tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post3910026645848320103..comments2023-10-30T06:39:13.884-07:00Comments on The Transitional Gardener: Bloom Day, August 2008Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-59972672712407002552013-06-18T22:43:53.231-07:002013-06-18T22:43:53.231-07:00Wow everything's so gorgeous.
I specially love...Wow everything's so gorgeous.<br />I specially love your zephyranthes and habranthus.<br />Whenever you have a surplus of seeds consider sending some to me :=)<br />jmothim@gmail.comJuan Umanzorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289115169773230607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-16634527185910569702008-09-17T11:54:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:54:00.000-07:00You have a great variety of plants! I'm biased tow...You have a great variety of plants! I'm biased toward sarrencia though...very cool.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-27882743753548061092008-08-17T11:30:00.000-07:002008-08-17T11:30:00.000-07:00Thanks Gintoino (I enjoyed your blog, too), Carol ...Thanks Gintoino (I enjoyed your blog, too), Carol (as always), and Cosmo (loved the hummngbird story!)<BR/>Most things I grow are hardy, to some degree, but some haven't had a true test during the last 3 years or so. I do keep "spares" of a lot of the marginal things, either in the greenhouse, stored dry in pots (a lot of the bulbs and gesneriads can be carried over this way) in the garage, or under fluorescent lights. Some things, like Coleus, haven't a prayer of returning, so I carry those over as cuttings. As I get older, though, I've declared a moratorium on buying new tropicals that have to come inside every year. I still test things outside, but if they don't make it, too bad. For example, I've been babying a 'Changsha' tangerine, which is rated hardy to zone 7b (I have my doubts), for five years from a cutting, but this spring it got planted up against a south facing brick wall. To paraphrase (or to state the converse of) a song, "if it can't make it there, it can't make it anywhere", so good riddance if it croaks. I also just planted out 3 Philodendron bipinnifidatum in the shade garden that I started from seed (got them in a trade) 3 years ago, just to see how they'll do; I'm keeping 2 in the greenhouse. If they DO survive, the spares go to plant sales in the spring. That's the joy of learning to propagate things - there're always plenty of extras if the first one dies!<BR/><BR/>Yes, the clerodendron (as well as C. bungei) does produce lots of suckers (I think that's what they are, no matter how far away they turn up), but it's never been a problem to pull out and find homes for the ones I didn't want.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-62825183104409937472008-08-16T18:57:00.000-07:002008-08-16T18:57:00.000-07:00So much wonderful variety. August is a great month...So much wonderful variety. August is a great month in your garden. Thanks for joining in for bloom day!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-39964093941176186692008-08-16T13:40:00.000-07:002008-08-16T13:40:00.000-07:00WOW (I'm channeling the cashier in the Progressive...WOW (I'm channeling the cashier in the Progressive insurance commercials). What a gorgeous posting! I love the video of the pheasants, because of the pheasants of course, but also because you stepped back and showed some of the garden--it's nice to see the larger context. Do you have to take a lot of these up in winter, or are most of them hardy? I'm glad to see another fan of Clerodendrum trichotomum--I'm amazed by the number of babies (is it still a "sucker" if it pops up 10 feet from the parent?) A beautiful post, Jeff.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-47369744790737101642008-08-15T23:21:00.000-07:002008-08-15T23:21:00.000-07:00What wonderful blooms you have. And in such huge q...What wonderful blooms you have. And in such huge quantity! I loved the Zephyranthes. I friend of mine offered me some bulbs and I was considering if I should plant them directly on the ground. Seeing yours I think that is exactly what I will do.gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-13966503953597045222008-08-15T16:50:00.000-07:002008-08-15T16:50:00.000-07:00Hi Salix- I'm almost certain that Clerodendron tri...Hi Salix- I'm almost certain that Clerodendron trichotomum would be hardy for you anywhere in Ireland. It's much hardier than most of the other species in that genus (although C. bungei is also hardy here, dying back to the ground in colder winters). Thanks for checking in!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-63604273563726325732008-08-15T07:57:00.000-07:002008-08-15T07:57:00.000-07:00What an exotic garden! I especially like the "Cler...What an exotic garden! I especially like the "Clerodendron trichotomum". Those flowers are just beautiful! And I love scented flowers. I must look up this plant, and see if it can be grown in chilly cloudy Ireland. I'm surprised sometimes as to what I can grow, like rosemary, sage, passionflowers, and fuschia. So who knows..Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-44020819001439366812008-08-15T07:30:00.000-07:002008-08-15T07:30:00.000-07:00Thanks Gail - this is the first time I've used the...Thanks Gail - this is the first time I've used the video option, but it may still be a better use of online memory to upload videos to youtube and link from the blog. Nice to have the choice, though.<BR/><BR/>And Les - our yard (including the footprint of the house) is about 1/4 acre! You can see why the garden is somewhat lacking in the design department :o).Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538769872317933763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-45623400023913337912008-08-15T05:53:00.000-07:002008-08-15T05:53:00.000-07:00Lovely blooms and the pheasants were a great and e...Lovely blooms and the pheasants were a great and enjoyable surprise! I love the blogger video feature...I can now capture photos of butterflies on the move! Isn't it fun!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193243073610128607.post-2150606503746404962008-08-15T04:54:00.000-07:002008-08-15T04:54:00.000-07:00You have a fabulous variety of species. Just how ...You have a fabulous variety of species. Just how many acres do you have?Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.com