tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post5256269008158734871..comments2023-10-09T06:48:02.888-05:00Comments on Garden Girl: June Bloomsgarden girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-75968656973434458112009-06-20T01:55:00.510-05:002009-06-20T01:55:00.510-05:00Interesting to read about your pelargonium-in-the-...Interesting to read about your pelargonium-in-the-shade, and your 'Biokovo' geranium. I have a shady patio (why, in Scotland, would anyone build a house with a SHADY patio??), and am always on the look-out for suggestions.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-81755532254593212142009-06-19T09:12:51.511-05:002009-06-19T09:12:51.511-05:00Thank you Anna - glad you enjoyed the tour! Jealo...Thank you Anna - glad you enjoyed the tour! Jealous. . . you? I'M jealous of all the Proven Winners plants you get to trial!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-41897503095949536432009-06-17T23:39:05.515-05:002009-06-17T23:39:05.515-05:00You have very sweet gardens and so many blooms. I ...You have very sweet gardens and so many blooms. I enjoyed the tour. I'm so jealous about that PW plant. I want one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-62745680889900497722009-06-17T07:50:41.703-05:002009-06-17T07:50:41.703-05:00MBT, I think it's 1/3 to 1/2 acre, and the sha...MBT, I think it's 1/3 to 1/2 acre, and the shade garden under the trees is pretty substantial, maybe 1/3rd or 1/4th of the back yard. It's a royal pain sifting through the mulch and pulling out the helicopters! But it's rewarding - it looks so much better, and I won't have as many seedlings to pull out. <br /><br />Silver maples will grow about anywhere it seems - they're worse than buckthorn in my yard. I love the shade but don't like the trees. at all. Good riddance to the one under your porch! I think cutting it down is about equivalent to stepping on a cockroach or squashing a slug.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-31020141964505137672009-06-16T22:58:32.662-05:002009-06-16T22:58:32.662-05:00You property looks like a good size. I've told...You property looks like a good size. I've told you how tiny my garden is but I get a whole bunch of those helicopters here. I can't image having to keep up with them in a garden that is larger than mine. I just realized there is a tree growing under our front porch--with no direct sunlight! <br /><br />Feel bad that I'm going to have to cut it down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-34856062400387049562009-06-16T19:19:40.388-05:002009-06-16T19:19:40.388-05:00Hi there Shirl! It sure has been a long time! I&...Hi there Shirl! It sure has been a long time! I've missed visiting you - been so busy with Spring planning Fling, and getting caught up - now that it's over I'm starting to get my life back, even had time for some blog hopping today since it was rainy. <br /><br />I've already popped over to your blog, and am so glad to get an update on the goings-on in your garden. It was especially wonderful to see the blue tit fledgling and the hedgehog photo, and of course your garden is gorgeous as always!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-67494594985665812432009-06-16T18:00:22.716-05:002009-06-16T18:00:22.716-05:00Hi there, Garden girl… it’s been a while :-)
Wow…...<b>Hi there, Garden girl… it’s been a while </b>:-)<br /><br />Wow… what wonderful colours and blooms you have in your garden just now… just stunning. Love the montages but having difficulty picking a fav plant from your garden but love the last pic. Well worth your six years of hard work I’d say. Happy Bloom Day :-D<br /><br /><i>My post is up too if you would like to <a href="http://blog.shirlsgardenwatch.co.uk/2009/06/blooms-and-babies.html" title="GBBD June 2009" rel="nofollow"> visit</a>. I’ve videos for this month :-D</i>Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-35873460287191146272009-06-16T17:09:47.671-05:002009-06-16T17:09:47.671-05:00I couldn't agree more Helen! There's noth...I couldn't agree more Helen! There's nothing invasive so far in this (normally) dry shade garden with one exception. We're having an unusually wet spring, but still the only things that are invasive are the silver maples. I do stay away from stuff that spreads by underground runners - those things scare me, dry shade or no.