tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post3163984822411023207..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Orchids and Workshops in my neck of the woodsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-85192706881900318442008-02-29T01:54:00.000-04:002008-02-29T01:54:00.000-04:00Good luck to you as you strut your stuff. You are ...Good luck to you as you strut your stuff. You are good at it so be calm and enjoy. I've been trying to read a lot of your stuff for practice. You make a good study:) The orchids are exotic. I don't have the right place to grow them or the patience. It really is a lot of fun to come here and see what's happening in your world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33862658067868587382008-02-29T01:41:00.000-04:002008-02-29T01:41:00.000-04:00Wow! If I was a fairy queen I would like to be dr...Wow! If I was a fairy queen I would like to be dressed in orchid's for the full moon ball. Such vivid, unimaginable color. You have amazing photos here.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-74255344665027840452008-02-28T16:25:00.000-04:002008-02-28T16:25:00.000-04:00I would have loved to listen to your speech! And y...I would have loved to listen to your speech! And you're quite right - once you get one of the many beautiful orchids, you can't wait to get another one. I visited an orchid exhibition in Gothenburg in January and was totally absorbed!<BR/>/KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8749596600754421262008-02-28T15:35:00.000-04:002008-02-28T15:35:00.000-04:00Those are beautiful! I have only one, given to me...Those are beautiful! I have only one, given to me by my daughter about 5 years ago. It was blooming when she gave it to me. <BR/><BR/>I didn't pay attention to it after that first bloom, other than watering it every week or two. Of course, it didn't bloom again. Until last year when I decided to repot it. I trimmed the roots, put it in an 8" pot, gave it some fresh growing medium, and garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77400210706864057062008-02-28T11:35:00.000-04:002008-02-28T11:35:00.000-04:00I adore orchids but they never last here -- I stil...I adore orchids but they never last here -- I still think it's our well water. I too really like Lee Valley for the quality of their products. Both hubby and I have a wide range of products from LV. If I lived in your neck of the woods I'd love to attend the workshop you're going to give. The talks I give tend to be a bit less perky: they're usually on gardening with dogs or dogs and lawns; a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-2280393184108574682008-02-28T05:17:00.000-04:002008-02-28T05:17:00.000-04:00Orchids are beautiful flowers!Orchids are beautiful flowers!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390455875023239060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-91004721746368153182008-02-27T21:13:00.000-04:002008-02-27T21:13:00.000-04:00Just lovely, Jodi as always. I'm looking forward ...Just lovely, Jodi as always. I'm looking forward to spring. xo - Debi @ GHTThe Giraffe Head Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163787271055203400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-72104471397863514132008-02-27T20:50:00.000-04:002008-02-27T20:50:00.000-04:00When my aunt left New York City for Miami, Florida...When my aunt left New York City for Miami, Florida her friends put bets on how long it would take her to return to the Big Apple. In Florida my aunt discovered orchids. She would dip into her children's lunch money to satisfy her orchid habit! My own first love affair with an orchid ended rather like the title of Patsy Cline's song--"I Fall to Pieces."Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864042359805755661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-85930231393599037142008-02-27T20:32:00.000-04:002008-02-27T20:32:00.000-04:00Orchids are great. I have five right now but none ...Orchids are great. I have five right now but none are blooming. I used to have more but they expired while I was out of the country. There is a woman in Merida named Dorothy Andrews who is an expert, but everytime the garden club has her speak, I seem to not be able to go.<BR/>I need a favour, can you hop over to my blog and see if you can identify a plant for me? <BR/>regards,<BR/>TheresaTheresa in Mèridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217945138741786373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6031993314626687292008-02-27T18:09:00.000-04:002008-02-27T18:09:00.000-04:00I'm just starting to think that I might like to tr...I'm just starting to think that I might like to try an orchid. Years ago, I saw huge displays at the Boston Flower show, and wondered how hard they would be to grow. <BR/><BR/>The Portland Flower Show is next week. After the snowy winter we have had, I am sure it will be packed.<BR/><BR/>Wish I was there to hear your talk!<BR/><BR/>I thought for sure I would see something on the blogs about the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6479786813613356762008-02-27T15:53:00.000-04:002008-02-27T15:53:00.000-04:00I went to a presentation by Pam Duthie at my local...I went to a presentation by Pam Duthie at my local library. She was great & her books are terrific. You lucky Nova Scotians! (Okay, you all need a break about now.)Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-13077104979380371582008-02-27T12:46:00.000-04:002008-02-27T12:46:00.000-04:00I'd love to come and hear you speak. Too bad it's ...I'd love to come and hear you speak. Too bad it's so far away. Lovely pictures of the bee and butterflies...busy little things...I can't wait to see them again.