tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post2264330211084966036..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Photos After the RainAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-88485089249033578622008-08-30T14:54:00.000-05:002008-08-30T14:54:00.000-05:00Hi Katina - you're welcome! My Rose of Sharon was ...Hi <B>Katina</B> - you're welcome! My Rose of Sharon was a couple of passalong seedlings that grew into one shrub...they turned out to be single flowers rather than your doubles, some white and some purple, all with dark crimson eyes...there are a lot of varieties out there! <BR/><BR/>It's been a week now <B>Blackswamp Kim</B>, so a little rain would be welcome again. There were a couple of Gulf frit cats and a handful of Passionflower buds - the race is on! <BR/><BR/>The camera's working out for me, <B>WiseAcre</B>. And this is as much as I want to spend. One thing I like is that it has the kind of lens that closes automatically rather than the little dangling plastic cap. <BR/><BR/>It would be nice to see rain in the right places, which would not include New Orleans, <B>Prairie Rose</B>! The Persian Shield looks worse than ever. Who knows? <BR/>There were a few Monarchs this week and they won't sit still either.<BR/><BR/>The other one would probably be great for a different, possibly younger, person, <B>Leslie</B> - with more flexible eyes and fingers! A whole garden full of unphotographable hummers must have been very frustrating. <BR/><BR/>Your gardens are incredibly lovely, <B>Healing Magic Hands</B> - and the grapes knocked me over. <BR/>I grew rain lilies in Illinois like dahlias, gladiolus, calla lilies and other summer bulbs...dug up, stored in perlite in a cool, frostfree place and then restarted in spring in pots. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Arija from Australia</B>! I wish for rain to come to you, soon. <BR/>The burgundy leaves on the flowering plum would be a plus. <BR/>The loquat tree survives in Austin, but freezes mean chancy crops. Last year we had a few delicious fruits. If we're lucky again I'll keep your hint in mind. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Good thing I found <A HREF="http://english2american.com/index.html#index" REL="nofollow">this site</A>, <B>Yolanda Elizabet</B>, so I knew what 'chuffed' meant ;-]<BR/>I was chuffed enough to make that <A HREF="http://anniesaddendum.blogspot.com/2008/08/poster-bee-for-chuck-b.html" REL="nofollow">bee into a cartoon></A> on the Addendum. Sure wish we could find a balance between too much rain and not enough, but then what would we complain about? <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Garden Girl Linda</B> -so far it's working well. If we get some more moderate weather there may be something pretty to photograph. <BR/><BR/>Thank you very much, <B>Mr McGregor's Daughter</B>. <BR/><BR/><B>Tara</B>, the one that just broke was from 2002 but I still liked it. This one doesn't have an enormous zoom, but I don't want to fool around with tripods so that's okay. <BR/>Planting cypress vines is like getting married in 1950 - it only needed to be done once LOL. They reseed like mad and drive some gardeners crazy but the hummers do love them. They die with cold weather and even when planted in early spring will just sit there until the weather gets warm and then turn into thugs. <BR/><BR/>Thanks <B>Lisa</B> - my husband would have liked an SLR, but he'll have to do that on his own. The image stabalization helps if the photographer moves, right? But many times my problem is wind moving the flower. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Carolyn</B>, thank you for stopping by. <BR/><BR/>Thanks to everyone for commenting!<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-16717322552547807502008-08-29T12:05:00.000-05:002008-08-29T12:05:00.000-05:00I am having a Giveaway Contest.Stop by my Blog for...I am having a Giveaway Contest.<BR/><BR/>Stop by my Blog for details!<BR/><BR/>http://thebarberbunch.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-giveaway.html<BR/><BR/>CarolynCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450417105199027727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-56120014753923829682008-08-29T08:53:00.000-05:002008-08-29T08:53:00.000-05:00Congrats on the rain and the camera! I have a Cano...Congrats on the rain and the camera! I have a Canon PowerShot SD900 Elph, it's a point-and-shoot digital also, and I really like it. Sure, a big fancy SLR would be nice, but this does the job for now! (Mine doesn't have the image stabalization, and I find that I could really use it as I age ;-) I have "Gulf Frit Envy", but I'm growing Dutchman's Pipe vine, so maybe next year...lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-82981153941485434222008-08-28T18:39:00.000-05:002008-08-28T18:39:00.000-05:00Lovely photos! I need to get a new camera as well,...Lovely photos! I need to get a new camera as well, my digital is maybe 5 or more years old and can barely zoom. Makes it quite tricky to get a nice bird shot! Your cypress vines look great! Such a crazy vine! When is the best time to plant them from seed? I planted some at my old place and they were huge and winding everywhere around the porch but there was no way to take them to the new house. I'd love to get some going at our new house where I'm desperately trying to attract birds!