Landscaping Possibilities?
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Comments (9)Here's a link to more photos of this same garden, warning, there are lots of photos... I am hopeful that the real estate market will improve locally, and I'll have more opportunities to do complex gardens with lots of structure and plantings in the future. These days, it is mostly just smaller planting jobs rather than complete garden makeovers, as this garden was... http://www.flickr.com/photos/20217462@N02/sets/72157626121907584/...See MorePlant vegetables in between landscaping, possible?
Comments (21)I like what you did very much! I think it actually looks better than before! That's going to be alot of tomatoes! Next year, you might want to add some squash somewhere. I think the huge leaves of squash have just as much landscape beauty as hostas or ornamental rhubarbs. If your weather allows, you could replace some of these plants with Red Russian kales, onions, Red and green lettuces, carrots, etc. in the fall or early next spring. You'll be amazed at how beautiful they are. (I agree that the shrubs are entirely too close to the house, but if you're only there temporarily, they're fine. Have fun. If you decide you may stay more than five years, it would be well worth the effort to extend your beds and move them. Take it one section at a time, maybe a section in the spring, and another in the fall. If you don't wait too long, you shouldn't have to buy any new shrubs...and you can include space for more veg-amentals if you want. )...See MoreWeeping Katsura Tree
Comments (3)gardengal, thanks for the photo of a more mature tree. When I ordered this tree from Wayside, they indicated it would be a larger tree, but I sure wish I had saved the info so I would know what the cultivar is. I think I will need to move my Katsura from it's present site anyway. Our yard is fairly good sized. I guess I am attempting to kill 2 birds with one stone. I might be able to move it furter away from the patio as a backdrop to a smaller tree like the laceleaf maple you mentioned. That would allow us even more privacy from our patio to the neighbors....See Morenew to lillies, some questions please
Comments (10)Hi Lora, There are no reblooming or continuous blooming lilies but some have more buds and hence a longer bloom time. Trumpet lilies are good for that. As Lainey's list indicates, the progression is, Asiatic - Trumpets -Orientals. There is a spread within each group. There are also hybrids between these groups that fill in the gaps. The Lily Garden has a link for "bloom times" that will bring up a long list of lilies. But exact times vary with location and garden conditions. Oriental and Trumpet lilies do better in part sun (4 or more hours of direct sun) than partial shade. They will grow in shade but with a reduced bud count. Later blooming lilies won't leave bare spots in your garden like the Asiatics (since their foliage doesn't yellow until late), but lilies like to have cool roots and sunny buds and so shading by lower growing plants is good. I plant annuals among my lilies. They don't have deep roots systems and since they die at the end of the season I can add or move lilies without constraint. Some of my combinations: Lilium Speciosum "Rubrum" and Hybrid Oriental "Stargazer" Lilium Speciosum is the latest Oriental (August - early September). It comes in a speckled pink called "Rubrum" and a white form Speciosum "Album". It's a species lily with a smaller more recurved bloom but otherwise similar to the hybrids. I interplant Rubrum with Stargazer which blooms early August and has a similar color (Rubrum is one of its "parents"). This extends the season in that bed. You could interplant "Album" with a white Oriental such as Casablanca to do the same thing. "Elegant Lady" with Oriental Hybrid "Aruba" Elegant Lady is a Longiflorum Oriental hybrid but maybe because its 3/4's longiflorum, it looks more like an easter lily than other LO hybrids I've seen. It has the most beautiful pearl pink color with an easter lily shape and a "tropical" scent very different from the Orientals. It's an early to mid June bloomer (mine started June 1 and will be finishing up soon) and is a moderate size (about 3 1/2 feet). Behind it I have a tall Oriental "Aruba" which is over 5 feet which blooms in mid July for me. It has very large pale pink (unspeckled blooms) carried well above the Elegant Lady foliage. I also have less organized combinations of trumpets, species, and orientals, squeezed in wherever I can get them to grow well (my yard has a lot of shade). Since lilies can grow in non-ideal spots without dieing straight up - you can experiment and move them around if they're not working for you in one spot. -Helen Here is a link that might be useful: bloom times...See MoreShadyWillowFarm
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