<BR/>And the orchids, well, what can I say? It's easy to see how an addiction could start! Glorious, breathtaking colours and shapes. Thank you for these images as we look outside this morning at the snow covered scenery, after another Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10701439817759465102008-02-27T12:10:00.001-04:002008-02-27T12:10:00.001-04:00Jodi, Not being anywhere close enough to come to t...Jodi, Not being anywhere close enough to come to the orchid show, I appreciated the one you gave! I love to look, but can't seem to get them to do anything for me.<BR/><BR/>Have fun at your seminars. They sound like such fun. You will have to share those with us too!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-90328569879292140612008-02-27T12:10:00.000-04:002008-02-27T12:10:00.000-04:00The orchids are gorgeous! Wow!The orchids are gorgeous! Wow!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-42124853088644225862008-02-27T11:34:00.000-04:002008-02-27T11:34:00.000-04:00Lee Valley provided a ton of the tools we needed w...Lee Valley provided a ton of the tools we needed when we hand built our log home. I am probably addicted to Lee Valley! Wish I could come see you speak. I'm sure it'd be great fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915331094311375850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-87824818920645630012008-02-27T10:25:00.000-04:002008-02-27T10:25:00.000-04:00Jodi,I wished I lived closer, so that I could atte...Jodi,<BR/>I wished I lived closer, so that I could attend those seminars and orchid show! Sounds fun, and the gathering of gardeners is an enjoyable experience in iteself. I'd be a complete sucker for orchids for sale. I have to wait a few months until the mail order/ebay sellers can safely send me one without it freezing!Gardenistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129253261044774675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54087693088406786032008-02-27T09:13:00.000-04:002008-02-27T09:13:00.000-04:00So wish I could attend your seminars, know you wil...So wish I could attend your seminars, know you will have a wonderful audience that appreciates your wit and knowledge. As for the orchids, I an what could be called a recovering aholic, have stopped trying to get every type listed after so much money down the drain and failure after failure. But I did have a room built just for the orchids, luckily it is good for seedling starting too.<BR/><BR/Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73744695176428997362008-02-27T06:16:00.000-04:002008-02-27T06:16:00.000-04:00They are so lovely. I have a favourite local baker...They are so lovely. <BR/>I have a favourite local bakery owned and run by family living in the house just next to it. It has big south and west facing windows full of orchids. It must be about 30 of them. Every time I see it - I am amazed of this view. <BR/>I hear also owner answering 'how to take care' questions of the clients buying bread :)<BR/>so sweet :) something you never experience in theEwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82729264078968835152008-02-27T03:04:00.000-04:002008-02-27T03:04:00.000-04:00Oh wow, what beautiful photographs!Good luck with ...Oh wow, what beautiful photographs!<BR/>Good luck with the workshops, I'd love to attend the one on extending color if only I lived closer :(Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302867009278680416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-48907708926464187092008-02-27T01:15:00.000-04:002008-02-27T01:15:00.000-04:00It certainly doesn't take long to turn into an orc...It certainly doesn't take long to turn into an orchid addict. One is all you need to catch the bug. <BR/><BR/>In the mid-1980s, I worked with a woman from Halifax who used to go on orchid expeditions. It was wonderful to hear her passion shining through.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-37707480535169495732008-02-27T01:07:00.000-04:002008-02-27T01:07:00.000-04:00I'd love to be there to hear your talk on butterfl...I'd love to be there to hear your talk on butterfly gardens.<BR/><BR/>One thing I've discovered through reading garden blogs is that there are quite a few people who REALLY LIKE orchids. Your pictures of the orchids are lovely.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-76012335081523445932008-02-27T00:22:00.000-04:002008-02-27T00:22:00.000-04:00Ha ha ha! Oh, you know us all too well! Reading ...Ha ha ha! Oh, you know us all too well! Reading your orchid post makes me salivate. But I keep exercising some restraint because I am afraid of exactly what you warn about - becoming an orchid addict! Or just killing them again and feeling like a miserable garden murderess! Your talk sounds wonderful -- wish you could come to Spring Fling and talk!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64709071894185661492008-02-26T22:26:00.000-04:002008-02-26T22:26:00.000-04:00Gosh, I wish I could attend your concert, I mean w...Gosh, I wish I could attend your concert, I mean workshops. Those orchids are lovely to look at but I am not tempted...much. They don't rebloom for me so while they sulk here I am sulking right along with them. I am not in to sulking for long. No orchids for me.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-25693903601844131892008-02-26T22:17:00.000-04:002008-02-26T22:17:00.000-04:00You are so mean, Jodi! Showing all that gorgeous ...You are so mean, Jodi! Showing all that gorgeous stuff to me and I can't be there to blow my wad and then some! And to top it all off, I can't get there to hear you speak, either. :-(<BR/>But thanks for making me feel normal about orchids. Well, as normal as a burgeoning orchid addict can be!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-58123065860512942762008-02-26T21:20:00.000-04:002008-02-26T21:20:00.000-04:00Orchids are my addiction. In my next life, I'll ru...Orchids are my addiction. In my next life, I'll run an orchid greenhouse. They are more like animals than any other plants. I've got two in bloom in my kitchen, and they are my gorgeous, sturdy babies, flowering on and on.Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.com