tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post1165428938729952572..comments2023-03-27T03:13:53.972-05:00Comments on The Lazy Shady Gardener: Gardening Limitation #8: EnvironmentRBellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02144562147128230710noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post-10477017396713030442010-11-07T17:48:34.577-06:002010-11-07T17:48:34.577-06:00Meredith: My problem is that I always seem to want...Meredith: My problem is that I always seem to want a plant that I can't have (or, at least, it certainly won't do well if I do have it).RBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144562147128230710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post-79320089322778304112010-11-05T10:00:30.831-05:002010-11-05T10:00:30.831-05:00Well said, Ronnie. The environment is a major fact...Well said, Ronnie. The environment is a major factor in the success and style of our garden. Fortunately for me, I had no vision to start with, so I just went with plants that were adapted to the environment and voila! I had a garden.Meredithhttp://www.greatstems.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post-82991948467592989752010-10-31T09:26:35.387-05:002010-10-31T09:26:35.387-05:00Elephant: I tend to always try to push the edge to...Elephant: I tend to always try to push the edge too. Lately been leaning towards plants that can take the heat and dryness, but not necessarily the cold. We have so many hot, dry days here but so few truly cold days that I'm hoping I'll be able to protect them. Time will tell.RBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144562147128230710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post-30360488168184765352010-10-30T14:21:03.658-05:002010-10-30T14:21:03.658-05:00I tried to plant proteas in our garden. They grow ...I tried to plant proteas in our garden. They grow on the mountain (1,000m up). Was told it gets too hot in town. Summer by summer I have lost them all. Will be replanning that bed once I see what this coming summer leaves me.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post-20258278879498046842010-06-26T19:48:07.312-05:002010-06-26T19:48:07.312-05:00Too true Ronnie-I didn't really have a vision ...Too true Ronnie-I didn't really have a vision of what I wanted here. Somehow the limitations dictated what I could or couldn't grow. I have been thinking that a bit of shade wouldn't go amiss. After we were at Robin's I longed to be able to grow some of her gorgeous shade plants. It sometimes amazes me the things that are growing outside my walls. When I go out there to plant something I always give up as even a pick axe won't get me a hole big enough to plant even a 4" pot. I'll let nature do her thing and she does it quite well.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134240985482133454.post-73891306994394185042010-06-23T11:33:29.872-05:002010-06-23T11:33:29.872-05:00Thoughtful musings on the limitations of environme...Thoughtful musings on the limitations of environment, R. I think you are right that it's usually our own vision that's lacking or stuck on an inappropriate style when we bemoan the conditions of our personal patches of earth. And I'm as guilty of that as anyone!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.com