tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post2347327706127617923..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Pine Straw to Plantstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23295696844325412712009-07-12T20:47:07.966-05:002009-07-12T20:47:07.966-05:00Raquel, thanks for the best wishes on the new gard...Raquel, thanks for the best wishes on the new garden. We all know how it can be with putting a new garden in an area where it is not so ideal for a garden. Oh well, I must give it a try. What ever works well, I will add more of that and then less pine straw for me to buy and spread. Hey, that means less work in the end right? <br /><br />Tina, thanks for the explanation on the pine straw. You Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-65225236621957437662009-07-12T17:30:57.102-05:002009-07-12T17:30:57.102-05:00Skeeter, The hosta is in a big pot that is sitting...Skeeter, The hosta is in a big pot that is sitting up on a platform with wheels. No rabbits here. I figured it had to be some kind of bug.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45527846988300554312009-07-12T14:30:12.355-05:002009-07-12T14:30:12.355-05:00Tatyana, I think pine needles are great around jus...Tatyana, I think pine needles are great around just about all plants. The one spot I haven't used them here is around veggies, but they'd be okay there too. I misunderstood the question. I am one of those that believes any acidity added to the soil by the breakdown of pine needles is negligible-not enough to make a difference.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-42186192025134411752009-07-12T14:26:15.237-05:002009-07-12T14:26:15.237-05:00I guess you do the best you can Skeeter, nature is...I guess you do the best you can Skeeter, nature isn't always kind to our gardens. I'm sure your pot idea will help with the voles & the liquid fence sounds like it's helping with the deer so far. Good luck with your new planting bed. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9162099475855888422009-07-12T10:51:37.320-05:002009-07-12T10:51:37.320-05:00Lola, you can borrow my boat if you like! I know y...Lola, you can borrow my boat if you like! I know you are tired of the rain. We either have too much or too little of it. No happy medium as the days of the past in TN. How high up is your Hosta pot? It could be the rabbits as they will get on their back feet to nibble a treat such as hosta. The variegated spider plants bloom as I have them hanging on the porch this year. They were a real bargain Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-80899412488451409032009-07-12T07:56:45.842-05:002009-07-12T07:56:45.842-05:00wonderful transformation... and nice you found a p...wonderful transformation... and nice you found a place for your neighbor's cat. My neighbor cats are happy with the trays which I used to bring home plantsWayne Stratzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607523027034143603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45618269628583384502009-07-12T06:29:00.630-05:002009-07-12T06:29:00.630-05:00Skeeter this is the post I missed on heuchera ! I ...Skeeter this is the post I missed on heuchera ! I can NOT believe you paid that price for Tira M. !! They cost a fortune here and I have been waiting for the price to drop eventually .. your selections are great girl .. and what sale prices !! LOL<br />JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-15106738794721906652009-07-11T21:54:16.344-05:002009-07-11T21:54:16.344-05:00Oh Skeeter --you do LOVE pine straw don't you,...Oh Skeeter --you do LOVE pine straw don't you, hehehe:) I'm sure it is easier to come by since GA has so many pines. The yard pictures always look great --they do motivate me but then I just relook at your pictures instead of working in my yard.<br /><br />Hi Tina --we got some good rain earlier today. We had our track meet, piano lessons and then a nice downpour on the way home. It Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-74242626659708861652009-07-11T20:22:46.133-05:002009-07-11T20:22:46.133-05:00I, too, am hooked on heucheras! Once I started bu...I, too, am hooked on heucheras! Once I started buying one, I couldn't stop. Besides, those names just entice me--I have "tiramisu", "Creme brulee," <br />"plum pudding," and "key lime"--for some reason, they make me hungry every time I look at them:) I'd like to know, too, the proper way to pronouce this: I thought it was HUGH-KER-A, but another Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81472303693040430812009-07-11T16:29:15.108-05:002009-07-11T16:29:15.108-05:00Hi Skeeter, I think roses would be okay with a pH ...Hi Skeeter, I think roses would be okay with a pH of about 6-7, so slightly acid. They probably wouldn't like it much below that like azaleas and camelias like, but are adaptable. Does this help? You can always add a bit of lime. Roses really mostly need full sun.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-12964323251205076982009-07-11T16:26:44.418-05:002009-07-11T16:26:44.418-05:00I love your gardens Skeeter. They look so fresh &a...I love your gardens Skeeter. They look so fresh & clean looking. I use cypress mulch as it doesn't draw roaches & such {have to be careful about that here in Fl.}. Cedar is best but who can afford that. I don't think cypress releases anything into the ground. I really need to find out more info on that.