tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post1283825191476186240..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Crepe Murdertinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-90789909999610970172008-09-12T16:57:00.000-05:002008-09-12T16:57:00.000-05:00Hi Rhonda! I hope you found my post on my mother's...Hi Rhonda! I hope you found my post on my mother's hydrangea. I think I posted it in May under "The Will to Live and Thrive". Something like that. Yes, tree topping is such a waste and sad thing to see. It really kills the tree. Around here folks think it helps to prevent trees from toppling, but no, it does the opposite. Education is the key but still there are ones who refuse to believe and seetinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-73463377299969644142008-09-12T15:43:00.000-05:002008-09-12T15:43:00.000-05:00I came here looking for that hydrangea post and I ...I came here looking for that hydrangea post and I just had to comment on this...it is a huge pet peeve of mine...topping off a tree..it isn't just the crepes..I see people around here do it with everything from oaks to bradford pears. I just fume when I see it..I want to knock on the door and tell them..."well, you might as well just remove that tree right now because you have killed it" I Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144723671537162742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69663167095442015072008-01-26T20:33:00.000-06:002008-01-26T20:33:00.000-06:00Knowing that you are a gardener, I know you would ...Knowing that you are a gardener, I know you would not trim a tree that way. Not even to take cuttings!:)tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-30155471562620571602008-01-26T16:54:00.000-06:002008-01-26T16:54:00.000-06:00Pretty much every commercial place has them trimme...Pretty much every commercial place has them trimmed this way. It looks awful to me, I'll never to it that way. Only trim what you need to for the good of the tree! Crossing branches and the like.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61141100034940385462008-01-26T10:10:00.000-06:002008-01-26T10:10:00.000-06:00hey skeeter,i would say you haven't smelled lilac ...hey skeeter,<BR/>i would say you haven't smelled lilac because you are from the south but truly lilac grows here in tennessee. it is so unique. you might remember it from germany as it grew VERY well in germany. it bloomed in april or may with white, sometimes pink and purple flowers. do you remember? if you come up here in the spring i will keep you posted when it blooms up here and maybe you tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-80243935410564340922008-01-26T09:34:00.000-06:002008-01-26T09:34:00.000-06:00Those are some painful pictures!Those are some painful pictures!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52987690558399715412008-01-26T09:11:00.000-06:002008-01-26T09:11:00.000-06:00I like the smell of Gardenia also! We had several ...I like the smell of Gardenia also! <BR/>We had several dwarf ones we planted in a planter up by the road for the neighbors to enjoy. They did great the first year then died from blight or something....<BR/><BR/>Dont recall ever smelling Lilac. My parents have a bush I think is a lilac bush but never been home when it is blooming but have seen pictures of it in bloom. Really pretty! With all the Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-47161601829701132802008-01-26T08:33:00.000-06:002008-01-26T08:33:00.000-06:00Looks like lilac is winning the vote as people's f...Looks like lilac is winning the vote as people's favorite scent (at least in the garden readers). Wow. Lola sent me some instructions for growing tuberroses. I plan to look them up and find out what exactly they are. Dawn and Lola make sure you check out Nina's link to purchase some. Mom, you come down here in the spring and the magnolia soulangianas (aka tulip tree) are SO beautiful. The one tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-22634936188152372882008-01-26T07:38:00.000-06:002008-01-26T07:38:00.000-06:00Dawn, just happened to be looking through garden c...Dawn, just happened to be looking through garden catalogs this a.m. and found the tuberose in one of them. Go to www.dutchbulbs.com item #62854. This is a double flowered one, but you can see what they look like.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844563083948984664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76895307711235807142008-01-26T07:29:00.000-06:002008-01-26T07:29:00.000-06:00ohh, I've never heard of tuber roses, must keep my...ohh, I've never heard of tuber roses, must keep my eyes peeled for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-40110963521271152022008-01-26T05:44:00.000-06:002008-01-26T05:44:00.000-06:00Some tuber rose bulbs were given to me last spring...Some tuber rose bulbs were given to me last spring. They have to be dug and stored for the winter in our zone. The flower is small but did have a good fragrance. Mine haven't multiplied enought to divide this year, but maybe the next.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844563083948984664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29452203321926069332008-01-25T22:52:00.000-06:002008-01-25T22:52:00.000-06:00My favorite lilacs with the delicious smell are fo...My favorite lilacs with the delicious smell are fond memories of the Pocono Mountains in Northeast Pennsylvania:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-86066163448707577142008-01-25T22:44:00.000-06:002008-01-25T22:44:00.000-06:00Tubar-rose grows from a bulb. The flowers are whit...Tubar-rose grows from a bulb. The flowers are white on a stalk about 12" high. Flowers are up & down top of stalk. Their smell is so intense it's hard to discribe. I brought it back from N. C.. They grow them in hanging pots there. I only had it 1 yr. I guess the bulb rotted or frooze but I sure would like another. Will try to locate one. It's worth it & I will take better care of it this go roundLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167298790872032154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-59094686461344759942008-01-25T22:15:00.000-06:002008-01-25T22:15:00.000-06:00ahhh, a tulip tree....I never heard on one so I mu...ahhh, a tulip tree....I never heard on one so I must look for one. Sounds very intersting. <BR/><BR/>You have a good weekend also Lolo and everyone else.