Pat’s wisteria & clivia & fountain. (Photo by Aenne Carver)
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When choosing a wisteria, insist on a grafted specimen. Grafted wisterias bloom the first year after planting, but seed-grown plants may not bloom for 12 years after planting. Japanese wisterias (Wisteria floribunda) twine clockwise and have long flowers that open from top to bottom and bloom for a month or more. The leaves come out […]
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Gardening Comment from Mary: I saw you on Antiques Roadshow and enjoyed it so much. Also my wisteria is blooming with a few puny blooms, nothing like yours! Someday I will catch on! Response from Pat: Re: your wisteria. People never seem to follow the correct instructions on how to prune it. The tragedy is that many […]
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Question from Judy: My Wisteria – 9.5 years old — just stopped growing and leaves began yellowing and drying. I cut back some wood that had not leafed out and it was dead. When I looked up these conditions, it said it could be Cotton Root Rot. Have you ever seen or experienced this? The […]
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Gardening Question from Linda: I love your website. I would like to purchase a Blue Chinese Wisteria Tree, I have a Bottle Brush Tree that has been planted by the city on the green belt in front of my house. I HATE this tree as it always gets in the plumbing. I wanted to replace […]
Question from Elgy: Help! At least one life is at stake! I bought a lovely wisteria a month ago, despite bad luck with wisterias in the past. I chose a very deep pot and a very sunny spot in my back yard this time … then I went away, trusting in kind neighbors to water […]
Question from Robin: Was reading in your So. Cal. Organic Gardening about Wisteria. You mentioned cutting unwanted young shoots down to two buds from May onward. Is it to late to trim them now? I know Wisteria is a light feeder but yours look so glorious! Is it the soil and feeding regime or happy […]
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Question from John: Where did you get the long pole you used in one of your videos to reach under your plants. It was a long pole with a handle and a gripping part at the end. I have MD and it would be a great help to me Answer from Pat: Many years ago […]
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Gardening Question from Jody: I walked by your house yesterday and saw your wisteria in full bloom. I planted one three years ago and it has barely begun to grow. How long will it take to get to be like yours? And how do you prune it? Answer from Pat: My wisterias are 30 years […]
You can see photos of my garden several places. There is a gallery of photos in patwelsh.com under the heading “Pat’s Pergola Paradise”. Also, many of the photos in my new organic book, are of my garden, such as the wisteria photo, the wildflower step-by-step pages, and all the veggie photos. Additionally, I used a […]
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