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» wisgrdnr - "Better Landscape Ideas by Paul, "The Wise Gardener!"
Hello,gardening friends! Welcome to My Article, in "Virtually Gardening!" In this article, I give my "two cents" on some do's and don'ts in landscaping! They're all tried and true! Please comment, if you will, to let this "expert" know if you think I'm all wet! Hopefully, you'll cheer, rather than jeer...or sneer! Paul, "The Wise Gardener!"-- posted by wisgrdnr
» Carol Wallace - A comment or three
In response to message posted by wisgrdnr:I have been trying since I planted my first serious garden to do a one-color scheme - but thee always seems to be one plant that I can't find a place for except in my so-called one color garden - andnaturally the homeless plant is NOT that color. But in spring I do have two all white gardens and I absolutely love them. It's my impulsive plant purchases that usually do me in!
And I know what you mean about planting in odd numbers - I've finally managed to convince my neighbor to buy in threes at least. But you know what? If you are planting bulbs and have a bag of 100 (an even number) it really won't be a problem. It's only when working with small numbers of plants that you end up with either squares or straight lines. And of course planting in ones may be the only practical thing to do with something large like a peony. (But then, you can't grow peonies in Florida, can you?)
And hoorah for your idea about groundcovers instead of grass. I don't know how much of Longwood Gardens you got to see when we were there, but two weeks later I took my husband down there and we happened to hit a day when the water was having problems, so several fountains were off. And in one area what that left was what looked like a streambed of rocks - almost a representation of water in stone - and I really liked it. I'm glad I got to see it both with and without water, because maybe now I can convince my husband to help me create a dry river of rocks in our own yard (which has WAY too much grass!)
And my yard will never be flat. It is divided into thirds - each one about 10-15 feet higher thanthe one before it - and not level anywhere. But your idea of creating a berm intrigued me anyway because it is a great way of blocking the view so that you get to turn a corner and get a surprise instead of seeing everything in a glance.
But enough from me. . . ;-)
-- posted by Carol Wallace
» Juju57 - Love all the articles!
I haven't been able to get out and garden as much as I'd like, due to my annual bout of Bronchitis, but am loving the opportunity to drink tea and read all your wonderful gardening articles! Good thing amazon.com delivers, as well as Dominos! Finally had time to read Passalong Plants, by Felder Rushing and Steve Bender. Terrific book! Highly recommend it to all gardeners, and wannabe gardeners. Great site; I'll be back!-- posted by Juju57
» Carol Wallace - Re: Love all the articles!
In response to message posted by Juju57:You must live where it's warm. Other than my interminable struggle to get all the bulbs into the ground about the only gardening I'm doing these days is cleaning up!
I agree with you about 'Passalong Plants' - I loved it - and that's despite the fact that it's primarily aimed at Southern gardeners. Did you happen to notice that Felder was out Tacky Yard Art judge last year?
And here's a hint if you don't want to go broke buying garde books - http://www.powells.com - they carry many used and slightly hurt books which means you can often get a great book at a better price!
-- posted by Carol Wallace
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