tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post1363669586795180788..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Emphasis on StructureMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-17946305139567548452009-10-25T23:21:29.835-04:002009-10-25T23:21:29.835-04:00Hello Kay,
If I counted correctly you are asking a...Hello Kay,<br />If I counted correctly you are asking about the Snow bush. It is<a href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2004/" rel="nofollow">Euphorbia <em>Breynia disticha</em></a> and likes a good dose of sunshine to turn the tips of the foliage pinkish white. It is hardy in Zone 10-11.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-9941922715726746692009-10-24T08:20:52.379-04:002009-10-24T08:20:52.379-04:00Meems,
Enjoyed this post and of course, the pics....Meems, <br />Enjoyed this post and of course, the pics. As you say, foliage texture is beautiful and consistent. I'm wondering what the delicate lacy foliage is behind the cordyline dracaena in picture 14 from the top of the posting? It looks like some kind of fern and ferns seem to do well in my shady nook. Enjoyed the change to Autumn colors and "harvest" format. You always keep kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-20333405715638896642009-10-20T08:27:57.339-04:002009-10-20T08:27:57.339-04:00Joey,
The differences are most noticeable as we en...Joey,<br />The differences are most noticeable as we enter this season of rest for your northerly garden. You, by the lake and visiting wine country... Me, still in the garden. Hmmmm??? LOL Enjoy, dear friend!<br /><br />O.R.,<br />Thanks for saying hello and your kind words. Enjoy this wonderful weather we are having.<br /><br />Hey Scott,<br />The bones of my garden have always been the trees Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-16014918343055824862009-10-20T07:46:20.110-04:002009-10-20T07:46:20.110-04:00Hocking Hills,
The Arboricola has served Hoe and S...Hocking Hills,<br />The Arboricola has served Hoe and Shovel faithfully in so many ways. I'm even growing it in a hanging pot... just wanted to see how it would fare and it is happy there as well. The cut branches make an untraditional but excellent addition to fresh flower arrangements as well.<br /><br />nanamoo,<br />I am so sorry it has taken me this long to get back with an answer. Life.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-45579177913408943372009-10-20T07:27:21.554-04:002009-10-20T07:27:21.554-04:00Helen,
You are a dear. I so wish you were here now...Helen,<br />You are a dear. I so wish you were here now. Don't you love the cordylines! So much to offer in one lush plant. The stats say they don't do well here but my little micro-climate defies the odds. Hugs to you dear lady... your kind words are treasured! <br /><br />Nell Jean,<br />My neighbor two doors down has some giant (at least 25' tall)bananas bordering some cypress thatMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-56309155599636833322009-10-20T07:11:32.729-04:002009-10-20T07:11:32.729-04:00Gittan,
Thank you. There is always an up side and ...Gittan,<br />Thank you. There is always an up side and a down side. Our weather is not the easiest to garden in during the summer but now when other's gardens are going to sleep~~ Florida is still giving us sunshine to grow by.<br /><br />Rick,<br />Not you! Way too many plants? If I had your life I probably wouldn't know what to put where with so many flowers at my fingertips. We have Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28610242760318766752009-10-20T06:58:25.526-04:002009-10-20T06:58:25.526-04:00Dear Marmee,
Thank you first of all for all your k...Dear Marmee,<br />Thank you first of all for all your kind encouragement... it means the world to me. That black varnish is one of my faves, too. I've been snipping away at it and potting up cuttings in container plants as well as transplantable pots. It won't take any frost so if we happen to have any this year I will not be without this plant when spring comes around. <br /><br />Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-44683278004670652292009-10-19T23:00:11.084-04:002009-10-19T23:00:11.084-04:00Hi Meems, Loved the post.
Your garden is luscious...Hi Meems, Loved the post.<br /> Your garden is luscious looking as always. I'm glad to see that you are getting some plants that don't bloom. For some unknown reason seems that my gardens have always been on the foliage side, not blooms. I have just this yr. tried to include some blooms as I have no pollinators. I've learned no blooms, no pollinators. Or so it seems here.<br />What isLolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-69983083502285069262009-10-19T13:56:50.465-04:002009-10-19T13:56:50.465-04:00Lately, I had been thinking how much garden ideas ...Lately, I had been thinking how much garden ideas change over the years or over the life of a gardener. <br /><br />You are blessed with lots of choices in foliage plants. In the north, not so much choice especially in shade. Our native plants tend to bloom and then either disappear or look unkempt the remainder of the season. In my garden, annuals are the great masker of declining perennialsRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-30020039701275705012009-10-19T07:28:09.412-04:002009-10-19T07:28:09.412-04:00All the foliage plants in your post are very suita...All the foliage plants in your post are very suitable to our climate as well. I agree that preference of a gardener change with passage of time. Does your Monstera deliciosa yield fragrant blooms?Muhammad khabbabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248882335224914970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-31407858260297990432009-10-18T21:13:23.325-04:002009-10-18T21:13:23.325-04:00I'm commenting before I go back and see if you...I'm commenting before I go back and see if you had color from blooms or simply foliage. It just went on and on, one beautiful spot after another and I'm thinking it was almost entirely foliage. In any case it's just lovely! I think we do change as we grow as gardeners...we learn to control ourselves a bit and we learn what we really like. And we always need to have that something new growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-46896375765488457212009-10-17T16:45:07.862-04:002009-10-17T16:45:07.862-04:00I love your choices of foliage colors, textures &a...I love your choices of foliage colors, textures & leaf shapes in the garden Meems. It keeps something interesting to admire year round I bet. My taste has evolved over the years as well. I started with blooms and now I look for the complete package. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-26058589824078866102009-10-17T16:33:37.390-04:002009-10-17T16:33:37.390-04:00very nice post Meems. I love your foliage combina...very nice post Meems. I love your foliage combinations. <br /><br />What a cute little froggie!<br /><br />I've definitely become more interested in foliage the last few years, and more recently have been adding more natives to the garden.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-70752314746183593172009-10-17T14:23:17.992-04:002009-10-17T14:23:17.992-04:00Meems, as usual you have given us a grand post and...Meems, as usual you have given us a grand post and a view of a garden to apire towards creating. I couldn't agree more with you regarding the use of texture in foliage to build the foundation of a garden. When a gardener learns to appreciate foliage as much or more as flowers grand new vista open up for them with the creation of a truly magical landscape. Well done, Meems<br />ScottScott & Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994978514343375056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-52848575143366560582009-10-16T21:28:47.851-04:002009-10-16T21:28:47.851-04:00Great post.....
