tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post2049993020975450088..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for JanuaryAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-69480913648385387472008-02-04T10:49:00.000-06:002008-02-04T10:49:00.000-06:00Annie, thanks for your recent comment on my blog a...Annie, thanks for your recent comment on my blog about passalong plants. It is always so refreshing and inspiring to me to visit your neatly manicured blog and read your comments on the nice photos. Best regards, Jon in Vicksburg, MS on 2-4-08 at http://mississippigarden.blogspot.comJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973206464731483011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-40812587488904655252008-01-25T10:14:00.000-06:002008-01-25T10:14:00.000-06:00Kate, when I look at the scabiosa the image of you...<B>Kate</B>, when I look at the scabiosa the image of you from your blog pops into my mind. It's "Kate's flower" from now on. <BR/>I wish you could be here for Spring Fling, too - but if you came at any time it would be an event ;-]<BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Shirl</B> - thank you for stopping by and saying hello. I like your garden but also enjoy seeing the different birds in Scotland, especially the original Robin Redbreast. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Robin-Bumblebee</B> - the sixties didn't last, but we have hopes to see them again on Sunday. With so many acres to take care of in your garden, bet you need some down time! <BR/><BR/><B>Josie</B>, Austin is the farthest south of the US State Capitals, but we're in the middle of the continent - so have no ocean or large body of water to buffer the climate. Latitude alone isn't enough to keep us from freezing. <BR/><BR/>It isn't awful here right now, <B>Chigiy</B>, but our current 40 degrees F doesn't seem like gardening weather to me! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the comments - I'm looking forward to seeing someone's crocus for February bloom day,<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-45079584519531112162008-01-20T10:47:00.000-06:002008-01-20T10:47:00.000-06:00You have so many blooms. It looks like springtime ...You have so many blooms. It looks like springtime at your house. It is wintery winter here. A little too cold for my taste.<BR/>Enjoy those flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-67953138320394727182008-01-19T11:41:00.000-06:002008-01-19T11:41:00.000-06:00Annie, more gorgeous photos! I find it hard to be...Annie, more gorgeous photos! I find it hard to believe that you get ice in Austin, Texas! From where I live, I would think you have warm, lovely weather all year round.<BR/><BR/>It's snowing here today, *sigh*Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979114933441527890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-19930375908540934292008-01-18T19:24:00.000-06:002008-01-18T19:24:00.000-06:00Good grief. Weather in the 60s?!?! No wonder you a...Good grief. Weather in the 60s?!?! No wonder you actually have something blooming. Makes me think perhaps Texas might not be so bad...I generally think it's too hot.<BR/><BR/>--Robin (Bumblebee)Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-331803682226806162008-01-18T03:00:00.000-06:002008-01-18T03:00:00.000-06:00Hi there, Annie :-)What a great selection of bloom...Hi there, Annie :-)<BR/><BR/>What a great selection of blooms! I particualrly like the paper whites and the white oxalis :-D<BR/><BR/>My post is up too and have managed a few outdoor blooms from my Scottish gardenwatch too :-DShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-22742099943524473732008-01-17T21:36:00.000-06:002008-01-17T21:36:00.000-06:00I very much enjoyed my visit here. When I saw the ...I very much enjoyed my visit here. When I saw the first few photographs, my heart sank. It was pretty wonderful to see the Scabiosa in bloom still. That was the highlight for me. <BR/><BR/>I love the unnamed climbing rose too, but it was the Scabiosa that did it for me. I think it's pretty neat that you have Narcissus blooming outdoors. And the Oxalis are beautiful. <BR/><BR/>That was a fun tour. I wish I was able to attend the spring event of the Austin Garden Bloggers. Sometime, sometime ... one can always dream!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-77849129596970727952008-01-17T20:32:00.000-06:002008-01-17T20:32:00.000-06:00Welcome Gintoino, my 2 small camellias need some e...Welcome <B>Gintoino</B>, my 2 small camellias need some extra handwatering to survive Austin, which can be dry and hot, too. I think you'll like the oxalis! