tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post6204182072852581093..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Lavender blue…lavender greenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21813674112748189342007-11-04T00:15:00.000-03:002007-11-04T00:15:00.000-03:00Hi Jodi... love all the lavender. I grew some awhi...Hi Jodi... love all the lavender. I grew some awhile back and then wove it into "lavender wands" which was very fun to do. I still have a couple of them laying around. I think I'll re-introduce some lavender to my garden in the spring. <BR/><BR/>The flower that has delighted me the most is, of course, my night blooming cereus, if you count indoor plants, too!<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-51866926895970140632007-11-02T01:36:00.000-03:002007-11-02T01:36:00.000-03:00freestyle gardener? what a great expression :) my ...freestyle gardener? what a great expression :) my English will definitely get better :)<BR/>I love this post! Lavender is my one of my favourite plants in the garden. Scent is one of the reason, but also they look so amazing on the flowerbed when cut properly. An especially when combined with roses - from which they keep the pests away. Last days I was preparing a new rose-lavender bed in my Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-57554419188128536312007-11-01T00:41:00.000-03:002007-11-01T00:41:00.000-03:00Eeeks--a little clarification here, Lost Roses: tw...Eeeks--a little clarification here, Lost Roses: two of those photos aren't from MY garden; the top photo is part of a wonderful garden at my alma mater, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, while that formal knot garden is at the Royal Botanical Garden in Burlington, Ontario--at least, I THINK that's where I took that photo. I'm far too freestyle a gardener to ever try something like that. But IAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-63949726998074799502007-11-01T00:34:00.000-03:002007-11-01T00:34:00.000-03:00The lavender around the knot garden is just heaven...The lavender around the knot garden is just heavenly, now that's a great way to use it to its full advantage! I love all your photos, especially since I'm not so good at growing lavender myself, at least I can look at yours done so beautifully!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80179958670847195972007-10-31T20:03:00.000-03:002007-10-31T20:03:00.000-03:00Lavender and green were my colors for my wedding t...Lavender and green were my colors for my wedding this past summer and looking at these photos made me feel like I fell into a lavender dream and got married all over again (insert romantic sigh). Does that make any sense to anyone? Thank you Jodi, for posting such beautiful pictures.CorStory76https://www.blogger.com/profile/09067505970260778498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-20421730192883302642007-10-31T17:59:00.000-03:002007-10-31T17:59:00.000-03:00lavender blue is my cat's name. he is a bluepoint...lavender blue is my cat's name. he is a bluepoint balinese. i had never heard the song with the lyrics lavender blue before.<BR/><BR/>we call him lavi for short. lovely blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64166122319658813032007-10-31T16:58:00.000-03:002007-10-31T16:58:00.000-03:00beautiful pictures!beautiful pictures!<a href="http://www.FamilyRally.com">family site</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/10992994375354308424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-48843000374442645752007-10-31T16:11:00.000-03:002007-10-31T16:11:00.000-03:00jodi,Way to go -- blogger of note. I saw the title...jodi,<BR/><BR/>Way to go -- blogger of note. I saw the title and wondered "is that our Jodi?"<BR/><BR/>Hope all is well out east.<BR/><BR/>--jdJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803855978550653817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36830003818340795382007-10-31T14:53:00.000-03:002007-10-31T14:53:00.000-03:00Nice blog! I will definitely come back and visit....Nice blog! I will definitely come back and visit. You have a beautiful garden!Stamp-Connectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188672670755904894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-53319511441971628172007-10-31T14:08:00.000-03:002007-10-31T14:08:00.000-03:00Gorgeous photos and what a beautiful lavender gard...Gorgeous photos and what a beautiful lavender garden. In case you're interested, another use for lavender is for headache, whereby you take a bottle of essential oil and inhale a few whiffs. Try it.<BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-442149587823799802007-10-31T13:04:00.000-03:002007-10-31T13:04:00.000-03:00Have just found your blog by serendipity, and had ...Have just found your blog by serendipity, and had to tell you your photos are gorgeous! Lavender's my personal very favorite of favorite plants, and a favorite scent, too. But I'm hopeless as a gardener. I'm a writer, as well, and work in a library. I'm currently pursuing my Master's degree in Library Studies, so my garden was on its own this year. And it's gone wild!! Your blog's inspirational. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-89637857820882901912007-10-31T11:47:00.000-03:002007-10-31T11:47:00.000-03:00Jodi, the flower that has most delighted me in rec...Jodi, the flower that has most delighted me in recent days is... lavender! I noticed a couple of bloomstalks on my 2-year-old plant and have been stopping to sniff them ever since. (Not sure if it's 'Hidcote' or 'Munstead' as I forgot to right down which was where and then the other plant died when I tried to move it at the wrong time.)