tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post8019149522282144350..comments2024-01-03T01:06:58.771-05:00Comments on A Tidewater Gardener: Bloom Day - Betwixt and BetweenLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-26403981924357089712009-04-27T20:59:00.000-04:002009-04-27T20:59:00.000-04:00Wow! Your garden is looking great!Wow! Your garden is looking great!Phillip Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906520240227815872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-68321554614631378382009-04-22T21:17:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:17:00.000-04:00You've got a lot of beautiful spring blooms there-...You've got a lot of beautiful spring blooms there--but I know exactly how those violets are, despite their seductive flower. They have taken over my backyard. Right now, there are literally thousands upon thousands of 'babies' everywhere! We are doing a makeover in our yard and have covered much of it w/garden paper so hopefully that will wipe them out, but I don't trust the paper to completely annihilate them. A woman up the street gave them to me about 15 yrs ago and I planted just one or two tiny plants! What a mistake that was!!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-21181781293770631422009-04-18T20:50:00.000-04:002009-04-18T20:50:00.000-04:00I most certainly feel your pain with the violet - ...I most certainly feel your pain with the violet - I'm pulling it up constantly in my beds. I've gotten so I let it line some paths, and fortunately the Pointer Sisters beat it down (and everything else in their path).<br /><br />I've always liked phlox - when I was a kid, we had a bunch of it on a step bank, it always makes me think of springtime.<br /><br />It's been a slow spring here too - I actually still have a few camellias blooming. No complaints from me either.Pamhttp://www.talesfromthelaboratory.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-20355102983078289562009-04-18T03:49:00.000-04:002009-04-18T03:49:00.000-04:00Great pics, Les, as always, and thanks for helping...Great pics, Les, as always, and thanks for helping me determine the difference between 'Nuccio's Pearl' and 'Nuccio's Gem' - I grow both ('Gem' is formal, pure white, and even later for me) and can never remember which is which. Funny that I took pics of confederate violet this week as well. I've given up blogging for gardening, at least for the time being. Something had to give!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-42335638814362935072009-04-15T22:53:00.000-04:002009-04-15T22:53:00.000-04:00Thanks Les, I do like the carlesii. Will look int...Thanks Les, I do like the carlesii. Will look into Daruma. That name wasn't familiar.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-40507241214432531672009-04-15T19:58:00.000-04:002009-04-15T19:58:00.000-04:00Frances,
I have not given up on the violets. I do...Frances,<br />I have not given up on the violets. I don't mind weedy things and have lots of others. However, the violets are very aggressive, they have even choked out my Golden Creeping Jenny.<br /><br />Janet,<br />My vote would be Carlesii. I have two Loropetalums, Pizazz and Zchouchou (sp?) Fuschia. The picture is of ZF which is about 5' but it is still young. This is the tallest of the Loropetalum and is supposed to be treelike at 10-12' at maturity, which is why I got it. I plan on limbing it up and see what happens. If you want short try Daruma. Purple Pixie behaves more like a groundcover.<br /><br />Kate,<br />Unfortunately during the other 50 weeks of the year I have to rely on other plants to cover eau de canine.<br /><br />Racquel,<br />If only the violets were in the lawn. They seem to prefer the richer soil of the garden.<br /><br />Gail,<br />Yes it has been a cool spring. It figures the day I would leave my outer coat at home, that it would barely make it into the 50's. It was misty and cold, but now with soup on and a glass of wine, I am feeling better. <br /><br />Pam,<br />Sun Goddess does stay that bright all summer, but it becomes a wee bit more green than it appears now. In spite of the name I would not recommend it for the sun.<br /><br />Sarah,<br />Thanks for you comments. We are having our own mud season this week. Cold, wet and rainy. I hope some of this will visit us in August.<br /><br />Sweet Bay,<br />I have heard people refer to Camellias as Winter Roses, and it is easy to see why. There are several Nuccios and I like all of them.<br /><br />Chuck,<br />Yes I know the rules about gardening, but that does not obligate me to obey them. Besides if you had seen what was planted when we moved in, you would not have expected anything lovely to come up in the spring. I planted Lady Banks at the base of our porch and screwed an eye bolt into the porch beam in the ceiling. I then looped some rope around the canes to hold them up.<br /><br />Dee,<br />Thanks for stopping by. I am addicted to anything with chartreuse foliage. I really like to mix that color with purples and smokey oranges. <br /><br />Phillip,<br />I only know of one company that sells Sun Goddess and that is Hines who have filed for bankruptcy, but are still selling plants. Maybe they will get their act together or at least let another company grow the plant. It could be they just own the name Sun Goddess and there maybe another name for the plant that has no patent. <br /><br />LesLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-11804773265276637682009-04-15T19:13:00.000-04:002009-04-15T19:13:00.000-04:00You'll love the 'Nuccio's Pearl' camellia. It is o...You'll love the 'Nuccio's Pearl' camellia. It is one of my favorites.