Mumsy's Romantic Garden Advice

[NanaLynn]

This thread is so educational. I love it!

Can you make cuttings from Gardenia's too?

 

[MumsyII]

Cool I have willow I can sure do that.

I know mulberries are able to be started from cuttings from previous research.


I have a ton of forsythia I have started from cuttings from my Gma's old bush, and even cuttings from the offspring of those cuttings.

I have heard blueberry can also be started from cuttings.

Most deciduous shrubs root easily enough. Azaleas are hard but my brother was a master at it. He had a green house and mister system. I was able to root hard things with that same kind of set up.But.... You are married to a mister system. The lines clog easily and it doesn't take long for cuttings to dry up and your efforts go *kaput*

 

[MumsyII]

This thread is so educational. I love it!

Can you make cuttings from Gardenia's too?

I would think so. That is a guess. I've never tried. You can root Lavender, Rosemary, Ivy, and things like that. I would try a Gardenia if I had one. Love love love Gardenias!

 

[NanaLynn]

I would think so. That is a guess. I've never tried. You can root Lavender, Rosemary, Ivy, and things like that. I would try a Gardenia if I had one. Love love love Gardenias!

Great, I am going to try, we have 2 gardenia bushes here and would like more. I'll have to get pictures of our yard soon to post too. We have a lot of area to fill in, but have started planting over the last few years.

 

[echosrevenge]

Wow, that lady was unbelievable! I dont blame you a bit for taking down the sign.... I bet that same lady would be horrified at the idea of doing the same at Lowe's garden department. What a piece of work.

This thread has totally re-lit the fire under my bum to seek out nice cuttings, though...theres a huge willow growing on the corner by the laundramat I frequent, I've already got permission for cuttings so I think I might do that tomorrow...thanks aoxa for the willow water info!

 

[aoxa]

I love sharing my gardening with my nephew, Parker who is now 5. He is obsessed.. Really is. Here is a little project we did this spring that he took home. Recycling can be fun!

Isn't he a beautiful child? Going to be a heart breaker I bet. His sister is going to be born in a couple weeks, and I am excited!



Mumsy, if we are talking beginner plants/flowers, what would you recommend (growing from seed)?

Since I am new to gardening - started 5 years ago, so that's new enough! I recommend Nasturtium as a first. It is really easy to grow, and is forgiving. The flowers are eatable, and the plants are gorgeous!

I did only container Nasturtium this year. We didn't have any ideas on where to train it up. I'd love to put some lattice up the barn and grow something there. The barn is all metal siding. Any ideas on what would work well? I'd like a lot of green and maybe some white flowering.



Here is one of the many containers we have. It's planted with Cleome (I think that's what this is!) Both very easy starter flowers.

Oh and goats do like this flower. :|

 

[armorfirelady]

Thanks Mumsy for the info on cuttings. Might just try it myself I looked today for nasturtium but had no luck. But I did get my perennials I got for a steal in the ground today. The supervisors were tough though. They went back to inspect the work

The perennials I got were a bush that will get 4 ft high and some tall perennials. I added the black eyed Susan's and rose of Sharon from my own gardens.

I bought blueberry bushes today as well. If you can grow them from cuttings that would be awesome. I got 2 different kind of plants as the tag said you needed different kinds for them to pollinate ?

 

[MumsyII]

I love sharing my gardening with my nephew, Parker who is now 5. He is obsessed.. Really is. Here is a little project we did this spring that he took home. Recycling can be fun!

Isn't he a beautiful child? Going to be a heart breaker I bet. His sister is going to be born in a couple weeks, and I am excited!



Mumsy, if we are talking beginner plants/flowers, what would you recommend (growing from seed)?

Since I am new to gardening - started 5 years ago, so that's new enough! I recommend Nasturtium as a first. It is really easy to grow, and is forgiving. The flowers are eatable, and the plants are gorgeous!

I did only container Nasturtium this year. We didn't have any ideas on where to train it up. I'd love to put some lattice up the barn and grow something there. The barn is all metal siding. Any ideas on what would work well? I'd like a lot of green and maybe some white flowering.



Here is one of the many containers we have. It's planted with Cleome (I think that's what this is!) Both very easy starter flowers.

Oh and goats do like this flower. :|

Your images make me happy Justine. I love them so very much. Parker is a good looking kid.


Gardening with kids is as natural as breathing for me. Parker will remember for his life time. I got my love of gardening as a child. My three daughters did as well. My son not so much. He wasn't home as much as the girls so that may be a reason. But....His three year old son loves to help Tu Tu in the garden. I got him his own watering can (shaped like a bunny) a wagon, and bucket.

Beans are easy and fast. So are pumpkin seeds. Nasturtiums are great. So are sunflowers. You learned how easy those are to grow already.

My children loved having their own garden spots. I let them plant what ever they wanted but they were responsible for watering and weeding. They loved it.


My oldest child and # 1 daughter is Queenie of the garden. She is now married with two sons. She can grow amazing vegetables. She leaned here at a very young age.


My third born, second daughter was my shadow. She followed me everywhere in the garden. She was a quiet little girl but she paid close attention to everything I did. She is married now but can grow flowers from seeds like I never could.

The youngest of my four and third daughter is the tom boy. Is that even ok to say any more? She loved the animals. We had dogs in those days besides chickens, doves, Call ducks, Koi, Gold fish, and one cat. She loved and named them all and played she was an animal at every waking moment. My puppy girl. She is a professional dog groomer now and trying to figure out how to grow a vegetable garden in a rental. I have no doubt she will be a fantastic gardener someday.


Puppy girl age four with a death grip on a chick she named 'Woofpeef". Her way of calling the chick a puppy peep.

Children in the garden is a no brain-er. If we don't teach them where food comes from who will?

 

[MumsyII]

Thanks Mumsy for the info on cuttings. Might just try it myself

I looked today for nasturtium but had no luck. But I did get my perennials I got for a steal in the ground today. The supervisors were tough though. They went back to inspect the work

The perennials I got were a bush that will get 4 ft high and some tall perennials. I added the black eyed Susan's and rose of Sharon from my own gardens.

I bought blueberry bushes today as well. If you can grow them from cuttings that would be awesome. I got 2 different kind of plants as the tag said you needed different kinds for them to pollinate ?

What a great picture! It looks like they are looking for crawlies! I'm curious as to what kind of bush. I love Rose of Sharon or Hibiscus Syriacus for those that want to look it up. If people want a plant that looks like an exotic, this is a great shrub. I have one called Red Heart. Beautiful white flower with brilliant red center. Very hardy shrub that can become a tree in this climate. Plants in the ground! What a good feeling that must be.

 

[coldupnorth]

So is it easy to get cutting from any willow to root? I have a variegated willow bush that I would like to try, since I may be moving it this Fall. It is too large for its place or I may just prune it heavily every year.