mtathome
PacNW of US
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Beautiful! You've done a wonderful job in your garden.
One of your buddleia bushes appears to be a very vibrant blue that I've never seen before. Do you know the name of it? It's in the fifth picture from the bottom, on the right side.
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Sjoerd
West - Friesland
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:19 am Post subject: |
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I am sorry mtathome, I don't remember or have the tag of that buddleia. Last year it was uprooted in the big windstorm ands did not survive...but I do have a seedling from it---it has been cross-pollinated and the little plant produced a single bloom last year. I will transplant it at pruning time. I really like the flower colour of the cross-breed because it seems to have a hint of the colour of that pinkish one next to it.
If it survives, I expect it to be a real looker.
Thank you for your interest, MT.
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cajunbelle
zone 8b Louisiana
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Sjoerd, I am amazed, that is exactly how I would love my garden to look, one day I will achieve it, thanks for inspiring me.
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Sharon
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flowerpower313
Catskill Mtns NY Z5
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:40 am Post subject: |
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You did that all in 10 yrs? Great job!  You designed it very well. I love Lupine too. The rabbits ate a huge patch I had. 
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Sjoerd
West - Friesland
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Tes... those waskiwy wabbuts weawy wike those wupines, don't they? Two years ago they totally deimated my replcement seeding bed. Arrrgh!
It seems like they find them irresistable.
I'm pretty happy that you liked the flower garden.
Thanks for your comments.
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Sherry8
Wisconsin...zone 4
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:40 am Post subject: |
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You have done a great job..I like how it all comes together. That is the type of gardening I love....I can't think of any other way to explain it...but Beautiful...thank you for sharing...
Who taught you how to garden? I did not have anyone teach me..my folks were not really into flowers when I grew up..I get my ideas from books and gardening on TV.
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Sjoerd
West - Friesland
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| Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Sherry. Your nie comments are so good to hear.
No one taught me to garden, it's something that I have learned through time and trial and error, although my grandparents had a farm where I spent so much of my childhood. The influence came originally from there, perhaps.
I do quite a bit of reading and researching to learn, as well as simply asking other folks how THEY do this or that. I also watch the british gardening shows, many of which I find helpful and entertaining. I would say that it is a sort of on-going and ever-changing process, if you know what I mean.
Like every gardner, I usually know of several ways of doing any given thing, and I just choose the method that works best for me on my plot of soil.
Another person's personal experience is my faourite source of learning.
I have seen the fotos of your gardens and plots, and you are by no means a seond-rate gardner. You have made some delicious acomplishments. So lovely to see.
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