tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post414815881224519480..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: What Was NeededGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-56247028970076508152009-03-13T10:37:00.000-05:002009-03-13T10:37:00.000-05:00Can't wait to see the results of the new patio gar...Can't wait to see the results of the new patio garden. Hope you get lots of time to enjoy it this season between gardening tasks. :) Your spring bloomers are a nice burst of color for me on a rainy day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86864318913252887702009-03-12T22:08:00.000-05:002009-03-12T22:08:00.000-05:00Hi Gail,Your blooms are beautiful, and I like your...Hi Gail,<BR/>Your blooms are beautiful, and I like your yard. I hope the area turns out how you like it.<BR/><BR/>I hope you get your computer problems resolved and are able to salvage your photographs. My husband lost thousands of mine, not just gardening ones, when he transferred stuff from one computer to another. I am so disappointed at the loss. I back things up now.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88298168411652044532009-03-12T21:41:00.000-05:002009-03-12T21:41:00.000-05:00Ok, back up and show it all. Love the bench. I pla...Ok, back up and show it all. Love the bench. I planted a whole a whole bunch of rudbekia. Gail, what happened to your computer? I missed that? Didn't you have a Mac? You got me worried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86923763267693387662009-03-12T08:54:00.000-05:002009-03-12T08:54:00.000-05:00Yep, butterflies, bees and azaleas showing up here...Yep, butterflies, bees and azaleas showing up here...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-57723271030116257942009-03-11T11:32:00.000-05:002009-03-11T11:32:00.000-05:00"If you try sometimes you just might find you get ..."If you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need." Eh yep! I love the cutleaf toothwort, by the way. Am looking forward to seeing the native plants around your bench! Don't forget to sit in it once in a while and relax.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-84964668289874062912009-03-11T09:41:00.000-05:002009-03-11T09:41:00.000-05:00Hi Gail, ephemerals, isn't that a lovely name? An...Hi Gail, ephemerals, isn't that a lovely name? And they are, so delicate and fleeting. <BR/><BR/>I love your photos.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38532088212065428552009-03-10T22:04:00.000-05:002009-03-10T22:04:00.000-05:00The red bench looks perfect in that location and i...The red bench looks perfect in that location and is so inviting. It's good to remember to take the time to enjoy what is here for this moment. I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday, Gail. <BR/><BR/>Beckie and I put aside other obligations and took the time to go to Chicago yesterday for the Flower and Garden Show. We had a wonderful time, and it was just the rejuvenation both of us needed.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-25751494499155020762009-03-10T18:26:00.000-05:002009-03-10T18:26:00.000-05:00Just a spot to sit a bit...a big part of my garden...Just a spot to sit a bit...a big part of my garden "design." More like happenstance for me. But I so enjoy sitting and staring about, listening to the birds and water surrounding me.<BR/>BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38477320895812249002009-03-10T16:39:00.000-05:002009-03-10T16:39:00.000-05:00I have a lovely bench but never seem to find the t...I have a lovely bench but never seem to find the time to sit in it...maybe this summer! KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-15520713405775252272009-03-10T12:36:00.000-05:002009-03-10T12:36:00.000-05:00I love our native spring emphemerals, but the earl...I love our native spring emphemerals, but the early spring bulbs are so wonderful to see, too. I like to think of them flowering in the mountains of Turkey and Greece! Crocuses, Spanish bluebells, and Spring Snowflakes are some of my favorites.<BR/><BR/>Your red bench is great!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-10016804060168656852009-03-10T08:29:00.000-05:002009-03-10T08:29:00.000-05:00And that's the perfect spot for the bench! It is i...And that's the perfect spot for the bench! It is in one corner where you can see everything. When it's finished, it's going to be lovely, I just know it. You've already got such great stuff blooming! I know it's coming our way!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-5195577876948375772009-03-10T07:22:00.000-05:002009-03-10T07:22:00.000-05:00Marmee,Hi. Tt's coming along nicely and so is spr...Marmee,<BR/><BR/>Hi. Tt's coming along nicely and so is spring! How is the bloom in your garden? ...I moved the bench to the patio...Now I can sit there and stare at the PPPP when it blooms!