tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post3674276479303234409..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): Thursday morning gardenchuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-63973705318310010442008-05-01T13:13:00.000-07:002008-05-01T13:13:00.000-07:00Dr. Seuss garden...absolutely! I like it all, but ...Dr. Seuss garden...absolutely! I like it all, but the burgundy aeonium is making me think I need one :) Thanks for the "hungry foxglove" info, I want to be a proper hostess to mine when they're big enough to plant out.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-35531139280806636882008-04-29T11:25:00.000-07:002008-04-29T11:25:00.000-07:00Nutrient deficiency could be Fe?Nutrient deficiency could be Fe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-13653028992096332722008-04-26T14:58:00.000-07:002008-04-26T14:58:00.000-07:00My eyeballs are spinning from all that color! I l...My eyeballs are spinning from all that color! I love, love, love those metal spiral support stakes. I wonder if I could find them anywhere in Chicagoland.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-12452717168803597222008-04-26T04:01:00.000-07:002008-04-26T04:01:00.000-07:00Your garden is so wonderful chuck. So many beautif...Your garden is so wonderful chuck. So many beautiful plants I didn't know. (I'm not even commenting on the Echium...You know I love it). I like the curly stakes, I've been looking for something like that for ages, but never found them.gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-2588952367885127282008-04-25T16:39:00.000-07:002008-04-25T16:39:00.000-07:00"Their little flower buds seems so grim and determ..."Their little flower buds seems so grim and determined not to bloom."<BR/><BR/>So apt! They look like curmudgeons, all.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-62160315207436116862008-04-25T03:42:00.000-07:002008-04-25T03:42:00.000-07:00Hopped up or not, it was an enjoyable post. Cerin...Hopped up or not, it was an enjoyable post. Cerinthe is gorgeous. I tried growing that once and I guess I should try it again. Maybe in a container. Looks like sun scorch on those leaves. Echium is so interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-35927157390080062242008-04-24T23:07:00.000-07:002008-04-24T23:07:00.000-07:00You're just torturing me with those Echium picture...You're just torturing me with those Echium pictures. I want one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-12583973856643090172008-04-24T21:02:00.001-07:002008-04-24T21:02:00.001-07:00Also, I want to say that I have a cold and wrote t...Also, I want to say that I have a cold and wrote this blog post hopped up on cold medicine and it's the most poorly written blog post ever.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-62888465822848052632008-04-24T21:02:00.000-07:002008-04-24T21:02:00.000-07:00Dude... you can't begrudge a foxglove for being a ...Dude... you can't begrudge a foxglove for being a little hungry. Where's your compassion. Don't hate the player, hate the game baby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-62225818190005411282008-04-24T21:01:00.000-07:002008-04-24T21:01:00.000-07:00It feels different to me every day too.Yeah, three...It feels different to me every day too.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, three is always better than two, except in the most formal designs. It pained me to remove the third and fourth echium last year, but it had to be done for the greater good of the garden at that point in time.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-49267015191540069112008-04-24T20:58:00.000-07:002008-04-24T20:58:00.000-07:00Things already look different, and I was just ther...Things already look different, and I was just there, what, three days ago. Maybe I'm imagining it.<BR/><BR/>I think three E. wildpretii would be absolutely perfect.JvAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300544674853649714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-59750905902382513662008-04-24T19:50:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:50:00.000-07:00Indeed--that would be a fitting aesthetic goal for...Indeed--that would be a fitting aesthetic goal for me to aim for, for a bunch of reasons.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-31464752289226556352008-04-24T19:26:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:26:00.000-07:00The echium are fascinating. You've got a garden of...The echium are fascinating. You've got a garden of which Dr. Suess would be proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-44309101442678257962008-04-24T19:14:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:14:00.000-07:00Anonymous--yeah, heavy feeder for sure. I'm addin...Anonymous--yeah, heavy feeder for sure. I'm adding fish emulsion here and there to keep things going. Maybe I'll keep fewer foxgloves next year too.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-80987336542861455332008-04-24T19:13:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:13:00.000-07:00Mrs. Whaley would love my garden. I'll have to ad...Mrs. Whaley would love my garden. I'll have to add her to the reading list. I'm currently reading, no, <I>inhaling</I> Vita Sackville-West.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-29526316211889754992008-04-24T19:06:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:06:00.000-07:00There's a path through your garden, Chuck? It look...There's a path through your garden, Chuck? It looks pretty narrow, but Mrs. Whaley always thought the conventional advice to have wide paths for two people to walk side-by-side was bogus...she said no more than 20 inches, so the person had to walk slowly, single file and pay attention to the wonders on both sides! <BR/><BR/>I like those curly support sticks. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-60322365906493599502008-04-24T15:06:00.000-07:002008-04-24T15:06:00.000-07:00I agree that digitalis is very competitive. I susp...I agree that digitalis is very competitive. I suspect it's also a very heavy feeder. For this reason this year we've really limited the self-sown seedlings we used to let come up everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com