tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post1740042173202115656..comments2023-10-23T09:03:47.596-05:00Comments on Lilacs and Roses: Rainbows apologize for angry skies. ~ Sylvia VoirolRoses and Lilacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-90204007440358296692010-12-30T07:58:46.325-06:002010-12-30T07:58:46.325-06:00[url=crush-the-castle.com]Crush The Castle[/url][url=crush-the-castle.com]Crush The Castle[/url]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-51270320643603375792009-06-20T22:35:20.274-05:002009-06-20T22:35:20.274-05:00I keep getting all my plants planted, but then buy...I keep getting all my plants planted, but then buying more. We've had lots of rain, too, and I don't always have good opportunities to get things in when the soil is dry enough before the next rain comes. It looks like you aren't letting yours get dry. They look content.<br /><br />Last summer when I discovered gardeners on the cottage garden forum on ivillage, I was asking if anyone could remember who the author was who wrote about gardening in the 70s, was humorous, and said something about gardening in the nude. I don't think anyone knew, but then someone, maybe you, wrote something about Ruth Stout, and I knew that's who it was. I did a search and figured out which book it was, and I'm pretty sure I don't have it anymore. Every once in awhile I make myself get rid of things, and now, how am I going to be able to do it this summer, when I know I got rid of something I really wish I hadn't. When I looked into getting another copy, it was going to be quite expensive. I'll have to check into it again.<br /><br />I love your use of quotes!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-32411351203637711882009-06-15T07:06:13.875-05:002009-06-15T07:06:13.875-05:00Marnie, what beautiful flowers! I love the peonie...Marnie, what beautiful flowers! I love the peonies-they are my favorite!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-73067142300613043292009-06-15T05:16:46.511-05:002009-06-15T05:16:46.511-05:00Hi Marnie,
Oh, your peonies are so beautiful...
So...Hi Marnie,<br />Oh, your peonies are so beautiful...<br />So nice to see your mention of Ruth Stout...many years ago we were inspired by her book, "How to Have a Green Thumb Without an Aching Back".Nan and =^..^=https://www.blogger.com/profile/11452734435546862503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-8812825308498187822009-06-14T18:55:10.434-05:002009-06-14T18:55:10.434-05:00We planted our first Peony's this year. We ho...We planted our first Peony's this year. We hope to be enjoying them next year. We can only hope they are as beautiful as yours.Jimmy and Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277052043996893844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-46057947858255300172009-06-14T12:13:32.806-05:002009-06-14T12:13:32.806-05:00You know, I know how to drive. But I'd rather ...You know, I know how to drive. But I'd rather just not go anywhere. I'm perfectly content at home with my pets and garden. I guess if I could, I'd order everything online. I dread the days when I just have to go out and about for some reason. Maybe the woman you wrote about gardened in the nude just so she'd be certain to be left alone. It's a thought I don't mind myself...<br />BrendaBrenda Kulahttp://viewfromthepines.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-87826553601757412009-06-13T20:10:23.188-05:002009-06-13T20:10:23.188-05:00I'm wanting a yellow peony. But they're so...I'm wanting a yellow peony. But they're so expensive. I may settle for a Shirley Temple if the white is as soft and delicate as what I'm seeing in your photograph. (Watch your pets and toddlers around those foxgloves, they're poisonous.)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-76927053580344736012009-06-13T10:39:56.524-05:002009-06-13T10:39:56.524-05:00Your peonies must be giving a lovely scent in the ...Your peonies must be giving a lovely scent in the garden now. Aren't they great plants to inherit from a previous gardener (or farmer).I adore peonies, including the petal-packed doubles. They might not bloom for very long, but they give a lot of pleasure over their long life.Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-22159368193074145952009-06-13T07:23:44.074-05:002009-06-13T07:23:44.074-05:00I absolutely love the foxgloves and in spite of al...I absolutely love the foxgloves and in spite of all my pampering have utterly been a failure in raising them... oh well.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-1091352090220269072009-06-12T20:52:21.491-05:002009-06-12T20:52:21.491-05:00Pot ghetto...I'm still laughing about that one...Pot ghetto...I'm still laughing about that one...Lorie and I are painting funky lil' garden signs for the shop...how cute would that be...!<br /><br />Gardening in the nude...well, I can't stand to have a spider web touch me on the hand or leg...can you imagine...I'd blow up...ha!<br /><br />have a great weekend, hopefully sunny!!!<br /><br />sharonA Wild Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083369862963892366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-47851969528433221402009-06-12T20:44:02.263-05:002009-06-12T20:44:02.263-05:00Gardening in the nude...I'd be careful of the ...Gardening in the nude...I'd be careful of the roses!! :)Gayle@Mountain Momahttp://www.mountainmoma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-50130710440141035992009-06-12T18:22:54.628-05:002009-06-12T18:22:54.628-05:00Oh those peonies! They are gorgeous!Oh those peonies! They are gorgeous!The Birdladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712686748252506783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-12704915191923316222009-06-12T18:12:51.032-05:002009-06-12T18:12:51.032-05:00I love that little bit of purple edging on the Shi...I love that little bit of purple edging on the Shirley Temple.Sylvanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186604429680496847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-1088937599586776072009-06-12T10:23:29.843-05:002009-06-12T10:23:29.843-05:00What an interesting woman she must have been. I l...What an interesting woman she must have been. I love the phrase "pot ghetto" ~ I usually have one of those going too. I wish you luck getting everything planted this weekend. They will definitely do better in the ground if you can find the time. I am left with only a tray of annual seedlings but I'm holding them back to fill in around the oriental poppies & the bleeding hearts once they die back. A row in the tray is pink cosmos. I can't live without them in the garden, glad you added them to yours. The butterflies and bees will thank you too. I'm also glad to know someone else who struggles with foxglove. I try and try. This year I had a few return for the first time after heavy, heavy mulching. We had an unusually mild winter tho so I don't know which helped (probably both). The peonies are beautiful and a nice variety of colors. I never tire of them either. Have a good weekend Marnie and happy planting!Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-35208807740663948862009-06-12T08:28:52.426-05:002009-06-12T08:28:52.426-05:00Hi Marnie:
