tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post713096847578273235..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Buddleia PoemBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-10981419093175012002008-07-25T20:29:00.000-05:002008-07-25T20:29:00.000-05:00Oh, not now--don't want to lose the butterflies! W...Oh, not now--don't want to lose the butterflies! Wait till late winter to cut them to about 12". Sorry I wasn't clear--I'm a writer, but not a PERFECT one, for sure.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-9566277869510856472008-07-25T20:06:00.000-05:002008-07-25T20:06:00.000-05:00You mean....hack them back now? As in late July? ...You mean....hack them back now? As in late July? How long will they look hideous? At least a month, right?Pam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03397439327477925210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35371687336463247782008-07-25T17:45:00.000-05:002008-07-25T17:45:00.000-05:00Pam--Oh my, yes, hack them to the ground, or, to w...Pam--Oh my, yes, hack them to the ground, or, to within 12"; they will most certainly put on many, many feet over the summer without so much as a shrug. Yeah, if you just leave them be, that's trouble. Here in zone 5, they die back anyway, and cutting them to 12" is more an aesthetic thing.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-47454428019068810312008-07-25T16:58:00.000-05:002008-07-25T16:58:00.000-05:00I meant, of course,"Two nice small plants, one yel...I meant, of course,<BR/>"Two nice small plants, one yellow and one purple, that I PLANTED a year ago...."Pam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03397439327477925210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-76913322975505235702008-07-25T16:54:00.000-05:002008-07-25T16:54:00.000-05:00BV: sorry to say that I was indeed suggesting rem...BV: sorry to say that I was indeed suggesting removing them. But Peter's poem tells me that they will return. My problem isn't that they spread. It's that I have not yet figured out how to prune them. Two nice small plants, one yellow and one purple, that I a year ago and have pruned several times now have big, woody trunks. The bushes have grown huge, so huge that they are just plain ugly (Pam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03397439327477925210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-89216681335178170762008-07-24T17:50:00.000-05:002008-07-24T17:50:00.000-05:00Pam--I hope it gave you the courage to plant them,...Pam--I hope it gave you the courage to plant them, and not rip them out! I live in zone 5 nebraska, and never have a problem. (It's also my first year gardening.)Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-8366337751772566272008-07-24T16:57:00.000-05:002008-07-24T16:57:00.000-05:00Thanks. This poem just gave me the courage to do ...Thanks. This poem just gave me the courage to do what I've been thinking about all week. This is my first full year of gardening and it's one of several lessons I've learned the hard way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35180216974650927562008-07-21T13:00:00.000-05:002008-07-21T13:00:00.000-05:00Pam--You know, I've never had an issue with buddle...Pam--You know, I've never had an issue with buddleia. Maybe it's only in more temperate areas where it's invasive?<BR/>Robin--Weeds ARE wonderful. I have many in my garden, and would like many more, especially if they flower! <BR/>Kim--What happens when you leave your garden? That's the problem with gardens--they have to be tended. I'm thinking of just letting mine go and see what happens.<BR/>Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-21886864008656299532008-07-21T06:23:00.000-05:002008-07-21T06:23:00.000-05:00Yes! The gardener's dilemma!!! I've always been so...Yes! The gardener's dilemma!!! I've always been sorry I didn't have the guts to grow purple loosestrife and the hell with it. Thanks for sharing this! And anyway, when ARE you going to post one of your own poems?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-7875725401810368782008-07-20T16:59:00.000-05:002008-07-20T16:59:00.000-05:00I adore buddleia. Any buddleia. I like the deep pu...I adore buddleia. Any buddleia. I like the deep purple ones, the dark red ones, the white ones, those orangey-peachy ones, and the ones that grow in neglected guttering and brickwork. Can I get it to grow in my garden? Can I hell.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-9539693825698430182008-07-20T11:04:00.000-05:002008-07-20T11:04:00.000-05:00I have this relationship with a few plants... but ...I have this relationship with a few plants... but unlike Peter, I know that I will not be diligent enough (or I am afraid that I will not be diligent enough) to keep the thugs from reseeding. So I usually end up tearing them out--no reblooming love affairs for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-19270693716327429592008-07-20T07:18:00.000-05:002008-07-20T07:18:00.000-05:00Lovely. But it's okay to love a weed. Don't be shy...Lovely. But it's okay to love a weed. Don't be shy. Shout out your unconventional and politically incorrect love! <BR/><BR/>I love purslane! No...wait.<BR/><BR/>Robin<BR/>Gardening ExaminerRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-21002188812133355352008-07-19T23:02:00.000-05:002008-07-19T23:02:00.000-05:00Oh, it's wisteria here for me. It's horrid - but ...Oh, it's wisteria here for me. It's horrid - but when it blooms in the spring, I forgive it of all it's past sins - and just enjoy the fragrance.<BR/><BR/>Nice to come here and find this - thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com