tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post9010506341607397024..comments2024-03-18T17:43:57.970-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Moist, Well Draining Soil~Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-79712116152314079952009-11-25T08:17:39.329-06:002009-11-25T08:17:39.329-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28126615196883574472009-11-22T18:58:28.443-06:002009-11-22T18:58:28.443-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-76415584080516609302009-11-14T09:52:38.617-06:002009-11-14T09:52:38.617-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-27103364723552409842009-04-30T20:46:00.000-05:002009-04-30T20:46:00.000-05:00Gail (and Pam),
Our yard is mostly shady under li...Gail (and Pam),<br /><br />Our yard is mostly shady under live oaks. We've bought some plants that should do well around here though - our big thing is deer resistant! I planted native ferns under the trees this morning - now to see if we stay here long enough to see the results!<br /><br />This house came with a built-in sprinkler with a timing system. It seems like most of the houses in our neighborhood have these systems. I guess otherwise we would be all rocks and cedar trees!<br /><br />Gee and some chickadees have found the bird-feeder too...Lynn Nillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889149260448218282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-43117279960468047372009-04-29T05:53:00.000-05:002009-04-29T05:53:00.000-05:00garden centers in the fall--- mine has a red wagon...garden centers in the fall--- mine has a red wagon sale on perennials. Yes, the selection could be better, but the price is right... I think it was 50 for as many as you can get in a red wagon.Wayne Stratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607523027034143603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-54901812051388850492009-04-28T10:24:00.000-05:002009-04-28T10:24:00.000-05:00yes, where are these mysterious places that have "...yes, where are these mysterious places that have "well-draining soil". Certainly not where you are or where I am. Must be up north in Martha Stewart-ville.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39418245748478977032009-04-27T19:41:00.000-05:002009-04-27T19:41:00.000-05:00Your garden and photographs are beautiful. I'll b...Your garden and photographs are beautiful. I'll be returning to check on the future blooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-7875258945033697472009-04-27T09:54:00.000-05:002009-04-27T09:54:00.000-05:00Ha! Great closer for this post, Gail. I too dream ...Ha! Great closer for this post, Gail. I too dream of articles about dry shade now that I'm gardening under live oaks. And not acidic soil but alkaline, for us limestone-soil gardeners.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-66825910338437619842009-04-26T22:46:00.000-05:002009-04-26T22:46:00.000-05:00You are so smart and it's encouraging to read. Wit...You are so smart and it's encouraging to read. With yesterdays high 80's, I wonder if we are in for it again. I had such hopes while the Spring was cool and rain was coming on a regular schedule. It only takes one dry summer to do damage and we've had many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-44906442131252470452009-04-26T21:52:00.000-05:002009-04-26T21:52:00.000-05:00Gail, I was thinking about your comment on your lo...Gail, I was thinking about your comment on your local nurseries not having plants suitable for your area. It seems as though that happens a lot. Somewhere, hundreds of miles away in a green house, there are plants being grown that won't survive in very many areas or soils. Maybe there is a method to their madness-selling more plants when those die. I'm all for natives and soil type suitable plants. Maybe we need to speak out more and then search out specialty garden centers. Your natives are all beautiful and seem to be thriving in your not so well drained soil. :)beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38163839829518289652009-04-26T19:56:00.000-05:002009-04-26T19:56:00.000-05:00Lovely photo of Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'....Lovely photo of Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'. Gail. I have a huge bed of them that needs tweaking. Shade gardening is my favorite ... do try hostas in pots, a stunning look that might work well for you.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59582806331204682602009-04-26T13:33:00.000-05:002009-04-26T13:33:00.000-05:00Hi Gail......Lovely to see your epimediums in bloo...Hi Gail......Lovely to see your epimediums in bloom.....some little creature ate all the buds on mine....sigh (nevermind there is always next year)....<br /><br />I garden on heavy clay.....and I also have a high water table...perfect for hostas of course.....if the snails do not eat them lol<br />Like you I plant native now and clay tolerant plants......it has been a huge learning curve.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-16484725560747569462009-04-26T11:24:00.000-05:002009-04-26T11:24:00.000-05:00Now that you mention it, I have noticed a vast inc...Now that you mention it, I have noticed a vast increase of shade gardening magazine articles. And I should know. I buy many!<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-14658155144944187182009-04-25T22:16:00.000-05:002009-04-25T22:16:00.000-05:00All magazine plants seem to require perfect condit...All magazine plants seem to require perfect conditions and none of us have them. Yet, we make it work. You certainly do, with your lovely space, dry shade or no.<br /><br />Believe, me I know dry shade, and I must have more than you because I can't grow many of the plants you grow.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-7159912296492743622009-04-25T21:17:00.000-05:002009-04-25T21:17:00.000-05:00Beautiful spring photos.
