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From: meshmar on 27 Jun 2010 07:33 On 6/26/2010 9:58 PM, Ginny Favers wrote: > I have a challenge for you! > > We are going to paint our house and outbuildings in the color scheme > used at Alligator Bayou, and I want to do some landscaping to go with it. > > Can you guys name all the plants you see in Port Orleans' landscaping? > Magnolia trees are what I remember the most. > > What else? > > I have to start trying to figure out what would be hardy up here for our > freezing winters. There actually is a big, thriving magnolia tree around > the corner from us, so I know that can be done! > Your best bet to find out what would be hardy, would be to check with 'local' nurseries; on line; etc. Even here in North FL, a lot that are OK at Disney are a LOT more tender - maybe because I don't have as much time and money to baby them as much. There are enough cold hardy plants you can find that are a close enough match to still give you the magic. Browse on line to find the plants at the Bayou that you want to match and then find the match on line to see if it can take your temperatures - or a match that can ... and good luck. -- Not 'THAT' Ed TDC Royal Inspector of the Pork Loins, Guardian of the Rub and Taste Tester for Boma
From: Blossom on 27 Jun 2010 09:57 magnolias pines, particularly long-leaf pines (aka long needled) jasmine honeysuckle azaleas rhododendrons ferns (some may die back in your winters & return) from living in NC, some plants that may be better suited to your climate & are still very southern... *(all of the above) *elephant ears = yes, we had them in Charlotte NC growing up, they died every winter, but managed to return the next summer (I think mom may have just covered them with mulch, but I doubt it) *wild iris or blue flags (not the huge hybrid iris, but the little "japanese free form" purple ones with yellow tongues) if you have a wilder area around your house, what about planting blackberry or raspberry vines -- don't throw me in that briar patch! plus the flowers and the fruit are lovely and then there's a succulent, very similar to mother-in-laws tongue -- pale & dark green zebra stripes on tall pointy "Leaves" with yellow edging Blossom
From: Rudeney on 27 Jun 2010 10:02 Blossom wrote: > *elephant ears = yes, we had them in Charlotte NC growing up, they > died every winter, but managed to return the next summer (I think mom > may have just covered them with mulch, but I doubt it) Elephant ears, hosta, and other lily-type plants should be OK. They can survive freezes over several days, but if it goes into a hard freeze for more than a week, they could die unless kept warm somehow. -- - RODNEY Next WDW Vacation? Who knows! Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)? http://www.radp.org http://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htm http://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm Are you still accessing RADP via Google? Why? Get instructions on how to access to the "real" RADP Usenet Group here: http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm
From: Keane on 27 Jun 2010 10:05 On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:58:55 -0400, Ginny Favers <ginnyfavers(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I have a challenge for you! > >We are going to paint our house and outbuildings in the color scheme >used at Alligator Bayou, and I want to do some landscaping to go with it. > >Can you guys name all the plants you see in Port Orleans' landscaping? >Magnolia trees are what I remember the most. You really don't want Magnolia trees. My neighbor has three of them. They're pretty for like two days a year (four if they double bloom), they you have to pick up all the dead petals. Once there was a hard frost just as the petals were emerging, and they're were hundreds of buds with little pink tips that turned brown... On the other hand, if magnolias can survive Chicago, it should survive where you are... >What else? > >I have to start trying to figure out what would be hardy up here for our >freezing winters. There actually is a big, thriving magnolia tree >around the corner from us, so I know that can be done! You need pictures of PO right after last year's freezing temps... :-) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Barry Wallis on 27 Jun 2010 10:20
On 6/27/2010 3:38 AM, Caren wrote: > On Jun 26, 9:58 pm, Ginny Favers<ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a challenge for you! >> >> We are going to paint our house and outbuildings in the color scheme >> used at Alligator Bayou, and I want to do some landscaping to go with it. >> >> Can you guys name all the plants you see in Port Orleans' landscaping? >> Magnolia trees are what I remember the most. >> >> What else? >> >> I have to start trying to figure out what would be hardy up here for our >> freezing winters. There actually is a big, thriving magnolia tree >> around the corner from us, so I know that can be done! >> >> -- >> *~Amanda >> TDC Ginny Favers, Rescued Princess of Chickapin Hill* > > I remember there was lots of jasmine. That's what Aladdin said. -- - Barry as TDC Sorcerer - Magical Manager of the Mysteriously Missing Main Street Magic Shop - Curator: The Disney Extinct Attractions Graveyard - <http://www.flickr.com/groups/disney_graveyard/> - Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrywallis/ - Photo albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/barry.wallis |