tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post4325490722124462324..comments2024-03-15T01:29:50.279-07:00Comments on Town Mouse and Country Mouse: Embrace ConstraintsTown Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-49918488048670038812010-10-25T22:55:40.909-07:002010-10-25T22:55:40.909-07:00I'm a confessed zone pusher, mostly because I&...I'm a confessed zone pusher, mostly because I've stubbornly and repeatedly tried to grow several montane species in my lowland garden without success (i.e., Iris missouriensis, Penstemon newberryi, Mimulus lewisii, Gentiana newberryi). It's not so much where I put them as the fact that they hate our dry summer heat and lack of snow in the winter. Sigh. Looking forward to seeing how your new design progresses.camissonia (Arleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10156059239148602974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-59746164951962849662010-10-25T22:49:28.735-07:002010-10-25T22:49:28.735-07:00Zone pushing? Guilty! Both in some genuine tropica...Zone pushing? Guilty! Both in some genuine tropicals and plants (like apricot) that really need more cold than I can offer. I saw some Catalina perfume recently and they looked amazingly green at a time of year when that color can be in short supply.<br /><br />I'm sure you were quite the spectacle on the bike, giving a new meaning to cycling being a green activity...lostlandscape (James)http://soenyun.com/Blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-32586905524559218542010-10-23T13:12:44.109-07:002010-10-23T13:12:44.109-07:00I agree that it's hard to do a design without ...I agree that it's hard to do a design without any constraints. I only planted rhamnus ilicifolia once. It gets very little water and hasn't really grown. Tough plant, though. I guess it will be really nice someday.ryanhttp://drystonegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-9857139778617142182010-10-22T17:49:05.703-07:002010-10-22T17:49:05.703-07:00I used to be a zone pusher...but I remember one wi...I used to be a zone pusher...but I remember one winter when our temps dropped to 16F, and the carnage in some of the gardens was horrendous. I try hard not to zone push much anymore...although, occasionally I can't help myself. I think I really need to bicycle to my next plant sale though! :PCurbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-65214359020402708452010-10-21T19:14:43.819-07:002010-10-21T19:14:43.819-07:00Well, Christine, it's actually a fairly small ...Well, Christine, it's actually a fairly small space, maybe a foot wide, so Philadelphus is too big. And I'm nervous about wild rose being a spreader. <br /><br />Besides, now that I have the Rhamnus crocacea, my constraint is that I have to put it in the garden ;->Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-54249066641032818822010-10-21T18:59:50.600-07:002010-10-21T18:59:50.600-07:00Dear Town Mouse, I like the concept of 'embrac...Dear Town Mouse, I like the concept of 'embracing constraints'. I'm not terribly good at it though. Your new design is well thought out. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-73279247917458534352010-10-21T08:47:43.343-07:002010-10-21T08:47:43.343-07:00What dedication! Or is it addiction? I've ne...What dedication! Or is it addiction? I've never heard of the phrase "zone pushing", but I'm certainly a culprit. We can actually get away with quite a lot in our temperate climate, and it gives us an excuse to just buy more plants and move them around when it doesn't work out!<br />Good luck on the new bed- looks great so far! What about a Philadelphus or a wild rose?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-72771291702314209412010-10-21T03:35:20.347-07:002010-10-21T03:35:20.347-07:00Town,
Good article! Yesterday I walked to the gar...Town,<br /><br />Good article! Yesterday I walked to the garden center from Meg's school, it is about the distance of walking to the end of a Walmart parking lot. Bought seeds and a 3 gallon camellia that was 5 ft tall. I knew that was all I could carry and by the time I got back to the school I was more than ready to set the plant down.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.com