So, What's In Your Garden?

MrsEkka · 10th March 2007, 01:16 AM

Ok, thought this would be interesting to see what's in everyones own garden. Well in ours the only trees, if you want to call 'em that, are golden canes. Yep, that's it. So, tell us what's in your yard?

Brother Colin · 10th March 2007, 01:19 AM

So that is where ekka practiced his chainsaw skills.

Ekka · 10th March 2007, 02:09 AM

And it even spread to the neighbours yard this tree killing fiasco.

yooper · 10th March 2007, 02:26 PM

Me and my wife do veggy gardening. We have a garden at home and out at my hunting property. at home we plant tomatos,corn,letuce,chives,green beans,cabbage,and also aragano, salontra,basil, mint and chamomile.out at my hunting land we plant all the roots..carrots potatos,horseraddish,onions,
redraddish and more beans. We do alot of canning in the fall of the year.
we also harvest wild leaks and about 20 to 30 pounds of morrel mushrooms out at the hunting property along with other wild basic mushrooms. although only the wife and kids eat the shrooms i like em but any mushroom maks me very ill. I do love to look for them though.

MrsEkka · 10th March 2007, 02:42 PM

Yeah , we have a vege garden also. In it we have tomatoes, radish, butter beans, cabbage, strawberries, potato, paw paw, lemon basil,rosemary, birds eye chilli, chives parsley, mint, passion fruit, small potted bay leaf tree & small potted lemon tree. Being in a drought though, we are not producing much & most are struggling.

TreeCo · 10th March 2007, 05:06 PM

http://www.treeco.biz/plantsgrown.htm

Here is a list of what we grow. We have over 1,000 hosta cultivars growing along with about 400 other trees, shrubs etc. We jsut added a cornus florida cultivar 'Celestrial' today(also know as 'Galaxy'). It is a Cornus kousa X Cornus florida hybrid. It it known for it's prolific white flowers before it's leaves emerge. It was $13 at home depot and 8ft. tall.

http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/dogwood/.../celestgal.jpg

JohN Dee · 10th March 2007, 09:03 PM

Does a 40 foot long, 10 foot wide and 10 foot high stack of wood count?

Lol, other then that we have a 12m Pinus radiata right down the back of our yard.

Ekka · 10th March 2007, 10:26 PM

Why you got that pine there?

JayD · 11th March 2007, 12:31 AM

Good question Ekka, My Dad planted it when I was born,to mark my birth,Then one Xmas we were doing so bad he cut the top out of it for xmas tree,now the main trunk actually zig zags then goes of to form two very heavy limbs to one side,I have been thinking about corrective pruning ???maybe its to far gone will post a picture later,before dad cops any abuse he was just lookin after his family as best as he could.

JohN Dee · 11th March 2007, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Why you got that pine there?

Well ^ to what my father said but also it provides alotta shade for my room (Although my room already gets hot as it is, removing it would make it unbarable).

It's really over due for a good Shaping, Thinning and Deadwooding...

mdvaden · 11th March 2007, 11:26 AM

We always like trees.

I'm a big fan of ornamental grass, particularly Miscanthus sinensis.

This page's photos are all from our own yard...

http://www.mdvaden.com/miscanthus.shtml

Actually, the last yard of 2 years ago, but we have more now including the spotted kind. And will plant more later after we move.

I like tricolor beech, dogwood and Japanese snowbell among others.

Liberty apple is a favorite for food and late summer color.

Heavy on evergreen foliage, plenty of conifers and broadleaf evergreens.

Blue fescue grass 'Elijah Blue'

May have to skip growing the scarlet runner beans this year, since our home is for sale.

l2edneck · 11th March 2007, 05:28 PM

I got tons of varieties,crape myrtles,bouganvillea shrubs,oleanders,lagustrum,hibiscus,yucca,plumeria,dracena,bout 8 roses,pony tail palm,some banana trees a java plum,think thats about it.

Got most of them from jobs.Ill take some pics when the start blooming.

azrael · 15th February 2008, 02:29 AM

MrsEkka

....
I have a really big garden .... as time goes by I'll give you a tour ....but this is whats really nice at the moment ... my David Austin "Leander" rose. I hope you like it...

