tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post5575822078328611480..comments2024-03-18T17:43:57.970-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: Here Today Gone TomorrowGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-61250722735788161602008-05-13T02:23:00.000-05:002008-05-13T02:23:00.000-05:00This triluim looks amazing!This triluim looks amazing!Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-39002639611654677452008-05-12T13:05:00.000-05:002008-05-12T13:05:00.000-05:00You helped me to identify Cut leaved Toothwort or ...You helped me to identify Cut leaved Toothwort or Dentaria laciniata.! Yea! Thanks! I'm sorry I haven't been over to visit for awhile. :-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-65540035597849318982008-05-12T12:15:00.000-05:002008-05-12T12:15:00.000-05:00Your ephemerals are lovely, Gail - I planted dutch...Your ephemerals are lovely, Gail - I planted dutchman's breeches and claytonia in IL and had trillium there, but never saw a shooting star. <BR/><BR/>I guess the ten-petalled anemones, bluebonnets and white Cooper's rainlily would qualify as Austin ephemerals in my garden? <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-65369464920301454082008-05-08T06:48:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:48:00.000-05:00Carol,Isn't that the truth they do mean spring is ...Carol,<BR/><BR/>Isn't that the truth they do mean spring is here! Not too much shade, you need sun for your lilacs and vegies! <BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-81658107546043438622008-05-08T06:45:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:45:00.000-05:00Rose, There are some trilliums that are very stunn...Rose, <BR/>There are some trilliums that are very stunning reds and whites and yellows, but these lovelies are home grown and very special to me! Glad you liked the post...<BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59783835391043126552008-05-08T06:29:00.000-05:002008-05-08T06:29:00.000-05:00Unfortunately my suburban yard lacks these wild sp...Unfortunately my suburban yard lacks these wild spring ephemerals, but as I get more shade, I hope to add some. I love, love, love when I see the spring beauties blooming, to me it is just one of those moments of spring when we know that winter really is past.<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-55481105635028371372008-05-07T21:30:00.000-05:002008-05-07T21:30:00.000-05:00Enjoyed your post so much; very informative. I've...Enjoyed your post so much; very informative. I've seen trilliums often pictured in magazines, but your photos really capture their life cycle.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-55034185795884418932008-05-07T13:48:00.000-05:002008-05-07T13:48:00.000-05:00vertie,I read that Shooting Star's range is into T...vertie,<BR/><BR/>I read that Shooting Star's range is into Texas...I wonder if it would grow in Austin?<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77976868584718473412008-05-07T13:47:00.000-05:002008-05-07T13:47:00.000-05:00Dave,Post them please, I would love to hear where ...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Post them please, I would love to hear where you found them and see your photos..<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-85553998736469753202008-05-07T09:02:00.000-05:002008-05-07T09:02:00.000-05:00Every time I read your blog I realize just how ma...Every time I read your blog I realize just how many plants there are that I have no idea about, and probably won't because they won't grow in my area. So thanks for the tour of a new land.vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-3717977841141807032008-05-07T08:01:00.000-05:002008-05-07T08:01:00.000-05:00I found some trillium just like the one's you did ...I found some trillium just like the one's you did a couple weeks ago and forgot to post on them. You're right there is no worrying about ephemerals spreading when their window is so short. They are like an introduction to the gardening year.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-54242014164355864742008-05-07T06:59:00.000-05:002008-05-07T06:59:00.000-05:00Frances,So sorry to hear that, no Shooting Star! ...Frances,<BR/><BR/>So sorry to hear that, no Shooting Star! I believe they are dormant and when we get enough rain they will shoot out of the ground and into your heart! I confess, I watered the trees and the flowers got some, too.<BR/><BR/>I have a penstemon that you might like, I found it in the way back...growing in a damp spot, in shade! It hasn't minded wet feet or dry, it's got to be a parentage thing because it shouldn't like wet feet! I am planning a post on it!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-17601976223192469752008-05-07T06:55:00.000-05:002008-05-07T06:55:00.000-05:00mss,and I feel much the same about your Austin gar...mss,<BR/><BR/>and I feel much the same about your Austin gardens...just the other day I found myself looking longingly at a large Agave and then there is the 6 packets of cilantro seeds I bought for my meadow!<BR/><BR/>I love the quote...and often smell of dirt at the end of the day!