tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post2600473220444318403..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Anodyne for April-is-the-cruelest-month-itisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-70035926703776692242010-04-24T18:35:30.296-03:002010-04-24T18:35:30.296-03:00That Primula frondosa looks so sweet - how differe...That Primula frondosa looks so sweet - how different your spring is than ours - even the colors seem different. You know how folks swap homes for a week (or more)? It would be nice to swap with you, and enjoy your garden in the springtime - it'd be a different world for me.<br /><br />(Wait, I had to laugh - I forgot, for a moment, that I was living in the Airstream. Now that would be an Pamhttp://www.talesfromthelaboratory.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-79090529088397167522010-04-23T19:36:06.508-03:002010-04-23T19:36:06.508-03:00When I was little my girlfriend had a whole fence ...When I was little my girlfriend had a whole fence full of Lantana in her backyard. We called it the bee bush because it attracted so many bees. Thanks for the memory. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-31135364369620432612010-04-21T23:32:02.241-03:002010-04-21T23:32:02.241-03:00Jodi, we had that lovely teasing stretch of beauti...Jodi, we had that lovely teasing stretch of beautiful weather earlier, so the return to cold and miserable was very hard to take. It's been somewhat better this week here. Hope you've had some improvement too.<br />The colors in that Lantana are so warm and vibrant. I have a yellow that overwintered very nicely.<br />I <i>love</i> primulas. My Mum grew a variety I haven't been able toKerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-65450677865834159452010-04-21T13:52:00.599-03:002010-04-21T13:52:00.599-03:00Hi Jodi...Finally a warm spring day. I bet you are...Hi Jodi...Finally a warm spring day. I bet you are out enjoying the sunshine for the next few days. I was so excited as you to see the hepatica...my first one to bloom! As for that sweet primula frondosa...I've got to have one...where oh where can I buy one?Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484963185256107892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82116470846060704142010-04-21T11:14:05.180-03:002010-04-21T11:14:05.180-03:00Oh, I really do think you must get another magnoli...Oh, I really do think you must get another magnolia - I do. I know I wouldn't be able to resist...! ;-)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24226027458247354572010-04-21T02:31:46.383-03:002010-04-21T02:31:46.383-03:00ugh on your fierce April weather Jodi. I hope it ...ugh on your fierce April weather Jodi. I hope it turns off the nasty switch soon and goes back to nice. <br />I am in love with that pastel Primula!!! Wowee. I just posted about some of the primulas I have currently blooming in my garden and I'd love to have this one! Aren't they the best? I want to add more sooner rather than later too. <br />The scilla is beautiful. <br />and Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-2661886893087343452010-04-20T21:11:54.407-03:002010-04-20T21:11:54.407-03:00Wonderful, wonderful pics. And the flowers come wi...Wonderful, wonderful pics. And the flowers come with names. Great post. jimJim Groblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027723131261970051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-46943045332139258922010-04-20T20:16:32.051-03:002010-04-20T20:16:32.051-03:00Don't let the weather get you down - it really...Don't let the weather get you down - it really does give us a chance to do some of those favorite indoor chores like laundry, cleaning, cooking. Sorry, that is depressing.<br />A big yes to the yellow magnolia. Are they hardy enough for your zone?heather @ what's blooming this weekhttp://www.whatsbloomingthisweek.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6416149448279764702010-04-20T19:06:37.085-03:002010-04-20T19:06:37.085-03:00We've been enduring reversals all month in the...We've been enduring reversals all month in the form of snow showers and plunging temps, but I think spring is in the building! Not much foliage (no herbaceous perennials up yet) except for a few bulbs, with only the crocus and scilla blooming. To be fair, the yard is still half covered in snow and it's in the low 40's. <br /><br />I've tried and killed several types of Christine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-75683277301321161412010-04-20T15:58:23.569-03:002010-04-20T15:58:23.569-03:00Lantana is so beautiful, but I found I can't s...Lantana is so beautiful, but I found I can't stand the smell. I love the stairway to heaven though, it's spring foliage is phenomenal!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36910427415961123082010-04-20T14:21:52.742-03:002010-04-20T14:21:52.742-03:00It is so hard to work indoors when you would much ...It is so hard to work indoors when you would much rather be outdoors playing around. Sorry your weather isn't cooperating.<br /> So many pretty blooms today in the posting. The hot and spicy looking Lantana is so pretty. The gorgeous blues of the hepatica and oh, that pieris. Love there clusters of blooms.I like the pink of this ones blooms.