tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post6436261452820278771..comments2023-04-20T09:17:57.181-05:00Comments on Gatsbys Gardens: GroundcoversGatsbys Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-26189141572077247342010-03-10T15:16:44.503-06:002010-03-10T15:16:44.503-06:00The Vinca Blue dart is easier to manage because it...The Vinca Blue dart is easier to manage because it does not root as it spreads. It leafs out from the middle of the plant. I trim it in the spring and it seems to do fine. It is a little difficult to plant through it, but once another plant is in it comes up without a problem.<br /><br />My pachysandra "green sheen" is in a mostly shady spot (north side of house) little sun in pm. It is carefree, a little trim once in a while. My daughter has her pachysandra in quite a bit more sun and hers does fine.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-76798930289713772122010-03-10T12:15:16.271-06:002010-03-10T12:15:16.271-06:00Hi Eileen. I am another person that now stays away...Hi Eileen. I am another person that now stays away from vinca or myrtle. It is awful to get rid of if you decide to move it or change a bed out. Which I am famous for always moving stuff. LOL! It is good if you plan to leave it were it is and crowds out the weeds and evergreen.<br />I have a question about your Pachysandra. I had thought it would do in some shady areas I have. Is it invasive or easy to manage?<br />I may want to move it one day. LOL!<br />LonaLonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-39665336763537249492010-03-10T10:18:49.741-06:002010-03-10T10:18:49.741-06:00The "green sheen," is not widely availab...The "green sheen," is not widely available. I did order it online and it has done very well. It always looks wet which is very attractive in part shade.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-53972844913244137982010-03-10T09:23:30.627-06:002010-03-10T09:23:30.627-06:00Dear Eileen, This is another informative posting d...Dear Eileen, This is another informative posting drawing attention to the many benefits of good ground cover plants.<br /><br />Sweet Woodruff is, for me, an all time favourite and thrives very well in part shade. As for Pachysandra, this is a delightful plant and one which, for reasons I am unable to tell, is not so widely grown in Great Britain. I am afraid that mine is just the ordinary P. terminalis, but delightful nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-57450468050428715282010-03-10T08:51:38.092-06:002010-03-10T08:51:38.092-06:00Hi Larry,
I am having a scale problem with the eu...Hi Larry,<br /><br />I am having a scale problem with the euyonmous. I hope I odon't have to pull it because as you stated it is difficult to get out.<br /><br />I have been there with Lily of the Valley! Ajuga has grown into my grass at my previous house. However, in a contained area or with some of the newer varieties this is not as big of a problem.<br /><br />This newer Blue Dart variety of vinca is much easier to control because it does not root by runners, grows from the middle. So far I am doing well with this one.<br /><br />Blotanical is good to get started. The site is difficult to manage not always self-explanatory. Check out some local sites, like I belong to Chicago Gardeners and they post my blog. Check out about.com, all gardening sites (little red gadget at top of my blog - click).<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-32877027142512607222010-03-10T08:21:07.754-06:002010-03-10T08:21:07.754-06:00Good morning! I love sweet woodruff and find it ve...Good morning! I love sweet woodruff and find it very easy to remove when that becomes necessary. The vincas have a wonderful look, but a bit harder to take out as I did this past summer when I redid some areas. I particularly like Ralph Shugert which has leaves with a white edge... I left some in the garden. My experience with euonymus was unpleasant as it eventually got thuggish and tremendous task to remove. I've never tried pachsandra but do like the look. Ajuga doesn't get rampant here and I like it as well as do hummingbirds when it blooms. I have a dwarf variety in the rock garden which is really fun. My all time biggest nightmare however was two seasons ago when I had to remove lily of the valley in an area about 20 x 20. Every speck of soil had to be hand sifted to get out all the pips. It ended up being two weeks of work and two pickup loads of foliage and pips! <br /><br />I'm not getting too far on the Blotannical site... is there a resource for the ins and outs? I'm not finding it very intuitive... may just be me! LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-27195843365664979992010-03-10T08:06:35.565-06:002010-03-10T08:06:35.565-06:00I trim off the ends, but Blue Dart grows from the ...I trim off the ends, but Blue Dart grows from the middle not the runners so this does thicken it up quickly.<br /><br />Other varieties grow by runners rooting along as it grows. If you have one of these varieties I would just clip off any brown areas.Gatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-56783966030889232472010-03-10T07:55:59.728-06:002010-03-10T07:55:59.728-06:00I do have some of the Vinca,it is planted on a ver...I do have some of the Vinca,it is planted on a very steep slope and I am trying to encourage it to thicken up. How do you cut yours back?Deborah at KIlbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-28728242671252693422010-03-10T07:48:22.737-06:002010-03-10T07:48:22.737-06:00Thanks Dave, you could be right about the Vinca bu...Thanks Dave, you could be right about the Vinca but, supposedly, this variety is more controlled, growing out from the middled rather than rooting along the shoots. It does get pretty dense even here in zone 5 but not unconllable.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-70944538269132981112010-03-10T07:38:53.471-06:002010-03-10T07:38:53.471-06:00I really like the pachysandra and Sweet Woodruff b...I really like the pachysandra and Sweet Woodruff but I try to stay away from Vinca. It spreads fast down here!Davehttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.com