The leaves on my lilac have been turning yellow, then brown, and then falling off, but the flowers are fine. What is wrong with it, and how can I save it? (answer).
Finally, I was able to fulfill my dream of visiting High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have ordered plants from them for years and have wanted to visit their demonstration gardens, but family matters have kept us from traveling for the last three years. So, you can see why this was such a treat for me last week. . . .
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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to nursery on 2007-10-02, 00:50:02
Things are looking up: the past week brought us 9/10ths of an inch of rain over two days. It's amazing how quickly the lawn responds and starts looking good again. (Yes, unfashionable is it may be, I care about my lawn too.). . .
Chrysanthemum x rubellum 'Clara Curtis' in Marsha's Garden (Photo by Marsha)
I'll bet my friend Marsha is catching flies in that dropped jaw she's got after reading yesterday's post. You know, the one where I said I was never planting mums again? When she and I went to Darke County a week ago, before I left her house for home, she shared some of her garden with me. Her chrysanthemums, to be exact. And I actually wanted them. . . .
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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to chrysanthemum on 2007-10-02, 00:48:28
I have so many great photos of flowers and plants that I took last week that it was really hard to come up with just one for this weeks GTS.
These leafs are Canna Tropicana leaves. My cannas never did flower this year. It’s been a strange year for a few of my plants. It did however produce the colorful leaves that it’s known for and I think I can forgive the dear plant for not flowering since it has such vibrant leaves. . . .
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on Sep 30, 2007, 3:07PM
Posted by Tricia Reblogged by Old Roses to plants on 2007-10-02, 00:47:28
Over the next few weeks, I hope to do several posts on some of the flowers I consider to be "Keepers" in my garden.... some new to me this year that I liked well enough to grow again, as well as some favorites I have grown for years.
This was my first year to growHollyhock 'Queeny Purple', a dwarf plant growing to only 2 - 3 ft. I planted mine in a large pot, from winter sown seed purchased from Parks. They had a long blooming season, which started well ahead of the regular Hollyhocks. Although I usually prefer the single old fashioned Hollyhocks, I found this one to be quite charming!. . .
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Posted by Connie Reblogged by Old Roses to hollyhocks on 2007-10-02, 00:47:01
Perfect time of year for Pansies:) They were my great grandmothers favorites according to my grandma so we always have some around the yard here and there.
It looks as though it will take a hard frost to end this display. We visited the Botanical Gardens to meet the orchid society people (which I’ve posted about on Garden Rant), but as impressive as their handiwork was, I found myself admiring the persistently vibrant annual beds even more. The Mexican sunflowers I mistook for dahlias last time continue to open, while the verbena bonariensis has been joined by massed boltonia. . . .
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Posted by EAL Reblogged by Old Roses to botanical_garden on 2007-10-02, 00:45:36
It's herb planting time in Florida now that we are moving into cooler temps (yes we really are). Herbs can be added to your gardens or I like to put them in containers close to the kitchen door so I can just reach out and snip what I need. Coincidentally, you can plant in time for Herb Day on October 13. HerbDay.org is a group formed to share all the uses of herbs for cooking, beauty and health. Visit their site to see all the events taking place on Herb Day. For more information about herbs we can grow here visit the University of Florida IFAS Extension. Among others, Seminole Springs Rose and Herb Farm sells herbs to grow in our climate. FNGLA also provides a list of herb growers/sellers. Happy Florida Gardening.
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Posted by Nancy Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs on 2007-10-02, 00:45:00
The previous owners of the house, Mr. and Mrs. T., left their flower boxes on the deck for us. I have two of these filled with pink and red impatiens, and one with petunias. How nice it was to move in to the graces of an instant flower garden!
A lovely late-summer day. "Cool" temperatures (86 degrees or so) and very low dew point of upper 50s combined to make a gorgeous taste of the cool, dry season that lies at most a month away. We spent the morning at Leu Gardens, enjoying the weather, butterflies, and the blooms. Leu has a great Bamboo Garden, and in today's heavy winds the creaks and cries from the timber bamboo were eerie and beautiful at once.
I finally finished unloading the mushroom compost from my truck. Driving the 'hood, I noticed ten large contractor bags full of live oak leaves! Very exciting. My garden is now heavily composted and thickly mulched in leaves.
