tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post6865674944846228039..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Flowers, Fruit, and Pack-Along PlantsAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-26934788487451021012008-06-09T03:16:00.000-05:002008-06-09T03:16:00.000-05:00I love your pink bed. And the daylilies. And tha...I love your pink bed. And the daylilies. And that modernist-looking new tomato cage. I'm afraid that my own backyard got boring once the roses were done, thanks to more shade than I expected from some seriously fast-growing new trees. But I take heart in the new full-sun (for now!) front yard flower patch. I should post a picture. Oh, and I finished 'People With Dirty Hands.' It was fabulous, and laugh-out-loud funny in spots. :DLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-42698536817629080522008-06-05T21:26:00.000-05:002008-06-05T21:26:00.000-05:00Can't wait to hear if the peaches taste as good as...Can't wait to hear if the peaches taste as good as they look. And your sweet peas make me groan and punch my self in the arm as I pulled mine out after getting mad at them for not growing faster. Looks like I jumped the gun on that one. <BR/><BR/>And...flowers on the brandywine but no fruit. I think it is just too hot for them to set fruit right now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-43813949770564127102008-06-04T05:59:00.000-05:002008-06-04T05:59:00.000-05:00Hi Annie,I have just been catching up on all your ...Hi Annie,<BR/>I have just been catching up on all your lovely blooms. Those coneflowers really caught my eye. They are, as you said, a riot of color.<BR/><BR/>I hope you are staying cool in those high temperatures. We Michiganders can't take too many days of 90+ degree weather!Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-6055317929365624052008-05-31T21:57:00.000-05:002008-05-31T21:57:00.000-05:00I love your daylily "Prairie blue eyes." I don't ...I love your daylily "Prairie blue eyes." <BR/>I don't envy the heat you're having right now, but I do envy the tomatoes! It's been so wet here that I wan;t able to plant tomatoes until yesterday. I got a little carried away this year and may spend September making gallons of tomato juice:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-419972851593798442008-05-31T20:41:00.000-05:002008-05-31T20:41:00.000-05:00Wow...pretty neat that Jake's tree has peaches! I ...Wow...pretty neat that Jake's tree has peaches! I hope they get to harvest them before the critters and that they taste delicious (the peaches, not the critters)!<BR/>Ugh, 99ยบ does <I>not</I> sound like fun in the sun! <BR/>I'm happy that your sweet peas are still blooming. It's such a pretty grouping with the butterfly bush and salvia, etc.<BR/>Some gardens, and certain flowers are hard to photograph, aren't they? Your pink garden looks pretty in both of those photos. <BR/>Love that daylily!<BR/>Our tomatoes are still in six packs. They'll be planted this week....it may finally be safe now, but we'll still have to watch for frosts. <BR/>That magnolia bloom is glorious!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-48880308047313274072008-05-31T09:25:00.000-05:002008-05-31T09:25:00.000-05:00Hi, Annie! I haven't been doing a lot of blogging...Hi, Annie! I haven't been doing a lot of blogging lately, but I love to come by and look at the pictures on your blog. Beautiful! I love sweet peas.<BR/><BR/>Summer is finally starting to arrive here in Canada too. Finally!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979114933441527890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-10344159340526985382008-05-31T00:39:00.000-05:002008-05-31T00:39:00.000-05:00What's more lovely than a lemony-fragrant magnolia...What's more lovely than a lemony-fragrant magnolia blossom? Just beautiful. Your pink garden looks good to me, but you know how I appreciate coneflowers. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with your tomatoes this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-2760284346844883702008-05-30T17:14:00.000-05:002008-05-30T17:14:00.000-05:00Congratulations to your nephew on his peaches. Th...Congratulations to your nephew on his peaches. Those will be the best he has ever had. <BR/><BR/>The magnolia blossom is beautiful. There is nothing like a pure white magnolia blossom.