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ok... i had to look it up .. lol ...
first.. you will find the best info if you use the latin name ... even a youtube ....see link
second .... the reason for fall.. is its bloom time ... doing it after the show ...
third ... but if you have tons ... the worst that will happen.. is the transplants lose this years show ... things dont die from such ... you just might put them out of phase ... or.. the show wont be pretty.. due to the insult to the roots ... flowers will fall over or some such ....
but trust me... if a garden redesign is in the offing.. just go for it... the show will go on.. even if its next year ...
one last thought ... why do you have a ton ... many of us learned the hard way .. about over aggressive plants that want to take over the world ... maybe move a few.. but be leery about the fact.. that in a few years.. PERHAPS ... they will cover the whole yard ...
there .. i feel better ... and flora wont mock me ... lol
ken
Hahaha. Your posts are entertaining. I am definitely new at this, but I'm also the type of person who likes to educate myself on something before just diving into it. In the few years of experience that I've had with gardening I've made enough silly mistakes that I could have avoided by just asking a couple if questions first, so that's why in here :)
Now as for the whole summer thing, I'm not acting like it's already here, but February is usually our coldest month, and we've had days in the mid 70s already. So it's definitely a mild winter this year. And anyone in my area knows that when summer comes, it comes with a vengeance so I hesitate to plant anything too close to summer.
But you are right about one thing, I have enough of these to risk losing a few, so I'll just go at it and do some experimenting. Thanks for the push to do that! And the reason I have a lot is twofold: one, the previous owner planted quite a few because they are hardy and add a nice grassy element. And two, they produce seed pods and spread easily. But it's also very easy to go around snipping off the pods if you don't want them to spread. So I honestly don't consider them invasive. They take a little bit of work to keep them from being so, but it's only a few minutes a year. I guess tungstate annoying for someone who wants to plant a carefree landscape and go, but I enjoy being in the garden and this task is really so small for the payoff!
I'm always interested in seeing pictures of cactus and succulents growing in a natural landscape, their shapes and even their spines have a beauty in their own right and when in bloom they are breathtaking, at least I think so.
We were in Tucson one December, did a bit of exploring, the native plants really intrigued me. I only wish I could have returned in the spring to see the desert in bloom. I'm afraid my cactus and succulents have to live in the greenhouse most of the year. Can't have it all :(.
rouge, my comment was based on the many posts I read about plants that reseed or spread via underground roots are to be avoided as pests. This is commented on quite often here as a negative thing. Nothing other than that was intended. What is considered a good thing to some is a downside to others, thats all. Also, the majority of plants usually discussed here are hybrids created for the nursery trade type rather than wild plants and info typically discussed on a native plant forum so its just a matter of common interests, not a judgement call. My biggest gripe, if you will, is that nursery's do not carry more of the native plants I and others are interested in. Obviously I like the types of plants I'm growing, I'm not fishing for compliments or in need of affirmation, I simply like talking about natives and prairie plants and wanted to know if there are others out there who feel the same or have similar interests and wondered if we could get those two forums more active.
floral - some of those 814 were one-off posts or posts that refer to the Idylls. The main Idyll threads are the ones that say ' Idyll # [title]. I see the Idyll conversations as being a digital version of the tradition of long-running (snail-mail historically) correspondence between gardeners that develops into friendship and expands to encompass non-gardening aspects of the correspondents lives. In that tradition, face-to-face meetings happen but the written word is at the heart of the relationship, along with the love of plants, gardens, and gardening regardless of how wide-ranging the topics of conversation become.
I find the FB format does not have the feel of a conversation - feels more like a series of monologues, so I only pop up briefly there now.
Daisy, they can be forced to bloom any time of the year, but the plant may not survive afterwards. I plant them with roses and forget about them for the rest of the year. May is the month of their spectacular blooms! Tree peonies are really much taller and bigger than the herbaceous kind.
I believe your style and climate require more careful attention to combinations of plants, given the relative slow growth and gradual changes your garden goes through. Color and texture are so different. My garden goes from dirt to explosive green in about a month, then through multiple colors as flowers bloom, and then into brilliant fall colors, and back to dirt, and finally white for four months. You have managed your situation to perfection. Well done.
Martha
sounds like this is a business for you?
and you want us to solve your problem???
if you are doing this for the greater good.. i want to help ..
if you a re doing it for profit;.. and have no clue.. i dont want to help
ken
ps: i case you are doing this gratis.. riddle me this batman:
where are you?
soil?
mulch?
etc???
and any other info that will help us understand the situation....
you have basically given us nothing other than the watering regimen .... eh?
What will work in this situation is quite different in different areas. In my part of the country almost no one has sprinklers because we usually get regular rain and we are far enough north that many part sun plants do fine in full sun. But that is apparently not true for your area, so what Ken said about adding location information is important, including zone, how far north, the type of soil, and how much rain you usually get in spring and summer. Does water puddle in this area when the sprinklers are running, and if so how long does it take the surface water to soak in? Does your friend want all of one kind of plant or would he want a mixture of few to create a longer season of bloom and some foliage interest?
Beautiful pics everyone..Unfortunately I don't even think I will see the dirt in my yard until June at this rate..The western part of the states has been above normal for months while the eastern half has been way below normal..I don't see any change soon(( Love the pics..
Haha, I can usually remember where I planted most things, but when it's some stray pot of seedlings that I'm sticking in the day before a snowstorm things get foggy.... especially if I procrastinated long enough that it's actually snowing while I do it!
What I usually get is the "oh wow, I thought I killed that!"