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586708496191784717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-8714198246120478502008-08-28T15:36:00.000-05:002008-08-28T15:36:00.000-05:00Congrats on the rain & the new camera! It loo...Congrats on the rain & the new camera! It looks like a keeper. The close up flower shots look great as does the hummer photo. Fantastic!Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-5447962883542692472008-08-28T07:35:00.000-05:002008-08-28T07:35:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, I'm so glad you got some much-needed rai...Hi Annie, I'm so glad you got some much-needed rain! Congratulations on your new camera. It looks like a keeper. You've got some great shots here. Your flowers are gorgeous. <BR/><BR/>Great catch on the elusive hummer - it's no small feat capturing them on camera.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-11707703901276964382008-08-28T04:02:00.000-05:002008-08-28T04:02:00.000-05:00Annie, Prunus x blireana really is a gem. Not only...Annie, <BR/>Prunus x blireana really is a gem. Not only the blossoms but the burgundy leaves add a special treat to the garden. If yoy wander the woods in my autumn pic. on the right you may be amazed at it's dye potential as well.<BR/>If you want to get more fruit from your Loquat, pick bunches of nearly ripe fruit. They ripen up nicely indoors.<BR/>Cheers.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-75033839298952438892008-08-27T12:00:00.000-05:002008-08-27T12:00:00.000-05:00Annie, what can I say? It's obvious that you are p...Annie, what can I say? It's obvious that you are pretty chuffed with your new camera. ;-) Your pics look great and I am particularly impressed with the one of the bee. It's good to read that the rains have finally come to shower on your garden too. Here we've had too much rain this summer and are longing for a bit of sunshine.<BR/><BR/>Happy snapping with your new camera!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-24894476442011467622008-08-26T19:27:00.000-05:002008-08-26T19:27:00.000-05:00Annie I'm so glad you got your rain! There is noth...Annie I'm so glad you got your rain! There is nothing like rain to perk up a garden. Our dams are still dry but I rejoice for you.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-83459969890957426792008-08-26T15:10:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:10:00.000-05:00Glad you got some rain, Annie. We have been so fo...Glad you got some rain, Annie. We have been so fortunate this summer, my gardens are positively lush.<BR/><BR/>I don't really like trying to winter over containers, but I have been thinking about rain lilies a lot lately and that last photo has about got me convinced to commit to a potted outdoor perennial.healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-59589036197687193092008-08-25T23:08:00.000-05:002008-08-25T23:08:00.000-05:00I'm glad you found a camera you're happy with, Ann...I'm glad you found a camera you're happy with, Annie. A garden photo camera is a different type than the run of the mill and you were smart to test drive the one and move on to one that works for you. Congratulations on the hummer photo! I, too , have tried to photograph them...once in a garden in Fort Bragg,CA full of them...with no resulting recognizable photo. You did well!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-38523729069911167222008-08-25T22:18:00.000-05:002008-08-25T22:18:00.000-05:00So glad you have gotten some rain! We're really i...So glad you have gotten some rain! We're really in need of some here, but we never had the extended drought that you did.<BR/><BR/>Interesting contrast in your Persian shields; mine usually perk back up after a good watering. Did the second one eventually revive?<BR/><BR/>The new camera did a great job (well, with your help of course)! Congratulations on the hummingbird photo--like you, my hummers don't sit long, so any picture is indeed a triumph.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-57352993617395858592008-08-25T21:55:00.000-05:002008-08-25T21:55:00.000-05:00I see you're enjoying your new camera. The quality...I see you're enjoying your new camera. The quality of the photos is much better than what I expected from that model. I've been researching cameras for the last week since mine died. I pretty much skipped over those mid range cameras since the reviews didn't sound promising. I might change my mind about spending $400 for something better when yours does the job.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-58584952461312998632008-08-25T21:48:00.000-05:002008-08-25T21:48:00.000-05:00Double Yay: Rain (which we'd like to have up this ...Double Yay: Rain (which we'd like to have up this way, if you're done with it there) AND a new camera!<BR/><BR/>Love the photos, Annie... and that gulf frit caterpillar is rather scary-looking. I know that's so he doesn't get eaten much, but... well, let's just say I bet it works. