tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post1323724953594110217..comments2024-01-05T12:29:06.050-08:00Comments on Ramble On Rose: Hurry up and waitRamble on Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-73850824478064955472009-08-30T13:16:07.114-07:002009-08-30T13:16:07.114-07:00Rose, I think the gardens are coming along splendi...Rose, I think the gardens are coming along splendidly! I wish I lived close enough to share some of my extra plants with you. I have a few things down here in Texas that would make it through a Chicago winter, I think!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-24348334577823928272009-08-22T18:47:11.759-07:002009-08-22T18:47:11.759-07:00Sue--I definitely recommend trying to put a rain g...Sue--I definitely recommend trying to put a rain garden near your curb! So much rain water is lost to storm drains along the street; if you can capture some you would be doing a great service!<br /><br />Nan--I solved one problem by creating another. I dumped all the rocks along the side of my garage where there's no sun (northern exposure, lots of mature trees) so nothing is growing. You can't see it from the street or even when you walk up to the house, so the eyesore isn't exposed to the world. But I'm still looking for somewhere to dispose of them permanently. Besides, I want ferns in that super-shady area one day, not mountains of lava rocks!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-25384280185860576562009-08-22T07:55:05.740-07:002009-08-22T07:55:05.740-07:00Thanks for joining us at the GGW Design Workshop t...Thanks for joining us at the GGW Design Workshop this month, Rose! It looks like your new border is off to a great start, and your rain garden is well on its way to filling in. I must ask: whatever did you do with all the rock that you carted out of there?Nan Ondrahttp://www.gardeninggonewild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-44947005682056615242009-08-12T16:25:55.226-07:002009-08-12T16:25:55.226-07:00I forgot to say I think it's cool you have a r...I forgot to say I think it's cool you have a rain garden. I should look into that for my area by the curb if it's not too late. I don't know if one would work there, but the lot slopes that way. <br /><br />I like what you said about enjoying native plants, but not exclusively.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-31347055882890595902009-08-12T16:21:55.682-07:002009-08-12T16:21:55.682-07:00I need to do a better job of embracing the moment....I need to do a better job of embracing the moment. It seems like just the other day, I was feeling impatient for spring to get here, and now, I'm wondering where it went.<br /><br />I am so excited to have some more dirt to garden in, as the city is replacing our curbs, and since they had to dig in our yard, my husband "let" me have a larger area tilled. I am having trouble waiting for the curb to go in so I can plant. I have this need to fill it up, and like you, will have to wait for the plants to grow. <br /><br />Last year I found some seed heads from places in my yard to scatter in places I hoped they would grow, but didn't remember what I put where. If I remember, I'd like to take some from other gardens around town. I hope yours continue to grow well.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-25995754097147603472009-08-11T06:51:06.030-07:002009-08-11T06:51:06.030-07:00Gail--Thank you! I have been pleasantly surprised ...Gail--Thank you! I have been pleasantly surprised at how well the Carex stipata and Carex stricta have done in the rain garden. They will need dividing sooner than expected! The Carex pensylvanica is another matter, but I think that was a planting mistake on my part. We'll see if they bounce back next year, and if not, they're getting moved.<br /><br />MMG--Annuals would definitely be the way to go; unfortunately I finished removing the rocks about 48 hours before I got the plants from you! Now that the beds are finally cleared and amended (as best as they can at this point), I may splurge on some fall annuals or just call it a day and wait until next spring for the perennials to start. I'm just so glad to have those rocks out!<br /><br />Rose--I always underestimate sizes of plants too! My foresight is pretty bad, but it gives me an excuse to keep making the garden bigger because, whoops, I crammed too many plants in too small of a space! <br /><br />And we can be fellow archaeologists! The lava rocks are still very much a part of the soil here, and I know I'll be digging them out and cursing them for years to come as I finally get plants in those beds!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-64689824211504272832009-08-11T06:42:56.146-07:002009-08-11T06:42:56.146-07:00I've learned through gardening I'm not as ...I've learned through gardening I'm not as patient a person as I thought I was:) I keep adding more and more plants to an area, forgetting how big they will eventually be; as a result, my first flowerbed is overflowing and needs some serious renovation. MMD's suggestion about planting annuals is a good one; that's what I usually do until I decide what perennials I'd like and until the budget can afford them.<br /><br />I can so commiserate with you about removing all those rocks, Rose. We moved to my husband's family's home 5 years ago, and my father-in-law had filled in so many areas with rock to keep the weeds at bay. In order to plant my first flowerbed I had to remove all the decorative rock, only to discover about 6 inches of pea gravel beneath! I felt like an archeaologist at times sifting through so much dirt and gravel:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-5688639104200558622009-08-10T19:27:52.185-07:002009-08-10T19:27:52.185-07:00Might I suggest annuals as a means of biding the t...Might I suggest annuals as a means of biding the time for those baby plants to take hold and get going? There's nothing like a big, nursery grown annual something for instant gratification. Go ahead, buy a Mum (even though I dislike them) and some Pansies to stuff in a pot and place in the border.<br />I just love your Joe Pye Weed. It's a grand plant.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-19098242660422052702009-08-10T19:27:25.520-07:002009-08-10T19:27:25.520-07:00It really is a lesson in patience! Sometimes we w...It really is a lesson in patience! Sometimes we wait and wait and wait! But it is almost always worth it~~I love the rain garden, sedges are wonderful plants. Before you know it you'll be dividing all those plants and doubling and tripling the gardens. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com