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kayaksailor In reply to PridesCrossing [2012-04-28 17:44:57 +0000 UTC]

I really do love it Going to have to do some repair work to the arbor after the flowers are done, this year, as last November a strong wind pushed it over (the upright part of the vine had been pulling it off center for awhile and the wind just helped ) Wisteria doesn't flower on new growth and there were so many blossoms that I just couldn't cut them all off!

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PridesCrossing In reply to kayaksailor [2012-04-29 14:31:29 +0000 UTC]

It looks like such a pleasant peaceful place!!
Oh I would have done the same it looks to beautiful
to cut back!! I love wisteria,is it hard to grow?

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kayaksailor In reply to PridesCrossing [2012-04-30 05:03:18 +0000 UTC]

No, wisteria isn't hard to grow! In fact, at lease where we are, it is harder to NOT let them grow While doing weed pulling today I had to pull up more than a dozen seedlings! Would you like me to send you some seeds? And you can try your hand at them...shoot me a note with your address and I'll send you some

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PridesCrossing In reply to kayaksailor [2012-04-30 16:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow that would be FANTASTIC!!(sending note)

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kayaksailor In reply to PridesCrossing [2012-04-30 22:50:22 +0000 UTC]

I've got the envelope ready, just have to get time to stop at the PO (want to get it hand canceled so the seeds don't get squished )

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PridesCrossing In reply to kayaksailor [2012-05-01 14:14:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Ruth!!

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kayaksailor In reply to ArbeitAdelt [2011-08-22 17:01:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks and for the recent faves too!

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kayaksailor In reply to sebastopolgoose [2011-04-23 21:34:42 +0000 UTC]

awww. I'm so sorry! Well, at least that means you don't have any mosquitoes yet (Thanks for all the faves )

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kayaksailor In reply to Tailei2532 [2011-04-21 06:07:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you!! Spring is definitely here! I am loving the flowers while they're here...too soon we'll be in summer with everything brown and dry...

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Tailei2532 In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-21 13:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Very true. But at the very least, there will be no more complaining of cold weather.

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kayaksailor In reply to Tailei2532 [2011-04-24 03:12:51 +0000 UTC]

yeah!! Haven't quite made up my mind which I like least - the cold'ish'ness of winter vs the over 100 of summer.

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kayaksailor In reply to cosmicspider [2011-04-19 04:05:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! Lucky for me all I have to do is 'maintain' it...

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kayaksailor In reply to bydandphotography [2011-04-17 06:43:37 +0000 UTC]

you're way too kind! I can't take much credit for this...it came with the house all I've done it keep it under control by keep it pruned and watered

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kayaksailor In reply to zasu [2011-04-17 06:44:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks! this is the second year for the iris and they're sure happy! we only had one stalk of flowers last year

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zasu In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-17 22:03:49 +0000 UTC]

they're lovely - do you remember their name?

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kayaksailor In reply to zasu [2011-04-18 00:19:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry but I have no idea ...a neighbor was thinning hers and gave my husband a few chunks which I planted...

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zasu In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-21 05:37:02 +0000 UTC]

freebies! the best kind

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kayaksailor In reply to zasu [2011-04-21 05:51:37 +0000 UTC]

Indeed!! And I get a bit of a personal satisfaction that my little group looks so good

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kayaksailor In reply to Melancholy-Man [2011-04-17 06:47:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks sooo much David! The sunlight was making everything glow with color

The wisteria really needs to be thinned (you can see how it has pulled the gazebo "apart") but I hate to loose all the flowers...

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Melancholy-Man In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-25 03:53:55 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!
You can always thin it out when it's done flowering. Also you can bend one or two of those runners to the ground and cover with soil. It will begin to root and you can make cuttings from these to plant elsewhere or give to a friend. Here's a [link] to some helpful info.

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kayaksailor In reply to Melancholy-Man [2011-04-26 02:31:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the link - I've bookmarked it - lots of very helpful info!! I will do some cutting after the flowers are done, and I've been good about loping off the summer runners, but I'll have to do the heavy duty pruning this fall...

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Melancholy-Man In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-29 18:01:12 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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kayaksailor In reply to dove-51 [2011-04-17 06:49:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Candace! The colors were so lovely after all the rain

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dove-51 In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-18 09:52:44 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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kayaksailor In reply to 1001G [2011-04-17 06:49:44 +0000 UTC]

LOL, thanks Edie! Good idea, I just might make some

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1001G In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-20 16:13:12 +0000 UTC]

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kayaksailor In reply to redmatilda [2011-04-17 06:51:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Inge! I love all the fresh growth colors

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kayaksailor In reply to meihua [2011-04-17 06:51:43 +0000 UTC]

at least all our rain has paid off in the garden

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kayaksailor In reply to redbeard31 [2011-04-17 06:51:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks!!

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kayaksailor In reply to barcon53 [2011-04-17 06:52:34 +0000 UTC]

It is!! I need to thin it but I hate loosing the wild look

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barcon53 In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-17 13:02:35 +0000 UTC]

I love the wild look too, in fact I'm thinking about where I would put a wistera in my yard because your vine is so beautiful I want one too! I don't have a good place though....

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kayaksailor In reply to barcon53 [2011-04-18 05:57:52 +0000 UTC]

I've seen some that have been trained to be almost like a free standing tree...along with being formed over a trellis arch. My daughter planted a couple seeds last fall to see if she can create a "bonsai" one, lol, here's the photo that inspired her [link]

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barcon53 In reply to kayaksailor [2011-04-24 10:56:29 +0000 UTC]

That is pretty, but the wildness of yours is far more charming...

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kayaksailor In reply to barcon53 [2011-04-26 02:36:30 +0000 UTC]

I second you on that

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barcon53 In reply to kayaksailor [2011-05-01 00:35:29 +0000 UTC]

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