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| 8 FEB 2003 at 3:26pm |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I have potted plants on a patio. Not very good at it, but did veggies one year and they were great. I need to get at least two plants to put in two large pots (killed the other ones) that like sun. Every time I get ones that say sun, they die too. The shady side is doing good with a camillia, rose and I forget what the other one is and a giant fern. Also have two planters for the wall also direct sun.
Any suggestions?
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 8:01pm |
ValGuild Master
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Location: US
Status : Offline | I've always loved flowers and gardening. Did a veggie garden a couple of times. I'm more into perennials now as I have so many interests and don't want to re-plant every year.
Sitting in the sun amongst beautiful flowers is an awe-inspiring thing.
Peaceful, wonderful.
We can be heroes, just for one day.
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 9:06pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Spring Time... Ahhh... Isn't that the time of year when all the little critters get... umm... well...
I love Spring.
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 9:12pm |
ValGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By InlandAZ (8 FEB 2003 9:06pm)
Spring Time... Ahhh... Isn't that the time of year when all the little critters get... umm... well...
I love Spring.
All the little critters get reproducing?? Is that what you're getting at?? :
We can be heroes, just for one day.
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 9:28pm |
JoGuild Master
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Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | Whereabouts are you Harriet? I know it's not Australia, but what about hibiscus in pots near the wall?
Or maybe Golden Cane Palms, they do very well in tubs and love the sun - also don't need too much water.
We are in the middle of the worst drought for over 100 years in Queensland. Down to what they call Level 5, which means no hoses or sprinklers at all, can only use buckets for gardens 3 days per week between 4p.m. and 7 a.m.!! Can't wash driveways, windows, cars etc. of course. Gardening is very difficult at the moment, it really is just a case of trying to keep things alive. This is usually our wet season (summer) and we are usually complaining about having too much rain.
The other thing is that we can only use hoses to fill up our swimming pools for 1 hour per week on a Saturday only - too bad if you have to work then.
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 9:30pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Valadmin (8 FEB 2003 9:11pm)
All the little critters get reproducing?? Is that what you're getting at?? :
Yep -
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 10:12pm |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Hibiscus might be good, have a choice of several colors out here. Golden Cane Palm, now that would work too.
Thanks! We aren't getting any rain either, thought we were going to get showers last night, nada.
One hour a week to fill the pool, does the pool patrol come by and check? Cripes, it would take weeks to fill a partially emptied pool since it sounds like the heat is evaporating everything.
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 10:52pm |
JoGuild Master
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Location: AU, Qld.
Status : Offline | No, no pool patrol comes by, but the city council asks neighbours to "dob each others in" - rather a tacky idea I think. Most people respect the fact that we are short of water. Some of the other areas in Queensland and Northern New South Wales have even greater restrictions than we do here on the Gold Coast. They aren't allowing watering of golf courses, sports grounds etc. at all and water for pools has to be carted in from outside - and paid for of course - or use sea water for some communities on the coast. In one area the school children have been asked to bring bottled water to drink to make them more aware of how great the problem is.
The Gold Coast City Council has also turned off all the taps and showers on the beaches. Some surfies have been going into the grounds of motels along the beach and washing their surboards in their pools and showers! How's that for consideration - then abusing the motel managers when they try to throw them out.
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 10:55pm |
JoGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Another plant just came to mind that grows really well in tubs and even hanging baskets and that is Bouganvillea. There is a smaller growing thornless one we get here that is great for tubs etc and can also be "standadised".
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| 8 FEB 2003 at 11:33pm |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Does it like the sun Narji? If a hanging plant which I could to on the overhang, how would I keep it full and not stringy, just prune it a lot?
I went to a favorite grocery store today called Trader Joes and picked up three small minature rose plants for $2.95 each, I thought I would start them on the wall hangers.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 12:27am |
BelindaSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I'm not into flower planting, don't do well with flowers.....no green thumbs I got....
