tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post3910949622890625129..comments2024-03-13T01:12:05.347-07:00Comments on Weeding on the Wild Side: Wildflower WednesdayHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-26412961224096710642013-03-11T02:04:54.506-07:002013-03-11T02:04:54.506-07:00I found a couple of Snowdrops blooming, and the fi...I found a couple of Snowdrops blooming, and the first daffodil is opening, and a crocus. We've been having some warmer weather but are heading back into rain for several days.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-19813468073469310322013-03-11T02:03:37.435-07:002013-03-11T02:03:37.435-07:00Thanks, Leigh, grass is the weed I hate the most. ...Thanks, Leigh, grass is the weed I hate the most. I look around my beds and try to imagine the goldenrods there, it hasn't happened yet.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-57348141787027769372013-03-09T20:34:22.550-08:002013-03-09T20:34:22.550-08:00All those new plants - how exciting! Good luck wit...All those new plants - how exciting! Good luck with them. I'm convinced that spring will soon be heading your way. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-86251039820376114232013-03-07T16:04:49.250-08:002013-03-07T16:04:49.250-08:00I'll be very curious as to how well the golden...I'll be very curious as to how well the goldenrod competes with the grass!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-21211272277814419472013-03-04T19:51:35.618-08:002013-03-04T19:51:35.618-08:00I hope so, they are so tiny. I am thinking of mov...I hope so, they are so tiny. I am thinking of moving them up to 4" pots or more to bulk up the roots a little before they go into the ground. I have a problem setting things out in spring here because it's still our wet season and it rains a lot so the ground is like mud. I can use tunnels to dry out the ground in some areas though. There's also the low temperatures. The shipping charges were high from Forest Farm, around $15 for 6 plants, but that doesn't come to so much per plant and the nurseries here keep raising the prices on their plants. Quart pots of Hellebores I saw today were $7.99. But I can't find ANY Goldenrods for sale locally.:-)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-75784359698433427322013-03-04T15:34:05.677-08:002013-03-04T15:34:05.677-08:00I've bought several plants from Forest Farm an...I've bought several plants from Forest Farm and had wonderful luck. I love their HUGE selection. The shipping costs are what keep me from buying more. Well, that and the fact that I have no room in my garden for more plants. <br /><br />Good luck with the Goldenrods. They should look gorgeous this summer. GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-34739281313386665442013-03-03T03:57:13.334-08:002013-03-03T03:57:13.334-08:00I kind of wanted P. firetail that Scott grows in P...I kind of wanted P. firetail that Scott grows in Portland, but I haven't been able to find it at a reasonable price yet, if at all. But Dimity does look pretty and is not so tall, so I may like it if it is as vigorous as I hope. The other one I could have gotten is Border Jewel, I don't know which is better. I don't understand why the local nurseries don't carry the Persicarias I am looking for, they usually just have Painter's Palette and Red Dragon. Blooming Advantage has them on their website and lists a lot of local nurseries as selling their plants. It's a mystery to me, and frustrating. Perhaps they have a bad reputation with gardeners as being invasive?Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495323991307537519.post-5298584867429093022013-03-02T18:26:04.286-08:002013-03-02T18:26:04.286-08:00Oh, I checked out that Persicaria affinis 'Dim...Oh, I checked out that Persicaria affinis 'Dimity' online, and it looks cool, very pretty flowers. I used to have wild goldenrod in my garden when we lived on the east coast, and it was a very unruly and ugly spreader. I should get some of the more cultivated ones, but I'm afraid to. I hope they do well in your garden.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com