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Ana M
Ana M Alpharetta, GA
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Gardening

Trying to turn a black thumb into a green thumb..try..try..try... Any Advice on any of my plants is welcome!

I have a black thumb or at least had, now it's like a shade of purple, it's heading towards green. Try , try , try is my motto on this one, I ask a lot of questions especially to my local nursery, who are very helpful and even when I follow their advice to the tee, they give me a refund on my plant (1 yr warranty) if I am not successful. So far everything has lived through my thumb, except the Rhodedendron and still trying with the grass, we might just make it all a landscaped area, the grass has been tough for our conditions (shady).....will keep trying....Hummingbirds love it in the garden, and I love the noises nature makes while sitting on the deck or a hammock. Apparently I feed the fauna too, since bunnies, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, birds all come and find something to peck and munch on...Ahhh the circle of life.
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    Purple Clematis (can't wait til it flowers! tons of buds), hydrangea, gardenia bushes, butterfly bushes, creeping Jenny.
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    Purple Clematis is bursting!
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    Purple Clematis (can't wait til it flowers! tons of buds), hydrangea, gardenia bushes, butterfly bushes, creeping Jenny.
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    Blue Hydrangea bush
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    Tea Olive Trees, Yews, Ivy and Impatiens
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    Tea Olive Trees, Yews, Ivy and Impatiens
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    Honeysuckle
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    Honeysuckle- Hummingbirds love these!
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    Honeysuckle and Giant Hydrangea
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    Climbing Hydrangea (tulips underground still), Impatiens
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    BEFORE Confederate Jasmine, why do they not put instructions for us Black thumbers out there?? I did not know I was supposed to 'unwrap' the jasmine...
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    1 month AGO-Fig Tree and Clematis
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    Hydrangea, honeysuckle, clematis, creeping jenny, gardenias, TODAY!
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    Green Fig Tree NOW April 1
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    Another type Clematis
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    Confederate Jasmine, AFTER I rescued it from it's tangled torture! I did not know I had to unravel it from the trellis that it came from the nursery in! Gotta w...
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    Black Mission Fig
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    Another type of Clematis- I love Clematis- they give you such return of enjoyment
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    Butterfly Bush
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    Hydrangea, it's HUGE! And flowers are a gorgeous blue!
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    Purple Clematis- TODAY
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    Purple Clematis
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    Honeysuckle- today is full of flowers
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    Honey suckle
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    Basil, and Cayenne Peppers
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    Impatiens- we have a shady deck
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    Green beans and basil
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    Gardenias, creeping jenny, hydrangea, clematis
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  • Donna Dixson Buford, GA
    Your thumb looks pretty green to me Ana! Well done :)
    on Apr 01, 2012 · Like 2
  • Ana M Alpharetta, GA
    I still can't grow grass.... LOL!
    on Apr 01, 2012 · Like 0
  • Steve G Fort Collins, CO
    I can't grow grass either, but I also think grass should be left to greenskeepers in city parks and golf courses. The rest of us should have lower maintenance, lower water landscaping, and it looks like you are doing great on that count.
    on Apr 01, 2012 · Like 2
  • Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
    I think you underestimate your thumb, Ana. And if you have rabbits, deer, chipmunks, squirrels and birds in your back yard, you're definitely doing something right.
    on Apr 02, 2012 · Like 1
  • Erica Glasener Atlanta, GA
    I second Steve's comment on grass. I have much better luck with plants.

    Sounds like you are on your way to becoming a green thumb. Keep planting.

    on Apr 02, 2012 · Like 2
  • Ana M Alpharetta, GA
    Thanks guys! Just added an Esperanza today and some Wisteria.
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  • Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL
    Be careful with that wisteria, Ana. It can take down a house, or nearly so. (Unless you planted the native version, Wisteria frutescens.)
    on Apr 03, 2012 · Like 2
  • Erica Glasener Atlanta, GA
    Douglas has a very good point. When I had a landscape business after college we called it hysteria because it grows so fast. But if you have a substantial support (arbor or trellis) prune it every year, wisteria in bloom is lovely.
    on Apr 03, 2012 · Like 2
  • Ana M Alpharetta, GA
    Thanks! Will be careful with the Wisteria, we planted it away from the house Near the edge of our forest but plant on trimming it back so it does not become Histeria!
    on Apr 04, 2012 · Like 0
  • Donna McCrummen Bernardsville, NJ
    Ana, your gardens are lovely. I especially like the Clematis. Ditch the grass. I hate grass....plant, feed, water then cut it down. Doesn't make sense to me. LOL
    on Jun 06, 2012 · Like 1
  • Dotty S Plummer, ID
    Looks to me like ur Green thumb is really working now. Looks great to me----LOVELY
    on Jun 07, 2012 · Like 0
  • Ana M Alpharetta, GA
    Thanks, been trying! And Shabby I AGREE about the grass, wish we could get rid of it!
    on Jun 07, 2012 · Like 0
  • Vikki L
    your garden looks lovely . just remember to feed & NEVER water in them in the sun.

    Nasturtium's would look lovely in your garden & are easy to grow from seed.xx good luck

    on Jul 08, 2012 · Like 0
  • Susan S Fredericksburg, VA
    Well Ana I'd say you already earned your GREEN THUMB DEGREE!!! All your plantings look pretty awesome to me. I totally agree w/Shabby! Ya know, when you really do THINK about it - really, does grass make that much sense? You do all that work to make it look beautiful, then you just whack it off!! We've tried absolutely EVERYTHING and our yard hasn't looked decent since about 2005 - at least according to the picture evidence. I'm all for lots of plants - the more perennials the ...»
    better, and just chuck the grass thing. It's waaaay over rated anyhow!!

    on Jul 09, 2012 · Like 0
  • Michelle Powers Albertville, MN
    I am working on a green thumb also. You chose some great plants. Looks great! Keep it up!
    on Jul 18, 2012 · Like 0

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