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jmorth
Divernon, IL
(Zone 5b)
January 11, 2006
12:32 PM Post #1969328
| The gate is open and you are all welcome to tour: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
This message was edited Jan 21, 2006 10:33 PM |
fireant13
Mascotte, FL
(Zone 9a)
January 11, 2006
6:44 PM Post #1970208
| So much to see! I love your coleus. I've been thinking of planting a coleus bed in one of my side yards. |
sstateham
Rockford, IL
(Zone 4b)
January 12, 2006
7:46 PM Post #1972648
| Your forced bulbs are amazing! |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
January 14, 2006
10:01 AM Post #1975667
| Quite an extensive layout you have of your yard and beds. You have a wonderful slection of plants and a lot of great pictures of them. I can see you favor the Coleus, and you do have some beautiful ones. Thanks for the tour!
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maggiemoo
Conroe, TX
(Zone 9a)
January 14, 2006
2:50 PM Post #1976309
| That is a really beautiful border of coleus pictured July 31 '05! Are those sun coleuses (hoe do you write the plural of coleous, anyway?) My coleus never seem to get really... how would you describe it... thick and hearty, like that. What's your secret?
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bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
January 14, 2006
7:09 PM Post #1976793
| One of the few things I wish we could do in this forum is to reply in each entry in a diary it would be nice. Anyway I didn't get all the way through yours yet, but I have a few comments. What are the spoon coneflower? Do you work with GIS at work? I also think that you are very realistic with working on smaller sections at a time unlike the shows on TV that like to show instant results - which is not very realistic or done right.
That's all for now
Al |
daylily970
Coshocton, OH
(Zone 6a)
January 14, 2006
8:05 PM Post #1976955
| enjoyed your garden. love the coleus borders!
belinda |
jmorth
Divernon, IL
(Zone 5b)
January 15, 2006
12:46 AM Post #1977661
| Thanks to all for visiting and posting your complementry comments.
Some specifics:
bigcityal - the spoon flowered Purple Coneflower is what I believe is termed a sport, its a mutation of some nature I'm assuming. I'd planted a plot several years ago for my mother. I 'd infreguently visit her garden just because I like to see how gardens grow. The Echinacea seeded area remained unchanged through the years. About 3 years ago, when on one of those infrequent visits, I happened to notice one of the perennial coneflowers had a heretofore never seen different petal shape than the rest. I extracted and transported the 'sport' to my garden. Before the transplanting I divided the clump into 3 and planted them separately. This spring I'll divide the larger two again as well as check out new Echinacea self seeded starts to see if any came true or had genetic changes due to the proximity of regular flowered purple coneflowers that overlapped in their respective flowering times and may have crossed. I'm also starting some seeds from one of the spoon flowerers on the outside chance that it might come true from seed.
maggiemoo, To achieve coeus potential I amend the soil to faciliate good drainage (usually add sand), pinch terminal growth points several times (especially when younger), remove any flowering stems, and fertilize with grandular time release incorporated when transplanting from overwintered in basement under lights starts. I also supplement that fertilizer with liquid fertilizer foliar fed.
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jmorth
Divernon, IL
(Zone 5b)
January 15, 2006
12:51 AM Post #1977667
| bigcityal,
what is GIS? |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
January 15, 2006
8:58 AM Post #1977957
| GIS is Geographic Information System ,it is a computerized mapping program. I used it years ago as a planning technician.
You'll have to get a picture of your 'spoon' coneflower this year.
Al |
fireant13
Mascotte, FL
(Zone 9a)
January 15, 2006
12:32 PM Post #1978317
| It's funny that you have to add sand to your soil. I have to add soil to my sand. That's probably why people say coleus grow well here. |
lafko06
Brimfield, MA
(Zone 5a)
January 15, 2006
8:05 PM Post #1979577
| Hi I am new as of today and I am in your zone so I'm interested in your garden tour. However, I must be doing something wrong, because I can't see a link or figure out how to view it. Can you please help me?
Thanks.
Megan |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
January 15, 2006
8:47 PM Post #1979672
| Megan,
You can go in to anyone's diary through their home page - click on their name, and then click on their diary page.
AL |
drdon
Temecula, CA
(Zone 8b)
January 17, 2006
7:12 AM Post #1982416
| hiya jmorth,
Incredible tour! Thank you for organizing it and explaining it so well. Hope you'll continue to so us your mineral, gemstone, and your collections of geologic treasures.
best,
don |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
January 26, 2006
10:04 PM Post #2003042
| J,
Did you say if the Cherokee Sunset was perennial for you or reseed. I loved it, but it did neither for me.
AL |
jmorth
Divernon, IL
(Zone 5b)
January 27, 2006
2:05 AM Post #2003348
| Al, I've been utilizing Cherokee Sunset for a while now. My observations indicate
a) it can and does overwinter for a second year of bloom and as such could be termed (at least, short-lived) perennial. Last year the majority of Cherokees that seemed to survive that winter were in actuality on their way to experation due to having roots exposed due to heaving caused from cyclic weather extremes.
b) It is capable of perpetuating itself by self seeding.
c) Correctly stored seed is viable for at least a second year.
d) I wasn't an accurate enough historian to verify it, but I believe some of the plants last year might have been self-seeded crosses. There is a population of two other rudbeckia varieties grown in same proximity - Green Eyes and Chimchiminee.
This year it is anticipated one or two other varieties will be added to the mix - 'Maya' and maybe 'Kelvedon Star'.
J |
drdon
Temecula, CA
(Zone 8b)
January 27, 2006
6:38 AM Post #2003454
| hiya jmorth,
It will be great to see the new ones in that bed. I've admired this section of your garden as I throw Rudbeckia seed out each winter and have some somewhat 'muddy' crosses out in our roadside garden. I really like the lights and darks of this genus.
thanks for sharing your experience,
don |
jmorth
Divernon, IL
(Zone 5b)
January 27, 2006
7:26 PM Post #2004812
| drdon, Rudbeckias rate high on my preferences. You might check out some recent posts over in the rock and mineral section.
I'm not sure if I ever mentioned it but I'd like to say thanks to you for the tour idea (it occupied me for most of December when the weather was forbidding here).
J |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 1, 2006
6:43 PM Post #2016082
| J,
Chimchimeree is the cultivar name? I have not seen it anywhere yet. Is it similar to Maya? I have not seen the Kelvedon Star either do you have any links?
Al |
jmorth
Divernon, IL
(Zone 5b)
February 2, 2006
2:44 AM Post #2016796
| The seeds can be found in T & M. Hyperlink:
[HYPERLINK@seeds.thompson-morgan.com]
Chimchiminee is 24-30" with quilled petals in a vaeiety of colors (yellow, browns, & in between)
Kelvedon Star is 30-36" with brightyellow flowers with a mahogany brown center.
I've had excellent results with the former but never tried the latter heretofore. |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 2, 2006
5:45 PM Post #2018158
| Thanks J,
I signed up for a catalog from them but never got it ;(
The regular Gloriosa Daisies I've grown - they are so many variations, but similar.
Al |
