2012 Images Added to the Edgewood Gardens Web Site

Matt Mattus mmattus@charter.net
Tue, 01 Jan 2013 14:57:18 PST
John,
Thanks for clarifying, but we eventually figured it out! I think PK may have
passed the same virus on to me, but so far, I am keeping it contained to the
greenhouse ( for now!).

Your poor cats!

Anyway, great pics, absolutely incredible, but I think you might be just a
tiny bit obsessed with this current folly! Do you have any problems with
weeds?

Matt



On 1/1/13 4:06 PM, "John T Lonsdale" <john@johnlonsdale.net> wrote:

> I guess my English sense of humor was a bit too subtle - so before he sends
> the boys round, I should point out that the only 'virus' Panayoti introduced
> to the garden was his infectious enthusiasm for cacti, succulents and other
> xeric treasures. 
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> John T Lonsdale PhD
> 407 Edgewood Drive,
> Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA
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> Home: 610 594 9232
> Cell: 484 678 9856
> Fax: 315 571 9232
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> Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at  <http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/>
> http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/
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> USDA Zone 6b
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> From: John T Lonsdale [mailto:john@johnlonsdale.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:13 PM
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> other Woodland plants)'; 'Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden
> Society;postings copyright by authors.'; 'Pacific Bulb Society'
> Subject: 2012 Images Added to the Edgewood Gardens Web Site
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> Happy New Year!
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> The good news is we made it through another year, albeit a crazier one than
> normal, so less 'free' time and fewer pictures taken.  The bad news is that
> the virus introduced here by Panayoti Kelaidis 6 or 7 years ago has
> continued to spread.  5 areas of the garden have now been infected, meaning
> that they have had to be turned over to the cultivation of hardy cacti,
> agaves, succulents and other 'xeric' plants.  Actually, I had grown weary of
> doing battle with various aril and Juno irises so it really wasn't that hard
> a decision to turn their quarters over to the expanding collection of cacti.
> Despite their beauty the irises took up a lot of real estate, and were
> rewarding for a very fleeting period every year.  Their homes were tailor
> made for the cacti, which not only have spectacular flowers, they offer
> year-round interest with their amazing forms and spines of many shapes and
> colors.  For a few pictures see http://tinyurl.com/bbx9asu/ and
> http://tinyurl.com/bfdrv3v/.  Perfect drainage and dryness at the roots in
> winter is at least as important as protection from the cold.  Three of the
> 'cactus patches' are unprotected year-round; the one in front of the porch
> has 8' x 4' polycarbonate covers from early December to the end of February,
> and the long bed down the south side of the house has polycarbonate covers
> over the same period, and a wrapping of frost blanket during January and
> February.  The blanket provides about 10F of protection and really works,
> providing a home for the more borderline temperature hardy plants.  There
> are hundreds of species and forms/selections that will grow very happily in
> these conditions, including many that I doubt have ever been seriously
> attempted in this region.  They are not trouble free (some die), they have
> their own likes and dislikes that need learning, and they certainly fight
> back, but they are so rewarding.  Best of all, you can only get one or two
> rare Oncocyclus irises for a hundred dollars but you can get about 20 cacti!
> I've also started growing a number from seed, and that is also fun once you
> learn a few tricks, including how not to sunburn them.  Other treasures,
> such as Asphodelus acaulis, love the same conditions and have been outside
> without protection for 3 years now (http://tinyurl.com/acawvlf/).  Nananthus
> transvaalensis is one of my favorite succulents
> (http://tinyurl.com/aqtlyyb/).
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> Superb cactus and succulent suppliers include Beaver Creek Greenhouses
> (Roger Barlow; http://www.rockgardenplants.com/), Miles' to Go
> (http://www.miles2go.com/), Sunscapes (Bill Adams;
> http://www.sunscapes.net/) and Mesa Garden (http://www.mesagarden.com/).  High
> Country Gardens was also great but has sadly just closed.
> 
> Some other nice combinations this past year were Gazania linearis
> self-seeding into Delospermas (http://tinyurl.com/bggnxt4/), and back-lit
> Iris albicans and Pulsatillas in seed (http://tinyurl.com/aunehpc/).
> Edgeworthia chrysantha in several forms (http://tinyurl.com/ahtw9s6/)
> continues to be the best shrub in the whole garden and Epimedium Domino in
> the same link is one of Darrell Probst's very best introductions.  The
> 'orange' form of Claytonia virginica is stunning
> (http://tinyurl.com/b2kfefm/) and I'm happy to say it is self-sowing all
> over.  Galanthus reginae olgae Fotini is amazing and happily seems to be
> doing well (http://tinyurl.com/bjjjqpc/).
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> Hurricane Sandy came and went, and left us with a lot less damage than many
> people - although we did lose a 70' northern red oak when the 60mph winds
> went around to the north - something our trees are not used to
> (http://tinyurl.com/bepvk2s/).  On its way down it destroyed a couple of
> large American beeches, but everything missed the power lines and the house.
> 
> Cyclamen hederifolium continue to take over the hillside - there are tens of
> thousands of them now and they look great for nearly 9 months of the year
> (http://tinyurl.com/bepvk2s/).  C. rhodium was also lovely this year and is
> great because it flowers so late, C. hederifolium 'Stargazer' plants are
> getting big enough to look weird and you can see the flies on Dracunculus
> vulgaris (http://tinyurl.com/axnls5c/). A white seedling of Iris brandzae
> showed up (http://tinyurl.com/a9htsnf/).
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> The Homeland Security personnel are getting longer in the tooth.  Sadly we
> lost Felix this year, just before he reached 17, and he was very happy right
> to the end (http://tinyurl.com/aqr858f/).   Tammy is 22 in May but still
> enjoys the outdoor life (http://tinyurl.com/axl5q23/).  Ali's cat Kingston
> has been coming for ever longer 'vacations' (http://tinyurl.com/arbne4a/).
> Calico continued to pack on the pounds, in anticipation of the end of the
> world cutting off her food supply (http://tinyurl.com/b5g2vld/).
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> Please enjoy the images, feel free to drop me a note with any comments, and
> let me know if I've messed up any of the names.
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> Thanks and all the best,
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> John T Lonsdale PhD
> 407 Edgewood Drive,
> Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA
> 
> Home: 610 594 9232
> Cell: 484 678 9856
> Fax: 315 571 9232
> 
> Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at  <http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/>
> http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/
> 
> USDA Zone 6b
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