tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post3729168877092543078..comments2024-03-14T00:27:50.098-07:00Comments on Hoe hoe grow: The last hurrah ... Hoehoegrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-26254235548673176612015-12-17T17:16:58.745-08:002015-12-17T17:16:58.745-08:00Dear Jane, your Pampas Grass is indeed gorgeous! U...Dear Jane, your Pampas Grass is indeed gorgeous! Up to now I didn't even know that there are different varieties out there, but I can see why you prefer yours over the more common variety. I have to admit I like the common variety too and Pampas Grass does relatively well here in Southern California, but unfortunately it is invasive. Since our property is bordering on to an open space area, I decided not to plant it, to avoid that it reseeds itself into the natural areas. <br />Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!<br />Warm regards, <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-39241120420874668272015-12-09T11:43:08.731-08:002015-12-09T11:43:08.731-08:00I have never tried propagating either before . It ...I have never tried propagating either before . It is a wonderful feeling when they begin to germinate! Hmmm, what to do with a large family of Wisteria babies ... you may have to consider adoption!!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-73189739955893382992015-12-09T11:39:19.570-08:002015-12-09T11:39:19.570-08:00It is weirdly mild here too, and we are making the...It is weirdly mild here too, and we are making the most of it ! No gloves or hat needed which is rare in December!! happy holidays to you too Jennifer!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-67862151654847596672015-12-09T11:02:31.717-08:002015-12-09T11:02:31.717-08:00 Pampas Grass is amazingly tall, so I can imagine ... Pampas Grass is amazingly tall, so I can imagine how striking the pinkish plumes must be in the December light. It must be nice to have snowdrops on the near horizon. Here we are bracing for the onset of a long winter. Oddly enough though the weather today is freakily mild. Hopefully we will get snow for Christmas. Happy holidays to you!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-27869224133431251122015-12-08T02:55:07.548-08:002015-12-08T02:55:07.548-08:00Staggering along. I grew two from pips in the dark...Staggering along. I grew two from pips in the dark warm cupboard next to the AGa. Scratched the surface and left them on wet cotton wool. More stark was the Wisteria pips which I planted. I was unaware that wisteria pods explode and send their seeds some 20 feet in all directions. I have propagated so many.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629777852339412027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-75751608560035031202015-12-07T14:43:23.766-08:002015-12-07T14:43:23.766-08:00Hi David. Thanks for new email address. It is a ve...Hi David. Thanks for new email address. It is a very weird season, as it is so mild, up here as well as with you, much further south. How are your lemon trees ?Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-35809371190274985262015-12-07T14:41:11.121-08:002015-12-07T14:41:11.121-08:00Desmond howled down our chimney and shook the tree...Desmond howled down our chimney and shook the trees but did no real damage, thank goodness. Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-53377151492947783692015-12-07T03:27:32.243-08:002015-12-07T03:27:32.243-08:00Interesting. Where I am in Surrey, the grass is st...Interesting. Where I am in Surrey, the grass is still growing on the 7th Dec and there are small daffodil type flowers in full bloom at the local park!! New e mail davidbilbe@icloud.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629777852339412027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-43069545875087865602015-12-07T02:01:26.212-08:002015-12-07T02:01:26.212-08:00It did put up quite a good fight, Jane. Desmond ha... It did put up quite a good fight, Jane. Desmond has managed to break our bird feeder again, but as for the plot we haven't been down there for over a fortnight so I'm not sure what will have happened there. He certainly blew up a song and dance around us. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-43012404856987673492015-12-06T10:59:25.976-08:002015-12-06T10:59:25.976-08:00I bet it took some digging out Sue! They get so bi...I bet it took some digging out Sue! They get so big so quickly!<br />Have you had any damage from Desmond ?Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-91170178533411871892015-12-06T10:58:23.755-08:002015-12-06T10:58:23.755-08:00Hi Anna, the leaves are absolutely lethal ! So sha...Hi Anna, the leaves are absolutely lethal ! So sharp! I quickly learned not to handle them without thick leather gloves! Your mum was very sensible!