I live in zone 5 and I'm wonting to know what are the best spring flowers for attracting wildlife like: Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Spring flowers...?
Here is a whole bunch of plants that grow in your zone
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg...
And here is what attracts the butterfly's:
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/gardenin...
Reply:Butterfly bush, orange butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa), garden phlox, sweet pea, cone flowers, trumpet vine (this gets heavy and can really take over), cardinal flower, asters, delphinium, liatris, and Russian sage. These are just a few of the great plants in our zone
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Sunday, November 15, 2009
Planning my garden for spring - would it be ok to move an established Lilac bush or simply plant a new one?
I have a large garden with some spring bulb flowers, planning on some Glads, and would like to establish some flowering bushs - a portion of this garden gets full sun and about 1/3 is afternoon shade.
Planning my garden for spring - would it be ok to move an established Lilac bush or simply plant a new one?
You can move your established bushes in any month that has an R in it as long as the ground can be dug. Since lilacs establish their bloom buds the year before you will lose those blooms, and 3 years or longer you won't see any blooms. Just depends on how hard the transplant was to your bushes. I would say that fall is a better time than spring to move these plants based on experience, because they begin to prepare for the long rest period of winter and begin to go dormant. Spring they begin to put their energy into growth and can be shocked terribly. Hope this helps
Reply:Hi:
How old is your Lilac bush? I usually recommend to my clients to be careful after the plant has been established in the ground for over three to five years. The main concern when transplanting is you don't want to destroy the mother root. I will link you to the landscape article section of my website as there is a page on properly transplanting shrubs.
When planning your spring garden, make sure you take the time to properly plan - prep - and plant. I will also link you to my plan page as there may be some tips to help you with your spring garden.
I will also link you to the site map as this page has everything that is on the website. Browse through and see if you can get more information that may be useful to you in your upcoming project or any other landscape project.
Good luck to you and if you need some further suggestions on your transplanting or spring garden, feel free to contact me at the website. Have a great day!
Kimberly
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Reply:Lilac is usually quite resilient. We took one - about 6-7ft tall - which some builders had yanked out of a neighbour's driveway and planted it in our garden and watered it a lot - and it has survived.
If you dig it up now (or before it comes into leaf) and try to save as much root as possible and also make sure it is really well watered for the next few months it should be ok.
Reply:best time to move it is now, while dormant. less shock that way.
Reply:Trouble with moving a lilac is that you have to cut them back in order for them to survive, and an established one is difficult to move at best. Once they are cut back, somtimes it takes 5-7 yrs before they grow new wood to bloom again.
I would just get a new one at a nursery, you can get one of the pretty new varieties or a Korean lilac, something different from the one you already have. Try a summer lilac (vitex) for a bit of a different look and a different bloom time, or a Carlessi viburnum for a wonderful scent with white flower clusters.
Reply:You could leave the lilac where it is and when it sends out the suckers later in the season you can move them. This way you're not risking losing the mature plant until you've established new parts of it. If there's no sentimental attachment, just get a new one from a local nursery when they're available.
Reply:Sure you can, but I'd wait until spring. Here is a site that tells you every thing you need to know about transplanting lilac bushes.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/lilac/transp...
Good Luck
Planning my garden for spring - would it be ok to move an established Lilac bush or simply plant a new one?
You can move your established bushes in any month that has an R in it as long as the ground can be dug. Since lilacs establish their bloom buds the year before you will lose those blooms, and 3 years or longer you won't see any blooms. Just depends on how hard the transplant was to your bushes. I would say that fall is a better time than spring to move these plants based on experience, because they begin to prepare for the long rest period of winter and begin to go dormant. Spring they begin to put their energy into growth and can be shocked terribly. Hope this helps
Reply:Hi:
How old is your Lilac bush? I usually recommend to my clients to be careful after the plant has been established in the ground for over three to five years. The main concern when transplanting is you don't want to destroy the mother root. I will link you to the landscape article section of my website as there is a page on properly transplanting shrubs.
When planning your spring garden, make sure you take the time to properly plan - prep - and plant. I will also link you to my plan page as there may be some tips to help you with your spring garden.
I will also link you to the site map as this page has everything that is on the website. Browse through and see if you can get more information that may be useful to you in your upcoming project or any other landscape project.
Good luck to you and if you need some further suggestions on your transplanting or spring garden, feel free to contact me at the website. Have a great day!
Kimberly
http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.c...
http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.c...
http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.c...
Reply:Lilac is usually quite resilient. We took one - about 6-7ft tall - which some builders had yanked out of a neighbour's driveway and planted it in our garden and watered it a lot - and it has survived.
If you dig it up now (or before it comes into leaf) and try to save as much root as possible and also make sure it is really well watered for the next few months it should be ok.
Reply:best time to move it is now, while dormant. less shock that way.
Reply:Trouble with moving a lilac is that you have to cut them back in order for them to survive, and an established one is difficult to move at best. Once they are cut back, somtimes it takes 5-7 yrs before they grow new wood to bloom again.
