tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post4283817327133336882..comments2024-02-26T02:41:19.933-08:00Comments on The Gardener's Eye: Good Combo in the Hall with BallsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-14604257138135727882010-04-11T06:08:23.004-07:002010-04-11T06:08:23.004-07:00Chandramouli S,
Thanks for your comment. Cornus of...Chandramouli S,<br />Thanks for your comment. Cornus officinalis has great timing. I'm not sure, even with the pom-poms, it could compete favorably with the the crabapples and other flowering trees that are about to bloom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-44656913401652120632010-04-10T12:03:25.703-07:002010-04-10T12:03:25.703-07:00The Cornel looks like a Tree Hanukkah! I love thos...The Cornel looks like a Tree Hanukkah! I love those pom-poms! Nice effect.Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-47236409414429924842010-04-09T15:03:33.839-07:002010-04-09T15:03:33.839-07:00DGG,
Thanks for stopping by my blog and joining in...DGG,<br />Thanks for stopping by my blog and joining in the discussion! Another attribute of Pinus koraiensis, as a screen, is that it tends to retain its lower branches unlike many other pines.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-17124914679660291222010-04-09T10:53:17.565-07:002010-04-09T10:53:17.565-07:00I really like that kind of pinus... great privacy ...I really like that kind of pinus... great privacy treeDirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-29598973857730858082010-04-08T05:49:03.461-07:002010-04-08T05:49:03.461-07:00Tim,
That is exactly why I planted it- to echo the...Tim,<br />That is exactly why I planted it- to echo the New Hamphire white pine, but in a more refined and smaller scale. I personally like heath bar crunch! Thanks for your thoughts. I really appreciate them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-71943132788390968212010-04-08T04:19:01.448-07:002010-04-08T04:19:01.448-07:00Just to add my own "two cents," I think ...Just to add my own "two cents," I think the pine may become superfluous when the yew ultimately grows taller. For now, though, the house behind would be a major eyesore in the overall combination. <br /><br />Even if the yew grows to a much taller size, I personally think the pine adds a "sense of place," making it more New Hampshire and less generic.<br /><br />I guess that's why the world has both vanilla and chocolate....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-46474185398096333652010-04-08T03:49:30.167-07:002010-04-08T03:49:30.167-07:00Tim,
I'm glad you like it!
Edith,
Many thanks...Tim,<br />I'm glad you like it!<br /><br />Edith,<br />Many thanks, as always, for your comment. A friend of mine says that the best gardeners are opinionated and I heartily agree with her! I also like the box. The yew hedge (the dowood too, for that matter) are juvenile and will be getting taller. I wasn't sure they were ready to sent out into the blogoshere yet but I did it anyway. I planted the hedge about 10 years ago as 8 inch rooted cuttings (Vita said that is the way to do it; my pocketbook agreed). <br /><br />So far, I like the pine. It adds contrast and a different texture and will create more privacy. I placed the it there in the bigger context of the garden as whole. It has a secondary function as a backdrop for the dogwood. I would like to think it is working. Time will tell if does....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-55308835674287952332010-04-07T23:45:22.154-07:002010-04-07T23:45:22.154-07:00Dear Michael, Blue and yellow is, I believe, alway...Dear Michael, Blue and yellow is, I believe, always a winning combination and, as is shown here, works particularly well in the spring. In addition to the Cornus, I particularly like the balls of box.<br /><br />For my part I should allow the yew to grow taller to form a dark green background to the Cornus and dispense with the Pine which, I feel, carries the eye off in an odd direction.<br />But then, I do not like conifers at all [apart from yew].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-92072912627394315112010-04-07T18:30:52.054-07:002010-04-07T18:30:52.054-07:00What a beautiful combination!What a beautiful combination!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.com