Way2Old2Care

About me: I have developed a very small 45' x 60' microclime garden that has a few plants that can survive our climate and altitude. Old Sunset zone 3 in the rain-shadow of the Sierra-Nevada mountain range, ie, high desert mountain plateau gardening. Coldest has been -28F and my Golden Bamboo survived it. I am not into xeriscaping nor desert native plants. I love GREEN and growing! I have Golden Bamboo, a Japanese Maple, a Sword fern, a hopefully hardy (unlabeled)Azalea, Clematis, Hosta, some Asiatic Lilies, several Butterfly bushes and a few flowering trees for the birds and butterflies and SHADE for me to rest and reflect upon. I call it my Westernized Oriental Stroll Garden. :-)I also love fuschias although I only have 2 right now in pots. I also have a Bougie that spends the summer outdoors in a hanging pot.I only grow just a few vegetables since I am only one person. The over-abundance of what I do grow is shared with other elderly single persons like myself.Next to the veggie garden are my tall, bearded and Siberian Irises. They were all donated to me and I don't know the names of them. Maybe they can be identified *someday*. .I just finished the outside shell of a very small free-standing cold greenhouse after being only half-built for many years. Maybe I can get a few more plants to have a longer growing season here and maybe some uncommon plants for this area of low humidity and 40F degree temperature drops from day to night.I have also developed an interest in odd houseplants that can survive cool winter house temps (cool being in mid-50'sF) and no air conditioning during our hot summers.My next major project for 2006 will be installing a skylight to allow winter sun into a dark hall to winter-over my tender plants and perennials. I love the idea of Winter sowing. I don't have that much room left inside to spare for many more plants. BUT, I can ALWAYS find just another spot!And, in 2005, I started growing orchids and Tillandsias. Bromeliads are my next inside goal for 2006.


I live in: United States
My zone is: z3NV





My favorite forum 1 is Winter Sowing.
My favorite forum 2 is Plant Propagation.







First registered on April 26, 2002
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