12/1/21
January,
life depends in plants; we are alive by plants. Some like speculation, stealing, or murder. Not all people like gardening. Talk of horse manure in the winter. Some gardeners like wildlife in the garden. It was turned to birds and squirrels.
Architecture to make a garden glow:
resist desire to grow MORE.
need placement in a designed setting (garden)
walks should be 5 ft. wide 12-20 ft. in height
water is very important
bigger is better!!
Talk of rubber tree plant
some will die of thirst, could cut the top off
bulbs didn’t flower (no gardening means)
Maintenance free Gardening [not right thinking]
the more you dig the greater mess you will make
talk of Poke weed making many roots
Decided about the tomato plant.
plant 2-3ft away
plant 2 per adult
don’t let the tomato being dead ripe on the vine
Hybrid tomato’s?
think of 4 square feet for growing
“Every human should have a grape vine” (p.16)
are gardeners the elect of the earth (p. 18)
February
gardening is full of mistakes
any fool can succeed growing seed indoors (p.24)
don’t grow inside! (p. 24)
nuts! wait until late April (late spring)
wait till mid May and plant seeds outdoors! (p. 25) plant about a foot apart.
use florescent “shop-lights” for light.
call a good electrician for lighting desires
(p.26) clean your soil
(11%) The imperfect Gardener
- failure to enclose garden
- planting to close togetherr
- focus on one thing at a time, like seasonoing
- blooms from May to November
climate changing in compared to England
Nature vs. Nurture
stamens curves
differences between blooms (with Iris variety)
watch out for water and sun
iris small environment means
talk of Darwin and his flowers
how to vines climb? (like Darwin) most important botanist
writing of the Ogrin of Species
Author misses clay plots
shake the dirt off a plant. Gardener like their soil
A cypress is good for the garden
plant a dogwood a native tree
A Screen of Shrubs
outer and inner row
think about the border and where it should be placed (p.36)
Maybe use a butterfly bush that brings out bumblebees
5 foot inside the outside row
- Jasmin
- Abelia x grandiflora
- Taxus or yew
- Azaleas (could be white…make handsome bush
- good scarlet
- Barberries
Timing is the key:
time is what gardening is all about
Roses come and go. For roses blooming only once
Rise and fall of plants…thinking a plant should last forever
GREAT TRICK IS TO FLOW WITH THE TIDE
YEAR-LONG LESSONS
grow the most beautiful flower you can
grow what you can (for the best)
Think of a fish pool :)use steel and use Ivey
concentrate at the center of the garden
Days of Magic from manure
The Thin line between nature and human nature (p.51)
The system (nature) has to do with death/works on all living creatures
plants have no feelings (we think!)
TRACING THE ROTS 20% (P.54)
plants are limited to certain areas
tumbleweeds came from Russia
Wort is the name of a plant (old word)
gardeners depend on seedling
snap dragons like to grow in a wall
forgotten seeds, surprising sprouts
make sure you label everything
for gardens have simplicity!
small spots make many?????
use spring bulbs
T.S. Eliot said “April is the cruelest month”
normal gardeners learn to take the weather in stride
floral perfection is the peach tree
most gardeners buy their fruit at the store
26% (p.73)
What’s growing under the apple tree (p.73)
where do apples come from?
sex in apple trees (prevent all people are the same.)
apples are fruits (babies) for fruits
sex isn’t simple some genes are dominant, other apples can be influenced
apples can also be grafted or tissue of an apple
apples can be different color, shape, or have a different flesh
In Mr. Jeffersons Garden (p.76)
was he an outstanding American? (poor collection of data)
The Negro dog’s must be killed to secure the wool (p.77)
He had a passion for plants
LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE (P. 80) (look out for black spot)
Look out for the weather
Nothing is gained by spraying poisons
spray aphids and Japanese beetles (which dislodges them and unfortunately kills them). (p.82)
12/3/2021 (p.83 30%)
Discovering bulbs
ordeal with crocuses
bulbs are good for the garden!
every gardener needs to work with bulbs
Gardens grow and grow!
garden and its extra space (that’s what you need…space!)
gardeners like to tuck in plants in a garden
Wherever one gardens is the best place
Talk about pinks (P. 93)
Iris last for 2 days (p.94)
Talk of the Agava plant (P.97)
as large as a volkswagon
Lilacs that bloom in the spring (p.98)
Lilacs should be planted eight feet apart, preferably 10, with a 6-foot min.
