Comments on: doodle by andre: she’s gotta have it!

By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:54:27 +0000

Welcome, Joanna. Yes, there should be Iris on the list…the Siberians are just about to pop here, and the few remaining beardeds that I haven’t smothered or shaded out as shrubbery got too big after so many years here. Iris! Thanks, and see you soon again.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:04:49 +0000

What about Irises too? I agree with Andre the only cactus’s you see in England tend to be on a windowsills however at Kew Gardens they do exhibit some fine ones!

By: chigal

chigal — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:44:35 +0000

I just hit that milestone this year — when an old plant dies over the winter. I have a pot of sage, and one of the plants turned into a little dry stump. So I was able to buy a new variety to fill that hole. This is even more fun than growing them from seed, which I did with the first set (and it took forEVER – I’ve lost track of how many years ago I planted these). If another of the old ones dies next winter, I’m getting pineapple sage.

By: Fred from Loudonville, NY

Fred from Loudonville, NY — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:17:31 +0000

I think Andre’s cartoon is that of a new gardener, EXCITED by all the new offerings that could be had. After years of gardening, you have a lot of stuff, and no more space for things that you would love to acquire. The only space is had, if a plant dies through the winter, and then you have an excuse to go and buy someting new. I also think gardeners who have done it for years, get tired, and do not want to take on all the EXTRA work, it takes to make everything look good. As for the cactus,… in the Academy Park, by the state Capital in Albany, NY is a clump of winter hardy cactus. They have been there for years, and are thriving. They are a wonderful surprise that is not expected in a Zone 5 garden space.

By: ken

ken — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:10:32 +0000

Why no cactus? Poor thing. I have a beautiful prickly pearish darling whose blooms and fruits are exquisite and who survives winter every year.