tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post5511804843469381606..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Downy-Wood MintGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23034618680529161342008-06-03T23:00:00.000-05:002008-06-03T23:00:00.000-05:00What a neat plant. I don't recall ever seeing tha...What a neat plant. I don't recall ever seeing that one before. <BR/><BR/>Right now I have some mint that has escaped its location and needs to be beaten back.herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782908865667364666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88662019178932600612008-05-29T19:22:00.000-05:002008-05-29T19:22:00.000-05:00Rose,Thanks...I was really lucky to find them and ...Rose,<BR/><BR/>Thanks...I was really lucky to find them and figure out what to do with them...and what to do with this rather difficult yard....all the clay (it's yellow) and the limestone.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-596694917590889232008-05-29T19:05:00.000-05:002008-05-29T19:05:00.000-05:00How fortunate you are to have all these lovely wil...How fortunate you are to have all these lovely wildflowers near your house. A great informative post!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85829364437907586562008-05-29T12:08:00.000-05:002008-05-29T12:08:00.000-05:00DP,Thanks, I am thoroughly enjoying your blog and ...DP,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I am thoroughly enjoying your blog and glad you joined us. Isn't blogging fun...it's a whole different way to play. <BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-42280717813627350472008-05-29T11:54:00.000-05:002008-05-29T11:54:00.000-05:00There is something pleasant to look at flowers up ...There is something pleasant to look at flowers up close. It's very comforting for some reason. And living near woodlands... that's awesome! Beautiful flowers. They make me want to snuggle up to their fuzzy petals! :-)DP Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729511776841579464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-53984791198449559112008-05-29T10:11:00.000-05:002008-05-29T10:11:00.000-05:00Robin,Have I told you about Zanfel...it works for...Robin,<BR/><BR/>Have I told you about Zanfel...it works for me, washes it off and takes the itch away if I get PI...This cure is drastic, but if I have been out near PI, I wash my hands and arms with comet! Then apply lots of lotion! My clothes go into the washer immediately and get washed with bleach...my garden clothes look terrible! I am a lovely site to behold!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-51846534053208130842008-05-29T08:39:00.000-05:002008-05-29T08:39:00.000-05:00You're fortunate to have found treasures in your w...You're fortunate to have found treasures in your woods. Ours are still so wild I come down with a horrid case of poison ivy anytime I go near. What to do...<BR/><BR/>Robin at BumblebeeRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-80638474035686995252008-05-29T08:23:00.000-05:002008-05-29T08:23:00.000-05:00joy,Yes I like it a lot...there is this one proble...joy,<BR/><BR/>Yes I like it a lot...there is this one problem....ticks....I hate them and having pulled three off of me the other day...I hesitate to spend much time any place where they may be hanging out! <BR/><BR/>The wayback has gotten quite unruly, there are lots of reasons but I need to hire (where is that lottery ticket) some strong backs to do some bush honeysuckle clearing.<BR/><BR/>I am so glad you liked the quote...it made me laugh, too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-44289612524214671442008-05-29T07:03:00.000-05:002008-05-29T07:03:00.000-05:00I love the quote about the mint Gail .. it really ...I love the quote about the mint Gail .. it really made me laugh this morning .. I don't know how many times I have heard that from novice gardeners.<BR/>This is one cute native .. and so much like bee balm .. reminds me of liatris with the furry fingers ? <BR/>Sorry .. morning brain still in bed .. what an amazing area you have to wonder around with your home !<BR/>JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38210892639046229332008-05-29T06:38:00.000-05:002008-05-29T06:38:00.000-05:00Frances,Yes, it is still blooming! Not profusely...Frances,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is still blooming! Not profusely but it's still out there...<BR/><BR/>Well, we were younger with a small child and I couldn't afford to do anything foolish! So I wandered around and used what I found, wasn't I lucky?<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86909421020483655912008-05-29T06:33:00.000-05:002008-05-29T06:33:00.000-05:00Anonymous Anna,Welcome...have missed our coffee ti...Anonymous Anna,<BR/><BR/>Welcome...have missed our coffee times...I didn't know about the robbery....I must have been out of town. I have been away a lot but no more. Anyway, so sorry you were robbed of anything.<BR/><BR/>It's in between times in the garden but then I have a huge wildflower spring and am working to have more than a sea of green.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9743423438360327592008-05-29T05:48:00.000-05:002008-05-29T05:48:00.000-05:00Hi Gail, how did I miss this post? Out in the gar...Hi Gail, how did I miss this post? Out in the garden I guess. Thanks for telling the story of the intact woodland and all it has to offer an ecology sensitive homeowner who had the sense not to clear it and plant zinnias. And PPP is still going? Call the people at the Guiness book of world records!