I would just get a new one at a nursery, you can get one of the pretty new varieties or a Korean lilac, something different from the one you already have. Try a summer lilac (vitex) for a bit of a different look and a different bloom time, or a Carlessi viburnum for a wonderful scent with white flower clusters.
Reply:You could leave the lilac where it is and when it sends out the suckers later in the season you can move them. This way you're not risking losing the mature plant until you've established new parts of it. If there's no sentimental attachment, just get a new one from a local nursery when they're available.
Reply:Sure you can, but I'd wait until spring. Here is a site that tells you every thing you need to know about transplanting lilac bushes.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/lilac/transp...
Good Luck
Are there only spring flowering bulbs?
Is autumn the only time you can plant bulbs.
Are there only spring flowering bulbs?
In Britain there are flowering plants which grow from bulbs for just about every time of year, from January through to late Autumn. There are many specialist bulb catalogues which sell all the varieties you could ever want, and a Google search will tell you their names.
All bulbs can be planted dry, but there are a number which do slightly better when planted "in the green", that is with some green growth and live roots attached. The catalogues will tell you which varieties prefer this.
Planting times vary according to the flowering times. Spring bulbs are usually planted in the Autumn; late summer bulbs are usually planted in the Spring, and so on.
Are there only spring flowering bulbs?
In Britain there are flowering plants which grow from bulbs for just about every time of year, from January through to late Autumn. There are many specialist bulb catalogues which sell all the varieties you could ever want, and a Google search will tell you their names.
All bulbs can be planted dry, but there are a number which do slightly better when planted "in the green", that is with some green growth and live roots attached. The catalogues will tell you which varieties prefer this.
Planting times vary according to the flowering times. Spring bulbs are usually planted in the Autumn; late summer bulbs are usually planted in the Spring, and so on.
Looking for spring flowers to make age group 3/5 paper/card and easy to make?
You can make flowers with round coffee filters. Spread them out and put drops of colored water, or use water color paints, on the filter. then gather up and tie a ribbon, or use a bread wrapper tie.
See illustrated instructions below:
Looking for spring flowers to make age group 3/5 paper/card and easy to make?
If you're talking about making flowers with children, try tissue paper and pipe cleaners...they're 3-d and you can put them in a vase. just take a piece of tissue paper or a few, fold it into a square and wrap the pipe cleaner around the closed corner. fluff it out and you can even glue "leaves" to it
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See illustrated instructions below:
Looking for spring flowers to make age group 3/5 paper/card and easy to make?
If you're talking about making flowers with children, try tissue paper and pipe cleaners...they're 3-d and you can put them in a vase. just take a piece of tissue paper or a few, fold it into a square and wrap the pipe cleaner around the closed corner. fluff it out and you can even glue "leaves" to it
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What is the most fragrant spring flower for inside the house?
Lilac =)
What is the most fragrant spring flower for inside the house?
I think it would be the lilac. They smell beautiful when they are out on the bush. You open your windows and your whole house can smell like lilacs.
Reply:Jasmine,it's beautiful.
Reply:Jasmine
Reply:Great site, you will find your ans. here, plus much more!
Reply:rose/lavender/angelflowers
Reply:Lilacs!
Reply:Spring flower. I would say Hyacinths. Lillacs are nice but they are a late spring/early summer flower. Roses are a summer flower.
Reply:Hyacinths. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH they are very fragarant and Little Cat tells me they taste good. LOL
If you go into a store, you can smell hyancinths a few feet away from where they are at and the SMELL SO GOOD. I love Lilacs too,Hyancinths are much more fragarant though.
Reply:mmmmmm... moonflowers! their scientific name is Datura, and they look and smell like a little piece of heaven! they're my favorite flower, and, as the name implies, they bloom at night. i am a gardener, and would definitely recomend this flower, indoors or out!
Reply:hyacinths bulbs for inside and outside...the perfume is
fantastic
Reply:lavender or rose
Reply:definately lilacs; there are an array of colors to choose from also.
What is the most fragrant spring flower for inside the house?
I think it would be the lilac. They smell beautiful when they are out on the bush. You open your windows and your whole house can smell like lilacs.
Reply:Jasmine,it's beautiful.
Reply:Jasmine
Reply:Great site, you will find your ans. here, plus much more!
Reply:rose/lavender/angelflowers
Reply:Lilacs!
Reply:Spring flower. I would say Hyacinths. Lillacs are nice but they are a late spring/early summer flower. Roses are a summer flower.
Reply:Hyacinths. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH they are very fragarant and Little Cat tells me they taste good. LOL
If you go into a store, you can smell hyancinths a few feet away from where they are at and the SMELL SO GOOD. I love Lilacs too,Hyancinths are much more fragarant though.
Reply:mmmmmm... moonflowers! their scientific name is Datura, and they look and smell like a little piece of heaven! they're my favorite flower, and, as the name implies, they bloom at night. i am a gardener, and would definitely recomend this flower, indoors or out!
