tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post3339923383257440816..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Warm Colors for a Cold PaddleJacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-16566792302683432242009-10-17T22:18:25.571-04:002009-10-17T22:18:25.571-04:00Ellen, I wonder if those horticulturalists were co...Ellen, I wonder if those horticulturalists were confusing the native honeysuckle with the Asian kind, which does "grow like a weed" and cover everything in its path. I have never seen the native species grow very abundantly, usually a single scraggly vine leaning against some other shrub, like honeysuckle.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-6758372772444555512009-10-17T14:05:01.570-04:002009-10-17T14:05:01.570-04:00Beautiful bittersweet! I planted two vines about ...Beautiful bittersweet! I planted two vines about seven years ago, and they are essentially no bigger than they were the day I planted them. This goes against everything every horticulturist has told me ("oh, they grow like weeds!"). Must be the really crappy soil I have in that part of the yard! I had visions of bittersweet climbing the fence and making a lovely hedge. Well...maybe 100 years from now...Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.com