tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6911865114599894224..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: MisgivingsKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-70350872977093605302014-01-13T16:06:47.504-08:002014-01-13T16:06:47.504-08:00That Sambucus is beautiful, Angie. I tried it in ...That Sambucus is beautiful, Angie. I tried it in my last garden even though I knew it wasn't well-suited to our zone but, sadly, it perished.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25849316520947827832014-01-13T16:04:43.091-08:002014-01-13T16:04:43.091-08:00Yes, the prices of Japanese maples often cause my ...Yes, the prices of Japanese maples often cause my eyes to roll back in my head. One nearby nursery offered some at a good value on the dollar last year so I'm hoping to find something I like there in the spring. They tend to get burned easily here so the exposure I have in mind is a concern, especially as the Santa Ana winds also rip through there. We'll see...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-57097866705568281192014-01-13T08:57:01.363-08:002014-01-13T08:57:01.363-08:00Let me think.....eh, no! I'm not patient with...Let me think.....eh, no! I'm not patient with plants either and I do wonder if that is why I'm forever moving things around.<br />Over here a shrub often recommended for planting when conditions for Japanese maples isn't right is Sambucus nigra Black lace. It's a bit faster growing that the maple and can be kept in size with pruning and if you don't like the flowers pruning at the wrong time takes care of those!<br />Expecting something from your garden 365 is something I don't envy you Kris. Digitalis x mertonensis is a beautiful plant and needs 'showing off', good luck with whatever you choose as it's partner.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-91569750583915527152014-01-12T18:38:20.196-08:002014-01-12T18:38:20.196-08:00Oh, our best laid plans! I tend to be very patient...Oh, our best laid plans! I tend to be very patient, but if I decide I am wrong, I have no problem immediately changing something. I was too poor to plant mature Japanese maples, and I waited over twenty years for them to grow from seedlings to the magnificent specimens they are today. BUT, Japanese maples are beautiful even when they are small. Be careful. They can be addictive if you have the space!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-67571053875596268412014-01-12T18:15:44.506-08:002014-01-12T18:15:44.506-08:00Yes, part of the impatience is wanting big plants ...Yes, part of the impatience is wanting big plants and part of it is wondering if I've invested in the wrong plants and need to correct the error. <br /><br />With the exception of the picture of the neighbor's maple tree, all the other pictures shown were taken the day before the post was published, Mariana. Southern California is a very different world! Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18004362885995903632014-01-12T18:11:29.430-08:002014-01-12T18:11:29.430-08:00I think part of the issue is our climate, Helene. ...I think part of the issue is our climate, Helene. We can literally garden full-bore all year round and there's an accompanying tendency to expect the garden to look great all year, which factors into the impatience I feel. While it may sound like anathema to those gardening under harsh winter conditions, I actually envy those gardeners their enforced downtime - and the fact that snow can hide a lot of garden woes, even if only temporarily.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-49807610066693250492014-01-12T17:55:50.319-08:002014-01-12T17:55:50.319-08:00I thought patience was something a person was supp...I thought patience was something a person was supposed to gain with age - in my case, it seems to be the opposite!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-64990685349918761422014-01-12T17:53:24.927-08:002014-01-12T17:53:24.927-08:00Patience is indeed the core of the problem, Heathe...Patience is indeed the core of the problem, Heather. I'll try feeding the Nicotiana and see what happens. The Mountain Pepper might need to find a new home, however, if I find a Japanese maple at a price that doesn't make me choke.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66965784923736195042014-01-12T17:50:54.129-08:002014-01-12T17:50:54.129-08:00That's good input, Alison. In the case of my ...That's good input, Alison. In the case of my more expensive experiments (e.g. a tree peony) in the past I used the same 3-year rule myself. However, I seem to be more impatient with this garden - I waited so long for real space to garden in and now that I have it, I want it to be everything I imagined a garden could be right now. Not very realistic or reasonable, is it? Your point about the Nicotiana and the Digitalis is right on target.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-42908996957278392282014-01-12T11:19:59.586-08:002014-01-12T11:19:59.586-08:00Att ha tålamod är inte lätt! man vill ha stora väx...Att ha tålamod är inte lätt! man vill ha stora växter snabbt.<br />Är dina bilder tagna nu?<br />Det ser så fint ut!<br />Hälsningar <br />MarianaM/S Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10414720297791757280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73404209564767970282014-01-12T11:11:00.544-08:002014-01-12T11:11:00.544-08:00Hi Kris, thanks for visiting and commenting on my ...Hi Kris, thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog.<br />I see gardening as a long term project and I think I am perhaps more patient than you are. I often buy plants very small (and cheap) and watch them grow over years and I grow many of my plants myself from seeds and cuttings and for that you need to be really patient!<br /><br />Over here in London, a garden has many different stages and seasons, maybe more than where you live, and I am used to seeing my garden change from completely filled to the rafters with plants and almost enclosed in the summer, to wide open and with many empty spaces in the winter. I like all those different stages of the year and would not worry because it looks ‘flat’ for a few months while the plants put on growth and get tall – it’s all part of the process. <br /><br />I had a look at a few of your past posts, you have a lovely garden and I envy your climate!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79626964481102022422014-01-12T11:00:57.671-08:002014-01-12T11:00:57.671-08:00Gardeners tend to have themselves as their own wor...Gardeners tend to have themselves as their own worst critic aren't they? Patience wise, sometimes we are, sometimes we're not, depends on the plant and mood.<br /><br />Hope you get those orange/gold blooms :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-76304815924772197292014-01-12T09:50:50.875-08:002014-01-12T09:50:50.875-08:00I'm very impatient as well. For what it's ...I'm very impatient as well. For what it's worth, one of the nicotianas I bought from Annie's started blooming on a short stalk, then the stalk continued to grow as more blooms came on, and it ended up being quite tall. I know she gives her annuals a lot of water, compost, and fish emulsion. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34540749451493880652014-01-11T14:32:24.377-08:002014-01-11T14:32:24.377-08:00I try to give most plants about three years, espec...I try to give most plants about three years, especially if I started with them as seedlings. But if they are obviously dwindling or not thriving, I do my best to figure out where they might be happier. That said, I am always tweaking as well. I wonder if you should have planted a taller Nicotiana like N. sylvestris. It also strikes me that Nicotiana foliage and Digitalis foliage are very similar. Just a few thoughts. Take it all with a grain of salt.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com