Comments on: Beat the Heat with a White Garden https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:14:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Pepi https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3076 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:48:48 +0000 #comment-3076 Hello Matt,
I saw here, in your blog the Lavatera Mont Blan. Thank you. I planted this too, it is beautiful, really, it is blossom in my garden, in Budapest (Hungary). 🙂

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3075 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:25:34 +0000 #comment-3075 Matt
I understand what you are saying about the trailing petunia, Million Bells. I am learning so much from your blog,really wonderful to hear from you.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3074 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:42:13 +0000 #comment-3074 Mary Beth – I know, isn't it amazing how fast Nicotiana can grow in just a few weeks? I just pulled a self-seeded single plant that was nearly 2 feet tall in a citrus plant, that I swear, was not there a few weeks ago. That said, the Nicotiana seeds that I sowed far too thickly in a 4 inch pot in June, are only 1 inch tall. We all can take a lesson from nature here.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3073 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:39:24 +0000 #comment-3073 Lisa, I would love to grow all of my annual plants from seed, but as any greenhouse owner knows, space is always limited. Although, with each year, I think I need to save space to grow all of my annuals at home. Typically, I only grow those annuals that I cannot find at the local garden center, or, if I can grow them better. There are still many plants ( such as those that are cloned or micro-propagated like Proven Winners) that I cannot grow, so those varieties, I will still buy commercially, as home growers cannot obtain these genetically altered varieties such as calibrachoa.

]]> By: Jennifer https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3072 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:04:06 +0000 #comment-3072 I really am taken with your Lavatera 'MONT BLANC'. I have some pink Lavatera this year for the first time. My Mom always had it in her garden and I think it is an underused, but beautiful annual.

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3071 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:39:26 +0000 #comment-3071 Just Can't understand why you are buying annual plants from the garden center when you have a talent to grow your own? Please tell me why that is???

]]> By: Mary Beth https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3070 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:16:59 +0000 #comment-3070 The caladiums are lovely. So, are you actually going to dig them all up at the end of the summer and save them? For me, it seems tedious to save bulbs and tubers. I don't have a good system for that, I guess. Got any advice? My white nicotiane self seeds pretty well in my crappy sandy soil, as does datura. They only popped up about three weeks ago, and they're 3 ft tall and blooming like crazy now.

]]> By: Jason https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3069 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:29:38 +0000 #comment-3069 Yup, that is a nice caladium. I like white flowers as well. Are you going to plant Nicotania alata?

]]> By: Barry Parker https://gardern.co.za/2012/08/beat-heatl-with-white-garden/#comment-3068 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:25:35 +0000 #comment-3068 Hi Matt,

I have a new found respect for Caladium, seeing them coming up in the lawn (rather like dandelions) at a friends place in St. Lucia.

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