Our backyard has a lot shade. I am looking for something to plant next do the fence line. Some plant that grows (fast) up to 6 or 7 inches and it is ok with shade. I live in Ohio, zone 6. I was thinking about Hydrangea. But I don't know if that is a good idea for this area.
What to plant next to the fence line?
Hydrangea would be fine. So would ferns, astilbe, hosta, rhododendron, honeysuckle, day lilies, sweet woodruff, columbine. One of my favorite books for shade gardens, is a Harrowsmith Gardener's guide called Shade Gardens. I'm sure there are many more though.
Reply:there are some great plants that grow in the shade Hosta's are one of my favorite because of the different variety's some grow 4 inches and I have one that is called a reptilian and it grows 4 feet tall solid green and the leaves look like reptile skin the thing with Hostas though you are really not buying the Hostas for the flower you are getting it for the foliage so if you want something to flower look up these few favorites heucherella(corral belles),Lamina (dead nettle), and Astilbe. The coral belles I have 7 different varieties and the dead nettle I have 4 different kinds(one of my favorites) you could look these up at Wayside gardens on the Internet and see what they look like.
Reply:Can you do the Silver Dollar plant? It grows deep green stalks with purple flowers in the fall it shows round white paper petals. Show Showey! I just love it!
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Reply:I'm not sure about hydrangea, but I think it would work. It is taller than the 6 or 7 inches though. My first thought was Hosta. There are a lot of different ones. They grow fast and fill in well.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
A question about non blooming Hydrangeas?
I have a hydrangea that is approximately 6 years old. It didn't bloom at all this year. Any ideas of what I may be missing? Does it need something special that may have been washed out of the soil in the massive rains we had last fall and winter? Thanks.
A question about non blooming Hydrangeas?
Try these links:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/wont...
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums...
http://plant-quest.blogspot.com/2007/09/...
Best of LUCK to you.....I love hydrangeas!
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A question about non blooming Hydrangeas?
Try these links:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/wont...
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/...
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums...
http://plant-quest.blogspot.com/2007/09/...
Best of LUCK to you.....I love hydrangeas!
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What are the newest and most cost effective for floral centerpieces, for a summer tent wedding?
I'm planning a wdiing for mid July, on a Sat. night in a tent. The overall effect will be formal, as the tent will be draped with creme organza, the tables will have an overlay of sheer ivory, w/ gold ribbon entwined, and the tble will be adorned w/gold charger plates, etc. I need some ideas for a very sophisticated centerpiece,(Low on the table) and need some suggestions. Is Green hydrangea, viburnum, creme and or coral peonies available in July?..And what kind of container and style? Thanks.
What are the newest and most cost effective for floral centerpieces, for a summer tent wedding?
go to a floral shop,and ask [if it's family owned their usually is someone in the family]even if its not there full time job that would have great ideas,and give you their full attenion,for a small fee of course!
Reply:We're doing flower blooms in water w/ gems or rocks on the bottom of a bubble bowl.
Reply:I can help you with wedding ideas, plans, ect. I started a wedding coordinator business after I planned my own wedding WAYYY under the budget!
My website is: http://tianataylorweddings.bravehost.com...
You can also email me at: ttweddings@sbcglobal.net
I'd be glad to help!
Reply:Green hydrangea and peonies may still be available, but it will be pushing it. You may have to find a florist willing to search for you, and you may have to pay a little more.
Is this an air conditioned tent? What state? How hot will it be?
These things will affect the flowers. With regard to container and look I would do a very contemporary, elegant,hi-style look with minimal flowers in an a-asymmetrical shape.
What are the newest and most cost effective for floral centerpieces, for a summer tent wedding?
go to a floral shop,and ask [if it's family owned their usually is someone in the family]even if its not there full time job that would have great ideas,and give you their full attenion,for a small fee of course!
Reply:We're doing flower blooms in water w/ gems or rocks on the bottom of a bubble bowl.
Reply:I can help you with wedding ideas, plans, ect. I started a wedding coordinator business after I planned my own wedding WAYYY under the budget!
My website is: http://tianataylorweddings.bravehost.com...
You can also email me at: ttweddings@sbcglobal.net
I'd be glad to help!
Reply:Green hydrangea and peonies may still be available, but it will be pushing it. You may have to find a florist willing to search for you, and you may have to pay a little more.
Is this an air conditioned tent? What state? How hot will it be?
These things will affect the flowers. With regard to container and look I would do a very contemporary, elegant,hi-style look with minimal flowers in an a-asymmetrical shape.
Is there a website where you can put flowers of your choice together to see how they would look in a bouquet?
I've searched for pictures of what I am looking for, but am not having much luck.
I like roses, ranunculus, sweet peas, mini calla lilies, gerber daisies, and hydrangea.
