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Transplanting, 15 to 21, on One of Five Garden Tours Peter and Beth Thevenot of Baton Rouge, Especially for Fall-Planted Shrubs VOL. 68 No. 1· AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST· JANUARY 1989 A PuBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Redesigning Your Landscape ave your watering, fertilizing, and pest control programs worked a little too well? You Hmay think so if one day you try to look out your front window and find that all you see is shrubbery, or if the pathway to your front door is blocked by the thriving junipers you planted 15 years ago. Dr. Bonnie Lee Appleton, an extension nursery specialist in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has done extensive research on renovating overgrown landscapes. Her suggestions and techniques are described in detail in her book, Landscape Rejuvenation, published by Storey Communications, Inc., Pownal, Vermont, and in more abbreviated form in the September 1987 issue of The Virginia Gardener, published by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Here are some of her observations: An overgrown landscape can be an inconvenience and even an eyesore, but many of us are hesitant to tackle the been properly planned or cared for, resulting problem of doing anything about it. The in sickly, unattractive plants or in designs situation can be insidious, developing over a that, when they are older and larger, period of years until it becomes suddenly glaringly point up the flaws in the original Developing a Plan noticeable-and even a little overwhelming. landscape plan. If you've purchased an older Before you even think about digging up, But take heart: there are manageable ways home, you may want to replace a design replacing, or removing plants, it's best to get to tackle the problem. that is not pleasing to you, or you may find out a pencil and paper and develop a plan, that the landscape has been neglected by preferably one that can be prioritized and Reasons to Renovate the previous owner. implemented gradually over time. You may There are many reasons to redo a You may simply need to redesign your find that with a careful analysis of the landscape. Foundation plantings may have landscape because you did take excellent situation you can minimize the extent-and originally been installed too close together care of your plants, and they flourished to the expense-of your renovations. in an attempt to create an instantly the point where they outgrew their spaces. First, draw your house and landscape to "mature" landscape; as they grow, they Or maybe your family's needs have scale. Include the house and permanent quickly crowd each other until individual changed. Many horticulturists believe that features (driveway, patio, swimming pool) plants appear lost in one large mass of home landscapes should be systematically on a piece of paper. Make the drawing large, shrubbery. Existing plantings may not have reevaluated every 10 to 15 years. so you can include notes. Then tape a piece -------1989 Seed Catalog Enclosed! ------- of tracing paper over the house plan and walls. Trees that have been weakened to the American draw all of the existing plants. Make plant point that their branches are damaged may and environment notes-areas of sun or present a hazard. Horticultural shade, wet areas, wind direction, etc. Note the condition of each plant as either Society Make note of visual or aesthetic problems, good, marginal, or poor, using different hazards, and plant-related problems. Visual colors to indicate each condition. A plant OFFICERS 1988·1989 problems may include plants that are out of that is in good condition may either remain PRESIDENT: Mrs, Carolyn Marsh Lindsay, Rochester, NY proportion; dead or storm-damaged plants; where it is, or be moved to a more favorable FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: plants that may be healthy and well­ location. When a plant is in marginal Mrs. Harry J. Van de Kamp, Paso Robles, CA proportioned, but that fail to fit into the condition (low growth rate, few flowers, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: particular landscape situation; plants whose dead branches), you may want to compare Mrs. John M. Maury, Washington, DC colors don't fit in with those of the house or the cost-in time and money-of SECRETARY: Mr. Richard C. Angino, Harrisburg, PA with those of other plants; designs that are rejuvenating it through feeding, pruning, TREASURER: formal to the point of rigidity; or a design etc., with the cost of removing and replacing Mr. Richard J. Hutton, West Grove, PA that is either too sparse or too cluttered. it. If a plant is in poor condition, make a IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: note to remove it. Mr. Everitt 1. Miller, Kennett Square, PA Plant· Related Problems Once you have finished this assessment of BOARD OF DIRECTORS The most obvious plant-related problem is the current landscape, make a plan for Mr. Richard C. Angino, Harrisburg, PA the presence of dead plants that have never renovation. Use another sheet of tracing Gerald S. Barad, M.D., Flemington, NJ been removed from the landscape. Others paper over the base plan and the Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole, Jr., Cleveland, OH include