re: airhead strike again
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'" <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: re: airhead strike again
- From: "* D* G* <D*@PSS.Boeing.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:34:56 -0700
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> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 06:05:13 -0700 (PDT)
> From: jeanne latta <jplatta@yahoo.com>
> Subject: airhead strikes again
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> Well, I have been trying to conceal my ignorance on two topics but the
> time has come to confess.
> 1. When you deadhead, do you just clip the flower head off or do you
> cut the stem all the way back ?
Dead head what?
I have become lazy and if the plant is huge, I have just used a
electrical brush trimmer.
Quick, and fast. This is a great tool for fall clean up.
If it is small, I tell my three year old daughter to pull the flower
head.
Hey, it works for me....
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/mygarden.html take a look at what it
looks like now.
> 2. A couple of weeks ago, people were mentioning things about their
> "journals". I decided that to really be a serious gardener I would
> have to have a journal. I rushed out and bought one and here it sits.
> BLANK PAGES! What does one write in one's journal. I haven't the
> remotest idea what I should be entering to fill those blank pages.
> Would appreciate help from all you pros.
> Jeanne
>
Hell, I have never used a journal, you just plant and see what happens.
If you are creating a perennial border, it is wise to read a few books
and understand your bloom times and heights of your plants. Remember,
small upfront and large in the background. Each year you will learn
what is misplaced due to height or color. From your yearly experence,
you natural see what is misplaced.
Go and visits some gardens, check out some perennial design books from
the library. Look for the books with the schmatics on planting. Follow
a plan you will see in time how to improve things.
Pretty soon, you will see that you don't have room to plant anything
else like me.
Duncan
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