tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post4378150213485688330..comments2024-01-24T17:15:26.688-04:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Letters Across the Pond: Spring and Work SimplificationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77937177324609514732009-05-21T10:40:05.030-03:002009-05-21T10:40:05.030-03:00Thank you all so much for your lovely comments. I ...Thank you all so much for your lovely comments. I am just catching up with my reading after my holiday - I have lots to tell you all and lots of photos!<br /><br />The blue shrub is Ceanothus Concha, it does survive here though I lost a branch this winter, either to the cold or to the winds.<br /><br />Pomona you are right first time, the tulips are Queen of the Night and this is their third yearSylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-13854352406989603762009-05-16T14:13:00.000-03:002009-05-16T14:13:00.000-03:00Beautiful photos, Sylvia. I also really like the Q...Beautiful photos, Sylvia. I also really like the Queen of the Night (or is that Paul Scherer) against what I now know is a viburnum. <br /><br />If you really like blue-blue flowers and can't grow meconopsis - have you tried nemophila menziesii? Since you can grow what looks close to one of our native ceanothus (ceanothuses? ceanothi?), maybe these wildflowers will work for you, too. <br /><br />Pomona Belvederehttp://www.tulipsinthewoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80306429107176806342009-05-16T02:06:00.000-03:002009-05-16T02:06:00.000-03:00The article is nice. Combination of blue & whi...The article is nice. Combination of blue & white flower looks sweet.U can also see this site "www.myvirtualhome.asia"engghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936187759651630480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80004064310087471492009-05-15T00:42:00.000-03:002009-05-15T00:42:00.000-03:00Sylvia, I learned as much about you in this post a...Sylvia, I learned as much about you in this post as I did Jodi. That means you are a very thoughtful writer. You would make a delightful friend and I'd learn how to better communicate. Your garden looks pretty and I agree about the shrubs making it easier. So sorry about the mice/mouse problem. That's expensive.<br /><br />Jodi, I'm nutty busy too but think you are doing a grand job at keeping upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50406342213761949092009-05-13T15:18:00.000-03:002009-05-13T15:18:00.000-03:00Hi Jodi;
I just read Sylvia's comments and I have...Hi Jodi;<br /><br />I just read Sylvia's comments and I have a couple of my own to share. The viburnum with the tulips is a nice contrast. Here in Vermont a beetle is raising havoc with all viburnums and some sucuumb to being heavily defoliated. I hate to see plants and shrubs that I enjoy going this way. I gave up growing lilium last year because of the lily beetle and its devastation.<br /><br vermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-67954761876452513072009-05-12T14:31:00.000-03:002009-05-12T14:31:00.000-03:00These letters have been fun to read and to hear ab...These letters have been fun to read and to hear about what you are doing in your gardens. I have a small garden and it does seem to be a lot of work, but large gardens seem overwhelming to me. I guess we all love to put a lot of time into them no matter what size they are. Beautiful garden photos!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24359209858361354272009-05-12T09:04:00.000-03:002009-05-12T09:04:00.000-03:00Hey all, thanks for your comments...they're always...Hey all, thanks for your comments...they're always appreciated. <br /><br />Chookie, I think that blue flowered shrub is a Ceanothus or California lilac (Sylvia is on holiday so I will guess on her behalf.). I can't grow them here but that blue colour makes me consumed with envy. I think she sent that pic to tease me about my blue poppies. "You want blue? How about this, then?" I love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71923539197971723362009-05-12T09:00:00.000-03:002009-05-12T09:00:00.000-03:00I do hope you are finding some time to enjoy the g...I do hope you are finding some time to enjoy the garden and getting out to the 'wilderness chapel' to get some R&R.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24832513461730117742009-05-12T08:49:00.000-03:002009-05-12T08:49:00.000-03:00Just wondering what the blue flowers behind the ir...Just wondering what the blue flowers behind the irises are?Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-60730652316918376092009-05-11T23:59:00.000-03:002009-05-11T23:59:00.000-03:00Sylvia, Hello~~I haven't found trilliums difficul...Sylvia, Hello~~I haven't found trilliums difficult...I think they are plants that take care of themselves...being native to our woodlands. I'm not sure they like coddling! Try a little benign neglect and see if that helps. Your photos are beautiful...the dark tulip against the viburnums...lovely. Take care <br /><br />Jodi, I am enjoying your letters immensely....and picturing your garden Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-32586976967670256932009-05-11T22:05:00.000-03:002009-05-11T22:05:00.000-03:00Jodi: Work does intrude on gardening but then the...Jodi: Work does intrude on gardening but then there will be more opportunities to feed the plant addiction. How nice to hear from a gardener half a world away.Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77152224997364841222009-05-11T14:40:00.000-03:002009-05-11T14:40:00.000-03:00How wonderful that you are exchanging letters! The...How wonderful that you are exchanging letters! The photos are incredible! Absolutely beautiful!--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.com