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Welcome to Perennial Passion
About Me
- Diana LaMarre
- Michigan, United States
- I am so glad you stopped by to visit my garden. I garden in lower northern Michigan (zone 5) in far less than ideal conditions. I have too many pine trees, too much shade, too many rocks, herds of hosta-munching deer and rabbits who think my lilly buds are gourmet appetizers. I am by no means an expert in horticulture or garden design--just an amateur with a shovel and a passion. My garden changes daily during the summer and I will be updating frequently. During the winter months, I blog about my favorite cold-weather hobby--quilting and just my everyday musings. I hope you enjoy your visit, and that you will come back soon.
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Let the Basting Begin! - I am using my dining room table to baste this big one -- it's about 105 x 105 inches (king size). It's been a while since I've finished one this big.
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Working on a Which Witch Halloween Dinner Table - After a couple of years, I finally finished my paper-pieced (a quilting technique) chair covers. I think they go nicely with the witch hat I bought last yea...
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Roasted Rhubarb Scones - These scones are so delicious and beautiful and fit for the prettiest teas and yet simple to put together for a quick coffee if you have your rhubarb ro...
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MIRACLE? BRING A DEAD GERANIUM BACK TO LIFE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES - Is This Possible? Can I take an almost DEAD GERANIUM and bring it back into bloom in less than an hour? Well, They say a picture is worth a thousand words....
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????? - I think my bog is printing but I can’t make replies work. And I can’t get pictures posted.🥺2 months ago
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Merry Christmas 2023 - The weather has been very mild this year, at least so far. We've had some snow, but as of last week, most of it has melted. A white Christmas was al...
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Florida in December - Our first day there was the warmest, 75 degrees. Logan went to extreme measures to keep from crying. Swim goggles to the rescue! He loves to do prep w...
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Summer in the Hills - It has certainly been ages since my last posting. Trying to get over some deaths and all that goes with since my last posting and it all takes a while. Aft...
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Frost Ends the Garden - First frost ---Aug 24, 2017 (beat our "old" early frost date of Sept 6 by nearly 2 weeks) Killing Frost --Sept 2, 2017 (beat our "old" earliest kil...
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What is blogging again? - I’m a bit embarrassed as I take the easy way out with Facebook and Instragram. I miss many of my blogger pals. I’d say they aren’t blogging much either. I ...
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“On that which is well built…” - Even though my grandfather David Augustus passed away when I was three weeks shy of my sixth birthday, I’ve always felt a particularly strong affinity with...7 years ago
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Late Bloomers - For many years I gave up the garden after July, seemed like everything had bloomed within a month's time. I have worked for the past several years to chang...
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Safely In the Arms of Jesus - Hello all, My lovely wife Patrica J. Cerasa, lost her fight with ovarian cancer at 12:34 PM yesterday and went safely to the arms of Jesus and all of those ...9 years ago
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Friday's Ramdon 5 - I have really been having a hard time getting motivated. This winter has had so many cold, cloudy, dreary days. We haven't even had much snow to pretty ...
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Ohio Garden of Hosta Acer Trees and November 2014 Snow - Hard to believe that Nov 17, 2014 has already brought this amount of snow to Ohio. Looks like it definitely is going to be another year like last winter ...
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I have 'The Rocket' cultivar of this ligularia and I love it. The only problem I have with it is that it is very thirsty. I have it planted in shade but it still needs watering every day when it is hot. But it is worth it.
ReplyDeleteThe foliage can get a bit tired looking by the end of the season. I have it planted at the rear of the border for that reason.
Thanks, Mia. Does it form a really large clump? I believe this one said after three years it could be 5 feet across. Since I don't have an irrigation system, I would probably want this one close to a water source.
ReplyDeleteMia, do you have pics of this on your blog?
ReplyDeleteI also have 'the Rocket'. I ended up putting it in a container because the slugs loved it to near death. It looks great in a container though. I cut the leaves off as they look ratty and fresh leaves sprout back.
ReplyDeleteSandy, Do you leave it in the container all winter? Is the container in the ground or above ground?
ReplyDeleteI have a four cultivars of ligularia, They need LOTS of water the first year. Although I have three of one variety that are all doing quite well in part shade with no extra care- lost the name to them though :(
ReplyDeleteAfter the first year they need to be watered when it gets really hot because they lose a lot of water. There are quite a few very beautiful varieties. Never had a problem with slugs. I live in zone 4 and don't have to mulch or anything. They have even survived very nicely without much snow cover and really cold temps- very hardy once you get them established!
Here are some pics of a couple of mine.
Hi Zoey,
ReplyDeleteI do leave it in the container over winter above the ground. But yesterday I planted in my garden by my bedroom patio(so I can do better slug patrol)because I went on a garden tour this weekend and was very inspired when I saw how big the leafs get in the ground.