tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post7236983991916808816..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Is It Ugly, Fall, or My Paranoia?Benjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-3780663105575920382010-10-10T19:13:45.263-05:002010-10-10T19:13:45.263-05:00GG--Oh hey now, it's not anywhere near that go...GG--Oh hey now, it's not anywhere near that good!<br />Shyrlene--Glad to stoke you! Tall plants can work, yes yes yes. I do think it was the humidity since I'm seeing fungal spots on the sumac, willow, and sunflowers.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-55230180969860028152010-10-10T18:46:14.638-05:002010-10-10T18:46:14.638-05:00Benjamin - I am SO stoked after reading both this ...Benjamin - I am SO stoked after reading both this post and your 'tall plants' post! Since there is some synergy in our respective zones & prairie topography, I now have hope for "tall plants" in my newly created "South-by-Southwest" garden! <br /><br />Sorry about the Sumac - I was thisclose to purchasing a few of them this year, until the nursery worker told me Shyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-25759995987289698922010-10-09T20:31:49.058-05:002010-10-09T20:31:49.058-05:00It's beautiful Benjamin - looks like autumn on...It's beautiful Benjamin - looks like autumn on the prairie.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-65210022504200190502010-10-08T20:28:06.387-05:002010-10-08T20:28:06.387-05:00EE--Or a garden some small child would destroy.
MM...EE--Or a garden some small child would destroy.<br />MMD--Gardener's glasses? Are those like beer goggles? :) Thansk for wearing them.<br />CNC--I've let my paths become overgorwn this year, in the hope that the plants woudl store more energy and settle in more for next year's garden tour. I've tripped, gotten stung, spilled stuff as I wobble around things. Utility easement? Bah.<Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35293897653646227192010-10-08T16:39:39.718-05:002010-10-08T16:39:39.718-05:00It was such an intensely HOT and DRY summer...I th...It was such an intensely HOT and DRY summer...I think the autumn colors may be stunted in a lot of areas. The colors here are barely noticeable. I think your garden is doing what most gardens are doing this time of year. Sometimes the beauty is there but you are looking too hard for your pre-conceived notion of what you 'want' it to be. I say just enjoy it for what it is...a lovely, Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-64370206686374918582010-10-08T10:47:50.632-05:002010-10-08T10:47:50.632-05:00I don't think you're giving your garden th...I don't think you're giving your garden the credit it's due. I see many colors and lots of interest. Of course, I'm a lover of ornamental grasses, as well as the cover they provide (as you pointed out). I think your main disappointment is the lack of brilliant red/orange color from the sumac, which IS a shame. But your garden is definitely not ugly!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-46889218907386837722010-10-08T07:28:15.858-05:002010-10-08T07:28:15.858-05:00It looks enchanting, Benjamin, just how a fall pra...It looks enchanting, Benjamin, just how a fall prairie should look, to trained gardener eyes anyway. Might I suggest the aster Jindai? It stands straight and tall, no flopping whatsoever, and spreads nicely.<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-5309239910289106122010-10-08T07:05:56.567-05:002010-10-08T07:05:56.567-05:00I agree with the above posters that it looks lovel...I agree with the above posters that it looks lovely...but we do tend to be more critical of our own gardens, don't we. I'd be upset about the Sumac too, I'm hoping mine perks up for fall, it has struggled this year in the garden (not sure why). I'm hoping it was just settling in (being it's first full season in the garden) and will be robust next year. There's nothing scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-89323555807810168772010-10-07T21:43:53.062-05:002010-10-07T21:43:53.062-05:00Your garden looks like our utility easement with m...Your garden looks like our utility easement with more diversity. It would make the resident gardeners jealous. And it is fall. Things are tall, blowsy, floppy and extravagant. I'm coming to the notion that well groomed paths are the key to balance in the wild cultivated garden.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-4379172351715425082010-10-07T17:07:27.052-05:002010-10-07T17:07:27.052-05:00Gardens may be uglier than they appear, but I usua...Gardens may be uglier than they appear, but I usually have my gardener's glasses on and can overlook quite a bit. Your photos show a prairie garden in its autumn splendor, which is a mighty fine thing.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-2290873230440281412010-10-07T15:37:30.668-05:002010-10-07T15:37:30.668-05:00Not knowing what I am missing - it looks the sort ...Not knowing what I am missing - it looks the sort of garden a delighted small child would run into and explore for hours ;>)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-70147388425120434472010-10-07T12:47:44.424-05:002010-10-07T12:47:44.424-05:00Rob--I seem to, so far in year 1 with them, only h...Rob--I seem to, so far in year 1 with them, only had luck with small woodland or groundcover asters in my dry spots. <br />Victoria--Last year that sumac was so vivid, and I was excited for this year because it was three times as big. Then the leaves got spotted, and they started dropping from the ground up (as did a willwo tree which turns lovely yellow, or would have). I garden for winter Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-36295990136852890842010-10-07T12:15:56.686-05:002010-10-07T12:15:56.686-05:00It's GORGEOUS. And alive - I loved your bee vi...It's GORGEOUS. And alive - I loved your bee video. I know sumach fall foliage is spectacular - mine is just turning - but one of the pleasures of winter, I think, is to be able to appreciate the shapes of branches as well. Think of it as a sculpture, not a skeleton.Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-35412894525559086512010-10-07T12:13:47.892-05:002010-10-07T12:13:47.892-05:00Doesn't look ugly to me.
I look forward to th...Doesn't look ugly to me.<br /><br />I look forward to the Aster post.I've just planted 'Little Carlow', my first one which I hope can take it dry.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.com