Comments on: All grown up http://blog.blithewold.org/perennials/all-grown-up/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/perennials/all-grown-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12501 Susan Sims Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:23:53 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=5464#comment-12501 I wish my A. 'Black Adder' had been as vigorous. Agastache is really a zone 7 plant here. I've never had as much luck with it as it sounds you have. <em>Susan, I apologize for my delayed response! This is the first year for Black Adder so we'll see. I hope it comes back! I suspect it wants sharp winter drainage... But we've had the straight anise hyssop - or maybe 'Blue Fortune' reseeding for years. -kris</em> I wish my A. ‘Black Adder’ had been as vigorous. Agastache is really a zone 7 plant here. I’ve never had as much luck with it as it sounds you have.

Susan, I apologize for my delayed response! This is the first year for Black Adder so we’ll see. I hope it comes back! I suspect it wants sharp winter drainage… But we’ve had the straight anise hyssop – or maybe ‘Blue Fortune’ reseeding for years. -kris

]]> By: Mary Arnberg http://blog.blithewold.org/perennials/all-grown-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12490 Mary Arnberg Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:02:41 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=5464#comment-12490 My condolences- nothing worse than a huge dahlia plant taking the "low road" after all your preparation. I thought that I was SO diligent about staking the dahlias (and tomatoes, and peonies, and redbud seedlings and...), but it seems that THEY will decide how well and long they stay upright. Some of the winds and rain recently, plus just the height of the dahlias and enthusiastic growth of the tomatoes have caused collapses that defy correction without further damage. We won't even discuss the "crowders" who are bloomimg too abundently to discipline. It's my excuse to stay out of the garden beds. Next year will be different. I just know it will! <em>Mary, You've got the optimism of a true gardener. And it sounds to me like your garden must be beautifully abundant! Amazingly, our biggest dahlia - that Creve Coeur is still standing! And in any case, sometimes when dahlias flop, new and interesting "low road" combos are born. -kris</em> My condolences- nothing worse than a huge dahlia plant taking the “low road” after all your preparation.
I thought that I was SO diligent about staking the dahlias (and tomatoes, and peonies, and redbud seedlings and…), but it seems that THEY will decide how well and long they stay upright. Some of the winds and rain recently, plus just the height of the dahlias and enthusiastic growth of the tomatoes have caused collapses that defy correction without further damage.
We won’t even discuss the “crowders” who are bloomimg too abundently to discipline. It’s my excuse to stay out of the garden beds.

Next year will be different. I just know it will!

Mary, You’ve got the optimism of a true gardener. And it sounds to me like your garden must be beautifully abundant! Amazingly, our biggest dahlia – that Creve Coeur is still standing! And in any case, sometimes when dahlias flop, new and interesting “low road” combos are born. -kris

]]> By: Lyn http://blog.blithewold.org/perennials/all-grown-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12485 Lyn Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:24:00 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=5464#comment-12485 We had a lovely visit to Blithewold earlier this week. I fell in love with a small tree called "Harlequin Glorybower.' Do you know where I could buy one to plant in my yard either in Massachusetts or in Florida--or in both? Thank you for your help. <em>Lyn, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) is a beauty - just wait for the bright blue fruit! It's hardy zones 6/7 - 9 and pretty aggressive so take a look around your neighborhood. Anyone who grows it will have seedlings/runners to give away. And if you can't find it that way, <a href="http://www.forestfarm.com/product.php?id=1258" rel="nofollow">Forestfarm</a> (mailorder) lists it in their catalog. -kris</em> We had a lovely visit to Blithewold earlier this week. I fell in love with a small tree called “Harlequin Glorybower.’ Do you know where I could buy one to plant in my yard either in Massachusetts or in Florida–or in both? Thank you for your help.

Lyn, Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum) is a beauty – just wait for the bright blue fruit! It’s hardy zones 6/7 – 9 and pretty aggressive so take a look around your neighborhood. Anyone who grows it will have seedlings/runners to give away. And if you can’t find it that way, Forestfarm (mailorder) lists it in their catalog. -kris

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