Comments on: Giving thanks for foliage

By: Unknown

Unknown — Fri, 04 May 2007 09:14:00 +0000

As an East Coast person, I'm happy that Heronswood moved

out this way. It's allowed for me to go to the East Coast

opens now. The last one was very good. Nice article here

talks about the last one. Picked up some nice hellebores.

mcall.com/features/custom/hg/garden/nurseries/all-gardenstopshops0427.5817119apr27,0,2361228.story

Future Opens
heronswood.com/openevents.asp

By: IBOY

IBOY — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:25:00 +0000

Matt, thanks for the info; I’ve got an attached greenhouse, but it’s on the south side of the house… I just use it to over-winter plants. I have moderate luck outside with the vulgaris complex, especially Julianas, and of course sieboldii, cortusoides, kisoana (which is almost a weed), and a few others. What I really need to do is set up an irrigated bed, as we’ve had awful hot, dry summers.
Don

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:33:00 +0000

Thanks Don
Well, you are absolutely correct, it’s mpt the winter that Primula suffer, it is the summer. Many people grow them outside in Alaska, for that reason. They can handle zone 2 temperatures, but like they say, it’t the heat and humidity.

I grow my Auricula and fancier forms in a small alpine house, which gets morning sun in the summer, but I strategically placed it on the east side of the house, so that it gets shade from the house for the rest of the day, starting at about 11:00 AM in the summer.

I also use shade cloth, keep the pots in a damp cool sand plunge bed in and take the twin-wall sides off of the greenhouse, but keep the top on, so that they get cooling breezes but no rain on the foliage. That said, I still loose about a third of my collection every year. In the garden they jsut go dorment. May I suggest joining the American Primrose Society, there are many people growing Prims across the country, and everyone shares info, they are an amazing genus and worth exploring. I was just in Iowa for Biz, for the first time, it was very beautiful with all of the farmland, vistas and corn.

By: IBOY

IBOY — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:15:00 +0000

Matt,
Are you able to grow quite a variety of primulas outside there? I’m in Iowa, and it’s not our winters that get them; it’s our hot, dry summers, so we’re very limited in the types we can grow.
Don

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:17:00 +0000

Beautiful shots of the fall foliage. Just came across your blog and I’m really enjoying it. Look forward to dropping by from time to time.
Bob of bobsgarden.com