Especially the lavende...Beautiful spring photos. <br /><br />Especially the lavender iris.Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-25379098405930240932009-04-25T17:57:00.000-05:002009-04-25T17:57:00.000-05:00Ha, 'moist and well-drained' is a horticultural ma...Ha, 'moist and well-drained' is a horticultural mantra that hardly exists in nature! Only in irrigated pots in fresh potting mix, I think.<br /><br />Or in the miraculous sandy loam of some former prairie river bottoms -- hhrmph. An awful lot of us have to cope with highly disturbed native soils, or native soil that is quite specific in what it wants to support, like yours!<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-62270787554529013582009-04-25T12:45:00.000-05:002009-04-25T12:45:00.000-05:00I think it's one of the hardest things in gardenin...I think it's one of the hardest things in gardening to learn (and one I'm still having to learn!) - only plant what will grow in your garden. Life gets easier (and cheaper) if you plant what wants to grow there.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-49730977502054823062009-04-25T09:28:00.000-05:002009-04-25T09:28:00.000-05:00I've planted so many things where they don't belon...I've planted so many things where they don't belong over the years and then get miffed with their failure to thrive. I'd love to start all over in some areas out front ... just digging out the turk's caps would be a major undertaking, though. So I'm tweaking instead.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-76240837390138967552009-04-25T00:47:00.000-05:002009-04-25T00:47:00.000-05:00I've always found your garden interesting and beau...I've always found your garden interesting and beautiful, Gail. The shade loving plants! Wow! I'll be interested to see what grows there... BTW, why don't you try containers for those plants that wouldn't grow in your soil?Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-40248919132618209182009-04-25T00:15:00.000-05:002009-04-25T00:15:00.000-05:00While thumbing through gardening magazines and cat...While thumbing through gardening magazines and catalogs lately (and salivating over them), I've noticed nearly every plant needs "well drained soil." Choosing natives for your garden makes a lot of sense, better than buying plants that just won't grow in your garden--something I have done frequently:) My shade garden has a lot of water-loving tree roots, so I've lost more astilbe than I care to count. But the hostas thrive there.<br /><br />I replied to your comment on my post, but I wanted to make sure you didn't care I mentioned you there. I do remember you saying somewhere about being too busy gardening to reply as quickly as usual to all the comments. I think we can all relate--gardening season is finally here!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-11631269272023710592009-04-24T22:28:00.000-05:002009-04-24T22:28:00.000-05:00it definitely takes time to figure out what works ...it definitely takes time to figure out what works in the areas of your yard. so glad you are loving the natives. that just makes sense.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23310271134472714852009-04-24T21:38:00.000-05:002009-04-24T21:38:00.000-05:00Many of my plants actually like to dry out in summ...Many of my plants actually like to dry out in summer, so that's no biggie. But during the rainy season, the clay holds water very well and some just suffocate. I won't even look at plants that require "moist, well-drained...etc", but I do sometimes try those that require good drainage, excellent drainage, or perfect drainage. With mixed succes, but not always with dismal results. <br />Thinking about it, I'm just happy to have some dirt to call my own, actuallyTown Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-4200406765045501902009-04-24T19:27:00.000-05:002009-04-24T19:27:00.000-05:00I've been adding more natives to my garden for...I've been adding more natives to my garden for the exact same reasons Gail. My shade is mostly dry too, but after years of amending my clay it has become almost loamy. I said almost, lol. My shade lovers do best in the spring to be honest & burn up come August. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21742551361909425462009-04-24T18:22:00.000-05:002009-04-24T18:22:00.000-05:00Gail: You sure have lots happening in your garden!...Gail: You sure have lots happening in your garden! Here all I see is brown winter cleanup necessary..very little color..Some of my roses starting to poke through the wood peonies up about 4 inches... Patience is all I need. Guess I'm spoiled from spending my winters in AZ surrounded by color! <br />Thank you for always stopping by and leaving me a comment..it means alot!<br />hugs NGNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68132872018569011732009-04-24T17:33:00.000-05:002009-04-24T17:33:00.000-05:00Now, that's very interesting, and typical. I have ...Now, that's very interesting, and typical. I have parts of my garden i dry shade and looked for plants as well, but just as you say, almost all of them require "moist and well drained". Going native sounds like the best idea. Good luck. Oh, and I adore those blues, truly amazing colours.nilla|utanpunkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451815536296784337noreply@blogger.com