Comments on: 5 Favorite Flowers For The Garden

By: Angie Rose

Angie Rose — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 19:44:08 +0000

Every single flower you mentioned is on my list of favorites! I live in a similar area that isn't really the country, but surrounded by farms. I garden in zone 6a as well! I'm so excited to see my peonies bloom late this spring. I try to add a new color or variety every year. I LOVE Black-eyed Susan vines. I'm always surprised that a large amount of gardeners don't know about it/plant it. It's so beautiful! I have yet to make the jump and add some Limelight hydrangeas, but I'm starting to think this just might be the year! Excited to follow your gorgeous garden this season!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:34:09 +0000

In reply to Vickie. You need to move south. We'll call you daFloridian!

By: Vickie

Vickie — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:55:31 +0000

I love Black Eyed Susan vine, too, because it covers up part of my ugly burgundy fence. And limelight hydrangeas are my new favorite, too. I used to favor Annabelle, but too many times heavy rains have broken the big flowers and I'm left with nothing but greens. I'm looking forward to your gardening series, even though we're still under snow cover.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:27:41 +0000

I love the photo of your Peonies. My mom and grandma used to grow them. I've never given growing them a try.

My friend a few years ago lost most of her vegetable garden to a rabbit who kept nibbling, well actually devouring her garden. She had to replant three times that year. I battle slugs mainly for my vegetable plants but we do have coyotes, raccoons, squirrels and owls in our neighborhood but luckily they leave the garden alone for the most part. I look forward to following along with you this gardening season.

By: Michelle Marine

Michelle Marine — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:00:49 +0000

Pam, your flowers are just beautiful and since I need all the help I can get in the flowering department, I'm looking forward to following along! 🙂

By: Jami

Jami — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:58:07 +0000

Oh my gosh, I love all these, too, Pam and finally had my first great experience with Black-eyed Susan vine last year after trying many years to grow it in pots (it never really made it through dry,hot August) - turns out in our garden what it wanted was to be planted in the ground! Kindred spirits 🙂

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 21:42:35 +0000

In reply to Annie. Well, it should grow in zone 5. Or 6. Whatever you're calling yourself these days :) It would grow as an annual though, I think you have to be zone 9 and up for it to be a perennial. Glad to have you around!

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:34:59 +0000

Never been here before, but plan to stay for Tuesdays in The Garden. I'm in the garden every day, dawn 'til dark, but I will have lunch with you on Tuesdays without fail. I grow every plant you listed with the exception of plumbago, which I have been trying to find without success. I have long admired it, but thought it was a warm zone shrub since I'd only seen them in CA. I live in a climate similar to yours - northeast WA, zone 5. I hear we've been upgraded to zone 6 - how can they do that?? Anything blue in the garden is always welcome. If you find a snake remedy, please let us know.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:18:26 +0000

In reply to dee. It should be available there I would think. Did you see that a few of the other girls are from Oregon? An Oregon Cottage (duh) and Frugal Family Home that I know of.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:14:59 +0000

In reply to chris aka monkey. My mom actually used to have a vine climbing up and covering a window in the bathroom. I think it was sweet pea. I just remember it smelling good which is always a plus in the bathroom.