fantastic photograpy!Great post.....<br />fantastic photograpy!Orlando Realtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061598658293393744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-68224372840169430472009-10-16T20:38:40.822-04:002009-10-16T20:38:40.822-04:00Love the difference in our northern/southern (that...Love the difference in our northern/southern (that you show and speak of so beautifully) gardens, Meems. The longer we garden, I'm with you on color, texture, and form ... And, of course, your dear sister would be the 1st to comment on your talent :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-19788171766964949022009-10-16T16:42:10.305-04:002009-10-16T16:42:10.305-04:00I think " Welcome to Paradise " with sub...I think " Welcome to Paradise " with subtitle -"Emphasis on Structure " would have been a good title for this great post :-) <br /><br />A place where the garden center is open all year and the garden is growing all seasons, well, I can only dream.<br /><br />Such fantastic combinations of colorful plants, Meems. <br /><br />Whoever said, " What is paradise, but a Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-1777453237274434172009-10-16T16:16:51.776-04:002009-10-16T16:16:51.776-04:00I have learned so much about gardening here in Flo...I have learned so much about gardening here in Florida through your blog. Thank you!<br /><br />I have a well deserved Kreativ Blogger award on my web site for you, if you would like to collect it. I think your blog is terrific!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529448801131672183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-15994974866333469782009-10-16T14:47:23.892-04:002009-10-16T14:47:23.892-04:00Meems, you have everything in this garden - shapes...Meems, you have everything in this garden - shapes, colors, textures plus you have location, location, location (I mean Florida)! Tropicals are wonderful, and you make wonders with them in your garden.It's always a treat to see your place.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-59915822703055542752009-10-16T13:30:22.075-04:002009-10-16T13:30:22.075-04:00Almost all of the tropicals I have had in my house...Almost all of the tropicals I have had in my house at one time or another. It always makes me wish I could grow them to look as lush and beautiful as you do in your garden. So many variations of leaf size, structure, color. Endless enjoyment. My poor garden is showing the ravages of cold, wind and rain. No much to please the eye right now.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-3714523409336589102009-10-16T12:14:17.523-04:002009-10-16T12:14:17.523-04:00Loved your post again, as always...Just wondering,...Loved your post again, as always...Just wondering, when you root the cordylines, do you stick them in a pot and then transfer them back into the garden or go straight into the garden with them?nanamoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454171341791613007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-43451745628197190792009-10-16T10:24:32.137-04:002009-10-16T10:24:32.137-04:00Wow I am stunned by all of the different variegate...Wow I am stunned by all of the different variegated and textured plants you have in your garden beds. With all of them one has so much beauty without blooms. I love the variegated Schefflera arboricola, just gorgeous.The wide stripes of white or cream is what really catches my eye on it.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-41340065635510270682009-10-16T09:58:39.287-04:002009-10-16T09:58:39.287-04:00HI Meems, They say that George and I should writ...HI Meems, They say that George and I should write a book about our hiking and waterfall experiences---but YOU should write a book about Florida Gardening. WOW--you know so much and have a fabulous garden. <br /><br />We're headed to your state today--going to my brother's Memorial Service.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-39538771391722832602009-10-16T09:26:39.493-04:002009-10-16T09:26:39.493-04:00Lovely display. Cool air is headed this way and I&...Lovely display. Cool air is headed this way and I'm dragging tender tropicals inside for the winter, envying that you don't have to do that. Many will just die back to return next year, but some are happier brought inside. I take cuttings of iffy things like pentas, which may or may not return. <br /><br />I agree with your thinking about bananas.Nell Jeanhttp://www.seedscatterer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40698298824244032122009-10-16T09:01:08.276-04:002009-10-16T09:01:08.276-04:00OMG Meems you have such a wide variety of plants.S...OMG Meems you have such a wide variety of plants.Some I have never seen! That begonia with the large leaves is stunning. What are the blooms like? That cordyline is to die for! You have a very beautiful and well planned garden. You have strategically placed your foundation plants where they will be at their best advantage and then filled in with softer plantings that compliment them.You have islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.com