tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post4700092130153444998..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Silver Bellstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-73765260897163205562011-11-04T14:06:18.071-05:002011-11-04T14:06:18.071-05:00How lovely to be greeted with a sweet fragrance as...How lovely to be greeted with a sweet fragrance as you walk along the drive. Funny that it is the same scent as a fabric softener! I don't know this plant, but it sounds intriguing.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-21477764005262909892011-11-04T09:42:26.339-05:002011-11-04T09:42:26.339-05:00Catmint, I bet that technology is just around the ...Catmint, I bet that technology is just around the corner! LOL...<br /><br />Raquel, An awesome barrier and I think I shall add more in the future...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-42121714410462851672011-11-04T06:45:23.147-05:002011-11-04T06:45:23.147-05:00Gorgeous plant and glad it is doing double duty by...Gorgeous plant and glad it is doing double duty by providing you some privacy from your neighbor as well as produce pretty fragrant blooms. :)Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35371185677611823932011-11-04T04:19:10.160-05:002011-11-04T04:19:10.160-05:00reading this post I thought when will we get smell...reading this post I thought when will we get smell-technology to complement the pics. In the meantime i have to imagine it from your words, thanks for a sweet imagining.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-43040925280912582942011-11-03T18:56:55.978-05:002011-11-03T18:56:55.978-05:00Lola, Wish you had room for one, they are awesome ...Lola, Wish you had room for one, they are awesome carefree bushes...<br /><br />Carla, they would do great where you live! Hunt one down as the scent is worth the effort of digging a hole...<br /><br />Donna, yes indeed. A bonus with the sweetness in the air...<br /><br />Everyone have a great evening...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-47513196757127281422011-11-03T17:42:34.002-05:002011-11-03T17:42:34.002-05:00They sound like a wonderful all around good plant ...They sound like a wonderful all around good plant with the added bonus of a wonderful scent...Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-76830910040735493352011-11-03T16:52:35.310-05:002011-11-03T16:52:35.310-05:00I love any bush that surprises me with a sweet sce...I love any bush that surprises me with a sweet scent! I need to find me one of those. CarlaSouthern Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732279575596442033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-26765026726119269112011-11-03T15:27:50.845-05:002011-11-03T15:27:50.845-05:00That would be a delight. Sure wish I had room for ...That would be a delight. Sure wish I had room for them here. I do need something that doesn't need constant care.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68296566504702312042011-11-03T11:34:50.972-05:002011-11-03T11:34:50.972-05:00Jean, Give them a try! I too misplace notes and it...Jean, Give them a try! I too misplace notes and it is way too early in my life to start doing that. Sigh. I am not nearly as organized as I was in the past. Dont know why as Being Organized always came natural to me. Lord help me in my next 40 years… <br /><br />Darla, Wikipedia site says that the E. Pungens and E. Unbellata are category 2 invasive in Florida. They were introduced to North Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-39857878108833903372011-11-03T11:05:12.219-05:002011-11-03T11:05:12.219-05:00Now I'm wondering if this grows wild in our ba...Now I'm wondering if this grows wild in our back woods............hmmmmDarlahttp://hundredsofideas.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-69126945913102527672011-11-03T10:23:26.990-05:002011-11-03T10:23:26.990-05:00Oh they are so very pretty. Once in a while we go...Oh they are so very pretty. Once in a while we go below -10 here but I just might have to push the limit and give them a try. I have a 10ft high Honeysuckle that is going to have to be replaced and this sounds like just the right plant to replace i with. I have already written the name down. Now the problem is to have it when I need it. I seem to misplace things a lot. Those senior moments Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-8206550215543128872011-11-03T09:54:45.660-05:002011-11-03T09:54:45.660-05:00Good Morning everyone! More sun in the sky and I a...Good Morning everyone! More sun in the sky and I am eating it up... <br /><br />Becc, They are wonderful bushes but be warned, they grow quickly…<br /><br />Tanya, These bushes are doing the job I had planned for them and the scent in the air is just an awesome bonus… <br /><br />Flowerlady, Yes, the perfect bush for making a fence and the scent is heavenly…<br /><br />Peggy, Actually, the plant Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62027673600642896922011-11-03T07:44:49.048-05:002011-11-03T07:44:49.048-05:00A cultivar of them is 'Fruitlandii' and th...A cultivar of them is 'Fruitlandii' and they grow well sun or shade in wind, drought, you name it. But voles do like to eat them so you have to watch out for them. No pests. Birds love nesting in the thorny branches. This is also known as thorny eleagnus.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-56816406447931375282011-11-03T07:43:41.133-05:002011-11-03T07:43:41.133-05:00So glad they are working well for you. Of course I...So glad they are working well for you. Of course I kind of knew they would since they do the same for me in my garden. I simply adore these. They are Eleagnus pungens-not to be confused with eleagnus umbellata an invasive cousin. I have never seen berries on mine and am sure they don't get them. That scent is so awesome though and people always wonder where it comes from since the flowers aretinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61954678268131110282011-11-03T06:25:38.933-05:002011-11-03T06:25:38.933-05:00I don't think Michigan has your shrub, silverb...I don't think Michigan has your shrub, silverbells. It looks like its name. I love plants.peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824597131148093565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-51969721913374189452011-11-03T05:52:09.931-05:002011-11-03T05:52:09.931-05:00What a sweet shrub that gives you beauty, scent an...What a sweet shrub that gives you beauty, scent and hides the ugly. Enjoy.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-78665120020529457592011-11-03T05:29:49.395-05:002011-11-03T05:29:49.395-05:00As a plant they look very modest but anything that...As a plant they look very modest but anything that blooms this late in the year and with such powerful scent must be a keeper!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-84960653699339363742011-11-03T04:45:28.780-05:002011-11-03T04:45:28.780-05:00Excellent, just the kind of plant I love, will res...Excellent, just the kind of plant I love, will research to see if I can get one here.Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447422023432443913noreply@blogger.com