tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54705494826789433062024-02-06T19:03:19.197-08:00Garden Design IdeasMichael Larkin Garden Design -
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<span style="color: #010101; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.53px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hypertufa is lightweight pourus material used to make many cool garden projects. Looks like stone but lighter, a workable material allowing you to express your creativity without much artistic talent. To make hypertufa all </span></span><span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.53px; text-align: left;">you need is: portland cement
, peat moss, perlite water and a little creativity!</span></div>
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<b style="color: #010101; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; text-align: center;">I saw this planter on Pinterest and decided to make one to display on my garden fence. </b><b style="color: #010101; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; text-align: center;">Below are my instructions for making this Hypertufa Wall Planter.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Cover you work space with a cheap vinyl table
cloth. The <span style="color: #010101; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b> plastic plant tray will be your mold for the wall planter. Since the tray has open spaces you
will need to cut cardboard to fit on the inside of the tray. Secure with tape. Next cover the plant tray / cardboard with a kitchen size garbage
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protection. Wet cement can irritate your skin, and the dust is not healthy for your lungs. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Use a 2 quart container, (from the deli ) to measure the ingredients. The dishpan will be used as a mixing bowl. Place the following dry ingredients into the dish pan: 1 1/2 portland cement, 1 1/2 perlite, 1 1/2 peat moss or potting
soil) then MIX together completely. </b></span></div>
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of water to the dry mix , mix with you hands until you get to the consistency of ( uncooked ) meatloaf mix. When you hold a ball of the
mix in your hand it should stick together. If it is too wet, then just add a little
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<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt;">Take you time, mix well. Once the mixing is complete it is time to
place the mix in your mold. Placing the tufa mix in the mold is best</b><b style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt;"> done by taking tufa mix and making hamburger patty shape. Place each one in the mold until the bottom is covered. Press all hamburger patties together so that are a solid mass of tufa in the mold! About 1 1/5 "- 2" thick .</b></span><br />
<strong style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While you are putting the mix in the mold you may want to add some reinforcement wire. <span style="color: #010101; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Cut the coat hangers into two or three approx. 6” pieces. Place in the wet mix to add support. Keep about a cup of the wet tufa mix for later</b></span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Keep in mind that you will need to hang this
on a wall, and it will be heavy. The easiest way to hang would be to drill one or two
hole about 3 in apart near the top of the planter. This can be done after the wall planter is removed from the mold ( next day ) or make a hole now with a pencil ( or anything pointy) while the mix is wet. Another way to hang - use wire coat hanger ( cut to about 8") bend in in half, making a loop. Place the open end into the wet mix, allowing about 1" of the loop end to be exposed. <b><br /></b></b></span></div>
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cover the entire back inside of the pot. You can also place a small
decorative stone below the base of the terracotta pot ( into the wet mix) to help support the pot
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<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Almost done - Smooth the top side and the corners of the planter with a small hand trowel. Sorry I forgot to tell you a trowel is needed. If you want to decorate the front of the wall planter consider adding some broken tiles, smooth stones, or whatever top surface. Simply press into the wet tufa. Wipe the tiles clean after you have completed your design. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b> Finally cover with a plastic garbage bag, twist the end of the bag. Allow the
planter to harden for 30 to 48 hrs. Once hardened enough to move, remove
from the bag, then carefully turn upside down and remove from the mold. To make
it look like stone take the wire brush and rough up the sides. Spray with water and place back in the garbage back for 2-3 weeks. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>It will take that long for your wall planter ( the cement) to cure. During this time the planter will become hard and all the ingredients will bond together </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #010101; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4pt; margin: 0px;"><b>Please note during this time Handle with
care, the planter is still fragile.</b></span><br />
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Succulents seem to be the new big plant trend. They are brightly colored, easy to grow, and very forgiving plants -- why not!<em> </em> Visit any greenhouse or big box store, and you will find a large display of succulents in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. It is very hard to walk past them without placing a few in my cart. Actually more than a few make it home to my garden. After much trial and much more error (resulting in a few dead plants), I am sharing what has worked for me.<br />
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Succulents grow best in well draining soil. Packaged potting soil(less) mix contains mostly peat moss and not my first choice. Many of the less expensive bagged potting soils typically hold too much water for good succulent root growth. One alternative is to purchase Cactus and Succulent mix or a Bonsai mix, containing a grittier list of ingredients. A little more expensive, but a good soil mix is the first step to healthy plants. If you have a large number of containers and do not mind mixing the ingredients, my preference is <em>AL's Gritty Mix</em>. You cannot buy this bagged in a garden center, rather the ingredients are purchased and mixed. Details can be found on the main page of my blog or search the Garden Web Forum - Container Gardening . The main ingredients are: pine bark fines, Gran-it-grit (grower size chicken grit), Turface MVP (used for baseball fields). Al provides a great deal of information on why this mix works so well in the many posts he has written on the forum.<br />
Using one of these soil mixes requires that initially you monitor your watering more closely until you find the best schedule for your plants in your location. <br />
