tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post8062329804041384847..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for NovemberAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-67284955630896776552007-11-24T08:44:00.000-06:002007-11-24T08:44:00.000-06:00Hey Annie,Seeing that Camellia made me homesick as...Hey Annie,<BR/><BR/>Seeing that Camellia made me homesick as well. It's wonderful to see so many blooms still going on in your lovely garden. I also love the look of the brugmansia.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't mind the 40 days over 100 if we had a nice mild winter like you do in Austin. Of course you may be one of those folks who like the Chicago winters ?Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-43999511743567177242007-11-20T13:33:00.000-06:002007-11-20T13:33:00.000-06:00Hi Mary - Austin is considered sub-tropical, so th...Hi <B>Mary</B> - Austin is considered sub-tropical, so this looks pretty normal to me now. Last year we had hard freeze the morning of December 1st in my part of town. <BR/>The drought stories in the SE are so terrible! I hope you get some real rain soon. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>LostRoses</B> - pansies were planted in spring in Illinois, but we had a couple of years in South Carolina so I knew about the winter annual idea! Your warnings on ferns didn't stop me from buying one ;-]<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much, <B>GreenThumb</B> - I enjoy your posts very much, too. Some of these pitiful plants need a freeze!<BR/><BR/>So you see camellias and get all nostalgic, <B>Robin</B>? That would happen if I saw a lilac, but my first meeting with a camellia took place within the last 10 years. They're exotic to me! <BR/><BR/>Welcome <B>Robin Bumblebee</B> - maybe you can grow it, too? <BR/><BR/>A couple of them opened now <B>Pam</B>, in a very bright rose color. The secret garden isn't moving fast - but it's moving! <BR/><BR/>Unlike some of my impractical southern plant dreams, like the gardenia, the mutabilis is actually a recommended plant here - finally plant lust and bowing to reality can mesh ;-]<BR/><BR/><B>Jenn</B>, I'm glad you like it, because it will probably end up on these pages quite frequently! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Ki</B> - thank you for the Monrovia lead. The site was helpful since this plant came with so little information and was not blooming when I bought it. Even though it's in my not-favorite rosy pink, I like it, too. <BR/><BR/><B>Kate</B>, if it acts like last year, the Brugmansia will die down quite low. I'm amazed it can grow 9-feet tall in one summer. That scabiosa had flowers in early spring, then looked like heck in summer. It just started to perk up. I hope your week is a good one, too. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>guild rez</B> - your crafts are beyond me but I like to see <I>you</I> doing them! A sunroom must be a wonderful thing to own in Canada! <BR/><BR/><B>Rurality</B> - I hope the weather turns for you and that you get rain. It would be good to see the animals dancing in the raindrops on your CritterCam. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments, <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-89123949447248789662007-11-19T21:44:00.000-06:002007-11-19T21:44:00.000-06:00It warm here today but we've already had a couple ...It warm here today but we've already had a couple of freezes. Only thing I've seen blooming is yellow wood sorrel, LOL.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-20969734501523905612007-11-19T12:05:00.000-06:002007-11-19T12:05:00.000-06:00hello and thank you for leaving a comment on my bl...hello and thank you for leaving a comment on my blog..<BR/>The small rosebush with the little flowers has a nice, warm and sunny spot in front of our sunroom. <BR/>My hubby bought this plant over 20 years ago.<BR/>cheers from CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-58852600838150132262007-11-18T23:30:00.000-06:002007-11-18T23:30:00.000-06:00Annie,Your Brugmansia must be gorgeous and huge. I...Annie,<BR/><BR/>Your Brugmansia must be gorgeous and huge. I love the look of them as I do the Salvia. I could look at your pictures all day long. <BR/><BR/>And thank you so, so much for the Butterfly Blue Scabiosa photograph and for thinking of me. What I wouldn't give to have one alive in my back garden. Instead, I'll be making some trips here to have a look. I love Scabiosa. <BR/><BR/>I think you have inherited a lovely arbour that fits in very well with the secret garden. The white ginger and the sweet olive are pretty. Your secret garden must be a special place. <BR/><BR/>Hope you have a good week!! It is good to be able to visit here and see some colour and lovely blooms.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-39199326986450526632007-11-18T21:43:00.000-06:002007-11-18T21:43:00.000-06:00There's also a Shishigashira (Lion's head) japanes...There's also a Shishigashira (Lion's head) japanese maple. I wasn't aware there was a Camellia with the same name. I saw a photo of your camellia on the Monrovia site and it has a gorgeous flower. You picked a really beautiful one.