<br /><br />CG, I'll trade your weeds for all these blasted maple helicopters. I still have about 1/4th of the garden to go, and I have to pull back and sift through the mulch to get at all of them. They won't be composted here, and I've filled two large yard waste bags and part of a third hand-picking them. <br /><br />I'm seriously thinking about looking into those corn gluten pre-emergents, but they still don't solve the ugliness of millions of helicopters laying on top of the mulch. Ugh! And don't even ask me how my back feels. (Ouch!) <br /><br />Oh well, I'm getting a lot of buckthorn and other wind-blown invasive tree seeds in the process of doing this. Can't wait to be done!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-25330810771106472282009-06-16T16:37:48.937-05:002009-06-16T16:37:48.937-05:00All I got blooming in my garden are weeds. I'm...All I got blooming in my garden are weeds. I'm really envious of all you have blooming.Chicago Gardenhttp://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-garden/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-63680691356829998872009-06-16T16:03:13.130-05:002009-06-16T16:03:13.130-05:00Like the Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo...Like the Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' -- invasive tendencies can be welcomes in unwelcoming spaces such as dry shade.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-6063113681085165232009-06-16T15:57:25.007-05:002009-06-16T15:57:25.007-05:00Thank you Jean - the collages are pretty easy in P...Thank you Jean - the collages are pretty easy in Picasa. I had a slideshow, but google was having a temper tantrum with it - had to start from scratch and the collages seemed a good way to cram in as much as possible!<br /><br />Thank you Rose! Love those columbines - gotta get more!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-90082018186732436762009-06-16T11:57:23.390-05:002009-06-16T11:57:23.390-05:00Everything looks beautiful! Of course I love that ...Everything looks beautiful! Of course I love that 'Cardinal' columbine; we share a love of all things Aquilegia!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-2117142144049375662009-06-16T11:54:05.973-05:002009-06-16T11:54:05.973-05:00I like your collages. I really must work on figuri...I like your collages. I really must work on figuring out how I can create good ones like yours. Your shade garden is lovely!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-47781820182404398692009-06-16T11:46:56.564-05:002009-06-16T11:46:56.564-05:00Hi Gail! They make me feel good too! I love the ...Hi Gail! They make me feel good too! I love the garden best when I can just sit on the patio and take it all in. <br /><br />Hi GG, thanks for the visit!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-61890220765582045802009-06-16T11:05:25.292-05:002009-06-16T11:05:25.292-05:00Lovely blog and pix.Lovely blog and pix.Charlotte Weychanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663876212865382511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-12515811174240646112009-06-16T10:49:32.372-05:002009-06-16T10:49:32.372-05:00Hi Linda~~Your blooming spring flowers make me fee...Hi Linda~~Your blooming spring flowers make me feel so good...I love a garden that has columbine, serviceberry, roses and penstemon all blooming at the same time! I think the geranium Bioskova is destined for the Garden of Benign Neglect...I would love to see it wending its way about! Have a good day~~GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-40421270863589842122009-06-16T09:58:38.959-05:002009-06-16T09:58:38.959-05:00Thank you Bangchik and Kakdah!
