RE: digging, digging

Passionflower? I've always wanted to try it myself.

Cyndi


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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Theresa G.
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:40 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] digging, digging

Any other suggestions?  It will be against a brick wall so pretty
protected from cold...
Theresa

james singer wrote:
> Just remember that bougainvillea grows like a teenager--unexpectedly
> and every which way. Very pretty but not very satisfactory as a vine,
> especially if space is limited. Its thorns are also lethal. Mandevilla

> is much better behaved.
>
> On Jun 3, 2008, at 7:52 PM, Theresa G. wrote:
>
>> So a couple of weeks ago I swore I was done planting or transplanting

>> for the year since it was 104.  But then is has been only in the 70's

>> and 80's since.  So, last weekend, I dug out several of the plants
>> that were too crowded, didn't like, not enough sun, or just wanted a
>> change. Out went the Gloire de Dijon climbing rose (just never liked
>> it that much), bonica rose (too much shade now), and another pink
>> hybrid that annoyed me because after flowering it took forever to
>> drop all of the crappy looking dead petals.  Oh, I also dug out a
>> yellow carpet rose too, and a geum, and some type of tree/shrub that
>> just never did very well.  I still need to dig out a huge zebra grass

>> (it is just too huge for my little garden, and besides if flops over
>> halfway thru summer and then isn't so great looking)- but that is a
>> project for another weekend.  I've given everything to various
>> friends who have more space and far fewer plants that I do, so at
>> least they all have homes.  I did go buy a purple fountain grass-
>> love them and the one I had died over winter a couple of years ago.
>> Not planning on buying anything else, other than some type of climber

>> to replace the one rose.  I'm thinking about something more tropical-

>> maybe a mandevilla or bouganvilla??  Anyone have other suggestions?
>>
>> Theresa
>>
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