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-42024703052284510842007-11-18T20:30:00.000-06:002007-11-18T20:30:00.000-06:00I really like the mutabilis rose, too. Lovely.I really like the mutabilis rose, too. Lovely.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-84698700142151147152007-11-18T13:32:00.000-06:002007-11-18T13:32:00.000-06:00The sasanqua bud - how wonderful! And how nice tha...The sasanqua bud - how wonderful! And how nice that you are working on a secret garden - they are my favorite places - the white metal entranceway looks perfect. Regarding the salvia - 'Nymph' - I keep forgetting to get seeds of that one. I love things that reseed so easily, and what a sweet color. Your mutabilis looks great - they are popular (and happy) roses here in Charleston, and mine was one of my first purchases after moving here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-346654918371585502007-11-18T10:13:00.000-06:002007-11-18T10:13:00.000-06:00Whoa. That's a lot in bloom! The salvia is gorgeou...Whoa. That's a lot in bloom! The salvia is gorgeous. I must look that one up.<BR/><BR/>--Robin (Bumblebee)Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-82364552177219047392007-11-17T22:14:00.000-06:002007-11-17T22:14:00.000-06:00Annie, I'm finally am getting around to see your N...Annie, I'm finally am getting around to see your November blooms, and they are lovely. I'm especially fond of your camellia, I miss seeing those. The camellia is Alabama's state flower; yours makes me a little homesick.<BR/><BR/>How wonderful that you were able to adopt that lovely trellis. You had a perfect spot for it.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-39440966393443714322007-11-17T02:36:00.000-06:002007-11-17T02:36:00.000-06:00That's a beautiful and a substantial bloom for thi...That's a beautiful and a substantial bloom for this time of the year. It is sad that soon frost will eclipse and damage all this beauty, but blooms or no blooms, I am a fan of your writing and expression and will look forward to everything you have to say in frosty days:-)Green thumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985557905470748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-82166879441348222182007-11-17T00:44:00.000-06:002007-11-17T00:44:00.000-06:00Funny, Annie, I'm showing houseplants THIS month! ...Funny, Annie, I'm showing houseplants THIS month! One thing we have in common in the garden is the pink gaura, though mine is prostrate. You have so much in bloom and I'm having a hard time getting my mind around bedding plants yet to be put in at this time of year! <BR/><BR/>The white arbor has found the perfect home in your white garden, too.LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-21170061793779077442007-11-16T20:15:00.000-06:002007-11-16T20:15:00.000-06:00Hi Annie,I admit that I am stunned to see so much ...Hi Annie,<BR/><BR/>I admit that I am stunned to see so much color in Austin! Your garden tour was fun with great photos - I especially enjoyed the Mistflower, Salvia, and Brugmansia - very pretty! It looks like a day in June around your house.<BR/><BR/>So, you are getting ready for pansies? I should have them planted by now but it seems no one in these parts is planting anything at all. Nurseries have closed for the season as sales are so low. Kind of sad. But I'm looking forward to spring and using the garden hose again (hopefully)!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-55592037311596861102007-11-16T19:08:00.000-06:002007-11-16T19:08:00.000-06:00Hello Kylee - it was mislabeled 7 years ago - supp...Hello <B>Kylee</B> - it was mislabeled 7 years ago - supposed to be light pink! I don't think it's 'Niobe', which I grew in Illinois - this one is less red in person. In April it looked more violet, barred with a reddish purple. <BR/><BR/><B>Carol</B>, in midsummer the clematis would be brown and many of the other plants 'resting'. Thanks for thinking up this day. <BR/><BR/><B>Digital Flower Pictures</B> - I only bought it once and had it reseed - if you can't find it next spring and mine reseeds, let me know. <BR/><BR/><B>Entangled</B>, we can hold on for awhile, but then the tropical gardeners and houseplants will be our solace. <BR/><BR/>This Mexican Mint Marigold is about 2-feet tall, in one of those hypertufa troughs. How cool that you found it! <BR/><BR/>Welcome <B>Nan Ondra</B> - this is probably the most photo-heavy post I've ever made ~ somehow it seemed the right thing to do this month. This brugmansia surprised me, too - it will probably be frozen back pretty hard. <BR/><BR/><B>Pam/Digging</B>, thank you for strolling with me. The camellia didn't bloom last year so I'm quite thrilled to see buds.<BR/><BR/>The arbor is great - I'm grateful to be on your garden-share list! <BR/>I think the Mutabalis will go in front - more space, air and sun!