Comments on: MAYFLOWERS, AND THE TRAILING ARBUTUS CLAUSE https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:52:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Unknown https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1790 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 03:38:01 +0000 #comment-1790 Thank you so much for your post! I love mayflowers, and picked the pale pink ones when I was a little girl, sometimes brushing some leftover snow away to get at the flowers. I love their scent, and the fact that they truly did herald the end of winter and onset of Spring. So glad you're growing some!

]]> By: viool46 https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1789 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:12:22 +0000 #comment-1789 In reply to nanne.

I just wanted to post the same comment, in which Anne's children presented her with mayflowers each spring.
I never new what they looked like. And I have never seen them in Europe.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1788 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:24:15 +0000 #comment-1788 In reply to Divine Theatre.

What a great old fashioned name – Arbutus, I wonder if she was named after the shrub in California? There are a few other genus called Arbutus as a common name, I believe.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1787 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:23:03 +0000 #comment-1787 In reply to Abby.

Abby – I'm a little jealous that you could get horse manure – we used to get it by the truck load too, but no longer. It's hard to find a place that will deliver it, and I no longer have a pick up. I love your charming memory!

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1786 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:21:37 +0000 #comment-1786 In reply to Janneke .

Oh Janneke, your father is so fortunate to have you there for him. I suppose that it is the least we can do, right? I only know of a few wild locations near our home where the Mayflowers grow, there are large populations in a State park near me, they have been there on the granite outcroping for as long as I can remember.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1785 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:19:11 +0000 #comment-1785 In reply to Extravagant Gardens.

Thanks Caroline. I must admit, I do love my greenhouse, but heating it is impossibly expensive. I'm not sure that I will be able to keep it up, but I think I can convert it soon to more of a winter garden.

]]> By: Matt Mattus https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1784 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:17:48 +0000 #comment-1784 In reply to nanne.

You know, that is a book which I have been meaning to read ( along with Little Women), maybe because I like New England so much, especially in the 18th and 19th century. Thanks for reminding me!

]]> By: nanne https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1783 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:45:27 +0000 #comment-1783 thank you so much for this post! in one of my all time favorite books, Anne of Green Gables, mayflowers are mentioned more than a few times. i have always wondered about them.

]]> By: Extravagant Gardens https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1782 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:20:42 +0000 #comment-1782 Lovely post. I think I have greenhouse envy. And I like your thoughts on the tomato hoarders, I had a garden mentor who said 'been there, killed that' – it's how you learn.

Caroline

]]> By: CHFlowerlady https://gardern.co.za/2014/04/mayflowers-and-trailing-arbutus-clause/#comment-1781 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 23:38:48 +0000 #comment-1781 What a sweet time with your father on Easter. I really enjoyed this post.

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