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If you use a well draining soil mix, watering will be easy. There is a common misconception that succulents do not need to be watered much. Most succulents will tolerate occasional neglect, however most do not "thrive" in a drought-like situation. On the other hand, if you are too attentive, and tend to water frequently, the roots will stay too wet, roots will rot and you will eventually have a new addition to the compost pile. The best approach is to water well and then allow to dry for a short time, and then water well again. <br />
Sunlight, containers and soil mix can impact the time in between watering. Clay pots are a great choice, because tend to dry out little faster than a ceramic or a plastic pot. Because many of my succulents are outside during the summer, I like to use hypertufa pots. Not sure what that is - read about them on this blog. Using containers with a drainage hole(s) lets the water drain better, and is my preference when selecting a container. Planting succulents in tea cups, mason jars and old shoes is not a good choice for a long term container, however they will work if you add a layer of gravel and are cautious not to over water.<br />
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Succulents can be placed in two categories Hardy (zones 5,4,and 3) and Soft (Non Hardy zones 9,10,and 11). Much of what is written here can apply to both, however my focus will be on those more tender plants that we are growing indoors. </div>
Succulents like a growing environment that has good quality sunlight. Just like any group of plants not all in that group require the same amount of light. Succulents tolerate conditions ranging from bright filtered light to full sun. I have had the best success with placing my plants at a window facing south, east and west ( in that order) getting about 5- 6 hours of sunlight. If your plant does not get enough sun, they will demonstrate their displeasure by stretching their stems for more light. As the temperature outside warm , I will move my containers outdoors. In my garden - zone 6b Pennsylvania, I place my succulents in a location with morning sun, or afternoon sun, and hopefully some mid day shade. Making the transition to outdoor sun should be gradual, ( maybe on the porch first). This will prevent any leaf burn as you move them to their final outdoor location. It should be understood that you may have different light challenges and requirements for other parts of the country. <br />
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Many Soft or Non Hardy Succulents ( i.e Echeveria), can also be taken out of the container and planted directly in the ground. Not a new thing for those gardening in Southern California, but I encourage anyone in colder zones to try it out. For years I have planted Echeveria in my garden next to my perennials and annuals. They are extremely tough plants, will tolerate lots of sun and occasional neglect, and the plants push out lots of babies increasing my count each year. They are very easy to dig up in the fall and move indoors as the temps begin to fall. <br />
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In most growing situations we will grow succulents in containers with a soilless mix that provides little or no nutrients. It's not unusual for gardeners to over fertilize their container plants. We are sold super fertilizers to stimulate growth and grow enormous flowers. More is not better with succulents. Too much fertilizer, especially high-nitrogen blends, increase leaf and root rot problems. It also builds up in the soil interfering with the uptake of water. Succulents are efficient growing plants, they will grow well will less fertilizer. Begin by using a fertilizer that has low N-P-K . If your mixing a water based fertilizer, mix it at 1/4 to 1/3 of the manufacturers recommended strength. Frequent watering with very diluted fertilizer is preferred. <br />
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I have recently tried a new technique for growing these tough plants. Below is a photo of succulent moss ball I recently made. It is called Kokadama, and is made using soil, a sheet of green moss and twine. The plants were taken from cuttings, and I expect with proper care will root easily in the ball of soil and moss. </div>
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I still have lots to learn. Like many gardeners I do this best by trial and error. However I do love to search the internet for great photos and easy to read information. I found this site to be very helpful, and easy to navigate. <a href="http://mountaincrestgardens.com/soft-succulents/">http://mountaincrestgardens.com/soft-succulents/</a></div>
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Making plant containers and garden art has been a passion of mine for years. I have crafted a variety of hypertufa and concrete containers for use indoors and in the landscape. Some examples of those containers are posted here in my blog. I must admit creating your own container can be as much fun as planting them. </div>
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The main ingredient when making these containers is Portland cement. Working with portland cement can be challenging at times. When making hypertufa pots (photo below) , you must carefully add perlite, peat moss and just the right about of water. Then apply the mix to the mold . </div>
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You can see the 3 ingredients, portland cement, perlite, peat moss, in the hypertufa pot above. </div>
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I have recently used a new product called ShapeCrete to create this irregular shaped container or bowl. ShapeCrete has properties that allows the ingredients, when mixed with water, to be formed over or inside molds much easier that I have experienced when making other hypertufa or portland and sand containers. </div>
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Once mixed with water, ShapeCrete can be molded with your hands and then formed into a thin layer and applied over the rubber ball to create a unique container. If mixed properly, the ShapeCrete does not run down the side of the mold.</div>
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Remove from the mold the next day and then keep moist in garbage bag for about 1-2 weeks to allow it to properly cure. I mixed a little black cement dye with this batch, to make the color a little darker. Not sure I added enough to make a big change in the color.<br />
Although not a necessary step, I will eventually apply a cement our grout sealer for mainly aesthetic reasons to see if it brings out more color in this container. </div>
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I eventually removed the fruit and created a planter with a variety of succulents. <br />
