tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post2998120960523733246..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): Bloom Daychuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-18805956412271861572010-09-19T10:46:45.622-07:002010-09-19T10:46:45.622-07:00Magda squash...Maggie Mae. Get it?
Please tell me...Magda squash...Maggie Mae. Get it?<br /><br />Please tell me you appreciate my sense of humor.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-77561327055555283512010-09-19T05:04:34.142-07:002010-09-19T05:04:34.142-07:00I had the exact same irritability looking at my V....I had the exact same irritability looking at my V. bonar. today. Thumb's up on the dahlia. (Are you deliberately quoting song lyrics or is that unconscious? Thought I detected a bit of Maggie May in there...)Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-44141418744426675032010-09-18T10:03:33.041-07:002010-09-18T10:03:33.041-07:00You always make me laugh - thanks! That "aste...You always make me laugh - thanks! That "aster thing" you refer to with the squash on the front steps: Could it be Argyranthemum frutescens? How is the Rogers Red?Ann Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725150717798923531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-72032363134693729172010-09-16T18:39:12.647-07:002010-09-16T18:39:12.647-07:00That's funny about the verbena bonariensis. I...That's funny about the verbena bonariensis. I felt the same way about my rose campion last week. I mean, I love it but it bloomed for four solid months, no sign of stopping! And the foliage was ratty. So down it went, hack hack.petuniapotpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-73608716085973214082010-09-16T14:37:34.179-07:002010-09-16T14:37:34.179-07:00I agree with Christopher-I find the dahlia looks s...I agree with Christopher-I find the dahlia looks stunning. The shades work together, its not garish at all. I notice that a lot of bright colors in blooms look garish in the lower light of temperate countries, luckily in the tropics they look fab.Nicolehttp://caribbeangarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-61056548559873493182010-09-16T11:12:24.974-07:002010-09-16T11:12:24.974-07:00Are those succulents at the last two bottom pictur...Are those succulents at the last two bottom pictures?<br /><br />Whatever they are, they look good!Single Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500812106320253932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-42888967630563066802010-09-16T04:27:16.321-07:002010-09-16T04:27:16.321-07:00Your garden is still looking good. Lots of blooms....Your garden is still looking good. Lots of blooms. I just love the colourful container of sedums.Gardening in a Sandboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637549836563211475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-50644952496093787012010-09-15T22:38:56.395-07:002010-09-15T22:38:56.395-07:00You and your aversion to red and yellow. I can'...You and your aversion to red and yellow. I can't believe you haven't already euthanized the dahlia.<br /><br />That container arrangement is fantastic. You found the perfect container to put it in, too.Queer by Choicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926850867846286427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-14720188594966268402010-09-15T19:14:26.679-07:002010-09-15T19:14:26.679-07:00Your fuchsias are fabulous! Love your container to...Your fuchsias are fabulous! Love your container too. I was going to grab a Sedum album 'Nigrum' at Annie's and totally spaced it. Dang it! We have the 'Super Lame' cultivar. Awesome blooms!Meganhttp://faroutflora.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-81901411874998129572010-09-15T19:07:03.122-07:002010-09-15T19:07:03.122-07:00Lisa, all my fuchsias are tall, gangly things. ...Lisa, all my fuchsias are tall, gangly things. 'Miep' is very tall--over 8' and a strong grower.<br /><br />Katie, I would love to give your valley growing climate a whirl for a year or two.<br /><br />Christopher, Maybe I will let it be. Digging it out seems like a non-starter. <br /><br />gardenwalkgardentalk.com, thank you for the nice compliments.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-25371647207000880992010-09-15T18:03:05.582-07:002010-09-15T18:03:05.582-07:00Love the fuchsias, what's it's habit like?...Love the fuchsias, what's it's habit like?Lisa Uedahttp://www.thefrugalgarden.com/aboutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-43379549670930204122010-09-15T17:47:24.135-07:002010-09-15T17:47:24.135-07:00It's always fun to see what you can grow in SF...It's always fun to see what you can grow in SF vs. what we can grow here in the valley (successfully, that is).Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071261767244278953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-82548183993130358592010-09-15T16:39:53.086-07:002010-09-15T16:39:53.086-07:00The red dahlia is lovely. Let it be.
I do have to...The red dahlia is lovely. Let it be.<br /><br />I do have to go looking for blooms for Bloom Day. I don't have to go far unless I want to. Mostly it is about eliminating dozens and dozens of possibilities. For now anyway.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-33002080002895435792010-09-15T14:55:21.693-07:002010-09-15T14:55:21.693-07:00Loads of beautiful blooms. The fuchsia is gorgeous...Loads of beautiful blooms. The fuchsia is gorgeous. The container sedum is lovely. I like the arrangement with the blue glass in the colorful ceramic container. Nice coordination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com