Azalea Changing Color?
buford
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Comments (3)The dianthus were just transplanted a month ago and I hope they will fill in well. The landscaping was done when we bought the house and I knew little about garden design. Of course I regret it now. The edging is brick on a cement base and will take some work to remove or change. Funny you should mention expanding the beds, I just spoke to a landscaper about expanding the beds out a little further. Decided to wait on it till spring but am open to suggestions on how best to do this, I am considering leaving the brick in place and expanding the bed out anyways...............See Moreazalea color
Comments (1)No. With hydrangeas you do this by changing the pH, but that is unique to hydrangeas. Azalea colors tend to be stronger or weaker in full sun, but tend to fade more in full sun. It varies from variety to variety. People amend the soil to change the color of the leaves on azaleas. Yellow leaves are a sign of chlorosis and typically that is caused by a pH that is too high. It is usually corrected by adding powdered sulfur, but never by adding aluminum sulfate. Aluminum sulfate builds up and becomes toxic to azaleas. Here is a link that might be useful: How to grow azaleas...See MoreRose color change as temperature changes
Comments (13)Thanks guys. You sure know how to make this new guy feel great. I just have to make sure my ego doesn't inflate too big with all your kind words. Very interesting observation Seil. It is good to know that the reverse could happen as well. You know what Meredith, I wish I had the kind of resilience that you have when planning garden colours. I guess I never really went for the "designer" look. I am sort of the cottage garden kinda guy. I want as many colours as possible. I admit that predominantly most of my roses are pink, yellow, apricot and red. I am trying to get as much as different colours as possible. I find it hard to stick with a limited pallet....See MoreMy sad azaleas, thoughts on changes this season
Comments (20)Thank you everyone for all your suggestions!!! Digginginthe dirt, there were a few plants that just haven't thrived in my garden - When it was initially installed, there was a clematis on each trellis and on the arbor. They were small 5" round mounds of chartreuse leaves that were close to the ground when they were put in. Of those, all three on the trellises were dead after the end of the 3rd year in the ground. I had Chris come back last year to mulch and fertilize, as well as put in a few plants - he brought 2 more clematis and put one on on the other side of the arbor and one on one of the trellises. The two he put in last year did better than the original ones-they actually grew a little bit haha. But the one that is remaining of the original bunch, which is on the arbor, is still only about 2 ft high. I am not going to remove the clematis on the arbor - it will live with the new rose (which by the way, will be a thornless variety - probably James Galway, because it is at the entrance.) So now I am left with the decision of what to do for the other trellises - should I buy two more and put them on the remaining trellises, and start over the wait of years for it to get established, or start from scratch? Part of the problem I guess is that hubby is over the clematis - he is tired of looking at the empty trellises and has said he doesn't care WHAT we put on them as long as it's vigorous. (of course he said ivy, but I refuse because of its invasiveness.) Perhaps the answer is to keep up with the clematis and find an annual vine that will live happily with it. NHbabs, the trellises really don't get any sun at all. The one all the way over to the right gets a *little* sun in he morning since it stands in front of a one-story addition - the other two are blocked by the two story house. I will start researching your links after I post here - thank you so much!! Mad Gallica did you mean that roses on the trellises are out? Because the arbor actually gets quite a bit of sun - it's in full sun for most of the day - the left side of it is slightly shaded in the morning until the sun gets up over that yellow house, but then it's sun all day after that. Diggerdee - you know, I agree with you that the trellises are nice to look at - I don't mind them naked. It's my darling husband who is so adamant about something on them. *sigh* I am definitely thinking hydrangea to replace the azalea. As for the trellises, I'm going to be making a trip to Farmer's Daughter when I'm ready to start planting and I'll see what they have that might work - if I don't end up getting more clematis from Avant. If nothing there will work, I'll look at ordering something online....See Morebuford
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