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If you like succulent container gardens, check out this article in Penn Live <a href="http://blog.pennlive.com/gardening/2015/08/lets_see_you_kill_these_tough.html">http://blog.pennlive.com/gardening/2015/08/lets_see_you_kill_these_tough.html</a><br />
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If you have questions you can post to the blog and I will reply. <br />
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I enjoy visiting gardens. Going to a public or private garden, is a great excuse to spend the day outside. I like to look for new ideas for my own garden design but often it is just a great way to relax and enjoy someones elses' hard work. Recently I attended a plant conference, with the American Conifer Society (ACS), held in eastern Pennsylvania. <a href="http://conifersociety.org/">http://conifersociety.org/</a>. Like others in the group, I have a certain passion for plants that have needles and cones. I also enjoy seeing those conifers integrated creatively throughout a landscape. One of the benefits of being a member of the ACS is the opportunity to visit gardens. This recent ACS event included visits to a few fabulous gardens. </div>
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Chanticleer Gardens, located in Wayne PA., was the first stop for the two buses of ACS members . Conifers are carefully planted throughout this garden, however this garden is also full of textures and color, where foliage is just as prevalent as flowers. It is often refered to as a "pleasure garden". There are no plant labels to distract your view and there are plenty of comfortable chairs to relax and enjoy the beauty.</div>
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It in not hard to understand why Chanticleer, was such a big hit with the members.</div>
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The Ruin Garden, sits high on the hill over looking the Gravel Garden and a nicely planted Pond Garden. It is one of the more interesting and creative gardens at Chanticleer. A roofless mansion, the Ruin Garden was rebuilt to resemble the house where the son of the previous owner lived. Entering each room, you will see a enchanting variety of plants carefully planted. It appears that are taking over the old block walls of the foundation. </div>
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The main entrance pavilion is located in front of one of the two mansions on the property. The Teacup Garden is located behind the mansion, planted with many tropicals and many very beautiful containers. </div>
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A wonderful radio interview about Chanticleer Gardens </div>
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The second stop on the tour, was lunch at Tyler Arboretum. One of the oldest and largest arboreta in the northeastern United States, <strong>Tyler Arboretum</strong>‘s heritage dates to 1681. The land that makes up Tyler was acquired from William Penn by Thomas Minshall</div>
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One of the original trees planted at the Tyler Arboretum. Cedar of Lebanon <em>(Cedrus libani)</em> planted between 1830 and 1875. </div>
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Fox Hollow - Inta Krombolz</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Frequently private gardens are included on ACS Conference tour. <strong>Fox Hollow</strong> is a very creative garden crafted and maintained at the home of Inta Krombolz. Our large group enjoyed walking through her 3 1/2-acre garden which features a wonderful
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two bus loads of conifer lovers converge on the garden called Fox Hollow.<em> </em>This gorgeous garden is located outside of West Chester. The property, has many mature trees, scores of unusual plants, and abundance of texture and color. It is not a surprise that this garden was featured in an issue Fine Gardening magazine</span></div>
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When I see other gardeners that have hypertufa containers, I am always interested in how they are planted and displayed in their garden. This garden had many unique rusted metal stands that were created by Inta. In fact welded garden art and bold foliage is very prevalent throughout this garden. </div>
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A shed that any gardener would be envious of, is accented by a bottle tree created by this gardener and artist. . <br />
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Visiting beautiful gardens is very beneficial, especially with a group of people with similar passions. Belonging to a garden club has afforded me many opportunities that I would have otherwise missed. We live in a very fast passed world, with little time to appreciate the beauty that is all around us. Take time to stop and smell the roses. <br />
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Gardening in Containers </h2>
Lack of space in the garden should not stop your passion for purchase. Your patio, deck or porch are perfect homes for beautiful container gardens. Pots can be purchased in many sizes, shapes and materials and can be wonderful places for growing anything from vegetables to conifers or perennials. Best of all you can grow plants that aren't hardy in your zone, because you can move pots to a sheltered location during cold weather<br />
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Longwood Gardens Kennet Square PA</h4>
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Denver Botanical Gardens</h4>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Soil (Soilless mix) I use in every container </span></b><br />
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<u>Al's Gritty Mix</u> - Equal parts by volume: Pine or fir bark in 1/8 - 3/8" size (no fines), Turface MVP, Crushed granite (Gran-I-Grit, in grower size) or #2 cherrystone and gypsum. </div>
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My favorite Hypertufa container. Planted with a mini Hynoki Cypress, sempervirums and Elfin Thyme.</h4>
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Something new - Succulents in Concrete and Hypertufa containers hanging in my sunroom.</h4>
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Container of dwarf conifers and a sedum on my deck.</h4>
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Dwarf Hynoki , Weigela Fine Wine and Coleus on my deck</h4>
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"Its a myth that a layer of gravel or foam peanuts (inside the bottom of an individual pot) beneath the soil improves container drainage. Instead of extra water draining immediately into the gravel, the water "perches" or gathers in the soil just above the gravel. The water gathers until no air space is left. Once all the available soil air space fills up, then excess water drains into the gravel below. So gravel in the bottom does little to keep soil above is being saturated by overwatering." </h4>
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One of my Hypertufa container which featured in garden article by George Weigel, for the Patriot News, Harrisburg. <a href="http://georgeweigel.net/">http://georgeweigel.net/</a></div>
