tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post6462056083166594439..comments2023-07-27T07:41:41.837-07:00Comments on whoreticulture: How about a garden post?chuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-65948869692938051192007-05-23T00:02:00.000-07:002007-05-23T00:02:00.000-07:00You have just inspired me to start a vegetable gar...You have just inspired me to start a vegetable garden! I haven't given over an inch to food crops in 9 years - I'm obsessed with ornamentals. Great plant choices you have ... I'm a fan, man...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-38258228068169839062007-05-21T19:53:00.000-07:002007-05-21T19:53:00.000-07:00Lisa, I didn't even notice that strawberry! Too f...Lisa, I didn't even notice that strawberry! Too funny! My plan was to let the birds have the strawberries. But do birds even like strawberries? I was sure they did. Whatever the case, they're not biting. So I guess I should pick them off. Maybe I'll have bird visitors later in the year who want strawberries. <BR/><BR/>Kim, I'm totally happy with that twine-y trellis. The scarlet runner beans twine counterclockwise. Or is it clockwise? I can't remember. Anyhow, they twine their own way, opposite of what other pole beans do. I love that. <BR/><BR/>As for the Camissonia, I strongly encourage you to try it as an annual in your garden! It's awesome! Those zone distinctions are all about winter hardiness. Why care? Perennials can be annuals in lower zones. It's easy to collect seeds and do over from year to year. You'll be the only person in Ohio with beach suncups! If it's too late for you to start them this year, there's always next year. I can send you some seeds.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-29109507570362690682007-05-21T12:29:00.000-07:002007-05-21T12:29:00.000-07:00I like the trellis, too...you could always hang a ...I like the trellis, too...you could always hang a small bird house on it (nice decoration even if they don't use it, though they might). Did you eat that yummy strawberry in the 3rd picture? As for the annuals-they are nice for a shot of color...I think something with burgundy foliage would be cool, too. I like 'Husker Red' penstemon...<BR/>http://www.naturehills.com/new/product/perennialsdetails.aspx?prodid=1264&Campaign_id=69&user=shareasale&SSAID=123894<BR/>...I wonder if it would grow good for you? The foliage is gorgeous for me, and the flowers are non-stop.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-29498086794188697392007-05-20T16:01:00.000-07:002007-05-20T16:01:00.000-07:00I am absolutely in love with that camissonia! I ju...I am absolutely in love with that camissonia! I just googled it, though, and it says Zone 7. I keep trying to work up courage to try zone 7 plants here in protected places, but I'm not quite up to it yet. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>As for the trellis, why not leave it for a while? It doesn't look bad, and it kind of visually fills up space until the shrub starts to do so...<BR/><BR/>I love those ropes for the scarlet runner beans, btw. Definitely something I'm going to steal, I just have to figure out a place. Hmm...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-14623385889273262332007-05-18T06:25:00.000-07:002007-05-18T06:25:00.000-07:00Oh, OK. I thought all Salvia down south would be i...Oh, OK. I thought all Salvia down south would be in bloom right now. <BR/><BR/>And I trust you (unlike the folks in my neighborhood) to choose attractive annuals. (No marigolds, right?)JvAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-56769554552002035322007-05-17T21:02:00.000-07:002007-05-17T21:02:00.000-07:00In fact, I do have purple-flowering sage. Two of ...In fact, I do have purple-flowering sage. Two of them. But they won't flower for another couple of months. Meanwhile I could use some annuals.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345890.post-59417690384865165792007-05-17T20:59:00.000-07:002007-05-17T20:59:00.000-07:00Annuals, schmannuals. What about some pretty purpl...Annuals, schmannuals. What about some pretty purple-flowered sage?JvAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.com