<BR/><BR/>Oh good, <B>Nancy</B> - that's just what I want to hear about this rose! <BR/><BR/>I've got two tea olives - one in the ground and one in a fairly large container. I'd read about them in southern gardening books back in IL and bought one within months of landing in Austin. <BR/><BR/>You do the same thing to me, too, <B>Blackswamp Kim</B>! The ginger was in a container for about 4 years, brought in and out of the attached garage for winter, so maybe you could do it, too. <BR/><BR/>When Philo & I brought it home we were amazed at the exactness of the fit - we couldn't have planned it any better than serendipity did. <BR/><BR/>Austin can be a beautiful place, especially when you guys are frozen, <B>Healingmagichands</B> - but it's not so wonderful when we have 40 days over 100 degrees ;-]<BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Leslie</B> - you have even more flowers than we do this month! The Pavonias are related to Mallows... just shares the name Rock Rose with Cistus. This one's a native. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>MSS</B> - I always water the containers, but because of all the transplanting have been pretty good about those borders, too. But the grass looks pretty bad under the trees. <BR/><BR/>I thing the ginger will survive - sure hope so, since mine is in the ground now, too. I mulch them, the tops freeze off, and then they come up from the base in spring. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Bonnie</B> - I hope yours will bloom next year for you - is it the white Hedychium coronarium like this one? <BR/><BR/>The coral nymph salvia usually reseeds all over the place - if there are seedlings in spring I'll give you some. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, <B>Lisa</B> - google will probably figure out a way for us to do that some day!!<BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Lisa at Greenbow</B> - my husband made his first trip from Illinois to Austin at the end of November - maybe that's why we ended up here!<BR/><BR/>This is the second garden where I've let 'Coral Nymph' wander around wherever it wants. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Nickie</B> - you might like it - lots of places to hike! <BR/><BR/><B>Ki</B>, another name is the Butterfly Rose - there's something about the shape of the flowers that just gets me! Did you have the ginger in Hawaii? That's where I bought my start of this one. Could you grow in in a container and bring it in for winter? <BR/><BR/>The sasanqua leaves are only about 1 and 1/2 inches long, so the flowers are pretty small. Actually the whole plant is still small. It was sold to me as 'Shishi Gashira' in fall 2004. <BR/><BR/>I had some posting and commenting trouble myself in the last few days, <B>Josie</B>, then other times it works fine! Thanks for not giving up easily. <BR/><BR/>I've had Jackmanii at other houses - it doesn't quite look like that in person. I read there are more than 800 named clematis, so I'll just call this one Back Door clematis! <BR/><BR/>Mutabilis was the object of my plant lust for years, <B>Jodi</B>. If ten years ago someone told me that I'd live where it thrives, I would have wondered what they were smoking. It's compensation for no tulips, lilacs, and peonies. <BR/><BR/>Check out Leslie's CA garden for lots of flowers! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Layanee</B> - when I came here it just seemed like a porch... here's the story of the <A HREF="http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/2006/09/evolution-of-veranda.html" REL="nofollow">Evolution of a Veranda</A>. <BR/><BR/>You should know from lots of blooms, <B>Yolanda Elizabet</B>! Frost usually follows Thanksgiving, but there's a lot of variation in when and how cold it gets. <BR/><BR/>The Iris always knew who it was - it's the people attaching labels who are confused ;-]<BR/><BR/>I think it's funny that all of you garden bloggers know I have a Secret Garden, but people in my neighborhood would have to read this blog to know it exists behind the privacy fence. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and commenting on the maple leaves, <B>Kerri</B> -and thanks for strolling with me. The camellia is just a low shrub - they get to be trees in some parts of Texas and I was stunned at the size of camellias in Washington State. <BR/><BR/>Some of the salvias are perennials but the coral nymph is a reseeding annual. <BR/><BR/><B>Mr McGregor's Daughter</B>, when it's like this we Austin gardeners try to forget how awful it can be in summer and just glory in the moment! <BR/><BR/><B>MrBrownThumb</B>, I just went to look at <A HREF="http://www.gardenvines.com/catalog/clematis-star-of-india-p-98.html" REL="nofollow">some photos</A> and think you have named it!! This is very exciting! Thank you very much. <BR/><BR/>And thank you all for the visit~<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-31838857578875332052007-11-16T15:31:00.000-06:002007-11-16T15:31:00.000-06:00It has probably already been IDed but add maybe th...It has probably already been IDed but add maybe the clematis is Star of India?<BR/><BR/>I'm also envious of your brug. ;0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-81439901421757696472007-11-16T14:08:00.000-06:002007-11-16T14:08:00.000-06:00Your garden looks great this time of year. I have...Your garden looks great this time of year. I have to remind myself that it's too hot for me in Austin in the summer, otherwise I'd have to packup & move there.