Foliage all around me: And Not a Drop of Green

Top 10. Jul 11, 1997 4:16 PM

» Carol Wallace - ec, If you choose a vine that climbs by tendrils you could prob

ec, If you choose a vine that climbs by tendrils you could probably get away with stretching bird netting between posts in front of that fence. The tendrils will climb the bird netting and pull itself up. Clematis are good that way, and will grow in your zone' there may be others -- Passion fruit vine, mandevilla but having lived all my life in cold climates I'm not too familiar with them. You can also grow honeysuckle, but that wants to twine, so you'd need to put up a small trellis. You can get some fairly decent ones for around $29 in garden centers.

Any other zone 23 people reading this who would like to share their favorite vines? Carol (virtually gardening)

-- posted by Carol Wallace

Top 11. Jul 11, 1997 5:04 PM

» Cottage_Garden - Hi EC! I don't know enough about zone 23 to make a specific sug

Hi EC! I don't know enough about zone 23 to make a specific suggestion, either. A couple thoughts though. First, a vine that grows by sticky pads or feet, like plain old English ivy, needs no extra support. Vines as a rule get very heavy, so the trellis and other support does need to be strong. Maybe there is a native vine from your area that would like to grow there?

As a last resort, maybe a mural or stencil of a vine would do the trick? Or maybe a huge rainbow scenery piece!?! Even a Mail Pouch Tobacco barn/billboard might be an improvement -- many interesting possibilities here!

Barbara

Barbara Martin
(Eco-Gardens)

-- posted by Cottage_Garden

Top 12. Jul 11, 1997 5:15 PM

» Cottage_Garden - Hi Carol! Had a brainwave while out seeding this morning. How a

Hi Carol! Had a brainwave while out seeding this morning. How about Boltonia "Snowbank" and the big dark-leafed sedum "Moorchen" (I think it's spelled like that). The boltonia blooms late and is very nice, but in my garden it needs staking because inevitably just as it comes into full bloom we have a big thunder storm and it gets blown over. Too big and heavy to haul back up again, especially when it's wet! Other than that, easy to grow in sun. The sedum is as easy as any sedum.

Barbara

Barbara Martin
(Eco-Gardens)

-- posted by Cottage_Garden

Top 13. Jul 11, 1997 8:52 PM

» Cottage_Garden - Ecwrite of the Web Women! I just ran across this tonight -- chec

Ecwrite of the Web Women! I just ran across this tonight -- check out this California based contest for garden makeover candidates! (I'm not sure how they feel about tacky yard art, but hey, maybe you'd win!) Barbara

Barbara Martin
(Eco-Gardens)

-- posted by Cottage_Garden

Top 14. Jul 12, 1997 3:02 PM

» Carol Wallace - Barbara, I have Morchen in another part of the garden. Colorwis

Barbara, I have Morchen in another part of the garden. Colorwise I don't like it in this particular combination of blues and purples and silvers. And boltonia would dwarf most things. This is actually a tiny garden -- a corner, about 10' long and 5' deep at its deepest point. I could tuck a Heavy Metal at the back corner, but anything bigger than a bronze-leaved astilbe would dwarf the rest of the plants. Boltonia is tough for me to work with for some reason. I've found few things that grow well for me that hide it's knees the way I like. Carol (virtually gardening)

-- posted by Carol Wallace

Top 15. Jul 12, 1997 4:25 PM

» Cottage_Garden - Hi Carol! I guess you wouldn't want a plume poppy in there eith

Hi Carol! I guess you wouldn't want a plume poppy in there either, then. VBG! Barbara

Barbara Martin
(Eco-Gardens)

-- posted by Cottage_Garden

Top 16. Jul 12, 1997 4:28 PM

» Ecwrite - Barbara of eco and Carol of virtue My newest thought is to cl

Barbara of eco and Carol of virtue

My newest thought is to climb up to the garge roof next door (behind their forbidding solid metal fence)and just start leaving big pots of things that droop and climb and don't need much water.
My fave, bougainvillia, might just thrive.

And then, if I can create enough cracks in the asphalt down below, cypress trees or one particular brand of palm..they have to be skinny or the city will cut them down. (The alley is meant for derilects and huge garbage trucks.)

I did plant a morning glory, but last night someody either ran over or yanked most of it out by the roots. The alley denziens don't want the place beautified.

Ha. We'll show 'em.

**ec

Web Women

-- posted by Ecwrite

Top 17. Jul 12, 1997 5:58 PM

» Cottage_Garden - Hi Ec -- maybe the person who ripped out the morning glory is mo

Hi Ec -- maybe the person who ripped out the morning glory is more of a night-person than a morning-person. Perhaps a moonflower vine would work better? Good luck with the current plan! Barbara Martin
(Eco-Gardens)

-- posted by Cottage_Garden

Top 18. Jul 12, 1997 6:15 PM

» Carol Wallace - ec -- weren't you going to scan some pictures so we could put th

ec -- weren't you going to scan some pictures so we could put them on the tour? Maybe if we can see pictures of your asphalt cracks we could come up with something workable. Carol (virtually gardening)

-- posted by Carol Wallace