I know what you mean about cosmos. Last...Hi Marnie:<br />I know what you mean about cosmos. Last year was the first year I planted them and I love them too! I don't know why I didn't try them sooner as they are so easy to grow. <br />I planted the yellow and orange cosmos by seed this year. I hope they make it! Gorgeous foxgloves ...Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956870755262675337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-53957403048887943132009-06-12T07:39:33.009-05:002009-06-12T07:39:33.009-05:00I don't have any peonies, Marnie, but otherwis...I don't have any peonies, Marnie, but otherwise I think you and I might be soul sisters:) I still have plants waiting in their pots and a few seedlings threatening to give up if I don't put them in some real dirt soon. This is my first year, too, for planting cosmos; after seeing them last year in several gardens, I thought now why haven't I planted them? The same with nasturtiums--do you have some, too? I don't think my foxgloves are going to return this year, though.<br /><br />I am going to have to read up on Ruth Stout and her gardening methods. Although there is a "man in my life", Mr. Procrastinator doesn't generally help with anything garden-related; it's all up to me.<br /><br />By the way, Marnie, I think your term "pot ghetto" has been adopted by more and more in the blogosphere:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-54619602614587150812009-06-12T06:11:18.935-05:002009-06-12T06:11:18.935-05:00Such beautiful photos again. I love Cosmos and hav...Such beautiful photos again. I love Cosmos and have some growing well at the moment, not in flower yet though. I especially like the tall ones although they can suffer in the wind. I have never seen or even heard of yellow ones! You are right about Paeonies, it is such a shame their flowering period is so short. My Foxgloves never get very tall but I love them anyway, your photo showing the raindrops on your Foxglove is beautiful.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-76321232646345381202009-06-12T06:00:08.106-05:002009-06-12T06:00:08.106-05:00Good mornig Marnie.
Lovely blooms from you today ...Good mornig Marnie.<br /><br />Lovely blooms from you today and I do understand that you are proud of your Foxgloves they are stunning.<br /><br />Have a great weekend.<br /><br />Greetings from a rainy Vaxholm<br /><br />TYRATYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-52050181818732582662009-06-11T21:50:56.825-05:002009-06-11T21:50:56.825-05:00Marnie, I think I would have liked Ruth Stout very...Marnie, I think I would have liked Ruth Stout very much. I hope she got rid of that husband. :) Cosmos is a delightful plant and I so enjoyed them last year in my garden that I palnted several more this year. Mostly pinks again but Ithink there is an orange or two. I planted double, but they didn't survive the peat pots. :(<br /><br />Everytime I see peonys on someone's post I think I ought to have some! Yours are beautiful. And your foxgloves are spectacular. Mine didn't come back this spring so I will just have to enjoy the freckles on yours.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-18866581181505998412009-06-11T21:09:12.625-05:002009-06-11T21:09:12.625-05:00I have many, many plants still to go in containers...I have many, many plants still to go in containers and the garden. And none of my started seedlings are planted either :) I help out at the nursery to support my plant habit, but it keeps me from planting when I need to (although we've had late frosts, so it just as well). And then there's still subbing at school, but that'll be finished for the summer in another week. And then I'll be free!! Yay!<br />I did have a productive day today and that felt good.<br />Your peonies are glorious. I'm still waiting for mine to burst open. <br />You have so many beautiful flowers in your garden. I enjoyed seeing your lovely collection of lilacs, irises and all the other spring blooms. Isn't it wonderful to have so much color in the garden again?<br />Also love seeing your gorgeous bird photos and reading Miss B's amusing reports :) Great fun!<br />Lucky you to have an indigo bunting! I had the joy of seeing one at the feeder about 3 weeks ago. I'm hoping for a repeat of that experience.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-60810021952914864602009-06-11T20:44:01.033-05:002009-06-11T20:44:01.033-05:00Yes, the rainbow is like the middle child always t...Yes, the rainbow is like the middle child always trying to make things nice and calm for all. Your peonies are gorgeous.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-83098648124273665692009-06-11T18:49:33.034-05:002009-06-11T18:49:33.034-05:00Marnie your peonies are just beautiful.
I've...Marnie your peonies are just beautiful. <br /><br />I've never heard of Ruth Stout before. That was an interesting story.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-41381104704219081912009-06-11T18:35:28.369-05:002009-06-11T18:35:28.369-05:00I too love foxglove and yours are particularly spe...I too love foxglove and yours are particularly spectacular. :)Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-90979986422455537492009-06-11T17:47:07.449-05:002009-06-11T17:47:07.449-05:00Great bit about Ruth Stout, That's quite a way...Great bit about Ruth Stout, That's quite a way to keep people from coming over unannounced. I would scare more deer away if I did go out there nude.<br />Love your flowers pics.. I so miss my dads' peonies, with all the ants crawling on them.Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-74818288330548204362009-06-11T17:38:21.171-05:002009-06-11T17:38:21.171-05:00Your foxgloves are beautiful and I can almost smel...Your foxgloves are beautiful and I can almost smell those peonies! Hope you are able to clear out your pot ghetto this weekend!BeadedTailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662802836032167316noreply@blogger.com