tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post258311906923784889..comments2024-03-27T01:11:59.600-04:00Comments on Children of the Corm: A Charleston Garden Blog: The Second Year GardenJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-85937402797842929212011-02-15T18:04:39.068-05:002011-02-15T18:04:39.068-05:00Got your question about coneflowers. "Hey Com...Got your question about coneflowers. "Hey Compost, its Jess downtown. I have a question to ask you as a long time area gardener.. do you grow coneflowers? I am all the sudden concerned because it has been soooo rainy this winter and I'm wondering if they are rotting in there? I generally have good drainage, but...<br /><br />I am going to be really upset if these things generally rot here. Can you share any experience with them? (mine are Merlot and Kim's Knee High's)." <br /><br />I have had no problems with Kim's Knee High coming back. I have had problems with the slew of brightly colored hybrids out on the market being anything more than high priced annuals. I, in fact am still loving the straight species, E. purpurea as my choice for the garden. Whatever you do, don't mess with them. they are late to come back in the spring to begin with.compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-54377363306380245512011-02-15T04:42:56.442-05:002011-02-15T04:42:56.442-05:00Sounds like you are becoming a fantastic gardener....Sounds like you are becoming a fantastic gardener. Don't forget to keep on top of your <a href="http://www.diymatters.co.uk" rel="nofollow">weed control</a>.DIY Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541846232050390514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-79144495771321489042011-02-14T15:57:55.906-05:002011-02-14T15:57:55.906-05:00Jess, It's great to hear what's happening ...Jess, It's great to hear what's happening in your garden. I so agree that a big part of gardening is figuring out what works in your garden and what you love. I think many of us start out by trying out lots of different plants and then narrow our choices down to a smaller number that are stars for us. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-37938588008854380632011-02-14T11:09:48.565-05:002011-02-14T11:09:48.565-05:00Hi Jess~~ I'm honored that you thought of me r...Hi Jess~~ I'm honored that you thought of me regarding the roses. However, my climate is really rainy during the winter months but dry in summer. High humidity is the norm in winter but rare in summer. That said, I can recommend roses that work for me: 'Gertrude Jekyll' is an English rose with medium pink fragrant !! flowers. It will probably get blackspot on the older leaves but it's not a big deal really. 'Jacques Cartier' is another good one and 'Jeanie LaJoie' is a great medium pink miniature climber. Have you tried the new 'Knockout' series of roses? They're not fragrant but fabulously reliable bloomers. I have two of the dark pink varieties and they're everything they claim to be. Another climber with good disease resistance and wonderful pink flowers is 'William Baffin.' Not much fragrance though but still reliable and beautiful. Please feel free to ask me more about these roses if you like. For me it's just been trial and error. Many rose bushes have gone by way of yard debris cart. Sometimes it's just trial and error. Have you contacted your local county Extension office? Often they can recommend plants for your specific location. I look forward to hearing what you choose and how they do! Thanks again for thinking of me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-86348223002125751522011-02-13T13:08:10.785-05:002011-02-13T13:08:10.785-05:00Good for you, Jess. I can see that although your g...Good for you, Jess. I can see that although your garden is only in its infant stages, you as a gardener are seasoned. You're right. Life is too short for catering to plants that don't really trip our trigger. Get rid of them and grow the ones that really speak to you, I agree. And write when you can. Blogging is supposed to be fun, not a chore. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-36286057601256156692011-02-13T11:16:51.378-05:002011-02-13T11:16:51.378-05:00Dear Jess, How lovely to hear from you again. Oh y...Dear Jess, How lovely to hear from you again. Oh yes, this all sounds very sensible to me. It is so therapeutic to purge the garden of plants which really do not live up to their growing space.The list of plants that you are going to add sounds perfect to me. Indeed the Rose and Echinacea combinations alone sound lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450926564221225084.post-28843324541852021222011-02-13T08:19:43.814-05:002011-02-13T08:19:43.814-05:00Gld to see you're still around :)
I think I m...Gld to see you're still around :)<br /><br />I think I may finally be able to get back in the garden a little this week, temps are supposed to get into the 70's by the weekend here in SE NC.Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.com