My prairie garden, tough as it is, also suffered from strong drought, then monsoon.
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B. Brookie White replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Canadian Bloodroot' in the group Woodland gardening
Your photos of your Canadian Bloodroot looks like I could have taken them. :-) in Indiana.
It was a bad year for my tomatoes with lots of splits, wounds, and spots. I threw out about half my harvest. The Bell peppers are fine now.
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Linda Cohen replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Turtlehead' in the group Perennials
I stuck some of my turtle head cuttings in a tub fountain I keep going for saving broken or cut flowers or stems. Several turtle heads have rooted nicely and are now growing where I planted them on the other side of my yard. The two-year-old rooted…
dale learn bayda replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Good source for wild flowers by mail' in the group Wildflowers
www.mainstreetseedandsupply.com
they have seeds in bulk! and they grow like crazy...
I always get the poopies, bat. buttons and coneflowers..
Finally, Red Lead Press has published my Rick's Concise Manual of Ornamental Horticulture for the midwestern & NE USA.
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Willis L. Johnson from GA Z8A replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Canadian Bloodroot' in the group Woodland gardening
Richard, couldn't resist throwing in my 2 cents. I'm half Norwegian and still have quite a few relatives in Norway (who I have never met). However, my comment is in regards to Mahonia. A very interesting Genus. Here is my collection…
Richard Webb replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Canadian Bloodroot' in the group Woodland gardening
Wonderful! Redwoods near Oslo! The redwood species was once native across the nothern hemisphere of America, Europe, and Asia, and just survived in California-Oregon after the ice age. Oregon Grapeholly, Mahonia aquifolium is an interesting…
Stein replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Canadian Bloodroot' in the group Woodland gardening
You are quite right in mentioning all the tree types Richard :-) I am impressed! I have planted quite a few plants with American origin in my woodland garden: Uvularia Grandiflora, pink sorrels (oxalis) many types of trilliums, like Grandiflorum,…
Everything is leafing out now in se PA and many plants blooming as Flowering Dogwood. Lots of spring work now.
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Richard Webb replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Canadian Bloodroot' in the group Woodland gardening
Good, I'm glad they survived! I guess that people of Europe also bring some American plants into their gardens as Americans have brought Eurasian plants into theirs. Norway should be full of European White Birch, Norway Spruce, Scots Pine,…
Stein replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Canadian Bloodroot' in the group Woodland gardening
I have some Canadian bloodroot in my Swedish garden as well (Scandinavia). I planted them in the fall and in spite of the hard winter we have experienced here in North Europe this year, they all survived and seem to thrive :-)
Great plants!
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Richard Webb replied to Richard Webb's discussion 'Beautiful wild woodland flowers, what are they?' in the group Woodland gardening
I think that those are one of 3 species of Hepatica or Liverwort, should have 3 lobed leaves and 6 petals that are actually sepals, maybe Hepatica americana. There is also a moss-like group of tiny plants called Liverworts that are…
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- At 1:08pm on April 12, 2011, Garden-Share gave Richard Webb a gift…
- At 3:30am on April 6, 2011,
lillian turner said… - Richard glad you liked the black swans copy the pic if you want to use it !!! I never knew there were so many varieties in swans. Thank you for that info!!!
- At 3:28am on April 06, 2011, lillian turner gave Richard Webb a gift…
- At 8:31am on April 1, 2011,
Gladys Hutson -NC7b said… I love all your posts about native plants. I have a lot of different plants in my woodland garden, but I am trying to put in more native ones. I have the Bloodroot & Jack in the Pulpit. I have one that does really well in my area of Southern North Carolina. It is called Green and Gold,Chrysogonum, virginianum pierre. I also have the Japanese Pieris, but would love to find the Mountain Pieris. I also have Rue but am interested in the Rue-Anemone. We get hot and humid. Do you think those plants would do well here?
I'll have to check out your facebook page!! Your garden is lovely!!
- At 8:03pm on April 13, 2010,
Flower Girl said… - I would think they would grow well in Pa. if Solomon Seal and Trillium are growing there, this is what I have in my patch of woods. Also what we call flag iris.
- At 5:29pm on January 7, 2010,
Cecil J Dykes said… - Is that a Yorkie I see in the photo? We had one for 11 years and he got kidney disease and we had to put him down. It tore us out of the frame, we loved him so much. We have not gotten another one so far. We are enjoying freedom to go and not have to be back home at a certain time. Thanks for your nice comments. My gardens are actually in sort of a micro-climate because of the heavy forest behind us to the North. We are actually in Zone 7B-8A. Come down and visit sometime, we have a nice guest room.
- At 9:27am on October 29, 2009,
Diana said…
Thank You Richard I could look at pictures of nature and flowers all day. Here is a small one of the bird habitat I built. I have twice the amount of birds because they love to play in the hollow points of the wood.
Diana
- At 3:12pm on August 21, 2009,
Sassafras said… - I discovered two new plants on your site that I am anxious to try; the blue oatgrass and the New Jersey tea. Love the texture blue oatgrass gives to your bed. I saw at Dave's garden that it sometimes becomes invasive. My coastal oats have begun to spread and I fear it will do the same. The new jersey tea looks like it doesn't move around a lot.
- At 1:49pm on August 1, 2009,
Bonnie White said… - Thanks Richard for the info on Dappled Willow.
Bonnie
- At 9:37am on July 23, 2009,
Sassafras said…
- These are great resources. I am tickled to see that the Prairie nursery shows what zones are appropriate for the natural species they sell. I worry about buying NORTH because it might not work in my neck of the woods. I have lost enough plants purchased from local native nurseries. I have some of their featured plants growing in my yard already.
The book looks wonderful. In addition to my plant addiction I also have a book addiction. I am going to try to suggest it for a birthday or Christmas present, if I can hold out.
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WoW !, You are an inspiration... That is so lovely.
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