tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post2106348564071566278..comments2023-09-29T07:41:54.487-04:00Comments on A Hocking Hill's Garden: I Tried Them And…..Lonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-75197363403315955582011-09-25T12:06:31.721-04:002011-09-25T12:06:31.721-04:00That's great, Lona! LOL!That's great, Lona! LOL!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-30939350641586811772011-09-25T12:02:33.559-04:002011-09-25T12:02:33.559-04:00Pristine: My life is an open book. You should talk...Pristine: My life is an open book. You should talk and thank me for the free advertising.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-79612627211474132532011-09-19T22:23:42.621-04:002011-09-19T22:23:42.621-04:00The Astrantia and blue Swan River Daisies are so l...The Astrantia and blue Swan River Daisies are so lovely. Great photos too.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-23798847313305068912011-09-18T15:12:23.573-04:002011-09-18T15:12:23.573-04:00I enjoyed reading your thoughts about your new add...I enjoyed reading your thoughts about your new additions Lona. I have to try 'Raspberry Wine' Monarda ~ I've seen it several places around the web and it always looks gorgeous. I also purchased the same Gaura this year (because of the foliage ~ like you said ~ it's pretty) but mine has been blooming for several months. I have it planted in part shade ~ wonder if that matters??<br />Love the bicolored petunias of any variation and wish I could keep 'Monet's Moment' Lobelia around. I've tried overwintering it twice with no success. I hope you have better luck, the pink color is so fabulous. Your orange phlox is beautiful too. I would say you had a great year in the garden on just these blooms alone!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-77102825333080209612011-09-17T04:30:06.951-04:002011-09-17T04:30:06.951-04:00The Pinstripe Petunias are stunning. Thanks for in...The Pinstripe Petunias are stunning. Thanks for introducing some exotic flowers to us.Asha Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497991305532837318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-1835291956601568002011-09-15T21:15:43.127-04:002011-09-15T21:15:43.127-04:00I love your line "I tried it and now I am ove...I love your line "I tried it and now I am over it." I love petunias, and I tried the pink and green Practically Picasso (or something along that line. Very floriferous, but didn't last past mid-August--I'm over it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-272508416324256472011-09-15T18:48:07.128-04:002011-09-15T18:48:07.128-04:00Just a thought, if you like snapdragons and they d...Just a thought, if you like snapdragons and they dont like the soil you can grow them in a pot and sit it among your regular plants. That way it gets the soil it likes and you can have the plants you enjoy, You can also bury the pot most of the way in the ground and even better if you can get a clay pot<br />JaniceJanice Kay Schaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01218296462551967972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-24669018046340692102011-09-15T10:31:00.991-04:002011-09-15T10:31:00.991-04:00Good luck with those echinacea hybrids. For me and...Good luck with those echinacea hybrids. For me and others I know, they either don't come back, or take years to get going. One guy i know kept them from flowering the first year finally, and they settle din much better as a result.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-38320291997185775042011-09-15T00:18:44.983-04:002011-09-15T00:18:44.983-04:00Fantastic post, Lona! It's so interesting to r...Fantastic post, Lona! It's so interesting to read about your hits and misses. I tried "Pinstripe" Petunias and am also over them. The castor bean plant is a show-stopper in the garden, and haven't met a Eryngium I didn't like.Kit Aerie-elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548961699994971020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-63320483867608903062011-09-14T21:34:49.110-04:002011-09-14T21:34:49.110-04:00I think that Raspberry truffle and Swan River dais...I think that Raspberry truffle and Swan River daisies are just wonderful!<br />I like, Lona how you do such a sorting:to go or not to go! I need to that with my own plants.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-19015408285630999432011-09-14T11:32:59.462-04:002011-09-14T11:32:59.462-04:00I experiment as well and find my favorites. I am s...I experiment as well and find my favorites. I am struck by the color of your Swan River daisies. That blue is so striking and lovely.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-51230106138086881752011-09-14T10:58:33.192-04:002011-09-14T10:58:33.192-04:00I have that rose impatien and love it. I haven...I have that rose impatien and love it. I haven't decided what new plants that I tried this year I like or dislike, I have a feeling the dislike list is going to be a bit long!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-84212105372611880742011-09-14T09:56:35.539-04:002011-09-14T09:56:35.539-04:00Beautiful flowers!Lovely post..!!
