tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post9086518695230427792..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: Garden Diary: Two ViewsJames Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-48835824736825530872009-02-04T19:18:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for the visit, Colleen.Thanks for the visit, Colleen.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-130867537834178482009-02-04T16:09:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:09:00.000-05:00Thank you for creating such a marvelous place for ...Thank you for creating such a marvelous place for humans and wildlife alike to thrive. It is such an inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-64731761675125058682009-01-30T18:04:00.000-05:002009-01-30T18:04:00.000-05:00Teza, the lobelia I have now seems to really like ...Teza, the lobelia I have now seems to really like the wet conditions my garden offers and it blooms profusely. But since I seed into the existing matrix of plants, germination is low and slow. I believe the seed I planted last weekend will germinate this year but the plants won't be large enough to be really visible until the following year. That seems to be the pattern here.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-81177165938138141882009-01-30T18:01:00.000-05:002009-01-30T18:01:00.000-05:00Jean, the garden emulates a wet prairie more than ...Jean, the garden emulates a wet prairie more than a meadow. I have heavy clay soil that's rich in nutrients but sodden most of the year. I'm using lots of grasses and prairie perennials that take to the heavy clay well, but I'm also using exotics that are appropriate to the environment. Most of the perennials have been crushed by several freezing rains, so only some grasses still remain upright.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-75093352124515345082009-01-30T17:57:00.000-05:002009-01-30T17:57:00.000-05:00Susan, I have several nice patches that bloom very...Susan, I have several nice patches that bloom very well. I'm hoping I can use it as a groundcover (i.e., the new seeding will expand coverage). I wish the builders of the house hadn't planted those tall White Pines filtering the sun. I'd have a lot more light without them.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-76581682825555715802009-01-30T14:25:00.000-05:002009-01-30T14:25:00.000-05:00What a gorgeous sight to behold! I have tried L.si...What a gorgeous sight to behold! I have tried L.siphilitica in the past but find that I cannot provide what it needs.... its only about 12-15" in height with few flowers. I shall come here to admire it in all its beauty!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-27908098773920445982009-01-30T09:30:00.000-05:002009-01-30T09:30:00.000-05:00Looks like you have some nice grasses there. Is th...Looks like you have some nice grasses there. Is this area a wildflower meadow?Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-27956982422295470142009-01-30T07:50:00.000-05:002009-01-30T07:50:00.000-05:00That lobelia will be lovely when it finally blooms...That lobelia will be lovely when it finally blooms. <BR/><BR/>I love the light at sunset.Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.com