Comments on: Snowdrops! http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2006/03/12/snowdrops-2/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eileen http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2006/03/12/snowdrops-2/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Eileen Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:19:59 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=555#comment-932 Thanks for the snowdrop picture -- as my kids were growing up it was one of our very favorite signs that spring was indeed coming! Thanks for the snowdrop picture — as my kids were growing up it was one of our very favorite signs that spring was indeed coming!

]]> By: Betsy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2006/03/12/snowdrops-2/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Betsy Tue, 14 Mar 2006 22:13:13 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=555#comment-900 I was relieved to hear from Alice Nelson on the U.P.! We, too, up in North Idaho still have about a foot of snow in our yard and it is snowing again as we speak. But....in the one snow-less spot in my yard I found snowdrops almost blooming! This is my first time having a garden and it it so exciting to see something coming up for the first time! If Judy Miller is reading this, even more north than me...I wonder how much snow you have? -Betsy I was relieved to hear from Alice Nelson on the U.P.! We, too, up in North Idaho still have about a foot of snow in our yard and it is snowing again as we speak. But….in the one snow-less spot in my yard I found snowdrops almost blooming! This is my first time having a garden and it it so exciting to see something coming up for the first time! If Judy Miller is reading this, even more north than me…I wonder how much snow you have? -Betsy

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2006/03/12/snowdrops-2/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Kathy Purdy Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:18:49 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=555#comment-899 Hi, Katie-- Around here burning bush is considered invasive, so I would do a little research before planting. Hydrangeas vary quite a bit in cold hardiness, and so do roses, so more research is required! That's my approach to gardening--I read, read, read, dream, plan, sketch, and do a little bit of actual new gardening each year. If you buy locally, it's hard to get the timing wrong, as the plants are sold at nurseries when it's time to plant them. Standard advice is to draw up a master plan, put in the expensive hardscaping and slow growing trees first, and gradually add beds and borders. I'm not sure how many people actually work this way. Gardeners are known for their impulse purchases. The way to begin is to begin: buy plants you like, stick them in the ground, and see how they do. Make mistakes and learn from them. Hi, Katie–
Around here burning bush is considered invasive, so I would do a little research before planting. Hydrangeas vary quite a bit in cold hardiness, and so do roses, so more research is required! That’s my approach to gardening–I read, read, read, dream, plan, sketch, and do a little bit of actual new gardening each year. If you buy locally, it’s hard to get the timing wrong, as the plants are sold at nurseries when it’s time to plant them.

Standard advice is to draw up a master plan, put in the expensive hardscaping and slow growing trees first, and gradually add beds and borders. I’m not sure how many people actually work this way. Gardeners are known for their impulse purchases.

The way to begin is to begin: buy plants you like, stick them in the ground, and see how they do. Make mistakes and learn from them.

]]> By: Katie http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2006/03/12/snowdrops-2/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Katie Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:26:16 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=555#comment-893 Hi Ms. Purdy! I am writing from the (seemingly) swampy climate of eastern Iowa, where we got 2 inches of rain dumped on us last night in 1/2 an hour! I am a new homeowner who loves flowers, but seems to kill whatever I touch - I killed an aloe plant! Last fall I ripped out everything that the previous owners had been neglecting for 7 years and shaped it with some brick. So, for this spring, I have a completely bare planting bed to start with, but I'm anxious that I won't get the timing right! I would love to plant some hydrangeas, burning bushes and rose bushes, and would really like to get a 3 season garden going, but I just feel a little overwhelmed at everything that's out there! How does a newbie gardener with no sense of timing begin a 3 season garden? Thanks for your time! Katie Hi Ms. Purdy!
I am writing from the (seemingly) swampy climate of eastern Iowa, where we got 2 inches of rain dumped on us last night in 1/2 an hour! I am a new homeowner who loves flowers, but seems to kill whatever I touch – I killed an aloe plant! Last fall I ripped out everything that the previous owners had been neglecting for 7 years and shaped it with some brick. So, for this spring, I have a completely bare planting bed to start with, but I’m anxious that I won’t get the timing right! I would love to plant some hydrangeas, burning bushes and rose bushes, and would really like to get a 3 season garden going, but I just feel a little overwhelmed at everything that’s out there!

How does a newbie gardener with no sense of timing begin a 3 season garden?

Thanks for your time!
Katie

]]> By: Alice Nelson http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2006/03/12/snowdrops-2/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Alice Nelson Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:24:15 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=555#comment-890 Well, it's nice to hear that spring is showing up some places! Going to be awhile before we have any "greening of grass" up here in the UP of Michigan. We still have 2-3 feet of snow laying around with huge piles where it has been plowed up. And dirty with all the sand and gravel that is put down on the streets and roads. This won't last long as another wintry blast is predicted for tonight into the next two days - could be anywhere from 12 to over 20". My outdoor potting table is still covered, of course. I do have some tomatoes started in the house, and some left over bulbs in pots in the basement. It is a tradition u here to have a "St.Paddy's Day storm" and I guess this is it. Well, it may make the mushers (sled dog drivers) in the family happy and the other son who plows snow in the winter. There is a plus side to many things! And we do need the moisture. So for now our gardening is limited to plans and a garden club meeting tomorrow night -is we don't get snowed out! Well, it’s nice to hear that spring is showing up some places! Going to be awhile before we have any “greening of grass” up here in the UP of Michigan. We still have 2-3 feet of snow laying around with huge piles where it has been plowed up. And dirty with all the sand and gravel that is put down on the streets and roads. This won’t last long as another wintry blast is predicted for tonight into the next two days – could be anywhere from 12 to over 20″. My outdoor potting table is still covered, of course. I do have some tomatoes started in the house, and some left over bulbs in pots in the basement.
It is a tradition u here to have a “St.Paddy’s Day storm” and I guess this is it. Well, it may make the mushers (sled dog drivers) in the family happy and the other son who plows snow in the winter. There is a plus side to many things! And we do need the moisture.
So for now our gardening is limited to plans and a garden club meeting tomorrow night -is we don’t get snowed out!

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