i know, i know, it's supposed to be green thumb therapy. however, plants sadly seem to turn brown in my care. we've had a few casualties this year. in the spring, we ripped out the existing bushes and weird rose plants in the front yard and transplanted two boxwoods from the back to the front and planted a beautiful dogwood tree. then there was a tragedy: a late frost. ol' jack frost, that gardener's nemesis, came and started the slow death of one of the boxwoods and the dogwood. he started the ball rolling, and i'm sad to say i finished them off. i remembered to feed my kids, but i forgot to water the plants. apparently they need watering more often than once a week. who knew? we did have some success this summer with impatiens. since our front yard is mostly shade areas, the impatiens are huge! and still thriving! it's a minor miracle! in fact, i was so encouraged by their success, that yesterday i bought this piece of paradise. the tall plant in the picture is supposedly a variety of hibiscus that is hardy even in winter. her name is lucy althea (hibiscus "lucy") and she promises to have large, red flowers all summer. she is now in the spot where our dead stick of a dogwood has stood all summer. her instruction card says to keep her soil evenly moist. i'll do my best. i hope she makes it.
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Good luck with the hibiscus. So far I really haven't tried to keep any plants, mainly because I forget to water them (luckily mom's plants were still alive after a month of her not being around to water the. Once in awhile Ilima would remind me about the plant. I think grandma must have said something to Ilima)... but I do have big plants at some point for a square foot garden - one day that is.
it's nice that you're thinking ahead. :) apparently, it's best to have some sort of written plan in place before you plant instead of a vague idea of what you want. :) you'll have your garden someday and it will be fabulous - and you'll have ilima to water it. :) -bess
i'm right with you bess - it's all guess work when it comes to plants with me. the little cards that come with them just don't give enough info for someone like me. but like kei - i still think that someday it will work! good luck with the hibiscus!
I feel your pain! But eventually you'll find the "strong" plants that can survive. We haven't found those yet for the yard..... but we do have some indoor plants that are still thriving despite us! Good luck with the hibiscus!
thanks! -bess :)
you're in the right family bess...
:)
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