<br />I agree about the Spider Plants. I have them everywhere. I have a couple Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-41941358721818407402009-07-11T13:16:21.613-05:002009-07-11T13:16:21.613-05:00Vuejardin, Ah, you have a tiramisu as well! I like...Vuejardin, Ah, you have a tiramisu as well! I liked the name so had to add it to my collection. lol, yep, those deer and rabbits keep me on my toes! I find it odd that they ban the pine straw during drought season as anything really is combustible during dry seasons. They could not ban it here as so many people have the wild trees in their yard therefore, the pine needles on the ground just aboutSkeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-83618409555305666162009-07-11T09:57:25.143-05:002009-07-11T09:57:25.143-05:00my dogs completely destroyed my heucheras...i was ...my dogs completely destroyed my heucheras...i was not happy. i am going to have put more in somewhere they can't get to them. i think putting more plants down is a great idea.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-85052538047193584202009-07-11T09:38:34.191-05:002009-07-11T09:38:34.191-05:00Hi Skeeter! I feel your pain! I am in pain myself ...Hi Skeeter! I feel your pain! I am in pain myself after deers ate my roses, phlox and bean, strawberry and grape leaves! I sprayed those plants with Liquid Fence, but they can move to other plants! You wrote about hostas. I think I should run and spray hostas, too!<br />As for the pine needles, I heard that they are good around roses. Do you agree?Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81646743327765399232009-07-11T09:33:57.746-05:002009-07-11T09:33:57.746-05:00It looks great Skeeter but I would be remiss if I ...It looks great Skeeter but I would be remiss if I did not ask if you are sure that the pine straw is only a slight obsession!!Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23655585574557831752009-07-11T09:00:35.398-05:002009-07-11T09:00:35.398-05:00Those pesky critters! I am so glad the liquid fenc...Those pesky critters! I am so glad the liquid fence is working. I do really love coral bells and you picked up some good bargains. They look great in their spot and I also think your front planter could use some too. That way you can enjoy their evergreen foliage whenever you go in the house:) I sure like that pine straw. I could use some here as leaves just don't last long enough for me. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68684845718568860472009-07-11T08:36:00.225-05:002009-07-11T08:36:00.225-05:00So I am not the only one who has volunteer spider ...So I am not the only one who has volunteer spider pants. Mine originate from the long runner thingy but the roots develope and attach themselves to anything they can. Gosh, that sounds so invasive but they are not. Luckily, here in Florida mine are beautiful year aorund and have a beautiful stripe. VickieMy Little Family:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17240741117809295524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-88937462261255826412009-07-11T08:28:25.031-05:002009-07-11T08:28:25.031-05:00As always your beds looks so nice, Skeeter!
Hi Lo...As always your beds looks so nice, Skeeter! <br />Hi Lola, Nina, and anonymous.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68539655365731448902009-07-11T08:05:32.747-05:002009-07-11T08:05:32.747-05:00I bought the Tiramisu from Lowes too, probably go...I bought the Tiramisu from Lowes too, probably got it from the same clearance :) We have to play seek and hide with the deers LOL! :D<br />Our city have imposed a pine straw restriction, because it can cause fire during drought season.vuejardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605616314579951065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-77084285366958641212009-07-11T07:56:30.889-05:002009-07-11T07:56:30.889-05:00Good Morning everyone! Looks like it will be anoth...Good Morning everyone! Looks like it will be another beautiful day here in Georgia. We have some yard plans after we run a few errands today...<br /><br />Patsi, I do seem to have a little family started in this area. I am happy with the way the pots in the ground are working out for me. Although, I do seem to be watering more then if they were in the soil and not pots. But the Voles are not Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-71036519870979361082009-07-11T07:29:11.178-05:002009-07-11T07:29:11.178-05:00Skeeter,
The bee could be after the alcohol in th...Skeeter, <br />The bee could be after the alcohol in the tiramisu ;-). I’d love to use pine straw as mulch, but around here it has soooooo much trash in it I can’t stand the way it looks. It’s terrible to pay that much for a bale of pine straw and it be filled with trash. We actually had plastic pop bottles in it we had to pick out.--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-48626140186304379142009-07-11T07:18:09.513-05:002009-07-11T07:18:09.513-05:00What a great garden area. Love the pots in the pi...What a great garden area. Love the pots in the pinestraw!!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-71771731243440474022009-07-11T07:02:23.323-05:002009-07-11T07:02:23.323-05:00Hi Skeeter, The pinestraw garden area is looking ...Hi Skeeter, The pinestraw garden area is looking good! Who knew spider plant was a perennial! LUcky you! Love the heuchera. The only problem is that they do like sharp drainage, so placing them higher like we do azaleas might help. Autumn Bride is one that was bred for the south and it has giant leaves and flowers later in the summer: the bees love the flowers, but I grow it for the big Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-53027170403383673952009-07-11T06:05:43.224-05:002009-07-11T06:05:43.224-05:00You have a nice collection of Heucheras and the Ho...You have a nice collection of Heucheras and the Hostas are a great companion to them --if the deer and voles will leave them alone!!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45124806558231418932009-07-11T05:38:06.100-05:002009-07-11T05:38:06.100-05:00it s all so nice ! have a nice weekend !
Kathrinit s all so nice ! have a nice weekend !<br />KathrinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485472302774976230noreply@blogger.com