[gardeners] More Florida Gardening

Annetta Green (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:18:08 -0400 

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Hi all,
Got my first Poppy flowers today!  There are 4 yellow poppies and one =
pale pink that have bloomed among the Artemesia "Powis Castle."  This is =
really thrilling for me because I have never had any luck with Poppies =
growing in FL before.  I think the only reason these few made it was =
because of the protection and extra moisture that the Artemesia kept in =
the ground.  I hope to get a few seeds out of them to replant in the =
same area for next fall. =20

In other news I blew my gardening budget.  I got two new Hydrangea for =
the shady area of the back yard.  They are Florida grown, from my =
favorite nursery.  Yes, they were terribly expensive, and are beautiful =
against the back fence, behind my bromeliads.  They are in full bloom =
with lots of new flowers opening up so should keep the show going for a =
few more days. There is also some new Ajuga purpurea in front of the =
bromeliad.  Together they all look wonderful.  To bad the bromeliad are =
past their prime or it would make a great picture.  Heck, I will take =
one anyway.  I also purchased some fungus spray for the roses and some =
new rose food, as I had run out.  Anyway, now there is something really =
nice to see from the new garden swing. =20

I also weeded out a new area that has some canna coming up in it.  I had =
forgotten that the canna were there as the weeds had completely taken =
over.  This area had been underwater a couple of years ago, and I had =
ignored it since.  Slowly it will get cleaned out and replanted so we =
don't have to mow it anymore. =20

The gardenia that has had the terrible aphid problem seems to be doing =
just great now.  A little Safer's and the aphids are mostly dead.  =
Course, that means all the buds are now covered with little black dots =
of dead bodies.  I will take it outside and spray those off with the =
hose this afternoon, once watering times have begun.  Today is my =
watering day so I can get away with it. =20
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset 26

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Hi all,
Got my first Poppy flowers today!  = There are 4=20 yellow poppies and one pale pink that have bloomed among the Artemesia = "Powis=20 Castle."  This is really thrilling for me because I have never had = any luck=20 with Poppies growing in FL before.  I think the only reason these = few made=20 it was because of the protection and extra moisture that the Artemesia = kept in=20 the ground.  I hope to get a few seeds out of them to replant in = the same=20 area for next fall. 
 
In other news I blew my gardening = budget.  I=20 got two new Hydrangea for the shady area of the back yard.  They = are=20 Florida grown, from my favorite nursery.  Yes, they were terribly=20 expensive, and are beautiful against the back fence, behind my = bromeliads. =20 They are in full bloom with lots of new flowers opening up so = should keep=20 the show going for a few more days. There is also some new Ajuga = purpurea=20 in front of the bromeliad.  Together they all look wonderful.  = To bad=20 the bromeliad are past their prime or it would make a great = picture.  Heck,=20 I will take one anyway.  I also purchased some fungus spray for the = roses=20 and some new rose food, as I had run out.  Anyway, now there is = something=20 really nice to see from the new garden swing. 
 
I also weeded out a new area that has = some canna=20 coming up in it.  I had forgotten that the canna were there as the = weeds=20 had completely taken over.  This area had been underwater a couple = of years=20 ago, and I had ignored it since.  Slowly it will get cleaned out = and=20 replanted so we don't have to mow it anymore. 
 
The gardenia that has had the terrible = aphid=20 problem seems to be doing just great now.  A little Safer's and the = aphids=20 are mostly dead.  Course, that means all the buds are now covered = with=20 little black dots of dead bodies.  I will take it outside and spray = those=20 off with the hose this afternoon, once watering times have begun.  = Today is=20 my watering day so I can get away with it. 
Anne in FL
zone 9b, sunset=20 26
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