Comments on: The Garden Cleanup Conundrum http://hayefield.com/2009/09/04/the-garden-cleanup-conundrum/ A Pennsylvania Plant Geek's Garden Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: PrairieGirl http://hayefield.com/2009/09/04/the-garden-cleanup-conundrum/#comment-2172 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:49:26 +0000 http://hayefieldhouse.com/?p=1638#comment-2172 Nan~This photo is so quintessentially “you” and really what I strive to achieve one tenth of in my garden. What are the black cones, Rudbeckia maxima or R. occidentalis ‘Green Wizard’ or ??? I resisted the temptation to remove my blackened ‘White Swan’ coneflowers, and have finches for the first time! Yippee!

Thanks so much! The black cones are the seedheads of Rudbeckia maxima. I tried several times to grow ‘Green Wizard’ and never had any luck – grrr.
-Nan

]]> By: fairegarden http://hayefield.com/2009/09/04/the-garden-cleanup-conundrum/#comment-2124 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:10:10 +0000 http://hayefieldhouse.com/?p=1638#comment-2124 Such a wonderful post, Nan! Your garden is so full of fall and winter interest, it is an inspiration. It seems that word always comes to mind after reading your stories! Currently, we are leaving as much as possible until late winter, but cut a few things, like garlic chives to keep from being overrun with them.
Frances

Oh no, not garlic chives! That was one of my big mistakes early on here. Even though I had plenty of warning about not letting it reseed, I didn’t listen. When I think of the adage “One year’s seeding means seven years’ weeding,” I see (and smell) garlic chives.
-Nan

]]> By: Joy http://hayefield.com/2009/09/04/the-garden-cleanup-conundrum/#comment-2123 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:06:23 +0000 http://hayefieldhouse.com/?p=1638#comment-2123 Nan .. I may not visit as much as I would like to .. but I never get tired of reading what you have to say girl ! : )
Joy

Aw, thanks, Joy! Kind of you to leave a comment over at the post too.
-Nan

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