ALPHABET SOUP ~~ G

[countrychic]

G is for my Garden and the Garden critters

[Eeyore]

Aww! Cute! Never thought of putting the empty peanut butter jars out for the critters.

[neng_perea]

We need letter G for ALHPABET SOUP...........Go for letter G..

[Eeyore]

Bump

[Caleb]

Thank you Sharon and everyone else for sharing the pictures of the prennial geraniums. They are all very, very beautiful. I have absolutely fallen in love with these plants.

At present I only have one in my garden, "Alba;" although, I would love to have a number of others. I am really enjoying having "Alba" in my garden; however, I may have to consider moving her as she is kind of a bit too close to one of my rhubarb plants. I am expecting though that it will be the rhubarb getting moved.

Caleb

[Caleb]

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering how hardy you find Gallardia to be and how drought tolerant it may be?

It's another of those plants that I really like the look of and would like to add to my garden; however, the area where it would go is relatively open to winter's northwesterly winds.

Thank you.

Caleb

[kelly_m]

Hi Caleb...not sure of the hardiness of Gallardia's but I do know they are quite drought resistant...had some in a past garden that was pretty much in a field, very open to very harsh winds in the winter but got little or no watering in the summer. I'd say it was close to a zone 4 in that spot, although it is in a zone 5 area...

K

[earwig]

Just wondering how hardy you find Gallardia to be and how drought tolerant it may be?

I find it depends on which Gaillardia it is. The Burgandy and the Goblin are both very hardy and drought resistant for me. I have not had much luck with Oranges & Lemon or the Fan Fare.

When checking the hardiness at my favourite online resource http://www.perennials.com/ I see that the first two are rated for lower zones than the other two, so that would be the reason why.