tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post7705295054123517448..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Death is Noting to Usoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-2854983396539808652014-01-11T16:28:05.194-08:002014-01-11T16:28:05.194-08:00Sorry for your losses, but the damage doesn't ...Sorry for your losses, but the damage doesn't look too bad. One advantage you have over us is that we don't know what's dead until spring.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-51493710912126251162014-01-11T10:14:08.161-08:002014-01-11T10:14:08.161-08:00Another triumph for procrastination! Glad that yo...Another triumph for procrastination! Glad that your Sago looks better than mine!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87134499287939916582014-01-11T10:12:07.465-08:002014-01-11T10:12:07.465-08:00Where and what will you be studying, Evan? An exc...Where and what will you be studying, Evan? An exciting time to be sure but I remember gardening at my parents' place and dreaming of my own garden someday. It'll happen.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7405893770357666422014-01-11T10:09:53.909-08:002014-01-11T10:09:53.909-08:00Just looked at it again today and think that maybe...Just looked at it again today and think that maybe it's done with me so maybe my offer was for a pot of soil with some dead sticks in it. Time will tell.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-4032448636176269812014-01-11T04:14:05.246-08:002014-01-11T04:14:05.246-08:00Home Depot had a really good price on large Sago&#...Home Depot had a really good price on large Sago's this fall, so I bought one and had every intention to get in the ground ASAP, but it did not happen, so it is a houseplant now. As cold as it got here this week, I think my procrastination saved its life. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21580388679859776752014-01-10T21:04:53.172-08:002014-01-10T21:04:53.172-08:00Plant lust. i know it well.
DeirdrePlant lust. i know it well.<br /><br />DeirdreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79802288697971702352014-01-10T20:43:21.490-08:002014-01-10T20:43:21.490-08:00Ooh! I hope the Crinodendron makes it! I love them...Ooh! I hope the Crinodendron makes it! I love them, but haven't been brave enough to try one. Maybe someday, when I can have my own garden (soon-to-be grad student, hopefully) and it isn't a frost pocket like my parents' garden, I'll bite the Chilean bullet. Until then, it's potted plants for me, and gardening during the occasional visit to my parents.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-16452430224956157752014-01-09T22:25:45.578-08:002014-01-09T22:25:45.578-08:00You are a kind friend but I don't think you...You are a kind friend but I don't think you're done with it yet!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-1562490237524810982014-01-09T16:51:27.710-08:002014-01-09T16:51:27.710-08:00Usually hellebores can take quite a bit before the...Usually hellebores can take quite a bit before they give up the ghost. Maybe, like Monty Python's parrot, they're just sleeping. Happy Friday (almost.)outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64474222002859758472014-01-09T16:49:18.063-08:002014-01-09T16:49:18.063-08:00It would be better to only plant plants hardy in o...It would be better to only plant plants hardy in one's zone and each year I tell myself that I will only buy plants that have some interest year round (or are just too spectacular in one season to live without) and that are fully hardy here. But then some incredible leaf will call my name from across a crowded nursery and all bets are off.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-327161028111546422014-01-09T16:46:30.443-08:002014-01-09T16:46:30.443-08:00Somehow that doesn't keep me from buying new p...Somehow that doesn't keep me from buying new plants. Crazy!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-90850546528726898312014-01-09T16:45:21.127-08:002014-01-09T16:45:21.127-08:00This is one of the hardy Protias but I have a few ...This is one of the hardy Protias but I have a few that I drag inside in the winter. The Desert Northwest in Sequim carries quite a few varieties of these. You can visit the nursery by appointment I think and Ian, the owner brings his plants to a lot of plant sales. If you want anything specific, he's happy to bring whatever you want to the sales. I've not had mine long enough for them to bloom. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-82675142215290766282014-01-09T16:40:35.076-08:002014-01-09T16:40:35.076-08:00Pseudopanax could just be dying beautifully. We&#...Pseudopanax could just be dying beautifully. We'll see what June brings. You're right about the Cycas. I had one years ago that I got rid of too soon only to find it putting out a flush of leaves in the compost heap. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-85435606026601371162014-01-09T16:38:28.496-08:002014-01-09T16:38:28.496-08:00The heartbreak is delivered by a gardener in zone ...The heartbreak is delivered by a gardener in zone 8 deciding that he should be able to grow zones 9 and 10 plants. Sticking with plants hardy in one's zone is a sure way to avoid losing plants. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-10450208544101662822014-01-09T16:36:16.058-08:002014-01-09T16:36:16.058-08:00Say it's not so! We need a warm spring to get...Say it's not so! We need a warm spring to get those bananas that were frozen to the ground growing quickly again! I got Pseudopanax laetus at Watson's nursery in a Monrovia pot and like it but think it would look better in the Portland garden annex so will bring it down sometime or if you'd like I could bring it to the NWFGS. It needs a better home, maybe a place in the ground. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91992151436668243492014-01-09T16:30:15.940-08:002014-01-09T16:30:15.940-08:00I'm hoping that the National Weather Service i...I'm hoping that the National Weather Service is wrong! You are correct that we really can't tell until the weather warms up but it's fun to make preliminary predictions. Thanks for finding my blog and commenting John!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-51749656321892930392014-01-09T16:25:15.882-08:002014-01-09T16:25:15.882-08:00They ARE confusing, especially in the winter!They ARE confusing, especially in the winter!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-56608016920237051932014-01-09T16:18:49.869-08:002014-01-09T16:18:49.869-08:0073 and sunny sounds dreamy! It is better to have...73 and sunny sounds dreamy! It is better to have love and lost...outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-74234034943789247882014-01-09T14:47:38.066-08:002014-01-09T14:47:38.066-08:00Many of your plants are looking good so far. If ...Many of your plants are looking good so far. If they were in my yard south of you but at a higher altitude, they probably would all have been toast. One year I lost all my Hydrangeas. Last year I planted one hardy to zone 4, so hopefully it is a keeper. I try to find things hardy to zone 5 or 6. I planted quite a few of the newer Hellebores last year and went out to see how they are doing, the fancy ones with the outward facing flowers seem to be mostly toast.;-(Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19939931455662475892014-01-09T13:41:09.936-08:002014-01-09T13:41:09.936-08:00I agree it really is too soon to really know what ...I agree it really is too soon to really know what has survived and what hasn't. <br /><br />I'm in a weird little cold sink on the wrong side of Phinney ridge. I've had to get tough with myself when it comes to borderline hardy things. I no longer plant anything that isn't hardy to zone 7 in the ground. Plants have a structural role to play in my garden that they can't play if they're killed to the ground every year. Pots, I can have more fun with.<br /><br />That Acacia is very cool. It's a keeper.<br /><br />DeirdreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-5932952675882026022014-01-09T13:27:25.737-08:002014-01-09T13:27:25.737-08:00I'm seeing more success than failure in this p...I'm seeing more success than failure in this post, so I guess you won't have lots of new openings to fill after all.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79753119283519957462014-01-09T11:04:40.854-08:002014-01-09T11:04:40.854-08:00All the latin names make me google my head off all...All the latin names make me google my head off all morning. I learn so much about the huge variety in your garden. I love the potted fern: plant & garden-art combo always appeal to me. My biggest surprise was the Protia, the national flower of South Africa, here in the PNW south sound. Where did you get it? How long did you have it? Did it bloom? chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-49924366521435921852014-01-09T10:15:36.230-08:002014-01-09T10:15:36.230-08:00Keep the Cycas revoluta where it is for now, I rec...Keep the Cycas revoluta where it is for now, I reckon the leaves are only burnt but the caudex is still alive and could flush in the spring. Well done on the Pseudopanax laetus, to have that sail through is something to celebrate, a cheer after a hard freeze :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-44264272563356130332014-01-09T09:50:04.615-08:002014-01-09T09:50:04.615-08:00Forget the plants, I don't think I could survi...Forget the plants, I don't think I could survive the heartbreak delivered by your cold winters...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62743871763556004522014-01-09T09:18:11.124-08:002014-01-09T09:18:11.124-08:00After reading Johns comment above (colder than nor...After reading Johns comment above (colder than normal spring for the PNW) I've gone and completely forgotten everything I was going to say. (COLDER!!! we don't want that). Ah yes..that Pseudopanax laetus I think there's room for it here in your Portland garden annex! I'm sure I've asked you before but where did you find it? I want one! Glad to see so much still looking good in your garden. It seems everyday I'm discovering something new that's not looking good...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com