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Ki</B>- after last January these flowers were totally unexpected and I'm very grateful! My guess is that the M of Thousands plant itself is considered interesting rather than beautiful. Also, in cold climates a Mother/Alligator Plant might have to be brought inside before it sets buds so you'd get leaves but no flowers... and in slightly warmer places it has a reputation for being invasive. <BR/>I know it as a passalong plant rather than one in nurseries - it would probably be a pest in a greenhouse. <BR/>You've been talking warm climate for awhile, Ki ;-]<BR/><BR/>You're welcome, <B>Bonnie</B> - I would have freaked out to be stranded with a new baby! Maybe because mine didn't sleep much. They're using the sl**t word for tomorrow - fingers crossed. <BR/><BR/>That's a very sweet compliment, <B>Kerri</B> - flowers do remind us of those we loved. <BR/>Our Lowe's had the small cyclamen for under $4, so it wasn't a big indulgence, but has been blooming nearly 2 months. Go for it! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Pam/Digging</B> - most of my oxalis had the tops killed but these were a little more sheltered. The camellia may not be growing bigger, but it blooms which is good enough! <BR/><BR/><B>Kylee</B>, we're zone 8 but Austin can have a wide range of temperatures and weather conditions on any given day - the gardens of Pam & MSS are usually warmer than my NW area. Twenties are common, but we go into the teens once in awhile and it's not pretty - landscapes and houses are not designed for those temperatures! <BR/><BR/><B>Mary</B>, in some ways living without any snow was in the <I>negative</I> column! But crepe myrtles, oleanders, crinum lilies and magnolias were very heavy counterweights.<BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Nicole</B> - Dallas is usually a little colder than Austin. We're dipping down again so some of the blooming day stuff may be just photo-memories by Monday. <BR/><BR/>Oh <B>Cityfarmer</B> - when that wind comes across the prairie it can go through any coat! Hope you can find someone to cuddle with and stay warm ;-]<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the comments! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-9982094010145525002008-01-17T20:06:00.000-06:002008-01-17T20:06:00.000-06:00We're a looooong ways from garden photos...we've g...We're a looooong ways from garden photos...we've got icicles, drifts and mr. wind!!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>iiiiiccccky!savvycityfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123857662106999560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-376103048030389972008-01-17T19:34:00.000-06:002008-01-17T19:34:00.000-06:00Those camellias are gorgeous. Its great you have s...Those camellias are gorgeous. Its great you have so many blooms in January -I had an overnight in Dallas on Nov 23, and to me it was cold!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-81100621762717729882008-01-17T14:53:00.000-06:002008-01-17T14:53:00.000-06:00Annie, visiting a garden blog in Austin would have...Annie, visiting a garden blog in Austin would have made your decision to move too easy!<BR/><BR/>We have pansies! And the Camellia japonicas are bursting to bloom! <BR/><BR/>That's all!<BR/><BR/>You have a variety of color. Jealous here.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-45043763702756171912008-01-17T05:52:00.000-06:002008-01-17T05:52:00.000-06:00Lovely blooms to see, Annie! I'm actually surpris...Lovely blooms to see, Annie! I'm actually surprised that you get as much real winter as you do.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-86140594843079117662008-01-17T00:07:00.000-06:002008-01-17T00:07:00.000-06:00My oxalis aren't blooming right now, but it's nice...My oxalis aren't blooming right now, but it's nice to see yours. And I'm loving those camellias that you're convincing to grow despite the soil alkalinity. You've got the touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-72156251158070190072008-01-16T16:00:00.000-06:002008-01-16T16:00:00.000-06:00Your garden is interesting even in January Annie. ...Your garden is interesting even in January Annie. I love your camelias, and it's nice to see the comparison of colors. They always remind me of my mother and her beautiful gardens.<BR/>I'm wondering why I don't have a cyclamen because I adore them! The Mother of Thousands has such delicate shape and coloring..beautiful. It must be the star of your morning room!<BR/>I'll put my paperwhites in the ground this summer. Meant to last year, but overlooked the poor things. They won't bloom this year either :)<BR/>Your pansies are so cheery!