Comments for Recreating Eden Landscape Blog http://sandrajonas.com "A garden that pleases me is a garden...designed with deliberation" - David Hicks Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Carolyn KD http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2716 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:35:18 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2716 My entire backyard is hedged – in the lower section near the house & my patio I have Fortune’s Tea Olive (O. x fortunei) and it is wonderful but does need to be kept in check. Other hedges I have are pittsporum. Nellie Stevens holly. All do need trimming from time to time but to be able to sit on my patio in early a.m. in my pjs enjoying cup coffee and the birds with my neighbor just about 50 feet or more away is great.
If I had it to do over again, would not use the NS holly because it has tended to suffer from some very unprofessional pruners I’ve had here who have limbed it up from the bottom leaving it with mighty bare trunks part way up.
But the tea olive grows quite dense, no pests/problems and I used it a few years ago at my church to hide a very unsightly bare wall – it has done exactly what I wanted it to do and has flourished next to a black topped parking lot.
Thanks for a great article, Sandra – you are so talented.

]]> Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Sandra Jonas http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2714 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:18:08 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2714 Gayle, privet was probably not the best choice for this situation. There are evergreen shrubs that do not require pruning, like holly and arborvitae. Some cultivars are very narrow so they would suit a small city lot & still provide the windbreak or privacy desired….. Karma strikes again!!

]]> Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Gayle http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2712 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:30:41 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2712 Nice! I planted a privet hedge at a house that I was going to sell…and turn over the endless maintenance to the new owners. Then the housing market imploded and the house is now a rental. Guess who gets to whack that hedge now…about every other month…I guess the joke was on me. :-)

]]> Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Sandra Jonas http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2709 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:04:38 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2709 A hedge of gardenias!! Fabulous. I love their fragrance.

Had to laugh about the Cherry Laurel, Yes it does grow fast.

]]> Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Sandra Jonas http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2708 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:02:23 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2708 Thank you Lisa, you are very kind.

]]> Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Nell Jean http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2707 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:56:48 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2707 Interesting reading, thank you for sharing it. I’m pondering on an evergreen screen and windbreak northwest of my greenhouse. Gardenias work well for me; I’ve this big vintage gardenia that I’ve already successfully made hedges elsewhere.

If I want a hedge day before yesterday, Carolina cherry laurel will reach great heights in a hurry but birds will turn it into a forest. If I am willing to wait a couple of years and don’t mind being out of style, variegated euonymous grows pretty fast.

]]> Comment on HGTV INTERVIEW by Amid Privilege (@AmidPrivilege) http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/21/hgtv-interview/#comment-2704 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:14:43 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4930#comment-2704 Talent will out!

]]> Comment on THE WORDSWORTH MEADOW by Gaye Tapp http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/19/the-wordsworth-meadow/#comment-2698 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:06:21 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4889#comment-2698 beautiful. dafs are blooming here-and snow atop them this morning. your meadow is perfect! pgt

]]> Comment on THE WORDSWORTH MEADOW by patientgardener http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/19/the-wordsworth-meadow/#comment-2697 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:29:10 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4889#comment-2697 How uplifting – spring cant be far off now

]]> Comment on THE WORDSWORTH MEADOW by LindaG http://sandrajonas.com/2012/02/19/the-wordsworth-meadow/#comment-2695 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:08:49 +0000 http://sandrajonas.com/?p=4889#comment-2695 I love your photos. ♥

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