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June 09, 2007
Over Abundance of Plants
While going out and about in the yard, I noticed that the Perennial Bachelor's Button and Huskers Red Penstemon have had babies all over the place; in the driveway, in the walkway underneath the fence, and in flower beds across the yard. The parent plants have been in place since 2003 and I have never had them reseed like this.
THIS. JUST. WILL. NOT. DO.
I have a plan though. Some will be dug up and placed in the shade garden at the corner of the driveway (it still needs some filling in anyway). The neighbor from across the street came over last night and I got him to agree to take some of it too. So, in my copious free time (as one b-i-l is fond of saying), I will be potting up whatever babies I don't want and sending them out to play across the street. Oh, and there are a some pinks (dianthus) and creeping phlox that have over-run into a walkway that he can have too (not critical though since they stay low).
I think the neighbor likes living across the street from us. A couple of months ago I dug up one of the pink rugosas and planted it in their yard (he's been trying to get starts to go, but I think he babies them too much so they die). He didn't even notice the plant until I mentioned it a month ago (my plan to keep him from fussing over it). Last night he said it was putting out new growth. Last year I gave him a bunch of native lilies that I dug up from by the fence. He also got the peach trees when WS yanked them out last fall (he says they bloomed and now have fruit forming).
I need to start charging him - LOL!
Posted by Bogie on June 9, 2007 at 07:12 AM in Yard Work | Permalink
Comments
A few peaches each year would be a nice exchange, I think!
Posted by: Cop Car at Jun 9, 2007 9:16:34 AM
Okay, so I'm ignoring the fact that you wanted no comments on roses. (Sue me!) Peace and Double Delight were two of your Grandmother H's favorites. It's too bad Mom never got to take you to the rose gardens in Tulsa. She did so love them. She would be so pleased with your endeavors. Your Grandmother S wasn't so much on roses, but she did love to garden. She would be tickled with your pinks and phlox, particularly.
Posted by: Cop Car at Jun 9, 2007 9:21:52 AM
Oops! Let me correct the impression that I may have left. Mom S loved roses. She just didn't have good places to grow them so didn't have as many roses as Mom H had.
Posted by: Cop Car at Jun 9, 2007 9:23:12 AM
BOy! I'd love to be YOUR neighbor. I have feverfew, poppies and lamb's ears volunteers to share, and the ubiquitous iris. I don't remember anyone ever giving me a rose or a peach tree!
We've grown Peace and Double Delight. They lasted the longest of any roses, but finally gave in to the black spot that my garden seems to harbor. :-(
Your gardens sound heavenly!
Posted by: buffy at Jun 9, 2007 10:48:09 PM
I have no idea why you think I wanted no comments on the roses. What joke am I missing?
Posted by: bogie at Jun 10, 2007 5:18:03 AM
Buffy - My neighbor has shared lamb's ear and milkweed - however, it was not thru the regular way. Birds or wind has helped him share (he, obviously, is downhill / downwind of our yard). The problem is they are invading everyithing.
I now have milkweed growing in a section that I just planted last month (and I had removed all the topsoil to remove all the grass seeds/roots). They are also trying to take over the yard within the fence; WS was complaining yesterday about them.
I don't mind the ones in the lillies because the lilles are tough enough that they will keep the milkweed under control - it is everywhere else that I don't want it though.
Posted by: bogie at Jun 10, 2007 5:23:16 AM
i'm with buffy, i'd LOVE to be your neighbour!
Posted by: bod at Jun 10, 2007 6:42:20 PM
As of Sunday, after taking him a tray full of potted plants (I threw in some lavender I started from seed and some blue penstemon digitalis - also started from see), I am going to trade the neighbor some of my hot pink dianthus for some of his mellower pink, with purple centers, dianthus.
We are also going to trade some of my white oriental irises for some of his blue ones.
I still have plants potted up that I will be taking to our next door neighbor.
Posted by: Bogie at Jun 13, 2007 3:44:54 AM
