tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post3189679233170284172..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Wildflower Wednesday: Fill Your Garden With Native PlantsGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-45773406917996333172012-12-26T10:00:49.309-06:002012-12-26T10:00:49.309-06:00Gaillardia requires a sunny, well drained site and...Gaillardia requires a sunny, well drained site and occasionally reseeds here. If you have clay soil that doesn't drain try adding a product like permatil to the area...It sure helps drainage. I've planted some this past fall and hope it set fertile seed and shows up next summer. Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-76546642927252105952012-12-26T09:55:44.635-06:002012-12-26T09:55:44.635-06:00Is there any special secret to growing Gaillardia?...Is there any special secret to growing Gaillardia? I've heard they can be short-lived on clay soil like ours? Or do they just self-sow? And I know there are lots of different varieties of Gaillardia? Do you recommend any in particular?Aaron Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229176286446531945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85981594450512351642012-07-09T04:01:38.714-05:002012-07-09T04:01:38.714-05:00The Echinaceas are lovely, and I wonder how long i...The Echinaceas are lovely, and I wonder how long it takes you to get the bumblebees to pose, mine are terribly skittish when I get close. I have an assortment of wildflowers blooming now.Hannahhttp://weedingonthewildside.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-26091112951696152222012-07-03T19:35:04.021-05:002012-07-03T19:35:04.021-05:00Hi Gail! I just wrote a blog post about Aster Yell...Hi Gail! I just wrote a blog post about Aster Yellows and talked from the perspective of my (mostly) native Echinacea. I decided to include it here...even though it's late! Hope that's ok! I keep forgetting to join in at the end of each month!!! Maybe in time I'll get better at scheduling!!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-46123160742339654752012-07-02T10:41:26.711-05:002012-07-02T10:41:26.711-05:00Enjoyed the meme and searching though the links ab...Enjoyed the meme and searching though the links above. great idea, will be back next time!Mark and Gazhttp://www.alternativeeden.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21780312638516895962012-07-01T22:21:12.691-05:002012-07-01T22:21:12.691-05:00Very cool meme!! There is such an education - lea...Very cool meme!! There is such an education - learning about local native plants. I still have quite a ways to go. There is much to glean from your post AND blog - thank you for sharing.<br /><br />That "clay is like concrete" is near & dear to my heart, living in the Midwest (IL). The neighbor calls my yard "the field of dreams", primarily (I suspect) because the lawn doesn't look like manicured carpet like hers. On the other hand, the bunnies like it & snack on the clover in the lawn instead of most of my plants in the gardens.Shyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-73875788742170805182012-07-01T07:50:09.028-05:002012-07-01T07:50:09.028-05:00Your stokesia is so charming--and worth the pamper...Your stokesia is so charming--and worth the pampering! I agree with you about planting what is going to not only survive, but thrive. I let my hybrids self-sow to natives as well. For my meadow garden, I've started buying US natives of the prairies as this climate now doesn't resemble the North Carolina that I grew up in...and gardened in. I've really had to adjust everything that I thought I knew about gardening and moved toward handling drought and high heat with gravel gardens instead of wood mulch. Tough lessons!F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-54229470592344779172012-07-01T06:48:00.465-05:002012-07-01T06:48:00.465-05:00Your wildflowers are always so beautiful and lush....Your wildflowers are always so beautiful and lush. Even the wildflowers and natives I have that are getting once a week water (under restrictions) are struggling. I sure hope the heat and drought break soon.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-33528551668068553162012-06-29T06:30:58.510-05:002012-06-29T06:30:58.510-05:00I bring wild flowers, not from my garden, but trul...I bring wild flowers, not from my garden, but truly wild fynbos, up on our mountain!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-84558562420670559372012-06-28T22:13:47.519-05:002012-06-28T22:13:47.519-05:00Up!! Now I need to get back to reading other'...Up!! Now I need to get back to reading other's postings. :-)Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90364972827417133142012-06-28T14:51:38.990-05:002012-06-28T14:51:38.990-05:00I added my first two plants of Summer Phlox recent...I added my first two plants of Summer Phlox recently! I hope they survive this heat and our drought conditions. I am watering them until they establish. I hope they do well and produce more in the years to come! I regret passing on a white one. Sigh, oh well, live and learn….Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-40489524326778559132012-06-28T10:06:14.711-05:002012-06-28T10:06:14.711-05:00More gardeners should be listening to your advice,...More gardeners should be listening to your advice, and planting natives. I think it's human nature to try and push the boundaries, but those lush green lawns are taking a heavy toll on our environment.<br /><br />I inherited many plants here in my new garden, some will stay, and some will most likely move on to the big compost heap in the sky, lol. But I would rather have my Hosta's then a lawn....we all have a soft spot I suppose.<br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28667882685305652182012-06-28T05:12:21.981-05:002012-06-28T05:12:21.981-05:00Thanks for your posting and hosting... I'm ap...Thanks for your posting and hosting... I'm appreciating more and more that the pollinators that are attracted are also a highlight of gardening.Jeff Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372002775466431975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-12807300893089389122012-06-27T22:34:06.740-05:002012-06-27T22:34:06.740-05:00Hardiness is one reason I really want to learn mor...Hardiness is one reason I really want to learn more about our natives - they can take the tough clay and weather conditions so much better. I know natives are best for native wildlife as well.