Hallson Gardens

Oh I have a good recipe for tasty nuts too! A friend of mine from work brought in a crock pot filled 3/4 of the way with mixed nut- all kinds- use anything you want. Then add a 1/2 stick to 1 whole stick of butter and one package of chili mix. It was very good! You leave it in the crock pot on warm ...

I really enjoy reading and rereading the pair of books Continuous Color and Continuous Bloom by Pam Duthie. I also love Tracy DeSabato Aust's The Well-Designed Mixed Garden. Beautiful book!

Bloom, I have quite a bit of info in b-fly gardening. I present lectures on the subject. I can send you what I have just email me.

No one else wants to address this, then I will. Yellow loosestrife is very invaisive :eek: in the right conditions. Not even the heavy clay soil mine is growing in can hold it back. If you want to erradicate it, use Round up or make sure you dig out every centimeter of root because it regenerates fr...

Best product I have ever used on creeping charlie is Weed Out, by Ferti Lome. It takes about 3 applications but it doesn't come back. Planting time after application is about 7-10 days, depending on rain and how fast it washes out of the top layers of soil. It will kill all broad leaf weeds and orna...

Oh thanks Jay!!! I will try it. The nutsedge is mixed with my perennials so round up is risky but i can brush it on.

Whoa Nelly! Those violets can be invaisive! The reason why they alwasys come back is because 2-4-D won't kill the seeds and they spread far because the seed pod opens and they are shot out just like a cannon. I try to dig out they few I have, however I also have sentimental reasons for keeping just ...

Down with the chameleon plant! I hate it and pull at it every year! This year I may brush on round-up. I am wondering if I will regret planting Campanula 'Chettle Charm'....let you know later. I did get a plant i didn't ask for once. I bought seeds at the big K (you know who's seed line) it was supp...

Well I looked out and saw the snow this morning and was a little concerned. I didn't cover a thing! I only brought all my pots and seedlings in the garage. Luckily there was no carnage, no verdant armagedon. Mother nature is tricky that way...i believe most plants can take one or two frosts. Unless ...

Fergy, I thought that was you as soon as I saw the first picture! Again, beautiful pix. See you at the next meeting! Dolly

Oh I love your Hepatica! I planted some last year, I cannot wait to see if they are lavender or white when they bloom!

Snowcrazed...I have done both the lasagne and the tiller method last season. Since we live so close give me a call and I will show you what to do. Both the roundup and lasagne method work really well but like the the others mentioned- it all depends on how fast you want to be planting. I do the laye...

Chris I have had this plant in my garden for 2 seasons and it is still in the same place only it's slightly larger. I am in Z5 and have no problem with it over wintering. It does not grow fast enough to be used as a gc in my opinion. It is a really nice edger for a tiny raised bed that I have. I thi...

So... I have had Mertensia, Virginia blue bells in my garden for 3 years now and I am getting a little concerned.

I get nice blue-green foliage and have never had a bloom. Does this plant need to mature first?

Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks, Dolly

In fact I think LG has pix of Clara Curtis above:)

Dendranthema rubellum 'Clara Curtis' this is the hardiest mum for zone five- very pretty pale pink blooms- I think a few of the above pix were of this little gem. I can also tell you one thing to look for in the fall mums are basal leaves in fall- if they make a clump of baby leaves at the base of t...

Oh my are those quilts fantastic! I just love them! Good Job!

My kingdom for somewhere warmer than zone 5!

Oh you are sooo lucky to have beautiful things blooming in the winter. What zone are you? Love your pix- makes me look forward to spring

Ok here it is- but remember I hava a small city lot with only 2000sqft of mixed sun/shade gardens so I am proud of the variety I have, small as it is :D My favorites hostas are the fragrant varieties, I collected quite a few in '04- I marked them below * Aphrodite * August Moon Blue Cadet Blue Ice ...