tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post5485519031653665740..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Wildflower Wednesday: Pollinators and Their FriendsGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-52099774030108297552011-06-26T08:44:42.606-05:002011-06-26T08:44:42.606-05:00I have all the same plants in my garden!! I also g...I have all the same plants in my garden!! I also got tired of fighting with my clay and went native a while back. It just made sense! Ruellia hummilis, ruellia macropelata, and dalea purpurea should also do well for you.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-88945088319928015262011-06-25T13:38:07.669-05:002011-06-25T13:38:07.669-05:00Hi Gail, I'm enjoying all the lively pollinato...Hi Gail, I'm enjoying all the lively pollinators in my garden these days. Great photos of your boogieing bees.:)GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28344458144745286272011-06-24T20:48:35.694-05:002011-06-24T20:48:35.694-05:00Looks like our little friends are still at it. Bea...Looks like our little friends are still at it. Beautiful blooms.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-90070231348000447022011-06-24T08:57:58.606-05:002011-06-24T08:57:58.606-05:00Twenty four of us! Porterville used to be called F...Twenty four of us! Porterville used to be called Four and twenty rivers, but the farmers have 'sorted' that in the meantime. The river gets its bit, and farmer gets the vineyards. In the floodplain ;¬)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23893938478216979932011-06-23T17:08:36.230-05:002011-06-23T17:08:36.230-05:00Don't fight the site is a mantra you have well...Don't fight the site is a mantra you have well learned. Loved your pictures!Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-52675505200760784552011-06-23T14:46:02.626-05:002011-06-23T14:46:02.626-05:00I think that you and I have the same sort of soil....I think that you and I have the same sort of soil. I am so impressed with what you have grown in yours. Your photography is gorgeous and I love all the pollinators you have captured. <br /><br />This is my first time to join you, thank you for having me.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-84084851142817045802011-06-23T11:48:00.371-05:002011-06-23T11:48:00.371-05:00beautiful pictures...:)beautiful pictures...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-64127954859035001872011-06-23T08:03:41.824-05:002011-06-23T08:03:41.824-05:00I'm a day late, but I wrote a short post on wh...I'm a day late, but I wrote a short post on what's blooming in (and flying over) the meadow this time of year. <br /><br />What's Campanulastrum? I have to look that one up.<br /><br />I think I like the photo of the skipper in the Stokesia best. It reminds me of a cup and saucer - perfectly matched.tangledbrancheshttp://tangledbranches.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39865488226109696682011-06-23T03:07:56.233-05:002011-06-23T03:07:56.233-05:00Your photos are splendid! Thank you very much for ...Your photos are splendid! Thank you very much for hosting Wildflower Wednesday. I am begining to appreciate all the lovely wildflowers we have here.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-67096638380951992472011-06-22T23:49:17.804-05:002011-06-22T23:49:17.804-05:00How keenly I feel the opposites of the seasons loo...How keenly I feel the opposites of the seasons looking at your lovely summery garden! Monday eve I drove home from work and watched the sun set at 5.15; the next morning I watched it rise from the same ridge at 6.45. A 10 1/2hour mid-winter-day might not seem short to most people - but remember we don't make up for it in mid-summer either! JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-34938512962115983652011-06-22T23:18:59.267-05:002011-06-22T23:18:59.267-05:00Oh, and I went to a local hardware store because I...Oh, and I went to a local hardware store because I remembered they had some grey headed coneflowers, and wanted to see what grasses they had. I got a couple clumps of blue fescue, then looked and saw that's not what you had recommended. I already have a clump of a short grass that I have never divided. It may be the same thing I got this evening. I pulled a liatris out of it, and got a piece of it. I planted it, and it seems to be doing OK. I may put some of those around, too.<br /><br />I think I'm going to take the 2 millet plants out and put them in a pot. They were supposed to get over 5 feet tall, but they are starting to bloom at 2 feet or so. I think I'll put the 'Northwind' grasses in those spots, and plant medium sized plants around them. Actually, there are aleady perennial wildflowers and/or natives near them that are supposed to get over 3 feet tall when they mature.<br /><br />People have been telling me not to be so hard on myself. It's not me I'm being hard on. I"m just deciding I don't like some of the choices I made quickly just to have some flowers this year. I am thinking I want this to be almost a meadow, if that makes any sense. Some of the plants need more water than others, and I have 2 spots for those.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-38485329919783078012011-06-22T23:09:44.880-05:002011-06-22T23:09:44.880-05:00Hi Gail,
