tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post2820930796501313938..comments2023-04-20T09:17:57.181-05:00Comments on Gatsbys Gardens: Are You A Deadheader?Gatsbys Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-45543463196522831802011-07-30T06:54:26.290-05:002011-07-30T06:54:26.290-05:00I'm embarrased to say I don't know how to ...I'm embarrased to say I don't know how to deadhead a lot of flowers and what needs deadheading for rebloom. You mentioned taking the fuzzies off the clematis for rebloom..can you explain and demostrate that more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-54387770384377974802010-06-24T10:20:39.377-05:002010-06-24T10:20:39.377-05:00Linda, that's interesting about Happy Returns....Linda, that's interesting about Happy Returns. I will watch this year and see if I get more than a few blooms the second time around.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-71329279967136764022010-06-24T09:09:11.279-05:002010-06-24T09:09:11.279-05:00Dedicated selective deadheader here Eileen. Like ...Dedicated selective deadheader here Eileen. Like you, I deadhead the rebloomers and the messy-looking stuff. I tend to be meticulous, and enjoy deadheading and the results.<br /><br />I leave blooms on a lot of our natives and some cultivars for bird food, self-seeding and seed collecting/sharing. Some spent blooms remain attractive in their dried form and are left intact in our garden.<br /><br />Most years, Happy Returns daylilies bloom almost nonstop in a border here with regular deadheading. Typically they rest 2-3 weeks between bloom periods. Last year they bloomed continuously.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-78663993513366698792010-06-23T05:59:27.025-05:002010-06-23T05:59:27.025-05:00Catherine, what is even nicer abount Comtesse is t...Catherine, what is even nicer abount Comtesse is that it is a type 3, and you just cut it to the ground each spring. Storms here again today!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-15742168148031390642010-06-23T00:05:58.607-05:002010-06-23T00:05:58.607-05:00I'm hit or miss with the deadheading. It depe...I'm hit or miss with the deadheading. It depends on how much time I have. I do try to deadhead the roses at least. I'm glad to know that about the 'Comtesse' since I just planted it last year and am hoping to get some blooms from it soon.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-79527311405388705222010-06-22T23:08:11.125-05:002010-06-22T23:08:11.125-05:00All of your flowers look amazing!All of your flowers look amazing!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-49747540974401607092010-06-22T19:51:10.680-05:002010-06-22T19:51:10.680-05:00Jean, I am with you, Comtesse De Bouchard is close...Jean, I am with you, Comtesse De Bouchard is close to blooming throughout the season, not as prolific, but still an all season bloomer.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-12595020705944763322010-06-22T19:04:54.558-05:002010-06-22T19:04:54.558-05:00Your gardens look amazing! I'm not real good a...Your gardens look amazing! I'm not real good about dead heading. Thanks for all the tips! I would love to find the clematis that blooms continuously. JeanJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582928041599976211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-5575851284437825362010-06-22T18:58:06.709-05:002010-06-22T18:58:06.709-05:00Lona, I can't believe you also do this deadhea...Lona, I can't believe you also do this deadheading thing when you are out and about. I have done this for years in malls, planters up in town, etc., always chided about it by my family.<br /><br />It drives me crazy to see plants unattended!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-87408022155092804452010-06-22T18:52:14.574-05:002010-06-22T18:52:14.574-05:00Hi Eileen. I am always deadheading unless it is to...Hi Eileen. I am always deadheading unless it is to keep a few on for the seeds. I even find myself deadheading when I am walking around shops where they grow flowers outdoors in the landscaping. LOL! I do it without thinking. I worked in retail for so many years and was constantly picking things up and straightening and when I go into other stores I find myself picking things up there too. LOL! My daughter tells me "Mom, your not working anymore".<br /><br />I just love your Chinesis Pumila astilbe. Gorgeous! I love its fat plumes of blooms.I also love the Meadow Bright echinacea. Your beds are so pretty girl.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-56562020887231374262010-06-22T14:43:22.217-05:002010-06-22T14:43:22.217-05:00Becca, I don't think I will be out there eithe...Becca, I don't think I will be out there either. WIth all the rain we have had and temps near 90, the humidity is a killer.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-75723991800871229602010-06-22T13:52:46.620-05:002010-06-22T13:52:46.620-05:00I have to admit that I do not deadhead regular eno...I have to admit that I do not deadhead regular enough. I cut back my Johnsons Blue Geranium down to the ground and now have a lot of new growth and is looking fuller. I find it hard to do much this time of year when our temps are so HOT. I break a sweat under the AC this time of year. That is no excuse though. Your Gaillardias and Campanulas are stunning together. Hope you have a great day. BeccBecca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-55534522764046238782010-06-22T12:35:01.157-05:002010-06-22T12:35:01.157-05:00It's quite a job, Edith, to keep up with it, b...It's quite a job, Edith, to keep up with it, but it is always worth it to have fresh foliage and new blooms.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-70877147616223629782010-06-22T10:20:01.316-05:002010-06-22T10:20:01.316-05:00Dear Eileen, Such useful advice. Like you, I am a ...Dear Eileen, Such useful advice. Like you, I am a great believer in removing all dead heads and, like you, will axe a plant to nothing in order to have fresh new foliage and the possibility of further blooms. In my experience, it never fails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-51893772667105412502010-06-22T09:26:35.704-05:002010-06-22T09:26:35.704-05:00Thanks Tootsie,
I don't like doing deadheadin...Thanks Tootsie,<br /><br />I don't like doing deadheading either. It is much easier with the plants you can just cut to the ground.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-27364250249975312622010-06-22T09:19:41.453-05:002010-06-22T09:19:41.453-05:00I hate deadheading!! (well almost as much as weedi...I hate deadheading!! (well almost as much as weeding) lol<br />I do and I don't ...the geraniums...dahlias...yea...sometimes marigolds...but usually don't get time to do everything..so a firm blast of water deadheads the petunias...<br />I know it's good for the gardens...but I just do not like it at all! lol<br />great post today..hope to see you friday!Tootsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313167135644565141noreply@blogger.com