tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post8534205656384190582..comments2023-11-03T07:39:45.565-06:00Comments on Midwest Gardening: Colors of FallKC MO Garden Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-26757237393777242992007-10-18T02:44:00.000-06:002007-10-18T02:44:00.000-06:00Cliff if you're still worried about planting your ...Cliff if you're still worried about planting your bloodgrass, why not put it in a very big pot and plant it in the ground that way? That's a garden trick that works very well with invasive plants.<BR/><BR/>BTW Thanks very much for your very kind words on my blog about the flower arrangements. I've noticed that you've linked with me and I have done the same.<BR/><BR/>Happy gardening!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-51197676061696380012007-10-16T10:02:00.000-06:002007-10-16T10:02:00.000-06:00I have a very small clump of Japanese Blood Root. ...I have a very small clump of Japanese Blood Root. I really like it! I had it in the ground in a previous residence and it didn't go "wild" and spread quickly, but it did eventually spread into areas where I didn't want it. To keep it in check, because it didn't pull easily for me, I had to dig it.<BR/><BR/>At my present residence, I put it in the ground in a small rocky area where it doesn't have room to spread very much. <BR/><BR/>We live in zone 5 (on the edge of 4) and have a lot of yukky clay soil.Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-47340638727126264652007-10-12T20:48:00.000-06:002007-10-12T20:48:00.000-06:00Lovely color at this time of the year! The vinca i...Lovely color at this time of the year! The vinca is cute--a neighbor just yanked out all of her coleus but left the vinca that was blooming its heart out (unseen) underneath. It's kind of refreshing at this time of the year, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>As far as that bloodgrass goes, I have it in a few places and it hasn't gotten very aggressive for me at all. (I do have sandy, dry soil, though.) If you like the way it looks in a pot you could always just stick it in a nursery pot in the ground--at least over the winter, after which you could dig it up and put it in a decorative pot. Or if you want to leave some in the ground in a pot, that can sometimes help tame an aggressive spreader. Just a thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-64532591604034064852007-10-11T19:10:00.000-06:002007-10-11T19:10:00.000-06:00My hydrangea must be getting too much sun the same...My hydrangea must be getting too much sun the same as yours because the tops of my blooms are brown also, I have picked about half of mine for drying. Your Russian sage looks wonderful, for some reason it has never done well for me. It is one of my son's favorite plants. Mums do brighten up the fall garden, don't they?Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-86188168345347655282007-10-10T15:57:00.000-06:002007-10-10T15:57:00.000-06:00Vinca is a great plant and usually does well for m...Vinca is a great plant and usually does well for me. In fact, it is just now looking its best. Your hydrangea tree looks fantastic!Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-3627613858040557572007-10-10T15:04:00.000-06:002007-10-10T15:04:00.000-06:00I wish I could think of something nice to say abou...I wish I could think of something nice to say about the deer eating my flowers & garden..:) I love Russian Sage..love the bluish grey color of it and it does have a long bloom time! Love the Hydrangea tree~beautiful!<BR/>Have a great evening,<BR/>CatCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980240879371944143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-62709219795484486462007-10-10T06:07:00.000-06:002007-10-10T06:07:00.000-06:00Jane, I know you have more important things to do....Jane, I know you have more important things to do. You got the business head in the family!!<BR/>Bob, yes that helps. Now I don't feel like I need to keep it in the pot. Will plant it in the ground and keep an eye on it. Thanks!!KC MO Garden Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-31984212206569620432007-10-09T18:27:00.000-06:002007-10-09T18:27:00.000-06:00Glad you have shown some of your fall colour. It l...Glad you have shown some of your fall colour. It looks like you have plenty to write about. <BR/>I too love vinca and miss growing it. In the Seattle area it doesn't always perform will if we don't have a hot summer. So generally I don't plant it. But when I live in So. Cal. it was great. Loved the heat and bloomed, bloomed, bloomed!<BR/>Regarding your Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata) It generally is fine in the ground and stays in a nice tidy clump. In tropical areas is where it's parent plant Imperata cylindrica a green grass is super invasive not only by root but also by seed. In northern states we generally don't see it bloom. If it does simply cut the blooms off before the set. Yours is a Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' which is generally not invasive. One note of caution, If it reverts back to being to the parent plant (being all green, especially in the summer months) then yank it out. Usually it always has some red, especially on the tips, until cooler weather and then it really colours up. I find it looks best with the sunlight behind it, that way in the afternoon and evening it looks like it's on fire. <BR/>Hope all he info helps. BOBBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18426398682131679870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3154430149403837057.post-34449383862049320242007-10-09T18:26:00.000-06:002007-10-09T18:26:00.000-06:00I am glad your garden still has some color. Mine ...I am glad your garden still has some color. Mine is "cooked", and it's still to hot for me to spend much time outside. Poor excuse, I know. JaneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10820166291420454475noreply@blogger.com