tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post6563008075365741121..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day for February '08Annie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-34648394970232408102008-02-25T13:13:00.000-06:002008-02-25T13:13:00.000-06:00Hi MaryBeth - thanks for visiting from your much m...Hi <B>MaryBeth</B> - thanks for visiting from your much more tropical Texas garden! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>EAL</B> - I'll have to check that out... Austin is the place where the South meets the West, so some of them might work! <BR/><BR/>The Grand Primo are not very large, <B>Ki</B>, in spite of the name, but I like them a lot, too. <BR/><BR/><B>Chigiy</B>, if they like it here they're welcome to seed around- very cheerful so far. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>MarthaChick</B> - you could have had more lambs ears! I was thinking about you, too... narrow bulb leaves came up and I couldn't figure out what they were at first. I think they're the crocosmia you'd given me. The cannas were wonderful and the crinum are making new leaves. I'm okay - had some very important out-of-state houseguests so haven't been on the computer much! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Josie</B> - they're spread out, but some are tough. It can be beautiful here, but how could you live without the ocean? <BR/><BR/>Thank you <B>MightyMatt1313</B> - they're not looking so good now - a warm and windy weekend fried the petals. <BR/><BR/><B>Sherry</B>, I think my camera accentuates the blue, but our skies can be incredible - and with the leaves down the light is intense. <BR/>The flowers are opening but we might freeze tomorrow night - NOT good news! <BR/><BR/><B>Blackswamp Kim</B> - it was something I'd heard about long ago. I wasn's sure if it was useful information but thought anything with the word 'pot' in it out to have some explanatory note attached. <BR/>You will love that honeysuckle!<BR/><BR/>Pansy faces are such a delight, aren't they <B>Dee</B> - I'm about 10 days behind on blog reading.. will never catch up but I'm trying! <BR/><BR/>Thank you <B>Lisa</B> - your daffodils may come later, but will probably last longer once they open. That blue jay photo was a lucky catch - I'm glad you like it. <BR/><BR/><B>Dawn</B>, you are not a slacker... just have a different drum to march to right now. In Illinois we had different bulbs that returned like tulips and crocus. We never had crinum, amaryllis or oxblood lilies up there!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments - I'll try to catch up with all of your posts, <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-2530066341392804002008-02-22T09:40:00.000-06:002008-02-22T09:40:00.000-06:00Wow! Pretty, pretty, pretty! Do you know I've not ...Wow! Pretty, pretty, pretty! Do you know I've not once honored a Bloom Day on my blog? I'm a total slacker. Your garden is so divine, Annie. I love your daffodils & narcissus and find them exciting. After years in Florida any blubs that return in the Spring are a wonder to me. <BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/>DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818111801666078642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-74071667498615622762008-02-21T11:25:00.000-06:002008-02-21T11:25:00.000-06:00I really like your Bloom Day post...those bulbs re...I really like your Bloom Day post...those bulbs really cheer me up! Mine are all buried under snow for now...*sigh*. LOVE your new header with the mob of blue jays!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-80755433545080327782008-02-21T06:49:00.000-06:002008-02-21T06:49:00.000-06:00Don't those pansies have the sweetest faces? I wa...Don't those pansies have the sweetest faces? I was in NYC for garden bloom day so I posted about it instead. Thanks for taking us on a stroll.~~DeeThe Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-48607713543675214182008-02-20T10:21:00.000-06:002008-02-20T10:21:00.000-06:00I always wondered why they were called "pot marigo...I always wondered why they were called "pot marigolds," when you can grow regular marigolds in pots, too. Thanks for answering that question, Annie!<BR/><BR/>Those "primo" daffodils sure are lovely. And did I tell you last year that I did buy one of those honeysuckles? I planted it last year by a post on the fence, but I need to stain the fence early this spring and give it some things to attach to so it can grow up and be pretty like yours. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-33835092238613192182008-02-20T06:31:00.000-06:002008-02-20T06:31:00.000-06:00Is the sky in Austin really that blue? Your flower...Is the sky in Austin really that blue? <BR/><BR/>Your flowers are gorgeous! We woke up with several inches of snow this morning, so to get my flower fix I need to visit all the Austin blogs this morning!<BR/><BR/>Have a wonderful day.Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-45287184291074599752008-02-19T09:51:00.000-06:002008-02-19T09:51:00.000-06:00The narcissus are stunning!!The narcissus are stunning!!mightymatt1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/07761336503223778902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-4780334334475150542008-02-19T00:40:00.000-06:002008-02-19T00:40:00.000-06:00Omigosh, look at all the flowers in your garden. ...Omigosh, look at all the flowers in your garden. I want to live where you live! It's still winter here, but the sun is starting to peek out.<BR/><BR/>Soon, very soon....Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979114933441527890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-69008184837419059072008-02-18T11:59:00.000-06:002008-02-18T11:59:00.000-06:00Hi Annie! I thought of you this weekend - I picked...Hi Annie! I thought of you this weekend - I picked up some more lambs ears since the ones you gave me did so well. Planted them in the shadier part of my back gardens, thinking they'd appreciate a little protection this summer. <BR/><BR/>Hope you are well!<BR/><BR/>MarthachickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-56239745430317165042008-02-17T23:40:00.000-06:002008-02-17T23:40:00.000-06:00Hi Annie,You have a lot going on in your yard for ...Hi Annie,<BR/>You have a lot going on in your yard for a day in Feb.<BR/>I like your calendula. They are so dependable. I take their seeds and sprinkle them around and they come up everywhere.<BR/>Enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-48955835617240262452008-02-17T21:29:00.000-06:002008-02-17T21:29:00.000-06:00A wonderful assortment of blooming things. I espec...A wonderful assortment of blooming things. I especially like the Grand Primo narcissus. I like the multi-flowered stems. We just have the plain old common ones but they are nowhere near blooming yet.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-2053027157476748372008-02-17T14:37:00.000-06:002008-02-17T14:37:00.000-06:00Old House Gardens has a special collection of daff...Old House Gardens has a special collection of daffs they recommend for Southern gardens. I bought some for indoor forcing, myself.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-30496864686889190612008-02-17T13:56:00.000-06:002008-02-17T13:56:00.000-06:00What cheerful blossoms you have! I just love all ...What cheerful blossoms you have! I just love all your yellow - so good for my mood. Thanks for sharing your February bloomsMary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888999648897092221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-25632276605161411912008-02-17T06:35:00.000-06:002008-02-17T06:35:00.000-06:00Hi SalixTree Silvia, this yellow jessamine is a fa...Hi <B>SalixTree Silvia</B>, this yellow jessamine is a favorite in Austin. I'll be over to see what's growing in Ireland! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Nan Ondra</B>, well Carol may not have intended to kick up sales, but that's certainly a side effect! <BR/><BR/><B>ChuckB</B>, in IL I was more picky about daffodils and replaced the yellows in front with pink cupped varieties. But with our soil and summers, any daffodil that can live & bloom in Austin can stay! <BR/>The cyclamen don't look too hot up close, but they did pretty well in that window for awhile. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Kerri</B> - I haven't tried calendula here before and just bought one for that pot - maybe I'll try them from seeds next year. <BR/><BR/><B>Bonnie</B>, there are just a few but I love how they look from the kitchen window. The camellia had nearly 50 buds to start... it grows slowly but it sure does flower! I hope yours looks good after the rain. <BR/><BR/>I used to hear 'jonquil' sometimes, too <B>Julie</B>, usually for the yellow mid-size daffodils that grew with more than one flower on a stem - seems like they were sold around St Patrick's Day a long time ago. Jonquil is a pretty name, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>No violas ever reseeded here either, <B>Robin of Nesting Place</B> - maybe we'll both get lucky some year! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Lisa at Greenbow</B> - they're a little less schoolbus yellow in real life - but the photo is pretty close. <BR/>I think the calendula leaves add vitamins and flavor to soups and stews. A friend in IL had them self-sowing every spring... very old-fashioned, aren't they? <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Jodi</B> - it's been very gray for my Chicagoland family, too. And if you're counting on us to bring you some floral color, that gives me a good reason to buy something at the nursery! <BR/><BR/>So we were both gone in June, <B>Pam/Digging</B> - usually a pretty floral month, too! Although the jessamine has too few flowers for fragrance yet, the 'Grand primo' made itself known. The sweet olive has been wafting its delicate scent for months - never overpowering. I love it. <BR/><BR/><B>Apple</B> - wish I could send you some real flowers! Thanks for the visit and the comment. <BR/><BR/><B>Mary</B>, I can only keep pansies and violas alive in containers... they croak whenever I put them into flowerbeds. The violas are under the overhang and they stay nicer. We all dream of a garden year with enough rain but no floods - hope those dreams come true for you. <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-48622262864022253772008-02-16T22:05:00.000-06:002008-02-16T22:05:00.000-06:00Your flowers are making me wish...for a suitably w...Your flowers are making me wish...for a suitably wet spring. Your violas lit me up and I must tell you our pansies look horrid this year. I'll get some cyclamen for indoors and admire them. At least I can water them inside.