tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post400067591446341533..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Blown Over!outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-16273032519774692062015-12-08T20:42:44.372-08:002015-12-08T20:42:44.372-08:00Somehow my comment (below) was posted twice.....Somehow my comment (below) was posted twice.....Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495145438246400336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-2935843119528799942015-12-07T13:08:44.983-08:002015-12-07T13:08:44.983-08:00Thanks so much for all the valuable info, and for ...Thanks so much for all the valuable info, and for taking the time to respond to my comment on your OLD post! I am indeed enjoying your blog, and look forward to reading many of the archived posts, as well as new ones. Am also looking forward to visiting Bark & Garden, which I'd never heard of, even though I thought I knew of most of the interesting regional nurseries. (Apparently NOT!) Having a friend who recently bought a home on Long Lake (east of Oly), I suspect I may be visiting said nursery before long. Thanks again! Patty Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495145438246400336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39234012765510117822015-12-07T12:50:00.417-08:002015-12-07T12:50:00.417-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17495145438246400336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91316183656395261972015-12-04T22:10:36.907-08:002015-12-04T22:10:36.907-08:00Hi Patty, Glad you enjoy my blog! The bamboo in t...Hi Patty, Glad you enjoy my blog! The bamboo in the pot is a runner Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold.' However, I freed it from it's pot and stuck it in the ground shortly after this post as I read that it is a fairly slow mover as bamboos go. It was pretty badly damaged so much had to be cut off. It's the most beautifully-colored gold bamboo. It's culms emerge gold and turn a deep butterscotch with age. If you're concerned about planting a running bamboo in the ground, this one does well in a pot but you can also use a barrier to keep it in check in the ground. They had it last spring at City People's Nursery (2939 E Madison) right in your home town. Hope you decide to try it as it's a beauty! Happy gardening!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-76888369771243272622015-12-01T19:21:03.831-08:002015-12-01T19:21:03.831-08:00Just discovered your blog after a search on nandin...Just discovered your blog after a search on nandina 'Firepower,' and can't recall how I got to this particular page, but here I am! I love the clumping bamboo in the overturned pot! The canes appear very dark golden, almost orangey, in these photos. Would you share what species/cultivar it is? Perhaps I can find it at Clinton's Bamboo in Burien. (I'm in Seattle.) Love your blog! PattyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39727941322685324362014-01-14T12:38:14.572-08:002014-01-14T12:38:14.572-08:00Lots of debris on the road, and I picked up some t...Lots of debris on the road, and I picked up some terrific moss and lichen encrusted branches to use...where? One of these days I will need to come to terms with all of the beautiful detritus that comes home with me from my walks. Good for you: finding the silver linings. I would love to spend an evening listening to your haunted house in a windstorm.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42672733301484491352014-01-14T07:25:54.874-08:002014-01-14T07:25:54.874-08:00That was a freaky wind, wasn't it? Selectively...That was a freaky wind, wasn't it? Selectively gusty, I guess could describe it. I found things in places where I know I didn't put them, whereas others I was sure would have toppled over, were fine. Glad it ended up doing you a favor, but sorry about the dragon head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60834435184900724412014-01-14T07:11:54.905-08:002014-01-14T07:11:54.905-08:00We are called "The Evergreen State" beca...We are called "The Evergreen State" because, on the western side of the state we are blessed with a lot of evergreen foliage (and winter rain.) Temperatures here have been mild and we're looking for signs of spring every day!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71117708167382952962014-01-14T05:16:08.144-08:002014-01-14T05:16:08.144-08:00Glad you didn't suffer more damage... I'm...Glad you didn't suffer more damage... I'm looking past that downed bamboo to be slightly jealous of all the green I see at your place! I know better than to think "spring" just yet here, so will content myself with photos of your gorgeous space.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-61856736975582863412014-01-13T21:33:31.642-08:002014-01-13T21:33:31.642-08:00There are so many gorgeous bamboo varieties that g...There are so many gorgeous bamboo varieties that grow very well here! I dream of living on a property large enough to have substantial groves of several of them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-25925904397842472412014-01-13T21:30:59.205-08:002014-01-13T21:30:59.205-08:00Hooray for everything remaining upright at your pl...Hooray for everything remaining upright at your place! I'm ready for spring now!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-89239164014466365872014-01-13T21:29:44.056-08:002014-01-13T21:29:44.056-08:00I'm glad that you had no major branches down! ...I'm glad that you had no major branches down! I love the way your house sits with the beautiful towering l evergreens all around but would worry about one of them falling. (I know that seldom happens but I like to worry.) The bamboo blowing over is nature's way of telling me to get busy out there!