tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.comments2023-07-26T08:12:40.144-04:00Flatbush GardenerChris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comBlogger1732125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-74066082879586718932023-01-04T11:18:54.720-05:002023-01-04T11:18:54.720-05:00Mindy: Added. Thanks!<b>Mindy</b>: Added. Thanks!Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-11291812946790058272022-12-05T09:40:27.546-05:002022-12-05T09:40:27.546-05:00Unfortunately, my spicebush didn't survive thi...Unfortunately, my spicebush didn't survive this harsh summer. I now have a similar issue though, with a Northern Bayberry that I purchased this fall. I'll wait until next spring and try to figure out what I got. Since I wrote my original comment, I've stopped by your place and gotten a tour and some plants, so thank you!RG_brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506465477821352288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-37421244725230350622022-11-29T17:59:09.696-05:002022-11-29T17:59:09.696-05:00Yes. The property changed hands and the new owners...Yes. The property changed hands and the new owners wnted the site for themselves.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-14486301611515960882022-11-29T17:40:07.233-05:002022-11-29T17:40:07.233-05:00Rachel: Thank you for your patience! I don't g...<b>Rachel</b>: Thank you for your patience! I don't get a lot of comments on the blog, other than spam, so I had overlooked yours.<br /><br />The best is to buy a matched pair. This is possible for more popular shrubs, such as hollies. I've never heard of for spicebush.<br /><br />Did it flower for you this year? If so, did you get any photos of the flowers? That way you'll know if you have a male or female plant. Then you know you just need to find the other. You might have to pay more for a specimen that is large enough to flower so it can be sexed.<br /><br />See <a href="https://flatbushgardener.blogspot.com/p/native-plant-nurseries.html" rel="nofollow">Sources for Native Plants</a> at the top of the blog to see what nurseries might be able to complete your pair.Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08467595231097695124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-58437708748672265452022-08-04T23:01:14.438-04:002022-08-04T23:01:14.438-04:00Anyone ever know what happened to this project? I...Anyone ever know what happened to this project? I walk by the new fence frequently it looks as though the property is now occupied but I can't find ANY information on it.golisfathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362475756879826629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-66103565945454347052022-06-04T09:08:14.908-04:002022-06-04T09:08:14.908-04:00Please add in Quality Parks - Native Plants & ...Please add in Quality Parks - Native Plants & Conservation<br /><br />https://www.qualityparks.org<br /><br /><br />Thanks, Mindy, Quality Parks PresidentMindy Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504998754259696110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-36034988082159525612022-02-10T13:33:10.062-05:002022-02-10T13:33:10.062-05:00Hi Chris, I'm a neighbor in Kensington. I'...Hi Chris, I'm a neighbor in Kensington. I've long admired your pollinator garden, and believe we have spoken when my dog has stopped by to smell the flowers. I'm new to native plant gardening, and have a smaller space than you. In addition to my relatively small planting beds, I'm considering growing a few native shrubs or trees in containers to limit their growth or spreading tendencies. An example would possibly winged or smooth sumac. Understanding that certain species require both a male and female in order for the female to produce the berries that are so beneficial to wildlife, do you have suggestions as to how someone with a small space can ensure they wind up with both a male and female? I've seen suggestions to just buy a whole bunch of shrubs, and then hope you wind up with at least one of each, but with my limited space this isn't feasible, and obviously can get expensive. Last year I purchased a spicebush, before realizing it was dioecious, and I don't know yet whether I have a male or female plant, or if there's another somewhere close by that could cross pollinate. Have you run into this issue? Any native plant nurseries that are better than others at helping out with this? Thanks for any tips. Rachel.RG_brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506465477821352288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-10298148381808677322021-12-20T11:50:20.263-05:002021-12-20T11:50:20.263-05:00Thanks for updating this Chris. Keelin CurranThanks for updating this Chris. Keelin CurranUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618205247535977703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-61322970881588261552020-11-29T16:40:31.578-05:002020-11-29T16:40:31.578-05:00Dear Chris: I came across the memorial for your mo...Dear Chris: I came across the memorial for your mother because I had mentioned you in one of my online classes. I'm always moved by the writing that people leave for others about the people closest to them. Thank you, and may your mother and father enjoy the next places on their journey. Poetessnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496019331289680840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-84040935629525128272020-10-02T18:53:41.210-04:002020-10-02T18:53:41.210-04:00So much love, from so deep a well. It is a sacrame...So much love, from so deep a well. It is a sacrament, witnessing that last breath, I wish I could hold you and sit shiva with you. She was a very special, joyful person. I feel enriched by her presence, however brief, in my life.<br /><br />Love,<br />Janet S.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361648118304953132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-39788157533898658532020-09-29T00:02:19.436-04:002020-09-29T00:02:19.436-04:00You are ever in my mind during this time. You are...You are ever in my mind during this time. You are a good son. Peace.