tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post1751277986955252652..comments2024-03-24T02:18:09.718-05:00Comments on Gardening With Nature: This week in the garden - #79Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-73327106196764033902013-10-06T22:50:36.845-05:002013-10-06T22:50:36.845-05:00That's a bummer. I would suggest to you that i...That's a bummer. I would suggest to you that if the leaves don't perk up within a couple of days but the stem and roots still look healthy, you might try cutting it back severely to see if that might shock it into putting on more leaves. That won't give you blooms this year but it might save the plant, and if you can protect it from cold during the winter, it would give you a head start with a healthy plant for next spring. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-56891898949165601462013-10-06T18:45:57.843-05:002013-10-06T18:45:57.843-05:00Hasn't the weather been delightful! I have a ...Hasn't the weather been delightful! I have a potted Angel Trumpet and it was doing beautifully. Unfortunately I realized that the container was completely water logged during the week, so I tried to tip it over to drain it out. That's when I realized that roots had grown through the drainage holes (I had neglected to put a saucer/tray underneath it. I didn't think I had damaged the roots, but this morning, the whole thing was lying on its side and several large roots could be seen sticking out of the ground, but now broken. I decided surgery was necessary to get it out of it's current container and repot it in a larger container, with drainage holes an inch from the bottom on the sides, and a built in drainage dish. It looks horrible now, all the leaves are completely limp and I fear I've lost it, but I'm not giving up hope yet.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-27787847500091283562013-10-06T16:11:39.756-05:002013-10-06T16:11:39.756-05:00Oleanders are pretty tough plants and i'm bett...Oleanders are pretty tough plants and i'm betting yours will do well for you.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-87615177098201309932013-10-06T14:09:22.467-05:002013-10-06T14:09:22.467-05:00Thanks for the stroll around your autumn garden, h...Thanks for the stroll around your autumn garden, how lovely to see the photo of the Angel trumpet, I wish I could grow it here but my garden is too cold in the winter and I really have no space for it either. I have bought several pink oleanders this autumn, decided to have a go at growing them even if they are a bit tender for the London winters we have had in recent years. I hope mine looks like yours in a couple of years!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.com