I was planning on visiting your blog, bec...Hi Gail,<br />I was planning on visiting your blog, because I wanted to see if you had any suggestions for how to lay out wildflowers for my site so it looks natural, and actually came here, but got sidetracked. Thanks for the grass suggestions. I am planning on going to a plant sale at our arboretum Friday. They had several panicums on the plant list, such as Prairie Wind, Dallas Blues, Shenandoa, and Northwind. I looked them up, and think I like Northwind the best. It doesn't seem to get quite as tall or spread as far as the others. I also want to get Rudbeckia Maxima, but on their list, it says it's not native. Have you grown that before? I have seen it growing here, and love it!<br /><br />I enjoyed your post, and reading about the critters experiences with them. The photos were spectacular!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-6734111295238853602011-06-22T22:02:59.824-05:002011-06-22T22:02:59.824-05:00Beautiful. enough said.Beautiful. enough said.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-23662999815231494462011-06-22T21:00:33.661-05:002011-06-22T21:00:33.661-05:00You take such great pictures of your pollinators. ...You take such great pictures of your pollinators. You're wise to have figured out what your garden wants to go and then run with it. The plants are happy, the pollinators are happy, and you're happy.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-74273000338137051392011-06-22T20:25:49.115-05:002011-06-22T20:25:49.115-05:00Lovely flowers and pollinators! I'm sorry I ha...Lovely flowers and pollinators! I'm sorry I had to miss my WW post this month...work and rainy weather got in the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-28937794464217985022011-06-22T19:37:13.731-05:002011-06-22T19:37:13.731-05:00One of my favourite posts of the month. I always ...One of my favourite posts of the month. I always look forward to your amazing photos of bees and information on native plants.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-10044013516477316812011-06-22T18:44:30.787-05:002011-06-22T18:44:30.787-05:00Love to see all the pollinators in your garden. It...Love to see all the pollinators in your garden. It is inspirational!Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-21833677070831271032011-06-22T16:03:42.548-05:002011-06-22T16:03:42.548-05:00Gail, just bee-utiful! This is a terrific exercis...Gail, just bee-utiful! This is a terrific exercise - both the walking through the woods, and finding out what's there.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-68768126921603942202011-06-22T12:44:55.443-05:002011-06-22T12:44:55.443-05:00look at all the lovely wildflowers growing and all...look at all the lovely wildflowers growing and all the pollinators who love them as much as we do...Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-17484458860398286452011-06-22T11:49:09.698-05:002011-06-22T11:49:09.698-05:00Beautiful photos! I especially love the one of the...Beautiful photos! I especially love the one of the Swallowtail... Thanks for sharing :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446274738954245807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-102730189081741732011-06-22T10:25:25.428-05:002011-06-22T10:25:25.428-05:00Love, love, love your theory. If more people embr...Love, love, love your theory. If more people embraced "gardening for their site" they would not get discouraged. I am still learning about my soil (very wonderful loamy topsoil for 6" then solid limestone and about 75% shade)... still in some trial and error phases. I am trying to take what was here naturally and learn from it, we have different plant "communities" on our site. So every garden on the property is going to be different.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401360629341936191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-73406314197637266972011-06-22T10:21:56.870-05:002011-06-22T10:21:56.870-05:00I added my WW post to your linky. It's a good ...I added my WW post to your linky. It's a good thing I put my post together a few days ago, I tried to add one last photo this morning, and Blogger won't let me. <br /><br />These are great pictures of pollinators. With my point and shoot, I can never get close enough for such good detail.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-27438249506193365082011-06-22T10:19:33.405-05:002011-06-22T10:19:33.405-05:00WOWZA! Lovin' these close-ups. Such great pics...WOWZA! Lovin' these close-ups. Such great pics. I saw a number of wildflowers on our horsie ride yesterday, must remember to participate in your cool meme... This week, I'll just enjoy all of these gorgeous native flowers. Happy WW Gail!!Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-58943939464790825622011-06-22T09:32:52.957-05:002011-06-22T09:32:52.957-05:00Your garden sure attract a lot of pollinators and ...Your garden sure attract a lot of pollinators and your photos are superb!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-70783912801538893932011-06-22T09:29:30.159-05:002011-06-22T09:29:30.159-05:00Shady/Kathy, 1. At the right hand corner of your ...Shady/Kathy, 1. At the right hand corner of your blog page, you'll see a your gmail address, New Post, Design and Sign Out. Click on Design. On the left of the page~Look for Template Designer, click on it. Then you can go to Advanced to find Adjust width. You may have to move to a new template, but, that is so easy to do. But, in Adjust widths you can try out all the different widths to find the one you want. 2. I always use blogger in draft to write my blog posts~it allows one to choose photo sizes.<br /><br />Hope this helps,<br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com