<br />SweetSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950841714300645607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-67486896020712263452020-09-28T01:51:02.239-04:002020-09-28T01:51:02.239-04:00My heartfelt thoughts are with you ❤️. You are rig...My heartfelt thoughts are with you ❤️. You are right about the sacredness of this time and it is good that you are there for her. Rest & ease your mind. May strength & Serenity be yours.SweetSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950841714300645607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-74336960216781662872020-09-26T07:56:54.159-04:002020-09-26T07:56:54.159-04:00so real, thank you for sharing...so real, thank you for sharing...Uncle Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395566719801930078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-34496143441642642712020-05-15T22:55:53.163-04:002020-05-15T22:55:53.163-04:00Very helpful post. I have a LOT of the Celandine P...Very helpful post. I have a LOT of the Celandine Poppy. Actually, anyone who starts out with a few will likely end up with a lot, because of how it spreads by seed. Which is fine, though it does tend to smother other spring-blooming flowers, especially shorter ephemerals. Still, the flowers are wonderful.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-58231495540849701952019-12-09T10:59:09.149-05:002019-12-09T10:59:09.149-05:00My Great Grandfather was killed in this accident. ...My Great Grandfather was killed in this accident. He was only 28. My Grandmother was his only child. Thomas Givnan. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506116915946137978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-13542118464540390412019-12-04T06:02:19.254-05:002019-12-04T06:02:19.254-05:00I loved this writing I loved this writing Uncle Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395566719801930078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-37373340106385113462019-12-04T06:01:38.955-05:002019-12-04T06:01:38.955-05:00I loved this writing...I loved this writing...Uncle Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395566719801930078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-51939262195674718762019-08-26T13:28:38.120-04:002019-08-26T13:28:38.120-04:00Thank you for the information with regards to this...Thank you for the information with regards to this important bee! They are feasting on my spearmint flowers and are welcome to Eliot Japanese beetles as well!Donna G-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742195675714973932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-31661507315519552232018-12-02T16:39:41.130-05:002018-12-02T16:39:41.130-05:00Hey - if I can fit any baking time in will give th...Hey - if I can fit any baking time in will give this recipe a shot. You got me thinking about my dad - who was our family cook/baker/chief bottle washer. He died Dec 26, 2005 - just before I was ordained. <br />I too have not been fawning over the memory of George H.W. He may have been a wonderful person in many things - and with his family and loved ones but both he and Reagan left a horrible legacy in terms of those citizens whose suffering the ignored and made worse. Few humans are purely one dimensional so I can say he was not evil personified but he had much to atone for. <br />It is inconceivable however how much worse things have actually gotten. I don't know if the creation and whole who dwell within will be able to make up for the policy changes and rampant abuse being perpetrated on everyone except those in this administration. <br /><br />So - with all that - if we can make it - hope to join you for the holiday festivities. It may be a bit much after coming back from our vacation so if we don't make it in person - then know we are with you all in spirit.<br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863056296219141562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-51813463838029371302018-09-07T10:35:53.095-04:002018-09-07T10:35:53.095-04:00Thank you for sharing helped me know what they wer...Thank you for sharing helped me know what they were. Do you know if they sting?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824312420830058789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-4950877457313857632018-08-10T13:34:50.566-04:002018-08-10T13:34:50.566-04:00Thank you very much! Just saw these little things ...Thank you very much! Just saw these little things in the cemetery where we walk. They are crazy fast flitting around! Had to wait a bit to see one land and stay still. Beautiful! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942069565452478128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-59988293684994347762017-09-29T13:51:34.291-04:002017-09-29T13:51:34.291-04:00Thank you for blogging about them! I was excited t...Thank you for blogging about them! I was excited to find Blue-winged Wasps on our goldenrod this afternoon, but couldn't identify them until I found your post.Amityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02782056920971705717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-26266044088048877062017-06-22T12:00:50.525-04:002017-06-22T12:00:50.525-04:00I'm catching up on some of your posts. This is...I'm catching up on some of your posts. This is exactly right! I love how passionately detail-oriented you are - whereas I've grown lazy about such things. Thank you for your blog - keep at it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794741627453892747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-64159883073167015172017-02-25T01:38:55.030-05:002017-02-25T01:38:55.030-05:00Wow, your front yard looks beautiful.Wow, your front yard looks beautiful.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678132511392363114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14731145.post-53173876053426984092016-11-04T09:58:24.118-04:002016-11-04T09:58:24.118-04:00I have 8 paw paw trees growing in Tottenville. I w...I have 8 paw paw trees growing in Tottenville. I will have seedlings this spring.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900787848756418462noreply@blogger.com