tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post2100041174519219107..comments2023-10-30T07:26:12.866-05:00Comments on gardens by the lake: more roseskrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829287358693407noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-58939499462187071062007-06-09T16:03:00.000-05:002007-06-09T16:03:00.000-05:00Hi Beth - welcome to my blog!! My spiderwort is b...Hi Beth - welcome to my blog!! My spiderwort is blooming now. Some I have in full sun, some in part sun/part shade. My experience is that the plants themselves do fine in shadier areas, but the best bloom is in more sun, if you keep it watered (with less water, my leaves start to turn brown). Mine usually bloom for quite a long period of time in early summer. Having said all that, I wouldn't be surprised if you don't get very good blooming until the 2nd year. I HATE to wait, but patience does usually pay off! :)<BR/><BR/>I have several kinds of geranium or cranesbill. I have one that was sold to me a zillion years ago as simply "wild geranium" - and it happily blooms away in the shade - the clumps growing larger each year. Others, including J.B. seem to do better for me with a little more sun - altho not full sun. And having said that(!), I do have some of the "wild" blooming in the lakeshore garden that gets the hottest sun all day long - but its feet are probably wet! Yeah, pretty frustrating!!<BR/><BR/>I think my best advice is to be patient - but don't be afraid to move things. There are some really great gardeners blogging (check out some of the sites I have listed in the right-hand column)- and you can get some great ideas and suggestions. I hope you'll stop in again - thanks for leaving a comment! (Hope this was a little bit helpful!!)krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829287358693407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-34642058444856584302007-06-09T08:36:00.000-05:002007-06-09T08:36:00.000-05:00Just found your blog and am reading with interest ...Just found your blog and am reading with interest as I too am from the Upper Midwest and am curious to see what you're doing in your garden.<BR/>I just tried spiderwort for the first time. The leaves are nice but I'm getting no blooms. When does it normally bloom? Do you have it in part-shade?<BR/>Also curious about your J.B. geranium. I have the cranesbill and that is really slow this year and it's in full sun. Very frustrating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-81935530387657663062007-06-07T17:10:00.000-05:002007-06-07T17:10:00.000-05:00Thank you Karen! Of course, I don't mind if you l...Thank you Karen! Of course, I don't mind if you link to here - what a nice compliment!! I just looked at your roses and they are very pretty! There is something about the gardens - the working, planning and just enjoying - that is just good for my soul. It's like I garden because I can't imagine not gardening!krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829287358693407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-53154539891946025652007-06-07T09:11:00.000-05:002007-06-07T09:11:00.000-05:00Kris, I just love visiting your gardens. I hope yo...Kris, I just love visiting your gardens. I hope you don't mind, but I referenced your site in one of my posts. My rosebushes are small potatoes compared to your stuff. I can just imagine how much pleasure you get from seeing your gardens grow! They're beautiful!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147413132595250490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-70232262186454309512007-06-06T21:34:00.000-05:002007-06-06T21:34:00.000-05:00Thanks guys - I do love the urns. I've added a co...Thanks guys - I do love the urns. I've added a couple more over the years - not sure urns fit my very informal gardens, but I love them - so that counts, right??<BR/><BR/>Zoey, I do have a magenta spiderwort on the other side of the urn, but would have been better planning to break up the two purples. I noticed today that I have 2 purple spiderworts right there actually - one a very dark purple and one a tish lighter. Pretty sure my gardens could become overrun very easily with some of the stuff I have. A lot of self-seeding going on!<BR/><BR/>Kitt, bet when it's super hot and you're trying to keep cool, your a/c will have a certain panache!!krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829287358693407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-81814174158933031382007-06-06T09:43:00.000-05:002007-06-06T09:43:00.000-05:00Nice urns! The last folks here only left me a wind...Nice urns! The last folks here only left me a window air conditioner, which I'm happy about, but it doesn't have quite the charm ...Kitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673726727402668186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300298790008212868.post-24015358953768553992007-06-06T04:34:00.000-05:002007-06-06T04:34:00.000-05:00What garden treasures--those urns. I love the way ...What garden treasures--those urns. I love the way they have aged, too. <BR/><BR/>That color scheme of magenta/purple is one my town used last year in all of it's hanging baskets. It was just stunning! Your urn looks great with the J.B. geranium and the spiderwort. You need some of that magenta spiderwort, too. I noticed that I have some of that blooming now.<BR/><BR/>What I just realized is that I have not seen my J. B. geranium. Hmmm...wonder if it bit the dust? I will have to go out and look for it IF it ever warms up. It's 37 rigt now (of course it's only 5:30 a.m.).<BR/><BR/>Love the deep red of that rose, too.Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.com