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-9304322512309253362014-01-13T21:25:39.870-08:002014-01-13T21:25:39.870-08:00Oh land of Goshen, I saw pictures on the news of w...Oh land of Goshen, I saw pictures on the news of wind blowing trucks over on the road in some parts of the country. Sorry about sending the wind your way but we were sick of it.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-15133642661958469462014-01-13T21:23:10.821-08:002014-01-13T21:23:10.821-08:00The maximum spread on this bamboo is only about 10...The maximum spread on this bamboo is only about 10 feet which is perfect for the spot. It's behaved beautifully with the plastic barrier and I see no runners pressing up against the side of the pot like there would be with a running bamboo that had been contained for as many years as this one. Unfortunately, I planted a running bamboo a billion years ago before I knew about barriers and each Year I have to dig and cut those big running roots. I love the bamboo grove but am not at all fond of the annual work just to keep it in bounds. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-73098224035611529202014-01-13T21:14:58.654-08:002014-01-13T21:14:58.654-08:00I may saw the bamboo in half so that I only have t...I may saw the bamboo in half so that I only have to dig a couple smaller holes. (How lazy can one person be?) Glad that your garden weathered the storm with no damage. Do you use a leaf blower to get rid of the needles that fall on your rock mulch? outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-55803180519504089782014-01-13T21:11:37.702-08:002014-01-13T21:11:37.702-08:00When we started work on the outside of our house I...When we started work on the outside of our house I decided to un stick all of the old double hung windows that had been painted shut or sealed with glue, etc. Our windows all open and close beautifully now but I didn't replace all of the inner stops for the sashes so whenever we get a wind storm, the windows rattle around and make loud noises. Every winter I swear that I'll get that little job done and each year I put it off. Maybe subconsciously I enjoy hearing all the loud noises and feeling like the house could blow over at any minute. Fun times.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-68355294155265395292014-01-13T21:05:59.011-08:002014-01-13T21:05:59.011-08:00The dragon head wasn't very expensive and purc...The dragon head wasn't very expensive and purchased locally so it'll be easy to replace it if I decide to. The breaks were all clean so I may just haul out the glue and call it good.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-8295733234460357382014-01-13T21:03:48.949-08:002014-01-13T21:03:48.949-08:00We were very lucky! The storm helped to get me s...We were very lucky! The storm helped to get me started as that area has needed some attention for a while now. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91673208857092536962014-01-13T19:29:37.861-08:002014-01-13T19:29:37.861-08:00Glad it was an OK situation for you, but that was ...Glad it was an OK situation for you, but that was some wind! That's a deliciously healthy Bamboo plant you have there.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-63662477873242830942014-01-13T18:28:09.500-08:002014-01-13T18:28:09.500-08:00Hooray for silver linings, though I'm sorry ab...Hooray for silver linings, though I'm sorry about your dragon. Luckily everything stayed upright at our place.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39971635584875182282014-01-13T17:26:52.625-08:002014-01-13T17:26:52.625-08:00I was out Sunday morning cleaning up debris from t...I was out Sunday morning cleaning up debris from the fir trees, but no major branches down this time. We still have two dead dogwoods down on the deck that blew down before Christmas. We will be logging them tomorrow.<br />Looks like you got a hand out from the wind for your gardening.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21508456103854948302014-01-13T12:15:55.181-08:002014-01-13T12:15:55.181-08:00And many thanks for sending the wind our way! The ...And many thanks for sending the wind our way! The sound of the pods from the Honey Locust tree hitting the skylight is like mortar fire. I'm sure you can repurpose the dragon head someplace cool. LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-13308280758340398722014-01-13T09:12:58.802-08:002014-01-13T09:12:58.802-08:00It was a nasty storm, woke me up too. Felt bad for...It was a nasty storm, woke me up too. Felt bad for the Seahawks who were out in the elements though the fans didn't seem deterred. <br />Your bamboo looks beautiful even on it's side; it doesn't show any damage from the freezing temperatures we had. If this is indeed a clumping variety, then you have an opportunity here! What a lucky break. I do remember you posted about a running bamboo once...chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-34829947521233964452014-01-13T08:49:06.972-08:002014-01-13T08:49:06.972-08:00Besides a garden full of a ton of branches and nee...Besides a garden full of a ton of branches and needles from the Fir trees behind us I think we escaped any negatives from the crazy wind. I thought for sure our neighbors wind chimes would end up at least 3 miles away (no such luck). Sorry about the dragon damage and good luck with the up-righting of that gorgeous bamboo!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60220206781752466482014-01-13T07:48:47.914-08:002014-01-13T07:48:47.914-08:00Yikes! The wind was so crazy this weekend. I woke ...Yikes! The wind was so crazy this weekend. I woke up on Saturday Morning at 2 or so...and couldn't believe it! I'm glad there wasn't too much damage and your column wasn't broken!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.com