Hydrangeas

roseypeach

roseypeach

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Not until I get settled at least. I'm on the go all the time now, my life opened up big time! :) however, I am helping run a biz in CO and am back and forth a lot with that and caring for my mother. She's not well so I have moved close to help watch over her. My brother lives a short distance and helps when I can''t be here.
 
roseypeach

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Back to the hydrangeas..lol

I obviously don't have the same ones, matter of fact Cat bought me a new one last summer for my birthday that's starting to come back already :) I'm a little concerned she may die back again though because we've got at least one more freeze coming (tomorrow night)

I sure hope she makes it through alright. Now that I'm nearly recovered from surgery I'll be working in the gardens a lot. Here's a few shots of what's going on right now.

My only hydrangea right now..she's a pink/purple-ish bloomer...

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Our corkscrew willow..Cat took cuttings off the tree he planted at his old place and wove them together for kicks. We'll be taking more cuttings off this one and putting a few around the property.

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These ladies popped up just in the last few days. We've found a few rows of bulbs here and there since everything started growing again. I think these are Crocus. I'm going to thin them out and place some on the other side of the walkway after they stop blooming.

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Last, but certainly NOT least..our DWC's..we'll be flowering them out in two weeks or so, after we top them once more

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roseypeach

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dannyboy602 said:
I think so too Rosy...These are H. paniculata. They take full sun to part shade. I haven't really seen these anywhere else and I'm so anxious to get cut flowers out of them.
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I bet you are, I'm going to order a couple myself, thank you so much for sharing that with me :) I was looking around and saw the strawberry sundae's they are really pretty too


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I'm trying to put together a cottage garden for my landscape, it's a pretty good size, full sun over nearly a full acre that slopes slightly up from the road. Not quite enough for privacy, so I want to find some good small trees, like wild cherry's and maybe a few dogwoods and make a 'private' area in front of my house
 
dannyboy602

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sounds like a woodland thing u got going on there??? if u give me more info I could give u a plant list that would work for ur space. my specialty is east coast natives.
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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well here's a couple shots of my yard to give you an idea. We're on the south eastern side, Blue Ridge mtn area. Our yard is huge, slightly sloped and full sun.
Once you get to the top of the yard where the house sits, it levels out. I shot these pics from the street at the far left corner.

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P.S. You should come by my grow thread sometime, love to have you! link is in my sig ;)
 
dannyboy602

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Ima come up with a plant list tonight...so you want what are called pioneer species...ones that grow first and fastest like Birch. The thing though is that they don't live long lives but they will be cover for the slower growing, longer living things like Oak and Hickory.
Plant pea family plants like Kentucky Coffee tree and Honey Locust, they fix their own Nitrogen and can thrive in poor soils.
Think layers. The large trees provide cover for the smaller, understory trees like American Dog, Redbud, American Holly, Shadblow.
Also plant trees for wildlife like Black Walnut and Pawpaw. Animals scatter seeds and help the process.

In nature the first thing that would happen to a space like that is it would become a grassland which provides protection for the little Oaks and Maples that grow amongst them eventually replacing the grasses altogether. You live in what wants to be a woodland. Its not difficult to get the ball rolling and I'll help with whatever I can.
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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dannyboy602 said:
Ima come up with a plant list tonight...so you want what are called pioneer species...ones that grow first and fastest like Birch. The thing though is that they don't live long lives but they will be cover for the slower growing, longer living things like Oak and Hickory.
Plant pea family plants like Kentucky Coffee tree and Honey Locust, they fix their own Nitrogen and can thrive in poor soils.
Think layers. The large trees provide cover for the smaller, understory trees like American Dog, Redbud, American Holly, Shadblow.
Also plant trees for wildlife like Black Walnut and Pawpaw. Animals scatter seeds and help the process.

In nature the first thing that would happen to a space like that is it would become a grassland which provides protection for the little Oaks and Maples that grow amongst them eventually replacing the grasses altogether. You live in what wants to be a woodland. Its not difficult to get the ball rolling and I'll help with whatever I can.
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Sounds great, thanks DB :) I definitely want a few trees to start with, especially near street level for some privacy. We talked about planting leyland cypress along there for a nice tall, dense border but only if we decide to stay indefinitely. The plan is to buy this place, we leased with the option after one year so we'll see.

Other than that, I'm going for the cottage garden style. Some flowing, steady blooming flowers/bushes along with some border plants that bring color during winter too. Winters here seem to last forever.
 
thumper60

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roseypeach said:
Back to the hydrangeas..lol

I obviously don't have the same ones, matter of fact Cat bought me a new one last summer for my birthday that's starting to come back already :) I'm a little concerned she may die back again though because we've got at least one more freeze coming (tomorrow night)

I sure hope she makes it through alright. Now that I'm nearly recovered from surgery I'll be working in the gardens a lot. Here's a few shots of what's going on right now.

My only hydrangea right now..she's a pink/purple-ish bloomer...

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Our corkscrew willow..Cat took cuttings off the tree he planted at his old place and wove them together for kicks. We'll be taking more cuttings off this one and putting a few around the property.

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These ladies popped up just in the last few days. We've found a few rows of bulbs here and there since everything started growing again. I think these are Crocus. I'm going to thin them out and place some on the other side of the walkway after they stop blooming.

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Last, but certainly NOT least..our DWC's..we'll be flowering them out in two weeks or so, after we top them once more

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u have some lovely tulips there
 
roseypeach

roseypeach

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Gardening has been arduous for me this year, I didn't realize how out of shape I'd gotten since my surgery. Being on limited activity during recovery really fucked me up.

Anyhoos, moving forward.. One of my hydrangeas is showing some distress and I'm hoping someone can help me identify and correct whatever is going on. Here's a pic..

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Chunky Stool

Chunky Stool

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roseypeach said:
Gardening has been arduous for me this year, I didn't realize how out of shape I'd gotten since my surgery. Being on limited activity during recovery really fucked me up.

Anyhoos, moving forward.. One of my hydrangeas is showing some distress and I'm hoping someone can help me identify and correct whatever is going on. Here's a pic..

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First guess is a ph problem. Too high...
 
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