tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post5535150931302959167..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Maple, Dogwood, CardinalsBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-21681172837658393842007-11-29T22:14:00.001-06:002007-11-29T22:14:00.001-06:00Katie,Hopefully we'll get a storm this weekend and...Katie,<BR/>Hopefully we'll get a storm this weekend and that dogwood will glow!Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-76078288999729505662007-11-29T22:14:00.000-06:002007-11-29T22:14:00.000-06:00Annie,Thanks for the tip; I enjoyed those pics ove...Annie,<BR/>Thanks for the tip; I enjoyed those pics over at Muck. I usually don't baby my plants so much, but for this one I make an exception. Especially because I bought it for $60, otherwise I couldn't afford a Japanese maple.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-20197064677996209192007-11-29T10:57:00.000-06:002007-11-29T10:57:00.000-06:00Good luck with the Japanese maple, Benjamin - I co...Good luck with the Japanese maple, Benjamin - I couldn't keep them alive in IL back in the mid-to-late eighties, but there were some record cold years in that stretch of time. <BR/><BR/>I saw another IL gardener use a chicken wire surround filled with dry leaves. She may have put a top on the wire cylinder to keep the leaves dry - it was a long time ago!<BR/><BR/>Did you see Ki's current post at Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-66047847389609410002007-11-27T23:05:00.000-06:002007-11-27T23:05:00.000-06:00Cool dogwood! I've always wanted one like that. ...Cool dogwood! I've always wanted one like that. I'm sure it looks mighty awesome in the snow.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071261767244278953noreply@blogger.com