tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post7279951575578336465..comments2023-05-04T06:39:13.501-04:00Comments on Idyll Haven: Making a List...Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-76976136007481823872013-02-10T21:56:49.949-05:002013-02-10T21:56:49.949-05:00Sue, I'm just back from Edmonton where I was d...Sue, I'm just back from Edmonton where I was delayed for 3 days... but I have skimmed this post and see that Ligularia Britt Marie Crawford is scheduled for a move. I did this 2 years ago and with success beyond my wildest expectations! It is in a fairly sunny spot now and doing splendidly. Just so you know~!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-12757340893420117412013-02-01T09:55:22.599-05:002013-02-01T09:55:22.599-05:00Sue, I am also a "bean counter" and my J...Sue, I am also a "bean counter" and my January's are so overloaded with yearend reporting, etc. Allowing my mind to do fantasy gardening helps me to keep my sanity. I love this post!<br />Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606713449059762105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-23365566327898475092013-01-31T19:48:36.083-05:002013-01-31T19:48:36.083-05:00I am a fanatical garden list maker and every year ...I am a fanatical garden list maker and every year change the same Word document to either Sprig reminders or Fall reminders. Last fall's document was 10 pages long. I highlight certain sections, yell at myself, and write in all caps NOT TO CHANGE MY MIND! As I finish a task, I delete it. If these plants are bugging you and are weak performers, give 'em the ax! Love this post. :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-50465095496996294352013-01-29T19:39:14.983-05:002013-01-29T19:39:14.983-05:00Great to hear! If I could get two beautiful bushe...Great to hear! If I could get two beautiful bushes out of the move - it would be worth it! Hope to see you at ChowdaFest!Home Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438998060699403808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-43632443001592641612013-01-28T20:24:18.311-05:002013-01-28T20:24:18.311-05:00Certain species of Hydrangea can actually be divid...Certain species of Hydrangea can actually be divided when moved and all the pieces can be replanted together or individually. They're hard to kill.<br /><br />Winter is wearing on me this year. If all goes as planned, I will be heading to the Chowderfest on Sunday with some friends. Looking forward to it! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-229530276093401222013-01-28T20:17:12.419-05:002013-01-28T20:17:12.419-05:00Too much shade or too little shade seems to be the...Too much shade or too little shade seems to be the story of my life, Jason :). In general I find plants with chartreuse foliage prefer more sun than shade.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-52082731474685549602013-01-28T20:11:40.388-05:002013-01-28T20:11:40.388-05:00Usually I do everything in excel but sometimes I j...Usually I do everything in excel but sometimes I just like to doodle on paper. <br /><br />I had my entire plant database in an excel spreadsheet on my laptop a couple of years ago. The hard drive crashed and I lost everything including a couple of years of pictures. One of these days I'll try bringing the old laptop somewhere to see if the data can be recovered. In the meantime I ought to put the purchase of an external storage drive on my to-do list. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-17204534222395080592013-01-28T20:06:57.587-05:002013-01-28T20:06:57.587-05:00I suppose the lesson to be learned is to not buy a...I suppose the lesson to be learned is to not buy any new plant unless you have a spot selected in advance. But what fun would that be?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-33697227631655402052013-01-28T18:52:17.981-05:002013-01-28T18:52:17.981-05:00Holy cow, you're either very organized, or rea...Holy cow, you're either very organized, or really itching to get out in the garden. I have a hydrangea I have to move myself...and I'm dreading it. I absolutely love it and am afraid I'll damage it. Been putting it off for a few years now. But this year is THE year. I hope. Home Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438998060699403808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-60478128159738595372013-01-28T17:29:10.475-05:002013-01-28T17:29:10.475-05:00I also have Sambucus 'Southerland Gold' an...I also have Sambucus 'Southerland Gold' and the foliage color has been underwhelming, possibly because of too much shade.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-40377967685243940632013-01-28T10:04:20.223-05:002013-01-28T10:04:20.223-05:00Dig out the roses in March while they still look l...Dig out the roses in March while they still look like crap :).Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-40798162453375562092013-01-28T00:56:05.644-05:002013-01-28T00:56:05.644-05:00Reading this was a little odd in that you had enti...Reading this was a little odd in that you had entire sentences that I could have written! Like "what scares me is when I think about what would happen if I decided I no longer wanted to garden or if something happened to me that would prevent me from gardening"...<br /><br />I make lists like yours too, only electronically because they they are easier to adjust. Some of them I even eventually do! But certainly not all.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-85698048985537101062013-01-28T00:03:06.532-05:002013-01-28T00:03:06.532-05:00I have a spiral notebook for my lists; I looked at...I have a spiral notebook for my lists; I looked at it tonight after reading your post and had to laugh since 90 percent of it deals with either moving or deleting plants. I've dug up so many things since fall I wonder how they all fit in here in the first place. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-86821865605048582732013-01-27T19:36:53.091-05:002013-01-27T19:36:53.091-05:00Wow, Sue you are so much more organized than I am....Wow, Sue you are so much more organized than I am. I don't make lists but maybe I should. Sambucus has always been a problem for me and I don't grow any anymore. I said sayonara to my 'Sutherland Gold' about four years ago now and replaced with C. 'Golden Spirit' and that was one of the better things I've done. I'm not keeping anything that fails to live up to my expectations. I'm thinking of getting rid of the whole rose garden in the front of the breezeway.... We'll see, I say that every year and then June rolls around and they wow me.. Deanne Fortnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792741755739983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-59309055550585853452013-01-27T18:55:53.236-05:002013-01-27T18:55:53.236-05:00I'm sure it's the same plant, Laurrie. In...I'm sure it's the same plant, Laurrie. In fact I should probably edit the blog.<br /><br />Whatever was attacking 'Nanum' was also going after my Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga'. Last year when I "degardened" part of the front yard I gave that one to a friend. It will be interesting to see how it behaves in her garden.<br /><br />For me, the fun in gardening is the design/creation. Now that I'm out of space for new gardens, containers satisfy much of desire to create. To fill in the gaps, I continuously tinker with existing gardens and I don't see a day when that won't be the case.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-62301837833537607432013-01-27T18:24:18.310-05:002013-01-27T18:24:18.310-05:00Karla indicated in her blog that her 'Black La...Karla indicated in her blog that her 'Black Lace' didn't start having problems until it was four or five years old. Mine had issues right away but it is currently planted in a dry garden area. Maybe your winters are too cold for the borers to winter over?<br /><br />I find shrubs easier to dig out in the very early season. Perhaps it's because the new roots haven't started growing. Both the Corylus and Viburnum may require the pick axe but I'm ready to face the challenge :).Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-52628319154477270202013-01-27T18:17:16.895-05:002013-01-27T18:17:16.895-05:00Plant swaps can also be great ways to get off unwa...Plant swaps can also be great ways to get off unwanted plants on others. For many years I attended one in both spring and fall organized by some people on the Gardenweb New England forum. At the height of it we also had a pot luck lunch and great fun. Even though it was a CT swap, people were coming from NY, MA and RI. I'll have to mosey on over to Gardenweb one of these days and see if the swap is still a regular event.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911109672807196057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-16877087214920324762013-01-27T16:24:12.721-05:002013-01-27T16:24:12.721-05:00No, no, no, my eyes definitely don't glaze ove...No, no, no, my eyes definitely don't glaze over -- this is exactly the kind of post I find fascinating. Of course that's because I do exactly the same thing with lists and moves and eliminations, and I like to read how others make their plans. Yours are interesting since your garden is mature but changing.<br /><br />(I loved a small viburnum opulus nanum -- is that the same as nana? -- that I had but it got attacked by something like yours did (nothing fell on mine, though). It's gone now, but I wish I still had it.)<br /><br />Most of my lists get ignored by the time I can get back outside, and then, as I walk around, I make random moves, dig things up without any forethought, and abandon all my written plans. But how I love the exercise of making lists of plant moves & redesigns in winter.Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-64564799436675476182013-01-27T14:28:17.752-05:002013-01-27T14:28:17.752-05:00I'm a list maker too. I usually make my list ...I'm a list maker too. I usually make my list in the fall when everything is full grown and I can see the mistakes. I'm also at that point sick of deadheading something or really sick of a certain plants crappy foliage. I have has a 'Majestic' for a few years but it really is a slow grower for me. So far a great shrub. Sambucus - 'Sutherland Gold' is a huge dud. 'Black Lace' is a vigourous grower that I cut to about 2' each year. I never have any issues with it. It looks great against our white house.<br /><br />I too have years where I'm not as enthused with the upcoming gardening season, this year being one of them, but when it starts greening up I get excited again. I don't envy having to move all those shrubs though. It'll be a great workout for you.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791271644818914401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503500621849621556.post-53116702466023552872013-01-27T14:12:28.321-05:002013-01-27T14:12:28.321-05:00Maybe you can leave the plants you've removed ...Maybe you can leave the plants you've removed (with the exception of the diseased Viburnum) on the curb with a "free to good home" note. When we moved into our current house, I found a number of perfectly nice fruit trees (really saplings) placed in areas they didn't belong. I was able to give away all we couldn't find other places for, assuaging my guilt over their removal. Good luck with the re-do in any case and best wishes for an early spring.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com