tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post3940714369568725278..comments2024-03-24T06:10:25.358-07:00Comments on Noel's Garden Blog: Peter Janke - plantsman AND designer Noel Kingsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443137231998907024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-56771514661206136532015-08-23T06:01:05.654-07:002015-08-23T06:01:05.654-07:0012 month interest is a necessity, and I do it with...12 month interest is a necessity, and I do it with trees, shrubs, groundcovers, bulbs, a few perennials, and some self seeding annuals. Deer are a huge problem, USA. <br /><br />Clients rarely ask for the type of garden in this post anymore. In addition to deer they seem to intuitively know they won't alot the time needed to maintain it, and paid maintenance, qualified, rare & expensive.<br /><br />Sadly, since 2008 many growers/wholesalers have gone out of business. Diversity of plants available is mostly of the 'commercial' sort. Some plants I've designed for decades are unavailable to the wholesale trade. If my contractor cannot resource plant materials within a group of 4-5 wholesale nurseries for a job, the unavailable plants must be changed to what is available. It's all about the money, and deer.<br /><br />My grandfather was German.<br /><br />Of course my dad had 2 great/great grandmothers, both, 100% Cherokee Indian. Hilarious was the day my dad, late in life, discovered he had more than a little French in him. He was never too fond of the French. He mellowed.<br /><br />Enjoying my new home/property. Century old pecan & oak trees, naked ladies, resurrection fern, boxwood, magnolia, pomegranate....<br /><br />Garden & Be Well, XO T Tara Dillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233493520013405385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-10591263035957314112015-08-23T01:06:33.495-07:002015-08-23T01:06:33.495-07:00You do meet such interesting people Noel
It was mu...You do meet such interesting people Noel<br />It was music to my ears that some people are starting to recognise the value of variegation.<br />I have been particularly keen on methods of extending a garden's seasonal interest all the year round. That is proper gardening.<br />I love methods of using the same space twice or more - with permanent perennials normally but self seeding and even bedding into spaces have their place.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-31615310653273669462015-08-19T23:58:08.820-07:002015-08-19T23:58:08.820-07:00What a wonderful garden and those photos are so in...What a wonderful garden and those photos are so inspiring. I think for me finding the balance between plant collector and amateur 'designer' got lost over the past two years and I want to 'reclaim' the design back in my own garden. What I particularly like is that Peter keeps a little bit of formality to his design - that's me too. <br /><br /><br />I'm aware that you've written before on Peter's garden (Gdns Ills) so I'll be so interested to read this new article in the future.Rosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.com