tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post5313287423682924675..comments2023-10-14T14:55:44.785-04:00Comments on Barbara's Garden Chronicles: Onto each Garden Writers Association event, some rain must fall....Barbarapchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-63644432289962149232015-07-27T12:54:29.877-04:002015-07-27T12:54:29.877-04:00Looking forward to seeing your Atlantic province g...Looking forward to seeing your Atlantic province garden photos Jennifer! Hope all is well with your family and that this lovely dry warm spell follows you to the coast. Take good care. B.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-59577163422953301992015-07-26T22:23:08.998-04:002015-07-26T22:23:08.998-04:00I had such a nice time too. I love the shot of you...I had such a nice time too. I love the shot of you and Marnie peaking through her tomatoes. I never did make it over to the greenhouse somehow. <br />We got up on Saturday and spent a couple of hours at Marnie's. Then we went to the Famer's Market (a bit sad) and had lunch in downtown Bracebridge. In the afternoon, we went to the craft show. Didn't buy much, but it is always fun to look. <br />I never did make it back to Kathy and Peter's to take any pictures or to the Artful Garden. Sunday was spent with Harold's sister in Barrie. All in all we had a wonderful weekend.<br />Off home to Nova Scotia in a week to check on my folks. Can hardly wait!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-81871217950191406472015-07-24T17:56:24.511-04:002015-07-24T17:56:24.511-04:00Marnie responds:
They are not in raised beds and ...Marnie responds:<br /><br />They are not in raised beds and Kathy is correct that they like good drainage. The bed where I have the most verbascum has a ditch behind it that helps with the poor drainage in my garden. I have found though that they seed themselves with such abandon that a few always find dry spots here and there around the garden.<br />MarnieBarbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-50415468193297306022015-07-24T12:30:18.781-04:002015-07-24T12:30:18.781-04:00Hi Kathy,
The area is so very rocky that once the ...Hi Kathy,<br />The area is so very rocky that once the water is out of there in the late spring, the conditions are ideal. It is a really unique growing situation - I'm thinking that the plants are pretty well dormant (and frozen) during the mucky period - I've certainly lost the crowns of mine when they start to grow, then freeze. But you know.....now I'm thinking, I'll ask Marnie too! So nice to know the gardener. B.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-4804372937923400302015-07-23T22:04:20.743-04:002015-07-23T22:04:20.743-04:00The first garden, that you said was swampy, and al...The first garden, that you said was swampy, and also grew a lot of verbascums? I thought verbascums needed freely draining soil. Were hers in a raised bed?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.com