tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post9008061819030678770..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day August 2011Annie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-83418236770666754182011-11-25T19:23:07.574-06:002011-11-25T19:23:07.574-06:00Now that I've caught up on your posts about th...Now that I've caught up on your posts about the drought, boy - how horrible! I haven't stopped by in forever (or what seems like forever) - life has been a bit too busy (which is just... WRONG) - but busy is one thing, lack of rain is another - and for a gardener, it's as if the sun has gone away. I hope the past month or so has brought rain - about a month after I moved into my rental place in DC, we had about 10 inches of rain in a short period of time, bringing 8 inches of the stuff into the basement. It seems like feast or famine. Regardless of the rainfall, I hope this finds you well, and enjoying a long and grateful Thanksgiving weekend.Pamhttp://www.talesfromthelaboratory.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1004707171005620152011-10-19T15:06:44.575-05:002011-10-19T15:06:44.575-05:00Whoa! You've got some mad blooms! Stapelia. I ...Whoa! You've got some mad blooms! Stapelia. I FINALLY have learned the name. I had one years ago and loved when it flowered.Robertahttp://daisychain.typepad.com/the_poet_in_you/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-51592642882678789552011-10-15T22:55:45.136-05:002011-10-15T22:55:45.136-05:00Thanks for the comments and sympathy, folks - 2011...Thanks for the comments and sympathy, folks - 2011 in Austin gave us 90 days over 100 degrees F with the driest year since records began in the 1850's. Long range forecasts suggest that we are in a 10-year drought. <br /><br />In the meantime, we got a couple of inches of rain about 10 days ago - some plants revived & others immediately died. Life here is just day-to-day. <br /><br />AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-86039900008290631372011-09-10T20:54:07.305-05:002011-09-10T20:54:07.305-05:00So sorry for your travails this year. Must be just...So sorry for your travails this year. Must be just horrid to deal with. So you should be proud of your signs of life in your garden. Take care. Next year is a whole new beginning.Patrick's Gardenhttp://www.patricksgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-61551764932464034182011-09-05T10:45:30.300-05:002011-09-05T10:45:30.300-05:00Oh boy...that looks like a tough situation. I admi...Oh boy...that looks like a tough situation. I admire your commitment to your tomato. Almost like you're taking a stand, the heat can take the grass, but you draw the line at the tomato!<br />I surely hope you will see relief soon.Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-17554396986666380952011-08-29T21:31:20.640-05:002011-08-29T21:31:20.640-05:00It's been one helluva summer hasn't it my ...It's been one helluva summer hasn't it my friend? I say we declare this one over and done, and head on to fall.~~DeeDee Nashhttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-35248758456846341322011-08-21T15:20:32.819-05:002011-08-21T15:20:32.819-05:00Your Texas heat and drought have been merciless an...Your Texas heat and drought have been merciless and I greatly sympathize, Annie. I'm happy to see the lovely Texas Star and Stapelia blooming for you - a little salve for your wounds.<br />I know how much you appreciate all those tough survivors and how happy you are to have those tasty little home-grown tomatoes. They look like tiny globes of gold.<br />May you be blessed with a good rain soon, dear friend.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-68109765240742497472011-08-20T14:58:07.812-05:002011-08-20T14:58:07.812-05:00I enjoyed your pictures so much...I lived in Wichi...I enjoyed your pictures so much...I lived in Wichita, KS in the summer of 1980 so I have an idea of the work it's taken to keep your garden open. I wish I could send some cool weather and rain your way. All your rain is here in upstate NY and it won't leave! I enjoyed your crepe myrtle especially - it doesn't grow here in our zone 5 climate.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-74977544092005309322011-08-20T07:31:47.980-05:002011-08-20T07:31:47.980-05:00Oh dear, Annie, 62 days over a hundred??! I will ...Oh dear, Annie, 62 days over a hundred??! I will have to remember this when I'm complaining this winter--I can take the cold better than the heat. I'm amazed you have anything blooming at all, but your hibiscus is so pretty. Even here in Illinois it's hard to keep up with the watering these days, but I think you have your priorities in order--the birds in Texas must be mighty thirsty these days.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-51585200383140016982011-08-18T20:50:19.993-05:002011-08-18T20:50:19.993-05:00I'm pleased that your flowers insisted on join...I'm pleased that your flowers insisted on joining in for bloom day and dragging you along with them! Thanks for "listening" to them and showing us how resilient they can be.Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-18848642752478871062011-08-18T19:13:54.158-05:002011-08-18T19:13:54.158-05:00Things are looking better at Cercis Circus than I ...Things are looking better at Cercis Circus than I had feared. I'm so glad to see you've been able to keep some plants going by hand watering, but that must be a chore in this heat. If I knew any rain dances, I'd do one for you.entangledhttp://tangledbranches.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-90548998104765927622011-08-18T12:49:39.337-05:002011-08-18T12:49:39.337-05:00That Stapelia is freaky looking in a good way! I&#...That Stapelia is freaky looking in a good way! I'm envious you're still getting cherry tomatoes. Love the Texas Star Hibiscus, too.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517165081477969468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-16885825707125625262011-08-17T19:57:14.400-05:002011-08-17T19:57:14.400-05:00Know what you mean about the consideration for jus...Know what you mean about the consideration for just skipping GBBD...so dry & tired (and so is the garden). But that Stapelia bloom is pretty impressive (though I hope you took the picture from an upwind location). Happy GBBD!RBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144562147128230710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-47140212230074894662011-08-17T16:36:34.131-05:002011-08-17T16:36:34.131-05:00Glad you're keeping the birds going...I'm ...Glad you're keeping the birds going...I'm sure they appreciate it!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-20752466627835970262011-08-17T07:36:23.124-05:002011-08-17T07:36:23.124-05:00Good to see you have some plants flowering in your...Good to see you have some plants flowering in your garden even if you are having to baby them along. You are going to have to give me another cutting of Aunt Phyllis' stapelia. I did have a beautiful flower last year, which I really enjoyed, but lost the plant over the winter. Happy GBBDRock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-73131209356859934202011-08-17T07:02:30.317-05:002011-08-17T07:02:30.317-05:00I feel the same way about the wildlife. I have a ...I feel the same way about the wildlife. I have a few plants placed well for group watering, but could use more. Happy GBBD!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621220516578692069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-23074616151185308042011-08-17T06:31:30.550-05:002011-08-17T06:31:30.550-05:00the yellow brown of texas is upon you!the yellow brown of texas is upon you!greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-49366797292059476372011-08-17T05:43:54.097-05:002011-08-17T05:43:54.097-05:00I wouldn't have been surprised to hear that yo...I wouldn't have been surprised to hear that you had no blooms. What a nightmare the weather has been for you and all other Texans. It is good to see a few things still alive and blooming. I won't even complain about our little drought here. Happy GBBD anyway.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-69100928303195508562011-08-16T23:47:28.802-05:002011-08-16T23:47:28.802-05:00I hope you get rain soon! Your flowers are lovely....I hope you get rain soon! Your flowers are lovely.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.com