tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post2232834109762661320..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Before and After: Mexican PetuniaMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-53058558679489931082010-08-08T09:20:55.552-04:002010-08-08T09:20:55.552-04:00Thanks for sharing the Swallowtail pictures. I...Thanks for sharing the Swallowtail pictures. I've newly discovered the butterfly hobby, but sites like yours make it easy to learn.The BBQ Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760543438871750293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-64176217568257542172010-05-15T11:19:54.912-04:002010-05-15T11:19:54.912-04:00MEEMS: I am guessing it is ok for ME a new comer ...MEEMS: I am guessing it is ok for ME a new comer to your site to call you that.<br /><br />What do you think of Plumbago in the garden? I have some planted in South Florida and I am thinking I might try it in North Florida too. I love the baby blue flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-31277400688178911892008-03-30T22:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:26:00.000-04:00Connie: Even though it's a thug I love it anyway. ...Connie: Even though it's a thug I love it anyway. fortunately I'm willing to stay after it so I make it behave.<BR/><BR/>Lets Plant:The Schefflera propogates very easily, too. You will like the way it performs for you in your location I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen: welcome to Hoe & Shovel. Gardening year round has its challenges but honestly I don't think I could live any place that didn't have 'Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-32833100369378460492008-03-30T01:26:00.000-04:002008-03-30T01:26:00.000-04:00Your garden looks amazing. With everything still ...Your garden looks amazing. With everything still brown here it's hard to imagine what it would be like to garden year around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-79125862053343944222008-03-28T21:36:00.000-04:002008-03-28T21:36:00.000-04:00I have just picked up some of those variegated she...I have just picked up some of those variegated sheffelera's. I love the leaves! Good job on placement!!Lets Planthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335805787831512992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-57164273126308190802008-03-28T17:56:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:56:00.000-04:00The bloom on the Mexican Petunia is pretty...too b...The bloom on the Mexican Petunia is pretty...too bad it is such a thug! <BR/>Your garden area there looks very nice, excellent choices.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-31223914422109038282008-03-27T22:43:00.000-04:002008-03-27T22:43:00.000-04:00Trudi: the white flower on my entry photos are Con...Trudi: the white flower on my entry photos are Confederate Jasmine just beginning to bloom. All those names for Bromeliads - I have so many different varieties --I honestly don't know the names of any of them. I sure love the ease of them though.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-53911719718848933912008-03-27T21:50:00.000-04:002008-03-27T21:50:00.000-04:00Meems,Is this white, crinkly flower a kind of a ja...Meems,Is this white, crinkly flower a kind of a jasmin? It is really beautiful.(I want one!please!) Thanks for your comment. I think I have seen this Guzmania in your garden, is that right? You know Bromeliads have also subnames, like Tillandsia, Neoregelia, Aechmea, Guzmania. Nidularium and more. It's hard to keep them all. Have a lovely day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-4656853233882993392008-03-27T10:05:00.000-04:002008-03-27T10:05:00.000-04:00Theresa: The common petunia is also a winter flowe...Theresa: The common petunia is also a winter flower here. My wave petunias are still doing well while we have cool nights. That won't last long and the those petunias will wilt when the warmth takes over in a few short weeks. The Mexican Petunias however, LOVE the heat and will start blooming soon and last through the fall.<BR/><BR/>Melanie: Photos are always helpful to tell the story. I am a bigMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-45865349783571417892008-03-27T02:24:00.000-04:002008-03-27T02:24:00.000-04:00Hey! 8-] My computer is feeling neglected this wee...Hey! 8-] My computer is feeling neglected this week. The weather, except for a couple of REAL cold nights, has been fabulous! The dogwoods are doing their jaw-dropping thing right now. And the wisteria is giving them a run for their money. This has to be one of the prettiest places in the country right now.<BR/><BR/>Your pics have inspired me again, so I'm thinking I might zip up to Lowe's SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-87640259537789975082008-03-26T21:20:00.000-04:002008-03-26T21:20:00.000-04:00Meems, what lovely photos you showed us today. I r...Meems, what lovely photos you showed us today. I really like the whole before and after thing, it helps so much when trying to make a point.Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-48193836253373971562008-03-26T21:10:00.000-04:002008-03-26T21:10:00.000-04:00I saw the words Mexican and petunia and got all ex...I saw the words Mexican and petunia and got all excited, as generally, petunias are a winter flower here.<BR/> I think I have Mexican petunias growing as volunteers in all my pots, that and artillery ferns, now I am going to have to take a closer look. <BR/>regards,<BR/>TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-43277672494099297632008-03-26T08:09:00.000-04:002008-03-26T08:09:00.000-04:00nancy: Thanks, Nancy, and also thanks for picking ...nancy: Thanks, Nancy, and also thanks for picking this post over at Blotanical. Concentrating on one area can really make a gardener feel accomplished don't you think?<BR/><BR/>George: Welcome.Thanks for making the long journey down here to Florida. :-)<BR/><BR/>I actually don't grow the Amazon Lily in my garden although it is one I have looked into lately. Maybe next year I'll add it to the Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-37766853397245403482008-03-26T07:25:00.000-04:002008-03-26T07:25:00.000-04:00Hi Meems, your garden looks like it is well tended...Hi Meems, your garden looks like it is well tended by a caring gardener. We grew the tall ruellia in Houston in a space bounded by buildings on three sides and lawn on the other where it could go crazy, and did, but the butterflies went crazy for it also. We are trying to grow it here in TN. and it does winter over, but emerges so late that by the time it flowers the frost gets it in most yearsFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-66773887801806611712008-03-26T00:58:00.000-04:002008-03-26T00:58:00.000-04:00I wondered what that Mexican Petunia looked like i...I wondered what that Mexican Petunia looked like if allowed to grow. We get it here as an annual but I wasn't impressed with it. I grow Brazillian verbena to get the look of tall blue flowers. Nothing beats blue to cool things off. Your gardens are such a treat to visit. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-59914362640790611012008-03-25T18:03:00.000-04:002008-03-25T18:03:00.000-04:00I just faved you over on Blotanical. I visited you...I just faved you over on Blotanical. I visited your site and being fond of good garden photograpgy I had to include your site on my list. Very nice photos. I'm in Florida too but my garden has a ways to go to look as nice as yours.<BR/>Rees CowdenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-68767447782092442872008-03-25T17:37:00.000-04:002008-03-25T17:37:00.000-04:00Hi Meems - I just have to comment on your varigate...Hi Meems - I just have to comment on your varigated schefflera - I have it in a couple of dark spots and love how the white brightens them right up! I also love to cut branches and bring them in to lay across the dining room table. Tuck votives in and you have an instant casual dining arrangement that lasts for days with not water. I guess cutting my schefflera for tabletop decor keeps me fromMary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888999648897092221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76985934273245026912008-03-25T15:24:00.000-04:002008-03-25T15:24:00.000-04:00Your garden looks like it is adapting to its pruni...Your garden looks like it is adapting to its pruning. I had never heard of the Mexican Petunia. It sure is pretty. Your varigated Schefflera is a nice specimine too. I still think it odd to see house plants growing so vigorously in someones garden. It always seems wrong.I have to tell myself that it is far away from me and ok. Ha.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-40229355106612756942008-03-25T15:16:00.000-04:002008-03-25T15:16:00.000-04:00Meems, we can buy Mexican Petunias here as annuals...Meems, we can buy Mexican Petunias here as annuals, but I don't have enough sun for them. I love them though. I love blue flowers. If I had enough sun I'd definitely have some. We don't have to worry about them being invasive here.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-48877775473376962462008-03-25T14:24:00.000-04:002008-03-25T14:24:00.000-04:00If that Mexican petunia roots whereever it touches...If that Mexican petunia roots whereever it touches the ground, I can easily understand why it's on the invasive list. Too bad, it's quite pretty. I grow the much better behaved (& Midwestern native) cousin Ruellia humulis. It gets only about a foot high.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-23209030827316917632008-03-25T11:07:00.000-04:002008-03-25T11:07:00.000-04:00Greetings from Vermont!I just posted a picture of ...Greetings from Vermont!<BR/><BR/>I just posted a picture of Eucharis grandiflorum and received an inquiry about where it is hardy. It's listed as zone 10 so I am wondering if you grow it in your gardens? Amazon Lily.<BR/><BR/>George Africa<BR/>The Vermont Gardener<BR/>http://thevermontgardener.blogspot.comvermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.com