Louises Garden 2011

Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Louises Garden 2011 Oct 23, 2011 19:04:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Oct 23, 2011 19:04:42 GMT I'm sooo pleased Louise ;D
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Louises Garden 2011 Oct 23, 2011 19:10:16 GMT

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Oct 23, 2011 19:00:39 GMT Louise said:

They flower constantly through the year, Peony, they all should !
The first flowers arrive late spring and don't stop until the frost gets them.

A short one I have in a pot flowers all summer and is still flowering, but the tall ones in the ground only flower once, although they flower for a long time, then die back

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Louises Garden 2011 Oct 23, 2011 19:17:33 GMT

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They shouldn't just flower once.
When the stems no longer have flowers on them what do you do with them ?
Leave them flowerless in the ground or deadhead ?
Both are wrong, you should deadSTEM them. Grasp the stem halfway down and pull the whole thing out of the ground - this encourages new stems to be sent up all through the year.

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Louises Garden 2011 Oct 23, 2011 19:28:47 GMT

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Post by peony on Oct 23, 2011 19:28:47 GMT

Oct 23, 2011 19:17:33 GMT Louise said:

They shouldn't just flower once.
When the stems no longer have flowers on them what do you do with them ?
Leave them flowerless in the ground or deadhead ?
Both are wrong, you should deadSTEM them. Grasp the stem halfway down and pull the whole thing out of the ground - this encourages new stems to be sent up all through the year.

Well I've learned something new Louise, thank you for telling me. I shall deadstem next year ;D

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blossom Guest	Louises Garden 2011 Oct 24, 2011 8:39:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by blossom on Oct 24, 2011 8:39:56 GMT Just caught up with this thread, what lovely plants you have Louise

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Louises Garden 2011 Oct 24, 2011 13:00:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 24, 2011 13:00:46 GMT Thank you Blossom, and everyone else. The place is getting blown to bits today

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Louises Garden 2011 Oct 25, 2011 7:02:14 GMT

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Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 25, 2011 7:02:14 GMT

Going back in your thread a bit, what is the name of this one and is it evergreen?

I would like some more epimediums, I have the yellow one but rather than split it and have the same one I thought I would try some different ones.

Apr 8, 2011 18:19:17 GMT Louise said:

I have so many different epimediums here and most of them are looking lovely ;D
Here are a few ....

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Louises Garden 2011 Oct 25, 2011 7:08:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Oct 25, 2011 7:08:40 GMT It's either Yubae or Rubin Krone, WF

wildlifefriendly Guest	Louises Garden 2011 Oct 25, 2011 7:30:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Oct 25, 2011 7:30:36 GMT Thank you.

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Louises Garden 2011 Dec 1, 2011 20:19:16 GMT

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Oct 23, 2011 19:28:47 GMT peony said:

Oct 23, 2011 19:17:33 GMT Louise said:

They shouldn't just flower once.
When the stems no longer have flowers on them what do you do with them ?
Leave them flowerless in the ground or deadhead ?
Both are wrong, you should deadSTEM them. Grasp the stem halfway down and pull the whole thing out of the ground - this encourages new stems to be sent up all through the year.

Well I've learned something new Louise, thank you for telling me. I shall deadstem next year ;D

yes, me too. I didn't know about doing that

No doubt I will forget when the time comes!

I'll get around to it eventually

Louise Top Member Posts: 3,363	Louises Garden 2011 Dec 2, 2011 18:02:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Louise on Dec 2, 2011 18:02:52 GMT I'll remind you, SP

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Louises Garden 2011 Dec 2, 2011 20:28:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Dec 2, 2011 20:28:15 GMT [quote author=louised board=design thread=416 post=48311 time=1322848972]I'll remind you, SP [/quote] I'll keep you to that, if I remember
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