Reply:hyacinths bulbs for inside and outside...the perfume is
fantastic
Reply:lavender or rose
Reply:definately lilacs; there are an array of colors to choose from also.
Don't you think this spring has been great, the trees and flowers were awesome?
No, both my baby boys are ill, they have both caught sun stroke and are very ill and keep burning up.
Our poor boys cant win with these blasted weathers.
In winter they catch viral infections and really bad flu, despite the fat we hardly take them out in the winter months but they're always wrapped up warm when we do need to take them out.
And in summer/spring they always get sun stroke despite the fat we keep them cool, put plenty of sun cream on them and keep them in the shade.
Our seasons are the worst.
Don't you think this spring has been great, the trees and flowers were awesome?
My kids are not fat, It was meant to say fact but I forgot to press slightly harder on the "C" key on our computer keypad therefore missed the "C"s out of fact both times... Oops Report It
Reply:At least in my canyon, it has been one of the best wildflower bloom seasons we have had in many years. That is particularly meaningful to those of us who live here because the wild fires roared through here only 4 years ago and the blooming means that the chapparal and native plants are making a wonderful recovery.
Reply:Absolutely! It has been awesome.
Reply:no not really. i live in seattle (well not for long) and it's been raining non-stop. yeah, it's really fun.
i'm moving to arizona in a few weeks. lol
Our poor boys cant win with these blasted weathers.
In winter they catch viral infections and really bad flu, despite the fat we hardly take them out in the winter months but they're always wrapped up warm when we do need to take them out.
And in summer/spring they always get sun stroke despite the fat we keep them cool, put plenty of sun cream on them and keep them in the shade.
Our seasons are the worst.
Don't you think this spring has been great, the trees and flowers were awesome?
My kids are not fat, It was meant to say fact but I forgot to press slightly harder on the "C" key on our computer keypad therefore missed the "C"s out of fact both times... Oops Report It
Reply:At least in my canyon, it has been one of the best wildflower bloom seasons we have had in many years. That is particularly meaningful to those of us who live here because the wild fires roared through here only 4 years ago and the blooming means that the chapparal and native plants are making a wonderful recovery.
Reply:Absolutely! It has been awesome.
Reply:no not really. i live in seattle (well not for long) and it's been raining non-stop. yeah, it's really fun.
i'm moving to arizona in a few weeks. lol
Do you have any Spring flowers popping up?
I can see a few trying to poke their little heads out!!
Do you have any Spring flowers popping up?
I have daffodils and crocus popping up in my garden.
Reply:Not yet. It's a tad early for that here in SE Michigan.
Reply:Yes, I sure do. I have paper whites and daffodils in the garden. They are actually up about 2 inches now.
Reply:Some in Bloom
Reply:yes ive noticed a few comeing through in my garden
Reply:yes, when spring comes everything will be dead
Reply:The only thing in the snow that I'm seeing is the dog poop poking out of the snow for me to clean up. It would be WONDERFUL to see some spring flowers!
Reply:Yes, I have tulips starting to come up out of the ground.
Yea, spring is on the way! Yippee!!!
Reply:yes I have Iris's and flags coming up( their about 3" tall)... it's the 60's in Feb thats doing it :)
Reply:Not yet. And we have 2 more stroms on the way, Tuesday and possibly Friday.
Man dear..this is the most 'winter' I can recall here.
Global warming my azz...
;)
Reply:If they're trying I can't see them 'cuz they are buried under the snow.
Reply:i wouldnt know we have snow all over the ground lol
Reply:I live in Kansas. We have crocuses starting to come up, they haven't bloomed yet.
Reply:Not even close. It keeps snowing here and the temperature never wants to go above 15 degrees F. (Iowa)
Reply:Not yet. Waiting for the purple crocus in NJ :)
Do you have any Spring flowers popping up?
I have daffodils and crocus popping up in my garden.
Reply:Not yet. It's a tad early for that here in SE Michigan.
Reply:Yes, I sure do. I have paper whites and daffodils in the garden. They are actually up about 2 inches now.
Reply:Some in Bloom
Reply:yes ive noticed a few comeing through in my garden
Reply:yes, when spring comes everything will be dead
Reply:The only thing in the snow that I'm seeing is the dog poop poking out of the snow for me to clean up. It would be WONDERFUL to see some spring flowers!
Reply:Yes, I have tulips starting to come up out of the ground.
Yea, spring is on the way! Yippee!!!
Reply:yes I have Iris's and flags coming up( their about 3" tall)... it's the 60's in Feb thats doing it :)
Reply:Not yet. And we have 2 more stroms on the way, Tuesday and possibly Friday.
Man dear..this is the most 'winter' I can recall here.
Global warming my azz...
;)
Reply:If they're trying I can't see them 'cuz they are buried under the snow.
Reply:i wouldnt know we have snow all over the ground lol
Reply:I live in Kansas. We have crocuses starting to come up, they haven't bloomed yet.
Reply:Not even close. It keeps snowing here and the temperature never wants to go above 15 degrees F. (Iowa)
Reply:Not yet. Waiting for the purple crocus in NJ :)
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