tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post2576482070672557810..comments2024-01-28T20:40:57.124-06:00Comments on austin agrodolce: Blame that skyTexasDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-30059463388989944952014-11-04T08:51:47.785-06:002014-11-04T08:51:47.785-06:00Jenny(Rock Rose): Thank you! I get in trouble wi...Jenny(Rock Rose): Thank you! I get in trouble with fast spreading plants over and over. I hope I've learned a few tricks about dealing with aggressive plants that will help me out with keeping the skullcap manageable. <br /><br />The mallow is bristly mallow (bird planted) and it is considered a weed. It has cunning tiny peachy orange blooms in April-May that I fell in love with. It has scalloped leaves a lot like skullcap - maybe that is a warning sign? - spreads by reseeding and stoloniferous stems. I'm tracking how much time I'm spending pulling it out versus appreciating where it is. More on that in posts to follow, probably.<br /><br />The plumeria overwinter as sticks in the garage. Every year we think they've croaked because they take so long to re-emerge. We might have extra sticks this year - would you be interested in trying again? TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-53056984807872716442014-11-04T08:14:55.319-06:002014-11-04T08:14:55.319-06:00What a lovely sky shot and of course, with camera ...What a lovely sky shot and of course, with camera in hand, to share the roadside plantings. Don't you just love agaves for their dramatic structure? Your plants have made it though a dry summer and that is a testament to the kind of plants we should be growing. What is this mallow? Does it flower? I don't think I know it. I have so many passalongs- in fact if I took them all out I wonder what I would have left. Of course they multiply and that is why they are passalongs. I have been ripping out heart leaf skullcap but know I will never be rid of it. I saw a lovely clump in a garden a few years ago and thought- I must have that. Well now I have it in all its abundance. As to your husband's collection-Wow!-but what do you do with them in the winter? Out of their pots? I tried to root one given to me by my dentist but alas, it did not root. Such lovely blooms.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-15780120928269155822014-11-03T07:13:58.481-06:002014-11-03T07:13:58.481-06:00THGM: Thank you! I'll pass the compliment on...THGM: Thank you! I'll pass the compliment on to The Hub. He babies those plants along and they like it, judging by the blooms and lush foliage.TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-72819021011249280692014-11-02T20:51:47.547-06:002014-11-02T20:51:47.547-06:00Those plumeria look gorgeous! It looks wonderful.....Those plumeria look gorgeous! It looks wonderful..Toni Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747347910632489330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-60367816462968829902014-11-02T06:49:40.883-06:002014-11-02T06:49:40.883-06:00Kris: I take zero credit for the plumeria - they ...Kris: I take zero credit for the plumeria - they are The Hub's pet project. He got a "stick" from somebody he works with a while back and now we end up with more cuttings than we can give away.<br /><br />It's funny - there are a couple of spots in the front and back where we took grass out years ago and I still occasionally run into a stray strand of it that somehow managed to survive. As weeds go, St. Augustine grass is an easy one to pull at least!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-44238731896591850352014-11-02T06:46:58.272-06:002014-11-02T06:46:58.272-06:00Debra: Plumeria are impressive (to me) that way. ...Debra: Plumeria are impressive (to me) that way. Every year (at least here) they start over from sticks and by the end of their season they are glorious. It cools off, the leaves fall, The Hub trims them back and down, rinse lather repeat.<br /><br />You should probably check with somebody else - the skullcap are new to me. I hear they are very "spready" so it sounds like you do what you'd like in terms of how concentrated you want them in any one area. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-87488283842887760032014-11-01T23:59:02.001-05:002014-11-01T23:59:02.001-05:00I've been slow to get to my maintenance activi...I've been slow to get to my maintenance activities too - I've been way too preoccupied with digging rocks and grass roots out in the front yard - and now the pruning and weeding tasks are piling up. And then there's all that planting I want to do! Luckily, we rarely get frost and I'm banking on another couple of months to get that done.<br /><br />I have to say that I'm mighty impressed by both your seedlings and the "plethora of potted plumeria." My friend just gave me 2 plumeria cuttings, which I'm also going to plunk into pots. I've killed them before but perhaps the third time is the charm.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-42912046460824830932014-11-01T20:24:22.773-05:002014-11-01T20:24:22.773-05:00Look at the plumeria! I remember how tiny they wer...Look at the plumeria! I remember how tiny they were when I first found your blog this year. I'm still planting and transplanting. My skullcap has just taken off this fall. Do you let them clump or should I thin them out? Debrahttp://mylandrestorationproject.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-12377371565254273462014-11-01T17:42:14.498-05:002014-11-01T17:42:14.498-05:00Linda: I can't imagine you don't have oth...Linda: I can't imagine you don't have other resources, but if not, you let me know when/where we can meet up as necessary and I will spot you a dozen spineless cacti pads, no questions asked. I've always got extra agave as well. Say the word.TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-43571022141780404242014-11-01T17:40:52.537-05:002014-11-01T17:40:52.537-05:00Tina: I'll never curse over a plant that spre...Tina: I'll never curse over a plant that spreads. The plants that die altogether? Now they are where the regrets kick in. <br /><br />Love that Thomas Cooper quote. I need to stitch that into a pillow or something. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-42381548415724216252014-11-01T13:36:33.420-05:002014-11-01T13:36:33.420-05:00Looks good.
I am so behind, getting garden stuff d...Looks good.<br />I am so behind, getting garden stuff done. <br />Love those big agaves. And, you have spineless prickly pear out front? The deer ate mine.Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-81757608541331420012014-11-01T13:28:23.442-05:002014-11-01T13:28:23.442-05:00Firstly, that sky shot and your front garden shots...Firstly, that sky shot and your front garden shots--lovely, lovely! <br /><br />You can appreciate while maintenancing, it's just a little less relaxing. <br /><br />The thing about so many natives is that they do grow, spread and take over, don't they? You will be cursing me over the Heartleaf Skullcap and maybe the yarrow in a year or so. I hope it doesn't ruin our friendship!<br /><br />The garden is never so good as it will be next year. Thomas CooperTinahttp://www.mygardenersays.comnoreply@blogger.com