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Bonsai at Longwood Gardens</h3>
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Unique planting on a slate at the Kral Garden in Rochester NY</h4>
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Hosta at Carolyn's Shade Garden </h4>
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Swathmore College, Swathmore PA</h3>
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<span lang="EN">There is some discussion that It’s in the dirt ! More specific, a strain of bacterium in the soil - "Mycobacterium vaccae, has been found to trigger the release of serotonin, which in turn elevates mood and decreases anxiety". </span><br />
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<span lang="EN"> As much as I like working in my garden (in the dirt) , I enjoy making accouterments for my garden. I have constructed wooden planters, trellis's and pergolas and a crazy garden gate but making hypertufa is much more fun and does not require a circular saw. Mixing up the ingredients is like making a cake. Making hypertufa containers d</span><span lang="EN">oes not require artistic talent, however it will help you </span> find your creative side. And the end result is a unique container and one more reason (like you need one) to buy plants. <br />
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So why do people enjoy making these stone like pots? You buy a few basic ingredients, get a mold at the Dollar Store and with a little instruction and some water you can create a you own really cool container. The design, size and shape is up to you. Although you are not digging in the dirt and there is no release of serotonin, the good feeling comes because the entire process was done by you. You made it! <br />
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After making a few of your own pots you will get the hang of mixing the ingredients. I tell my classes the consistency of the mix after you add water should feel like a moist meatball (in the bowl!). As you slowly work the mix into the mold, getting the bubbles out of the mix, also seems to release some of the frustrations from the day! Removing the firm but uncured pot from the mold, then carefully working out the rough edges with the flat trowel and wire brush transforms the concrete pot to an aged stone trough.<br />
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Even if you make a mistake you have the ability to create something beautiful. Once when giving a demo at a Garden Expo, I broke the side of the container (made the day before) when putting it back into the mold to take it home. After a few unrepeatable word. I took my square trowel and careful carved the damp Hypertufa, smoothing over the obvious break. The pot below, now has lowered front ( broken part) planted with some nice plants and I believe it turned out to be one of my nicest containers. </div>
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In all my hypertufa classes I show participants how to use a wire brush and a flat trowel to texture the sides of the uncured pot after it is unmolded and also what to do to fix broken sides. <br />
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Once the pot has cured for about 2 weeks it is ready to plant. There are so many choices, however because the size of the container, plants that remain small grow best. Succulents are the easiest to grow, but conifers and herbs also do well in these containers. The key to successful containers plants is well drained soil. I use Al's Gritty Mix. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You dont need a large yard, or big deck, only a small patio with a little sun. You can plant with one or two plants or a combination of many plants. If it does not look good one year, you can change it the next. The containers are easy to weed, add a little fertilizer and require regular watering</td></tr>
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Gardening has a way of calming the mind, reducing the stress of the day, exercising those muscles that were idle because you sat in front of the computer all day. Making these pots is one more way you can enjoy the beauty of your garden.<br />
If you have never tried Hypertufa or if you have made a few pots and it did not turn out the way you expected - Use my "Hypertufa Instructions" on the blog and try it again. I made a many mistakes before I got it right.<br />
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Making hypertufa is just like anything you do in the garden, it takes a little time, some practice, and patience and the results can be pretty nice. The bonus is that you will get to plant the container when you are done. <br />
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Unusual looking conifers can be purchased in many garden centers or nurseries. Different than the traditional spruce or pine that will grow many feet tall. These unusual conifers have weeping, twisted, or slower growing dwarf branches, with bright blue, variegated or yellow needles. You will either love them because they are so different or hate them because they are --- so different.<br />
The conifer below is a weeping form of a Norway Spruce, called "Formanek". The branches bend over and grow towards the ground, forming a skirt around the base of the tree. This plant was growing in the display garden at Iseli Nursery in Boring Oregon. <br />
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The typical Norway Spruce is a very large conifer growing 50-60 ft high, typically found growing in the woods or mountains, with branches that are upright and very straight. It will grow about 12" per year. Much different that the weeping Norway Spruce in the photo above. If you decide to plant one, you will need a very large yard. However the weeping version can be placed in the front or back yard of most suburban landscapes. Both trees have similar sun and soil conditions because they are growing on the same root stock.<br />
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Other unusual conifers can be very small and compact, with branches only growing about 1/2" per year. Below is a mature dwarf variety of a white pine called 'Sea Urchin'. This plant was growing in the conifer garden at the New York Botanical Gardens. Sea Urchin will only grow about 3-4 ft wide and can be planted in most sunny gardens without fear of overgrowing its spot. <br />
White pines will typically grow very large, sometimes planted in a row as a screen on a large tract of land, or in a public park. It is a fast going tree. Much different than Sea Urchin, which is also in the same plant family. <br />
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There are many unusual blue conifers. One of my favorites are the blue weeping conifers. This weeping blue atlas cedar is growing in my own garden , and it appears to want to take over my yard, Branches can grow 12-14" per year. Weeping very gracefully in all directions. It has been in this spot for about 22 yrs and is the focal point of my front yard.<br />