<BR/><BR/>We've had a good amount of rain in February thus far, Annie! If the trend continues, we might have our water restrictions lifted late spring.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-41833123894013092402008-02-16T16:09:00.000-06:002008-02-16T16:09:00.000-06:00Still just dreaming here while looking at a sea of...Still just dreaming here while looking at a sea of white. Thanks for sharing yours.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-8585118111844017092008-02-16T08:27:00.000-06:002008-02-16T08:27:00.000-06:00I believe I missed Bloom Day only once, also in Ju...I believe I missed Bloom Day only once, also in June as I was headed overseas then. <BR/><BR/>I wish I could smell your garden, Annie. With jessamine, sweet olive, and narcissus, I bet it's delightful. I'm envious of your daffodils. Mine seems to have disappeared over the years, and they were supposed to be hardy here. Isn't that what they all say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-20244290068684558442008-02-15T22:49:00.000-06:002008-02-15T22:49:00.000-06:00Ah.....a few sunny blooms from Annie to brighten o...Ah.....a few sunny blooms from Annie to brighten our dreary week. I don't know when we'll see the sun again, let alone plants...it's being a long, hard winter here, so I'm hanging on to you southern gardeners' gardens for dear life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-79267564761306835792008-02-15T20:02:00.000-06:002008-02-15T20:02:00.000-06:00Annie, your daffodils are screaming spring! Seeing...Annie, your daffodils are screaming spring! Seeing yours makes me anxious for mine. They are only up about an inch out of the ground. I had never heard the story behind 'pot marigolds'. It was nice to read that too.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-50690523370928684992008-02-15T19:00:00.000-06:002008-02-15T19:00:00.000-06:00I love violas and buy them every year hoping they ...I love violas and buy them every year hoping they will reseed. They never do for me. I'm winter sowing some this year, hopefully, they'll grow.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-17733492556410647682008-02-15T17:13:00.000-06:002008-02-15T17:13:00.000-06:00Dear A.,Daffodils over here have been so lame. Goo...Dear A.,<BR/><BR/>Daffodils over here have been so lame. Good for you to have these fiery yellows. (My dad, in KY, has always called these yellow ones with long trumpets "jonquils" and so do I. We got loads of them for his 90th b'day a few years back, tho when you buy them from the florist, they don't seem to last long). May yours bloom till the Ides of March!<BR/><BR/>j.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-57631331291845564312008-02-15T16:43:00.000-06:002008-02-15T16:43:00.000-06:00Well, at least I can visit your garden and enjoy t...Well, at least I can visit your garden and enjoy the flowers when nothing is growing in mine.<BR/><BR/>I love violas. They seed rampantly in my yard and I just let them go. How nice to see little flowers among the green blades.<BR/><BR/>Robin at BumblebeeRobin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-49440171784604499302008-02-15T14:14:00.000-06:002008-02-15T14:14:00.000-06:00The daffodils and narcissus are so stunning, espec...The daffodils and narcissus are so stunning, especially knowing we have such inclement weather coming this weekend. My camellia is starting to look like yours with a full skirt of fallen flowers surrounding it. But I still have almost 25 buds on the plant, so I hope to get another month or so out of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-59691235648036197682008-02-15T13:26:00.000-06:002008-02-15T13:26:00.000-06:00Seeing your purples, yellows and other colors on m...Seeing your purples, yellows and other colors on my screen right now lifts my spirits considerably Annie. I love your calendula! They brought beautiful late color to my garden last fall and I intend to grow more this year. <BR/>I've been having the same suspicions about Carol because I keep wanting to go the store and buy something blooming just so I can find something to post about :)<BR/>I do have a wee bit of color, but not much.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-22786617382529419782008-02-15T12:36:00.000-06:002008-02-15T12:36:00.000-06:00Gosh, now I'm sorry I didn't keep any yellow daffo...Gosh, now I'm sorry I didn't keep any yellow daffodils from last year. Instead, I started over with pink and white ones because I really thought those looked best in the light of my garden. But your yellow daffs are intensely cheering. <BR/><BR/>How do you maintain such intensely florific cyclamen?!chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.com