tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post7922036957484143776..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Plants we love to not-so-much love, part 2Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-18279640358934121242009-02-04T18:28:00.000-04:002009-02-04T18:28:00.000-04:00It's funny to read about Fries-With-That planting ...It's funny to read about Fries-With-That planting in other places! In Sydney, it's box hedging, black mondo grass, gardenias and -- horrors -- Murraya paniculata, which has a cloying scent, and looks hideous unless you stand over it with secateurs!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11332476218718997602009-02-03T19:25:00.000-04:002009-02-03T19:25:00.000-04:00Oh yes spirea and potenilla and rugosa - oh my. Ro...Oh yes spirea and potenilla and rugosa - oh my. Roadside rugged plantings they may be but... sigh. I am being won over a bit by the potenilla though because it is so widely thought of as boring, I find myself wanting to defend it again, especially the yellow variety. That said, I've already ripped out the yellow one in front of our house along with the foundation cedars...Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33433185973526489452009-02-02T10:44:00.000-04:002009-02-02T10:44:00.000-04:00@nancybond: I worked at a garden centre for a mont...@nancybond: I worked at a garden centre for a month or two last summer, and I steered everyone I could away from the yellow potentillas, towards the pink, orange, or lemon yellow varieties. They really are great shrubs for beginning gardeners, the question is what to do with them 4+ years later. I stuck ours at the edge of the ditch to duke it out with the native spireas and lupins. :)Sarah O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01336602241504980801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-20635891319364614612009-02-02T02:24:00.000-04:002009-02-02T02:24:00.000-04:00I really like Spiraea "Anthony Waterer." It's a li...I really like Spiraea "Anthony Waterer." It's a little too pink, but it's really reliable and not planted too much here in California. The white spiraeas are so bland they should have a different name or something. Kind of like the way, around here, when I talk about salvias, people think of Salvia leucantha, which I would never plant. One overplanted species can ruin it for the rest of the genus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-91744201270971615362009-02-01T23:56:00.000-04:002009-02-01T23:56:00.000-04:00I love cedars in any form, but I'd agree with you ...I love cedars in any form, but I'd agree with you 100% on those yellow potentillas! If you're ever in Windsor proper, take a drive past the DNR bldg midsummer -- it is SURROUNDED by them! Although, I do think they might be much prettier in pink. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80575124103618333322009-02-01T23:48:00.000-04:002009-02-01T23:48:00.000-04:00It seems like I was just agreeing with someone els...It seems like I was just agreeing with someone else about Norway maples. They have been forced on me as well. They're trees and they provide the benefits that all trees provide. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, I find them regrettable. I tend to agree with the rest of your choices as well.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-9189612745829636852009-02-01T21:29:00.000-04:002009-02-01T21:29:00.000-04:00Hi Jodi, you make a good and not insulting case ag...Hi Jodi, you make a good and not insulting case against these plants. Many were popular a while ago, when the most important thing for plants was cheap and readily available. They are tough and can grow in many conditions, maybe why they were overused. The yews are not worth the danger they pose to your beloved pets. A gracious response to Anna's post too. :-)<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64936121457138571922009-02-01T21:04:00.000-04:002009-02-01T21:04:00.000-04:00Good read Jodi! I have my own rant about Big Box s...Good read Jodi! I have my own rant about Big Box stores masquerading as nurseries....But, another time; I shall spare you that;-) gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6180477206281496772009-02-01T20:54:00.000-04:002009-02-01T20:54:00.000-04:00I saw your comment on Kanak's blog and thought I w...I saw your comment on Kanak's blog and thought I would visit with you. You have a lovely blog and I see we both like CATS! So enjoyable to see your photos. Have a great week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-52878738493083914232009-02-01T18:55:00.000-04:002009-02-01T18:55:00.000-04:00Thank you very much! I appreciate you loving my tu...Thank you very much! I appreciate you loving my tunias and my containers.I would have to the soil does all the work. <BR/><BR/> I like Spireas. My favorite is Bridal Wreath. There is one called Bridal Veil but it's not as pretty. I don't like malware either. I like shoes and have a lot of them.<BR/><BR/> I have a lot of shoes that got ruined in the garden. I ruined a pair yesterday getting those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-15305028661225142652009-02-01T17:58:00.000-04:002009-02-01T17:58:00.000-04:00Oh my, I've never seen anything like that tar spot...Oh my, I've never seen anything like that tar spot. It is very icky. I don't blame you for taking those trees out.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11583668396535935282009-02-01T17:32:00.000-04:002009-02-01T17:32:00.000-04:00Now, I used to feel the same as you about arborvit...Now, I used to feel the same as you about arborvitae, but I've come to appreciate their tolerances, winter color, and such. I only have one, though, because I needed something evergreen for clay, and something that grew tall, narrow, and fast. Yes, there are likely a few other choices. I will never plant arborviate as a foundation planting--how utterly useless and boring and status quo!Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-40753077546893233192009-02-01T16:07:00.000-04:002009-02-01T16:07:00.000-04:00I know yews have been overused in every conceivabl...I know yews have been overused in every conceivable form but I still like them. Yes, I like thoughts of summer even if in a rant.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64540210645540177462009-02-01T15:19:00.000-04:002009-02-01T15:19:00.000-04:00A thoroughly enjoyable rant. I've been so missing...A thoroughly enjoyable rant. I've been so missing gardening, having just moved to Nova Scotia and having left a wonderful garden behind. Looking forward to more rants. Thanks for the thoughts of summer. Annahatjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320157910387875420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-7940558077966084272009-02-01T15:00:00.000-04:002009-02-01T15:00:00.000-04:00Yulp! As I read this post, I can't help thinking a...Yulp! As I read this post, I can't help thinking about my beloved Norway maple, an umbrella covering our stone patio ~ a huge handsome fella when we bought this old house 33 years ago yet also a pest, cleaving to its leaves well into December. I would never plant one for the many reasons you mentioned but love mine. Soft silver maples are also another overused and unimaginative tree (storm damagejoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41321348534119892702009-02-01T14:37:00.000-04:002009-02-01T14:37:00.000-04:00Oops! Headway against bad landscaping in HRM, I me...Oops! Headway against bad landscaping in HRM, I mean. I'm not HRM-centric, I swear! It's just that I know how hard it can be to arrange a plant-collecting trip to the Valley or South Shore during the spring or summer months. It's the newbie or the less financially blessed gardeners who would benefit most from a great metro-area garden centre that could steer them away from poorly sited yews and Sarah O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01336602241504980801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-63565746392697062122009-02-01T14:19:00.000-04:002009-02-01T14:19:00.000-04:00Great rant! I wish the Chronicle Herald would publ...Great rant! I wish the Chronicle Herald would publish it. Although, so long as Metro Halifax is lacking in a really great garden center, I wonder how much headway against lazy landscaping we will be able to make?Sarah O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01336602241504980801noreply@blogger.com