tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post2282503041007489599..comments2023-10-23T09:03:47.596-05:00Comments on Lilacs and Roses: "The Best Plants Come with a Story." ~ Maria RodaleRoses and Lilacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-81949261427768700372010-07-02T00:33:43.800-05:002010-07-02T00:33:43.800-05:00Great shot of your cats! It's so great they g...Great shot of your cats! It's so great they get along and lay together like that. <br />I think you're selling yourself short on your basket arranging tho ~ it looks good to me! and everything is blooming ~ that's the goal, right?! I think the biggest hurdle for me with containers is getting the fertilizing right. Remember the year I burned everything? Now I try to do it sparingly but I think to get those gorgeous "over-the-top" containers you have to do that part. Do you have a method or schedule for that?<br />ps Would love to hear the song sparrow. Wish there was a way to do that!Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-20164650952685692752010-07-01T11:37:19.221-05:002010-07-01T11:37:19.221-05:00Your containers are inspiring me to think more abo...Your containers are inspiring me to think more about mine. I usually wait until the last minute to plant some of them. I also love the pile of cats. Sphinx moths are amazing, but I hate hornworms. It's just the way it goes. :) ~~DeeDee @ Red Dirt Ramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-21955471071666597952010-06-30T20:59:02.149-05:002010-06-30T20:59:02.149-05:00I really enjoyed finding this blog! You're flo...I really enjoyed finding this blog! You're flowers look beautiful and so does the bird and your kitties. I love all the bird photos down the side of your blog, I like in Australia and so have never seen pretty much ALL of this wildlife.<br />Most of my blog readers are from the States so I've realised it would be a good idea to share some Australian wildlife with them!<br />Thanks for the inspiration!<br />=D - KirstyKirsty Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099070132486640339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-73438287616803693202010-06-30T20:17:30.168-05:002010-06-30T20:17:30.168-05:00Marnie your pots look great, but I know what you m...Marnie your pots look great, but I know what you mean about not finding the right look! I love to hear the birds sing while I'm outside. They sing more in the mornings and late evenings. Your cats were probably saying to each other, there she goes again, we saw that last year, maybe she might run a mouse or something out!!<br />Take Care,<br />Ulrike*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-57702222980418074772010-06-30T17:05:00.078-05:002010-06-30T17:05:00.078-05:00I guess I don't read well, you told us it will...I guess I don't read well, you told us it will be a Sphinx moth.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-79382303944721522822010-06-30T17:03:43.375-05:002010-06-30T17:03:43.375-05:00The containers look lovely! I wonder what kind of...The containers look lovely! I wonder what kind of moth will come from that cocoon?<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-6875517347649193142010-06-30T09:29:41.991-05:002010-06-30T09:29:41.991-05:00I think all your pots of flowers look lovely! I l...I think all your pots of flowers look lovely! I love the picture of the little sparrow-he looks like he is singing his heart out! What a nice treat for you to be serenaded while gardening! I have a mockingbird and a towhee that loves to sing to me while I'm working in the courtyard-it's wonderful!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-80971271792676174212010-06-30T07:26:46.936-05:002010-06-30T07:26:46.936-05:00I don't think there should be any rules about ...I don't think there should be any rules about basket design. Yours is very appealing. About that sound on the blog: I tried for several hours yesterday to upload a video to both YouTube and Blogger and failed. The new post editor on Blogger doesn't allow uploads so I had to switch back to the old one temporarily, and it didn't work either. Frustrating! Oh, well. I'll soothe my nerves by looking at your pics.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-43700284669436587472010-06-29T20:51:22.857-05:002010-06-29T20:51:22.857-05:00Doesn't your camera take videos? That would ca...Doesn't your camera take videos? That would capture the sparrow's song! I simply can't bear to cut down all my roses, there are hundreds of blooms! I just go out each day with my cup of soapy water, and drop them to their death. Over and over I do this! I would never poison them, I just talk big when I get desperate. Too many birds and butterflies visit here for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-79708068950019253792010-06-29T15:23:24.640-05:002010-06-29T15:23:24.640-05:00I don't see a problem with the baskets you hav...I don't see a problem with the baskets you have made, but then I have even less design sense than you do. I am happy if everything lives...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609527768798543641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-73609473407333503102010-06-29T09:54:24.589-05:002010-06-29T09:54:24.589-05:00i like it all..i like it all..Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-21891208640074485692010-06-29T07:52:40.018-05:002010-06-29T07:52:40.018-05:00I think your basket looks great, Marnie, but I und...I think your basket looks great, Marnie, but I understand what you mean. My attempts at design never quite turn out the way I envisioned them. Right now I have a very tall mystery plant in one of my planters that was a seedling I started indoors. I thought it was a Zahara zinnia, but as big as it is, I'm worried I may be nurturing a weed:)<br /><br />Hocus and Miss B have earned their right to frequent naps. My cats don't like to snuggle together, but Tarzan finds Sophie a very comfortable pillow. He's even into giving her massages occasionally:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-65928899878901085102010-06-29T07:15:38.136-05:002010-06-29T07:15:38.136-05:00The basket has plenty of color and I bet will attr...The basket has plenty of color and I bet will attract numerous butterflies! Good job!Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-58605476839600242502010-06-29T07:02:15.593-05:002010-06-29T07:02:15.593-05:00Love the quote Marnie, and I couldn't agree wi...Love the quote Marnie, and I couldn't agree with it more.<br /><br />Your basket is lovely!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-53030764758853145012010-06-29T00:13:09.698-05:002010-06-29T00:13:09.698-05:00Wonderful pictures! Being very new to blogging and...Wonderful pictures! Being very new to blogging and getting up, all was a challenge. I recently set up playlist on my blog. It's really fun to add music...sunny smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214425044850350417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-46733207747268133472010-06-28T22:39:53.395-05:002010-06-28T22:39:53.395-05:00One of your biggest fans, I so enjoy all the love/...One of your biggest fans, I so enjoy all the love/care you put into all that you do, Marnie. Catching up after being away, so enjoyed your wildflower post also. Off again on Thurs for almost 3 weeks. My posting will be sporadic ... (Where did June go?)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-69690626172833517752010-06-28T22:04:19.291-05:002010-06-28T22:04:19.291-05:00I love your basket, Marnie. I think your flowers ...I love your basket, Marnie. I think your flowers are perfectly combined. I wish I could hear the little songbird. I'm sure he sounded lovely. CarlaSouthern Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732279575596442033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-23922708383714917712010-06-28T19:33:02.997-05:002010-06-28T19:33:02.997-05:00I keep meaning to tell you I really enjoy the dail...I keep meaning to tell you I really enjoy the daily quotes you put on the top of your posts. I too have found those hornworms love the flowering tobacco for some reason. It is so nice you plant extra for them.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-61836113278253155682010-06-28T19:15:04.699-05:002010-06-28T19:15:04.699-05:00I think you have a great eye for design! The bask...I think you have a great eye for design! The basket looks wonderful! I love your pile of cats too!BeadedTailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662802836032167316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-56399075474174964362010-06-28T19:11:22.175-05:002010-06-28T19:11:22.175-05:00I love the blue spilling over the wall in your hea...I love the blue spilling over the wall in your header. <br /><br />Your wicker basket of plants looks cute, with the little blooms over the sides. I like the way your butterfly garden is surrounded by the plants on the ground around it. The butterflies should see the open for business sign soon.Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-52021817567674242152010-06-28T19:06:55.070-05:002010-06-28T19:06:55.070-05:00I think you did a great job on the basket Marnie.
...I think you did a great job on the basket Marnie.<br /><br />All your blooms look so nice and fresh. All of mine are so tired looking from the killer heat we are having.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-85797581238293446542010-06-28T18:47:32.552-05:002010-06-28T18:47:32.552-05:00So that's what those little casings are!
I had...So that's what those little casings are!<br />I had a song sparrow come to the empty feeder and sing! It was neat. As always, I love seeing the flowers and kitties!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-49912734695049383432010-06-28T17:33:25.527-05:002010-06-28T17:33:25.527-05:00I found my way here through another blog...what go...I found my way here through another blog...what gorgeous garden photos. You may think you cannot design but you certainly can, everything looks so lovely. <br /><br />RuthRuth Welterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822466687503082708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-72586988686294653352010-06-28T16:07:40.253-05:002010-06-28T16:07:40.253-05:00I love that you grow a little patch of nicotiana ...I love that you grow a little patch of nicotiana for the hornworm.Your container garden looks lovely to me...BalishaBalishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-49339841267391513962010-06-28T15:03:30.960-05:002010-06-28T15:03:30.960-05:00I think you are being way too hard on yourself Mar...I think you are being way too hard on yourself Marnie. That basket looks pretty nice to me. :) So jealous and how lush & pretty your garden looks right now. Mine is just barely hanging on with all this heat and no rain we've had for weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com