Cedars are typically very large and upright , usually not found in a front yard, unless you own a several acres.<br />
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So where do these unusual conifers come from. White pine and Norway spruce grow in the forests of Pennsylvania, yet I have never come across a weeping plant or a dwarf plant along the trail. Some of these unusual conifers result because of abnormal growths on branches called Witches’-brooms. They are caused by a number of factors that result in a great
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The name witches broom resulted because early discoveries of these abnormal plant growths were found on trees growing in cemeteries. And people believed these were places that witches rested when flying through the night skies. So it was not a big surprise, when I found my first witches -broom on a noway spruce in a cemetery . <br />
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About 15 years ago I was working at a church, installing some plants. One of the conifers that I was planting was a beautiful weeping Norway spruce. I frequently use unique plants in my designs and this church had the perfect location for a weeping plant. I noticed that on one of the branches of this weeping spruce was a witches broom. Unlike most brooms, it was not on a branch 50 ft off the ground, but it was at eye level. So at just the right time I took a cutting and grafted this small weeping branch onto the rootstock of a Norway Spruce. Grafting is the best way to propagate these unusual plants. With a little TLC my newly grafted witches- broom grew and 12 years later this is what I have. <br />
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Each year I try to visit Chanticleer Gardens in Wayne Pennsylvania. <a href="http://www.chanticleergarden.org/">Chanticleer Garden</a> I truly feel, is a magical place to visit. You could visit several times in one year and always see something new and inspiring. The garden is very well maintained. The staff does an amazing job, of planting and caring for their section of the garden. Plants are not labeled, it is not that kind of garden. You can find the names of the plants on the plants list located through out the garden, however some are so unusual you may not find them sold at the local garden center.<br />
During you visit you will find many comfortable chairs located all through out the garden. You are expected to sit and enjoy the beauty. In fact Friday nights in the Summer, bring a picnic dinner and a bottle of wine and relax. <br />
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Start you garden tour at the Kitchen Garden ( located next to the rest room) The kitchen garden is a great example of container gardening at its best. The area is small and enclosed by walls, which may be similar to many townhouse gardens or city gardens. All the plants are in containers are expertly arranged. Some of the most unbelievable containers that I have ever seen! The beautiful gate below leads you to the entrance to the teacup garden <br />
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The gardener for this area has planted the yellow orange bromilaid in containers and also repeated in the beds in the court yard, The repetition of this plant as well as the orange and silver plants brings the space together. Also notice that some of the planters are located out away from the house forcing visitors to stop and view the container from various positions.<br />
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You can see in the background one of the two large houses on the property. <br />
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The Chanticleer estate dates from the early 20th-century, when land along the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad was developed for summer homes to escape the heat of Philadelphia. Adolph Rosengarten, Sr., and his wife Christine chose the Wayne-St. Davids area to build their country retreat. The family's pharmaceutical firm would become part of Merck & Company in the 1920s.<br />
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The Rosengartens hired architect and former classmate Charles L. Borie to design the house, which was completed in 1913. Landscape architect Thomas Sears designed the terraces as extensions of the house. A 1924 addition converted the summer home into a year-round residence and the family moved here permanently. <br />
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Mr. Rosengarten's humor is evident in naming his home after the estate "Chanticlere" in Thackeray's 1855 novel The Newcomes. The fictional Chanticlere was "mortgaged up to the very castle windows" but "still the show of the county." Playing on the word, which is synonymous with "rooster," the Rosengartens used rooster motifs throughout the estate. <br />
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Adolph and Christine gave their two children homes as wedding presents. They purchased a neighboring property for son Adolph, Jr. and his bride Janet Newlin in 1933. It is now the site of the Ruin. Daughter Emily's house, located at today's visitor entrance, was built for her in 1935. It is presently used for offices and classrooms.</div>
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Container gardens found through out Chanticleer are not you typical petunia , geranium and spike containers. Many unique and unusual plants that at some point will need to be relocated to warmer greenhouse for the cold zone 6 winters. Container gardens are not limited to a pot filled with soil. <br />
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Below is a fabulous container that found on the Sun Porch connected to one of the large homes on the property. It is filled with leaves and flowers, just floating in water. Gardeners change the arrangement in this container though out the season</div>
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The reflecting pool was built after Chanticleer became a public garden, to enliven the far corner of the rear terrace. <br />
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The ruins garden, was the home of Adolf Rosengarten Jr. Chris Woods the first executive director of Chaticleer decided to dismatile the home, built in 1925, to expose just the foundation. The idea was to create a ruin garden similar to ones Woods had seen in his native Britain. However eventually due to safety concerns, they tore down the entire structure and rebuilt the foundation as seen in this photo.<br />
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Niches carved in the walls are planted with tender succulents. The plantings in the Ruin Garden are not chosen for their floral display, but for the beauty of their foliage, form, and texture.</div>
