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Garden Tour: Frostweed, (Josephine)

By Sharon
December 10, 2011

We're going to Texas this week to visit the beautiful gardens of Frostweed. Come join us as we see what this very gracious lady has to share.

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valleylynn
Dec 10, 2011 10:20 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
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Can you show us a close up photo of your Crossvine? It looks very interesting.
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| @valleylynn | Post #188385 (1)
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frostweed
Dec 10, 2011 10:40 PM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
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I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
Yes I can, here they are they bloom very early usually late February or early March.

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| @frostweed | Post #188389 (2)
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flaflwrgrl
Dec 11, 2011 6:29 AM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Go here for some fantastic photos of her crossvine:

Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata)
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
| @flaflwrgrl | Post #188414 (3)
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valleylynn
Dec 11, 2011 7:17 AM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
I went and looked. WOW. And it's evergreen!!!

Is it difficult to keep it confined to the area you want it to grow?
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| @valleylynn | Post #188427 (4)
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frostweed
Dec 11, 2011 8:21 AM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
No it doesn't spread underground like Trumpet vine, just a runner here and there that I put back on the fence, and I trim it once a year.
Another good thing is no insects or disease, and of course being evergreen is a real bonus. Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
| @frostweed | Post #188450 (5)
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valleylynn
Dec 11, 2011 8:46 AM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
I will have to go for a search for this vine. I have just the fence for it. Thank you for the information Josephine. Thumbs up
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| @valleylynn | Post #188458 (6)
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frostweed
Dec 11, 2011 9:45 AM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
You are welcome, it says here; http://wildflower.org/plants/r...
that it is hardy from zone 6 to 9 so it should work in your area. Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
| @frostweed | Post #188472 (7)
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SongofJoy
Dec 11, 2011 10:12 AM CST
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Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
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I had just the fence for it as well and have it here. Luv it! Thumbs up
I garden for the pollinators.
| @SongofJoy | Post #188482 (8)
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Dec 11, 2011 12:05 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Josephine, with the plants you started from seed, did you sow them in pots? Just wondering, since so many naitves grow on their own terms and many do better planted in the fall. But if grown in situ, it's not always possible to get them to grow where you want them to! Well, that's my experience anyway! :lol:

Your gardens are all so beautiful and look well thought out! I'm really in awe of them! Lovey dubby
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

| @wildflowers | Post #188537 (9)
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frostweed
Dec 11, 2011 12:39 PM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
Thank you Christine, I wish we could get together some time to talk garden.
I normally winter sow and start seeds in pots if I want to be sure that I have some control.
Of course we really have no control at all, but at least we can try to help them.
The only seeds i scatter are the ones that are basically fool proof, or if I have a lot of them.
I usually prefer to propagate most plants by cuttings, but sometimes that can't be done. Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
| @frostweed | Post #188562 (10)
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wildflowers
Dec 11, 2011 3:51 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!
Heirlooms Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Hummingbirder Bee Lover Herbs
Butterflies Dragonflies Birds Cat Lover Dog Lover Garden Photography
I would love that, Josephine. Smiling and of course we will have to trade a cutting or two! Big Grin
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

| @wildflowers | Post #188674 (11)
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frostweed
Dec 11, 2011 4:47 PM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
Yes, maybe we can make it happen this spring at one of the swaps. Smiling Let us keep our eyes and ears open. Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
| @frostweed | Post #188692 (12)
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MaryE
Dec 11, 2011 6:36 PM CST
Name: Mary
The dry side of Oregon
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What a beautiful transformation! You must have the beauty spot in your neighborhood! Thanks for the tour.
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| @MaryE | Post #188733 (13)
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frostweed
Dec 11, 2011 7:13 PM CST
Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.
Native Plants and Wildflowers Organic Gardener Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Butterflies Garden Ideas: Master Level Forum moderator
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Birds Cat Lover
Thank you Mary, well I don't know about the most beautiful, that could be a matter of opinion, but I am sure it is the most unique and I am happy with that. Smiling
Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.
| @frostweed | Post #188756 (14)

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