Comments for Green Gardening with Ann Lovejoy http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening An invitation for you to visit with Northwest garden writer Ann Lovejoy in her garden and kitchen Wed, 09 May 2012 22:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on ~ Wall Calendars ~ by Ann Lovejoy http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?page_id=597#comment-5360 Ann Lovejoy Wed, 09 May 2012 22:22:58 +0000 http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?page_id=597#comment-5360 Hi Diane, Once daffodils are spent, snap off the flowerheads with your fingers to keep them from making seed pods (that depletes the plant). Let bulb foliage ripen and turn brown before cutting it back, because as the foliage dries up, important nutrients are stored in the bulb and help create next season's blooms. Same general idea for tulips; after petals fall, snip off the stem tips and let the bubs go dormant naturally. Don't fold, braid or otherwise mutilate the foliage, since that impairs nutrient transfer. Instead, interplant some ferns that will rise up as bulbs fade and hide the dying foliage. Lacy native lady ferns come up often in our gardens and can be transplanted easily, so I often use those. Hostas work well too. Hope that helps! Ann Hi Diane,

Once daffodils are spent, snap off the flowerheads with your fingers to keep them from making seed pods (that depletes the plant). Let bulb foliage ripen and turn brown before cutting it back, because as the foliage dries up, important nutrients are stored in the bulb and help create next season’s blooms. Same general idea for tulips; after petals fall, snip off the stem tips and let the bubs go dormant naturally. Don’t fold, braid or otherwise mutilate the foliage, since that impairs nutrient transfer. Instead, interplant some ferns that will rise up as bulbs fade and hide the dying foliage. Lacy native lady ferns come up often in our gardens and can be transplanted easily, so I often use those. Hostas work well too. Hope that helps!

Ann

]]> Comment on ~ Wall Calendars ~ by Diane http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?page_id=597#comment-5353 Diane Fri, 04 May 2012 18:53:02 +0000 http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?page_id=597#comment-5353 Hi Ann, I love your column/blog, how nice to be able to ask questions and comment on your observations and knowledge. As I sit at my computer, a heavy downpour is happening outside... so going to the studio will have to wait a few minutes. This past fall we planted many daffodils and they are now near done blooming, do I cut down the blossoms, the whole plant, fold and tie the leaves or let nature take it's course? Wondering about the tulips too.. Thank you Diane Hi Ann,
I love your column/blog, how nice to be able to ask questions and comment on your observations and knowledge. As I sit at my computer, a heavy downpour is happening outside… so going to the studio will have to wait a few minutes.
This past fall we planted many daffodils and they are now near done blooming, do I cut down the blossoms, the whole plant, fold and tie the leaves or let nature take it’s course?
Wondering about the tulips too..
Thank you
Diane

]]> Comment on Editing The Garden by Ann Lovejoy http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?p=658#comment-5352 Ann Lovejoy Thu, 03 May 2012 16:17:58 +0000 http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?p=658#comment-5352 Hi Kathy, After far too many years of putting not just my garden but much of my life on hold while caring for dear ones, I am now blossoming into renewed energy. I decided not to wait for some perfect moment but to jump right in, resources not withstanding, to renovate both the house and the garden. What a joy to find that I am blessed with truly wonderful help, which is almost magically coming out of the woodwork. In fact, my dear Friday Tidies started me off by coming here, 14 strong, and helping me get a grip both indoors and outside, as my 60th birthday gift. Unlike some folks, I adore remodeling and renovation and the sound of the saw makes me happy (odd, I know). May you be equally blessed with vision and assistance! Ann Hi Kathy,

After far too many years of putting not just my garden but much of my life on hold while caring for dear ones, I am now blossoming into renewed energy. I decided not to wait for some perfect moment but to jump right in, resources not withstanding, to renovate both the house and the garden. What a joy to find that I am blessed with truly wonderful help, which is almost magically coming out of the woodwork. In fact, my dear Friday Tidies started me off by coming here, 14 strong, and helping me get a grip both indoors and outside, as my 60th birthday gift. Unlike some folks, I adore remodeling and renovation and the sound of the saw makes me happy (odd, I know). May you be equally blessed with vision and assistance!

Ann

]]> Comment on About by Ann Lovejoy http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?page_id=2#comment-5351 Ann Lovejoy Thu, 03 May 2012 16:11:11 +0000 http://www.loghouseplants.com/blogs/greengardening/?page_id=2#comment-5351 Hi Kathy, Ah, yes, that is the Log House Plants floral piano, bedecked with summery abundance. Don't worry, no harm was done; it was an old piano, salvaged from a daycare, that was on its way to oblivion. Alice bought it, gutted it and it spent a couple of proud final years as a planter in the Log House Nursery gardens. When it finally fell apart, it became part of the woodpile, endlessly recycled. I do think a garden piano would be delightful, however; as a singer, I think making music out of doors ranks among the most pleasurable of summer activities as well (my group, Time & Tide, plays lots of farmers' markets, boat festivals, and so forth). I hope you enjoy good weather during your trip to Scotland, which really does have a similar climate to mine (which as you may know is quite changeable and often less than delightful). Bon voyage! Ann Hi Kathy,

Ah, yes, that is the Log House Plants floral piano, bedecked with summery abundance. Don’t worry, no harm was done; it was an old piano, salvaged from a daycare, that was on its way to oblivion. Alice bought it, gutted it and it spent a couple of proud final years as a planter in the Log House Nursery gardens. When it finally fell apart, it became part of the woodpile, endlessly recycled. I do think a garden piano would be delightful, however; as a singer, I think making music out of doors ranks among the most pleasurable of summer activities as well (my group, Time & Tide, plays lots of farmers’ markets, boat festivals, and so forth). I hope you enjoy good weather during your trip to Scotland, which really does have a similar climate to mine (which as you may know is quite changeable and often less than delightful). Bon voyage!

Ann

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