tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post3643666905558661007..comments2024-01-03T01:06:58.771-05:00Comments on A Tidewater Gardener: Tidewater Garden SymposiumLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-75770492224422795702009-03-14T09:58:00.000-04:002009-03-14T09:58:00.000-04:00I am looking forward to trying some bedding Coleus...I am looking forward to trying some bedding Coleus this year. Aren't the new colors and types amazing? I like it with the Lantana that looks like good idea.Digital Flower Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337750342855333995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-26565183713524687702009-03-10T19:51:00.000-04:002009-03-10T19:51:00.000-04:00Hi Les, this sounds fantastic. I would have loved...Hi Les, this sounds fantastic. I would have loved to see the slides of the winter dogwoods used well. I have red twigs, yellow twigs and newly purchased Artic Fire, and don't really know the best way to use them. Would love to see some ideas. I love coleus too, my favorite annual for containers and the best performers in our drought too. You gave some good stuff for the door prizes! ;-)<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-89121387603863219852009-03-10T12:47:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:47:00.000-04:00I'm glad to find out about the symposium. I'll tr...I'm glad to find out about the symposium. I'll try to go next year.Phillip Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906520240227815872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-1153577403105022692009-03-08T19:36:00.000-04:002009-03-08T19:36:00.000-04:00Pam,Appalachian Spring is a new cultivar of Cornus...Pam,<BR/>Appalachian Spring is a new cultivar of Cornus florida that was discovered in MD doing just fine where all the other ones nearby were dying from anthracnose and covered in powdery mildew. Have you tried any Kousa Dogwoods in SC, or any Kousa hybrids? I don't know what to tell you about the Hellebores, they should bloom in SC unless they are too young. It does take a degree of maturity for them to bloom.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-21268455957822319162009-03-08T10:24:00.000-04:002009-03-08T10:24:00.000-04:00Sounds like a nice symposium. Regarding the new d...Sounds like a nice symposium. Regarding the new dogwoods - any of them good for a SC coastal garden? I'd like to add another - I think there was one (maybe it was called 'Appalachian Spring') that looked like a possibility.<BR/><BR/>As for patience, I always think that I'm going to overwinter coleus, and yet I never do. I stayed away from them for years, but have fallen for them over the past few years - I plant them in holes in my beds and they always end up getting most of the attention.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I need to go check out those hellebores, and enjoy them vicariously! (I still haven't found ones that do good here - I get foliage, just no blooms).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-25827648365787299482009-03-08T07:54:00.000-04:002009-03-08T07:54:00.000-04:00Jeff,I am too impatient to overwinter coleus. I u...Jeff,<BR/>I am too impatient to overwinter coleus. I usually just buy new next year. The only problem is I can't always get some of the cultivars I really enjoy. If I ever find 'Japanese Giant' again, I will try to over winter it.<BR/><BR/>Tina,<BR/>Don't take what I wrote the wrong way - we are very happy with the education our son is getting from the public school, and I think learning to interact with a diiverse group of kids is a lesson in itself. <BR/><BR/>Phillip,<BR/>Thanks Phillip. I was struck by the plaques as well. One of the kids the garden is dedicated to was only about 6 when he died. I couldn't imagine what that would do to me.<BR/><BR/>Janet,<BR/>You should try to make it next year. I think one reason it stays so small is the fact that it is always held on a Thursday.<BR/><BR/>Racquel,<BR/>Before I wrote this all I knew was that the school was old and where the old building was. After looking up other buildings designed by Walter, this was about his simplest design. <BR/><BR/>Sarah,<BR/>Yes we have been enjoying a good string of weather, hopefully it will stay.<BR/><BR/>Alan,<BR/>While I was there they had lots of student artwork hanging in the hallways. Much of it was very impressive.<BR/><BR/>Chandramouli,<BR/>I like the coleus because the blend with other plants so well. The colors are so diverse there is no plant that it can't work with, and this color is not dependant on a flower which may or may not be in bloom. <BR/><BR/>Cosmo,<BR/>There are many agaves that would be hardy for you. You just need to make sure that the drainage is absolutely perfect. If they get standing water around the roots, especially in winter they will rot. I don't dislike all yuccas and planted one on purpuse in my current garden. <BR/><BR/>Helen,<BR/>Yes I did want to be out and spent all my breaks and a good part of lunch lurking around the campus.<BR/><BR/>Kate,<BR/>You are lucky and I already put this on my to-do list after hearing his talk and seeing his photos.