tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post7665999497665884439..comments2024-03-28T09:57:16.468-04:00Comments on ArtofGardening.org: Front Yard Part II - planning & plottingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-68958586814474179302013-01-07T21:08:19.812-05:002013-01-07T21:08:19.812-05:00The Walker's Low will attract cats, no matter ...The Walker's Low will attract cats, no matter what the plant tag tells you. They came from everywhere and slept in my garden, flattening all the plants. I love the plant, but it is better in places without roaming cats. The Hamlin is great, we use it in commercial jobs, the Hypericum is questionable. Not as tidy as they note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-20559400425882520702013-01-06T09:58:00.156-05:002013-01-06T09:58:00.156-05:00Nice plants. I've tried growing catmint before...Nice plants. I've tried growing catmint before but the local cats always lay down on it and destroy it! I really look forward to seeing your new front yard, Jim. I'm sure it'll look great. Happy new year!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-70646196701278326582013-01-04T18:54:23.004-05:002013-01-04T18:54:23.004-05:00Now that we've seen the Before and During phot...Now that we've seen the Before and During photos, we eagerly await the After pictures. allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-55390834562923232312013-01-04T14:40:19.548-05:002013-01-04T14:40:19.548-05:00Hi Jim,
My name is Tina, the community manager fo...Hi Jim,<br /><br />My name is Tina, the community manager for a new blogger community called Garden Gab (www.atomicreach.com/tribe/gardengab). This community will focus on tips, advice and personal stories on the subject. I want this Garden Gab community to be a place where expert advice and tips are consolidated in one place for beginner (like myself) and experienced gardeners.<br /><br />I’m currently looking for bloggers to contribute their relevant, existing content to the community, and your blog has caught my attention. I like the way you write about gardening, and how easy and approachable the experience is.<br /><br />If you’re interested in joining our community, please e-mail me back at tinajin [at] atomicreach.com with “Gardening” in the subject line. If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to answer them.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Tina<br />Community Manager<br /><br />P.S. I hope everything's better without the tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-13656146491607939832013-01-03T20:32:07.025-05:002013-01-03T20:32:07.025-05:00What fun plant choices. Lots of great colors, sha...What fun plant choices. Lots of great colors, shapes, and textures. <br /><br />In my experience with catmints, felines seem mostly attracted to dried stems. Keep the brown stems pruned out. It's always a good idea to cut Nepeta hard after the danger of frost is gone. This will generate lots of new growth, prevent the plant from getting a doughnut shape, and possibly prevent any cat's from nesting.<br /><br />Happy gardening!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812361075406633668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-28402885414761819052013-01-02T16:18:07.155-05:002013-01-02T16:18:07.155-05:00You've a great list and a few more from commen...You've a great list and a few more from commenters...What a fun late winter/early spring you'll be having.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-80013369653484858692013-01-02T16:07:22.400-05:002013-01-02T16:07:22.400-05:00Sound like you found some good buys, Jim. However,...Sound like you found some good buys, Jim. However, be warned: in my garden 'Walker's Low' is nicknamed "catnest" -- it usually has one sitting right on the crown.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-22785667333021506222013-01-02T15:53:54.777-05:002013-01-02T15:53:54.777-05:00Thank you Jason, you've just expanded my sprin...Thank you Jason, you've just expanded my spring shopping list. Though I will look each of your suggestions up on the Google-a-tron first.JCharlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230380488828173483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-40596441251200719592013-01-02T15:52:11.571-05:002013-01-02T15:52:11.571-05:00Perfect? That'll never happen. Happy New Year ...Perfect? That'll never happen. Happy New Year to you too!JCharlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230380488828173483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-48858765377723001912013-01-02T15:50:07.521-05:002013-01-02T15:50:07.521-05:00There's only one "neighborhood" cat,...There's only one "neighborhood" cat, and he wears a bell, so we know when he's around. And he's cool. We know the owners. I figure where there's a cat there isn't a rat. Or mouse, squirrels or bunnies. It's all a trade-off!JCharlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230380488828173483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-66817032040390036592013-01-02T15:48:10.751-05:002013-01-02T15:48:10.751-05:00Ooops... I fixed that. It was a mistake. I'd h...Ooops... I fixed that. It was a mistake. I'd had this post put together (partially) a long time ago and didn't re-read it thoroughly before posting. Thanks for pointing that out. All fixed now. It's definitely the Coral Berry - there were still some on it when I bought it.<br /><br />And thanks fro the other suggestions. I'll look the ones I don't know up and add 'em to my wish list. Especially the wegielia. I'll do some research on the spirea, I have one already but it's too bushy - if any of the ones you list are more compact - I'm sold!<br /><br />JCharlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04230380488828173483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-15737042573287095142013-01-01T22:04:47.840-05:002013-01-01T22:04:47.840-05:00I have Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice', it ...I have Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice', it has done moderately well for me. Flowering has not been as profuse as I had hoped, this may be because it wants a more acid soil. Nepeta has been great in my garden, very tough and the only maintenance is cutting back stems in spring or fall. You might look into some other dwarf shrubs, like Aronia melanocarpa 'Iroquois Beauty.' There's also a dwarf Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica), I think it's called 'Little Henry'. For shorter grasses, I love prairie dropseed (Sporobulus heterolepsis). My favorite tall grass is switchgrass, it's very upright and there are so many great cultivars.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-24731496184563080722013-01-01T21:32:29.743-05:002013-01-01T21:32:29.743-05:00Hope you find the perfect plan.
Happy New Year!Hope you find the perfect plan.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-90459815275234739342013-01-01T18:13:38.876-05:002013-01-01T18:13:38.876-05:00Good luck with the catmint if there are cats roami...Good luck with the catmint if there are cats roaming in the neighborhood. My own indoor outdoor cat "loved" the three I planted to death. Totally ignored them in the pot but as soon as they were in the ground he was all over them. He eventually had them down to less than an inch tall and then proceeded to roll around in them! Poor things never had a chance. debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879013275518538838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877590965251014222.post-4071345589758057052013-01-01T11:31:00.762-05:002013-01-01T11:31:00.762-05:00My suggestion for the perfect tree: malus 'Red...My suggestion for the perfect tree: malus 'Red Jade' http://talking-to-plants.blogspot.com/2012/10/crab-apple-red-jade-in-fall.html.<br /><br />I'm a little confused on your picture and talk of the mention of Ruby Spice clethra and referring to it as coral berry, genus symphoricarpos, a completely different genus. If your plant is of the symphoricarpos genus, here in zone 5 central WI, we rarely see them flower, the buds turn to mush at first hard frost which occurs before fruiting can develop. Clethra, on the other hand, have sweet smelling flowers in fall and the berries aren't really part of the snow being fairly inconsequential. (Same for the hypericum.) The clethra have a running shrubby growth, versus mounded in my experience. THey spread out and grow where they want like an old-fashioned hedge lilac. In your slightly warmer zone, I would take a look at duetzia (which I like here in carefully selected micro-climates), some of the long flowering geraniums, like Roxanne and Tiny Monster, some of the colorful and more circumspect spirea(Ogon, Magic Carpet, and the Double Play series), stephanandra, Boulevard cypress (which is slow growing and responds well to pruning), and the new smaller wegielias (My Monet). If you are seriously thinking of a hypericum consider Golden Rule.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.com