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-40098678301000660472008-08-25T20:45:00.000-05:002008-08-25T20:45:00.000-05:00Annie, Thanks for the plant ID--I think you hit th...Annie, Thanks for the plant ID--I think you hit the nail on the head. We have the purple flowers which was like the 3rd option when I went to Dave's Garden.<BR/><BR/>Kkatinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658859113915782535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-83631233314572936272008-08-25T20:16:00.000-05:002008-08-25T20:16:00.000-05:00Hi Gail - thank you. You guessed the reason why yo...Hi <B>Gail</B> - thank you. You guessed the reason why you see my hand...one problem with macro photography is that the flowers look great, but with no sense of scale, the photos can't help you know what effect they would have in a garden. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad you got some rain - hose water just doesn't give the plants the same zing! <BR/><BR/>St Augustine works for me: it's stoleniferous rather than seed-propogated so it's non-allergenic for me (unlike the fescues and bluegrasses we had in Illinois); it can take foot traffic; it grows in the kind of mixed shade that I have and gets little extra water and it was already here so it's established. <BR/><BR/>If I throw some compost on the bare spots most places will fill in by themselves. The problem areas -the parkway and three bad spots in the front - are a result of losing the Arizona Ash whose elegy appears on YouTube. Those are the places that need watching and thinking ;-]<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-24273677863186987002008-08-25T10:27:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:27:00.000-05:00Gintoino, I wish that rain may come to Portugal an...<B>Gintoino</B>, I wish that rain may come to Portugal and to your garden. You had a beautiful GBBD even with drought! <BR/><BR/>Thanks, <B>Lisa at Greenbow</B> - so far, so good on the camera. This is more like a crack in the drought than a break - the region still needs more soaking rains but it sure helped. <BR/><BR/>It's still being tested but that's a good guess, <B>Carol</B>. There were a few flowers I was itching to photograph! <BR/><BR/>I was glad to see that caterpillar, <B>Tina</B> - although the first couple of years there were so many the vine nearly died!<BR/><BR/>Thanks <B>Dee of Red Dirt</B> - there is no lack of great hummingbird photos on other blogs so no one is deprived if we can only enjoy our hummers without sharing! <BR/>I hope the other Austin gardens are doing well, too. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Michael</B>- there are a couple of stations on Weather Underground that are closer to me than Cedar Park - one of them had over 5 inches total for the 5-day period! <BR/>You might not know the names of the flowers but you know how to get good photos! <BR/><BR/>"SOTC" is new lingo for me, <B>GetGrounded Robin</B> - and I hope you got some additional rain by today. <BR/><BR/>Good to see you, <B>Tabor</B> - these crocosmia were transplanted in May 2007 and the leaves disappeared until this spring - I'm not sure what they're supposed to do normally - did yours bloom? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the recommendation, <B>Iris</B> - but it wasn't quiet until Philo shut off the electronic "on" and "shutter" sounds. <BR/>I have no idea where you get the copper lily. A couple showed up the year after we moved here and I've been encouraging them! The heads sometimes make seeds - I could try to snag some for you. <BR/><BR/>You'd been hoping for a break in rain, <B>Kerri</B> - we're sure having different summers! You also have had some darned good hummer photos. <BR/><BR/>You never know until you try, <B>Lancashire Jenny</B>! I have another Persian Shield in a large container near the house. It also dies down and has returned for 3 summers. Would that work for you? <BR/><BR/>Welcome <B>DP Nguyen</B> - I hope you get some rain, and am glad that you had a chance to meet some other<A HREF="http://nashvilleveggiegarden.blogspot.com/2008/08/presents-from-tn-bloggers-dinner-plant.html" REL="nofollow">Tennessee Garden Bloggers</A>! <BR/><BR/><B>Bonnie</B> I sure hope another rain storm came over your house and left you a present!<BR/><BR/>It helped a lot <B>IVG</B> - and today it appears that Fay is dumping a lot of rain in Georgia and Alabama...also hard and fast but they need it bad. <BR/>I'm not sure if the Crocosmia is happye but at least I saw a few flowers this year. Maybe I'll transplant a few corms to the newer bed in front this fall - I'm trying to get lots of orange up there. <BR/><BR/>I was glad to see that you had 2" overnight, <B>Pam at Digging</B>, which was good for your garden. But we're returning to near 100°F today - yipes! <BR/>Some of the Persian Shield plant looks fine - it's just certain stems...Tricia Shirey has me wondering about storm trauma - damage to those branches from wind and small pecan branches landing on the plant. <BR/><BR/>May it spin your way, <B>Frances</B> - and give you a good soaking! Although it was probably nice for you to be dry for meeting