The deer let my crocus come out and have buds then ate everything including the foliage in one night. They were going to be pretty. What they...
Re: I feel a Carly Simon song coming on - Updated Photos Wow they look great. You are way ahead of us climate wise. :-D Bud counting that is a...
I have always heard that these trees like to be root-bound in their pots (like about to explode root bound). This has always seemed to work for me...
First thing I thought of too.
I would cut it and move on. The glue is interesting but probably won't hold up to the elements. For a neat job remember Gorilla glue expands a lot...
Just wondering if you call Saucer magnolia a Tulip Tree down there. The usual tree referred to around here as Tulip Tree is Liriodendron...
Of all the jobs in the garden I sometimes think pruning is the most misunderstood.
I have successfully overwinter them in the garage. It was by accident, we just didn't clean out the pots. It is barely heated and they didn't get...
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement. Having the site is a lot of fun and an interesting way to meet other gardeners and photographers.
Funny that two people were looking for an ID on Tibouchina. It is hard to beat that purple. Welcome to the Stew, flowerlover :-D
My website finally has a new design. Stop over if you have time. It is open 24/7 :mrgreen: There is still a little construction going on...
The one in the upper left looks a little like 'Dragon's Blood'. It stays pretty green when in the shade.
Looking at your plant I am going to guess a species of Tibouchina. It does have medicinal uses but not sure what they are. It looks a little...
The Dwarf Lilac was just a guess and it certainly fits the climate. It is actually a little hardier than where you live.:shock: Depending on the...
Well my 3 foot tall Limelights each got a couple of flowers. They are growing nicely. I went by a big planting the other day (maybe 25 or 30, 5...
It is a nice ground cover. I believe it is Hardy Blue Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides).
It looks like a Dwarf Korean Lilac that has been trained on a standard (a plant trained or grafted to have a single, erect, treelike stem). They...
I am really getting partial to all the Rudbeckias.
There you go, make some lemonade with those lemons. :smt002 :smt001 I would speak with your contractor. There may be a valid reason for the...
Bearded Iris (Iris germanica). There are several thousand + cultivars so it may be difficult to identify the exact variety.
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