tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post3936045214835893158..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Of Course Your Mind's On Your Garden!Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-6451476789270805242010-03-07T07:42:41.770-06:002010-03-07T07:42:41.770-06:00Winter is lasting 'way too long, but we're...Winter is lasting 'way too long, but we're at that point where a few days makes a big difference. I hope by today you're seeing more signs of spring.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-91835786572581036052010-03-05T14:13:43.638-06:002010-03-05T14:13:43.638-06:00Gail, Your Crocus and Geum photos are wonderful an...Gail, Your Crocus and Geum photos are wonderful and I love the light and shadows on your chair! Five months is more like what we might have as a space from gardening, but this year I was able to garden even in November and burn in late January. I have not gotten around to all the needed pruning yet. You have good reason for being weary of the 'time out' of gardening. It is great to hear however that the droughts in the south have ceased for it was a long haul. I do hope for warm sunny days to come your way and that they will stay to allow you to play in your garden. ;>)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-55267541584441353612010-03-05T08:29:47.626-06:002010-03-05T08:29:47.626-06:00LOVE that chair! I hope your hand is healing well...LOVE that chair! I hope your hand is healing well, Gail. You'll soon be digging in your beautiful gardens again...surely spring can't be that far off, though, on days like today, it makes you wonder. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-16324600955312229902010-03-05T00:59:31.868-06:002010-03-05T00:59:31.868-06:00It has been a very long wait hasn't it. Anti...It has been a very long wait hasn't it. Anticipation is very difficult to endure at times. The purple is working quite well isn't it?Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-26779165202869577602010-03-04T23:22:15.212-06:002010-03-04T23:22:15.212-06:00I too am in the waiting mode. Wondering what damag...I too am in the waiting mode. Wondering what damage has been done by this weird winter. Still too wet here for ground planting. A lot of my gardening is done in huge pots so it's a little easier to plant some things. Potatoes were planted this past Sunday. Some pots are ready for other things. We are still having freeze temps.<br />I do have a need to be in the garden getting my hands dirty. Your post of 3-27-08 says it all.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167298790872032154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3450838389349842832010-03-04T16:45:54.950-06:002010-03-04T16:45:54.950-06:00Ah yes, wait and see! We must be patient ... I...Ah yes, wait and see! We must be patient ... I'm saving my sighs till then :) Lovely photos, dear Gail. Happy weekend ... heading north again ... just can't get enough of that snow :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88581024325596165672010-03-04T15:28:27.291-06:002010-03-04T15:28:27.291-06:00I'm so with you in spirit, Gail. I haven'...I'm so with you in spirit, Gail. I haven't gone quite five months... but this weather continues to be uncooperative and we had snow two mornings ago. :( You will recover your usual self soon (and I'm speaking to myself here, too). Besides, I do think Les is right: you couldn't have chosen a better stretch of weather to heal your hand and be out of commission in the garden. It's been rough out there!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-26694071159329605582010-03-04T11:57:44.993-06:002010-03-04T11:57:44.993-06:00Such a beautiful post, so hopeful, and still pragm...Such a beautiful post, so hopeful, and still pragmatic. We went through this last year, and yes, we did lose quite a few plants. <br /><br />I love that shot of the blue chair, with the golden light, it looks so lovely.<br /><br />Here's to many survivors.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-61360035355988840752010-03-04T11:15:54.445-06:002010-03-04T11:15:54.445-06:00Gail, I'm sorry but you're right...nothing...Gail, I'm sorry but you're right...nothing to do but wait and see! So many of us are in that same boat. It sounds like your area has experienced some of the worst weather. And you made a good point that I'd not thought of re. the rains...the pollen and nector is washed away. Never considered that!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85915172986547334272010-03-04T11:14:51.096-06:002010-03-04T11:14:51.096-06:00I find for my xeric plants, mounding is much more ...I find for my xeric plants, mounding is much more important than soil amendment. That said, I'm also getting a little nervous, they can suffocate in the wet clay. Well, we shall see...Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-83862352364990343682010-03-04T09:39:27.025-06:002010-03-04T09:39:27.025-06:00Garden of benign neglect - I love it! I live it! W...Garden of benign neglect - I love it! I live it! We've still got snow on the front yard, but things seem to be springing back pretty well - even the pansies I planted in the fall are still alive. Amazing how nature does it. Can't wait to see your garden in a few weeks. KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088325892842192566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71528268858458968732010-03-04T08:24:34.323-06:002010-03-04T08:24:34.323-06:00It's that time of the year ~ impatience at see...It's that time of the year ~ impatience at seeing what has survived the winter. I hope that your plants will have come through with flying colours. The Geums should do fine. They might like good drainage, but they survive heavy clay too. They are native plants here and called "Grandfather's whiskers". I was just reading about them ~ http://tinyurl.com/ycn4mp6kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-50218080621957482522010-03-04T02:51:33.413-06:002010-03-04T02:51:33.413-06:00I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. I'...I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. I've already started to spot the things I've lost to the harsh weather. It is sad, but I'm looking on it as a good chance to do a bit of HRT (Horticultural Retail Therapy).