You're quite w...Thank you Bangchik and Kakdah!<br /><br />You're quite welcome Beth. I'm mostly fairly relaxed about listing botanical names, but it's good exercise for me too, to keep track of them. I make myself do it every so often. Bloom Day's an especially good day for taking the time to identify them.<br /><br />Thank you Rose. I'll feel a lot better when maple helicopters are gone! Sheesh, that's a hellish job. Thank goodness I'm doing it in the shade.<br /><br />Walker's Low has such a deceiving name!!! In my last garden I tried it, and it was a little too thuggish for my liking. This smaller one is much-better behaved. It sprawls a bit here, but it's a very tidy and shapely mound in full sun. I just sort of 'direct' it's sprawl to best advantage. Pollinators adore it. Any nepeta that works in anyone's garden is worth having for that reason alone, and they're pretty and fragrant too.<br /><br />Hi Tina, I've always absolutely loved columbines. I have far fewer of them in more shade here than I ever had in less shade in previous gardens. This year I added Aquilegia canadensis. It will be fun to see how it, and current and future columbines play together!<br /><br />Columbines are one of my very, very favorite flowers, and there are so many different varieties and forms. Why fight it, right? Life's too short! <br /><br />Thank you K&V! I highly recommend 'Biokovo.' I'm very tempted to find a spot for a piece of this one where it can really stretch its legs. They establish and begin spreading pretty quickly, and make a really nice ground cover. I'm not sure if they're evergreen in your climate, but they are here.<br /><br />If you like, email me your address and I'll be happy to send you some of it. After it's finished blooming I'll be cutting it back some.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-50962736746794210742009-06-16T09:11:01.680-05:002009-06-16T09:11:01.680-05:00June is such a great month for gardens. Yours is ...June is such a great month for gardens. Yours is looking great. A geranium that likes shade? I need some Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo. Your statues are lovely.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-23189440085438531202009-06-16T08:59:32.320-05:002009-06-16T08:59:32.320-05:00So much blooming there Linda. I really like that c...So much blooming there Linda. I really like that colombine 'Cardinal'. I have mostly shade here and am on a colombine kick. Makes it simpler not to fight it. I enjoy hearing about your struggles with it too but your garden is most lovely!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-44670529764406216112009-06-16T08:44:06.936-05:002009-06-16T08:44:06.936-05:00My goodness, Linda, your garden is looking great i...My goodness, Linda, your garden is looking great in spite of all your time away from it! I don't think it's heresy at all to prefer your variety of nepeta; I have the "Walker's Low," and while I love it, I didn't realize just how big a space it would occupy. I want to add more shrubs around here; I'll have to remember the serviceberry. Looks like your vegetable garden is really thriving as well!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-7127982669703631952009-06-16T08:26:58.540-05:002009-06-16T08:26:58.540-05:00Very interesting and pretty Linda! Thanks for iden...Very interesting and pretty Linda! Thanks for identifying all of them. I have two perennial geraniums that are doing quite well too.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956870755262675337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-26837832219464182042009-06-16T07:46:10.080-05:002009-06-16T07:46:10.080-05:00Lovely array of blooms. ~ bangchikLovely array of blooms. ~ bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-32477567107897960292009-06-16T07:38:58.051-05:002009-06-16T07:38:58.051-05:00Thank you Donna! I really love those statues. I ...Thank you Donna! I really love those statues. I admired them in my sister's garden, and then she gave them too me when she moved. Those kids are hea-vy - good thing I don't have to bring them in for the winter!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-531865545510156572009-06-16T07:36:51.424-05:002009-06-16T07:36:51.424-05:00Hi PG, I think you'll enjoy your penstemon. T...Hi PG, I think you'll enjoy your penstemon. They're awfully pretty, and so graceful on a breeze. The bees and the hummingbirds love them here. Even though they're towards the back of the garden, I can see the bees visiting them from the patio by the way the flower stalks move. <br /><br />Mine are three years old. If they got more sun they'd probably be bigger, but I'm happy with their performance in dappled sunlight.<br /><br />Hi Monica, the rabbits already 'pruned' the blooms off the orange mum. I thought it would be just a matter of time before they got the pink one too, but since they haven't I should probably disbud it. I used to pinch my mums in May and July to keep them compact - maybe that's why they never bloomed so early.<br /><br />I thought the serviceberries were as pretty as any of the blooms. Since they disappear as soon as they turn red, I grabbed the chance to snap a photo!<br /><br />Thank you Lynn - I like the geranium there - the kids help keep it contained, and I like that there's something there behind them besides the tree for a little winter interest - I love the evergreen foliage.<br /><br />Thank you Joy! I've noticed that we have a lot of similar plants.<br /><br />You are tempting me sorely with those sumacs, let me tell ya! I just love them in the fall, but I'm a little afraid of how they spread.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447389184218295999.post-6807560269135162292009-06-16T07:34:43.698-05:002009-06-16T07:34:43.698-05:00What's blooming makes a lovely collage. I like...What's blooming makes a lovely collage. I like the way the statues have settled into the shade garden.<br />DonnaMother Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193426407858005058noreply@blogger.com