August 13 , 2009
From Linda: 10 December 2024
Today we taped two more fabulous shows for September . Sept. 19 : drouth tolerant clumping ( ornamental ) grasses , with multifariousness for sun and shade , and Sept. 26 : drouth - hardy naturalizing incandescent lamp . It got us excited again , even though Tom , Ed , and I are dishearten that the rain missed us yet again .
I ’m also edit several gardens we shot in saltation to air travel this fall . When potential , I like to air garden opposite their tap time of year , in event you want to accomplish the same effect . So , you ’ll be interpret springiness bulbs , perennials , and annuals ( including wildflowers ) to embed in October and November .
I know it ’s hard to plan ahead when it ’s this miserable , but one big horticulture deterrent example I ’ve learned : if you wait until you love the plant , and the weather condition is sweet , it ’s often too late to plant to love this year . For us , fall is when we need to be busy .
braggy note : the garden you ’ll see on CTG this free fall have been through torture before : drought , flood , sudden freeze , hail , felled Tree ( including on top of plants ) , disease , and insect violent disorder . These gardens are a testament to the gardeners who grow along with them and survived . Along with their own grow pain sensation to figure out what works for them , they all learned that many of their first approximation went awry . So , they resort to Plans B and C and D. With two years of drought , E is in the deeds . Eeek !
Right now , we feel like we never want to plant anything again , ever . But at our center , we ’re nurseryman ! We simply ca n’t resist the chance to do it better next year . Honestly , as depressed as you may be right now , are n’t you drooling a spot at a plant that you ’ve just fix ta try ?
Here ’s an inspiration for you , get off by viewer Nancy : a Formosan ground orchid ( Bletilla striata ) flower since June ! She ’s got some magic touch .
Normally these guy rope flower in March to April . Mine mostly go completely underground in summertime , but come out again in wintertime . This year , I ’ve in reality still got one up with its pretty foliage . For sure , it ’s a weird twelvemonth .
My unspoiled moment of this frightful summer is this birdsong from Annie atThe Transplantable Rose . Not only is Annie a transplanted nurseryman who shares her adventures to figure thing out in a situation that rival you - know - what , she puts them into song . In this one , she exorcises her summer suffering with humor and a song I keep buzz whenever I feel like I ’m give-up the ghost to crater in this heat energy .
late , she even nabbed the guest spot atHorticulture magazine ’s online post .
And check into out her othersuper garden songs !
I trust you ’ll check back on Bloom Day this Sunday , August 15 , to see what ’s made it through these tough sentence . Until then , Linda
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