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I v<b>isited a local garden center the other day, and found a bag of glass mulch. The price was reasonable so I decided to make a purchase. Got the bag home and found out the glass is not sharp, </b>and rather easy to work with. Wondering if it could be used with hypertufa, I mixed up a batch and placed a line of glass in the wet hypertufa. After the bowl was unmolded it was necessary to fill in some spots with glass using craft glue. Overall I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out. This project really did not take much glass, - So I think I will try it something else. </h4>
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The Oriental Spruce is a conifer that makes the average garden look great. In most cases conifers are evergreens, however there are a few exceptions . As winter approaches and leaves drop, the visual interest in the garden is directed towards evergreens. The oriental spruce in one such plant. There are a variety of shapes and sizes, however the cultivar, Skylands, is one of my favorites</div>
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Before selecting any plant for you yard it is important to know the mature size and the plants cultural requirements. Too many times we buy plants with limited knowledge about the plant and then plant the tree or shrub in a location that has building or overhead limitations. Most conifers including this one enjoy full sun. My recommendation is to grow this in a location that gets about 6 -7 hours of sun with a little afternoon shade. I have found that 10 or more hours of sun may cause the needles to brown a little. Something that is not uncommon with yellow needled conifers. This spruce is planted in a bed that is mounded with 3-6 inches of soil. I do this because mounding the soil allows for better drainage. The soil does not have to be rich top soil any soil free from clay will work. Also a planting bed that has a slight mound has more visual interest. This tree is classified as a zone 5. This is a slow growing conifer that will reach 10 feet x 4 feet in ten years. Its ultimate mature height is 35 feet x 12 feet. This tree is a good choice as a specimen, or for smaller gardens where a tall conifer is wanted without giving over too much horizontal space.</div>
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You are not limited to the cultivar "Skylands". Some of the other cultivars you may find in a nursery or garden center are Picea orientalis Nana, Aurea, Connecticut Turnpike, Bergman Gem, Acrocona .Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850839014130737641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470549482678943306.post-59852926822714598912013-05-20T09:38:00.002-07:002013-05-20T09:46:53.962-07:00The Layered GardenOn a rainy afternoon this spring, I had the opportunity to visit the garden of David Culp. David and his partner Michael are the owners of a magnificent garden called Brandywine Cottage, located near Downingtown PA. If I had one sentence to describe this garden, I would say - It is truly an amazing display of creativity. <br />
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It is obvious that this garden was created (and continues to evolve) because two gardeners are passionate about plants. As gardeners we hope to be able to create a space in our yard that is visually appealing, hoping that all the plants selected will thrive ( or at least live for a couple of years). Brandywine Cottage is the complete garden package. Every part of the garden has plants that are visually appealing and growing well, because location and soil conditions were carefully understood before planting, <br />
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The tour was set up through the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. And for obvious reasons it quickly sold out. Located on a wooded parcel, the property includes a very old but elegant home, built in 1790, a barn with the foundation of an old stable attached, a garden shed, vegetable garden, beds of perennials and a modern chicken coop. As you enter the property there is a wooded hillside garden, ( about 1 acre) that has been planted with hellebore, hostas, ferns, bulbs, epimedium, trillium, azaleas, dogwoods, hydrangea .... more plants than can be imagined. Paths and stone steps wind carefully through the wooded hillside allowing you to access every part of the wooded garden.<br />
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The gardens around the house are very private. There are many places to sit and enjoy the view or just relax. If you like containers you will be more than satisfied, finding quite a selection, and lots of inspiration for new ideas. My favorite are the many stone and hypertufa troughs planted with conifers and succulents. As a testament to his devotion to his plants, each winter, all the non hardy plants in containers are brought into the barn for a little protection from the cold winter winds and low temps of south eastern Pennsylvania.<br />
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The back yard has a rectangular vegetable garden surround by a white fence that has been carefully located directly behind the house mirroring the house's foundation. Surrounded by beds that are full of hundreds of perennials that burst into bloom at various times of the year. Weeds do not stand a chance, the perennials have control of this garden. No chemicals or extra water is used for the gardens, only the containers are watered. Because this garden is located in a wooded area, many products like Deer Off applied regularly basis to keep the garden free from damage. <br />
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Behind the white stone barn, below the deck, is the remains of two 6 ft walls that were the foundation for an old horse stable. The wooden roof is no longer present allowing the inside of the foundation to become another secluded garden filled with containers. The container plantings arranged inside the stone foundation are amazing. Stone troughs, ceramic pots, wooden boxes are filled with a collection of unique plants. The old stone walls, covered by flowering perennials, planted in the crevices of the wall, whereever there is space for roots, creating a tapestry of flowers flowing down the wall. Within the walls a micro climate, for the many plants growing. When I first saw a photo of this garden in a magazine many years ago, I knew that immediately I needed to see it first hand. It was definitely my favorite section of the garden. <br />
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Just a few of the many containers within the walls of the stone foundation. <br />
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David has recently written a book called the Layered Garden. It is based on the design principles that he used to create this beautiful garden. The book discusses "how to choose the correct plants by understanding how they grow and change throughout the seasons, how to design a layered garden, and how to maintain it." Photos in the book illustrate each part of this garden: the woodland garden, the perennial border, the kitchen garden, the shrubbery, and the walled garden. <a href="http://www.davidlculp.com/layered_garden.htm">http://www.davidlculp.com/layered_garden.htm</a><br />