I am getting married in July, and I know we REALLY need to get this figured out ASAP.
If you can help in any way, I would greatly appreciate it! :)
Thank you!
Is there a website where you can put flowers of your choice together to see how they would look in a bouquet?
Oh, how I wish there was such a website, however here is a suggestion:
Search for pictures of the flowers you want (if youre having problems finding pictures of the blooms you want search for "wholesale flower" and you should be able to find some pictures that way)
Print them out on paper (you may have to play around with the scaling)
Cut out individual blooms and arrange them in the shape that you want
I know its really primative but it should work.
Reply:Cool idea... I'd love to see such a web site! :)
Reply:Great idea! Will keep a watch out for the replies.
I like roses, ranunculus, sweet peas, mini calla lilies, gerber daisies, and hydrangea.
I am getting married in July, and I know we REALLY need to get this figured out ASAP.
If you can help in any way, I would greatly appreciate it! :)
Thank you!
Is there a website where you can put flowers of your choice together to see how they would look in a bouquet?
Oh, how I wish there was such a website, however here is a suggestion:
Search for pictures of the flowers you want (if youre having problems finding pictures of the blooms you want search for "wholesale flower" and you should be able to find some pictures that way)
Print them out on paper (you may have to play around with the scaling)
Cut out individual blooms and arrange them in the shape that you want
I know its really primative but it should work.
Reply:Cool idea... I'd love to see such a web site! :)
Reply:Great idea! Will keep a watch out for the replies.
What do you add to make Hydrangeas Blue?
I was told you add something to the soil to make them blue, what is it?! I purchased them blue and planted them in the garden but would love to have the blue.
Thanks!
What do you add to make Hydrangeas Blue?
Hello
Hydrangeas require and acidic soil to produce blue blooms. Miracid will turn them blue but I would steer you against it due to the dependancy your plant would build up always having the esstential nutrients handed to it in a readily available form. To maintain the blue hydrangea add Aluminum Sulfate usually found at any local garden center. To maintain their healthy state use Holly Tone. It will also maintain the blue color of your Hydrangea as well as feed it and replenish the soil with the 15 essential nutrients that a plant needs and processes from the soil. One application in the Spring and one application in the Fall is all you need. Goodluck!
Greenman
Reply:That is a Great way to grow them,
The Garden has a book on them as well , Report It
Reply:That would be Miracid, which is a fertilizer that also acidifies the soil.
Adding: it's now called Miracle Gro for Azalea and Camellias. Same thing, just renamed. :)
Also, aluminum sulfate will keep your blooms blue. This might be what you're looking for!
Reply:The soil needs to be acidic..I went natural with mine....pine trees are acidic and I put pine mulch around my endless summer hydreangeas....you cant touch the plant with the mulch. But my flowers are blue. Next year I want to plant one right under my pine tree...perfect conditions with the morning sun and afternoon shade. My endless summer is my favorite plant!!
Reply:they turn blue with acidic soil, pink with more alkaline
If your soil needs to be more acidic, sulfur may be used to lower the pH if it is available. To reduce the soil pH by 1.0 point, mix in 1.2 oz of ground rock sulfur per square yard if the soil is sandy, or 3.6 oz per square yard for all other soils. The sulfur should be thoroughly mixed into the soil before planting. Sawdust, composted leaves, wood chips, cottonseed meal, leaf mold and especially peat moss, will lower the soil pH.
Reply:above is true but I hear that pine needles are also good for helping with acidity.
Reply:If you want your Hydrangea to be blue, add Aluminum Sulfate.
Oh, and also Hydrangeas will like to have acidy soil for them to be blue. I have mulch around mine, its blue. I just got it last month.
Thanks!
What do you add to make Hydrangeas Blue?
Hello
Hydrangeas require and acidic soil to produce blue blooms. Miracid will turn them blue but I would steer you against it due to the dependancy your plant would build up always having the esstential nutrients handed to it in a readily available form. To maintain the blue hydrangea add Aluminum Sulfate usually found at any local garden center. To maintain their healthy state use Holly Tone. It will also maintain the blue color of your Hydrangea as well as feed it and replenish the soil with the 15 essential nutrients that a plant needs and processes from the soil. One application in the Spring and one application in the Fall is all you need. Goodluck!
Greenman
Reply:That is a Great way to grow them,
The Garden has a book on them as well , Report It
Reply:That would be Miracid, which is a fertilizer that also acidifies the soil.
Adding: it's now called Miracle Gro for Azalea and Camellias. Same thing, just renamed. :)
Also, aluminum sulfate will keep your blooms blue. This might be what you're looking for!
