tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post3776157187543414284..comments2024-01-03T19:02:28.070-08:00Comments on oodles of funch: HOME AND GARDENAnanda girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-89521575099853304682010-05-16T21:29:56.494-07:002010-05-16T21:29:56.494-07:00Shife-- Ha! There seem to be a number of plant ki...Shife-- Ha! There seem to be a number of plant killers out there. A landscaper would be wonderful. But I truly do enjoy the work.<br /><br />I think I'm going to make it to the move, but every trip back to Dumb Potter's Hell gets harder to force myself to take. Oh well. Obligations come first.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-17801665317690332422010-05-16T18:10:00.559-07:002010-05-16T18:10:00.559-07:00I wish I had some gardening suggestions for you An...I wish I had some gardening suggestions for you Ananda girl, but me and Mrs. Shife are notorious plant killers so we hired someone to do the work for us and so far we have managed to keep most of them alive. Continued good luck with getting ready for the move, and I don't blame you about skipping the potluck. Your plan sounds good and I would stick with it. Take care.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-34106230769197509822010-05-16T08:32:08.254-07:002010-05-16T08:32:08.254-07:00Billy B.-- You were there so briefly that I am sur...Billy B.-- You were there so briefly that I am surprised you can recall it at all. <br /><br />No, I put no effort into my space at the mobile home park other than to keep the lawn mowed and potted plants out front. Anything you plant becomes the property of the park. I am not giving the owner free landscaping.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-12011736167828021932010-05-15T18:42:21.323-07:002010-05-15T18:42:21.323-07:00I would have never known that you would fix up a y...I would have never known that you would fix up a yard being as I saw your yard when I was there and it was a mess. <br /><br />Maybe you'll get over it, but it doesn't sound like he will care anyway.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-62793004110007348612010-05-15T11:35:04.844-07:002010-05-15T11:35:04.844-07:00secret agent woman-- I like the hot pink wave petu...secret agent woman-- I like the hot pink wave petunias. I knew you would have wonderful suggestions! I will likely use those all. <br /><br />Yesterday T brought me a box of 57 blubs! Gladiolus, orcid glads, freesia, and liatris spcata.<br />I love variety and as many diverse colors as I can fit in.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-62359378285641552242010-05-15T11:30:30.230-07:002010-05-15T11:30:30.230-07:00laura b.-- I found out about 11 years back that ga...laura b.-- I found out about 11 years back that gardening was the best stress reducer for me. I have missed it since I moved into the box on rocks and I am absolutely overjoyed to regain it. But I understand... we all have our individual escapes.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-21604973373628903172010-05-14T15:50:47.960-07:002010-05-14T15:50:47.960-07:00How neat that you'll have a friend visiting ev...How neat that you'll have a friend visiting every month. <br /><br />Purple salvia and dianthus are both perennials with great color. Mexican primrose, too, and the stuff is super-hardy. In shade, impatiens are a nice annual to give you long-lasting vivid color. Petunias are another annual with good color, and more sun-tolerant.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-74046393701379026502010-05-14T15:17:43.685-07:002010-05-14T15:17:43.685-07:00I am not at all garden-y, so I am lacking in advic...I am not at all garden-y, so I am lacking in advice. See, I look at that yard and just think - oh, how nice! haha! I can't help it. I'm just a philistine.laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-68297421341290818992010-05-14T10:27:26.985-07:002010-05-14T10:27:26.985-07:00Churlita-- My only problem with peonies is that th...Churlita-- My only problem with peonies is that they attract ants. I love the flowers, but we don't want ants if we can avoid them. I suppose away from the patio it would not be so bad. Hummmmm....Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-82683553460589430112010-05-14T10:25:04.789-07:002010-05-14T10:25:04.789-07:00Churlita-- The house shadow falls across a fourth ...Churlita-- The house shadow falls across a fourth of the front yard in the afternoon. The portion closest to the road is shaded by a giant cherry tree and a huge something or other. So the mid yard has full sun all day, the others partial shade and the entire back yard is all sun all day.<br /><br />I will have to plant snap dragons... Squeaky used to wait for his to come up every year. Thanks for the reminder! Gerbas are wonderful too. Thanks.