tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post4441905674348852880..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Sometimes "I want that!" turns into "I just GOT that!"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-2919311177144352702009-03-27T09:50:00.000-03:002009-03-27T09:50:00.000-03:00If you were nearby I'd give you one of mine, Jodi....If you were nearby I'd give you one of mine, Jodi. They grow very easily outdoors here in Cape Town - I just ignore mine, and provided they get lots of water, they flower happily every spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-72315989488698800682009-03-26T00:57:00.000-03:002009-03-26T00:57:00.000-03:00I think maybe I need to be introduced to bonehead....I think maybe I need to be introduced to bonehead. ;-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-17363974879229406812009-03-26T00:53:00.000-03:002009-03-26T00:53:00.000-03:00Jodi, my dear, do you REALLY need convincing? Wel...Jodi, my dear, do you REALLY need convincing? Well, how about this? Let me tell you about mine. Remember how I picked the one that had TWO bloom stalks? Well, now it's putting up a THIRD! Gotta love a plant like that! And the original bloom is still looking good!<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how much they are there, but I know they have come down in price here. I paid $19.99 for mine and I think itKylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41107859664370180552009-03-24T01:51:00.000-03:002009-03-24T01:51:00.000-03:00Want to trade? I have one for you Jodi and I live ...Want to trade? I have one for you Jodi and I live about half hour from you...that's not far from you seeing all the travels you do! What a gem of a geranium you found...I love the scent of them, have a few myself but not as pretty as those.<BR/><BR/>LavenderLavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484963185256107892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-74218304727346587232009-03-23T20:01:00.000-03:002009-03-23T20:01:00.000-03:00I love all those Martha Washington geraniums; I th...I love all those Martha Washington geraniums; I think you made an excellent choice, Jodi.<BR/><BR/>After looking at your "spring" photos on your previous post, I think you deserve that clivia. Anyone who can endure that much snow for this long deserves a pick-me-up!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-91004306616370250512009-03-23T19:23:00.000-03:002009-03-23T19:23:00.000-03:00I also put in a love note to the green phalaenopsi...I also put in a love note to the green phalaenopsis orchid, but what's amazing me here are the clivia fans coming out of the woodwork. I'd always just turned my face away because of the price, but possibly I may have to re-investigate - or get a new career to support my plant habit! Also was enticed by the Martha Washington photos; I didn't know they had scented foliage, I've usually gone for theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71460743074500390122009-03-23T12:08:00.000-03:002009-03-23T12:08:00.000-03:00Beautiful geraniums!Beautiful geraniums!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71085033290046037892009-03-23T11:26:00.000-03:002009-03-23T11:26:00.000-03:00That 'Maiden Burgundy' is lovely. I'll look for t...That 'Maiden Burgundy' is lovely. I'll look for that one. Hope they carry it locally.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-89012941744645322512009-03-23T10:00:00.000-03:002009-03-23T10:00:00.000-03:00Love, love, love green phalaenopsis orchids but, a...Love, love, love green phalaenopsis orchids but, as of right now, I do not own one. On the list which gets longer by the minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-61102749123691744942009-03-23T09:44:00.000-03:002009-03-23T09:44:00.000-03:00Sitting on every gardener's shoulder is a wicked m...Sitting on every gardener's shoulder is a wicked minded antonym to Jiminy Cricket whispering "Just one more won't matter. You can always find room in the garden somewhere"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-86576224214310597702009-03-23T06:52:00.000-03:002009-03-23T06:52:00.000-03:00I have been looking at these for a long time now. ...I have been looking at these for a long time now. Absolutely beautiful but I have no idea of cultivation. Might have to have a look now!<BR/><BR/>http://ryans-garden.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600828461516709741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-17519650013293206252009-03-23T04:45:00.000-03:002009-03-23T04:45:00.000-03:00"it's our economies we regret never our extravagan..."it's our economies we regret never our extravagances"<BR/><BR/>will that do? :)<BR/>KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-22394364729101442172009-03-23T03:03:00.000-03:002009-03-23T03:03:00.000-03:00Jodi~~ I've never grown a clivia or an orchid so I...Jodi~~ I've never grown a clivia or an orchid so I can't recommend them from a personal standpoint. But I know how therapeutic it is to have new plants. Go for it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-57329824256902331022009-03-23T00:44:00.000-03:002009-03-23T00:44:00.000-03:00Gosh that's a pretty pansy geranium. These all loo...Gosh that's a pretty pansy geranium. These all look like comfort plants. Some people go to food to comfort them. We go to plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-40418355695069877352009-03-23T00:38:00.000-03:002009-03-23T00:38:00.000-03:00I love those geraniums, especially the first one!I love those geraniums, especially the first one!