<BR/>Thanks for the interesting tour..the browns were a nice lead up :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-10724037163294747692008-01-16T11:08:00.000-06:002008-01-16T11:08:00.000-06:00Annie, thanks for the post. Gosh, a year ago I wa...Annie, thanks for the post. Gosh, a year ago I was just out of the hospital with a new baby in my arms. No sooner had we gotten home than the ice storm hit and stranded us inside for a few days. Not a big deal to me because I just wanted to sleep when the baby slept. But to think it has been a year. <BR/><BR/>And now looks like we have more cold weather coming, although nothing like last year I hope. I'm still enjoying all of our flowers sneaking out in defiance of winter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-81427047230575834422008-01-16T08:04:00.000-06:002008-01-16T08:04:00.000-06:00It uplifts my spirit to see so many outdoor bloomi...It uplifts my spirit to see so many outdoor blooming plants. The form and color of the mother of thousands is wonderful. Seems like a very nice plant to have in the winter - I wonder why you don't see more of it? Well your photos cinched it; we're moving to warmer climes in a few years.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-51215243155660733232008-01-16T05:00:00.000-06:002008-01-16T05:00:00.000-06:00Annie, loved your camelias. They don't grow very w...Annie, loved your camelias. They don't grow very well here because of our very dry summers :-(<BR/>Oh, and thank you for showing the purple oxalis blooms, a friend just gave me some bulbs of purple oxalis but I wasn't sure what the flowers would look like. They look beautifull againts the dark leavesgintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-13047402265565916802008-01-15T23:59:00.000-06:002008-01-15T23:59:00.000-06:00Thank you for all these comments! GBBD has turned ...Thank you for all these comments! GBBD has turned into such a wonderful tradition - all hail Carol! <BR/><BR/><B>Jodi</B>, they're small and scattered around, but the number surprised me, too. The days are getting longer so hang in there!<BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Leslie</B> - when I go over to your California garden it will seem like summer, right? <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Carol</B> - it's been too dry as well as cold... but the shelter of a house wall makes a difference. <BR/><BR/>This is my 11th post - I was in Chicago in June... didn't Chuck say he did one for each month? <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you took a break from your hectic schedule <B>Pam</B> - and can't take credit for doing anything special with the paperwhites. They're in several different places. Maybe they just like Austin? <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Robin</B> - we get promises but need real rain badly! I'm glad to send a little color your way this month - who knows what February will be like! <BR/><BR/>Those peach shades really get me, too <B>Frances</B> - and as I told Pam, I just plant them - must be climate and soil? <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Zoey</B> - I'm not a member of Garden Voices, either, but I saw differences in the way they operate: <BR/>OldRoses asks first, and this place did not. <BR/>On Garden Voices there is a direct link to the original blog right at the beginning of the post, while on the site-that-shall-not-be-named the link was in small print at the end of the second page. <BR/><BR/>On Garden Voices there is a proper author listed, while on the first page of the troublesome site a blog had the name of some other person, not the actual blogger, inserted as the 'author', which I found infuriating and deceptive. <BR/><BR/>Does this help? <BR/><BR/><B>Layanee</B>- when we have a balmy day in January I'm in love with Austin... which helps when the buff and brown come in a dry August with temps in the hundreds! <BR/><BR/>We Austin Gardenbloggers take our responsibilities seriously <B>Nan Ondra</B>! You're welcome and thank you for the fine design series. <BR/><BR/><B>Yolanda</B>, maybe Carol is more powerful than she realizes - even Austin weather obeyed her! <BR/>Dormant, dead brown plants don't scare me - it's when evergreens turn brown that I get worried. <BR/>Your climate may not be sub-tropical, but it certainly seems more temperate! And perhaps more dependable? We have such violent swings in weather here. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for that information <B>Carolyn</B> - I didn't know my little camellia's name meant something so cool! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Mr McGregor's Daughter</B> - camellias are not a sensible plant to grow in Austin, but one reason I agreed to move was to get myself into zone 8! If you want to swoon over lovely camellias, go to South Carolina Pam's Tales from the Laboratory in my sidebar. <BR/><BR/><B>Molly</B>, that seems pretty early... in February I'm more likely to go to Zilker Botanical Gardens than the Wildflower Center. Have you checked the official Wildflower site? It's also in my sidebar under Austin Links. <BR/>Will you have time to meet any of the Austin Garden bloggers? <BR/><BR/><B>Dee</B> - the apricot one is my favorite, too - I don't know if there is enough natural light in the bathroom but that's an idea. <BR/>My paperwhites bloomed inside the first year - then went out in spring. But this is zone 8 - aren't you a little colder in OK?<BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Christa</B> - your vegetable garden makes me jealous so we're even. <BR/>I bought three of these Thanksgiving cactus at a big box store a year ago and haven't tried to multiply them, but it's supposed to be pretty easy. If you come to spring fling I'll give you a piece to try ;-]<BR/><BR/>We're awaiting some colder weather this week, <B>Lisa at Greenbow</B>, and I hope the camellias will be okay. <BR/>Our pansies, snapdragons and dianthus grow in the cool part of the year and split when summer comes... it took some time to get used to that! <BR/><BR/>Greetings, <B>Entangled</B> - I could not resist posting my pitiful brugmansia. <BR/>Yes, Camellias are weird! But after spending years in the North reading Henry Mitchell and Elizabeth Lawrence, I had to have them. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Meems</B> - you're welcome... I need to visit you, too! <BR/><BR/>Oh good <B>MSS,</B> - I was hoping you'd have a post, too. As to variety, after awhile the same tough plants appear in all our gardens! <BR/><BR/>Oh <B>LostRoses</B>, I'm so very, very glad to hear from you! You have been greatly missed in the garden blog world by <I>everyone</I>. Ease back in when you can - and I'm glad your forgive me for the bait-and-switch. Well, all the photos are real and all are current - so it's just misdirection, not actual cheating ;-]<BR/><BR/>Thank you everyone - AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-28251383809781857172008-01-15T23:36:00.000-06:002008-01-15T23:36:00.000-06:00Annie, yes you did set us up, but we knew that was...Annie, yes you did set us up, but we knew that was going to happen! If I couldn't rely on you to provide us all with some delightful blooms in the middle of this icy, snowy winter I'd have to rely only on the seed catalogs with their "set-up" photos! <BR/><BR/>And seeing that you've been away for awhile makes me feel not quite so guilty for not blogging in over a month. Though I have no good excuse. Not sure how I'm ever going to catch up!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-55134117521879524282008-01-15T22:11:00.000-06:002008-01-15T22:11:00.000-06:00Thanks for the call out. I really had to hunt for ...Thanks for the call out. I really had to hunt for flowers for today's GBBD post. Like you, I have some paperwhites, pansies (well violas), lantana with the frost-darkened leaves, and both white and purple oxalis.<BR/><BR/>I'm enchanted by your camellia and Mother of Thousands. I'm just crossing my fingers that I don't kill those two brugmansia cuttings you gave me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-89238419391456989522008-01-15T21:47:00.000-06:002008-01-15T21:47:00.000-06:00HI Annie: thanks for the bright and cheerful tour ...HI Annie: thanks for the bright and cheerful tour of all your Austin blooms. I especially love the lush flowers of Camellias and only wish their bloom time lasted longer.<BR/><BR/>Loved the blue sky on the pecan tree photo too.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-27860935733874422272008-01-15T19:24:00.000-06:002008-01-15T19:24:00.000-06:00I did suspect a setup with all those brown plant p...I did suspect a setup with all those brown plant photos at the beginning. What a relief to see the flowers!<BR/><BR/>The camellias would be lovely in any season, but blooming during the colder months makes them all the more attractive.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-58344844095075589752008-01-15T19:15:00.000-06:002008-01-15T19:15:00.000-06:00If I were a snowbird I would love to be in Austin ...If I were a snowbird I would love to be in Austin for winter. Those outside blooms would keep me satisfied. They are so nice.<BR/><BR/>Most of my garden looks like your first pictures. I am looking forward to having all those lovely blooms you are showing now during this coming summer.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-82163623093383710692008-01-15T18:37:00.000-06:002008-01-15T18:37:00.000-06:00Annie, you have a veritable jungle of flowers this...Annie, you have a veritable jungle of flowers this month. You're making us northern gardeners jealous! :-)<BR/><BR/>I love your Mother of Thousands plant. Such delicate blossoms it has.<BR/><BR/>Can you propagate Thanksgiving cactus from cuttings, do you know? I'd love to get one of those started some day ...Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-27523011746433972872008-01-15T18:21:00.000-06:002008-01-15T18:21:00.000-06:00Hi Annie,I really like your cacti. I have two, an...Hi Annie,<BR/><BR/>I really like your cacti. I have two, and I just say enough nice things about them as they sit next to my bathtub. I think I'll add more next year. I want an apricot one.<BR/><BR/>As to the paperwhites, mine in the house aren't quite blooming. I started them late because I knew I would need the color in February. I hadn't thought about putting them outside. I just might try it.The Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.com