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July 3, 2009

• 4:04 PM pat on Common Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

  If I remember correctly I did mine before they start flowering. However I think they can be divided and transplanted at anytime.

  
  

  July 3, 2009

• 10:48 AM John Bouttell on Common Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

  Hi Pat, I enjoyed reading your blog on bluebells. I too, have some and would like to give some to friends but your site did not say when this should be done. I would appreciate it if you could let me know as I thought this information would be easy to find on the internet but so far I haven't been able to find it. Many thanks, John

  
  

  June 30, 2009

• 5:45 PM pat on Astilbes

  Thank you very much, Penny. All the flowering plants seem to look better and prettier each year. I consider all my flowers "a treasure" and I am thankful to be surrounded by so much beauty everyday.

  
  

  June 30, 2009

• 3:59 PM penny elias on Astilbes

  so lacy and lovely looking.Nice to see how well they do in your garden

  
  

  June 28, 2009

• 2:26 PM Jeanne on Yellow magnolia, another surprise

  I just planted one in CT in May. Took well.

  
  

  June 28, 2009

• 11:15 AM penny on A gardener's reflection on a rainy day

  Loved the rainy day blog. It was great! and interesting to learn about rainy days when you were a child.

  
  

  June 24, 2009

• 9:19 PM M. D. Vaden of Oregon on Quince, 'An ideal backyard fruit tree'?

  Quince sure is a tough plant for the landscape. One thing I've realized - if someone wants one, they really need to make sure they want it. Of all the shrubs I've ever removed by digging a rootball, Quince was the most impressive for it's size. I remember a crater left by one once, which we put a New Zealand Flax into. Cheers, MDV Beaverton / Portland

  
  

  June 19, 2009

• 2:31 PM leila on Bells of Ireland, Moluccella laevis

  The Bells of Ireland are just incredible. The pix make me want to reach out and touch and feel them!

  
  

  June 17, 2009

• 6:28 PM Brooke on Geum chiloense, a Grecian rose

  Very pretty. I enjoy geum in my zone 6 garden, it does very well.

  
  

  June 13, 2009

• 12:30 PM pat on The Oriental Poppy

  Hi,Gail, Perhaps you could try upload your photo at the Garden Gallery on www.projo.com -s o everyone could view your poppy.

  
  

  June 13, 2009

• 12:25 PM pat on Quince, 'An ideal backyard fruit tree'?

  Carol, I hope this link will give you some info you're looking for.... http://elise.com/recipes/archives/004155quince.php Sincerely,

  
  

  June 13, 2009

• 11:16 AM Gail on The Oriental Poppy

  I tried for years to get poppies in my garden. With a start from a friend, I finally succeeded getting blooms. I let them go to seed every year until I now have large bed of double orange-red poppies that are quite a show. If I knew how, I would send a photo!6ehk29

  
  

  June 11, 2009

• 4:35 PM Carol Penney on Quince, 'An ideal backyard fruit tree'?

  I have one and I love it. Would like some recipes for the fruit.

  
  

  June 9, 2009

• 9:34 AM Linda O'Keefe on Another try at lupines

  I too love the Lupine Plants and found they did much better in my front yard next to the road. I was afraid that they would die there but someone had told me they liked a sandy drier soil. They were beautiful and came back every year since! Good luck with your flowers. They look beautiful! There is a beautiful field of wiild flowers in the South County Commons. Every month a new variety of flowers apears! You have to see it every month. The color is so dramatic aournd the 4th of July!! Linda O'Keefe

  
  

  May 27, 2009

• 9:18 AM Beth on Irises

  A link between heaven and earth sounds so good to me right now. And ironically, they are all in bloom, at a time when I need them the most...

  
  

  May 24, 2009

• 4:32 PM charlotte on Fighting the losing battle with squirrels?

  I don't understand how that squirrel can eat the Quinces, as that is what he is doing. Wouldn't it like eating alum? Wouldn't his little mouth just clam up tighter'n a drum? Weird! Anyway, I am going to try a spray mix of water, Murphy's Oil soap and Cayenne pepper. Will also use it on my Fig, Pineapple Guava and the Rose Apple as the squirrel might get to those too. And next year I'll spray the Pluot and Santa Rosa Plum trees. I don't mind sharing some o the fruit, but not all of it! Hmm. Bird feeders with peanuts? I'll set up a peanut stand, just for the squirrels. Maybe that will help keep them away from my fruit trees. Thanks for the idea. Besides eating it fresh off the tree, all this fruit makes up the best jams, jellies and preserves. Good Christmas presents. Have a fun Memorial day - the un-official start of summer. Here in California anyway.

  
  

  May 24, 2009

• 1:49 PM pat on Fighting the losing battle with squirrels?

  You probably know that I sort of giving up on the battle with squirrels. They are more perseverant than we are. I don't believe you can plant anything under your quince. I did not realize that they like the fruits from quince which made me wonder what people do in the apple orchards all around the state here. My backyard squirrels have not been seen around my quince. They were busy with tulips and peanuts from the bird feeders. They didn't touch the small yellow plums last year either. Perhaps they just want to play with the fruits and taste some, but they don't like to eat them. Hopefully they will be satisfied once tasted it and leave it alone. Now -- it's possible that each one would have to try it for himself .. and who know how many they are out there.

  
  

  May 24, 2009

• 1:30 PM charlotte on Fighting the losing battle with squirrels?

  Please, would you know of SOMETHING that I can plant under my Quince tree that would discourage the d----d squirrel from getting at my quinces? I have put a netting around the whole tree; it is only about 4 feet tall, but the squirrel reaches inside the net and plucks the fruit off the tree, only to have it fall inside the netting! He (I say He, as I don't really know what sex the animal is, not wanting to get too close to it) cannot eat it, so seems to purposely go out of his way to plague me by just picking the fruit! Squirrels!

  
  

  May 19, 2009

• 11:00 AM pat on Bleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilis

  Yes, Beth. Let's talk soon. Star Magnolia tree is highly recommended for the memorial garden. We often think of the loved ones as stars in the sky. Lily of the valley should also be considered. Its old name is 'Ladders to heaven'. The white flowers, to me, symbolize purity and peacefulness above the rich, thick green leaves representing a tranquil valley.

  
  

  May 19, 2009

• 8:57 AM Beth on Bleeding heart, Dicentra spectabilis

  I'm thinking about planting a memorial garden this summer for my brother. A bleeding heart was one of the plants I thought would be appropriate. Maybe we could talk about that someday soon?