tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post5348950107340719265..comments2023-10-15T06:33:56.759-07:00Comments on Gardening Turned Up to Eleven: Weekend Gardening - 5/7/2017Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-62471393981156612822017-06-04T14:05:56.797-07:002017-06-04T14:05:56.797-07:00Thank you! i may do a blog post asking for advice ...Thank you! i may do a blog post asking for advice on pruning this one - the lowest branch needs to go, but it's more than 10% of the tree at this point... (plus i'm always scared to prune because i think i will kill it! :) )Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-85996994763897050732017-05-28T17:55:17.119-07:002017-05-28T17:55:17.119-07:00I couldn't tell, but makes sense - Desert Muse...I couldn't tell, but makes sense - Desert Museum PVs do well here! Yes, I would slowly limb it up and especially take out crossing branches and those too low. Probably prune no more than 10% now with summer ahead, then prune up to another 10% Labor Day-ish?David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-71614125545944209082017-05-14T20:21:10.187-07:002017-05-14T20:21:10.187-07:00Thanks David! That's a 'desert museum'...Thanks David! That's a 'desert museum', and I've been thinking about cutting off the lower branch to limb it up a bit. What do you think?Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-9589854555827196112017-05-14T20:19:27.117-07:002017-05-14T20:19:27.117-07:00The epilobium doesn't want to grow anywhere ot...The epilobium doesn't want to grow anywhere other than that particular planting bed... And yes, the rain has definitely helped! I'm hoping we might also keep this cooler weather for a while. Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-29276224820297213592017-05-14T20:16:28.126-07:002017-05-14T20:16:28.126-07:00Thank you! happy plants and happy gardener too :) ...Thank you! happy plants and happy gardener too :) Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-33648881457762899792017-05-14T13:03:43.384-07:002017-05-14T13:03:43.384-07:00Looking good, including your slope filling in. Wha...Looking good, including your slope filling in. What kind of Palo Verde do you have?David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-35600575916861993192017-05-08T10:57:29.606-07:002017-05-08T10:57:29.606-07:00It looks as though your garden too is realizing th...It looks as though your garden too is realizing the positive influence of our heavier-than-usual winter rains, Renee. Everything looks great! It's funny how different ground covers behave from zone to zone. I've had difficulty getting Epilobium to survive here, much less spread.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545670869571990833.post-91951763675531542102017-05-08T07:55:33.971-07:002017-05-08T07:55:33.971-07:00WOW! It really is looking fantastic, so much growt...WOW! It really is looking fantastic, so much growth, blooms...happy plants.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com