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I'm thinking Tiger lilies? Other daylilies? Oregano? Sage? Salvias? Echinacea? Lavender?
I do have candytuft, irises, daisies and Egyptian walking onions and the dogs never bother them. The dogs also don't seem bothered by them.
Here's an amazing list of what NOT to plant:
Here is a link that might be useful: Hooper's list of poisonous plants
Oh, I still wanted to know about transplanting them? I have not had much luck with transplanting seedlings of perennials or biennials. I tried some foxgloves and ligularia while at a small size last year and none of them made it. Yet I obtained them in a plant swap, so somebody is doing it right. Do they need to be nursed a long in a pot til bigger? That way I could monitor watering more. Or just left in situ until bigger?
This post was edited by linnea56 on Wed, May 15, 13 at 11:35
I almost hate to share this with you, Ellen, but I grow these successfully in hard red Alabama clay soil. Some composted wood chips were tilled in originally 8 years ago but that's it. We do maintain a layer of mulch on top. We do not have an irrigation system and any plant we choose must be able to thrive in near xeric conditions.
So, blazing sun, clay soil, no irrigation all seem to work for our Arizona Sun. If I'm not mistaken, the first few plants we planted were from Bluestone, but have added many more that I grew from seed. They bloom the first year from seed.
Funny how many times they beat us by a day, and the repellents don't work well still in the bottle.
I got caught 'day late', can't even tell you how many times with new growth on roses. I'd see they'd put out buds and foliage, make a mental note to spray (I use Bobbex), then leave it till the next afternoon and they'd come that night :)
I feel your pain! I have been through that same scenario more times than I care to admit. My main problem is tulips and yes, just as soon as they emerge I make a mental note to spray them... but the deer often beat me to it.
Last year, one summer night I heard a strange snapping sound outside the bathroom window. Snap...... snap...... snap. I didn't think much of it until the next day when I saw a formerly wonderful hosta reduced to stems. The funny thing is that this spot was under construction and there were materials strewn all about and it much have been rather uninviting to walk through. Plus, deer had never before visited this spot nor have they ever eaten a hosta here. But last year our deer turned an unfortunate corner in terms of eating anything and everything. Sad.
Thank you, Fun! You knew exactly what I was after. Didn't even think of washing off the bush. Talk about "duh" moments.
Cear, that made me laugh outloud! This little guy is only about 20 pounds. We do keep him out of there, but goodness gracious dogs can be persistent. No idea what makes this particular bush so attractive. It's just a pee magnet.
Thanks for your suggestions!
If there's no reason to remove the pine, it sure would be a lot less expensive (ie: FREE) to move the viburnum. I'm like Terrene and move shrubs of all sizes. I do however like the idea of buying a 2nd one! One can never have enough viburnums.
I should clarify, 6 feet isn't exactly small either - it's a decent effort to dig up a plant that size, but certainly not too big.
Another good reason to get more than one Viburnum is that they need to be cross pollinated to produce abundant berries - so you need two genetically different individuals with overlapping bloom times to get good pollination.
Just a clarification......perlite DOES assist with drainage. That's why it is a standard feature of many potting soils, including cactus mix. It is an expanded volcanic rock - nothing there to retain water but plenty of texture and porosity to provide aeration.
It is vermiculite one needs to be cautious with, especially in container soils. It does absorb water (to more than 300% of its weight) and once fully saturated, collapses, compromising both drainage and aeration.
hey!!!!
bog's idea is brilliant ...
get lots of pots .. perhaps from the recycle bin at a nursery .. and some good potting media... pot up the ones you want to save ... put in shade in back .. out of sight ...
planting time is fall .. so target that ...
and just start ripping things out ...
think of it as saving the good.. and destroying the rest .. OVER TIME ...
perhaps you are overwhelmed.. because you are thinking this is a weekend project.. its NOT ....
just start with one section.. work it over.. and move on.. when you have the time ...
and dont save anything you can replace for $5 .... everything is NOT a treasure .. get over it ... lol ...
i can teach you how to use roundup if you wish ....
a hold-over bed.. is not a work of design.. just put plants one foot on center ... and jam them in there .... give over the veggie bed for this summer... etc ... do not try to 'design' a holding bed.. just jam things in .. and save them ...
cull bulbs at the proper time ... most can be saved in onion bags.. after proper drying.. and planted.. again.. in fall ...
the hardest lesson i learned.. when i moved from suburbia to 5 acres .. and got older.. lol .. and had kids to care for .... was that the days of weekend-warrior were over ... it was hard to conceptualize.. that i couldnt do projects in two days like i used to ... now.. if i want to accomplish a goal.. and if it takes all summer.. so be it .... i just plug away .. when time allows ....
good luck
ken
Believe it or not, plastic grocery bags work great for plant storage. And most of us have a good collection available :-) Just make sure they have a few holes poked in the bottom for drainage. Pop out the plant with as much rootball intact as possible and just transfer into the plastic bag. Place in a semi-sheltered position (part shade) and don't forget to water regularly. I have stored plants to be transferred in this manner for a number of months (and a few upto a year or more) without problems.
As to the time involved to accomplish something like this, I find it is more efficient and successful if it can be accomplished more or less at once. At least the clean out. Planting can be done later. But to stagger it out over an extended period of time gets to be discouraging and tends to overwhelm. Can you plan a few days of vacation time? Or a work party with some gardening friends? Sometimes it is even worth it to hire someone for the day to do the removal and preplanting prep work.
Thanks, you've sure got a pretty shade garden! The tag says "Garden Phlox -Flame Coral - Phlox Paniculata" Height 12-20", Spacing 24", Sun or partial shade". So if I'm understanding correctly, the tag is telling me something completely different than what you guys are telling me. Obviously it makes more sense to trust you experienced gardeners, but why make tags that are inaccurate? That's slightly frustrating for someone just learning.
I never feed any plants upon planting- I only feed after I see active new growth. That tells me they have established some new roots and are ok to feed.
And depending on climate don't feed after mid-summer. They need time to slow down before winter hits.
I have a coreopsis that is almost ready to bloom, but I believe it is moonbeam. I think we are in a similar zone. On the other hand, I planted some type of coreopsis in the yard in the front of the landscape two years in a row, and neither one of them made it thru the winter, even the year we had the mild winter. Give it some time, I still have plants that have not emerged. I am hoping they come back.