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If you cannot find a way to visit the garden, the book will inspire you to create some beauty in your yard. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11850839014130737641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470549482678943306.post-34539934782379277282013-04-22T19:34:00.001-07:002013-04-22T20:13:22.858-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Growing clematis can be very easy if given the right location. Sun on the top, shade on the roots, and a nice trellis to grow. This plant is growing in my garden on the east side of my house. It gets about 6 hrs of sun in the morning ( afternoon shade) , its roots are shaded most of the day by a step going up to my deck, and the soil has been amended with compost. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Most clematis will perform better with regular pruning. Clematis that bloom during summer on new wood need pruning in winter or early spring, or they will look thin. Clematis that bloom in the spring on last year's wood do well if cut back lightly after they have finished flowering in the later spring or summer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This cultivar is a classified as Group 2B clematis. It can be pruned in spring before new growth begins for a great flower display later in the summer or pruned after spring flowering for that the earlier show of larger, (but fewer) flowers. </span><br />
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I remember seeing Coral Bells growing in my grandmothers garden. They had ordinary green leaves with small pink flowers floating on tiny stems. Then in my first garden I planted Heuchera Palace Purple, a greenish maroon leafed Coral Bell that had more colorful leaves, white flowers and was not a challenge to grow for a beginning gardener. Over the years Heuchera's, or Coral Bells, with the help of hybridizers , have evolved into some very incredible perennials. </div>
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Go into you local garden center and it is not unusual to find at least a dozen different Heuchera (HEW-ker-a) cultivars. Once limited to shades of green and maroon, now the color palete includes, yellows, caramel ,cinnamon, peach, all shades of maroon, chocolate, and greens with red veins , red with green veins, the list continues to grow, and did I mention that this perennial has flowers too. </div>
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Bronze Wave - Foliage is dark with copper, purple and brown tones, blending into a metallic bronze color. <span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">The large wavy-margined hairy leaves are 6 to 8” across and make a clump about 24” across and 18” high. 24” wands of pinkish-white flowers are produced from mid to late summer. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><br />
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Grow them in some sun, with a little late day shade and the seem pretty happy. Although not the best planting I have seen cultivars like "Palace Purple" grown in full sun. Currently I am growing "Midnight Rose' in a container ( photo below) with as little as 2 1/2 hours of sun, planted along side hostas and ferns.<br />
Over-watering will rot the roots. They are happiest, in a decent soil, mulched, with occasional watering, more frequent in the hot summer. In containers, you will have success with potting soil that is a little coarse and well drained. <br />
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Al’s 5-1-1 Mix is a bark-based mix that also provides great drainage and aeration. This mix is created by Al from Gardenweb.com website. The mix composes of 5 part fine bark, 1 part sphagnum peat, and 1 part perlite. This mix is recommended for annuals or anything that only last a few seasons.<br />
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<li>Heuchera with sedum Angelina and festuca Elijah Blue</li>
<li>Heuchera with festuca Elijah Blue and lysimachia Aurea (golden creeping Jenny).</li>
<li>Ipomoea batatas 'Sweet Heart' aka 'Sweet Caroline Purple' (Sweat potato vine) with Heuchera 'Caramel</li>
<li> Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ , Xanthosoma ‘Lime Zinger’ , Heuchera ‘Mahogany’, Heuchera ‘Lime Rickey’</li>
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In fall, the foliage of Heuchera Caramel turns a beautiful salmon red. Like many of the new cultivars this hybrid does great in heat and humidity and is happy in a wide range of soil conditions. Tolerates a good deal of sun, where the foliage color intensifies. Another good selection for the shade garden Best grown in rich, humus, well drained soil with adequate moisture. Once established, it can take on heat, humidity, even poor soil.</div>
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Spring foliage begins purple and eventually matures through the season to green with, dark veins and silvery mottling. White flowers form early in the season. Because of their low, mounding habit, they can be planted along paths or in containers.<br />
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‘Green Spice’ is a clump-forming Coral Bell cultivar that has silvery, gray-edged leaves with purple veins (in cool weather) and not particularly showy white flowers. The rounded, lobed, long-petioled leaves (to 9” tall) which may spread to 16” wide. Tiny, whitish flowers appear in late spring to early summer on slender, stems rising well above the foliage mound, typically to 24-28” tall. Leaves turn orangish in autumn.<br />
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Color in the garden is sometimes found in the oddest place. One does not always look at the end of a conifer branch to find beauty. These three small cones are perched at the end of the branch of a very small conifer - Picea abies "Pusch". The needles of the conifer look like most any conifer, but the cones in the spring are outstanding. There cones contain the seeds of this plant, brightly colored, but eventually turning a dry brown. This small drawf growing evergreen is a springtime jewel. While some are looking for blooming bulbs and bright flowering azaelas, I have found interest in this display of red cones.<br />
Slow growing to about 2'x3', likes well drained soil, and a sunny location. Because it is zone 3 hardy, it will be ok in most climates, and in my zone 6 will do just fine in a container. I purchased this plant from Bob Fincham's nursery in Washington - <a href="http://www.cnos.biz/Conifers%20For%20Rock%20Garden/sPRUCE/spruce_rg.htm" target="_blank">Coenosium Gardens </a> <br />
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Picea abies 'Pusch' is a witches broom, found on the parent plant, Picea abies `Acrocona Pusch'. Check it out at <a href="http://www.richsfoxwillowpines.com/catalog/?category=2&product=631">Rich Foxwillow Nursery </a> and also in close up photo below. <br />