Tina and the other Tennessee Garden Bloggers. The photo was great and it was nice to see you again! <BR/><BR/>Thanks <B>Apple</B> - maybe I can make them used to me someday and get a good photo? I'm just glad they come every day. <BR/><BR/><B>Cindy</B>, are the Copper Lilies showy enough for companies to propagate them? As I told Iris - if any seeds appear, I'll try to catch them for next time you're in Austin. Wonder how long it takes to get a flower from seed? <BR/><BR/>The bugged out eyes surprised me when I saw the photo on the screen, <B>Chuck in CA,</B> - I'm too nearsighted to see them well in person. <BR/>The clerodendrum is a fancy plant here, too! Thanks again, Ellen! <BR/>I didn't notice the weird scent until I was disentangling a stem from an errant Blue Butterfly Pea vine and that action made it stink. It might not make it through winter so I'd better take more pictures! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Lori</B> - your Twitter about the rain made me glad for you, too! <BR/>The colors that this camera produces seem slightly lighter than in person, but they seem pretty true - a big plus!<BR/><BR/>I can share pink 'Labuffarosea' if you want any. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments - <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-51378327399310455062008-08-25T10:13:00.000-05:002008-08-25T10:13:00.000-05:00Annie, I celebrate the rain with you. Also the n...Annie, I celebrate the rain with you. Also the new camera! Thank you for putting your hand in the Rain Lily photo, I like knowing the size of the bloom! So sweet a face. You've captured it beautifully!<BR/><BR/>We finally are having a bit of rain. Watering never is the same as that wonderful liquid falling every where. Plants just perk up and look so happy. I feel like that after a shower!<BR/><BR/>Will you plant the same lawn grass? You comment about photos and analyzing the gardens problem areas is a very helpful reminder to me to do just that, thank you!<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful day in the garden.<BR/><BR/>gail<BR/>clay and limestoneGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-11150242555632197542008-08-24T23:50:00.000-05:002008-08-24T23:50:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you got some rain, finally, Annie! My...I'm so glad you got some rain, finally, Annie! My garden is really looking refreshed, and I'm sure that I do too since I've been getting more sleep, thanks to not having to hand-water every morning. ;D<BR/><BR/>Your new camera looks like a good choice. I'm impressed that you managed to get a picture of that hummingbird, and the colors look accurate to my eye.<BR/><BR/>And yay for the rainlily! I discovered yesterday that someone in my neighborhood underplanted a corner of their front lawn with rainlilies, and the view was spectacular. :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-17798655436028119452008-08-24T23:32:00.000-05:002008-08-24T23:32:00.000-05:00Is it me, or is that an especially creepy-looking ...Is it me, or is that an especially creepy-looking bee on your Salvia coccinea? I want to say ewww! <BR/><BR/>You have a clerodendrum! That's a fancy plant out here. Do the leaves smell bad? I've heard they do. The flower looks complicated.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-52512099586608862232008-08-24T22:12:00.000-05:002008-08-24T22:12:00.000-05:00Annie, that new camera does indeed take some might...Annie, that new camera does indeed take some mighty fine pictures! I love that copper rainlily ... someday I hope to grow it here. Perhaps there will be bulbs available at Houston's Bulb Mart in October.<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy for all the Austin bloggers about last week's rains!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-2933237218785322662008-08-24T20:54:00.000-05:002008-08-24T20:54:00.000-05:00I'm happy you finally got rain. Congrats on the hu...I'm happy you finally got rain. Congrats on the hummer pic. I think you and your new camera will be quite happy together.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-70405880489284519062008-08-24T19:24:00.000-05:002008-08-24T19:24:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, big yahoo on the new camera, the rain, t...Hi Annie, big yahoo on the new camera, the rain, the hummer and the copper rain lily! We are still without rain here but will wait for the roulette wheel to give us our turn too, love that vision. You sound much happier.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-14929553384187454362008-08-24T17:21:00.000-05:002008-08-24T17:21:00.000-05:00I love seeing rain on everyone's blogs. You and yo...I love seeing rain on everyone's blogs. You and your new camera seem to have become good friends already. The pics look great. I don't know what's the matter with that Persian shield. Diseased, maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-86046488159655654182008-08-24T02:38:00.000-05:002008-08-24T02:38:00.000-05:00PS, pardon the Middle English spelling of "happy."...PS, pardon the Middle English spelling of "happy."Iowa Victory Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.com