tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post1306255920711423658..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: Garden Diary: High SummerJames Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-69578902878377063902008-07-26T22:43:00.000-04:002008-07-26T22:43:00.000-04:00My oldest Rudbeckia maxima is a little over three ...My oldest Rudbeckia maxima is a little over three years. It's about three feet wide and has probably (it's night now and I'm guessing) 8 to 10 flowering stems (only one flower per stem). These were planted as at least two gallon plants. I have some others that came mail order and started much smaller, but they are growing fast. The seed heads are very ornamental and last through the entire winter, even snow and ice. I'm amazed at how well they grow in my soggy conditions. Some of the flowering stems can get floppy if they don't get lots of direct sun. The foliage is yet another attribute I like. It's glaucous blue, with very large leaves. Quite a distinctive plant.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-26003416755992276892008-07-26T11:39:00.001-04:002008-07-26T11:39:00.001-04:00Rudbeckia maxima, I mean.Rudbeckia maxima, I mean.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-75057735478257298622008-07-26T11:39:00.000-04:002008-07-26T11:39:00.000-04:00Oh, that small bridge has no plans--it's simply a ...Oh, that small bridge has no plans--it's simply a miniaturized guess at what I've seen on many websites and in landscape books. I'm going to have to make it wider, though: I used two, 2x6s and this isn't wide enough, so two 2x12s are my fall project. And I don't assume this thing will last long, either (I simply used 1x1 deck posts to give it the look that it was staked into the ground--I'd bet they aren't even treated, plus water still goes over the top in a heavy rain, so it needs to be raised). Obviously, you're going to have to do a much better job for a sturdy, lifesize version of this type of yatsuhashi design. Wasn't that helpful? Not really. I'm sorry. But I bet it'd look fantastic on your spread.<BR/><BR/>Questions: how wide do rudbeckia get, and how many blooms per plant? I'm heading up to a favorite nursery in another state next week and was thinking of getting some.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-88523693875119676142008-07-26T08:24:00.000-04:002008-07-26T08:24:00.000-04:00Thanks, Benjamin. I have another mountain mint gro...Thanks, Benjamin. I have another mountain mint growing here naturally - not as dramatic as Pycnantheum muticum - which may be P. tenuifolium. It seems to be thriving in wet clay.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy The Deep Middle. Because I have so much wet, I've been thinking about that Japanese bridge you built. I'll have to take another look at that post. Do you have reference sources for construction details?James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-2672256387345660832008-07-24T12:42:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:42:00.000-04:00This is freaking gorgeous!! Someday, I'll have eno...This is freaking gorgeous!! Someday, I'll have enough land to do this myself, by god. Lovely.<BR/><BR/>And your mountain mint, previous post, looks much differnet than mine, which is Pycnanthemum virginianum and apparently struggling in my wet clay. I have MUCH wet clay, partly because of a small slope in the yard, and also simply having much rain this summer.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.com