tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post3497369188081432946..comments2024-01-03T01:06:58.771-05:00Comments on A Tidewater Gardener: A Mixed BagLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-43896968967075451012009-02-28T07:15:00.000-05:002009-02-28T07:15:00.000-05:00Monica,We cut ours back also, but only about a foo...Monica,<BR/>We cut ours back also, but only about a foot from the ground. I love your chainsaw.<BR/><BR/>LesLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-55870284648708987372009-02-27T18:45:00.000-05:002009-02-27T18:45:00.000-05:00OK, weird question: How DO you trim a buddleia in ...OK, weird question: How DO you trim a buddleia in VA? In Michigan, I simply cut it down to about six inches in spring and it blooms on new wood.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-23399609691492960652009-02-26T17:53:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:53:00.000-05:00Phillip,The pines we have are young and still fair...Phillip,<BR/>The pines we have are young and still fairly straight, but I do know of one nearby that is getting the characteristic growht habit.<BR/><BR/>Janet,<BR/>She asked for some info, so I obliged. They are one of my favorite perennials.<BR/><BR/>LesLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-49090606644684321642009-02-26T08:54:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:54:00.000-05:00What?? No heads up about being in the paper?What?? No heads up about being in the paper?Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-39659484695483063472009-02-25T19:48:00.000-05:002009-02-25T19:48:00.000-05:00I've never seen that Virginia pine cultivar before...I've never seen that Virginia pine cultivar before - interesting! Does it have the same scraggly shape as the normal species?Phillip Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906520240227815872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-36742495311536213492009-02-25T18:29:00.000-05:002009-02-25T18:29:00.000-05:00Janet,I'll ready when this weather makes up its mi...Janet,<BR/>I'll ready when this weather makes up its mind.<BR/><BR/>Anna,<BR/>About as close as we get to you is Ahoskie.<BR/><BR/>Tina,<BR/>Will the Windmill overwinter in a pot in your area?<BR/><BR/>Gail,<BR/>I hope we do have a decent spring, I for one need it. I get the feeling everything will open all at once.<BR/><BR/>Jo,<BR/>I love your snowdrops, but am having trouble posting comments on your blog.<BR/><BR/>Christy,<BR/>We are in the waking up phase as well, but we are having trouble getting out of bed. <BR/><BR/>Alan,<BR/>You have expensive taste. <BR/><BR/>Compost,<BR/>Thanks for the compliment. I guess it is too hot for Witchhazel there.<BR/><BR/>Chuck,<BR/>We have been carrying this plant for a few years. It is so similar to E. alata except with exagerated bark.<BR/><BR/>Chandramouli,<BR/>I thought the palm fruits looked like black pearls. <BR/><BR/>Frances,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by. People around here prune Hydrangeas badly, almost as much as they mangle Crape Myrtles.<BR/><BR/>Sarah,<BR/>Sounds like it will be May before it all melts. I heard that Maine got pelted this week.<BR/><BR/>LesLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-41927194676654831622009-02-25T15:20:00.000-05:002009-02-25T15:20:00.000-05:00Wow, your yard looks positively tropical. We have...Wow, your yard looks positively tropical. We have snow piled up above our deck. My definition of warm is melting snow. Thanks for sharing your spring.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-54583051400904477962009-02-24T19:07:00.000-05:002009-02-24T19:07:00.000-05:00Hi Les, that was weird. Your class sounds very in...Hi Les, that was weird. Your class sounds very interesting. I would think there would be a lot of people needing help with that, especially the hydrangeas.<BR/><BR/>It also sounds from you comment that the waxwings were quite active in your area too. The black blobs everywhere in the back garden are proof of their numbers!<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-34159979516902668882009-02-24T10:56:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:56:00.000-05:00Aha! So that's the beginning of the fun. I love th...Aha! So that's the beginning of the fun. I love those berries. Great post, Les. Wish I could watch you pruning the rose bush too...Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-60355428904670768922009-02-24T00:50:00.000-05:002009-02-24T00:50:00.000-05:00That Euonymous is a TRIP! I've never seen that be...That Euonymous is a TRIP! I've never seen that before.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-50764919970433433432009-02-23T20:48:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:48:00.000-05:00The witchhazel shots are wonderful...don't like it...The witchhazel shots are wonderful...don't like it so much here in Charleston...compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-33242528489705852252009-02-23T10:12:00.000-05:002009-02-23T10:12:00.000-05:00Great line-up Les! I've got to get out there! Are ...Great line-up Les! I've got to get out there! Are you starting to get stuff in? <BR/>I especially like the witchhazel and the Pinus virginiana...Alan Pulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-17070808009137217412009-02-23T09:08:00.000-05:002009-02-23T09:08:00.000-05:00That cyclamen photo is fantastic. I'm just now sta...That cyclamen photo is fantastic. I'm just now starting to see activity in the garden, Forsythia waking up, some of the early bulbs greening and, of course, the dandelions and invasive honeysuckle are also stretching their spring time legs.<BR/><BR/>Great photos!ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-8497691531588908772009-02-23T08:59:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:59:00.000-05:00Don't care for snowdrops, do you?joDon't care for snowdrops, do you?<BR/>jojocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-44256295860724931672009-02-23T08:04:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:04:00.000-05:00he weather this winter has been anything and every...he weather this winter has been anything and everything but normal! (It is about 10 to 15 degrees colder each day then our usual highs...maybe this means we will have a decent spring with not blooms wiped out!)<BR/><BR/>The cyclamen leaves are incredible, the markings are beautiful and please send me the pulmonaria right away;-)<BR/><BR/>Hope the week gets better~~<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-53106172239145693672009-02-23T07:07:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:07:00.000-05:00Been brrr cold here too. Your pulmonaria is way a ...Been brrr cold here too. Your pulmonaria is way a head of ours. Lovely plants. I am looking for a windmill palm. I have just the container.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-72513473098612765312009-02-23T01:18:00.000-05:002009-02-23T01:18:00.000-05:00That does indeed sound odd. I don't know how to pr...That does indeed sound odd. I don't know how to prune properly. Mostly I chop and hope for the best. All the blooms and berries look interesting. I'd buy them in a minute if I lived closer. I need a ton of plants for my new yard. Do you deliver? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-56248862979508089212009-02-22T22:19:00.000-05:002009-02-22T22:19:00.000-05:00What a day indeed!! The snow flurries around 5 pm...What a day indeed!! The snow flurries around 5 pm were the icing on the cake. Now the deck steps are icy. <BR/> A bit cold to be pruning outside...brrr. <BR/>JanetJanet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.com