tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post8065347385078468757..comments2023-08-30T15:35:52.807-05:00Comments on Plano Prairie Garden: God's Prairie GardenMichael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-60531816064343760362014-06-06T15:36:24.124-05:002014-06-06T15:36:24.124-05:00That is one beautiful garden. Keep up the good wor...That is one beautiful garden. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-30758308014050668322013-08-10T14:53:51.688-05:002013-08-10T14:53:51.688-05:00Maintenance plays such a large role in the success...Maintenance plays such a large role in the success of a garden. You can have the best design but if it isn't taken care of in a knowledgeable way it usually fails and doesn't live up to the designers and/or clients intent.<br />Finally there is a reason for designers to pay attention to choosing plants: low water use, viability, biodiversity, and lower inputs.<br /><br />The only con I have is so pesky tree seedlings, bindweed, and bermuda-grass which always seems to appear. Arghhh.<br />greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-70568249304709751192013-08-10T10:00:02.784-05:002013-08-10T10:00:02.784-05:00It is so exciting to see another prairie garden. I...It is so exciting to see another prairie garden. It will surely encourage more to follow suit. I am sad to read abut the knockout rose problem but it is good to be forewarned. I shall be looking for those ugly red shoots in my own garden where I have several. I just needed a rose that didn't need constant attention. I do prune hard in the spring so maybe I won't get the dreaded virus carrying mite.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-5180587452744823702013-08-10T07:35:32.771-05:002013-08-10T07:35:32.771-05:00You are welcome to come. When I was reading your r...You are welcome to come. When I was reading your recent post about the Eryngium variety that you found, I was thinking that I needed to join you on plant safari sometime.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-76628764679881249002013-08-10T07:33:06.778-05:002013-08-10T07:33:06.778-05:00It would be nice if more of these organizations an...It would be nice if more of these organizations and businesses with huge expanses of lawn would convert them to native plants and maybe community vegetable gardens. The land could be put to much more productive use than it is with a carpet of grass.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-89314680441939716582013-08-10T07:29:31.972-05:002013-08-10T07:29:31.972-05:00Native plants are being used here and there. Red y...Native plants are being used here and there. Red yucca is everywhere. I think the drought and watering restrictions play a part as well as people becoming accustomed to a different plant palette. Few people want to try something different from the norm. Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-9449052638345610542013-08-10T07:20:13.922-05:002013-08-10T07:20:13.922-05:00Wilson Middle School is next on my list. I think a...Wilson Middle School is next on my list. I think about it every time I drive by. I need to make another visit to the Environmental Education Center to see what has changed. Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-13504612395534349872013-08-10T07:16:58.162-05:002013-08-10T07:16:58.162-05:00Thanks. I think you are right about the rose IDs. ...Thanks. I think you are right about the rose IDs. I did not see that on his website. Rose rosette disease is a popular topic on radio gardening programs. I guess the Knockouts are resistant to the typical rose disease, but have their own problems. Here is a link with some info. http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2013/04/21/is-knockout-rose-down-for-the-count/Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-67043939147254162302013-08-10T04:47:31.641-05:002013-08-10T04:47:31.641-05:00My hat is off to the church ! Nice tour, Michael....My hat is off to the church ! Nice tour, Michael. I promise that I`m going to come up and see yours sometime.stienerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185632332009295517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-42296813051346226272013-08-09T13:46:40.102-05:002013-08-09T13:46:40.102-05:00Inspired planting: wish more churches would take s...Inspired planting: wish more churches would take some inspiration from this! (Not to mention supermarkets, shopping centers and home owners). I'm quite sure God approves!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-57958588799996939672013-08-08T11:00:19.497-05:002013-08-08T11:00:19.497-05:00This is a beautiful example of how a landscape can...This is a beautiful example of how a landscape can be so much better if just a little more attention is paid to plant selection with a sense of place. Hooray for the two volunteers who maintain this.<br /><br />You will not be alone in this for much longer. I have noticed a trend toward adding more native plants like yucca, hesperaloe and zexmenia to commercial landscapes in Plano. The idea seems to be picking up steam with the drought as my family in the area has begun checking into replacing some of their west-facing sloped lawn with plants. Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-27959747113182885082013-08-08T08:08:40.800-05:002013-08-08T08:08:40.800-05:00Thanks for this. It reminds me I need to take a &...Thanks for this. It reminds me I need to take a "field trip" to the Environmental Ed. Center, the gardens at Wilson Middle School, and now to Prairie Creek Baptist. Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-30240703948455297472013-08-08T07:43:11.426-05:002013-08-08T07:43:11.426-05:00On the website, the landscaper has some IDs under ...On the website, the landscaper has some IDs under plant palette and he uses a rose called "Nearly Wild". I think the rose in the first photo is this one. The others look more like Knockout. (which, by the way, is attack all over Texas by a mysterious virus- so much for this hybrid)theailurophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291353148749332231noreply@blogger.com