<BR/><BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-27891931516099495792008-05-30T13:37:00.000-05:002008-05-30T13:37:00.000-05:00Wow, Annie, your garden looks great. I love the co...Wow, Annie, your garden looks great. I love the colors in the coneflower bed and really like your tomato supports. And thanks for the shoutout. I do have a follow up on the green tomatoes coming!vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-83173338706025534932008-05-30T02:05:00.000-05:002008-05-30T02:05:00.000-05:00Some years it doesn't get warm enough to harvest t...Some years it doesn't get warm enough to harvest tomatoes in San Francisco, and I'm a little worried we're heading in that direction this year. My plants are still small and only a few flowers. I love the smell of the foliage tho'. <BR/><BR/>In Texas, I guess you (or birds) could even expect to harvest some tomatoes from volunteer seedlings, huh? <BR/><BR/>That's thrilling news about the peach tree in Chicago. Now tell us what they say when they taste the fruit. <BR/><BR/>I like all those purples in your garden right now.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-52020380768266025922008-05-29T23:50:00.000-05:002008-05-29T23:50:00.000-05:00Thank you very much, Gail! I figured many other ga...Thank you very much, <B>Gail</B>! I figured many other gardeners had to have pack-along plants...they're as important as dishes and pans! I'm glad you liked VDBD's Playin' Outside blog and hope you get to smell tomato leaves. <BR/><BR/>The wood fits together like a puzzle, <B>Carol</B> - and Philo sure hopes it will last more than one summer...it looks black in the photo but is painted dark green. The blue jays are already too fond of it. <BR/><BR/>I sure hope Jake and family get to eat the peaches, <B>Blackswamp Kim</B> - the squirrels would get them here. <BR/>MSS talked about 'Cupani' so when this variety showed up on the seed rack there was a light bulb moment. <BR/><BR/>It's dreadfully hot, <B>Leslie</B>, even for Austin...we'll see what plants can take it! The grid sort of snapped together and I hope it will unsnap later on. I think we have an 'Early Girl' in there, too. <BR/>Having some success does lead us down the garden path, doesn't it! <BR/><BR/>It's an experiment, <B>MSS</B>, but the regular supports didn't work well anyway, and this looks cool! <BR/>Each day I go out to look at that 'Cupani' and each day it's opening new flowers. Amazing. <BR/><BR/>We have to get our plants growing fast, <B>Salix Tree</B>, so they can start making fruit before it's too hot. After they make those Irish tomatoes the plant scientists might think about helping rhubarb live in Texas! <BR/><BR/>Well, <B>Tina</B>, that depends... sometimes we don't get a frost until mid-December. September has been pretty brutal in recent years, but Novembers are frequently nice. <BR/><BR/>I hope they do well for you, <B>Mr. McGregor's Daughter</B> - guess you'd start them inside?<BR/>I remember Michigan peaches, but not Chicago peaches! <BR/><BR/>Thank you, <B>Frances</B>! Yes, it's mostly birds that go after ours... and of course we want both birds <I>and</I> tomatoes. Hope your tomatoes turn red soon! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>WeepingSore</B> - I thought California would be faster, although we're both way behind Florida! <BR/>I have very little experience with sweet peas, having tried them a few times in IL with little success. 'Cupani' is a Sicilian variety grown since around 1695 according to <A HREF="http://humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/blame_the_spencers/" REL="nofollow"> Julie's Human Flower Project</A>. It has some fragrance, but it might have more if we had temperatures in the 80's instead of the 90's. <BR/><BR/>Only a few of the coneflowers are blooming, <B>Diana</B>, but mine are always later than Pam's at Digging. <BR/>So far the supports are working. We've learned not to expect huge crops like we had in Illinois, but are hoping there'll be a few big enough to slice. <BR/>I wonder if pollinating the tomatoes manually would make a difference? That's what I usually do with the peppers. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for all the comments! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-86327227409054812592008-05-29T20:19:00.000-05:002008-05-29T20:19:00.000-05:00Hi Annie - Love your Larkspur and Coneflowers. My...Hi Annie - Love your Larkspur and Coneflowers. My conflowers aren't quite ready to bloom yet, but they getting happier with the heat. Your tomato supports are great - I hope you have enormous tomato plants to support this year! I pick mine just before they are ripe, too. The birds are just plain mean, aren't they? Waiting until that perfect ripeness to steal them out from under you. I've got my fingers crossed that they will continue to set with this heat.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-24922775254011663212008-05-29T16:03:00.000-05:002008-05-29T16:03:00.000-05:00Mmmm tomatoes! I'm just beginning to see cherry to...Mmmm tomatoes! I'm just beginning to see cherry tomatoes turn orange. I couldn't wait and tasted one this morning. Your tomatoes are way ahead of mine.