So I wanted to post some things from a throwaway account because this one has location info but when I search for this community on the throwaway account it doesn't come up at all what is going on ? I can't see this one and I can't see VA homegrown and it seems like it's blocked. I've put in my birthday and all that is it a Karma thing?
VA zone 8b
Anybody know why my Alphonse Karr has these little sprays of white sprouts? We did have a very cold snap last winter that caused some die back. Keep it or prune it?
Edit SE VA zone 8b
Long video, I know! Worth it to meet Greg though. Bonus points if you can spot the obscenely fascinated prairie coneflower seed head that the goldfinches are absolutely killing each other over. Peace and be well. 🌻☮️
Was recommended to this sub, hi everybody!
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First time poster so please bear with me. My absolute passion and obsession is gardening. I moved into my house a year and a half ago and immediately had trouble with the next door neighbor, older guy, widower, 70's, lives alone with his two little dogs that bark all day. Loves to blare his music blasting at all hours and singing, more like yelling, at the top of his lungs but whatever. You do you boo, live your best life I don't care what you do, you mind your business and I'll mind mine. Very Live and Let Live, flying my freak flag just fine on my side of the fence.
So strike one was when we first moved in he decided to drive right across my lawn when his driveway was too muddy and his truck got stuck. Had words with him about it, he denied it and then I showed him the camera footage and he was pissy but he didn't do it again. About 6 months later, so this is a about a year ago now, he repaved his driveway and put in a storm drain and wouldn't you know it the driveway apron and the drain are over the line slightly onto my property. Had more words with him about it and was very stern, but decided not to make him dig it up and be the bigger person and figured that would be it . Over the past year we have developed a little bit more of a rapport, and he jokes around with me a little bit and asks about my dogs and I've given him little gifts from my garden harvest and we've settled into a friendly relationship. Or so I thought.
My gardens are my absolute passion, you can look at some of my other posts if you want to see but the last picture is of my no lawn front yard to give you an idea of how obsessed I am. So anyways I'm hearing a ton of weed whacking over on his side which is weird because he doesn't have hardly any lawn and I look out the window and he has his weed wacker slung over the top of the fence onto my side and is chopping off the top of my gorgeous star jasmine vine that was in full bloom no less because he's going to paint the side of his fence and doesn't want any leaves falling on his side.
Now the way it works here in Virginia is when you have a division fence that's right on the property line you are allowed to cut any vegetation from your neighbor that overhangs onto your property up to the property line but you are not allowed to cross the property line to trim any vegetation that is not on your property. This was not overhanging anything this was on my side of the fence, he did not have permission, he did not ask me, and as my next door neighbor he knows more than anybody how important my plants are to me and that I would never be ok with him doing that. I am just absolutely astounded that he would be so disrespectful and just not give a shit, when I thought we were finally cool. I sent a cease and desist letter written by chat GPT via certified mail that he is not allowed on my property for any reason and if it happens again I will be taking legal recourse. So he was he must have gotten the letter yesterday (I enclosed a picture of the camera footage so he knows i caught him red handed) and he stormed into his backyard, stood there with his arms crossed staring at my camera and glaring for a whole 3 minutes yesterday like I'm the bad guy. I don't think I am? Please tell me if I'm wrong .
*** daylily just bloomed and it is NOT Stella doro, it is a taller dark orange with yellow throat, if you bought one and want to replace/refund just let me know, I was fooled! Sorry!
SELF SERVE PLANT STAND Mostly perennial plants that are beneficial for pollinators. Everything has been grown on site and grows fast, which is why I have way too much! Venmo, Paypal or cash (no change available on site), we use the honor system. If you would like some plants but can’t afford them, I do have garden chores from time to time I could use help with, and would be open to barter too.
6 inch pots $6 each or 5/$25
20 Oz Solo cups/small pots $3 or 6/$15
Will remove plants from list each night if sold out.
Dawn to dusk only please.