<BR/>FrancesFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-62733946478644715472008-05-28T23:11:00.000-05:002008-05-28T23:11:00.000-05:00I think it's grand. I always confuse people when I...I think it's grand. I always confuse people when I say all salvias are sages and all sages are salvias and all are mints----they go huh? Looks like you have a lot of interesting things to look at while I've been away chasing robbers. I've missed ya. But I am working on a new blog. My husband is recouping from the world or gardeners attacking us with hoes and shovels. So I think he's allowing me to open another blog if I'm careful and don't list my address again--lol. <BR/><BR/>It was on the sale of our old home!! If the robbers tracked me to my new home through that link--then they were desperate for my tv cause that's all I have that's worth anything. That kind of thing can't be helped I suppose--anyway--I'll be bugging you again soon and sitting on your back steps waiting on you to come out and play. <BR/>Anna--Flowergardengirl..waiting on my new plot to grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-58118369002196625242008-05-28T20:26:00.000-05:002008-05-28T20:26:00.000-05:00MMD,Many treats came from the woodlands and from t...MMD,<BR/>Many treats came from the woodlands and from the Old Oak-Hickory-Red Cedar Forest that was once here.<BR/><BR/>I like the mint, too.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23373910151769542622008-05-28T20:24:00.000-05:002008-05-28T20:24:00.000-05:00Annie,They do look alike, the Horsemint and the Do...Annie,<BR/><BR/>They do look alike, the Horsemint and the Downy Wood Mint...I appreciate the link. Learning about plants is a delightful way to spend time.<BR/><BR/>I do let them ramble about and interweave. Most of the time I love the look, but in the in between times, when blooms are infrequent, it can look like a sea of green. That is why there is some variegated plantings and Japanese Maples.<BR/><BR/>I would packalong the Downy Wood Mint. <BR/><BR/>Gail <BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-61266495917346845762008-05-28T19:32:00.000-05:002008-05-28T19:32:00.000-05:00How lucky that your property included intact woodl...How lucky that your property included intact woodland. That mint is a little charmer!Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77037623684993339562008-05-28T18:50:00.000-05:002008-05-28T18:50:00.000-05:00Monarda was my first thought too, Gail - rather th...Monarda was my first thought too, Gail - rather than beebalm or bergamot. I guess the closest thing here might be <A HREF="http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=moci" REL="nofollow">Horsemint/Monarda citriodora</A>? <BR/><BR/>I like the way you let your natives and garden plants like the Japanese maple and Variegated Solomon's Seal sort of weave together, and the colors blend beautifully. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9502458498256188742008-05-28T17:04:00.000-05:002008-05-28T17:04:00.000-05:00Meems,I was very lucky that we were poor and I di...Meems,<BR/><BR/>I was very lucky that we were poor and I didn't have it all ripped out...I have grown as a gardener! <BR/><BR/>Beebalm is the name we are all familiar with...I ought to have used that instead of monarda or bergamot. So many plants are members of the mint plant, I was totally surprised that Ajuga was....until I thought about the shape of the flower and the square stems. Do you have Perilla, sometimes called Beef Steak Plant....quite a thug. <BR/><BR/>Variegated Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum') and the burgundy is the Japanese Maple Bloodgood. The problem with being an amateur photographer is that perspective gets warped!<BR/><BR/>BTW, The Solomon's Seal grows all the way down to Zone 9b...would that be your zone? <BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-7537420296798159512008-05-28T16:48:00.000-05:002008-05-28T16:48:00.000-05:00Ewa,Hello to you! I like that about plants, too.....Ewa,<BR/><BR/>Hello to you! I like that about plants, too...I do believe that if you love them they love it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12621872195070257872008-05-28T15:36:00.000-05:002008-05-28T15:36:00.000-05:00Gail: I'm not familiar with many of the cultivars ...Gail: I'm not familiar with many of the cultivars you've named her but I can tell you I like your downy-wood mint. It is a lovely color and delicate looking it its puffy bloom. Don't you just love all the blends of wild looking plants growing in your back gardens? I just love the way it all mixes together. What is that plant (not flowering)with the yellowy edges close to the mint (next to last photo more towards the front of the photo)? ANd what is the deep wine foliage plant behind the mint in the first photo?<BR/>Very nice photos, gail.<BR/>Meems @hoe&shovelMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-4350108178037114712008-05-28T13:42:00.000-05:002008-05-28T13:42:00.000-05:00I loved the idea of flowers being cooperative and ...I loved the idea of flowers being cooperative and liking personal contact :) LOL.<BR/>Your mint is very lovely and gracious in the woods,<BR/>Greetings,Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-43253877919936241932008-05-28T09:27:00.000-05:002008-05-28T09:27:00.000-05:00Thanks! I am still planning to come down but with ...Thanks! I am still planning to come down but with all going on from now until the last week of June-I am literally overwhelmed. I usually don't get this way but it is all catching up and I need to focus. Travel is not going to help right now-but who knows? I might surprise myself and get all done quickly. Yeah right! Nothing in the garden is ever quick!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-49099470088683379062008-05-28T09:26:00.000-05:002008-05-28T09:26:00.000-05:00Tina,I can get you some, no problem...I have a lit...Tina,<BR/><BR/>I can get you some, no problem...I have a little Tina section...Phlox, Hypericum and now Wood mint.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-67730225297637943532008-05-28T09:23:00.000-05:002008-05-28T09:23:00.000-05:00I am not sure if I have seen it but with the great...I am not sure if I have seen it but with the great info you posted, I will definitely be on the lookout! It might migrate its way to my garden...tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-9212067371552751272008-05-28T08:23:00.000-05:002008-05-28T08:23:00.000-05:00Dave,No I haven't...it never occurred to me! It's...Dave,<BR/><BR/>No I haven't...it never occurred to me! It's not an aromatic mint at all so he might not brew a good taste. But he is cute...I bet he's in the woods near your in laws place.<BR/><BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com