The composted turkey manure doesn't stink at all. Maybe the chicken stuff you used wasnt' through cookin'?
Photos of Brug's in the Landscape
LOVE THIS THREAD Such lovely gardens! I wish we were all neighbor as I think our yards would blend seamlessly and we'd have one big garden party. :)
I also love this thread!
All your gardens are beautiful and datdog I have seen the pictures you have posted of your garden and it is one of the most beautiful of all.
I have been wondering for some time what to plant around and under the brugs I am going to put in the ground this year, your pictures have given me inspiration.
Linda
MY BABIES ARE HERE! MY BABIES ARE HEEEEEERE!
I walked in the door 45 min. ago to find my Cypress Gardens & v. Peach waiting for me at the front door. I have potted them up, given them a big drink, and set them in a South facing window on the kitchen counter, where they are currently relaxing after their two day journey.
HOOOORRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! My very first brug's! Whoooopeeeeeeee!!!!
Now I call that enthusiaism! Let us know how they do.
Tammie
This isn't exactly a picture of the landscape, but it does show how my brugs took over the bed they're in and hide the fence.
KillerChihuahua,
Wow that's a beautiful picture!
I'm so jealous of your zone. lol
Your Brugs look so happy.
Mary
Here are several shots from last summer - i am becoming inspired but I must wait til mid April to start outdoors with my Brugs.
and another -
House from the back yard -
Great pics Polly!
You have a beautiful garden.
Mary
Since I showed two shots thru the arbor in opposite directions from back to front, here is a picture of the arbor in bloom - will be blooming in three weeks. A gorgeous show, but the work wisteria takes for this reward makes it moot!
Notice that it is too early for any Brugs to be outside.
My turn to be jealous! I love Polly's wisteria. I have one, but my arbor is much smaller than yours I think and the wisteria is barely getting started.
Edited to say: my pic was taken Mar 19 this year. Anyone have any ideas for something to plant under the brugs?
This message was edited Mar 22, 2007 8:49 PM
Things that I'm considering planting under my new brug's this year include caladium, coleus, ferns, hosta...
Here's a bit of my seedling bed - the holes in the leaves are from a hail storm which trashed most of it!
Hmmm. I am trying to figure out what to plant with my brug also. Mine is going to have to stay in a pot for another year, but I'm going to put it in a much bigger pot. I hope it'll be happier there. But what to plant with it? Brugs need full sun don't they? Hosta might survive out there in full Texas sun, but I don't think coleus or caladiums will
It depends on your situation, but I anticipate the space under my brugs to be in shade for the better part of the day, so I'm thinking shade plants for mine.
oh, that pink is beautiful, Alistair!
Hosta cook in my area or I'd plant that. One of the downsides to Florida - the others being peonies, iris, etc...
Thanks KillerChihuahua. That was in a cool spell. Its been much brighter pink than that!
I don't know about under them, but I like to grow things with scented leaves around them. The heavy smell of Brug flowers is great with sharper smells like basil, mint, lavender, geraniums (pelargonium) etc when you walk by and brush their leaves.
Ahhhh. I hadn't thought of putting herbs in the pot. Great idea! Thanks Alistair.
Just have to watch that the herbs don't expire under the brug water and fertilizer regime in the confines of a pot! Maybe Basil would be good in the pot (black basil might be quite smart!).
Hmmm. Yes that does sounds nice. Or maybe lemon basil. Doesn't it need more water? Or is that lemon verbena?
I think most (?all) the basils like quite a lot of water and nutrient. Thai Basil would be good too.
Hmmm. Thai basil is my favorite. Wonderful flavor.
This thread is very encouraging! Thanks for the great pictures, all!
I bought my first brugs this weekend at a high school plant sale. This school has a class which maintains greenhouses; they sell their plants whenever someone is out there.
Mine were just labeled "white" and "pink" -- not sure WHAT I have, we'll see. Thanks for the ideas in this thread and in this forum.
David
Okay, I figured that this might be a good time to resurrect this thread since so many of you in warmer climates are now posting pic's of your blooming babies. Anyone else have some landscape shots to share? So far, mine are too small to show off. Hopefully, I'll have some action to show you this summer...
I imitated one of the posted pictures above with my brugs in a border lined up in a grouping. Then the Easter weekend freeze we had melted the leaves on the already small rooted cuttings. They are just now recovering with green leaves. Hopefully I'll be able to post pictures soon and then again when they bloom. I don't know how long it takes them to "Y" up inorder to bloom. New to Brugs.
here's a Charles Grimaldi at the bottom of the hill.
It is surrounded by Tibouchina, ferns, phormiums , clivia and more
Any one is interested in trading a dark orange brug ( single or double ) for some charles grimaldi cuttings ?
D_D, how old would you say those ferns are in that photo?
2 years old
Oh good, that gives me hope. This will be year #2 for my little landscape.
Wrightie,
I have a question for you. When you talk about your brugs in the garden you are referring to them being in pots right? I've seen your area with snow so I know it gets too cold for them to be in the ground year round!
MollyD
Yep, they will be in pots, but you never know... I may throw some in the ground, then take cuttings from them to grow the following year. I like to garden on the Edge.
I bought my first Brug today!! Woohoo!!! the only thing the tag said was peach. and apparently they go by angel trumpet here. Here's a pic as I am soooo excited! But, I am a little confused. I thought Brugs did best in shade? At the nursery they were under a huge tree and with other shade loving plants such as hostas and hydrangeas. Perhaps it does better in shade in the Houston area? It is slightly cooler here in Cypress but we have pretty humid summers. Most plants start to bake between July - September. If anyone lives in this area please tell me your experience. Thank you!
Maybe they were in the shade because they were in small pots? They do need alot of sun in order to bloom.
Really? Phew! Glad I asked. I was about to plant it near the house under a huge tree. I can put it along the fence now though. :) Do you think it is old enough to plant it in the sun now?
Wrightie,
If you want to incorporate brugs into your landscape you could try the drilled bucket method. Use a 3 to 5 gallon bucket and drill holes in the side of the bucket, but not the bottom and plant them in the ground. Then you can dig them up in the fall and you will still have a big plant to put back in the ground next year. Many people do this, I use this method, but not in the ground. I put a drilled bucket into a very large pot and they just fine.
Shortstuff,
From what I understand, down there in Texas it would be best to plant your brug somewhere that it does not receive the hot mid-day sun. Maybe someone from your area will chime in and give you some more detailed advice.
Hi David, I've been contemplating doing just that, but time will tell... I'll post pic's once there's a little action around here.
I live in Phoenix, Az and I have some brugs in the ground and some in big pots. I keep all of the brugs where they get either morning sun, or limit their sun exposure to a couple of hours a day, or longer in filtered sunlight. In the spring I keep the brugs in pots where they get a lot of sun, then as it becomes more intense I move them to an appropriate location. Part of the reason for having brugs in pots as well as the ground is so I never again lose all of my brugs - we had a hard frost here a few years ago (while I was visiting relatives in Texas) and I lost all of my brugs.
I always have a little twinge of guilt for keeping plants that require so much water (but not enough guilt to give up my brugs). In the winter here I toss a sheet on top of my brugs in the ground, and use a couple of long burning candles to ease up the cold (that didn't work this winter and all but one of them died back to the ground and are showing no signs of recovery). I offended a lady that had given me of couple of candles when she realized that I used them outside for my plants - I didn't realize that these candles were expensive (although I have to admit that I would rather save my plants anyhow). I usually get the dollar store candles.
Oh gosh! I LOVE all the pictures here! Kell.... is that Lion's Tail that you have growing in one of your pics?