenn, I've been mulling over your two posts since I read them yesterday... You've gotten some great feedback in both threads and here's my two cents. Â The suggestion to get some help with the big tasks that overwhelm is right on. This fall we hired some mow and blow guys to take care of the leaves. I can't tell you what a relief it is to look out in the garden and to see it tidy every week. The leaves had just become a big burden. Â The rose on the trellis is so beautiful. I would replace it with another rose that is less disease prone and maybe add a few more roses as well. A few roses are not too terrible to maintain. Â Last Christmas, my gift to myself was a consult with a landscape architect. It wasn't a full-blown plan - just a rough sketch with multiple possibilities. I so enjoyed spending time in my garden with someone who really SAW it and understood what I was doing. It was both validating and inspiring. His recommendation to me was to include more greenery. These are the carefree things that can add a great deal of foundation and background to your garden. Less than a year is too soon to see the full affect in my garden yet, but I think it will make a big difference. He emphasized a range of color, texture, form and size. I added pittosporum tobira and crassifolia, more boxwood, abutilon, deflexa loquat, Oregon grape, rosemary, thuja, dwarf blue spruce. More suggestions - barberry, toyon, nandina, rhapheolepis, arbutifolia, sweet olive. Â I would recommended fewer and larger pots. That would also encourage using that wall for sitting. Install a drip system and mulch to the top of the pot and they don't have to watered daily even in the Sacramento valley. You can even put a large nicely formed pot right in the garden bed as a sculpture. It doesn't even need to have a plant in it - that's about as carefree as you can get! Â And of course, if you need a good ear, sympathy or cheer-leading, come on back the the Garden Web....See MoreTo cut or not to cut pineapple sage (Salvia elegans)
Comments (6)Cuttings of pineapple sage root in about a week, depending on how fast the plant is growing. The stems that should be set in the sterile growing media (not water) should be both green and firm (not tip stems or covered with bark). The rooting medium should be soilless, like vermiculite, peat moss, or perlite. Do not cut it back until you see apical growth at least start and do not cut it flush to the ground. You can take cuttings as long as you leave half of the green working leaves on the bush, otherwise you will set the old plant back...See MoreRelated Professionals
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