tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post3337939124529605924..comments2024-02-23T19:00:02.184-08:00Comments on The Practical Plant Geek: My favorite plant in the garden this week is Acer metcalfiiEvan Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-4940902761163431842015-06-09T21:50:24.856-07:002015-06-09T21:50:24.856-07:00Oh, I'll go off-plan when I get to an actual n...Oh, I'll go off-plan when I get to an actual nursery, too. Sometimes you see something that you didn't think of before and it just fits perfectly. Alison, you, and me should be more like Peter and not even pretend that we're going to abstain until fall.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-49344216248319998572015-06-09T21:48:59.253-07:002015-06-09T21:48:59.253-07:00Thanks, Ricki! I love stripe-bark maples. So glad ...Thanks, Ricki! I love stripe-bark maples. So glad this is my first one.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-28389410532084815202015-06-09T21:48:30.833-07:002015-06-09T21:48:30.833-07:00Thanks, guys!Thanks, guys!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-42834587466191508802015-06-09T21:48:03.701-07:002015-06-09T21:48:03.701-07:00Oh, I say I'm going to stop, but I know I'...Oh, I say I'm going to stop, but I know I'll keep falling off the wagon. You have so much shade that it's easier to get away with summer planting. I have a big yard and it's hard lugging water to all the places I've already planted, much less all the places I'd like to plant, which are all in nearly full sun. I like your logic! I do that sometimes. But in full sun the root disturbance involved in planting can be enough to turn a plant crispy when the weather is hot. So those Davidia have a name now! IEvan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-90176292464515884302015-06-09T21:44:01.635-07:002015-06-09T21:44:01.635-07:00I brought plants home today. Oops. I say I'm g...I brought plants home today. Oops. I say I'm going to stop, but we all know I won't. ;) I was never one to cut pictures out of magazines or print them out and assemble them into idea books or the like. Pinterest is a much better alternative.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-10116841760386050142015-06-09T16:26:48.869-07:002015-06-09T16:26:48.869-07:00That is a magnificent Acer! I use Pinterest as a ...That is a magnificent Acer! I use Pinterest as a bulletin/idea board too, not that it stops me from running amok when I get into an actual nursery. I keep saying I'm going to steer clear of them until fall but, if I'm honest with myself, I know it's unlikely...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-65461473705515187092015-06-09T09:46:12.176-07:002015-06-09T09:46:12.176-07:00Fabulous in all stages and, as you say, will only ...Fabulous in all stages and, as you say, will only get better with time. Great choice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-73377052451100377472015-06-09T07:39:18.753-07:002015-06-09T07:39:18.753-07:00Love the deep colour of the new leaves, definite b...Love the deep colour of the new leaves, definite beauty!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-81814688776150231662015-06-09T07:17:19.767-07:002015-06-09T07:17:19.767-07:00Like Alison, I've far too many plants from all...Like Alison, I've far too many plants from all of those nursery visits but unlike both of you I'll stupidly continue planting. The pot ghetto is full and now the patio table and chairs are covered. If you have to water pots every day, why not just throw them in the ground and water the plants there? (My logic, I'm sticking to it!) Thought of you on Saturday when we were at Windcliff. Those gorgeous Davidia involucrata ‘Tricolor’ were still there but have been marked down to $75.00! Now where am I going to find space for that? Your Acer metcalfii has gorgeous foliage!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-71678967537421677632015-06-09T07:16:07.326-07:002015-06-09T07:16:07.326-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725795560485860373.post-80228652037386926982015-06-09T06:51:37.748-07:002015-06-09T06:51:37.748-07:00I need to stop going to nurseries now too. I went ...I need to stop going to nurseries now too. I went to several over the weekend and of course came home with plants which it is now too hot to put in the ground. I've used Pinterest that same way, to amass inspiration when putting beds together, like my Gravel Garden. It's perfect for that kind of thing. What an interesting maple! The foliage reminds me of one of those dark-leaf ninebarks.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com