<BR/><BR/>With my well-draining soil lavender grows fine for Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-2888489758185482282007-10-31T11:03:00.000-03:002007-10-31T11:03:00.000-03:00Deadlines? Yep, know them well. ;-) I have lavende...Deadlines? Yep, know them well. ;-) <BR/><BR/>I have lavender blooming too, I guess because the growing season has been so loooooong this year. I cut some lavender back twice so it's blooming a third time. Amazing and wonderful.Silly Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860742127753632649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24389665267480113442007-10-30T23:38:00.000-03:002007-10-30T23:38:00.000-03:00Hi all and welcome to bloomingwriter! I'm wayyyyy ...Hi all and welcome to bloomingwriter! I'm wayyyyy overworked right now with writing deadlines, so I'm behind in visiting my regularly visited blogs as well as new ones. Normally I'd respond to each comment, but work is calling (yup, working on assignments at nearly midnight). So please forgive me for not being around much this week, and I'll catch up when I can. Happy gardening, everyone! (Even Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28476807383752524632007-10-30T21:30:00.000-03:002007-10-30T21:30:00.000-03:00Hey Jodi,Love your site. So many lovely pictures o...Hey Jodi,<BR/>Love your site. So many lovely pictures of flowers just made my day! just made my day<BR/>I am just crazy about flowers and love to read and write about them. Please do visit my blog simple-expressions.blogspot.com.<BR/>I would love any comments/suggestion from you.<BR/>Thanks<BR/>Alka SrivastavaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373020085802836030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-16274563398923454472007-10-30T21:25:00.001-03:002007-10-30T21:25:00.001-03:00I can almost smell the lavender just reading your ...I can almost smell the lavender just reading your post. I just love it, too. I have a couple of sprigs of it blooming in the garden right now, too! They look so lonely, all by themselves.<BR/><BR/>I've got three different cultivars - 'Jean Davis', 'Munstead' and 'Silver Edge.'<BR/><BR/>The surprise for me today was the purple primrose with the bright yellow eye. That is, until Romie pointed Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-42465187617989126952007-10-30T21:25:00.000-03:002007-10-30T21:25:00.000-03:00After reading this, sniff sniff, yes I am sure, sn...After reading this, sniff sniff, yes I am sure, sniff sniff...I can smell the lavender on the north wind blowing through here...<BR/>Thank you for sending that lovely smell, mmmmmmmmmmmm.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-41991706956607132672007-10-30T21:05:00.000-03:002007-10-30T21:05:00.000-03:00Congratulations for being chosen as one of Blogger...Congratulations for being chosen as one of Blogger's "Blogs of Note"! What an honor! You soooo deserve it! Cindy at Rosehaven CottageCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-65853978009345600862007-10-30T19:48:00.000-03:002007-10-30T19:48:00.000-03:00I love lavender and those pictures!!! A haze of la...I love lavender and those pictures!!! A haze of lavender blue is just beautiful and brings the scent to mind immediately. I do have trouble with lavender in the long term but I put plants in every couple of years because they are so wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33825446867501484722007-10-30T17:40:00.000-03:002007-10-30T17:40:00.000-03:00The pictures on your blog are breathtaking! I appr...The pictures on your blog are breathtaking! I appreciate you sharing them with us in cyberspace!loveyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370839906294740311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8849115582247462912007-10-30T15:31:00.000-03:002007-10-30T15:31:00.000-03:00I am a "Blooming writer" (sorry, I had to say that...I am a "Blooming writer" (sorry, I had to say that).<BR/><BR/>Actually, I am a freelance writer who is just getting started in her career. I came across your blog and I must say it is put together quite well. <BR/><BR/>I plan on making <B> several </B> more stops by to check out your content here. <BR/><B><BR/>Have a great day</B>, and thank you for sharing your knowledge with me and the rest of Tameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034855214991549896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-52359579992608483792007-10-30T14:39:00.000-03:002007-10-30T14:39:00.000-03:00My lavender has died when planted in the ground he...My lavender has died when planted in the ground here, but one old gnarled plant has stayed alive in a large container. Even one stalk is a nice little prewinter gift, Jodi. <BR/><BR/>When I cut back the no-longer-flowering moon vine, there was a self-seeded zinnia hiding underneath - also a nice surprise. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-67309273240571129722007-10-30T13:30:00.000-03:002007-10-30T13:30:00.000-03:00What a lovely sight the lavender is and the fragra...What a lovely sight the lavender is and the fragrance is just heavenly but can I grow it ? No luck with it returning unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I know you suffer from arthritis and wanted to let you know that the latest research shows that drinking green tea ( 3-4 cups or more per day ) helps. Check my blog in the next few days for a post on it.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-61057135836220732942007-10-30T12:33:00.000-03:002007-10-30T12:33:00.000-03:00Lovely post Jodi, I enjoyed reading it and gazing ...Lovely post Jodi, I enjoyed reading it and gazing at all the lovely pics too. Liek you I'm nuts about lavender. I harvest my lavender in August (well most of it) make bunches of it and then hang them upside down in my utility room to dry. In winter I put them on the fire in my wood stove to once again smell the lovely fragrance of lavender on a cold and dreary winter's day. It lifts the spirit Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-9023837982677432082007-10-30T12:19:00.000-03:002007-10-30T12:19:00.000-03:00I am a gardening lover who just happpened on your ...I am a gardening lover who just happpened on your blog. It is funny that I spend so much time planning and planting in the sping and summer months, then fall comes and without doing a thing there are beautiful colors everyhwere, growing in and out of each other with no plan. I guess someone up in heaven is a better gardner than me.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060124092060842584noreply@blogger.com