Comments on: Showy Trees for Winter Interest in the Pacific Northwest http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/showy-trees-winter-interest-pacific-northwest/ Helping you take joy in creating and maintaining the garden of your dreams... in the Pacific Northwest Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:22:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/showy-trees-winter-interest-pacific-northwest/#comment-115 Genevieve Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:18:23 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=408#comment-115 Hey George, Glad to meet another trillium fan! The two Trillium photos cycling in my header are both Trillium ovatum, our native Western Trillium. I found some good pics of the four ones we see most often here: <a href="http://www.nwplants.com/plants/perennials/trillium_index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nwplants.com/plants/perennials/trillium_index.html</a> I've seen a local wholesaler occasionally selling the Giant Purple Trillium, which look gorgeously Goth. That's funny that your deer like them - our deer find them distasteful! Or at least too short to take notice of! Like I always say, the deer can't read those deer-resistant plant lists, so you never know what they'll take it into their heads to eat. Hey George,
Glad to meet another trillium fan! The two Trillium photos cycling in my header are both Trillium ovatum, our native Western Trillium. I found some good pics of the four ones we see most often here:
http://www.nwplants.com/plants/perennials/trillium_index.html
I’ve seen a local wholesaler occasionally selling the Giant Purple Trillium, which look gorgeously Goth.
That’s funny that your deer like them – our deer find them distasteful! Or at least too short to take notice of! Like I always say, the deer can’t read those deer-resistant plant lists, so you never know what they’ll take it into their heads to eat.

]]> By: George Africa http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/showy-trees-winter-interest-pacific-northwest/#comment-114 George Africa Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:49:50 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=408#comment-114 Hello Genevieve; I notice another trillium today. I'm interested in the names of any you have pictured. Two years ago the end of June I visited Bainbridge Island, Washington and went through the forest looking for trilliums. It was at the end of their season and although I found some trilliums, I couldn't find any local hikers who could confirm what I was looking at. Here in Vermont we have grandiflorum, erectum, and undulatum and there is one more that grows in the northeast that only prevails in Maine. I also grow luteum that a friend gave me. I think they are a great plant and except for the deer liking them equally as much as I do, they are fine here. George Africa The Vermont Gardener http://thevermontgardener.blogspot.com <abbr><em>George Africa’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/gRLn/~3/491835580/just-day-stretcher-please.html" rel="nofollow">Just A Day Stretcher, Please</a></abbr></em> Hello Genevieve;

I notice another trillium today. I’m interested in the names of any you have pictured. Two years ago the end of June I visited Bainbridge Island, Washington and went through the forest looking for trilliums. It was at the end of their season and although I found some trilliums, I couldn’t find any local hikers who could confirm what I was looking at. Here in Vermont we have grandiflorum, erectum, and undulatum and there is one more that grows in the northeast that only prevails in Maine. I also grow luteum that a friend gave me. I think they are a great plant and except for the deer liking them equally as much as I do, they are fine here.

George Africa
The Vermont Gardener
http://thevermontgardener.blogspot.com

George Africa’s last blog post..Just A Day Stretcher, Please

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/showy-trees-winter-interest-pacific-northwest/#comment-111 Genevieve Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:14:31 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=408#comment-111 LOL, Joy, you are so right! I've always been a Northern Cali coastal girl - I can't imagine much snow or ice! Yesterday my chickens' water was frozen solid and I was shocked to find my hose a popsicle when I tried to fill it afresh! LOL, Joy, you are so right! I’ve always been a Northern Cali coastal girl – I can’t imagine much snow or ice! Yesterday my chickens’ water was frozen solid and I was shocked to find my hose a popsicle when I tried to fill it afresh!

]]> By: Joy http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/12/showy-trees-winter-interest-pacific-northwest/#comment-110 Joy Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:04:12 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=408#comment-110 Those are very pretty trees on the list ! If you think it is "cold" there .. my goodness, you wouldn't survive here in Ontario ? LOL I can't imagine having a garden without some pretty trees in it ... always nice to look at new ones too : ) <abbr><em>Joy’s last blog post..<a href="http://gardenjoy4.blogspot.com/2008/12/locked-in-ice.html" rel="nofollow">Locked in Ice</a></abbr></em> Those are very pretty trees on the list !
If you think it is “cold” there .. my goodness, you wouldn’t survive here in Ontario ? LOL
I can’t imagine having a garden without some pretty trees in it … always nice to look at new ones too : )

Joy’s last blog post..Locked in Ice

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