Re: Off to the Garden/mock orange

Tricia,
It might have been the prayers.  Or maybe the offerings to the god,
Philadelphus, who kept 'mocking' my efforts to coax the species into bloom.
I'd given that shrub 3 different, good spots and it just kept shooting out
long green stems.  Out it went after 10 years.  In spring 2003 I ordered P.
Snow Velvet from Heronswood to try again.  I think the reason it bloomed now
rather than the previos 2 years had nothing to do with my efforts.  I think
it was just finally established enough and a little older.  Still, it needs
work as it is too floppy.  I want it more upright.

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden/mock orange


> Kitty,
> What did you do to get it to bloom?  I have had one about 25 years ago
that
> was wonderful... huge, smelled wonderful and bloomed every year.  I have
> tried now for 4-5 years to get one to bloom but never have had one bloom.
I
> moved it this last fall and it lived but still no blooms.
> I moved it into more sun so I thought that might help.
> Tricia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 1:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
>
>
> > We were supposed to get rain Fri-Sat-Sun, none so far except Thurs
> > overnight.  I spent about 6 hrs in the garden yesterday and got a few
> > things
> > done.  While looking for spaces to tuck things in, lo and behold, my
Mock
> > Orange was blooming!  No fragrance, but at least it bloomed.  It's a
> > sprawling, leggy thing with little to its credit, so it may still get
> > yanked
> > someday.  But after trying for 15 yrs to get a Philadelphus to flower, I
> > did
> > derive some pleasure from this one blooming in its third year.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <Hollikft@aol.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 10:19 AM
> > Subject: [CHAT] Off to the Garden
> >
> >
> >> Thanks to Rich's rain dance..  we had a good amount of rain last night
> >> so
> >> weeding will be easier.  Hey anyone want some very invasive
BAMBOO!!!??
> > Have
> >> to go cut some down..  No I wasn't the one who  planted it.. the owners
> > before
> >> me did, and my guess is they knew nothing about  gardening.  ;(
> >>
> >>
> >> Holli
> >> Long Island, New York
> >>
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