<br /><br />Wonderful photography, particularly like the shot of the Witch Hazel.<br /><br />RO xxRothschild Orchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211151492115918365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-69965285925824773092010-03-04T01:47:17.239-06:002010-03-04T01:47:17.239-06:00Wow...the picture of Heterotheca Villosa 'Ruth...Wow...the picture of Heterotheca Villosa 'Ruth Baumgardner' looks awesome. It made my day. Keep on posting.flowershttp://www.iflorist.co.uk/c-482-mothers-day-flowers.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71697888904599714052010-03-03T21:16:52.529-06:002010-03-03T21:16:52.529-06:00Last year our winter was long and colder than usua...Last year our winter was long and colder than usual. We did lose some plants, but other plants did better than ever. I hope you don't lose many and that you'll be able to get out and dig soon. The Geum is very pretty, I've never seen one like that before.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-14799274789706505652010-03-03T21:12:24.180-06:002010-03-03T21:12:24.180-06:00Gail, you know I feel for you. This is the coldest...Gail, you know I feel for you. This is the coldest winter we've had in my 13 years on this corner of Katy. I'm starting the chore of determining what will come back from the roots and what's a lost cause. I'll be doing a lot of cutting back and/or yanking out in the days to come.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88841080991945172882010-03-03T20:15:24.941-06:002010-03-03T20:15:24.941-06:00Unsolicited advice alert:
Don't listen to the...Unsolicited advice alert:<br /><br />Don't listen to the naysayers, Gail. Predictions for a dry, hot summer prevail every year in these parts. Sometimes they're right, often they're not. <br /><br />Also I lost my Geum 'Prairie Smoke' by planting it in a hot, dry place. Go figure. If I buy it again, it's going in a container so I can keep an eye on it. <br /><br />I'm glad the drought is over. Think how pretty the landscape will be in a few months. <br /><br />Hang in there. I think many of us feel your pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86646374189824676882010-03-03T19:36:40.080-06:002010-03-03T19:36:40.080-06:00Wait and see is the best attitude to take...why st...Wait and see is the best attitude to take...why stress over what you can't control? And there is a good chance that your prairie smoke will make it. They survive in Illinois's clay soils!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-18185788808971426182010-03-03T18:26:34.057-06:002010-03-03T18:26:34.057-06:0018 inches is torrential. I think about our garden ...18 inches is torrential. I think about our garden all the time. Our house has garening mags and books in every room, every room. You know, all the snow doesn't have to melt before you can garden.<br /><br />great pics. jimJim Groblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027723131261970051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-58975470693940816092010-03-03T18:16:26.412-06:002010-03-03T18:16:26.412-06:00I'm anxious to see what this cold winter has d...I'm anxious to see what this cold winter has done to the garden. Hopefully everything will be okay!Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-66716045467952438242010-03-03T18:00:39.259-06:002010-03-03T18:00:39.259-06:00That species tulip looks like it is playing a roar...That species tulip looks like it is playing a roaring fiddler's jig instead of a sad dirge. Love the purple trellis in the second shot!Elizahttp://www.appalachianfeet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-4741445379294950002010-03-03T17:38:27.636-06:002010-03-03T17:38:27.636-06:00We feel your pain, Gail! We've had something l...We feel your pain, Gail! We've had something like 45 inches of snow so far this winter, which I think is a record (last year we got about 10), and are just now beginning to see a few bare patches. But like you, we're no longer facing drought conditions, and best of all, this morning I saw our first blooming snowdrops! Spring is definitely in the air! Let us know how your prairie smokes fare. I love them so, but haven't dared to try them here...our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-31959186662694060512010-03-03T17:30:14.810-06:002010-03-03T17:30:14.810-06:00I am waiting and seeing too Gail. We typically ha...I am waiting and seeing too Gail. We typically have a long winter but it's usually broken up by some warmer spells. We didn't have any of those this year ~ just straight cold. Luckily (for the plants) they were covered with snow the entire time. I hope that protected them (maybe better than normal??) <br />I love that crocus ~ I haven't seen one colored like it before. Now I have something to add to my list for fall planting! <br />Hang in there ~ soon you will be able to get out in the garden. I'm glad you're not in a drought anymore. That's the positive in it all.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-29933336003648476482010-03-03T15:18:35.644-06:002010-03-03T15:18:35.644-06:00I agree it's been a long winter, and I can'...I agree it's been a long winter, and I can't wait to see something green poking up out of the ground soon. While our October was one of the wettest on record, we didn't have the torrential rains that you did. I think your "wait and see" attitude is the only realistic approach you can take. I sure hope those "Prairie Smokes" survived, though; I've been lusting after them myself.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-71696491731808134972010-03-03T13:37:58.923-06:002010-03-03T13:37:58.923-06:00I'm curious too as to how the plants will all ...I'm curious too as to how the plants will all do. I noticed some freeze damage on some evergreens this morning (not the camellias) so some is obvious. Hopefully all your plants will be fine and the sun will warm us up soon.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com