Oh ....also this is an occasionally visiting Lesueur's Frog (Litoria lesueuri) ... it likes my pond although Ive never seen (or heard) its mate.

Azrael

MrsEkka · 15th February 2008, 03:16 AM

Hi Azrael,

What a beautiful rose,very elegant. I love the pic of your frog. Have you heard it's call?
Here's the link

Frogs of Australia > Litoria lesueuri / Lesueur's Tree Frog

Follow the link and just click on the (Hear it now) button.

We have the Litoria caerulea Green Tree Frog and Litoria fallax Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog. Well that's all I'm aware that we have at this point. We have taddies again at the moment.I've attached a pic of my taddies when they morph. So cute!

azrael · 15th February 2008, 03:53 AM

I know that site ... its great ... I have also a Field Guide to Frogs of Australia by Martyn Robinson from the Australian Museum.
and yes ... Ive heard the little frog (pictured) calling ... but never any replies. (He is very small ...not much bigger than 50c coin). Hes been around ... on and off ... for about 3 years now.

I also have Striped Marsh Frogs (Limnodynastes peroni) ... They are more permanent residents in my pond and are breeding like crazy... they are very common in our area...and sound (annoyingly) like a dripping tap.

We have the endangered Green & Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) here in the Illawarra but I have NEVER seen one. I have heard they like the storm water pipes around Port Kembla ... and there is a colony at the Sulphuric Acid Plant out there at Bluescope Steel .... a very strange habitat choice.
Im told they like to sunbake on Lomandra longifolia during the day .... and that their call sounds a bit like a lawn-mower....?

Also relatively common is the Bleeting Tree Frog (Litoria dentata) ... but you only hear them when it rains. They sound like bleeting lambs.

I sometimes hear them in my area but none have adopted my yard .... yet.

Frogs are soooo cool

....thats a great job there with the breeding.

MrsEkka · 15th February 2008, 04:16 AM

Hmmm, dripping tap could be annoying but may turn into a song when they all get started,lol.
I do work hard at making my garden frog friendly and helping the frogs to breed. My latest batch has come from a tub of water I used to water my vege garden. It's quite annoying really, I've made a frog pond and put in frog friendly plants etc and they still spawn everywhere else but,lol.. I'm still happy to have taddies though, I bring them inside and my girls love to watch them grow & change. Here's a pic of one of my frogs all grown up. Have a great night!

Ekka · 15th February 2008, 05:18 AM

LOL, blue tongue lizards are sure big around here.

Lots of tasty snacks being grown.

10th March 2007, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
MrsEkka Sappling Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: With Ekka,Tegan & Lindsay Posts: 14	So, What's In Your Garden? Ok, thought this would be interesting to see what's in everyones own garden. Well in ours the only trees, if you want to call 'em that, are golden canes. Yep, that's it. So, tell us what's in your yard?

10th March 2007, 01:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
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10th March 2007, 02:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	And it even spread to the neighbours yard this tree killing fiasco. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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JohN Dee Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 751	Does a 40 foot long, 10 foot wide and 10 foot high stack of wood count? Lol, other then that we have a 12m Pinus radiata right down the back of our yard. __________________ Climber with slow climbing speed, must make up with mighty chainsaw roar. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Red : Green : Blue

10th March 2007, 10:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Why you got that pine there? __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

10th March 2007, 02:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
yooper Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upper Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 73	Me and my wife do veggy gardening. We have a garden at home and out at my hunting property. at home we plant tomatos,corn,letuce,chives,green beans,cabbage,and also aragano, salontra,basil, mint and chamomile.out at my hunting land we plant all the roots..carrots potatos,horseraddish,onions, redraddish and more beans. We do alot of canning in the fall of the year. we also harvest wild leaks and about 20 to 30 pounds of morrel mushrooms out at the hunting property along with other wild basic mushrooms. although only the wife and kids eat the shrooms i like em but any mushroom maks me very ill. I do love to look for them though.

