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  1. errol

    moving peoni plants

    Ron, how much should they be trimed back? and again, I thank everyone for the quick replies. I am pretty darn green at some of this gardening!
  2. errol

    moving peoni plants

    I have 2 peoni plants that I would like tro move to a better location. they were started last yr from tubers (I think) And this yr one had 2 blooms (white) which was a very good size bloom. But I think they should have more sun then they are now getting. and they seem to be sitting where it...
  3. errol

    garden paths

    Creeping Thyme sounds like what I would need! I guess it would spread fast and take hold. I think I would want it started on both edges and just let it grow between thepavers. thanks alot for your input! Sometimes I see plants in other peoples garden that I like but dont know the name. So I try...
  4. errol

    garden paths

    ok I will be finishing the tobacco stick fence up end of week. Now I need some advise from any of you because I know most all of you have years of garden experience over me! I started building garden paths today. right now I just laid the pavers on the grass untill a few days later I will dig...
  5. errol

    tobacco stick fence

    thank you everyone for the nice comments! Lisa831, I have cut many a stck of tobacco. I always did the spiking, could spike fast as 2 men could cut. but thats been along time ago!! I was born and raised in ky on my dads farm. hard work I can tell ya! I was raised in Simpson county ky. We milked...
  6. errol

    tobacco stick fence

    ok, I know many of you probably never heard of a tobacco stick! But I have sure handled alot of them in my younger days on my dads farm. they are just a stick, usually oak, hickory that when cutting tobacco time, the tobacco is spiked and hung on the sticks to dry.. anyways I found some old hand...
  7. errol

    Rhododendron

    thank you everyone! the plant look really good until 3 days ago. I'm thinking I did something wrong. A friend told me that peat moss was a good mulch for these kind of plants, so last week thats what I did. Then later I read where peat used as a mulch would not let water through to the roots...
  8. errol

    Rhododendron

    It seems the leaves on one of my rhododendrons are kinda drooping. there are no yellow or brown leaves, they are still very green and making next years buds. the 1st 2 pictures are of the one in question. the 3rd is the other plant but the leaves are turned upward some or straight. both plants...
  9. errol

    New flowers blooming in my gardens

    Maggie, your flowers look awsome!! I know it takes alot of work to have a garden that beautiful! Gives a new gardener like me courage! thanks for sharing. Errol
  10. errol

    beds started

    these are some of the flower beds started since end of may this yr. So maybe everything will look better next yr. Also I bought some "glad" bulbs at dollar general store today but it says plant in april-may. What to do with them now? I couldn't pass up the deal, I bought 2 packs of 12 each...for...
  11. errol

    mum bed & Iris's

    Crabbergirl, I did not get any plans on line although I did look at several little house plans. I just designed my own plan. total heated space is 635 square foot with an additional 12x16 ft screen in porch. makes for a nice evening or early morning relaxing without all the bugs! I have only one...
  12. errol

    mum bed & Iris's

    thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions! I just bought 3/4 acre in middle tn a couple yrs ago , and after building a small "cottage" of 635 square foot, I am just starting to do some landscaping. The property already had 2 crabapple trees, a bradford pear tree. So we have lots of...
  13. errol

    mum bed & Iris's

    Since I live in middle tn, I planted a mum bed last week and its doing well. 2 days ago I divided my Bearded Iris's and decided to plant a few between the mums. I figured that way I would have beautiful color now onto in the fall of this year, then hopefully color in next spring from the iris's...
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