<br /><br />I love your phlox volunteer! I hope you get some rain!Indiehttp://www.redhousegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-60733108314185046632012-06-27T21:05:45.965-05:002012-06-27T21:05:45.965-05:00Janet, This will be up all week; so join in anytim...Janet, This will be up all week; so join in anytime!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-527036429798200582012-06-27T19:24:48.145-05:002012-06-27T19:24:48.145-05:00I might be able to put a post together late, love ...I might be able to put a post together late, love this meme in that I really do learn a lot of natives. I know you all are having really high temps, they are headed my way. <br />My Panicum is really a strong plant....up by the street in rock hard clay and no water....Growing and blooming now.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-47335819446613277102012-06-27T14:19:34.603-05:002012-06-27T14:19:34.603-05:00What a bummer that your summer is again turning ou...What a bummer that your summer is again turning out so hot and dry. It's great to see it still looking so lush and green. Hope you don't have to haul too much water this summer, that can be so exhausting!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3517126880320071192012-06-27T14:01:18.373-05:002012-06-27T14:01:18.373-05:00as always your garden looks beautiful Gail, that p...as always your garden looks beautiful Gail, that phlox is a lovely delicate colour and I like the stokesia beautiful, <br />after 10 months of almost constant rain we have had a dry couple of months acompanied by cold north and east winds, there was a bit of rain today but it barely wet the surface, our weather is changing so some natives are having trouble coping, it all seems topsy turvy weather, I wish you rain soon, <br />thanks for hosting wildflower Wednesday, FrancesIsland Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88976993999725719442012-06-27T13:00:00.796-05:002012-06-27T13:00:00.796-05:00This weather is really trying the vigor of even th...This weather is really trying the vigor of even the natives, Gail. Your garden looks beautiful, still. I am on board with natives, having a garden of nothing but them in the North Carolina Fairegarden. So far, they are doing well with next to nothing in the way of human gardening intervention. Thanks for turning me on to natives!<br />xoxoxo<br />FrancesFairegardenhttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-92170724187745709302012-06-27T12:53:54.576-05:002012-06-27T12:53:54.576-05:00It is in times of drought & extreme heat that ...It is in times of drought & extreme heat that the native plants really show their worth. And they're really beautiful too.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86025422771161118122012-06-27T12:15:51.522-05:002012-06-27T12:15:51.522-05:00Gail - how fierce about the weather. I remember r...Gail - how fierce about the weather. I remember reading about all those folks in Texas last year who just had to put their garden gloves away and wait until the rain started again. Do hope you get a nice gentle, long soak soon. In the meantime, I do so enjoy your bug and blossom shots. Am thinking about putting glue on my plants so that I can improve to your standard. Happy WWW.<br />BarbaraBarbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-62269367395383767022012-06-27T12:15:26.682-05:002012-06-27T12:15:26.682-05:00Hi Gail, I had thought I had rescheduled my post t...Hi Gail, I had thought I had rescheduled my post to come up later today, because I had a few people say they had warnings about possible harm coming to their computers if they entered my blog. When I got back on just now to see if I could find anything else that needed to be taken care of, I saw that the post was up. Freda helped me figure out it was a blog in my blog roll that had the bad link. I removed that, and all of the comments on my last post, like she said to, and the ones that were getting the warning are no longer getting it, so everything must be OK now. Anyway, thanks for hosting this. I hope you get some rain. I enjoyed seeing your blooms. I've been a lover of stoke's asters for a number of years, but don't remember the names of mine. I wish they held onto their blooms a little longer than what they do. It's fun seeing all of the pollinators enjoying our blooms, and don't you feel kind of special, that you can get close to them without being afraid of them?Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23899862482538302132012-06-27T11:17:40.735-05:002012-06-27T11:17:40.735-05:00I am enjoying my Hairy Sunflower (Helianthus hirsu...I am enjoying my Hairy Sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus) which grows in the dapple shade. It provides a brilliant yellow backdrop for the Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). I just love Native flowers!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092465487912222075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-1713927473102517292012-06-27T09:10:14.535-05:002012-06-27T09:10:14.535-05:00I don't know what I'd do without tough nat...I don't know what I'd do without tough natives here too. The prairie natives really take over when summer hits, and I'm glad to let them. I do love 'Peachee's Pick' too. I've bought several over the years. Great little plants. I also like the large perennial hibiscus. They are bumblebee magnets at least when I have bumblebees.Dee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-81092606350687793022012-06-27T07:44:05.709-05:002012-06-27T07:44:05.709-05:00It's been a brutal season so far here too, Gai...It's been a brutal season so far here too, Gail. I do hope we all get some rain soon, and some milder temperatures. Love that blushing 'David' offspring - such a pretty color. Happy WW!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.com