10th March 2007, 02:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
MrsEkka Sappling Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: With Ekka,Tegan & Lindsay Posts: 14	Yeah , we have a vege garden also. In it we have tomatoes, radish, butter beans, cabbage, strawberries, potato, paw paw, lemon basil,rosemary, birds eye chilli, chives parsley, mint, passion fruit, small potted bay leaf tree & small potted lemon tree. Being in a drought though, we are not producing much & most are struggling.

10th March 2007, 05:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 259	http://www.treeco.biz/plantsgrown.htm Here is a list of what we grow. We have over 1,000 hosta cultivars growing along with about 400 other trees, shrubs etc. We jsut added a cornus florida cultivar 'Celestrial' today(also know as 'Galaxy'). It is a Cornus kousa X Cornus florida hybrid. It it known for it's prolific white flowers before it's leaves emerge. It was $13 at home depot and 8ft. tall. http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/dogwood/.../celestgal.jpg

11th March 2007, 12:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
JayD Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 941	Pinus radiata Good question Ekka, My Dad planted it when I was born,to mark my birth,Then one Xmas we were doing so bad he cut the top out of it for xmas tree,now the main trunk actually zig zags then goes of to form two very heavy limbs to one side,I have been thinking about corrective pruning ???maybe its to far gone will post a picture later,before dad cops any abuse he was just lookin after his family as best as he could.

11th March 2007, 11:26 AM	#11 (permalink)
mdvaden Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 543	We always like trees. I'm a big fan of ornamental grass, particularly Miscanthus sinensis. This page's photos are all from our own yard... http://www.mdvaden.com/miscanthus.shtml Actually, the last yard of 2 years ago, but we have more now including the spotted kind. And will plant more later after we move. I like tricolor beech, dogwood and Japanese snowbell among others. Liberty apple is a favorite for food and late summer color. Heavy on evergreen foliage, plenty of conifers and broadleaf evergreens. Blue fescue grass 'Elijah Blue' May have to skip growing the scarlet runner beans this year, since our home is for sale. __________________ ____________________________________ Grove of Redwood TITANS Oregon BIGOOT trap

11th March 2007, 05:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
l2edneck Palm Tree Rat Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 49	I got tons of varieties,crape myrtles,bouganvillea shrubs,oleanders,lagustrum,hibiscus,yucca,plumeria,dracena,bout 8 roses,pony tail palm,some banana trees a java plum,think thats about it. Got most of them from jobs.Ill take some pics when the start blooming.

15th February 2008, 02:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 321	Re: So, What's In Your Garden? MrsEkka .... I have a really big garden .... as time goes by I'll give you a tour ....but this is whats really nice at the moment ... my David Austin "Leander" rose. I hope you like it... Oh ....also this is an occasionally visiting Lesueur's Frog (Litoria lesueuri) ... it likes my pond although Ive never seen (or heard) its mate. Azrael

15th February 2008, 03:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 321	Re: So, What's In Your Garden? I know that site ... its great ... I have also a Field Guide to Frogs of Australia by Martyn Robinson from the Australian Museum. and yes ... Ive heard the little frog (pictured) calling ... but never any replies. (He is very small ...not much bigger than 50c coin). Hes been around ... on and off ... for about 3 years now. I also have Striped Marsh Frogs (Limnodynastes peroni) ... They are more permanent residents in my pond and are breeding like crazy... they are very common in our area...and sound (annoyingly) like a dripping tap. We have the endangered Green & Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) here in the Illawarra but I have NEVER seen one. I have heard they like the storm water pipes around Port Kembla ... and there is a colony at the Sulphuric Acid Plant out there at Bluescope Steel .... a very strange habitat choice. Im told they like to sunbake on Lomandra longifolia during the day .... and that their call sounds a bit like a lawn-mower....? Also relatively common is the Bleeting Tree Frog (Litoria dentata) ... but you only hear them when it rains. They sound like bleeting lambs. I sometimes hear them in my area but none have adopted my yard .... yet. Frogs are soooo cool ....thats a great job there with the breeding.

15th February 2008, 05:18 AM	#17 (permalink)
Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,943	Re: So, What's In Your Garden? LOL, blue tongue lizards are sure big around here. Lots of tasty snacks being grown. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors