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Thank you so much, Jaysgarden! I see it is a fairly good -sized flowerhead, and you have strong fragrance, too!! That is what I especially wanted to be sure of. However, I see the hardiness is probably marginal for my area, which is the same Zone, and sometimes has a 6ish to 5ish winter once in a while. Does it have a disease-resistance rating? Thanks, again!
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I thought Miranda's naturtiums might be the "Alaska" cultivar, which comes in various shades of orange, yellow and red with variegated leaves. Very pretty!! I had some last year, and they re-seeded a little this year but the seedlings did not make it through the heavy rains of spring.
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Nice October garden shots, Sue & Miranda!! I like your dahlias, Sue and all the peppers & veggies you have, Miranda. Lovely gardens. Not much going now but the fall foliage of the oaks, maples and others shrubs are begging to show colours now. It will peak the end of October/early November here.
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Hi, everyone! I grew a Stevia plant this year and it is easy but it branches and gets big if left to its own designs. I tasted a leaf plain and it is very sweet. When I used it to sweeten apple mint tea which has a golden coloour, it turned the brew greenish which I didn't like. It also altered the flavour. It also altered the colour and flavour of regular tea. Other herb fans are crazy for this herb but I really don't like the overly sweet overkill and food discolouration. Other herb growers
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Hey, Sue! I've been checking in although a bit infrequently, just enough to catch the blogs and snippets of forums but I am still "active", believe it or not!! Just not enough time as I wish. I've missed being on Idle Chat. You really got me there. I did not realize there was another bluebell--the campanula variety. I did some searching and I believe it is the other one they call "wild hyacinth." I found some lovely pictures of azure blue waves in woods in the spring.
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I recently came across a website about an estate/park in Scotland which had a fantastic display of bluebells of the Scottish variety. They were so abundant and created a very dense haze of azure blue that it was breathtaking. I am wondering if these bluebells stay around for the entire summer, or go dormant and disappear by June as do ours here in Virginia, USA. And also, if the Scottish bluebells re-seed or spread by roots? Any information is appreciated. BTW--I haven't been able to find the
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Does anyone grow this rose? I am interested in knowing how well it holds up in health and form. Also, is it strongly fragrant? Pictures I have seen are sort of a deep rose red, but usually roses in pictures like that turn out purplish in their garden flesh. Any info is appreciated as I am interested in using this for a walkway sentinel shrub for the front walk. It must be a colorful abundant show of flowers all summer--with fragrance.
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There are some books on Zen gardening, but I think the Japanese style concepts are great but there are few books on those. It is, to me, a philosophy of order and tranquility. Things that are properly ordered and paired with their surroundings bring the whole together and promote harmony with self and environment. The Japanese approach is to select plants with distinct characteristics, shapes and colors, to create an atmosphere, and to design small areas that inspire feelings. A small pond with a
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That's a wonderful catch!! Thanks for sharing. Was it fragrant?
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That is a good link, Sue!! I didn't realize the site had this feature. I would add Japanese irises and Japanese primroses. They are lovely for color and do well in boggy conditions. Pussywillows (a.k.a. "cattails"--I don't have the scientific names handy) are also good. They're tall grassy like clumps with tufted tips that look like tails. But these need lots of sun.
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