tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post3268693911891995077..comments2024-01-02T02:31:37.780-05:00Comments on sweetbay: Baptisias and the big bedsweetbayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-39907131822706429922019-09-01T06:41:12.700-04:002019-09-01T06:41:12.700-04:00Hope you are doing well, have missed seeing your l...Hope you are doing well, have missed seeing your lovely blooms.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-46603742821566729302018-03-12T08:36:00.229-04:002018-03-12T08:36:00.229-04:00C'est une pure beauté. Ce jardin est superbe. ...C'est une pure beauté. Ce jardin est superbe. beau partage .Merci<br /> http://01-rue-des-troenes.over-blog.com THERESE JOLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769457193369490224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-31020930400816635612018-03-02T21:24:24.692-05:002018-03-02T21:24:24.692-05:00So that is what happened to my baptsias! I planted...So that is what happened to my baptsias! I planted 3 tiny ones and waited several years for them to mature and bloom. Finally they did, and they were gorgeous. The next year they had vanished. Voles are a real problem in my garden, but I failed to think they could be the culprit. Your garden is always so beautiful, but I know that gardening is a process. Gardens change as we try new solutions to the challenges, and most of the time it is all for the better. I always look forward to seeing what you are doing in your garden!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-46703852195734055942018-02-27T21:53:20.312-05:002018-02-27T21:53:20.312-05:00Great suggestions. I love mapleleaf viburnum! It g...Great suggestions. I love mapleleaf viburnum! It grows wild in my FIL's yard and turns fantastic shades of pink and purple in the fall. I tried 4 plants in this bed several years ago and they didn't make it, I don't know why. I ordered more this fall and planted them on the east side of the house, but I should try them in the big bed again too. <br /><br />I ordered spicebush this fall too! It's potted up so it can size up before I put in out in the fall. I think I will follow your suggestion and put it in this bed. sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-23274918924442228512018-02-25T22:37:19.724-05:002018-02-25T22:37:19.724-05:00What about Mapleleaf Viburnum? Or Spicebush? Your ...What about Mapleleaf Viburnum? Or Spicebush? Your Irises are beauties. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-11044353691320070092018-02-23T09:48:26.058-05:002018-02-23T09:48:26.058-05:00Having trouble leaving comments, so perhaps you...Having trouble leaving comments, so perhaps you'll eventually find several from me. Love the photos of your garden. Irises are one of my favorites and yours are very beautiful. The voles are terribly destructive. Hope your baptisias make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-31819574993523889042018-02-23T04:45:53.616-05:002018-02-23T04:45:53.616-05:00Your garden is looking so pretty. I find it too ha...Your garden is looking so pretty. I find it too hard to struggle long against critters or putting up with plants that are fuss pots. I don't have any suggestions either, but gardening seems to be trial and error. Good luck, SB.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-14763339224605067392018-02-23T04:22:56.079-05:002018-02-23T04:22:56.079-05:00Hi Sweetbay,
I am sorry to hear that some of your ...Hi Sweetbay,<br />I am sorry to hear that some of your plants don´t do as well as you would like them to do. Nevertheless, your garden looks stunning! I love how your garden is surrounded by woods. It has such a natural feel to it, very idilic- something rarely found in gardens. I wish you all the best for your plants! I am sure you will find a solution!<br />Best wishes,<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109267388874121002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-38951788366669022542018-02-22T14:11:31.314-05:002018-02-22T14:11:31.314-05:00Your gardens are beautiful ... if only the danged ...Your gardens are beautiful ... if only the danged critters wouldn't spoil our visions of beauty! Thanks for stopping by my corner of Katy!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-4125611444080164132018-02-19T07:00:37.795-05:002018-02-19T07:00:37.795-05:00Beautiful photos of your Baptisias and Irises. I h...Beautiful photos of your Baptisias and Irises. I have already for years some Baptisias in the garden, they stay alife but are difficult to expand, I think I have to sow or plant more of them. Climbing Old Blush is a jewel. I have Old Blush already in my garden for more than 20 years and the last few years I did not prune them, so it's climbing through a Camellia now.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-40110253295247082102018-02-19T00:00:35.574-05:002018-02-19T00:00:35.574-05:00Sweet pepperbush is Clethra alnifolia. :)Sweet pepperbush is Clethra alnifolia. :)sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-55177912705746855572018-02-18T22:59:02.330-05:002018-02-18T22:59:02.330-05:00With my climate being so different from yours, I c...With my climate being so different from yours, I can't suggest any viable options. It's too bad about the voles' appetite for your Baptisias. I tried to grow those here twice and failed even though my Sunset Garden Book swears they should grow in my zone with moderate water. But then I haven't succeeded in establishing lupine here either and it grows wild in the area. Maybe my soil is too sandy.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-88635393296629503302018-02-18T21:29:15.269-05:002018-02-18T21:29:15.269-05:00It sounds like you have a great plan. I added a Ba...It sounds like you have a great plan. I added a Baptisia plant last fall, so I'll be curious to see if it survived the winter. I have it caged, but I don't know if the roots are deep enough yet to have survived a cold January with very little snow. Baptisias are incredible plants. Regarding shrubs, Aronias are awesome and the foliage is pretty in the fall. Other possibilities: Fothergilla, Witch Hazel, or Cranberrybush Viburnum. All have nice fall color and are beautiful.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-165516826888752732018-02-18T18:00:35.369-05:002018-02-18T18:00:35.369-05:00Is Clethra another shrub possibility? They are a ...Is Clethra another shrub possibility? They are a blazing yellow in fall, a nice dark green background for lighter plants most of the season, with summer bloom.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.com