WiseAcre Gardens

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1. ByrningBunny Says:
   May 25th, 2008 at 11:12 pm

   lol~how fun to tell people to plant it where the sun don’t shine!

   ByrningBunny,
   The same goes for Foamflowers. Try not to think about that. It can lead to disturbing images.

2. Joy Says:
   May 26th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

   I planted a Ligularia where the sun didn’t shine and boy howdy .. neither did the Ligularia ? .. I even used the trick suggested of planting in a large plastic bag that would hold the moisture in .. and yes, before you ask me .. I put holes in it for drainage and root allowance .. BIG sigh !
   Hey .. that would be CHEATING by the way .. your astilbe has to be on home ground buddy !! .. I love that perfect white against the dark wooded area by the way .. I only wish my neighbors WOULD be that wooded area .. jeez .. another BIG sigh.
   You wait .. I’m going to have you smitten with my goatsbeard and astilbe sir !
   Arch enemy/contestant ? Joy *GRIN*

   Joy,
   Well now it’s confirmed – not everyone can grow Ligularia.

   I figured you’d say it would be cheating to use photos from ‘my’ other gardens. But it’s OK when you try sneaking in some Aruncus.

   Arch enemy/contestant ? I hope not. I never once looked at you that way. I always pictured you as a person with a great personality and sense of humor. Who cares if you have a goatsbeard?

3. Joy Says:
   May 26th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

   … and here I was last night using the magnifying part of the mirror, plus my glasses, plucking out that goatsbeard, whisker by whisker by whisker, and now you say it doesn’t matter ? humph ! Big sigh …
   Darth Vader is a very thoughtful father I hear .. he can outfit you with a brand new body when your old one wears out or gets burnt to a crisp .. now how many fathers will do that in a pinch?
   I have always been up front and in your face about my Aruncus, so you can’t call me on that one sir ! ..
   Is there a limit to characters in your messages here ? or in another sense , do you impersonate all the Loony Tunes ever created ? I favor the Martian .. but that is my odd side .. as for the other 4 sides to me .. well .. they mostly stay in the garden .. watching the astilbe for me while I slave away here on the computer counter acting against cheating co- arch-enemies who say slyly ? (spell check left that alone so it must be right) .. that they aren’t .. ummm .. I lost my train of thought now .. ah .. yes .. No OFF the premises pictures admitted to this dual
   No buttering up your opponent .. unless it is in the fudge you may offer as a bribe .. then we will talk.
   The Joy of scratching whiskers

   Joy,

   Ouch. Well you still have a great sense of humor.

   Here’s the new referee

   

   Brace yourself for immediate disintegration

4. peppylady Says:
   June 1st, 2008 at 4:44 pm

   I don’t know if Ligularia grow in North Idaho.
   But here 3 things I have trouble growing are bleeding hearts, phlox, and cucumber and if I get 3 cukes to plant it worth throwing a party for.

   My G.T.S is up.

   peppylady,
   If I get 3 cukes to grow I must have let my wife do the vegetable planting. I’d rather eat the Phlox It wouldn’t hurt to try growing some Ligularia if you have a moist shady spot. I’ve found the variety ‘Desdemona’ very hardy and prolific.

5. Aiyana Says:
   June 1st, 2008 at 5:39 pm

   I’ve never heard of it–which is a good sign it wouldn’t grow well here. It’s pretty though. What is the green thing between the two boulders in the first photo?
   Happy GTS,
   Aiyana

   Aiyana,
   I don’t think the Ligularia would last a day in your yard. It certainly isn’t a desert plant

   That green thing? It’s a cement sculpture of a woman. Personally I think it looks like a Wal-Mart Greeter that was assigned to the gates of hell.

6. jodi Says:
   June 6th, 2008 at 9:33 pm

   I’ve been missing out on some great posts, apparently. Good to see Marvin the Martian, my favourite BB character ever!

   I have ligularia in full sun, because what shade I have is taken up with other great plants. I like this one a lot though because mine flowers quite late in the summer, and it looks way cool with the other stuff that’s going on at the same time.

   I gather from your date-stamp on this post that you’re way busy too!

   jodi,
   Busy is an understatement! But the real reason I haven’t posted in a while is because I’ve been away from home.
   I’ve seen Ligularia growing in full sun and always wondered how people get away with it. Mine seem to resent even a couple hours of morning sun. I too love the late summer blooming with the big orange / yellow daisy like flowers.

   Here’s another Marvin The Martian image for ya.

7. Crafty Gardener Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

   I have hostas that grow really well where “the sun don’t shine!” I’ve never tried ligularia.
   The daylilies and roses are beginning to bloom at
   The Gardener Side

   Crafty Gardener,
   I find hostas that are in deep shade reach for the light. Since I don’t really grow them for the flowers it’s no real problem – a quick snip with the pruners takes care of the flower stalks I returned home just in time to catch my roses blooming. My daylilies are gone – the deer came by while I was away and ate them.

8. Carol Says:
   June 14th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

   Have you really not posted in this long? What are you a a gardener (in June) or something?
   I know my postings have been pretty sparse too but remember that post a few moths back when I asked for advice on a fence… maybe you saw that post?? Well we have been building a custom fence for our front garden, Stop by and see. It should all come together in the next 2 weeks as the Amherst Garden Tour is coming through then!
   Carol
   terranovadesign.blogspot.com

   Carol,
   I can’t believe June is almost over. I got sidetracked on Long Island with some work that had to be done and just returned home. I forgot my camera so no pics – I need a notebook computer. I’ve been out of touch too long and now find getting back to the internet a bit hard after such a long time.
   I’m going to stop by your blog once I catch up with my comments. I’m afraid I missed the garden tour.

9. Blackswampgirl Kim Says:
   June 20th, 2008 at 10:13 pm

   You aren’t kidding. When the sun shines on my ligularia, it wilts worse than your pouting-cause-we’re-being-moved bunch! Doesn’t help that I have dry soil. I know. I honestly have no business growing ligularia at all, but seriously, what else can I grow that will give me that big, huge, purple-green leaf in the shade?

   Goatsbeard… now that I can grow, and well. I think I’m missing something in this little contest between you and Joy, though, so I’ll keep myself out of it.

   Kim,
   Those big, huge, purple leaves are too nice not to try growing even if you have no business doing so. The big orange daisy like flowers are just icing on the cake

   I’m not even sure what the contest was about. Who has the most? – I win. Who has more varieties? – I win. Who cheats – I win. Trouble is all the Astilbies I had are now farmed out at different jobs. I think I’m down to a handful of ‘Finale’ and a couple dozen ‘Visions’ (purple)

   I won’t start about how you need to shave off that Goatsbeard.

10. Debbie Says:
    June 21st, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    My Ligulaira also wilts quickly and needs a nice shady spot to keep it looking full.

    I’m been missing your posts. Hope all is well and that you are just busy gardening.

    Hope to see a new post soon.

    Debbie,
    I feel bad losing touch with my blog. I now have a month long gap in my wildflower postings. But some things can’t be avoided. Oh Well, Work has to come first. I only wish I had been gardening but last week was spent pounding pavers.

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