The winds have started blowing out of the north-east. That brought a bunch of rain off the Atlantic yesterday, dousing us with a good one-and-a-half inches of rain. I don't know if that made up for a pretty dry August and a very dry spring, but I imagine the lakes and rivers are all back more or less to normal. This morning in the garden it was a cool sixty-nine degrees and very pleasant, except the blasted mosquitoes, which were hungry but torpid.
Sorry it's been a few days since I've posted an entry. Here I am in Redmond, WA visiting with my daughter and her family. While getting out of the car the other day, I stepped on a wet (and slippery) stone and twisted my knee. It was an unpleasant experience and I've been limping around ever since. Since I was doing most of the cooking, etc. (my daughter was out of town, so I was responsible for our grandkids-FUN,FUN, FUN!) Anyway, I was pretty much exhausted limping around while doing all that. Sitting at the computer was the last thing on my mind. I was ready to elevate that leg and ice it, so I did. Sorry. . .
It started when I posted a comment on Kathy’s blog. I pressed “submit” and waited but the comment just went away. I submitted the same comment again and got a message that I was posting a “duplicate” message. But still there was no comment from me on the post. I gave up. . . .
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The Streptocarpus Happy Snappy nearly opening today. It is red flowered with a white throat and darker stripes. I will photograph it when its fully open. The Dark purple Black panther is out of focus behind it. Streptocarpus Ruby has a flower bud too, so another one to photograph.I want to be planting seeds but I will wait untill I find out about the house.I have about thirty packets of seeds that have been bought, collected, or given to me. I have been thinking about what I would actually want to grow in a new garden.I have been given so many ideas from my garden visits and the Blogs I have read. Sundays are a day for reading flower catalogues and other Blogs, for relaxing before my seven nights next week.I might have to start packing soon everything into boxes!
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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-10-02, 00:38:55
The last day of the month and the last chance to write about this month's featured flower on my calendar - hollyhocks.
Hollyhocks are one of my favourite flowers and, after last year's success, I planted loads last autumn. But it was obviously too late for them to flower this year, and they've settled for being triennial rather than biennial. They all got to about two foot in height and then stopped, though they've gone on putting out new leaves. Despite the caterpillar damage, they should be fine for next year. . . .
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This is the view out our back door this week. There is a row of old maples planted between our house and the next that has been coming down in bits and pieces for years. They still can produce a wonderful autumn display, though. . . .
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on Sep 30, 2007, 7:40AM
Posted by Sandy Reblogged by Old Roses to foliage on 2007-10-02, 00:37:58
We planted our modest orchard 5 years ago now, and this year we've really started to reap the benefits. We got our first ever pears (all three of them!) and the plums are beginning to crop well, but it's the...
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Posted by Dan Reblogged by Old Roses to fruit on 2007-10-02, 00:37:24
I'm immersed in the Garden Writers meeting in Oklahoma City, OK right now and lots of blogging talk is going on. The level of awareness from last year's meeting to this one is remarkable. There is a podcast workshop this afternoon, database driven book talk after that, and now I'm running off to a digital photo storing session. Something tells me I'll have to add several more to-do items to my list post-show. So far I've not eatten too well, but I hope to remedy that with a Slow Food dinner invite I got for tonight. Apologies for the lack of photos. I've taken plenty but cannot upload them to my laptop.
My Mom saw this eggplant in my garden this evening and asked if she could pick it for our dinner. Sometimes I think things look too nice to pick. But what can you say to your mother? It was very nice grilled.
I’ll be posting the August-September virtual meeting post on September 30th, so if you are planning to participate, please leave me a comment or send me an email so I can find you and grab a link to your post. Again, the August-September selection is the garden mystery A Hoe Lot of Trouble: A Nina Quinn Mystery by Heather Webber, or you can choose to read another garden mystery book and post about it. If you don't want to read a garden mystery or didn’t have time to do so, you can still participate by telling us about a real life mystery in your own garden. The more the merrier. . .
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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2007-10-02, 00:35:22
The garden season has ended. We've watched our little garden grow up. Now, it's time to say goodbye. But the garden we've grown to love has given us a present. Finally, we can gather the seeds for next year. . . .
via As the Garden Grows on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
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