tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post8949092135281995804..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: Plant StewKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-40990013024182743802007-08-07T20:42:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:42:00.000-04:00I feel your angst, but really who's to say if we g...I feel your angst, but really who's to say if we got it right or wrong? Do you enjoy looking at your container? I do! Gardening is very interesting in that way, are we doing it for ourselves, for others, or a mix of both?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-86690667733597007012007-08-04T11:32:00.000-04:002007-08-04T11:32:00.000-04:00I agree with Jodi - your potted plants look wonder...I agree with Jodi - your potted plants look wonderful together. I like the idea of putting in the smoke tree. That is just cool!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-62162870771613285782007-08-01T20:55:00.000-04:002007-08-01T20:55:00.000-04:00Kim, I actually overwintered four of these last ye...Kim, I actually overwintered four of these last year and then put them out too soon in the spring and they got frozen. Waaaaaaaaah!!! After the entire winter... down the drain. :-(<BR/><BR/>I have lights in the basement and I'll take this in (plus another one that I have in a hypertufa arrangement back on the patio). I've got another helichrysum (forget what it's called, but it's a frosty lime trailing thing with roundish soft fuzzy leaves - I love it, too) that I've used in my flower boxes and I'm going to try to overwinter that as well.<BR/><BR/>So you think it's okay how I've arranged these things in the pot, eh? Have I told you lately that I love you guys? :-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-31446040701859756682007-08-01T20:06:00.000-04:002007-08-01T20:06:00.000-04:00Kylee, this is gorgeous! I especially like the lit...Kylee, this is gorgeous! I especially like the little 'Icicle' helichrysum in the back, and the way it makes you look up toward the smoke bush foliage. Lovely.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I have overwintered helichrysum by taking cuttings of it much the way you do with coleus. (In fact, I admit that sometimes neither one makes it out of the water jar all winter... oops! lol.) I don't remember if you overwinter cuttings in the house, but I found out that this works by accident with the helichrysum so I thought I'd share just in case.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-2922875555096185132007-07-31T22:55:00.000-04:002007-07-31T22:55:00.000-04:00Ah, Jodi, when I'm feeling down, I'll just give yo...Ah, Jodi, when I'm feeling down, I'll just give you a whistle and let you build my ego a bit, okay? ;-)<BR/><BR/>I don't have a picture of last year's pot once things started growing. That picture was taken right after I planted it and everything is small. I guess I like it better because of that lime-colored coleus!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-64435510681399376382007-07-31T22:48:00.000-04:002007-07-31T22:48:00.000-04:00You did a spectacular job on both of these planter...You did a spectacular job on both of these planters, Kylee, and I think I like this year's design better than last year's. Nice mix of colours and textures; give yourself some credit because you have lots of talent in gardening (and in photography--you're an inspiration!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-49387295753025275632007-07-31T22:44:00.000-04:002007-07-31T22:44:00.000-04:00Muum, I've always had good luck with sweet potato ...Muum, I've always had good luck with sweet potato vines and mine just finished blooming. They have such pretty flowers!<BR/><BR/>Robin, for some reason, I've not had a lot of Japanese Beetles. I never had any until last year, and I only collected 13 of them all summer. So far this summer, I've gotten 17 of them, but I've been in yards where they were EVERYWHERE!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-23478198356481890602007-07-31T22:29:00.000-04:002007-07-31T22:29:00.000-04:00Your sweet potato vines look so much better than m...Your sweet potato vines look so much better than mine. The Japanese beetles are eating mine up and they look awful.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-82705459712906452232007-07-31T16:26:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:26:00.000-04:00I have the same angst about large containers, and ...I have the same angst about large containers, and not a lot of design experience. We have a lot of pine trees in our yard, so I fill my large pots with pinecones so they are not so heavy, and I don't have to use so much potting soil. This year's big success in pots is the lime green sw potato vine, it is going nuts!Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.com