<br /> And of course the Polemonium 'Stairway Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-43343549028687013562010-04-20T12:47:17.711-03:002010-04-20T12:47:17.711-03:00So much to look forward to, dear Jodi! And a big ...So much to look forward to, dear Jodi! And a big yes to the yellow magnolia, Elizabeth isn't it? Our neighbor has one and it is magnificent. Love those little primulas, the tiny one is a gem. Spring will make you a happy lady very soon, I hope. :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28886638914383671562010-04-20T11:58:07.230-03:002010-04-20T11:58:07.230-03:00I love your Polemonium 'Stairway to Heaven'...I love your Polemonium 'Stairway to Heaven' I have zero early spring flowers, except for the handful of Tete-a-Tete daffodils and a couple of Darwin Hybrid Tulips.<br />Thanks to blogs like yours I beginning to learn more about early bloomers.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681021126113385783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-60399397836014558822010-04-20T11:51:44.174-03:002010-04-20T11:51:44.174-03:00Even in our warm climate, April has done a switch-...Even in our warm climate, April has done a switch-a-roo, and keeps clinging to a winter-like weather pattern. We're teased on the weekend with glorious sunshine and mid 70's temps...and today the rains are mimicking a February storm.<br /><br />I love the look of the little Primula frondosa, it looks so delicate. I think you should go for the yellow magnolia, it would complement your Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78339248096295382952010-04-20T11:20:51.855-03:002010-04-20T11:20:51.855-03:00Oh how frustrating! We're going through someth...Oh how frustrating! We're going through something similar here on the West Coast, but it's a bit more unusual. Our average frost date was a month ago and here I am still worrying about freezing temps. We've had strange weather this year all around.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607208465219962573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-48879916915892991972010-04-20T11:17:29.042-03:002010-04-20T11:17:29.042-03:00Jodi, what a lovely flowers you have to come. Apri...Jodi, what a lovely flowers you have to come. April is being kind to us so far dry and sunny We could do with some April showers but NO frosts, please! Yes I think you would enjoy a yellow magnolia, I know I would, but I need a bigger garden first!<br /><br />Best wishes Sylvia (England)Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-49812940232451014272010-04-20T10:59:50.415-03:002010-04-20T10:59:50.415-03:00Hi Jodi,
I really enjoy your blog! Our spring in ...Hi Jodi, <br />I really enjoy your blog! Our spring in Alberta is always up and down too; perhaps even more up and more down than Nova Scotia. Having spent my first 22 years in Nova Scotia, I know what your springs are like. <br />The hepatica in my own garden is blooming, and the scilla, chionodoxia and prairie crocus. I will have to get out in the perennial trial garden this week to take some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10286869472672496252010-04-20T10:55:25.767-03:002010-04-20T10:55:25.767-03:00I most certainly do think, a new yellow hardy magn...I most certainly do think, a new yellow hardy magnolia is in order! ))Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24160495662612592002010-04-20T10:43:59.984-03:002010-04-20T10:43:59.984-03:00Yikes! I can only sense the frustration. I have ...Yikes! I can only sense the frustration. I have the same problem Monday through Friday. Only mine isn't the weather, it's work. HA!<br /><br />Stiff upper lip. Spring will be here in full force before you know it, and you'll be looking forward to an excuse for a break.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-69061299193332241112010-04-20T10:38:19.722-03:002010-04-20T10:38:19.722-03:00Aww sorry you got the crappy weather on your end -...Aww sorry you got the crappy weather on your end - I liked your post though, made me smile! Have a great day and your magnolia picture is beautiful!Heather at Dusty Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565338162713435397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-37192903240501891562010-04-20T10:27:25.384-03:002010-04-20T10:27:25.384-03:00Beautiful shots - I love the hepatica. I'm not...Beautiful shots - I love the hepatica. I'm not that familiar with it and I bet it wouldn't like our weather here. The primula is a knockout as well.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-52523082412701509072010-04-20T10:19:40.163-03:002010-04-20T10:19:40.163-03:00Dear Jodi, How very depressing it must be to think...Dear Jodi, How very depressing it must be to think, for one moment, that spring has arrived only to have a return to cold winds, ice and snow. You are though putting a very good face on things and what you show flowering in the garden must, whatever, lift your spirits. All the primula are lovely and, as for Hepaticas [so very slow with me], can one ever tire?<br /><br />Unfortunately, I am unableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com