Re: digging, digging

Hey Theresa
Ah, the halcion days of late spring here in N. California.  I have
seen that Mandavilla and it is a beaut.  
I have just purchased another
buddlea...royal blue because the other buddlea I had was taking over...can you
believe this?...a Magnolia grandiflora tree.  Ok, I admit I'm stupid but when
you are looking at a dainty little plant in a 4" pot it's hard to believe it
would compete with a 15' tall Magnolia in just a couple years.  The wonders of
Ma Nature.
DF



----- Original Message ----
From: Theresa G.
<macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Friday, June 6, 2008
3:45:18 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] digging, digging

Well- no Blue Sky available
here.... I ended up getting a lovely 
mandevilla that had very red blooms all
over it instead (You didn't 
really think I'd leave the nursery empty-handed).
Theresa

james singer wrote:
> Will Thunbergia grow there? Prolific bloomer;
very nice flowers. Blue 
> sky vine is my choice, but it also comes in other
flavors.
>
>
>
> On Jun 4, 2008, at 9:40 PM, Theresa G. wrote:
>
>> 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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