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-58694471242716608522009-03-22T21:48:00.000-03:002009-03-22T21:48:00.000-03:00Hi Jodi - haven't visited for awhile..hope all is ...Hi Jodi - haven't visited for awhile..hope all is well. All this colour has just made me very happy and spring-like (we're still wallowing in heaps of snow here on the other side of the bay).Deborah Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160226994753285046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-62846463077917413282009-03-22T20:36:00.000-03:002009-03-22T20:36:00.000-03:00Get the Clivia. One of my former coworkers had bro...Get the Clivia. One of my former coworkers had brought hers into the office, where it thrived & bloomed, despite the painfully dry air. She had it in an eastern exposure. It seemed very low maintenance.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-5509897797635664952009-03-22T18:28:00.000-03:002009-03-22T18:28:00.000-03:00I totally enable you. My friend has a clivia that ...I totally enable you. My friend has a clivia that is doing very well for her, and we are in a similar climate.So, yes, please get it! It is small thing for the amount of pleasure it will bring.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28546837913648168822009-03-22T16:18:00.000-03:002009-03-22T16:18:00.000-03:00Are you convinced yet? Here's the thing Jodi, i...Are you convinced yet? Here's the thing Jodi, if you don't get the clivia, as soon as possible...someone else will...Then your inner gardener will never let you forget it! Never! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-76477334843828801532009-03-22T16:04:00.000-03:002009-03-22T16:04:00.000-03:00Oh yes, get them. I was in a greenhouse this week...Oh yes, get them. I was in a greenhouse this weekend and I have a bad case of the "I Wants". Just seeing these pictures gives me the "I wants".Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-22928234789925271852009-03-22T13:34:00.000-03:002009-03-22T13:34:00.000-03:00Clivias are my obsession. I have them growing in e...Clivias are my obsession. I have them growing in every available spot in my house. They are one of the most forgiving houseplants I have grown and my collection is rapidly displacing all of my other houseplants! If you like the green leafed, orange flowered variety, check out the incredible Chinese and Japanese varieties with gorgeous variegations. You won't even care if they flower. <BR/>Also The Cape Breton Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651996054011747589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-31048362917110773922009-03-22T13:33:00.000-03:002009-03-22T13:33:00.000-03:00Clivias are my obsession. I have them growing in e...Clivias are my obsession. I have them growing in every available spot in my house. They are one of the most forgiving houseplants I have grown and my collection is rapidly displacing all of my other houseplants! If you like the green leafed, orange flowered variety, check out the incredible Chinese and Japanese varieties with gorgeous variegations. You won't even care if they flower. <BR/>Also The Cape Breton Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651996054011747589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-13056330572526233012009-03-22T13:28:00.000-03:002009-03-22T13:28:00.000-03:00Jodi -- they're beautiful! What gorgeous blooms. A...Jodi -- they're beautiful! What gorgeous blooms. And they're <I>ORANGE</I>! How much more convincing do you need than that? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-81614435844546759922009-03-22T12:58:00.000-03:002009-03-22T12:58:00.000-03:00Ok I had to go look this one up. I have never seen...Ok I had to go look this one up. I have never seen one but they are sure beautiful. I found this one on another blog, go check it out... Start your own seeds cheaper!!!<BR/>http://growinggreener.blogspot.com/2008/03/clivia-seed.html<BR/>It sure looks worth trying. EBay has lots too... <BR/>GO FOR IT!!!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684372239665322856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-60667987851653071822009-03-22T12:38:00.000-03:002009-03-22T12:38:00.000-03:00I must say that clivias are worth the money. I wro...I must say that clivias are worth the money. I wrote about mine today again and there is just nothing like them when they bloom and they have few problems and bloom in the shade. Is that what you needed?Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126794179121146839noreply@blogger.com