tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post3817213100933336368..comments2023-10-24T07:26:16.997-07:00Comments on Gardening While Intoxicated: A wet but still-blooming gardenEALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-80806619641765280332008-09-21T09:40:00.000-07:002008-09-21T09:40:00.000-07:00Ha, try to take it inside and the doorway will tri...Ha, try to take it inside and the doorway will trim it for you! Seriously, they keep growing all year, so you should be able to cut them back at any time.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-32616648761926094532008-09-20T19:27:00.000-07:002008-09-20T19:27:00.000-07:00I have a 5ft wide gardenia in zone 7 - problem now...I have a 5ft wide gardenia in zone 7 - problem now is it's too big to get it inside for the winter! Do you know when/if I can cut it back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-14606712568874991872008-09-17T17:07:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:07:00.000-07:00That gardenia can get as high as my door here and ...That gardenia can get as high as my door here and it blooms all summer - and winter! But here it has competitors for scent. The Natal Plum scents my dooryard.<BR/>P.<BR/>http://sicluceatlux.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-12163505408234888912008-09-16T17:30:00.000-07:002008-09-16T17:30:00.000-07:00Austin is more than 225 miles from Galveston Islan...Austin is more than 225 miles from Galveston Island - we escaped the hurricane but didn't get any rain. So your lush and wet garden looks very inviting, EAL, including the gardenia and the canna with lobelia. <BR/><BR/>Camellias do well for East Texans with more water and non-alkaline soil - mine was invaded by ants and died.<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-18090174499755844262008-09-16T16:23:00.000-07:002008-09-16T16:23:00.000-07:00All that rain has certainly made your garden lush ...All that rain has certainly made your garden lush EAL.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-73836961475287802572008-09-16T12:33:00.000-07:002008-09-16T12:33:00.000-07:00I'm glad to see the rain. We haven't had hardly an...I'm glad to see the rain. We haven't had hardly any all summer. Love your bloomers today and I know that gardenia smells wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-31217586841141459982008-09-16T03:44:00.000-07:002008-09-16T03:44:00.000-07:00Lovely and lush. They sell gardenias here for out...Lovely and lush. They sell gardenias here for outdoor planting buy they need more water than we can provide with our continued drought. Maybe one year we will be able to grow them, for the scent reminds me of childhood with very large gardenias in the gardens next door that would scent the whole neighborhood in Oklahoma.<BR/><BR/>Frances at Fairegarden<BR/>new url<BR/>http://fairegarden.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-41730715951081493282008-09-16T00:38:00.000-07:002008-09-16T00:38:00.000-07:00A little update on Sonnenberg Gardens.Sunday night...A little update on Sonnenberg Gardens.Sunday nights winds and rain brought down a 120 year old 150 ft. tall Northern Red Oak and at least another 50 ft. tree.One hit one of the small cottages but did not cause much structural damage.JAbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594625881177704355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-79437614775243909942008-09-15T19:05:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:05:00.000-07:00Yes, the gardenia lives inside, but does not bloom...Yes, the gardenia lives inside, but does not bloom, in the winter.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-80499766400525782932008-09-15T19:04:00.000-07:002008-09-15T19:04:00.000-07:00I love Gardenias in other people's yard. I still r...I love Gardenias in other people's yard. I still remember when we first got married and we were given these huge, thirty year old things. We dug them up and took them home and thus began my daily battle with black spotted leaves. I fought those the whole time we lived there. <BR/>I love them and the smell is wonderful but never again.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525022534268765494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-24061657629559068212008-09-15T18:52:00.000-07:002008-09-15T18:52:00.000-07:00All in one shot, I love that look in the garden. I...All in one shot, I love that look in the garden. It's nice to still be enjoying blooms in September. <BR/><BR/>I assume you take the gardenia inside for the winter?<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-65366111867851825972008-09-15T17:29:00.000-07:002008-09-15T17:29:00.000-07:00Oops! My son (Trevor) apparently left himself logg...Oops! My son (Trevor) apparently left himself logged in on my computer...he really doesn't know much about gardenias although he is my Gardener Trainee.growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-71369366355807701952008-09-15T17:26:00.000-07:002008-09-15T17:26:00.000-07:00Your garden is certainly lush, I can understand wh...Your garden is certainly lush, I can understand why it's turning into a slugfest. The blooms in the photos look great, no evidence of the slugs. I love Diascia. The flowers are pretty & it's such a trooper.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-40491912621109155402008-09-15T17:25:00.000-07:002008-09-15T17:25:00.000-07:00Nice gardenia! I wish we could grow them here...yo...Nice gardenia! I wish we could grow them here...yours looks so lush and happy.Trevorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470107250195495972noreply@blogger.com