<br /><br />That 'Sun Goddess' hydrangea is on my wishlist.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-5394022201369549712009-04-15T18:05:00.000-04:002009-04-15T18:05:00.000-04:00You really have some beauties Les. Almost makes m...You really have some beauties Les. Almost makes me want to move south. I have a friend moving to Alabama. I think I'll just live vicariously through her. Don't you just love that chartreuse foliage on the Hydrangea? I don't have one, but ooh, I'm tempted.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-14717453410813397822009-04-15T17:52:00.000-04:002009-04-15T17:52:00.000-04:00I'm laughing about your crazed post-closure plant-...I'm laughing about your crazed post-closure plant-pulling! Don't you know you're supposed to wait a year after getting a new property before doing any gardening?! That way you see what's there and how it all works together! :)<br /><br />How awful for your garden to be vexed by such pretty weeds! I'm laughing about that too. <br /><br />The Ipheion has not naturalized for me...for some reason I have to plant it new every year. <br /><br />What does your Rosa banksiae grow on? <br /><br />I've never seen a camellia like Nucchio's Pearl before, with two colors of petal. Very groovy.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-4815264435935513652009-04-15T16:31:00.000-04:002009-04-15T16:31:00.000-04:00Wow, 'Nuccio's Pearl' is magnificent. Looks like a...Wow, 'Nuccio's Pearl' is magnificent. Looks like a rose. I love the blue carpet phlox.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-24095206421432341782009-04-15T14:55:00.000-04:002009-04-15T14:55:00.000-04:00Your middle season is nicer than our mud season. ...Your middle season is nicer than our mud season. You have so much variety of color in your garden. I love your purple carpet!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-7557121564156849292009-04-15T14:01:00.000-04:002009-04-15T14:01:00.000-04:00Does the 'Sun Goddess' stay that color all summer?...Does the 'Sun Goddess' stay that color all summer? It's lovely. Nice self-portrait you got there too. Is that a gazing ball you're reflected in?Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-64467874219059428542009-04-15T12:50:00.000-04:002009-04-15T12:50:00.000-04:00Hello Les! You made me chuckle when you said.."wi...Hello Les! You made me chuckle when you said.."will soon occupy the world between the weedy and the wanted." How true that is in relation to more than a few plants in a southern garden! Violets being a good poster child for weedy! I love my V burkwoodii and it still smells lovely and is blooming after a few weeks...maybe the cool spring is helping it all out. have a good day today! GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-71638013596057779912009-04-15T12:21:00.000-04:002009-04-15T12:21:00.000-04:00You have alot going on in your 'In Between'...You have alot going on in your 'In Between' time in the garden. I know what you mean though, there is much more coming soon in my own garden with all the buds yet to open. The wild violets threaten to take over my lawn & garden beds every spring. Of course it's my fault for leaving some be since I am fond of their blooms. ;) Happy Bloom Day Les!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-89455588834648250732009-04-15T09:58:00.000-04:002009-04-15T09:58:00.000-04:00As the owner of three dogs, I will be looking for ...As the owner of three dogs, I will be looking for the Viburnum x juddi for my backyard. :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799304446510695811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-11744410796293442262009-04-15T07:26:00.000-04:002009-04-15T07:26:00.000-04:00Very nice display Les. If you had to choose the ...Very nice display Les. If you had to choose the most fragrant Viburnum-- would it be carlesii, burkwoodii, or juddii? I really fell in love with them at the botanical garden. We have the Lesser Celandine in the Learning Garden and REALLY do not like how invasive it is. On the other hand our violets seem to be very thin. How big is your Loropetalum? I have seen some that are over 8 feet tall. I am looking into some of the smaller ones-- I guess the newer varieties, like Purple Pixie. <br />Forgot that today was Bloom Day, need to get some photos before I head out this morning. <br />Beautiful photos as always.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-77433992875362271202009-04-15T07:22:00.000-04:002009-04-15T07:22:00.000-04:00Hi Les, it looks lovely in your between time there...Hi Les, it looks lovely in your between time there. The wild violets have defeated me here, I have given in to them, only pulling one or two that are growing on top of something else. There is no stopping them, especially when I see the millions of babies now germinating, resistance is futile. Your camellias, vines and wildflowers are charming. That phlox is amazing too, glad you left it. Happy bloome day! :-)<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com