The two photos (top and below) look very similar, (well some kids do look like their parents) however Pusch is a very dwarf almost basketball sized conifer ( and will stay small), Acrocona is about 6x6 irregular shape, growing larger and more irregular, considered an intermediate conifer. In comparison the cones on the parent plant (see below) are about 2x the size of Pusch above. Either plant is a prize to behold in your garden. <br />
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I will go into more detail about <b>witches broom</b> in upcoming post, when I can post best photos. But the short and simple explanation is that the parent plant will begin to grow a branch with a strange twist, or weep or very short growth, like a mutation. When discovered, a branch from the mutation will be removed and grafted to form a new unnamed plant. </div>
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It is not surprising that interesting cones can also be found out in the woods. The photo of these cones, some type of fir, were taken while hiking Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park. <br />
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<b>Roots have begun to grow and if that tree or shrub is not planted where you want it, now is the time to transplant it . Don't wait too long, or you may risk damaging the newly formed feeder roots. It seems like each year I put off this chore. As I get older the thought of moving large shrubs gets less appealing. </b></h4>
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When you go to purchase a Japanese Maple, most of us think of finely cut palmate leaves, red in color. Most novice gardens would not recognize this as a Japanese maple. This maple has green star shaped leaves formed in dense groupings. My tree grows slowly upright, vase shaped , hoping one day to reach 15 ft . Great plant for a patio or a large container. </h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lets start with the fact that I am a lazy gardener. So when I find a perennial that is easy to care for, grows well in containers, and looks good all year in my zone 6 garden, it gets my attention Sedum Angelina is a garden asset with year long interest. In summer, the low-growing succulent forms spreading mats of yellow-green foliage,and clusters of yellow star-shaped flowers. But it is in winter that Angelina really shines, when those same fleshy leaves turn an incredible, golden orange, with shades of red. The colors are so intense, the ground appears to be on fire. This plant is especially appreciated when everything else is dead or dormant. There are not too many perennial that look this good in the winter </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
All the Sedum are fairly easy to grow. They thrive in full sun, and tolerate dry, poor soils. Hardy from zones 3 to 9, they tolerate Pennsylvania winters with no problem. Unlike the taller Sedums, pruning is not really required with Angelina, unless you need to cleanup some dead leaves; no other maintenance is needed. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Angelina is well-suited for containers, rock gardens, and in the front of sunny borders. The trailing plants will cascade over walls or the edges of containers or spread on the ground or just spread through your beds. </span><br />
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Japanese Maples are four season plants, the leafs change with the season, making gardening interesting in spring, summer, fall. For many maples the bare branches look good in the winter. What seems to be the most popular is the red leafed "bloodgood" and also growing in popularity is the weeping thin leafed crimson queen maple. The photo below is a Acer palmatum "Tsuma Gaki" or red nails . The leaves on this cultivar look like they have been dipped in red paint.<br />
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Good soil is a requirement. Idea environment would be rich, moist soil conditions with a few hours of dabbled shade, although many of my maples get all day sun. Unfortunalty clay soil will make your maple very unhappy.<br />
Plant high, dig a big hole and amend the you soil with a coarse textured compost like small bark chips. Then surround the tree with a few inches of aged bark mulch. The mulch will help with the weeds, and becasue Maples have a fibrous root system and the mulch will help keep the root system evenly moist.<br />
Maples vary in size from very small 3x3 to 25 x 15 It is important to know how large the maple you purchased will get. Many weeping maples are not planted with adequate space to groe and then the homeowners are stuck pruning branches to keep the plant in its space. <br />
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Not all maples have red leaves. Acer palmatum Shishigashira remains green most of the growing season and then in the late fall changes to a beautiful shade of orange<br />
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This Lionshead maple planted in my back yard is a very slow grower. The interesting aspect of this maple is the unusual textured leaf shape. Because of it unique leaves and slow growth this maple makes the perfect patio tree, growing about 7-10 ft tall, and 5-8 ft wide <br />
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Their entrance is marked with this simple sign. <br />
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The garden in not large, but it is filed with many tropical plants and beautiful art. The colors used are soft pastels that blend perfectly well with the colors of the plants. Bold leaves real and concrete are positioned purposefully around the garden. Concrete columns washed is colors of blue and aqua mark the entrance to the garden.<br />
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A wooden wall is used to display many wonderful pieces of art. <br />
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Concrete leaves are painted so perfectly they appear real. <br />
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<b>Finding a place for this tree in your yard should not be too difficult. Maybe next to a small patio, or low deck where you can sit in a comfortable chair, sip a beverage, then look up at the leaves, .... and relax. </b></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try making a container with just two plants. This container has just two perennials. Heuchra Midnight Rose and a mini Sedum. The texture of the Heuchra is a nice contast to the fine leaves of the sedum. The hypertufa container which was stained tan makes interesting contrast to the perenials. The key to this combination growing well together is good potting soil. - more on that in the next post.</span> </div>
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Garden design should not stop with shrubs and perennials. Garden Art, found treasures, created artwork, whatever you call it, consider adding it to your garden. Around my backyard pond, I have included a bench crafted from a log cut long ways, a few hypertufa containers planted with perennials, and a concrete orb painted with pastel colors. When the perennials are done blooming there are still some objects in the garden to catch your eye. </div>
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