I would like to have a veg. garden though......I was raised on a 5 acre farm, and use to have to go in the field, and plant (by hand back then), and do hoeing the weeds, etc.....i enjoyed doing that alot......so quiet back there.......and the sun beating down on you.........oh.......I wish I could go back home............
another topic just formed into my mind.......
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 1:34am |
sennebecGuild Master
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Status : Offline | ahhhh... spring... :
i am soooo ready, even if i haven't gone skiing enough...
bring on the warm weather !
red... sounds like nargi had some good ideas for you...
sounds like your sunny spot might be too sunny for a lot of plants if they're getting full sun for the entire day...
not only do they get sunburned, but it's real hard to regulate their water when they're getting baked day after day...
just for something fun and different you could try some ornamental grasses... a selection of different colors, height and textures...
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 1:40am |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Hey, that is an idea for one of the pots where I killed the plant. It is hard to regulate the water for each plant.
I thought camillias and roses would be hard and they seem to be doing great in semi-shade.
Thanks to everyone, I now have some good ideas.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 1:43am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | i'm not much into gardening myself, but i ADORE spring! definately my fav time of year!
(i once heard that one's favorite season is the one he/she was born in... i wonder if that applies to everyone (it does to me!))
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 2:15am |
GayleSchattenjger
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Status : Online | That is an interesting question, Aya.
I was born in early February so winter would be my season, which it is but here in So. Cal. there is less and less of a division of seasons.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 2:22am |
sennebecGuild Master
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Status : Offline | hmmm...
seeing as how i was born in mid-march...
i guess i love mud season...
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 2:49am |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Gayle (9 FEB 2003 2:15am)
I was born in early February so winter would be my season, which it is but here in So. Cal. there is less and less of a division of seasons.
doesn't matter as long as you consider winter being your favorite season... two friends of mine, both born in summer, consider summer as their favorite season! might be a coincidence but it's weird!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 2:49am |
BelindaSchattenjger
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Status : Online | I was born almost mid-March too senne........March 12.
My favorite month of the year is late August.......
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 11:29am |
sennebecGuild Master
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Status : Offline | march 14...
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 12:25pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | march 12 and 14? it'll be party time those days then!
gayle, early feb as in which date? we have to know in order to start birthday threads!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 1:00pm |
HelenGuild Master
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Status : Offline | I was born August 19th, I pretty much hate August,
only because I am so burned out on summer and yard work by then, my favorite time of year is fall, I think its the most colorful time of the year and I LOVE
the Halloween season, me and my boys really do the house up scarry and scare the hell out of all the kids that come trick-or-treating, its a blast!
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 1:08pm |
HelenGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Gayle, for semi-shade or full shade impatients or hostas
are great, for full sun, petunias do well, and all 3 are easy to find. And as Sennebec said ornamental grasses
are great I love them and plan to plant alot more of those this year, another thing is you really shouldnt sprinkle to water if you dont have to, especially if its full sun, they will definately burn, I dont even use a sprinkler at all, just for my grass, I take the sprayer off and use the end of the hose near the root of the plant,
it also helps prevent the white mold some of the flowers are prone to.
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 1:43pm |
| Deleted User | Gamer wrote:
Well, just wanted to know if any of you like to garden,
I bought a big cottage with a huge garden 3 years ago.
I've been restoring the inside of the house - but I've made huge inroads into the garden this year.
I love gardening - and everything seems to grow by magic in the soil around here. You just plant it and leave it!
(I've been busy gardening the last few days - in fact - I'm having a break from painting a looooooooong fence at the moment.,.... )
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| 9 FEB 2003 at 8:06pm |
JoGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Sorry Gayle, I'm just not getting time to answer posts. Regarding bouganvillea, they love the sun, like being root bound and don't need too much water. We used to have one in a pot, totally root bound and as high as the patio roof. It really thrived. Probably the only disadvantage with them is the constant dropping of petals - it was fairly close to the pool and too large to move. Still the colour was beautiful so we thought it was worth it. I think the more dwarf ones would have been more suitable.
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