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-16283165146953313902009-03-10T07:05:00.000-05:002009-03-10T07:05:00.000-05:00Hi Lola,Thank you! Btw, I sent the video to my si...Hi Lola,<BR/><BR/>Thank you! Btw, I sent the video to my sister....she so needed a pick me up! <BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90967486862436463332009-03-10T07:04:00.000-05:002009-03-10T07:04:00.000-05:00Frances,All shall be revealed soon! Thanks for al...Frances,<BR/><BR/>All shall be revealed soon! Thanks for all your wonderful support...you are the best of friends to this gardener.<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-48133508029559231802009-03-10T07:03:00.001-05:002009-03-10T07:03:00.001-05:00Dave,I just asked Tina if you or she were more sur...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I just asked Tina if you or she were more surprised (shocked might be the better word) that I added grass?<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-55078521387012684152009-03-10T07:03:00.000-05:002009-03-10T07:03:00.000-05:00What a lovely quiet place to sit & contemplate...What a lovely quiet place to sit & contemplate. It all looks so calming.<BR/>Love the bench & flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-29287155790032815992009-03-10T07:02:00.000-05:002009-03-10T07:02:00.000-05:00Randy,I think hellebores would be thrilled to live...Randy,<BR/><BR/>I think hellebores would be thrilled to live in your beautiful gardens! They do bring a spot of green to the winter garden...and then the flowers are very nice.<BR/>Glad you like the design...it is coming along very nicely...I was glad to see them arrive and I will be glad when they leave!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-64059232561505756262009-03-10T06:59:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:59:00.000-05:00Tina,So, do you think you or Dave are more shocke...Tina,<BR/><BR/>So, do you think you or Dave are more shocked that I put in lawn?<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-16916674585231100862009-03-10T06:56:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:56:00.000-05:00Chandramouli,They are the sweetest little blooms a...Chandramouli,<BR/><BR/>They are the sweetest little blooms and they never last as long as we want them to...can you grow them?<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21787583308581243022009-03-10T06:54:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:54:00.000-05:00Hi Carol,I love the spring ephemerals, too...here ...Hi Carol,<BR/><BR/>I love the spring ephemerals, too...here today and gone just as quickly they are a joy to behold....I hope to get some time sitting but I moved the red bench to the patio!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59239956873005831672009-03-10T06:53:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:53:00.000-05:00MMD,I do sit...maybe too much! But now I will sit...MMD,<BR/><BR/>I do sit...maybe too much! But now I will sit and think...I can lie down and look at the sky...that's what grass is good for! Is yours clear of snow?<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-50801859582049155392009-03-10T06:52:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:52:00.000-05:00Skeeter,Hi! How are you doing? We are just a bit...Skeeter,<BR/><BR/>Hi! How are you doing? We are just a bit behind you in color! Aren't the azaleas gearing up to put on their display? I wish we could grow them but we haven't the acid soil a Georgia garden is blessed with...must be the pine forests...I saw my first buttterfly...have they been spotted in your garden?<BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-49729837693622500202009-03-10T06:49:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:49:00.000-05:00IVG,I hope you posted those Snowdrops! I will by ...IVG,<BR/>I hope you posted those Snowdrops! I will by by to see them this morning! You need a day like we are scheduled to get...record breaking warmth to dry out the mud! I am sitting here with the front door opened...that is where the screened porch is located listening to a squirrel arguing with a chipmunk! <BR/><BR/>I am glad you stopped by!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23887563622584776802009-03-10T06:47:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:47:00.000-05:00kathleen,Yes I do know what you mean...and I love ...kathleen,<BR/><BR/>Yes I do know what you mean...and I love the color in the garden..and this spring it's going to be perfect sitting there looking at PPPP! How are you?<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-20404133261178900552009-03-10T06:45:00.000-05:002009-03-10T06:45:00.000-05:00Darla,Apparently not much at all...I removed the b...Darla,<BR/><BR/>Apparently not much at all...I removed the bench! Once we put up the bird houses the bench was just too small and delicate...it looks great on the patio!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com