Reply:The soil needs to be acidic..I went natural with mine....pine trees are acidic and I put pine mulch around my endless summer hydreangeas....you cant touch the plant with the mulch. But my flowers are blue. Next year I want to plant one right under my pine tree...perfect conditions with the morning sun and afternoon shade. My endless summer is my favorite plant!!
Reply:they turn blue with acidic soil, pink with more alkaline
If your soil needs to be more acidic, sulfur may be used to lower the pH if it is available. To reduce the soil pH by 1.0 point, mix in 1.2 oz of ground rock sulfur per square yard if the soil is sandy, or 3.6 oz per square yard for all other soils. The sulfur should be thoroughly mixed into the soil before planting. Sawdust, composted leaves, wood chips, cottonseed meal, leaf mold and especially peat moss, will lower the soil pH.
Reply:above is true but I hear that pine needles are also good for helping with acidity.
Reply:If you want your Hydrangea to be blue, add Aluminum Sulfate.
Oh, and also Hydrangeas will like to have acidy soil for them to be blue. I have mulch around mine, its blue. I just got it last month.
I'm cleaning up my yard at the moment to get it ready for winter, do i cut my perennials down to the root?
I have some hydrangea and the flowers are all dead. Do I cut just the heads off or should I cut down to the root? What about tiger lillies? Will they grow better if I cut them short?
Thanks!
I'm cleaning up my yard at the moment to get it ready for winter, do i cut my perennials down to the root?
Leave the leaves on the lillys till frost then snip off, they are still manufacturing food for plant now. Hydrangea dont prune untill frost. It's too early yet! Don't go crazy to the ground, the plants might not survive! Just trim neatly, leaving main frame without lots of lengthy twigs and you will get good new growth next spring.
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Thanks!
I'm cleaning up my yard at the moment to get it ready for winter, do i cut my perennials down to the root?
Leave the leaves on the lillys till frost then snip off, they are still manufacturing food for plant now. Hydrangea dont prune untill frost. It's too early yet! Don't go crazy to the ground, the plants might not survive! Just trim neatly, leaving main frame without lots of lengthy twigs and you will get good new growth next spring.
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My hydrangeas are just about to bloom. Is it too late to add lime to the soil to make the blooms blue?
What would happen if I added it now? Thanks.
My hydrangeas are just about to bloom. Is it too late to add lime to the soil to make the blooms blue?
aluminum sulfate and acidic soil makes them blue.... lime will make them turn pink... but it can take a year or more for the change to happen and that's if you consistently add alittle of this and that as you decide, often over the year..... it's much easier to turn a hydra pink if it's in a pot... in the ground it could take a while.... it's all here...
look on the left for 'color change'...
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/
Reply:Lime won't make them blue, it will make them pink. Lime increases the pH making the soil less acidic. If you want blue flowers you have to make the soil MORE acidic. Garden Sulfer can help a bit, but you really have to add it to the soil before you plant. If you want to turn them blue after the plant is esablished you need to add something else. I forget what it's called but there is stuff you can buy that acidifiys the soil, it actually says right on the bag " Turns Hydrangeas Blue!"
I think it's Ammonium Sulfate or Aluminum Sulfate but I could be wrong.
You can add it anytime, if the flowers have not come out yet, you can still make them blue. If its too late, you will just have to wait until more flowers come out later in the season. It can't hurt to add it now though.
Reply:You need Epsom salt for deep blue flowers. It's cheap, find it at your local grocery store for around two bucks. I used it last year while my flowers were blooming, and they were the deepest blue ever. love Hydrangea!
My hydrangeas are just about to bloom. Is it too late to add lime to the soil to make the blooms blue?
aluminum sulfate and acidic soil makes them blue.... lime will make them turn pink... but it can take a year or more for the change to happen and that's if you consistently add alittle of this and that as you decide, often over the year..... it's much easier to turn a hydra pink if it's in a pot... in the ground it could take a while.... it's all here...
look on the left for 'color change'...
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/
Reply:Lime won't make them blue, it will make them pink. Lime increases the pH making the soil less acidic. If you want blue flowers you have to make the soil MORE acidic. Garden Sulfer can help a bit, but you really have to add it to the soil before you plant. If you want to turn them blue after the plant is esablished you need to add something else. I forget what it's called but there is stuff you can buy that acidifiys the soil, it actually says right on the bag " Turns Hydrangeas Blue!"
I think it's Ammonium Sulfate or Aluminum Sulfate but I could be wrong.
You can add it anytime, if the flowers have not come out yet, you can still make them blue. If its too late, you will just have to wait until more flowers come out later in the season. It can't hurt to add it now though.
Reply:You need Epsom salt for deep blue flowers. It's cheap, find it at your local grocery store for around two bucks. I used it last year while my flowers were blooming, and they were the deepest blue ever. love Hydrangea!
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