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-8998925224441898082007-11-16T08:40:00.000-06:002007-11-16T08:40:00.000-06:00I got sidetracked with your Annie's Addendum quest...I got sidetracked with your Annie's Addendum question about the Maple leaves and now I've forgotten all the previous thoughts I had :)<BR/>Looking at all your plants I could comment on each one...but won't...that would be more like an e-mail :)<BR/>I paricularly love the color of your 'pouting' clematis :)<BR/>And I'd love to smell your White Ginger and Sweet Olive.<BR/>That free arbor is delightful!!<BR/>Lucky you to have a Camellia tree..with buds, no less!<BR/>I saw that same color iris blooming at a home nearby (3 big blooms on very tall plants) at Halloween and was totally amazed!<BR/>Are those Salvias perennials?<BR/>Loved seeing your November blooms Annie :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-38971046091350703962007-11-16T06:00:00.000-06:002007-11-16T06:00:00.000-06:00A lot of blooms for November Annie! When do you ex...A lot of blooms for November Annie! When do you expect frost? Over here we had the first night frost last night, so just after GBBD. Serendipity! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Love that unknown clematis of yours, the colour of the flowers is gorgeous and does remind me of Niobe too, just like Kylee.<BR/><BR/>That iris of yours is one of a kind, don't you think? Changing from purple into peach and now flowering in the Autumn instead of Spring. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Those monarch caterpillars are very pretty, I like those stripes they have. <BR/><BR/>Cupheas and Salvias are thriving in Austin I see. <BR/><BR/>It's nice to know that you have a secret garden but doesn't my knowing mean that it isn't secret anymore? :-)<BR/><BR/>Have a lovely weekend!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-54901712136843532182007-11-16T05:55:00.000-06:002007-11-16T05:55:00.000-06:00Annie: I too enjoyed your tour with so much in blo...Annie: I too enjoyed your tour with so much in bloom! The 'walk through' was great and I love the fact that you have a 'veranda'! That is a great word and a great place for people and plants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-74944998588265236592007-11-15T21:43:00.001-06:002007-11-15T21:43:00.001-06:00Of all the plants you show here that I can't grow,...Of all the plants you show here that I can't grow, the one that causes immediate plant lust is Rosa mutabilis. I think it's hardy to zone 7, so it definitely wouldn't do up here in my zone 5 garden...but I'll admire yours and that will fill my needs, I'm sure. <BR/>Amazing display of variety--you and Yolanda Elizabet may be two of the few who carry us through the next few months.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-43907722384213080462007-11-15T21:06:00.000-06:002007-11-15T21:06:00.000-06:00Annie, your garden is so beautiful...! I love com...Annie, your garden is so beautiful...! I love coming by to look at your pictures. The clematis you have posted here looks very similar to mine, jackmanii.<BR/><BR/>Everything here in Vancouver is gone, and it's damp and dreary.<BR/><BR/>I tried to post on your blog last night, but something was wrong with blogger, and it kicked me out. Cross your fingers... :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979114933441527890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-7562672739318805792007-11-15T20:34:00.000-06:002007-11-15T20:34:00.000-06:00Annie, your Mutabilis rose is very beautiful and t...Annie, your Mutabilis rose is very beautiful and the multicolored look is quite lovely. I like the simple single roses the best. And I do miss white ginger, I can almost smell the flower just looking at it. The bud of your Camellia sasanqua looks huge, more like a C. japonica. My sasanqua has rather tiny buds, I'm always amazed the flowers are so huge, every bit as big as the japonicas. Almost nothing blooming in our garden now so enjoy looking at your still abundant flowers.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-72535695251000919722007-11-15T20:21:00.000-06:002007-11-15T20:21:00.000-06:00holy smokes! You live in paradise! Look at all tho...holy smokes! You live in paradise! Look at all those blooms! (drooling)Nickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00001250231781402073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-54678102229489106572007-11-15T16:33:00.000-06:002007-11-15T16:33:00.000-06:00When I look at pictures such as these at this time...When I look at pictures such as these at this time of year I could just pack my bags and move to Austin. <BR/><BR/>Coral Nymph Salvia is a dear. I grow it about every year and some years it seeds itself around the garden. It is fun to find it where I haven't planted it.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-26428815643207418242007-11-15T14:43:00.000-06:002007-11-15T14:43:00.000-06:00Wow! Your Bloom Day was terrific! Thanks for shari...Wow! Your Bloom Day was terrific! Thanks for sharing...I can almost smell them!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.com