tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post3794067074179972529..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): The small, insignificant gardenchuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-47987333367466540762009-11-02T20:43:12.260-08:002009-11-02T20:43:12.260-08:00Nobody will be able to help you until you show the...Nobody will be able to help you until you show the nursery and fess up to the full problem... But seriously, I think any curious gardener is going to have a battle with entropy.lostlandscape (James)http://soenyun.com/Blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-63176475567782052092009-11-02T17:10:34.177-08:002009-11-02T17:10:34.177-08:00Passiflora citrina ...
I want, I want! Yet I know ...Passiflora citrina ...<br />I want, I want! Yet I know it wouldn't be happy in my garden ;-(<br /> some day I'll get to Big Trees! AliceBay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-72783955998313597172009-10-31T19:27:26.360-07:002009-10-31T19:27:26.360-07:00Chuck- I think you are just suffering from "p...Chuck- I think you are just suffering from "plant culture shock" after going to see those amazing trees that are so old, huge and gorgeous. It's temporary. I feel the same way when i come back from seeing Springtime gardens in Virginia or the Autumn colors in Oregon, but finally I always remember how many more months that we can garden here and feel happy with the results of my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-68091703100437117042009-10-31T17:12:01.372-07:002009-10-31T17:12:01.372-07:00The idea of a native Ca passiflora got me interest...The idea of a native Ca passiflora got me interested. I can't find one at all though. Let me know if you have more luck. Everything I found had several species being invasive here. And the N. American species seem to be more in the Southeast.Brad Bhttp://rootedincalifornia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-79265817151021145782009-10-29T23:41:09.987-07:002009-10-29T23:41:09.987-07:00LOL Chuck. I think we have all been there with our...LOL Chuck. I think we have all been there with our gardens. I say it's the sign of a true gardener. We see a new plant that makes our heart flutter. And go on an insane search. And when found, of course, buy it. Sometimes they even live. It's a testament to your green thumb that they have all survived. If you MUST, uhh, remove some favorites, give them to someone you can get cuttings or Ann Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725150717798923531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-79572020738317110592009-10-29T19:41:17.100-07:002009-10-29T19:41:17.100-07:00Just for the record, I am not the anonymous above....Just for the record, I am not the anonymous above. If you are happy with the garden and you should most definitely absolutely be for the most part, it brings you such joy, than I am happy. Could you add a greenhouse floor to the roof of your house for your container clutter?Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-20418580949763053232009-10-29T14:12:59.115-07:002009-10-29T14:12:59.115-07:00So another focal point then? Maybe the answer is ...So another focal point then? Maybe the answer is to have fewer containers, but to make sure that the ones you have are large and eye-catching?<br /><br />Again, though... I don't think your little jewel of a garden needs much of a change. It looks very pretty to me. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-35608893309343641172009-10-29T11:53:46.305-07:002009-10-29T11:53:46.305-07:00Of course I'm most curious about previously un...Of course I'm most curious about previously unknown (to me) native passion flowers.<br /><br />Passiflora isn't recognized by calflora.org as a California native, but it does say that some Passiflora are escaped cultivars.<br /><br />There's no indexed common name of passion flower, either, so I don't know where Wikipedia got its information.<br /><br />On the busy garden: What Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-35817070763642174372009-10-29T11:14:14.885-07:002009-10-29T11:14:14.885-07:00Well I think your garden looks great. (I guess I&#...Well I think your garden looks great. (I guess I'm an enabler, but I do think it does) <br />I'm looking forward to seeing your Tithonias, I wish I could have some new flowers blooming here in a month or two.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-58452075299085350302009-10-29T08:26:05.075-07:002009-10-29T08:26:05.075-07:00Lol! Yes, I already talked about that. The probl...Lol! Yes, I already talked about that. The problem is that I don't like "structural plants".chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-50828333143144416472009-10-29T08:24:15.246-07:002009-10-29T08:24:15.246-07:00Just my two cents worth: I think that you might ha...Just my two cents worth: I think that you might have too many fine-textured plants making it seem rather busy in the first two pictures. Maybe adding a few structural plants as accent and focal points would help...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-91169177903726632182009-10-29T07:55:41.922-07:002009-10-29T07:55:41.922-07:00The foliage of the Senecio cristobalensis is great...The foliage of the Senecio cristobalensis is great and the color of the Passiflora citrinais striking. My passion vines are rampant but they haven’t bloomed yet-I grow edulis for blooms and fruit.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-88825796269742135772009-10-29T04:46:06.509-07:002009-10-29T04:46:06.509-07:00How can we cheer you up, Chuck? I see on your twi...How can we cheer you up, Chuck? I see on your twitter thingy how taken your were with the witch hazel near Clyde. I think you are suffering from too much green. You need some different colored foliage, maybe with textural interest. The senecio changes colors? It's got that large leaf. Wasn't there a large red leaf on something a while back? As for plant hoarding, how else are you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-21701941714946485932009-10-29T04:19:04.303-07:002009-10-29T04:19:04.303-07:00The first step on the road to recovery is admittin...The first step on the road to recovery is admitting you have one. Although, if you are not hurting anyone else, is it really a problem?<br /><br />Passiflora is one of the most persistent weeds in my garden. Unfortunately the species vexing me does not have showy flowers, if it did I may feel differently.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.com