diseased plants, plants that exhibit assessment overlay. Draw in those plants Mr. J. Judson Brooks, Sewickley, PA Dr. Henry M. Cathey, Washington, DC poor growth and few flowers, plants that you feel should stay, either in their current Mr. Russell Clark, Boston, MA require frequent pruning, or bare lawn locations or in different locations. Mrs. Erastus Corning n, Albany, NY areas that are compacted due to foot traffic. Next, make a list of your future plans for Mrs. Ann Lyon Crammond, Atlanta, GA Plants become hazardous when they block the landscape-a perennial garden, more Mr. Edward N. Dane, Boston, MA or obscure something-a motorist's view, a shade, a swimming pool, a deck-and Mrs. Beverley White Dunn, Birmingham, AL house number, a door, driveway, or utility compare this list with the overlay of the Mr. Richard J. Hutton, West Grove, PA access, a stop sign-or sometimes when the plants you wish to save, and design your Mr. Stephen F. Keating, Minneapolis, MN branches of a tree grow into power lines or new landscape accordingly. Draw in the new Mrs. Carolyn Marsh Lindsay, Rochester, NY roots grow into water and sewer lines. permanent features first (fencing, swimming Mrs. John M. Maury, Washington, DC Climbing plants such as ivy may cause pool, patio), then add the new planting Mr. Everitt 1. Miller, Kennett Square, PA Mr. John C. Mitchell n, Denver, CO damage to trees or the mortar of masonry areas. Once your new design is complete, Dr. Julia W. Rappaport, Santa Ana, CA Mr. Frank L. Robinson, Charlottesville, VA Mrs. Philip Temple, Little Compton, RI taste of asparagus. Flavor is strongly Mr. Roy G. Thomas, Woodstock, VT This Bud's For You influenced by fragrance, so that scented Mrs. Harry J. Van de Kamp, Paso Robles, CA And not only the bud, but the whole plant, varieties may be described as sweet, while Mr. Andre Viette, Fishersville, VA Mr. John H. Whitworth, Jr., New York, NY as well! Even inexperienced gardeners know those without a strong scent are described Mrs. Jean Verity Woodhull, Dayton, OH that the daylily (Hemerocallis ) is beautiful, as what we might expect in an ordinary easy to grow, relatively free of pests and vegetable. Daylilies may be harvested EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR diseases, has a long bloom season, and throughout the blooming stage. For the sake Mr. Frank L. Robinson comes in a breathtaking variety of colors. of convenience, many pick the buds the day AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST But even many veterans don't know that the before the blossom opens, or even when it is PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR: Virginia W. Louisell daylily is also a marvelous gourmet less mature than that. Others prefer to EDITOR: Kathleen Y. Riley vegetable. enjoy the plant to the fullest possible extent, EDITOR, SEED CATALOG: For centuries daylilies have been part of using both open and spent blossoms. Kathleen Fisher ASSISTANT EDITOR, HORTICULTURE: the fine tradition of Chinese cooking. All Information about daylilies, including Peggy Lytton parts of the plant are edible. Some enjoy the recipes on how to prepare daylily buds for ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR: Martha Palermo first shoots as an early green. Others eating, is available from the American DESIGN DIRECTOR: Rebecca K. McClimans harvest the small tubers attached to the Hemerocallis Society in their book, MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR: Sharon Barnes roots, using them as a substitute for peas. Daylilies . For a copy, send a $5.00 check to ADVERTISING: American Horticultural Society (These are the new small tubers that have The American Hemerocallis Society, Elly Advertising Department, 80 South Early Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22304, Phone (703) 823·6966. not aged sufficiently to have turned brown, Launius, Executive Secretary, 1454 Rebel Address all editorial correspondence to: The Editor, American Hor· but are a pure white .) The skin can be Drive, Jackson, MS 39211. ticulturist, American Horticultural Society, Box 0105, Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121. AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST, ISSN scraped off with the fingernail. Eaten raw in 00964417, is published monthly by the American Horticultural Soci· salads, they are crisp like water chestnuts -information courtesy of The American ety, 7931 East Boulevani Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22308, (703) 768· 5700, The American Horticultural Society is a nonprofit organization or radishes, but are never hot like some Hemerocallis Society devoted to excellence in horticulture, Botanical nomenclature in radishes. When cooked they remain crisp AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST is based on HORTUS THIRD, Na· tional membership dues are $30; two years are $55, Foreign dues are and can be added to Chinese dishes. Mark your calendars $40, $12 of dues are designat.d for AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST, What does a daylily taste like? Flavors Copyright «:> 1989 by the American Horticultural Society, Second,class for the 1989 AHS Annual postage paid at Alexandria, Virginia and at additional mailing offices, are difficult to describe.
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