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-18861492364825142482010-05-14T10:21:27.376-07:002010-05-14T10:21:27.376-07:00Cube-- Hahaha... house plants feel that way about ...Cube-- Hahaha... house plants feel that way about me, but outdoor plants love me! <br /><br />I think the problem with house plants is that I am short... and I forget to look up. The hanging plants just sort of vanish. Out of sight out of mind.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-3738971221704336132010-05-14T09:16:39.781-07:002010-05-14T09:16:39.781-07:00Is it mostly sun? I love Gerbera daisies and snap ...Is it mostly sun? I love Gerbera daisies and snap dragons and Cone flowers and every kind of lily. I'm planting peonies in my partial shaded areas too. I love them,Churlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018288474865559384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-85880155315721830082010-05-14T09:16:28.347-07:002010-05-14T09:16:28.347-07:00Animals and children love me, but plants hate me. ...Animals and children love me, but plants hate me. I think they fear my black thumbs... yes, I have two of them, both bad.<br /><br />I'm afraid to give you advice just in case the plants talk to eachother which I suspect they do when humans aren't watching ;-)cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-48609290597938795212010-05-14T09:15:13.498-07:002010-05-14T09:15:13.498-07:00Cricket-- My last real house had all of those. Fu...Cricket-- My last real house had all of those. Funny. I had not thought about hostas. A yucca would be wonderful too. They get nice and large.<br /><br />Randy has requested an herb garden and I promised to provide those herbs he likes to cook with for him. I like the path idea. I've also thought about a strawberry pot herb thing or even a little mini garden for the herbs. Still playing with that in my head. Ha.<br /><br />I bet your yard is lovely.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-8716192978168436462010-05-14T09:10:37.867-07:002010-05-14T09:10:37.867-07:00Pamela-- I prefer perennials because they often se...Pamela-- I prefer perennials because they often self-weed, but then some of the hottest colors are annuals. It will have to be both I'm afraid.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-28162740797029261802010-05-14T08:42:36.389-07:002010-05-14T08:42:36.389-07:00p.s. - I stayed at a rental cottage where the owne...p.s. - I stayed at a rental cottage where the owner had planted herbs among the flagstones on the patio, so you'd be walking along and- <i>crunch</i>- a nice whiff of oregano or something. I thought that was a pretty creative idea. Maybe something I'll try when the kids are bigger?Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-77051053689586181582010-05-14T08:38:56.597-07:002010-05-14T08:38:56.597-07:00Personally, I like tough plants that can take a li...Personally, I like tough plants that can take a little neglect. I'm in zone 6 - though a tough winter will make a mockery of that. Looks like you may be also? I like purples and oranges. I have a nice little patch of iris, the ubiquitous day-lily, pink roses, lilacs, some lily of the valley... not showy but smells wonderful in bloom, hostas and yuccas as fillers.<br /><br />One thing I would like to add is some butterfly bush. And maybe some hydrangeas, with plenty of aluminum sulfate to get them blue - I bet they'd do well for you with all the rain out there.<br /><br />And , for my money, I think it's hard to go wrong with rosebushes. Especially the little "sweetheart" ones.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-25837217698357230172010-05-14T08:15:45.396-07:002010-05-14T08:15:45.396-07:00Hmm... I don't know color like you want I don&...Hmm... I don't know color like you want I don't think. I'll think. Perennials or annuals?Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657357424543075040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-66178391915380536622010-05-14T07:36:27.844-07:002010-05-14T07:36:27.844-07:00Peggy-- Great suggestions. I remember Zinneas in ...Peggy-- Great suggestions. I remember Zinneas in the berg! I'll give them a try.Ananda girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578471199205376974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176829704548523811.post-52708973761507362132010-05-14T06:10:07.287-07:002010-05-14T06:10:07.287-07:00It the weather permits up there you can't go w...It the weather permits up there you can't go wrong with zinnias. Snubbed by most gardeners but reliable and color galore. When everything else fails in my garden, the zinnias pull through.<br />Salvia. Red salvia.<br />Mexican lavendar. <br />Have fun.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829654052477005676noreply@blogger.com