Comments for Revolutionary Gardens http://revolutionarygardens.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:06:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Plant Profile: Golden Rain Tree by Tweets that mention Plant Profile: Golden Rain Tree | Revolutionary Gardens -- Topsy.com http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=1004#comment-145 Tweets that mention Plant Profile: Golden Rain Tree | Revolutionary Gardens -- Topsy.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:06:23 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=1004#comment-145 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jocelyn Chilvers, David Marciniak. David Marciniak said: Who doesn't love a pretty flowering tree- especially one that's NOT a crape myrtle? http://bit.ly/9FH9RZ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jocelyn Chilvers, David Marciniak. David Marciniak said: Who doesn't love a pretty flowering tree- especially one that's NOT a crape myrtle? http://bit.ly/9FH9RZ [...]

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]]> Comment on Overused Plants? by admin http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=875#comment-128 admin Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:24:45 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?p=875#comment-128 Jocelyn, glad you enjoyed it! Don't get me wrong, I love to experiment with the new hort hotness, but sometimes you just want something that you know well, and know will work. Plants we love to hate would be a good one. For me, it would be dwarf Alberta spruce, especially spiral- shaped ones. The GD Round Table was a great find for me. It's not just a good resource, but it steered me to some other really enjoyable blogs. Love what you all have done with the place! Jocelyn, glad you enjoyed it! Don’t get me wrong, I love to experiment with the new hort hotness, but sometimes you just want something that you know well, and know will work. Plants we love to hate would be a good one. For me, it would be dwarf Alberta spruce, especially spiral- shaped ones.

The GD Round Table was a great find for me. It’s not just a good resource, but it steered me to some other really enjoyable blogs. Love what you all have done with the place!

]]> Comment on Overused Plants? by jocelyn/the art garden http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=875#comment-127 jocelyn/the art garden Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:12:48 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?p=875#comment-127 Loved your post today, which I did, indeed, find on Twitter! Oddball plants are fun, and the best way to personalize your garden, but the tried and true should be the foundation for an enduring landscape. What's next? Plants we love to hate (can you say juniper)?! Thanks for the shout out to the Garden Designers' Roundtable (I'm the lonely Mountain Time Zone rep)! Loved your post today, which I did, indeed, find on Twitter! Oddball plants are fun, and the best way to personalize your garden, but the tried and true should be the foundation for an enduring landscape.

What’s next? Plants we love to hate (can you say juniper)?!

Thanks for the shout out to the Garden Designers’ Roundtable (I’m the lonely Mountain Time Zone rep)!

]]> Comment on Book Review: Rain Gardening in the South by Congrats to the Authors of Rain Gardening in the South http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=332#comment-51 Congrats to the Authors of Rain Gardening in the South Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:23:37 +0000 http://virginialandscaping.wordpress.com/?p=332#comment-51 [...] to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginOver a year ago, I reviewed an advance copy of Rain Gardening in the South. I quite enjoyed it, and it has a home on my reference shelf. Apparently I wasn’t the only [...] [...] to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginOver a year ago, I reviewed an advance copy of Rain Gardening in the South. I quite enjoyed it, and it has a home on my reference shelf. Apparently I wasn’t the only [...]

]]> Comment on Update #2- Will the Sun Chips Bag Actually Compost Itself? by admin http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=826#comment-126 admin Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:39:54 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?p=826#comment-126 Jen, some cities actually provide composting operations for their residents' green waste. These piles are scientifically managed, which means that the balance of carbon to nitrogen in maintained, they're regularly turned and aerated, and optimal temperatures are maintained (to create what is known as a hot or thermophilic compost pile). Because all these variables are controlled, it means the microbes chowing on the green waste are doing it as efficiently as possible. The Sun Chips bag will break down over time no matter what, but from what the marketing is saying we're looking at a much longer time than the 14 weeks in a well-controlled compost operation. I'm hopeful that it's not too much more. With a three-bin system I can live with it taking six months for a bag to decompose, but much longer than that isn't going to work for most gardeners. Jen, some cities actually provide composting operations for their residents’ green waste. These piles are scientifically managed, which means that the balance of carbon to nitrogen in maintained, they’re regularly turned and aerated, and optimal temperatures are maintained (to create what is known as a hot or thermophilic compost pile). Because all these variables are controlled, it means the microbes chowing on the green waste are doing it as efficiently as possible. The Sun Chips bag will break down over time no matter what, but from what the marketing is saying we’re looking at a much longer time than the 14 weeks in a well-controlled compost operation. I’m hopeful that it’s not too much more. With a three-bin system I can live with it taking six months for a bag to decompose, but much longer than that isn’t going to work for most gardeners.

]]> Comment on Update #2- Will the Sun Chips Bag Actually Compost Itself? by Jennifer Morrissey http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=826#comment-125 Jennifer Morrissey Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:38:40 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?p=826#comment-125 Excuse me. What is a municipal managed compost pile? And why would the bag compost itself in there as opposed to wherever you shoved it? Thank you Excuse me. What is a municipal managed compost pile? And why would the bag compost itself in there as opposed to wherever you shoved it?

Thank you

]]> Comment on The Sun Chips Composting Experiment by Update #2- Will the Sun Chips Bag Actually Compost Itself? http://revolutionarygardens.com/?p=741#comment-120 Update #2- Will the Sun Chips Bag Actually Compost Itself? Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:00:50 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?p=741#comment-120 [...] feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginSo far, results are mixed. We started the experiment way back on April 12th, 2010. Here we are, nine weeks later, and the bag is in a couple of smaller [...] [...] feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress PluginSo far, results are mixed. We started the experiment way back on April 12th, 2010. Here we are, nine weeks later, and the bag is in a couple of smaller [...]

]]> Comment on About Us by admin http://revolutionarygardens.com/?page_id=935#comment-6 admin Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:31:08 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?page_id=4#comment-6 Nancy, thanks for the compliment! I'm flattered you asked, but since I'm not really familiar with your plant palette you'd probably be better served by working with a local designer. You can often get a referral to a good designer from a local nursery or garden center (don't even waste your breath asking at the big box stores). Alternately, you could search the directories at sites like the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (apld.org) or PLANET (landcarenetwork.org). Best of luck! Nancy, thanks for the compliment! I’m flattered you asked, but since I’m not really familiar with your plant palette you’d probably be better served by working with a local designer. You can often get a referral to a good designer from a local nursery or garden center (don’t even waste your breath asking at the big box stores). Alternately, you could search the directories at sites like the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (apld.org) or PLANET (landcarenetwork.org). Best of luck!

]]> Comment on About Us by nancy http://revolutionarygardens.com/?page_id=935#comment-5 nancy Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:15:21 +0000 http://revolutionarygardens.com/blog/?page_id=4#comment-5 I like what you did with the home in Fredericks VA. Even though I live in Denver, CO - could you do a landscape design for my front yard? I'm in Zone 5 and could send you a sketch of all of the current measurements. Shoot me a message if you can.. thanks! I like what you did with the home in Fredericks VA. Even though I live in Denver, CO – could you do a landscape design for my front yard? I’m in Zone 5 and could send you a sketch of all of the current measurements. Shoot me a message if you can.. thanks!

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