tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post7091727392579641937..comments2024-03-23T20:10:59.775+00:00Comments on greentapestry : A Soft SpotAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-6961494377095526292010-07-03T23:20:57.442+01:002010-07-03T23:20:57.442+01:00I can understand your soft spot for philadelphus. ...I can understand your soft spot for philadelphus. I took cuttings from the one in my last garden and brought them here as I couldn't bear to leave it behind. They are very beautiful for the few weeks they are in bloom.<br />KKaren - An Artist's Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-9509468680204724872010-07-01T18:23:44.047+01:002010-07-01T18:23:44.047+01:00I plant Pulmonaria, Brunnera nd ferns around the b...I plant Pulmonaria, Brunnera nd ferns around the base of mine, but the top is still lanky. I have another one that has a naturally more rounded and compact shape, Blizzard mockorange. You have to love the pretty blossoms and scent.Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-89651164462016369062010-06-29T02:53:19.577+01:002010-06-29T02:53:19.577+01:00I love Philadelphus! I have a gold leaved one, an...I love Philadelphus! I have a gold leaved one, and it has never been pruned either. I love the idea of a Clematis growing up it. But then, Clematis is a plant I have a very soft and weak spot for.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-90587028578061131112010-06-28T22:11:40.022+01:002010-06-28T22:11:40.022+01:00Yes Anna it is a lovely flowering shrub bothe the ...Yes Anna it is a lovely flowering shrub bothe the lime green variety and the ordinary one sorry not sure their names. <br /><br />I think you need to go for a clematis that flowers later and needs pruning so that you can also keep the Philadelphus pruned. However we are supposed to prune them when they finnish flowering although I confess I end up doing mine in the Autumn.<br /><br />Do watch the really vigorous clematis I have three that grow miles, Alba Luxurians, Blue Belles and Soldertalje. The last one smothers a Victoria Plum and breaks it's branches with the weight, each year I try to head it off in different directions but it still gets the better of me.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905137222286141548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-27385647330584620792010-06-28T15:00:04.130+01:002010-06-28T15:00:04.130+01:00You can't go wrong with a clematis or a honeys...You can't go wrong with a clematis or a honeysuckle or jasmine perhaps ... I agree, the fragrance is worth the all too brief flowering period!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-51238723821117843792010-06-28T12:38:49.068+01:002010-06-28T12:38:49.068+01:00I think a Clematis would look lovely climbing up i...I think a Clematis would look lovely climbing up it. My soft spot is for all the things which self sow in between the paving slabs. I get loads every year from the previous years bedding, and I can never bare to pull them out. I always have to be careful where I'm walking so that I don't stand on them. This year I've got a Mimulus and a Viola, they make me smile when I see them. It's amazing how plants just want to live.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-76035928117421089052010-06-28T11:04:02.413+01:002010-06-28T11:04:02.413+01:00Hi Anna, the clemmie idea sounds the perfect solut...Hi Anna, the clemmie idea sounds the perfect solution to humdrum after bloom! How about a mixture of colors, to liven things up a bit? My heart melts at the sight of every single plant, but the deciduous azaleas are the meltingest. :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-663021927743983852010-06-28T05:45:51.396+01:002010-06-28T05:45:51.396+01:00Such a lovely shrub! We inherited an overgrown one...Such a lovely shrub! We inherited an overgrown one at our last house and it needed major pruning. Well worth it though as the scent is spectacular. Enjoy!Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-28539426569493100882010-06-28T04:46:17.388+01:002010-06-28T04:46:17.388+01:00Anna, It's wonderful to be back - and see one ...Anna, It's wonderful to be back - and see one of my favorite plants in your post. We have two very large Philadelphus - we selectively prune out the older wood. Love the fragrance!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-65178200853782767342010-06-28T03:44:23.057+01:002010-06-28T03:44:23.057+01:00Um, I love most of the plants in my garden. Too ma...Um, I love most of the plants in my garden. Too many soft spots to mention, lol. Do like coral bells, sedum, and campanula of all kinds, but many more. How about a cup and saucer vine (Cobaea scandens)? P.S. England should have gotten that second goal.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-39213717270740586402010-06-28T01:00:12.825+01:002010-06-28T01:00:12.825+01:00I have a soft spot for plants that were given to m...I have a soft spot for plants that were given to me by other gardeners. That means I love Alchemilla because a friend gave it to me. And I have a soft spot for the Lucy Vitols hosta that came from the same friend.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883753292481772886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-166944082835564352010-06-28T00:33:30.644+01:002010-06-28T00:33:30.644+01:00Your philadelphus is gorgeous! I have one which is...Your philadelphus is gorgeous! I have one which is about twenty years old and it is stunning when in bloom. It took quite a few years of judicious pruning to get it into the nice fountain shape it now has. I have two others which are young and gangly and have yet to produce more than a few blooms. I can only hope they will someday look as good as the first one!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-21152591390552924112010-06-28T00:02:45.831+01:002010-06-28T00:02:45.831+01:00Hi Anna,
Is it possible to cut it back gradually ...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Is it possible to cut it back gradually to get growth lower down or is this a shrub which really doesn't do well with such treatment?<br /><br />Otherwise a Clematis, or perhaps Honeysuckle would be amazing!<br /><br />Soft spots... Mmm I have a few but Gaura, Verbena Bonariensis and salvia spring to mind, I seem to have a fair few. But ask me in Spring, Autumn, Winter and I am sure it will change!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-10334744099797004302010-06-27T22:28:31.514+01:002010-06-27T22:28:31.514+01:00Never understood why they call it 'Mock Orange...Never understood why they call it 'Mock Orange'. It's better than that, whoever 'they' are?Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-10898967675894046992010-06-27T21:25:38.654+01:002010-06-27T21:25:38.654+01:00Anna, I simply adore Phlox pilosa (PPPP), Penstem...Anna, I simply adore Phlox pilosa (PPPP), Penstemon calycosus (penstemom X) and the native asters that bloom each fall~Couldn't imagine gardening without them! I wish I knew more about clemmies~I do like the clouds of small white flowers that perfume the garden on the autumn blooming one that is a bit too aggressive here! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com