bpo in kanpurBeautiful flowers!Lovely post..!!<br /><a href="http://rrinfosolutions.net/" rel="nofollow">bpo in kanpur</a>sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864121764713859206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-71194319902247022252011-09-14T08:02:37.882-04:002011-09-14T08:02:37.882-04:00Beautiful blooms and I appreciate your honest opin...Beautiful blooms and I appreciate your honest opinions, thanks. I may just jot down a few you've got here and try them out myself!Heather at Dusty Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565338162713435397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-8129445291775038982011-09-14T07:20:59.855-04:002011-09-14T07:20:59.855-04:00The swan river daisy is very nice. great color.. B...The swan river daisy is very nice. great color.. Bill Warnier rose is a winner in every garden i've seen. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-81910268738847867122011-09-14T00:01:35.324-04:002011-09-14T00:01:35.324-04:00Lona, my ability to overwinter plants never ends w...Lona, my ability to overwinter plants never ends well. I don't know why I can grow stuff outside but inside is a horror story? I actually feel sorry for my houseplants, they have a tough life. In fact, I'm going to water them before I go to bed tonight, lol.<br /><br />I was looking at some of my coleus and actually rooted a bunch of them (outside in a vase) and now it's time to pot them up and bring 'em in and I'm delaying the move because I know what will probably happen. Not much.<br /><br />I planted some Angelonia from seed this year and wasn't all that impressed with it, but maybe I was supposed to deadhead? The seed cost was pretty steep for the flowers I got and they only grew to about six inches tall. That's one off my list for next year. I'm writing down the rose you like, it's a beaut!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-14958211699042913352011-09-13T22:42:49.144-04:002011-09-13T22:42:49.144-04:00Wow, you tried a lot of plants! I am glad some of ...Wow, you tried a lot of plants! I am glad some of them worked for you, sometimes it is so hard to find something new that does well in the garden. Bill Warriner is a great rose.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-31222802894295221622011-09-13T22:11:34.926-04:002011-09-13T22:11:34.926-04:00I saw pinstripes for the first time this year. It ...I saw pinstripes for the first time this year. It is a really unusual color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-9648599046201741872011-09-13T22:02:32.717-04:002011-09-13T22:02:32.717-04:00Gosh, Lona. I'm so behind on blog reading. So ...Gosh, Lona. I'm so behind on blog reading. So sorry. The jury is still out on what I loved and hated this year. I didn't try very many new things though. 'Passionate Rainbow' Gaura and 'Money Moment' Lobelia don't overwinter for me. If they do for you, I'll be a wee bit jealous. 'Bill' rose is beautiful and I love the blue 'Swan River' Daisy. That very first photo of the rosebud impatiens I swear I thought was an actual rose. GORGEOUS!GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-59792961580459331402011-09-13T21:52:03.495-04:002011-09-13T21:52:03.495-04:00Those are some excellent choices. The impatiens is...Those are some excellent choices. The impatiens is my fave. It looks like a rose! It paid to venture out and try something newDirt Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738312834526690841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-79384713341460798442011-09-13T21:49:17.513-04:002011-09-13T21:49:17.513-04:00You tried some great things, Lona! I agree with yo...You tried some great things, Lona! I agree with your assessment of most of them. I MUST grow some of those blue daisies! SERIOUSLY. Where did you get the seed? I just LOVE those! You're right, that's not 'Avant Garde'. I've got it and it's two-toned. I like the one you have though, too!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-2641007742606666462011-09-13T20:13:00.857-04:002011-09-13T20:13:00.857-04:00Great assessment of your newbies Lona. I also had...Great assessment of your newbies Lona. I also had Pinstripe Petunia, in addition to Phantom...neither were very hardy for my hot hot hot SC summer. On the other hand, bought some pink snapdragons on the discount rack in the spring (from Lowes). Finally around July they petered out, too hot. BUT...it reseeded next to the container it was in. Those are not just pink, some yellow, some salmon, some pink...are all doing quite well, in full sun in August and September in SC. <br />I plan on profiling a portulaca that I fell in love with in a post later this week. Fairy Tale series, Cinderella. (and I am not really a Disney fan). <br />Your first bloom looked so much like a rose, not an impatien...beautiful! <br />Love that little blue daisy. Will have to think about trying it.<br />I did want to tell you about the seeds you shared--- the Nicotiana were not thriving at all...and finally some voles got to them. The Clematis...the pink Nora Barlow is doing well, will bloom next year, the blue ....came up spotty. Could be the various places I planted them, but wanted to have a patch of all pink or all blue. oh well. thanks so much for sharing your seeds.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-47030294360218851872011-09-13T20:07:45.928-04:002011-09-13T20:07:45.928-04:00Dear Lona, You tried some lovely plants this year!...Dear Lona, You tried some lovely plants this year! I do hope you are successful in your efforts to overwinter the Rosebud Impatiens - adorable. The snapdragons I tried this year did not do well. P.xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-29411081581867265152011-09-13T19:11:46.507-04:002011-09-13T19:11:46.507-04:00This was a great post! I have Raspberry Wine and ...This was a great post! I have Raspberry Wine and love it too. All of your flowers are pretty whether you loved them or not.<br />New this year that I tried Agastache 'Raspberry Summer' loved it, Rose 'Harlow Carr' loved.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3702367777217796558.post-46154481562165913082011-09-13T19:00:53.203-04:002011-09-13T19:00:53.203-04:00Gardening here was a bust this year with our 100 h...Gardening here was a bust this year with our 100 heat for weeks. Love the color of the rose. so glad to you stop by. stellaStellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346440082006209273noreply@blogger.com