tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post4820002047670953637..comments2024-03-22T11:38:01.955-07:00Comments on Chickadee Gardens: Hebe Survey at Chickadee GardensChickadee Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-8905780918625972852023-07-06T20:04:35.082-07:002023-07-06T20:04:35.082-07:00Hi Ana, I'm glad you are finding the post usef...Hi Ana, I'm glad you are finding the post useful! I agree, it's frustrating when you want to know what the whole plant looks like. Cheers!Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-22839719111847980222023-07-04T11:51:14.393-07:002023-07-04T11:51:14.393-07:00I really appreciate your photos of the whole plant...I really appreciate your photos of the whole plant in the landscape! So many sites offer only a close-up of flowers. Makes it very difficult to picture what the form of the plant is. thank you for sharing, it's incredibly helpful. Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425222695621672725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-28068480830195987932021-12-17T14:45:41.474-08:002021-12-17T14:45:41.474-08:00Thank you Alyse, that is a huge compliment to me, ...Thank you Alyse, that is a huge compliment to me, you are too kind!<br /><br />Call it the Capricorn organized mind.<br /><br />And yes, the paintbox metaphor is perfect! I love it! Cheers and thank you again.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-44731199773840355632021-12-17T14:44:14.368-08:002021-12-17T14:44:14.368-08:00Why thank you Danger! 'Karo GE' is a favor...Why thank you Danger! 'Karo GE' is a favorite, for sure. I am frankly surprised 'Quicksilver' won't hold in your garden - that seems very weird to me as you are the gardener with the mostest. Hmmm....I have some I can dig up and give you to try again? All of mine are in pretty well drained soil in partial high shade. Wanna try?Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-79608954947152010202021-12-17T14:42:16.315-08:002021-12-17T14:42:16.315-08:00Hopefully your 'Quicksilver' will thrive, ...Hopefully your 'Quicksilver' will thrive, Denise. <br /><br />Glad you got your order off in time before Joy Creek closed, those are as you know both great hebes. I think I'll propagate 'Karo Golden Esk' to have available for folks - it's sooo pretty.<br /><br />Cheers and I'm thrilled you find these overviews helpful, that's wonderful feedback as most of the time I wonder who would ever read my posts? Thank you and cheers!Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-13659124325949786472021-12-17T12:00:16.786-08:002021-12-17T12:00:16.786-08:00This is wonderful, Tamara. I love the way you thin...This is wonderful, Tamara. I love the way you think! Organized, focused, art and science as one. Just the idea of the four evergreen groups—how cool is that!? Never thought of it that way before. Helpful way to organize brain around the complexities of a large garden. Helps synthesize the “paintbox full of paint brushes” that are plants.Alyse Lansinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953317608061300541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-24883503951984254972021-12-17T10:03:56.560-08:002021-12-17T10:03:56.560-08:00Great visual run thru of the hebes! Your Hebe '...Great visual run thru of the hebes! Your Hebe 'Karo Golden Esk' is gorgeous. Oh that I could get Hebe 'Quicksilver' to take hold in my garden. I've tried it in many spots and it looks good for awhile and then just slowly disintegrates. danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-69401073255632646202021-12-17T08:54:42.688-08:002021-12-17T08:54:42.688-08:00I brought 'Quicksilver' with me in 4-inch ...I brought 'Quicksilver' with me in 4-inch pots from SoCal -- it is often for sale there, but as Kris notes a mature, well-grown plant is hard to find! I planted it in October and so far it seems to be thriving. When I heard the news about Joy Creek's closure, I fired off an order, which included Hebe 'Western Hills' and 'New Zealand Gold' -- but 'Karo Golden Esk' is another hebe that really speaks to me! And H. cupressoides is a beaut too. Thanks so much for these overviews which are so very helpful.Denise/agrowingobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811925155960835891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-28697194657384311802021-12-16T19:45:21.296-08:002021-12-16T19:45:21.296-08:00Thank you Chavliness, me too - thriving on evergre...Thank you Chavliness, me too - thriving on evergreens to get through winter.<br /><br />Hebe cuperssoides is so cool, have you checked out the cultivar 'Boughton Dome'? It's the same plant in a smaller size that might be right for you?<br /><br />There are SOOO many hebes out there it is difficult to keep track for sure!Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-30079597435681753702021-12-16T19:43:18.330-08:002021-12-16T19:43:18.330-08:00I guess SoCal is too hot for many species, Kris. T...I guess SoCal is too hot for many species, Kris. Too gad but it sounds like you do have some options in 'Wiri Blush' and 'Purple Shamrock' which is one that regularly croaks here. I am amazed at how well they rebound after cutting back chunks from time to time. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-26315174315944419682021-12-16T10:08:07.814-08:002021-12-16T10:08:07.814-08:00Great post. I thrive on evergreens to sustain me t...Great post. I thrive on evergreens to sustain me through winter. I love the conifer look of Hebe cupressoides, and the only thing that will stop me from getting one is it's eventual large size. I grow a number of Hebe, most I couldn't name to save my life, except for Quick Sliver and James Sterling. The latter is my favorite for the bronze hue it picks up in cold weather. chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-90697503903375438932021-12-16T09:36:59.274-08:002021-12-16T09:36:59.274-08:00What a wonderful collection, Tamara! I haven'...What a wonderful collection, Tamara! I haven't seen most of these varieties here and I'm always on the look-out for Hebes in local garden centers. I've killed 'Quicksilver' at least twice, even after trying it in different spots. However, I've had a Hebe 'Wiri Blush' for many years now. It even survived a gopher building a den underneath it. Although I thought it was a goner for awhile and it still hasn't recovered the symmetrical shape it one had, it survived despite my having to cut a significant portion of it down nearly to the ground. Hebe 'Purple Shamrock' has also done relatively well in an especially dry area - I wish I could find more of those!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com