<BR/><BR/>anonymous you are so right about the smell but then again some of your native things are not the same in the north. Where did you live in the north, if you do not mind me asking.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-32825735196488407092008-01-25T21:18:00.000-06:002008-01-25T21:18:00.000-06:00There is NOTHING like the smell of a lilac --I abs...There is NOTHING like the smell of a lilac --I absolutely LOVE them, wish I could bottle that scent up year round. Nothing can compare to the smell of them wafting thru the front door --ah, memories of the north and lilacs. Mine down south don't last very long and don't seem to have that strong of a scent. Planted a new one this fall --I hope it smells good --it's real close to the house --a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61322902709544129902008-01-25T21:04:00.000-06:002008-01-25T21:04:00.000-06:00Well said Lola-where's Doodles? Either one is fine...Well said Lola-where's Doodles? Either one is fine with me! It is hard to chose just one smell. I have never smelled tuberRose. What is it? Does it smell like jasmine or honeysuckle or anything else like that?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19001522931318523222008-01-25T20:31:00.000-06:002008-01-25T20:31:00.000-06:00Wow, With all the beautiful smells from Roses to L...Wow, With all the beautiful smells from Roses to Lilacs to Crepes to Jasmine---How can you pick just one. I have a Jasmine growing on a lattice wall behind my glider swing & when it's in bloom---it smells so good it will almost take your breath away. In fact you can smell it all over the yard. Even the neighbors can smell it. Now TuberRose is another matter. Have you ever smelled one? Sense of Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167298790872032154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29442020528834521632008-01-25T18:33:00.000-06:002008-01-25T18:33:00.000-06:00dawn with peaches, forgot to say, i guess i too go...dawn with peaches, forgot to say, i guess i too got excited to see dragon on here and all thoughts left my mind. it does looks like someone started taking out this tree and didn't finish the job. i just noticed in my garden i have another dogwood-dead. the bark has completely fallen off in 4 foot strip. crazy. they don't do well in my garden but i hate to lose any dogwoods! i will finish the job.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28648951119717957762008-01-25T18:28:00.000-06:002008-01-25T18:28:00.000-06:00Ok, now three votes lilacs, one for jasmine and no...Ok, now three votes lilacs, one for jasmine and now, finally, one for roses. Somehow I would picture you loving the rose smell a whole bunch. Don't you have some growing in your garden?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-46042115776229360162008-01-25T17:20:00.000-06:002008-01-25T17:20:00.000-06:00I like roses, love their smell.Lilacs are wonderfu...I like roses, love their smell.<BR/>Lilacs are wonderful also and the scent does carry. <BR/>This is awful pruning I am very surprised it doesn't ruin the tree, looks as if someone doesn't want the tree but ran out of time to finish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-50859266692245796162008-01-25T12:48:00.000-06:002008-01-25T12:48:00.000-06:00Three votes for lilac and one for for jasmine. I a...Three votes for lilac and one for for jasmine. I am so surprised roses haven't made the list!<BR/><BR/>Skeeter, Thanks so much for those pictures! I think that sometimes people do innocently cut these great trees and that is ok. I am glad you now know and your crepes are beautiful. Looking at the pictures of them I would never have guessed you had murdered them. Good thing they rebounded no tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-32339093204310125332008-01-25T11:45:00.000-06:002008-01-25T11:45:00.000-06:00Tina, I'm sorry to say, but our crepe myrtle did l...Tina, I'm sorry to say, but our crepe myrtle did look like the last picture, but the cold snap last year got to it. We "murdered" it hoping that it will come back this year - worth a try!<BR/><BR/>I'm with Jean, my favorite is the lilac.<BR/><BR/>We have a beartiful tree in our yard, a tulip popular. I originally purchased it for a tulip tree, I don't know if I read the label wrong or if it was Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844563083948984664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16959285856399769172008-01-25T11:23:00.000-06:002008-01-25T11:23:00.000-06:00YES YES YES!!! Nothing in the world has the sweet...YES YES YES!!! Nothing in the world has the sweet smell of fresh lilacs. The old fashion roses sure do have a good smell but so many of the new ones do not have the fragrance the old fashion ones do. Also, even the old ones will not smell a whole acre or more like the lilacs. With the lilacs you can smell them in the house with an opened window. They are great. The drawback is they do not Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-74526142299280653732008-01-25T11:01:00.000-06:002008-01-25T11:01:00.000-06:00My favorite scent no doubt is the Jasmine! Such a ...My favorite scent no doubt is the Jasmine! Such a sweet smell that carries a nice distance...<BR/><BR/>Saint just called and is calling it a day and on his way home. Not sick, just skating out early. So bye for now...<BR/><BR/>Y’all have a good weekend and keep warm!Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-92022128364387112662008-01-25T10:58:00.000-06:002008-01-25T10:58:00.000-06:00Decided to check back before getting off the compu...Decided to check back before getting off the computer and here is a new post! <BR/><BR/>Actually the one picture that looks as though the Myrtle has been cut to a few feet above the ground is taller then the photo makes it out to be. This myrtle is in the middle of a huge bush! I was afraid of backing up too much due to a high traffic area and feared someone would question my picture snapping! Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.com