Comments on: Plants that still look good in late autumn http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:32:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cory http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55693 Cory Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:07:52 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55693 Before this year, I had always dismissed Heuchera as the 'not as pretty step-sister' to Tiarella. How wrong I was! Heuchera "Lime Rickey" out performed Tiarella "Running Tapestry" and Tiarella wherryi in my garden, foliage wise. And here we are in Massachusetts in mid-November and the Heuchera foliage is still going strong! Before this year, I had always dismissed Heuchera as the ‘not as pretty step-sister’ to Tiarella. How wrong I was! Heuchera “Lime Rickey” out performed Tiarella “Running Tapestry” and Tiarella wherryi in my garden, foliage wise. And here we are in Massachusetts in mid-November and the Heuchera foliage is still going strong!

]]> By: jh http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55260 jh Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:13:44 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55260 Yarrow is one of my favorites here in Colorado and it does get invasive but only in the most favorable of conditions--lots of water etc. I don't care though, and use the flowers for teas and balms. jh <a href="http://www.bodaweightloss.com" rel="nofollow">bodanutritiontips</a> Yarrow is one of my favorites here in Colorado and it does get invasive but only in the most favorable of conditions–lots of water etc. I don’t care though, and use the flowers for teas and balms.

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]]> By: Curtis http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55251 Curtis Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:19:02 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55251 opps seems like my last comment had my old domain its updated now. opps seems like my last comment had my old domain its updated now.

]]> By: Curtis http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55250 Curtis Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:17:24 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55250 I absolutely love Heuchera. Kind of one of those plants I tried this year. But now am hooked and will be looking for new varieties this spring. I absolutely love Heuchera. Kind of one of those plants I tried this year. But now am hooked and will be looking for new varieties this spring.

]]> By: Theresa/GardenFreshLiving http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55105 Theresa/GardenFreshLiving Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:22:08 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55105 The yarrow foliage is so pretty. I bet the flowers are great too. I love yarrow, but it gets very invasive here in Southern California. Do you have that problem with it too? Once established, it can take over a section of the garden like mint. The yarrow foliage is so pretty. I bet the flowers are great too.
I love yarrow, but it gets very invasive here in Southern California. Do you have that problem with it too? Once established, it can take over a section of the garden like mint.

]]> By: Annie in Austin http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55092 Annie in Austin Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:34:47 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55092 Wintry weather came pretty early to your garden, Kathy - I remember being glad to see yarrow foliage, too - and maybe the newer, short iris foliage used to stay pretty green for much of the winter. Love that 'Tapesty' heucherella, but bet it would not like Austin. I have a palace purple that lives but is no larger than when planted 4 years ago. Annie at the Transplantable Rose Wintry weather came pretty early to your garden, Kathy – I remember being glad to see yarrow foliage, too – and maybe the newer, short iris foliage used to stay pretty green for much of the winter.

Love that ‘Tapesty’ heucherella, but bet it would not like Austin. I have a palace purple that lives but is no larger than when planted 4 years ago.

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

]]> By: commonweeder http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55064 commonweeder Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:17:06 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55064 Last night's snow won't last long. I'll have to take another walk through the garden and look at my two heucheras. Last night’s snow won’t last long. I’ll have to take another walk through the garden and look at my two heucheras.

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55058 Kathy Purdy Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:31:35 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55058 Kim, I doubt my garden looks better than yours. These photos were very careful selections from the larger landscape. Jim, it is flurrying right now and the lawn has that "dusted with confectioners sugar" look. We are an outlying area but only about 1,000 ft. The higher elevations of 1200-1500ft got more snow. Glad to introduce you to a few new plants, James. That's what garden blogging is all about! Kim, I doubt my garden looks better than yours. These photos were very careful selections from the larger landscape.

Jim, it is flurrying right now and the lawn has that “dusted with confectioners sugar” look. We are an outlying area but only about 1,000 ft. The higher elevations of 1200-1500ft got more snow.

Glad to introduce you to a few new plants, James. That’s what garden blogging is all about!

]]> By: James Mann http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55057 James Mann Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:29:55 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55057 I love plants that look great without the need for flashy flowers. Thanks for the images and the names. I see a few of the plants you are showing here when I am on my walks through town but I didn't know their names. I think I would like to add a few of them to our backyard garden next year. I love plants that look great without the need for flashy flowers. Thanks for the images and the names.

I see a few of the plants you are showing here when I am on my walks through town but I didn’t know their names.

I think I would like to add a few of them to our backyard garden next year.

]]> By: Jim http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2008/10/26/plants-that-still-look-good-in-late-autumn/comment-page-1/#comment-55052 Jim Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:16:11 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/?p=1317#comment-55052 My mother in Binghamton tells me that they're expecting 3" of snow and possibly up to as much as 6" in the outlying areas. I believe you qualify as an outlying area! Stay warm. My mother in Binghamton tells me that they’re expecting 3″ of snow and possibly up to as much as 6″ in the outlying areas. I believe you qualify as an outlying area! Stay warm.

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