Re: FaceBook..now vines
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  • Subject: Re: FaceBook..now vines
  • From: P* E* <g*@gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:16:12 -0500
true enough on morning glory.  got plenty of seeds if you need them.

On 3/29/10, Cornergar@aol.com <Cornergar@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the responses Bonnie and Kitty. Would love to do jasmine but
> would have to move south to do it. Love the idea of fake flowers! Think I
> may
> try morning glory...do you think?? Seems like they bloom anywhere. Kathy
>
>
> In a message dated 3/29/2010 11:50:51 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
>
> I have a  Red Flame honeysuckle that's lovely and pretty well behaved.
> However, I  doubt honeysuckles do well in mostly shade.  There are some
> nice
> monkshood vines (Aconitum) that perform well in shade if you're looking
> for
> a hardy vine.
>
> Personally, I'd prefer to look at annual vines  for this application.
> You're
> right, that hydrangea vine will  eventually fill in, but so might the quick
> grower you select. They'd  eventually have to duke it out for available
> light
> and space and I would  think the fast grower would win and you'd lose all
> the
> headway you made  the past 3 yrs for the Hvine.  Or it might become an
> unsightly mess  of both vines needing constant attention.  Some people just
> have no  patience. Oh, and you might consider adding a bit extra
> phosphorous
> to  encourage blooms.
>
> Most annual flowering vines that I searched like full  sun or light shade.
> Maybe you could weave in some fake flowers for her  instead._^..^_
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BONNIE_HOLMES" <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net>
> To:  <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 11:15  AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] FaceBook..now vines
>
>
> >I was just going  to suggest climbing hydrangea. Mine took three years
> >before
> > it  started blooming and then it was beautiful. What about Native
> Carolina
> >  Jessamine which produces showy yellow flowers in early spring and is
> semi
> > evergreen here in the south. Confederate jasmine blooms  prolifically
> with
> > small extremely fragrant white flowers in spring and  sporadically
> > thereafter
> > until frost. Each of these are best  suited to southern locals, zones
> 6-9.
> > Trumpet honeysuckle , an  evergreen, offers a showy bloom that provides
> > nectar
> > for  hummingbirds and butterflies. Bright red berries appear in the fall
> >  after
> > bloom ceases. Itb s dense evergreen habitat, often reaching  lengths of
> 20
> > feet per tendril, also provides cover throughout the  seasons.
> >
> > Most homeowners immediately call to mind the prolific  and invasive
> > Japanese
> > honeysuckle . However, there are many  non invasive species of
> honeysuckles
> > to
> > choose from, such as  Gold flame , Browns and Tatarian . Each of these is
> > suited for zones  3-9.
> > Bonnie
> > ETN Zone 7
> >
> > ----- Original Message  -----
> > From: Cornergar@aol.com
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >  Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 11:36:16 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> >  Subject: Re: [CHAT] FaceBook..now vines
> >
> > Am also having trouble  getting interested in Facebook 'tho' my grown
> > children are certainly  into it.
> > Can anyone recommend a vine, annual or perennial, that will  bloom the
> > first
> > year and will tolerate mostly shade? I have a  client who is unhappy with
> > the climbing hydrangea I planted a few  years back that has never
> bloomed.
> > I
> > hate to pull it out as I  suspect it is just now mature enough to put on
> a
> > show. I'm wanting to  hedge my bets by planting something right next to
> it
> > so
> > that  there will be some sort of bloom this year.
> > BTW were there really no  emails from this group for 6 days?? Last one I
> > got
> > was the  22nd 'til Andreas comments re facebook yesterday. Guess it is
> time
> > to  be out working in the garden rather than just talking about
> it!  Kathy
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/28/2010 4:00:28 A.M.  Central Standard Time,
> > andreah@hargray.com writes:
> >
> >  Just my opinion, but Facebook is only a commitment if you make it
> one.  I
> > check it when I feel like it. The main reason I signed up was to  keep in
> > touch with my 14 year old niece. Until recently, I mainly got  to see how
> > booooorrrrreeeeeeeeed she was most of the time. LOL! Now I  just send a
> > message to people I WANT to talk to, like Jesse & Pam  and a few others.
> I
> > check it about once a week.
> >  A
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >  Behalf
> > Of Gene Bush
> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 8:39  AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT]  FaceBook
> >
> > I resisted the Facebook thing as a young persons' bad  habits...finally
> > went
> > on FaceBook and then backed off because  of several reason. Now I am back
> > with a better understanding...but  still not enough time it would seem.
> > Computers have been a necessity  to the nursery business from day one, so
> > that and being on various  lists has been not only a necessity but a joy
> as
> > well. I have made  contact with so many great gardeners, often face to
> > face.
> >  Come on in.. the water is just right
> >
> > Gene E. Bush
> >  Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
> > www.munchkinnursery.com
> >  Garden Writer - Photographer -  Lecturer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net  [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Subject: Re:  [CHAT] FaceBook
> >
> > I think this is like when we jumped on the  train to learn computers and
> > e-mail.
> > Think how much we would  have missed if we had not jumped on.
> > My laptop and wireless makes it  easy to read from anywhere in the house
> > or lots of places everywhere!  My I phone has become such a neccessary
> > luxury too!
> >
> >  Can anyone believe it is 2010!!!!!
> > Life keeps moving  on!
> >
> > sent from my i-phone
> > Patricia  Dickson
> >
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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