Re: Thanks for the Advice!
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: Re: Thanks for the Advice!
- From: G* L* W*
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 13:12:35 -0600 (CST)
I will take a stab at the crab apple question. Do you fertilize it
regularly? Is there a red cedar near by? Have you looked at the leaves
that fall off. Do they have small spots on them. You might have
cedar-apple rust. Check with a garden center for the appropiate type of
spray (fungicide) for the disease.
Laurin Wheeler
University of Arkansas
Dept. of Horticulture
Plant Science 318
Fayetteville, AR 72701
glwheel@comp.uark.edu
On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Maria Nauman wrote:
> Cyclamen - Thanks for the advice! I've seen the cute potted ones in stores,
> and might invest in a few to fill in as houseplants when I move all my ferns
> back out onto the porch this summer. For the coum variety, Marge mentioned
> "woodland gardens". Does that mean it will survive planted right at the base
> of a tree? Also, thanks for the URL.
> (http://suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/15051 if anyone missed it).
> I'll look it up.
>
> Frost Dates - Devon, I'm in west Baltimore. Does your book list frost dates
> for Baltimore?
>
> Primroses - Ah-ha! Good. I'll nurse the two I've inherited until spring.
>
> And again, if anyone (in addition to Charlie and Devon) is interested in
> plants swaps in Maryland, let me know. I have two other (off line) gardeners
> interested, and will find out what they MIGHT have to swap come Spring.
>
> QUESTION: Looking for privacy plants. Any suggestions for tall perennials,
> non-invasive, full to partial sun? Do the ornamental grasses expand across
> the ground much? I'm already seeking permission from the neighbor to put
> some of the lovely vines you all suggested on part of our shared chain link
> fences.
>
> SECOND QUESTION: What is the life span on a flowering crab apple tree? Ours
> is at LEAST 15 years old. FanTAStic show 6 years ago, decreasing ever since.
> Sheds leaves all summer >:-(
>
> THIRD QUESTION: (I warned you I'm a novice!) Last year, I planted fox
> gloves. No sign yet of re-appearance. Do they self-seed and spring from
> THAT? If so, when can I expect them?
>
> FOURTH QUESTION: I have several butterfly bushes (my apologies for not being
> fluent with the Latin names), which I did NOT trim back at the end of last
> season. Do they bloom off new growth (therefore trim back now), or can I
> just leave them, like a lilac bush?
>
> I'm in Baltimore, Maryland. Your thoughts are genuinely appreciated! :-D
>
> Maria in Maryland
>
> Maria C.S. Nauman
> mnauman@mountdesales.org
>
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