tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post1986720239261500991..comments2023-10-25T00:33:33.890-07:00Comments on MulchMaid: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, April 2011MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-18112560549427670952011-04-18T02:42:14.442-07:002011-04-18T02:42:14.442-07:00Oh, I love your camellias! Interesting to see Grev...Oh, I love your camellias! Interesting to see Grevilleas on the other side of the world.Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185673383516848927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-69904331134669881902011-04-16T05:09:08.027-07:002011-04-16T05:09:08.027-07:00Wow. Great Arctostaphylos. I can't seem to kee...Wow. Great Arctostaphylos. I can't seem to keep them happy here for more than a few years. And the Grevillia! I meant to buy Victoriae at the Friends of the National Arboretum plant sale last year, but forgot. It's supposed to be the only one hardy here. We're theoretically 7b but 8a plants seem to work if sited with any care.ChrisUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058297328565374089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-47702548267900796122011-04-15T20:31:43.491-07:002011-04-15T20:31:43.491-07:00You've got A LOT going on compared to me! That...You've got A LOT going on compared to me! That Arctostaphylos is just lovely...and I love that your transplanted Mahonia are blooming...gotta respect a plant that determined to bloom!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-78356332485126422192011-04-15T12:18:55.524-07:002011-04-15T12:18:55.524-07:00greggo - Thanks for visiting! The transplanting wa...greggo - Thanks for visiting! The transplanting was made necessary by a redesign of a section of the back garden. Otherwise, the poor things would have been left to enjoy spring unmolested!<br /><br />Alison - Grevillea 'Low Red' is a very prostrate variety, and I have found, at least so far, it doesn't form very solid coverage. So I'm not sure I'd recommend its use as a foundation plant, although I have it under my young arbequina olive. It wants excellent drainage and as much sun as it can get. There are other Grevilleas, too! The Loropetallum suffers some foliage damage during winter but seems to come back quickly in spring. I love the purple foliage. This one doesn't want to bake in the sun although it tolerates some sun: an east exposure seems perfect and it would look nice as a foundation plant. It has a charming cascading habit and I think it would look even better on a small mound or hill.<br /><br />Grace - I'm surprised to hear you have trouble with this Grevillea. Mine seems bulletproof, in spite of its exposed location in my front garden. Is yours 'Low Red'?MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-11649254993025154312011-04-15T09:45:27.157-07:002011-04-15T09:45:27.157-07:00Beautiful blooms! I love the Grevillea. I can'...Beautiful blooms! I love the Grevillea. I can't seem to keep mine alive through the winter so I am enjoying yours all the more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-9842318376240730382011-04-15T09:37:18.651-07:002011-04-15T09:37:18.651-07:00I love your Grevillea and your Loropetalum, but I ...I love your Grevillea and your Loropetalum, but I thought they were both marginal here. I am unfamiliar with both, but I loe the flowers on them. I'm trying to come up with possibilities to replace my pink Escallonia, which had a lot of winter die-back and that I have hacked back severely.<br /><br />How would either of them work as foundation plants?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-50071122471937622292011-04-15T08:10:48.200-07:002011-04-15T08:10:48.200-07:00Sounds like spring is for transplanting for you al...Sounds like spring is for transplanting for you also. I wrote a post on that last week.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.com