airhead -Reply
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- Subject: airhead -Reply
- From: S* S* <S*@Schwabe.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:08:58 -0800
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Hi Jeanne! You wrote:
Yesterday, while
browsing through the new Woman's Day
magazine, I came across a picture
of some lovely hardy geraniums. I have been
nurturing along what I
thought were geraniums, however a closer
inspection of the magazine
picture revealed that their foliage looks nothing
like mine.
Hardy geraniums are "true" geraniums. They
would most likely be planted mid to front of
the border (I've never seen any taller than 3').
They are wonderful plants in every color
imaginable. The plants you have may be
pelagorum (sp?), or common name annual, seed
or zonal geraniums. You can winter these over
in a garage.
Someone suggested that I keep a camera on
hand so that when fall comes
I take pictures of my garden every month
almost the entire year. They are great for
references and just to cheer you up when winter
seems endless!
One of my garden books said to cut back the
columbine after flowering
for repeated bloom. Does anyone know how
far I should cut them back?
I don't cut mine back until they've gone to seed
(and then just the stems at the ground). The
seeds will be in pods that rattle and will break
open in the wind (or you can pick them and
scatter them where you will). Columbines are
great for cross-pollinating. I have many
interesting colors that I've never planted in
every stage of purple/pink/mauve you can
imagine -- just gorgeous, all from
interpollinating themselves. Let them go to
seed! Share them with friends if you don't have
room.
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