The Growing Zone - Day 30
Japanese barberry and meatball shrubs - a strange but oddly appealing combination.
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posted by barbara wise @ 9:00 PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Japanese barberry and meatball shrubs - a strange but oddly appealing combination.
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- Name: barbara wise
- Location: tennessee, United States
"Gardening is not some sort of game by which one proves his superiority over others, nor is it a marketplace for the display of elegant things that others cannot afford. It is, on the contrary, a growing work of creation, endless in its changing elements. It is not a monument or an achievement, but a sort of traveling, a kind of pilgrimage you might say, often a bit grubby and sweaty though true pilgrims do not mind that. A garden is not a picture, but a language, which is of course the major art of life." Henry Mitchell "The Essential Earthman" I work as the Floriculture Director for Landscape Services, Inc. My job includes designing and planting semi-annually hundreds of annual beds containers and garden beds for commercial development, neighborhoods, and residents requesting our horticulture services. I love my job and the opportunity to bring beauty to our local communities. Most of all, I love introducing new plant material to the average gardener, and to helping them find success in their own gardens.
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6 Comments:
I'm celebrating my 4th Blogoversary with a Giveaway - right up your alley. Debra Lee Baldwin's Succulent Container Gardens. And a copy of my own The Roses at the End of the Road. Come visit and help me celebrate.
I just found your blog and love it! The rose with the snow photo is beautiful on your banner. The hydrangeas are so pretty- always a favorite.
Meatball shrubs? I can't tell what they are from here, but, if they are boxwoods your remarks are tantamount to a formal declaration of war on gardeners here in central Virginia. "Meatball shrubs" indeed!
By the way this is a wonderful blog. I have a question, what can I use to prevent worms from eating the leaves of my fruits and vegetables.
I have a crop of many cantalopes, squash and pumpkins but the worms seems to destroy them as soon as they begin to grow. They tend to destroy the leaves and eventually killing the trees.
I would prefer something that's not toxic but natural if possible.
Thanks in advance.
Meatball shrubs have been the point of discussion in the landscaping world for a while - with strong feelings on both sides. And I definitely don't want to start another civil war with my Virginia gardening cohorts!
Alexa, try a horticultural oil like Neem oil. and check out the cracked pot gardener - www.cindyshapton.com - who's been organic before organic was the thing to be.
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