tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post5107283325300438859..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: A chocolate garden for springAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24018492911299877252013-07-08T12:00:10.874-03:002013-07-08T12:00:10.874-03:00Now you need to top it off with some chocolate min...Now you need to top it off with some chocolate mint, it smells delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64489171726473441672013-05-26T18:53:23.039-03:002013-05-26T18:53:23.039-03:00I don't know where you live, Sandy, so it'...I don't know where you live, Sandy, so it's hard for me to comment. I don't know of anyone in Nova Scotia who has problems with chocolate vine as being invasive or overly bombastic, but we all know that what can act invasive in one garden ca arbitrarily die in another garden in the same community, just different growing conditions. I personally don't pay much mind to Dave's Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33357163735308307292013-05-26T15:14:30.018-03:002013-05-26T15:14:30.018-03:00I have a couple of these plants and just this year...I have a couple of these plants and just this year bought 'Landini'. I adore dark flowered plants and all your selections are lovely. I was especially interested in the Akebia chocolate vine because I had never heard of it, so I looked it up on Plant Files (Dave's Garden). Some people there are posting about Akebia as a horrifyingly rampant and invasive plant. I am assuming that you sandy lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54269648679982987192013-04-26T03:11:29.319-03:002013-04-26T03:11:29.319-03:00Beautiful Post.. Beautiful Post.. Hi.. I am Kaivi..https://www.blogger.com/profile/08976131912546157090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-62784899285327248062013-04-24T21:49:51.896-03:002013-04-24T21:49:51.896-03:00I have many of these chocolate blooms...they make ...I have many of these chocolate blooms...they make such a great statement.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11999716907053650162013-04-24T20:05:31.083-03:002013-04-24T20:05:31.083-03:00I'd also recommend chocolate mint,as long as i...I'd also recommend chocolate mint,as long as it is well contained. Smells like chocolate, with a burgundy tinge to the leaves. Tastes very minty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8409389072349755802013-04-23T22:21:30.381-03:002013-04-23T22:21:30.381-03:00It must be a sweet garden.. haha. The cosmos is so...It must be a sweet garden.. haha. The cosmos is so lovely.Danielhttp://danielburns271.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50580716403717405042013-04-21T22:08:30.734-03:002013-04-21T22:08:30.734-03:00Wow, I like the idea! Now you have my hungry for s...Wow, I like the idea! Now you have my hungry for some high-quality chocolate!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-67639922500201428802013-04-21T21:32:12.739-03:002013-04-21T21:32:12.739-03:00Loved the first photo of the beech. I have my eye...Loved the first photo of the beech. I have my eye on a purple beech this year (yet another addition to the ongoing tree list). Dark purple foliage is the perfect contrast to bright greens I think.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.com