Hallson Gardens

question on dividing iris when the time comes. how much of the rhizome do you keep when planting? it seems I always have long and large sections that take up a lot of space in my small bed. can I cut them? I know I have to cut off the old portion. for a pleasing appearance, do you have all of the fa...

welcome. I live in green bay/ashwaubenon near airport. love hostas.

thanks for good advice. my assortment of irises come from various friends and plant sales. I don't know the names of any of them. the irises are in several areas next to the foundation of our house. one area is very dry and soil is powdery. other area has heavier soil. this last area is overcrowded ...

I live in a newly developed area when good soil is scarce and I have to purchase it in bag which usually comes with manure. we don't have any leaves. I can't have a compost bin. i'd like to amend the soil any way I can. any problem in chopping up the iris stems (not leaves) and spent blossoms and le...

I have a Nellie Moser clematis growing in a berm. this is the 2nd year for it and the first year it's blossoming. I've noticed the "crown" is above ground and is exposed. should this be covered or is this normal? thanks.

back to the drawing board.

anyone know what this is? I have several of these growing in new bed. it's quite vigorous in growth. on one site It looked like a young burdock plant. has sturdy stem.

thanks chris. I may look into that. unfortunately we're dealing with windows 8.0 ---a brand new experience. birdy

my 3 year old bart peony put on a show this year with over 20 huge blossoms. I waited 3 years for one blossom but it was worth it. unfortunately I can't submit a photo as we now have windows 8 and I don't know how to compress my photos. will send photos If I figure it out.

so far I have "1" seedling. bah humbug! hopefully it blooms and sets seeds or next year i'm going to be looking early in the season for seeds from a different manufacturer.

I finally got around to planting some hyacinth bean seeds---dated 2011. the cost on the package was $1.79 and it contained 7 seeds. that's outrageous. I expected more than 7 in a package. sure hope they germinate. I prefer saving my own seeds but we moved and I didn't have any on hand.

I've forgotten how to post a picture and what size it needs to be. are there instructions somewhere? birdy

thanks for advice. i do think i've been overwatering it and drainage may be poor. will neglect it for awhile.
birdy.

planted this rare lily this year and it blossomed. :D so excited to see it. it's very dainty but can reach 4 feet tall. petals are turned up resembling turk's cap lily. native to southern europe to siberia. this one has white petals. it's also found in colors from dark maroon to mauve and white (som...