1872 N Streamline Dr Virginia Beach 23454
Sunflower – Helianthus annus
Lanceleaf Coreopsis – Coreopsis lanceolata
Sulphur Cosmos – Cosmos sulphureus
Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
Blanketflower – Gaillardia
Lamb’s Ear – Stachys byzantina
Goldenrod – Solidago
Orange Balm – Melissa officinalis Mandarina
Hairy Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum
Dill – Anethum graveolens
Daylily Dark orange with yellow throat NOT STELLA DORO just bloomed and isn't what I thought! – Hemerocallis
Catnip – Nepeta cataria
China aster – Callistephus chinensis (these are small so only $1)
Roman Chamomile – Chamamelum nobile
Monstera deliciosa
Montbretia – Crocosmia
Greek Oregano – Origanum vulgare var. hirtus
Dark purple bee balm – Monarda
Licorice Mint/Sunset Hyssop – Agastache rupensis
Maximilian Sunflower – Helianthus maximiliani
Sorry in advance if not allowed.
SELF SERVE PLANT STAND
Mostly perennial plants that are beneficial for pollinators. Everything has been grown on site and grows fast, which is why I have way too much! Venmo, Paypal or cash (no change available on site), we use the honor system. If you would like some plants but can’t afford them, I do have garden chores from time to time I could use help with, and would be open to barter too.
- 6 inch pots $6 each or 5/$25
- 20 Oz Solo cups/small pots $3 or 6/$15
- Will remove plants from list each night if sold out.
- Dawn to dusk only please.
- 1872 N Streamline Dr Virginia Beach 23454
Sunflower – Helianthus annus
Lanceleaf Coreopsis – Coreopsis lanceolata
Sulphur Cosmos – Cosmos sulphureus
Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
Blanketflower – Gaillardia
Lamb’s Ear – Stachys byzantina
Goldenrod – Solidago
Orange Balm – Melissa officinalis Mandarina
Hairy Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum
Dill – Anethum graveolens
Daylily Stella D’Oro – Hemerocallis
Catnip – Nepeta cataria
China aster – Callistephus chinensis (these are small so only $1)
Roman Chamomile – Chamamelum nobile
Monstera deliciosa
Montbretia – Crocosmia
Greek Oregano – Origanum vulgare var. hirtus
Dark purple bee balm – Monarda
Licorice Mint/Sunset Hyssop – Agastache rupensis
Maximilian Sunflower – Helianthus maximiliani
Sorry in advance if not allowed.
SELF SERVE PLANT STAND Mostly perennial plants that are beneficial for pollinators. Everything has been grown on site and grows fast, which is why I have way too much! Venmo, Paypal or cash (no change available on site), we use the honor system. If you would like some plants but can’t afford them, I do have garden chores from time to time I could use help with, and would be open to barter too.
Sunflower – Helianthus annus
Lanceleaf Coreopsis – Coreopsis lanceolata
Sulphur Cosmos – Cosmos sulphureus
Black Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta
Blanketflower – Gaillardia
Lamb’s Ear – Stachys byzantina
Goldenrod – Solidago
Orange Balm – Melissa officinalis Mandarina
Hairy Mountain Mint – Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum
Dill – Anethum graveolens
Daylily Stella D’Oro – Hemerocallis
Catnip – Nepeta cataria
China aster – Callistephus chinensis (these are small so only $1)
Roman Chamomile – Chamamelum nobile
Monstera deliciosa
Montbretia – Crocosmia
Greek Oregano – Origanum vulgare var. hirtus
Dark purple bee balm – Monarda
Licorice Mint/Sunset Hyssop – Agastache rupensis
Maximilian Sunflower – Helianthus maximiliani
Just wondering when the worldwide die off is over and it would be safe to purchase plants from a nursery ? Or any reputable sources of real black bamboo seeds? TIA
So I like to order a lot of things from Home Depot that are bulky - I am an older lady so it's hard for me to load it in and out of the car, so like mulch, bales of peat moss, topsoil stuff like that . It's always irritated me that so many of the products are billed as "free delivery" but delivery is NOT free for the quantities that I want, its $35. I decided to play around with it and figured out that I can get six bags of mulch delivered free but seven or more entails a $35 fee. However there is absolutely nothing preventing me from ordering six bags of mulch many many times in a row . I am literally having a parade of delivery drivers dropping off the orders this is great!
SE VA zone 8b. Had a particularly cold winter, several nights in the low 20s, my Alphonse karr got a lot of die back this year. Is coming back strong but noticing that a lot of the new growth is variegated , which I'm very happy about! Just wondering if this is normal and if it will stay growing varigated?