tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post4054850417338331408..comments2023-10-26T05:53:14.453-04:00Comments on Wife, Mother, Gardener: Gardening in Pennsylvania ~ September 2013 GBBDWife, Mother, Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-12327833371343406892014-07-21T21:45:47.512-04:002014-07-21T21:45:47.512-04:00Hi Margaret!
Funny you should mention that: this...Hi Margaret! <br /><br />Funny you should mention that: this is the bed that I tried planting hardy mums with the daylilies. It did not work. The mums need more room to grow during the early part of summer, even though they are not blooming. (Hint: They also need to be cut back by half at the end of May to make them more bushy, just like the taller Sedums, Echinacea, Black-eyed Susans and Asters.) I recommend the book, <br />The Well-Tended Perennial Garden for more advice on this technique (see my book page at the top!). <br /><br />Some plants just do not deal well with being planted this thickly in succession, and hardy mums and bearded irises have both been killed off in the Cherry Corner because they did not have enough room to grow. (The irises needs to have their rhizomes baked in the hot summer sun to be really happy, so only a very limited ground cover can grow with them.) <br /><br />So, great idea! But I have found that plunking garden center mums in these newly opened spots works much better. <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-88050460730821476102014-07-21T09:45:21.817-04:002014-07-21T09:45:21.817-04:00I'm now wondering Julie, if hardy mums were to...I'm now wondering Julie, if hardy mums were to be planted among the daylilies, do you think they would grow? Or be choked out by them? This way, after cutting back the leaves, the hardy mums would continue to grow and bloom.Margaret @ Live Like No One Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407182443460902580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-67043203182801351352013-10-08T16:15:15.175-04:002013-10-08T16:15:15.175-04:00Thanks Margaret!! So sweet. Glad you are enjoying ...Thanks Margaret!! So sweet. Glad you are enjoying reading along. It makes gardening so much more fun for me when I get to share it with others. Happy October!<br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-83361292511733484142013-10-06T09:12:05.471-04:002013-10-06T09:12:05.471-04:00I'm so excited that I found your blog. I'...I'm so excited that I found your blog. I'm a new gardener in the same zone (Chicago). I'm just collecting tons of plants and planting a lot of them in temporary beds. Your garden looks incredible and looks so much bigger than it is. I have 1 acre and planning the gardens out. So looking forward to creating beautiful gardens like yours. I was bitten by the gardening bug early this summer and am obsessed. Love your posts. Thanks so much for sharing!<br /><br />Margaret @ <a href="http://www.LiveLikeNoOneElse.com" rel="nofollow">Live Like No One Else</a>Margaret @ Live Like No One Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407182443460902580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-79819126136104158282013-09-21T23:17:28.841-04:002013-09-21T23:17:28.841-04:00Your garden is still beautiful and very green. Mi...Your garden is still beautiful and very green. Mine has had too much water, too much heat and it now looks a bit bedraggled. I love the strip garden.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-39707155655973566642013-09-18T23:58:00.822-04:002013-09-18T23:58:00.822-04:00Thanks Larry! Very kind of you. Looking forward to...Thanks Larry! Very kind of you. Looking forward to "walking" around your garden as well!<br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-35150404294037924722013-09-18T23:55:34.909-04:002013-09-18T23:55:34.909-04:00Thanks Janie :)Thanks Janie :)Wife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-74245967822951970122013-09-18T23:55:15.957-04:002013-09-18T23:55:15.957-04:00Thanks Scott! The pink are fun... wishing I my Rus...Thanks Scott! The pink are fun... wishing I my Russian sage was a bit larger this year to go with them :) <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-47185729407675019542013-09-18T23:54:20.328-04:002013-09-18T23:54:20.328-04:00Thank you Susan! It is hard to believe we are read...Thank you Susan! It is hard to believe we are ready for fall... but that just means spring will be here again :) <br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-42416582025120211912013-09-18T23:49:54.558-04:002013-09-18T23:49:54.558-04:00We are all well. Thank you Pam!
~JulieWe are all well. Thank you Pam!<br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-45146290265341220502013-09-18T23:49:23.775-04:002013-09-18T23:49:23.775-04:00It is a winner. Thanks Frances!
~JulieIt is a winner. Thanks Frances!<br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-22196631388136930132013-09-18T23:48:59.796-04:002013-09-18T23:48:59.796-04:00Thanks Angie! At the moment I am thinking that it ...Thanks Angie! At the moment I am thinking that it is a mildew... black spots, yellowing, falling off. I need to do a bit more research on that for sedums... Wife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-79712475675348503712013-09-18T23:19:13.849-04:002013-09-18T23:19:13.849-04:00Hi... your garden is lovely... even in mid-Septemb...Hi... your garden is lovely... even in mid-September and your photography is fantastic... the quality of your pictures always brings your posts to life, no matter what the topic! LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-46880160905571090222013-09-18T21:06:46.710-04:002013-09-18T21:06:46.710-04:00Nice....Nice....Cerberus German shepherdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429615988299569447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-15210231461625246482013-09-16T20:05:24.769-04:002013-09-16T20:05:24.769-04:00Absolutely beautiful, as always! I really must rem...Absolutely beautiful, as always! I really must remember to add some pink Anemones...I just have the white ones.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-61316893584621155002013-09-16T11:24:28.280-04:002013-09-16T11:24:28.280-04:00Hi Julie,
Your garden looks BEAUTIFUL! It is hard ...Hi Julie,<br />Your garden looks BEAUTIFUL! It is hard to believe we are at Japanese anemone and mum season already. Didn't it seem like just yesterday we were admiring our tulips and forget-me-nots. And here we are on the heels of Fall already. I'm looking forward to seeing more photos of your garden through the season. It is lovely!<br />SusanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343802861207831765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-23355235024114163912013-09-16T09:07:08.677-04:002013-09-16T09:07:08.677-04:00Looking at your garden, Julie, you wouldn't kn...Looking at your garden, Julie, you wouldn't know the weather has been so crazy! Your blooms are very lovely! It amazes me what you have done in such a small space. I hope your family are well! Happy September! P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-52882255520333043472013-09-15T17:40:57.548-04:002013-09-15T17:40:57.548-04:00Julie your garden looks lovely, your the second po...Julie your garden looks lovely, your the second post I've just read featuring hydrangea paniculata limelight I think I must look for it, Frances Island Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-50996150739449277802013-09-15T13:48:00.682-04:002013-09-15T13:48:00.682-04:00Julie, what a marvellous September garden! Might ...Julie, what a marvellous September garden! Might the slugs have got to the sedum earlier in the season - Not a plant you usually associate with slugs but I've seen this on the odd occasion in my garden.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-18983175952873740072013-09-15T10:15:18.303-04:002013-09-15T10:15:18.303-04:00Thanks Lea! Happy September to you.
~JulieThanks Lea! Happy September to you.<br />~JulieWife, Mother, Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601987822088200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266054126005966461.post-55346898424989228712013-09-15T09:00:03.459-04:002013-09-15T09:00:03.459-04:00Such a beautiful garden!
My mother loved to grow b...Such a beautiful garden!<br />My mother loved to grow begonias, so they have a special place in my heart. Yours are lovely!<br />Happy GBBD!<br />Lea<br />Lea's MenagerieLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.com