tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post9103822432382250761..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day May 2011Annie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-10773292954836568102011-05-21T18:53:43.272-05:002011-05-21T18:53:43.272-05:00As always, you have so many luscious blooms! The l...As always, you have so many luscious blooms! The lilies are amazing--so painterly. Or vice versa, I guess: a painter could only strive to capture them. Must try the "black and blue" salvia soon. I, too, just bought some new purple skullcap. They don't seem as hardy as the pink, but I just love them. Yours look great!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517165081477969468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-53049730352743101022011-05-21T18:40:08.525-05:002011-05-21T18:40:08.525-05:00This is just gorgeous! I love that you have so man...This is just gorgeous! I love that you have so many plants and outstanding wildlife to see. Your garden bounded back beautifully after the harsh winter you got in your spot.LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-23976748745369481182011-05-21T07:47:58.434-05:002011-05-21T07:47:58.434-05:00You are in the heat now aren't you? Great blo...You are in the heat now aren't you? Great blooms and keep cool like the birds in your bath.Layaneehttp://ledgeangardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-21622934412371884792011-05-18T21:12:10.240-05:002011-05-18T21:12:10.240-05:00Ooh, love those skullcaps! My 'Patrick' ab...Ooh, love those skullcaps! My 'Patrick' abutilon was in the ground and I thought I had lost it. But lo and behold it is coming back, but very slowly. I figure I might have some blooms by fall, ha! Love your painted bunting. How lucky you are to see that!Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-81291867509688732142011-05-18T17:00:41.894-05:002011-05-18T17:00:41.894-05:00Really liking the look of that Clematis blossom - ...Really liking the look of that Clematis blossom - I'm going to have to try some of that genera (likely gonna start with the natives even though they don't have that quality of flower!).RBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144562147128230710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-6842969829011303132011-05-18T08:26:07.615-05:002011-05-18T08:26:07.615-05:00Salvia guaranitica is one of the ones I've los...Salvia guaranitica is one of the ones I've lost since the early GBBD's. It seemed hardy through a couple of winters and then vanished. I'm not sure if I want to look too closely at those lists - too many passing fancies.<br /><br />I just saw an Indigo Bunting at the feeder this morning. Hoping to see a photo of a male Painted Bunting here soon!Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-41746580981429911632011-05-17T21:06:19.371-05:002011-05-17T21:06:19.371-05:00Are you saying that your gardenia and single mocko...Are you saying that your gardenia and single mockorange DIED? Rest their souls, I think you should try again and not love that gardenia to death but make the soil as acid as possible.<br /><br />The Daylilies are just spectacular. Are butterflies diving into yours?<br /><br />If there is a female Bunting, there must be a male somewhere nearby. I hope you get to see him and a pileated woodpecker too.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-66953384854277579582011-05-17T09:30:24.932-05:002011-05-17T09:30:24.932-05:00Annie, lots going on in Circus Cercus, as always. ...Annie, lots going on in Circus Cercus, as always. Mistflower with Larkspur has to be a shocker for the eyes, though. I have a few Fall Aster blooming now, too! Our climate is really odd these past few years, I hope this isn't a permanent change for Central Texas. My daylillies are not as lush this year as last, are yours doing that as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-4520017313730756742011-05-17T07:27:15.781-05:002011-05-17T07:27:15.781-05:00I can always count on your garden to provide a sma...I can always count on your garden to provide a small Eden of lush floriferousness in what's quickly becoming the semi-desert of Austin. I love coming by in person or virtually just to drink in relief.<br /><br />After this week's rare rain and cooler temperatures, it's wonderful how the plants bounce back. I, too, get discouraged comparing the present to the past. When I began keeping garden records two decades ago, I thought I was charting the progress in the garden. But all I seem to do is measure loss. Maybe, like me, the garden hit its peak some years back and is now falling into ungraceful decline.mss @ Zanthan Gardenshttp://www.zanthan.com/gardens/gardenlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-75299491311106631192011-05-16T23:33:19.397-05:002011-05-16T23:33:19.397-05:00Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! I am in love with...Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! I am in love with all your flowers. I've been concentrating all my energies on veggies and must live vicariously, mostly, when it comes to flowers. But we do get at least 2 painted buntings each year.Lisa Carroll-Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273095136947961386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-34770584028999971292011-05-16T22:30:34.704-05:002011-05-16T22:30:34.704-05:00That's the problem with spreadsheets, Lisa at ...That's the problem with spreadsheets, <b>Lisa at Greenbow</b> - all the ex-plants are lined up in large numbers. I like the Painted Bunting but would faint if a Pileated Woodpecker showed up here! <br /><br />Hope you see Buntings, <b>Phillip</b>. The pink skullcap is from a part of Mexico that is supposed to be a lot like Central Texas and it will grow in alkaline soil. Mine had some cold damage so maybe it's not hardy enough for you? <br /><br />Thank you <b>Kerri</b> - skullcaps are cute but not like your tulip parade! Lisa from Greenbow had a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, too - what a treat! We had orioles last week so should not be greedy.<br /><br /><b>Sissy</b> - it's barely 1/4 acre and a weird trapezoid shape - check out this <a href="http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/2009/11/garden-blogger-bloom-day-november-2009.html" rel="nofollow">garden map</a>. It's definitely a Bitty Garden!<br /><br />There's something about the soft roundness of the bunting's head that makes me want to pet her, <b>Cindy from Katy</b> - quite delightful! <br /><br />Last year's Euphorbias were totally dead, <b>Pam/Digging</b> - I rooted 3 cuttings & they grew very slowly in the windowsills all winter. They were too small for the borders so are now in hanging baskets & I bought more to put in the ground. How cool that yours lived over! <br /><br />Thanks for the comments and Happy GBBD!<br /><br />AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-48308767469501048012011-05-16T21:27:04.331-05:002011-05-16T21:27:04.331-05:00Did your 'Diamond Frost' euphorbia come ba...Did your 'Diamond Frost' euphorbia come back after winter, or do you plant new each spring? I had two come back just recently, surprising me with their hardiness. Two others died, but that's pretty good for a plant that isn't supposed to survive the kind of temps we got.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-59239758936722797472011-05-16T20:23:38.449-05:002011-05-16T20:23:38.449-05:00Annie, the painted bunting sighting is just awesom...Annie, the painted bunting sighting is just awesome! The blooms aren't bad either. :-)Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-68578118840173223322011-05-16T18:47:02.812-05:002011-05-16T18:47:02.812-05:00I just cannot get a handle on the size of your gar...I just cannot get a handle on the size of your gardens!! You always have so many plants in bloom, you seem to have a couple acres???<br />Sigh...if you were here with your native hibiscus, it would be chewed up by the Japanese beetles each summer, I'm afraid. They love them.Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-90345020472421488952011-05-16T17:36:10.667-05:002011-05-16T17:36:10.667-05:00What a beautiful Bloom Day post, Annie! Your sprin...What a beautiful Bloom Day post, Annie! Your spring garden is looking lush and lovely. It's obvious you've been busily enjoying pottering among the plants, and your hard work has been richly rewarding.<br />It's good to see your 'old faithfuls' each year - the gorgeous Clematis, Plumbago, and oh, Daylilies already! They're wonderful. I love the skullcaps too, and the salvias, and, well, I love them all!<br />How exciting to have a sweet little female painted bunting visit your fountain. Your photo is so beautiful.I hope a male shows up and you're able to get a photo of him to share with us. We've had rose-breasted grosbeaks and a few Baltimore orioles visiting lately, along with the regulars. They're all such a treat.<br />Wow - 100 bloomers - that's impressive! Happy GBBD!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-68774423848524909442011-05-16T15:05:48.934-05:002011-05-16T15:05:48.934-05:00Oh, to have a painted bunting! Your flowers are be...Oh, to have a painted bunting! Your flowers are beautiful too. You grow several plants that I'm not familiar with (like skullcap).Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-74713365129896185082011-05-16T10:46:48.665-05:002011-05-16T10:46:48.665-05:00You have so many pretty blooms this May I hope you...You have so many pretty blooms this May I hope you don't remember the plants that passed. Your new yard bird is gorgeous too even though it is a female. I would faint if one showed up in our garden. We did get a new yard bird this morning. It was a Pileated Woodpecker. Yay! Happy GBBD.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com