tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313494656932961050.post1164609998890436887..comments2023-06-25T07:51:15.546-07:00Comments on Design to Grow: Dear John Letter to a ClematisDesign to Growhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465463217650696049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313494656932961050.post-48082261988165501012011-08-25T07:03:39.445-07:002011-08-25T07:03:39.445-07:00I'm so glad to find kindred spirits in the Pla...I'm so glad to find kindred spirits in the Plants Gone Wrong department. I always think, "I can change them." When will I learn?<br /><br />Lyn, we have Vinca minor, but I wasn't familiar with V. major. So I looked it up. Seems like minor, just larger and a BIT more FEISTY. Minor isn't invasive. I'm wondering if you could use that instead. Of course, it won't have the voluptuous growth (similar to my Clematis conundrum). What's a gardener to do? : ) <br /><br />Mariposa, what would we do without our Felcos? Actually, I know what I'd do. Come to think of it, I'm still doing it. And it's not fun. So treasure those sweet snips. I haven't experimented with trumpet vine. I have a neighbor who is regretting planting it, so I may keep my distance.....why do all the best plants have to be so wily?Design to Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465463217650696049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313494656932961050.post-49974076326977144682011-08-24T16:05:44.934-07:002011-08-24T16:05:44.934-07:00I have a love/hate relationship with my trumpet vi...I have a love/hate relationship with my trumpet vine but pruned it into submission last fall and it's been well behaved this summer. Actually, it's just playing nice while plotting my demise. It's sending shoots up all over my garden and lawn with hopes that one will actually get close enough to the house to kick me out. My Felcos are vigilant and have vowed to warn me of any impending attacks. I'm grateful.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313494656932961050.post-25705955484644658992011-08-23T22:10:11.096-07:002011-08-23T22:10:11.096-07:00Oh, yes, I can identify, uh huh. With me it was V...Oh, yes, I can identify, uh huh. With me it was Vinca major - they warned me, but did I listen? In the end, divorce was the only answer, but he still pops up now and then, and I regret we ever met...Lynhttp://www.theamateurweeder.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com