<p>Has anyone have experience with them? How are they? I have a place that will be perfect for a tree form flowering plant. I have tried roses. Not successful. White Flower Farm came out with beautiful tree peonies. I am tempted but they are expensive!</p>
<p>Recently, I planted a few native rhododendrons on a hilly spot. Very pretty. They are made for slope.</p>
<p>Back a few pages ago, I mentioned I’d applied dried blood to a foliage plant, and the plant took off beautifully. </p>
<p>It did so well that I went around a threw the dried blood powder on most of my other foliage plants, particularly the hosta. </p>
<p>Now here’s the weird thing: I’ve complained long and loudly about slugs devouring my hosta, and just looking generally gross in my garden. After the dried blood, I have not had a slug problem. The hosta leaves don’t have those holes all over them, and I don’t see the slugs on my house walls early in the morning any more. Is this just a coincidence? Or do slugs hate dried blood?</p>
<p>^^Interesting! I am sure it’s not a coincidence. Slugs - anti vampire?</p>
<p>Posted way back when then ignored this thread as we are (still) trying to sell. This year I have done minimal gardening. So relaxed. It paid off to plant perennials over the years, combined with above average rain every month and sunshine a lot has thrived. Also skipped planting most annuals. Discovered snapdragons and a few other annuals self seed with abandon. Only planted my usual 3 tomato plants a few feet above ground level on the retaining wall- need to harvest before critters take their bites instead of leaving them for complete vine ripening. </p>
<p>Planted my usual 3 planters out front- the one on the front door landing has huge trailing petunias. The 2 on the driveway between garage doors got pruned (rabbits? deer?) enough so they have some but not many flowers.</p>
<p>We had a cold late spring this year so everything was weeks behind the usual bloom time. Felt strange to have many of the flowers after they usually are gone. With such good growing conditions after a slow start- and no summer dry spell so far- next spring should be gorgeous. But I hopefully won’t be here to enjoy them.</p>