<BR/><BR/>LesLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-2319061973006763842009-03-07T21:00:00.000-05:002009-03-07T21:00:00.000-05:00Just spent today with Paul C. of Yew Dell Gardens....Just spent today with Paul C. of Yew Dell Gardens. He was leading a little tour through the gardens. He is a fabulous, engaging speaker and a treasure for our community. Put this garden on your "to do" list.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799304446510695811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-66043766298935043892009-03-07T18:10:00.000-05:002009-03-07T18:10:00.000-05:00Sounds like a great day. But didn't you just want...Sounds like a great day. But didn't you just want to be outside though! It was gorgeous. H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-19264203696357261672009-03-07T10:04:00.000-05:002009-03-07T10:04:00.000-05:00Hi, Les--Thanks for sharing your trip and your pic...Hi, Les--Thanks for sharing your trip and your pictures and all the great links. Will that agave be hardy? I've never tried one, though my yucca do fine (but you don't like yucca, right? or at least in your yard?) Anyway, just wanted to say "bye" before I disappear for the week. I imagine I'll come back with some pictures of agave . . .Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-51009246108738703152009-03-07T09:49:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:49:00.000-05:00How lucky to have been able to attend a Garden Sym...How lucky to have been able to attend a Garden Symposium! I've never heard that here before :( I've never wanted to grow coleus (I'm a flowering plant guy) myself but have seen them in others' gardens where different combinations work wonders!<BR/>Your son's lucky to have such a great father.Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-17007741704358756382009-03-06T22:14:00.000-05:002009-03-06T22:14:00.000-05:00Great info Les. I had read about the symposium in ...Great info Les. I had read about the symposium in the local paper. Lucky you!<BR/>I try to make it to Norfolk Academy's art show that they have each year. I actually participated in it a few years back. Very nice campus.Alan Pulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-27090745883247205902009-03-06T18:30:00.000-05:002009-03-06T18:30:00.000-05:00It looks like you had a great time at the symposiu...It looks like you had a great time at the symposium with good weather too. Lucky you!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-89890413268344594752009-03-06T14:56:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:56:00.000-05:00What an interesting and educational post today Les...What an interesting and educational post today Les. I didn't know that the Norfolk Academy had so much history. Our area is just so full of historical significance everywhere you look. What a great way to spend the day. Those plants look like wonderful doorprizes to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-56125472559239790302009-03-06T11:50:00.000-05:002009-03-06T11:50:00.000-05:00Les, another post chalked full of interesting 'stu...Les, another post chalked full of interesting 'stuff'. The Symposium sounds like it was great and loved the history of Norfolk Academy.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-58278461516668764522009-03-06T09:05:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:05:00.000-05:00Wow, how lucky you've been to have heard all of th...Wow, how lucky you've been to have heard all of those great speakers. I reviewed that coleus book for Library Journal last year and thought it was a great book. Love the quotes on the plaques.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-69823305771082430092009-03-06T07:33:00.000-05:002009-03-06T07:33:00.000-05:00Sounds like my kind of day Les. Door prizes AND go...Sounds like my kind of day Les. Door prizes AND good speakers! Yes indeed. I plan to visit Yew Dell Gardens in Louisville sometime. They have been featured many times on the Tennessee garden show and are quite close, especially since my daughter lives there. I have met Don Shadows and love his dogwoods. I hope you get some. I have 'Venus' and 'Little princess' Both have buds and I hope to see them bloom in my garden. He and Paul do good work. And personally, I think private schools are overrated, the kids can make any school a 'private school' with the amount of effort they put into learning. Your son will be fine no doubt.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-38307796727300856242009-03-06T03:35:00.000-05:002009-03-06T03:35:00.000-05:00Man, I'm so envious - I'd love especially to have ...Man, I'm so envious - I'd love especially to have heard the talks by David Culp and Ray Rogers, since hellebores are special favorites of mine, and coleus as well. Can't wait until the coleus can go back outside - they always look so pathetic sitting under lights in the chilly garage at this time of year. It would be nice if one could afford to TEACH at a school such as Norfolk Academy, as well!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.com