tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post4201569001684926495..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Three Crepe Myrtles In the Gardentinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-6591742520359880732010-08-17T13:24:08.110-05:002010-08-17T13:24:08.110-05:00They look like a great small tree but I will have ...They look like a great small tree but I will have to only enjoy them on blogs but do wish I could have one.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61445518168180066952010-08-17T10:26:35.264-05:002010-08-17T10:26:35.264-05:00Tina I've never heard of crepe myrtles but you...Tina I've never heard of crepe myrtles but yours look lovely. You grow an amazing assortment of plants. It is fun to visit your blog to see which exotic plant you are featuring next.Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45140820917190647882010-08-17T08:27:35.406-05:002010-08-17T08:27:35.406-05:00So jealous that you have so many Crepes in your ga...So jealous that you have so many Crepes in your garden Tina! I only have the one and it's planted close to my house as well. Need to add more, since I have tons of sunny spots in my front yard. That white one is a pretty one, I could use two of those in my front yard. :)Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35758735234545786732010-08-17T08:00:09.857-05:002010-08-17T08:00:09.857-05:00Jennifer, thanks so much. Glad to see your blog go...Jennifer, thanks so much. Glad to see your blog going strong and most busy-lots of wonderful pictures. <br /><br />Joey, Thanks! For some crazy reason I always thought you were in Ohio or Pennsylvania. Michigan was furthest from my mind. You are a blogger who has been around a long time (most likely longer than me) so you'd think I'd know. <br /><br />Patsi, Do you know the cultivar of tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-65037649879234058402010-08-17T07:13:16.549-05:002010-08-17T07:13:16.549-05:00They're all my favorites, because I can't ...They're all my favorites, because I can't grow them here! Well, that's not true because Janet, the Queen of Seaford, told me once about a crepe myrtle that would grow in zone 5, but I haven't found it anywhere yet. I do like the tree next to your house; it really adds some vertical interest to your front garden.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9181992610339808692010-08-16T19:10:20.054-05:002010-08-16T19:10:20.054-05:00oh how I miss Crepe Myrtles! I never see them her...oh how I miss Crepe Myrtles! I never see them here ~ I guess that means they aren't hardy?? Yours are gorgeous. I just planted a serviceberry four feet from my house and I'm wondering about the wisdom of that! Maybe it will just be a "holding spot" until I can find a better one ~ I do worry about the roots interfering with the foundation too. Yours look pretty in that Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20024433146539401822010-08-16T17:32:37.015-05:002010-08-16T17:32:37.015-05:00How lucky to be able to grow them and they all loo...How lucky to be able to grow them and they all look so happy and healthy. Hard to believe the great prices they were. We were in Southern California last week and I spent lots of time admiring the Crapes there, my husband even asked what they were.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-30219583543633829572010-08-16T17:16:38.904-05:002010-08-16T17:16:38.904-05:00So happy to see your post.
I got my first crepe my...So happy to see your post.<br />I got my first crepe myrtle this year and just love it.<br />Still have to learn about them...all I know it's blooming like crazy now for a month.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33492622019231537132010-08-16T17:07:23.321-05:002010-08-16T17:07:23.321-05:00Lovely Crepe Myrtles :) Wish I could grow them :(Lovely Crepe Myrtles :) Wish I could grow them :(joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89973875558811955872010-08-16T17:02:23.379-05:002010-08-16T17:02:23.379-05:0018 Crepe Mertles! That is quite a collection. I wi...18 Crepe Mertles! That is quite a collection. I wish they were hardy here in Canada. I think I like the rose colored one best. Pretty garden by the way!Jenniferhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-84951798954845084202010-08-16T16:29:31.031-05:002010-08-16T16:29:31.031-05:00Skeeter, You are most lucky to have such good prev...Skeeter, You are most lucky to have such good previous homeowners to make good decisions with their property-you and the Saint benefit! <br /><br />Bangchik, Lovely flowers indeed!<br /><br />Joseph, Thanks so much for stopping by. I can't believe what spectacular pictures you have of the butterflies and insects on your blog-and you know them all. I don't know mine well at all-need to tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-67347374641333628282010-08-16T15:42:15.103-05:002010-08-16T15:42:15.103-05:00thanks for the lesson in crepe myrtles! they are ...thanks for the lesson in crepe myrtles! they are quite abundant here in central texas. in fact, my mother-in-law bought three of them at home depot this year on clearance as well! we helped plant them in her yard late spring and they're doing great. can't wait to see them bloom. i really have no idea what sort they are, but after reading this, maybe i can figure that out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-79417684185209070912010-08-16T09:05:26.909-05:002010-08-16T09:05:26.909-05:00They are beautiful indeed, with flowers at the end...They are beautiful indeed, with flowers at the end of branches. I wish I have the space to grow them. So senduduk fits well here within space constraint....~bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37743628719794131052010-08-16T08:49:11.669-05:002010-08-16T08:49:11.669-05:00You are talking my language today girl. You know I...You are talking my language today girl. You know I love those Crepe Myrtles! We have about 20 of them on our property that were all planted by the previous homeowners. Of those a dozen do not thrive as they are in the shade and never bloom for us. Sigh...I love the long lasting blooms and they really pop in the south...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28705368052891269752010-08-16T08:44:44.328-05:002010-08-16T08:44:44.328-05:00Jodi, We are so lucky to be able to grow these que...Jodi, We are so lucky to be able to grow these queens. As a caveat for northerners, we can't grow the wonderful lilacs you can:)<br /><br />Dave, I have a couple of the dwarf crepes. I really like then but one or two died and I have no idea why. Right now the red and white one are doing fine. Do you know your color? The dwarf crepes are really great!<br /><br />Grace, Thank you so much for tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-67986516789125794792010-08-16T08:35:36.717-05:002010-08-16T08:35:36.717-05:00I love your house by the way. This same time last ...I love your house by the way. This same time last year, I was in Missouri and when I saw a crepe at MOBOT (keeping in mind we don't have crepes in MI), I was like--WHAT?? Why is a LILAC blooming in August?! Then when I got closer and read the sign I was like--So THESE are crepes, cool! And don't you love end of sesaon sales? I've gotten a ton of evergreen shrubs for $3.33 at Lowe'Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-2166967488143684352010-08-16T08:28:22.599-05:002010-08-16T08:28:22.599-05:00So far, we've only got one crape. It was plant...So far, we've only got one crape. It was planted by the previous homeowner. I'm just not sure about planting any more of them, since there's some concern about their aggressive though not quite invasive status. I do love the crapes' beauty, though, and yours are especially lovely.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4722787906603357502010-08-16T08:04:58.164-05:002010-08-16T08:04:58.164-05:00I'm in love with them all and wish they were h...I'm in love with them all and wish they were hardy up here.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26383223972233830402010-08-16T07:56:20.020-05:002010-08-16T07:56:20.020-05:00Hi Tina, Forgive me for not making more regular st...Hi Tina, Forgive me for not making more regular stops to your blog. I'm cheating myself out of lovely photos and prose. <br /><br />Beautiful Crapes you have! The last one, tall and stately next to your house, is just dazzling. I love the bark and how you've limbed it without butchering! And it is right in scale with your two-story house--not an easy feat! <br /><br />I've got two Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89298770457458733292010-08-16T07:50:19.055-05:002010-08-16T07:50:19.055-05:00Love the crape myrtles! I've never bought one ...Love the crape myrtles! I've never bought one though. All of mine came either from someone else or from a cutting. The neat one I added this year that I forgot to mention in my bloom day post was a dwarf crape. I found it at the plant swap. It was a seedling someone else had. I've since propagated a few more ;) - Do you have any space for one?Dave@TheHomeGardenhttp://www.GrowingTheHomeGarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-10249862873452220222010-08-16T07:04:32.321-05:002010-08-16T07:04:32.321-05:00Here's a tree I'll never be able to grow a...Here's a tree I'll never be able to grow as they're not hardy up here in my part of Canada. I saw them for the first time two years ago at Powell Gardens in Kansas City, Missouri, and loved them, but now I just have crape envy and get to admire those that my blogging buddies can grow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-27847016449768647472010-08-16T06:23:32.584-05:002010-08-16T06:23:32.584-05:00Hey all, so sorry for the washed out looking pict...Hey all, so sorry for the washed out looking pictures. Not sure why they look so faded:(<br /><br />Flowerlady, Such a bonus to get free plants from your mother plant. Transplanting them around will make for some nice continuity in your garden.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-84373393512036399742010-08-16T06:05:07.698-05:002010-08-16T06:05:07.698-05:00I love all of your crepes and love mine too, but I...I love all of your crepes and love mine too, but I only have one kind and I don't know the name of it. It is a pink. Mine send up babies around the larger trees, so that I dig those up and spread them around. I've seen some luscious colors around town, but alas I'm not purchasing any plants these days, so I enjoy them in other gardens.<br /><br />Have a great week ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com