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-22712042993145421192015-12-06T10:56:33.124-08:002015-12-06T10:56:33.124-08:00Hi Jo, I can't bear to look to see how many fa...Hi Jo, I can't bear to look to see how many fallen soldiers are lying prone on the grass after the wind! It was howling down the chimney last night in a very scary way!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-53539888956420827732015-12-06T10:55:07.886-08:002015-12-06T10:55:07.886-08:00Yes Chloris, I could do a feather fan dance to cel...Yes Chloris, I could do a feather fan dance to celebrate the solstice, or , on the other hand, I could sit round a bonfire and have a couple of glasses of red!!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-42432286279461882652015-12-06T08:54:26.091-08:002015-12-06T08:54:26.091-08:00We used to have a pink one but it outgrew us and t...We used to have a pink one but it outgrew us and the leaves were blade sharp so it had to go.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-86541090519683580672015-12-06T08:37:46.471-08:002015-12-06T08:37:46.471-08:00How fabulous Jane! What an exclamation mark it mus...How fabulous Jane! What an exclamation mark it must make on dull days and I imagine that it must sing in the wind. My parents grew a couple of bog standard pampas grasses but my mum insisted that they were removed after one of her offspring sustained cuts. The snowdrops and hellebores are not so far off now :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-53847752733868832882015-12-05T09:44:44.707-08:002015-12-05T09:44:44.707-08:00How lovely to have this to look forward to each ye...How lovely to have this to look forward to each year. I think it really comes in to its own when the sky is blue and the plumes are picking up the sunshine. I do hope no more soldiers have fallen, it's blowing a gale here today.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-56648642448238826662015-12-05T07:51:24.978-08:002015-12-05T07:51:24.978-08:00I haven' t seen Pampas grass like this before....I haven' t seen Pampas grass like this before. What fun, they look just like Ostrich feathers. You could do an ostrich feather fan dance with them to celebrate the winter solstice.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-70043851272090672812015-12-05T07:49:51.284-08:002015-12-05T07:49:51.284-08:00I haven' t seen Pampas grass like this before....I haven' t seen Pampas grass like this before. What fun, they look just like Ostrich feathers. You could do an ostrich feather fan dance with them to celebrate the winter solstice.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-30178353475553900272015-12-05T02:36:09.845-08:002015-12-05T02:36:09.845-08:00I would think it grew well in South Texas ! I know...I would think it grew well in South Texas ! I know what you mean about the mane of a shaggy horse ! Describes it exactly!Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-27722645194950349482015-12-05T02:34:54.929-08:002015-12-05T02:34:54.929-08:00The snowdrops appearing marks the beginning of the...The snowdrops appearing marks the beginning of the end of winter in my book, whenever they appear !Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-56648215724083890002015-12-05T02:33:55.315-08:002015-12-05T02:33:55.315-08:00Yes it was lovely to see the sun, Pauline, however...Yes it was lovely to see the sun, Pauline, however briefly ! We had very high winds last night and they are continuing today.Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-38533261129710080782015-12-05T02:31:38.976-08:002015-12-05T02:31:38.976-08:00Fashion has been responsible for us stopping growi...Fashion has been responsible for us stopping growing some stonking good plants - dahlias being a prime example. I see carnations are making a come back now. The pampas grass may well be next in line ...Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-60294137641485406822015-12-04T13:01:17.199-08:002015-12-04T13:01:17.199-08:00That's an impressive grass. My parents grew p...That's an impressive grass. My parents grew pampas grass, though probably not the same variety--they grew it in South Texas. Your photos remind me of the mane of a shaggy horse trotting in the sunshine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-17420761978082986932015-12-04T12:47:39.000-08:002015-12-04T12:47:39.000-08:00Weeping and pink, that is unusual for a pampas gra...Weeping and pink, that is unusual for a pampas grass.<br />Working in the garden today I could see the noses of snowdrops just peeping through.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7249587176933768298.post-47336408612829403892015-12-04T11:59:36.954-08:002015-12-04T11:59:36.954-08:00You have some lovely winter sunshine in your garde...You have some lovely winter sunshine in your garden.I hope your plumes are still upright with all the wind that we've been having and more to come for the weekend I believe! I have a stiff upright Pampas which contrasts with all the Miscanthus that sway in the wind.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.com