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-25874092541979570832008-05-07T06:02:00.000-05:002008-05-07T06:02:00.000-05:00Hi Gail, your spring beauties, all of them, not ju...Hi Gail, your spring beauties, all of them, not just those with that name, are so wonderful. We have a hard time here with all of them, but have managed to have a few return. The drought is hurting us, and the slope makes the moistness needed almost impossible to maintain. The shooting star did not arise from the earth this year, hope it is just sleeping until there is more rain. The trilliums were sad also, kind of melting before really opening fully. Better luck next year!Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-35482006087620166032008-05-07T00:03:00.000-05:002008-05-07T00:03:00.000-05:00Love the Margaret Atwood quote. And the shooting s...Love the Margaret Atwood quote. And the shooting star. Now all you more northerly gardeners are having your day, teasing us southerners with gorgeous plants that don't grow down here...most of which I've only read about and never seen in life.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing them. It's much more interesting to read about them in the gardens of people I know than just in garden books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-66686393624607911462008-05-06T22:28:00.000-05:002008-05-06T22:28:00.000-05:00lola,That is a wonderful story, glad you weren't b...lola,<BR/><BR/>That is a wonderful story, glad you weren't bumped off the tailgate!...The woodlands are still full of wildflowers and people like me are lucky to have the woodlands nearby and grow them in my garden.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-91133067505218273982008-05-06T21:52:00.000-05:002008-05-06T21:52:00.000-05:00Great post. I really enjoyed it. I did not know th...Great post. I really enjoyed it. I did not know that the trillium seeds were carried that way. I saw lots of them in the mtns of N.C. Thought they were so pretty. Different colors & combinations. I miss all the wild flowers that I used to see. Hubby would drive through woods with me on tail gate so I could see better. He always stopped so I could get a closer look. Really miss all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-30790814456849215022008-05-06T20:47:00.000-05:002008-05-06T20:47:00.000-05:00northern gardener,Oh, I hope so, too...they are su...northern gardener,<BR/><BR/>Oh, I hope so, too...they are such lovely flowers and as you say, so briefly in our gardens.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-80374788579548709692008-05-06T19:45:00.000-05:002008-05-06T19:45:00.000-05:00Ah the spring ephemerals, so welcome after a long ...Ah the spring ephemerals, so welcome after a long winter and so cherished for their brief beauty. Your shooting stars look beautiful. Mine have had a series of unfortunate events, one year with the new fence building, and another with a large falling tree branch. I'm hoping that they have recovered and will bloom this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-47457511387652379622008-05-06T18:29:00.000-05:002008-05-06T18:29:00.000-05:00linda,Thank you and welcome to clay and limestone....linda,<BR/><BR/>Thank you and welcome to clay and limestone.<BR/><BR/>mmd,<BR/><BR/>You have got to get Toothwort and Spring Beauty both would love your garden and be at home with the Shooting Star.<BR/><BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-86848373253814562782008-05-06T18:27:00.000-05:002008-05-06T18:27:00.000-05:00nancy,nature never ceases to astound me and from y...nancy,<BR/><BR/>nature never ceases to astound me and from your posts I would say that it's true for you, too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>gardenfaerie, <BR/><BR/>I read your post, you had a good walk in the woods!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-79405925370491591002008-05-06T18:26:00.000-05:002008-05-06T18:26:00.000-05:00Jean,That's what they do with the seed carry it ho...Jean,<BR/><BR/>That's what they do with the seed carry it home and compost it so we can have new trilliums! Isn't that the coolest!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-36739466284977840002008-05-06T18:24:00.000-05:002008-05-06T18:24:00.000-05:00barbee, I am glad you like them...right now they a...barbee, I am glad you like them...right now they are looking a bit weathered but they are special.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-32318951887565999262008-05-06T16:57:00.000-05:002008-05-06T16:57:00.000-05:00My Shooting Stars have moved into blooming positio...My Shooting Stars have moved into blooming position. Any day now, they'll be in bloom. I don't know why I've never gotten Spring Beauty or Toothwort. I just love the ephemerals.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-80300123450859919172008-05-06T15:31:00.000-05:002008-05-06T15:31:00.000-05:00Hi! You have lots and lots of nice gardenplants! N...Hi! You have lots and lots of nice gardenplants! <BR/>Nice blogg to :o)! <BR/>LindaLinda Lundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159259847685467120noreply@blogger.com