COMMENT 97765
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2010-08-14 10:22 AM |
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:)
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COMMENT 97766
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2010-08-14 10:31 AM |
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Tried and true plants are indeed, just that, tried and true. La Sumida is pretty good for those. For the more interesting stuff I prefer Terra Sol.
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COMMENT 97803
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2010-08-14 12:06 PM |
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For great prices, I like Knapp Nursery. I went to get common day lilies and was pleasantly surprised with double flowers, looks similar to a rose. Very pretty!
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CHERIDIANE
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2010-08-14 09:44 PM |
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Because of something Billy Goodnick said in an earlier EdHat article, I think it was, I spent a lovely time recently touring Seaside Nursery and Botanical Gardens. What a find! In Carpinteria. Thank you for another bit of reading fun and information here. I look forward to two weeks from now! Cheers!
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COMMENT 97887P
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2010-08-15 06:27 AM |
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Lots of good information! I've had to endure a self-imposed 12 to 200 step program to stop buying plants. Terra Sol Nursery is a place where I can easily relapse.
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COMMENT 97894
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2010-08-15 07:56 AM |
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If only I knew then what I know now... I am one of those bougainvillea trimmers. Until I figure out what to replace it with, I am destined to prune.
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COMMENT 97901
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2010-08-15 08:48 AM |
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Super article! Thank you for all the information (and humor!).
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SEEDLADY
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2010-08-15 10:30 AM |
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...nothing wrong with pruning a bougainvillea, just don't hockey-puck it or meatloaf it...it's always better to thin than to truncate. So remove some main branches back to the truck, and tip-prune others for a more open look. Often, with mid-summer pruning, after the main bloom, the plant responds with less forceful regrowth. If you prune too hard too early, all you get is a jungle-y regrowth of enormous proportions rather than a more lightly stimulated repsonse. This is true of ruit trees as well. Moderate dormant season pruning (thinning rather than scalping) will result in less vigourious summer grwoth. You can then follow fruiting with a light pruning that will help maintain a lower (easier to pick and prune) branch scaffold.
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COMMENT 97936
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2010-08-15 11:25 AM |
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Hi Billy, Love your posts. You are so right about the tried and true. Sure love those Agapanthas when they arrive each season like happy children ready to play. The last of the bloomed out stalks just got lopped off and I sure miss them. The gophers love our bougainvillas as much as we do...unfortunately. We lose one or two every year (even though we plant them in cages). Thank goodness they are fairly easy to replace.
Thanks for keeping us up on the dirt around the gardens in town.
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COMMENT 97943
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2010-08-15 12:14 PM |
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One thing to remember with Agapanthas is that gophers love 'em. I have a job where I work long hours. Noticed a couple of Agapanthas missing on Monday. By the time the weekend came and I had time to do something about it, gophers had gone through over $100 of Agapanthas. It would have been cheaper to buy them dinner. With bougainvillea, please don't plant it by your front or back door. I think I still have scars from carrying groceries and other things in and being attacked by thorns that yes, I should have know were right there.
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COMMENT 97979
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2010-08-15 04:48 PM |
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I remember your previous comments disparaging the common impatiens. Here in Cambria we have glorious displays, all in jewel tones, and I wish I could duplicate that at my home. There IS something to be said about successfully growing successful stars.
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