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daI was going to plant morning glories for the front trellis, but every single person who knows plants has said, "watch out, they will take over."
This evening, I talked to a gardener who repeated the line about taking over. They're annual, but unless I'm strict about picking up the flowers all spring (summer?), the seeds will germinate everywhere they can reach, the following spring.
"Oh oh," says I. The trellis is just on the edge of our lot, and the flowers would be planted in our neighbour's grass, and she's a bit particular about her grass. I know this because she was worried when I asked her if she minded me planting morning glories just at the edge. I promised her I'd investigate further before planting.
Jeanette, this evening, recommended Clematis. It's perennial and has pretty blue flowers. And doesn't muscle out the grass or require daily flower/seed cleanup.
...The tulips finally sprouted, but they seem to be a week or so behind everybody else's. Either we have worse soil, late bloomers, or everyone else is more gourmet with their plants' feedings and waterings and little Plant Waldorf School. I wonder if we can send ours for tutoring.
This evening, I talked to a gardener who repeated the line about taking over. They're annual, but unless I'm strict about picking up the flowers all spring (summer?), the seeds will germinate everywhere they can reach, the following spring.
"Oh oh," says I. The trellis is just on the edge of our lot, and the flowers would be planted in our neighbour's grass, and she's a bit particular about her grass. I know this because she was worried when I asked her if she minded me planting morning glories just at the edge. I promised her I'd investigate further before planting.
Jeanette, this evening, recommended Clematis. It's perennial and has pretty blue flowers. And doesn't muscle out the grass or require daily flower/seed cleanup.
...The tulips finally sprouted, but they seem to be a week or so behind everybody else's. Either we have worse soil, late bloomers, or everyone else is more gourmet with their plants' feedings and waterings and little Plant Waldorf School. I wonder if we can send ours for tutoring.
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Date: Friday, 11 May 2007 04:40 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: Friday, 11 May 2007 11:14 am (UTC)Bulbs will be slower than average if they get less sun than most and/or are in a cooler area. If your tulips are close to the northish-facing side of the house, coming up now would be about right.
I'll be spending part of the weekend remediating the vegetable garden with Boy after Wednesday evening's tromping episode.
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Date: Friday, 11 May 2007 02:36 pm (UTC)*sigh* :)
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Date: Friday, 11 May 2007 11:21 am (UTC)I get bigger, longer-lasting blooms when I remember to use bulb food according to directions; timing of the flowers and plants popping up is more related to temperature.
If you should find yourself planting bulbs, using a slow release fertilizer (e.g. bulb food) mixed in the soil under the bulbs is one of those seekrit gardnerian majicks.
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Date: Friday, 11 May 2007 12:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Friday, 11 May 2007 02:38 pm (UTC)take over?
Date: Sunday, 13 May 2007 11:24 pm (UTC)i'd say go for the morning glories. i think they're my favorite climbing flower: dead easy to grow and very pretty!
Re: take over?
Date: Monday, 14 May 2007 01:50 am (UTC)Amusingly enough (to me, I guess), I saw my neighbour today and she said she looked into morning glories and didn't want them spreading in her yard.
"Oookay," says I.
Fortunately, she likes Clematis.
Neighbour negotiations are tricky, sometimes. :)
Re: take over?
Date: Tuesday, 15 May 2007 10:58 am (UTC)