<BR/>Do you find that the pretty sweet pea flowers don't have the fragrance that the older solid-colored ones do? I'm going back to SWEET-smelling sweet peas next year.Weeping Sorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617503185773155102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-41169501620267932732008-05-29T15:32:00.000-05:002008-05-29T15:32:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, what a wonderful post, so full of good s...Hi Annie, what a wonderful post, so full of good stuff. We have to pick our tomatoes as they begin to turn or the birds poke holes in them. The ripen nicely on the kitchen shelf, clean and blemish free. We have little green jobs, nothing close to ready, but the cherry tomatoes are close to ripening size. Your tomato grid will be shown to the gardoctor, as well. All of the blogdom will be sprouting those next summer. Wonderful daylily too.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-35757630148890161032008-05-29T14:13:00.000-05:002008-05-29T14:13:00.000-05:00I'm going to have to get me some of them 'Cupanis....I'm going to have to get me some of them 'Cupanis.' I would so love to have Sweet Peas. Jake's peaches are awesome! As a native of the Chicago area, I can truly appreciate his achievement. Wow!Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-72436337760160833112008-05-29T07:01:00.000-05:002008-05-29T07:01:00.000-05:00It IS amazing those sweet peas are hanging in ther...It IS amazing those sweet peas are hanging in there since you have summer already! How long does the summer last in TX? In TN by mid to late September it is cooling off.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-50087577459059486092008-05-29T03:42:00.000-05:002008-05-29T03:42:00.000-05:00mmmm.. vine-grown tomatoes. I have those in Hollan...mmmm.. vine-grown tomatoes. I have those in Holland when I visit my Mom.<BR/>Tomatoes don't grow too well here in Ireland, it's a bit too cool. But I may try them again someday, I'm sure by now they would have made cool weather tomatoes for us in the cooler climates.Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-47895825601579642172008-05-29T00:07:00.000-05:002008-05-29T00:07:00.000-05:00I'm already pointing out Philo's tomato support to...I'm already pointing out Philo's tomato support to AJM and saying, "Couldn't we make something like that?" Of course, one of our problems is that we don't have a regular vegetable garden...the tomatoes are scattered all over the yard.<BR/><BR/>The 'Cupani' sweet peas are supposed to be more heat-tolerant than other types. I'm not growing any 'Cupani' this year. I do have a couple of flowers left on 'Perfume Delight' but the vines are already completely brown so I'll be tearing them out soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-38994387798027848342008-05-28T22:45:00.000-05:002008-05-28T22:45:00.000-05:00I'm glad to see you still have such a wealth of bl...I'm glad to see you still have such a wealth of blooms despite things heating up! And I also love the tomato grid...is it permanent or easy to dismantle? My tomatoes are far from being ready to enjoy...only a few Early Girls that are still small...we had a hot (over 100) couple days and are back to 50's at night, 70's days...not too conducive to tomato growth.<BR/>Congratulations to Jake! What a great experience for him...a real gardener in the making!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-59683109472001158662008-05-28T22:28:00.000-05:002008-05-28T22:28:00.000-05:00Congrats to Jake!!! How cool, for him to see those...Congrats to Jake!!! How cool, for him to see those little peaches... cute, and hopefully tasty soon, too.<BR/><BR/>Your 'Cupani' sweet peas are beautiful, and I love that grid that Philo made. Very pretty and functional, both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-22628143333882892332008-05-28T19:33:00.000-05:002008-05-28T19:33:00.000-05:00Hi Annie! I agree, the universal look & smell of ...Hi Annie! I agree, the universal look & smell of summer is the Tomato, no matter where you garden. That is quite a support system Philo built for your tomatoes. It adds a certain sculptural, architectural element to your vegetable garden. <BR/><BR/>And all your flowers are pretty this time of year, in spite of the heat. <BR/><BR/>Stay cool!<BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-73845947781280795002008-05-28T17:51:00.000-05:002008-05-28T17:51:00.000-05:00Annie,If I comment on everything I want to comment...Annie,<BR/><BR/>If I comment on everything I want to comment on (it's a good post you've written) I will be writing a post! So I will be brief! As if!<BR/><BR/>~Loved the photo of the clean Magnolia blossom. <BR/><BR/>~Goodness the plant list I began in my head of my 'pack alongs' is pages too long! <BR/><BR/>~BTW, Prairie Eyes is a great looking Day Lily, I love how much she wanted to thrive.<BR/><BR/>~Thanks for the link to 'Playin Outside' another fun read with great comments.<BR/><BR/>Tomatoes...yes they do smell of summertime.<BR/><BR/>~ I love your garden and the photos are lovely.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.com