soil texture can make about a two week impact on growth (P.101)
Garden Pest don’t bug me (p.102)
spraying posions (p.102)
spray doesn’t work for the author
in summer the birds eat the beetles (p.102)
the author does not spray bugs
The Beauties of the Black Locust (p.104)
locust have brittle wood breaks off/falls
has nice leaves
grow quickly
(p.105) 38%
It’s not necessary for a garden to be beautiful (p.105)
it’s your own paradise
Tea Roses (the secret of success)
plants are safer outdoors (p.114)
hybrid -Ts seem to die out of blackspot (p.115)
China roses resist blackspot
protect from the wind
they have smaller flowers, low scent (p.115)
what can be planted on the edge of garden. (p.116)
roses are the queen of flowers
41% (p.118)
Saponaria, lamb’s ear (P.118) for roses beds and snap dragons or poppies
Don’t do stupid things!
some plants are grown for the foilagr (p.124)
day lilies last about 3 weeks
they are disease and insect freee= (p.124)
to begin buy cheap day lilies (p.125)
smallm garden:
keep the center open
worried about crocuses
draw garden in paper
around edges put you favorites
walks are usually to narrow
galen hubride don’t make “things” to small
talk about bindweed (p.135)
for water lilies the pool should be 24 inches
larger than you think is right
don’t use house paint
have seaweed
keep pools floor clean
don’t grow water lilies from seed (p.140)
50% (p.144)
Discussed Madame Galen hybrid trumpet vine (p.145)
watch out for trimming, could take out a roof (attracts hummingbirds)
Dragon flies do not like water (p.147)
Lesson is to plant July through September for iris (should be trimmed every 3 years (p.148)
a wise gardener does not jam plants “in”. (p.149)
Prouset used to say that the things we bitter regret are the things we never let our hearts long for (p.155)
The bulb I couldn’t resist (huge bulbs) (p.154)
what is a crinum?? (p.157)
black-eyed Susan (p.158)
flowers planted by seeds is by saving seed….etc. was your plant the same
think about bees pollinating
what flower do you save the seed from?
hand pollinating is how “better boy” is formed for tomato’s
You want a hardy tomato if you are a trucker (p.162)
Don’t waste your time growing tomato’s
Sunflower seeds are liked by cardinals (p.164) American plant
the moon-flower (p.171)
gardeners like butterflies (p.173)
60% (p.174)
Felicitous flowers for early fall
the Japanese anemone
tieing up the stems
most flowers will not grow in dry shade
barrenworts does not allow weeds (p.175)
Divide and multiply (p.178)
horse manure is key for clay soil
talk about losing gardening tools (p.178)
chemical fertilizer should stay 6″ away from the stem (P.182)
put bud directly in water once cut
gardeners need to like goldfish (p.184)
look at a dogwood for a tree
leave things alone when it’s doing good. (P.197)
don’t plant things to deep, maybe use plotting soil (weed free (P.201))
(70% P. 202)
One reason gardeners look good, but they (we) don’t continue maintenance (p.202)
take a little extra time for maintenance (p.203)
don’t start building something
Houseplants take over (P.205) people throw out houseplant because they don’t want to bring them inside.
once plant come into the house the inside continues to grow (p.206)
Turning over a new leaf (P.212) leaves are there to observe all summer
Beauty of leaf is the mulleim (p.214)
Crimes against a rambling rose. It needss space to grow, or cutting it back will limit the flowers for the next year. Don’t overgrow the growing space (p.214)
A dormant clematis is brown. (p.216) beautiful of all vines
Simple people makes the best gardeners (p.218) instruction for planting Peas
potting soil i sbetter than the clay mass from the garden (p.218)
Order seeds in January (p.219) soak seed before you plant.
need to pick flower so they will rebloom (sweat pea) (p.220)
For the winter
all plants should be indoors
potato vine issues
enclose garden with shrubs
Don’t like the thought “no grass to grow” (p.225)
gardening is just like the stock market, don’t put everything in one basket.
Gardeners are grateful for blessings (p.228) GRATITUDE!
where have all the poppies gone
was planted at thanksgiving
poppies grow from seed
(80% P.233)
birds like poppie seeds
talk about volunteer poppies
talk about hollies
Jefferson liked humming birds
feeding
4 oz of sugar in a pint jar and fill with water
use bee balm, (p.242 hummingbird plants)
(83% p.247)
In gardens grouping provides great wonders (p.247)
blankets of snow and sunset makes the garden took good.
Jefferson also likes peaches grown from seed
gifts: (p.250)
- peat moss is good for gardener
- lopper (that will cut 2in)
- load of manure
- box bush??
- pruning saw
- watering plant
- bulbs
- Christmas Catus is like a puppy
for men:
- Weathercocks
- sheet copper
- sheet lead
- horse throughs
- Latch
- dowels
- two-inch plank
- telephone (copper wire)
- tarred twine
- rAat poison
- brick
- buckets
- cedar shaver
- 4X4 post
- cut stone
- lanterns
MG Buds book club 