Comments for Garden of Native Plants http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com Learn about native plant gardening Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:24:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on “Poppy Day” & Gophers by Kathy Vilim http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/poppy-day-gophers/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Kathy Vilim Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:24:05 +0000 http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/?p=960#comment-318 I gopher proof beds I plant in with chicken wire. It works great! But with natives here & there, you might not want to take the trouble of making the small basket. If not, then I’d recommend either planting daffodils, which they hate, next to your plant. Or, getting a trap & catching them to release into the wild. I don’t like to trap but a friend had great success with this. Once she trapped the first gopher, other gophers seemed to get “the word” and she was good after that. Try the gopher proofing first. I gopher proof beds I plant in with chicken wire. It works great! But with natives here & there, you might not want to take the trouble of making the small basket. If not, then I’d recommend either planting daffodils, which they hate, next to your plant. Or, getting a trap & catching them to release into the wild. I don’t like to trap but a friend had great success with this. Once she trapped the first gopher, other gophers seemed to get “the word” and she was good after that. Try the gopher proofing first.

]]> Comment on California Spring in a Native Plant Garden by Country Mouse http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/california-spring-in-a-native-plant-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Country Mouse Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:32:03 +0000 http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/?p=951#comment-311 Nice to visit a SoCal native garden - I have also never tried Woolly Blue Curls, maybe this fall I'll take the plunge! Your blooms are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm. I'm also on the path of learning about natives, and it is endlessly fascinating. Nice to visit a SoCal native garden – I have also never tried Woolly Blue Curls, maybe this fall I’ll take the plunge! Your blooms are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm. I’m also on the path of learning about natives, and it is endlessly fascinating.

]]> Comment on California Spring in a Native Plant Garden by Euan http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/california-spring-in-a-native-plant-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Euan Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:43:21 +0000 http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/?p=951#comment-310 oh I'm dead jealous of your Woolly Blue Curls. I bought seeds somes from the Theodore Payne Foundation last year and a grand total of heehaw (nada) even germinated. Everytime a see a pretty picture I feel the need to try again. Ok, I'm off to try again... oh I’m dead jealous of your Woolly Blue Curls. I bought seeds somes from the Theodore Payne Foundation last year and a grand total of heehaw (nada) even germinated. Everytime a see a pretty picture I feel the need to try again. Ok, I’m off to try again…

]]> Comment on California Spring in a Native Plant Garden by Barbara E http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/california-spring-in-a-native-plant-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Barbara E Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:44:37 +0000 http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/?p=951#comment-308 Clearly you have the magic touch for woolly bluecurls. They only last about 1 - 2 years in my garden... :~( And they are too expensive to treat like annuals. Oh well. Your garden looks beautiful! Clearly you have the magic touch for woolly bluecurls. They only last about 1 – 2 years in my garden… :~( And they are too expensive to treat like annuals. Oh well. Your garden looks beautiful!

]]> Comment on California Native Plant Society by Patt McDaniel http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/california-native-plant-society/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Patt McDaniel Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:49:45 +0000 http://www.gardenofnativeplants.com/?p=940#comment-304 Lorraine, Thanks for posting this! We are all very excited about this event and I am very much looking forward to hearing the speakers myself (and eating the food - mostly donated by local farmers!) Patt Lorraine,
Thanks for posting this! We are all very excited about this event and I am very much looking forward to hearing the speakers myself (and eating the food – mostly donated by local farmers!)

Patt

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