tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post2983945502666044112..comments2023-10-19T08:00:23.454-04:00Comments on Gotta Garden: CamelliasGotta Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-69648803936742791942007-01-28T14:36:00.000-05:002007-01-28T14:36:00.000-05:00Thanks, Carol! It is such a work in progress for ...Thanks, Carol! It is such a work in progress for me....I will try the cutting and pasting because I just know there has to be a better way than just letting them fall willynilly! <br /><br />I attempted my first bit of that with the Green Thumb Sunday....although I did use a remote host...I'm not sure how else to do that, come to think of it. So much to learn!Gotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-78884393372598725222007-01-27T09:40:00.000-05:002007-01-27T09:40:00.000-05:00Here in zone 5, I dare not even think about camell...Here in zone 5, I dare not even think about camellias, but they are lovely and quite loved it seems by the gardeners who do grow them.<br /><br />(On the pictures, there is a way to move them around if you switch the edit mode to see the HTML code. Then you can cut and paste the code for the pictures to other sections of the post. Or just remember that the uploaded picture always goes to the topCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-936845219428844132007-01-26T10:34:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:34:00.000-05:00Hi ki: Oh, do give it a try! The two I have are ...Hi ki: Oh, do give it a try! The two I have are Chuck Hayes and Kleims Hardy, both reputed to be among the hardier of gardenias. I believe there are a couple more on the market now also. <br /><br />Here's the deal. Site them carefully. After the first winter, I thought they were goners. Both died back to the roots...but they did spring back (be patient). No blooms that year. After the Gotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-69478933903797184952007-01-25T09:36:00.000-05:002007-01-25T09:36:00.000-05:00Ah, now I envy you even more "Actually, I do grow ...Ah, now I envy you even more "Actually, I do grow gardenias...lol...I have two". <br /><br />We bought several gardenias at our supermarket-of all places- but they barely bloom let alone thrive, indoors. And they barely have a scent. Since Arbor day has upgraded our planting zone to 7 I may be tempted to try the hardiest gardenia I can find. But I think it would be an excercise in frustration.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-45599664554770992912007-01-24T19:40:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:40:00.000-05:00....if I could only spell...some days, better than.......if I could only spell...some days, better than others...sasanquas!Gotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-64703183388241624732007-01-24T19:37:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:37:00.000-05:00Well hi, ki! Thanks for your comments! I think s...Well hi, ki! Thanks for your comments! I think sansanquas are coming along these days, better than ever...but, I agree the queens are still probably the japonicas.<br /><br />Acutally, I do grow gardenias...lol...I have two and I actually posted a picture of the first bloom on my Chuck Hayes back in July. I'm hoping for wonderful things this year (it will be the third winter for both)....sleepGotta Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858358103234856020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571073.post-72821801293205650132007-01-23T16:36:00.000-05:002007-01-23T16:36:00.000-05:00I have a sasanqua and a japonica. The japonica was...I have a sasanqua and a japonica. The japonica was much more showy with thick petals and huge boss of stamens or is it pistils can't remember which? The sasanqua is charming but the japonica is a much more substantial bloom which I prefer. I can barely grow them in NJ so I envy you. Good luck with the camellias. Now it would be something if you could grow gardenias.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.com