tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post8821552818476279074..comments2024-01-03T01:06:58.771-05:00Comments on A Tidewater Gardener: Sixth Annual Citywide Bloom DayLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-82881332219468397312013-07-24T21:34:54.787-04:002013-07-24T21:34:54.787-04:00Well you got through a whole posting chock full of...Well you got through a whole posting chock full of Crepe Myrtles and never even mention that it has some of prettiest bark you will ever see anywhere...<br /><br />Our only Crepe Myrtle is tall and almost columnar. The first flowers appear about 20 feet in the air and those are only just now showing up. They are lovely trees.Johnhttp://www.macgardens.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-1149824101012534192013-07-24T20:04:11.580-04:002013-07-24T20:04:11.580-04:00I will pencil it in for January.I will pencil it in for January.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-61776605202358215702013-07-24T20:03:25.903-04:002013-07-24T20:03:25.903-04:00Thanks Scott.
Thanks Scott.<br />Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-14880707512726739552013-07-24T20:03:09.691-04:002013-07-24T20:03:09.691-04:00I think my part of the state just has the perfect ...I think my part of the state just has the perfect climate for them.<br />Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-66711827191440866342013-07-24T20:02:38.644-04:002013-07-24T20:02:38.644-04:00I loved the live oaks. You can tell they have been...I loved the live oaks. You can tell they have been there a long, long time. I think you would be pleased at the careful approach being taken to develop the fort.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-34453061400350778632013-07-24T19:57:49.895-04:002013-07-24T19:57:49.895-04:00Zielona, thanks for finding your way here, and gre...Zielona, thanks for finding your way here, and greetings to you as well.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-3806846546764971712013-07-24T19:54:56.683-04:002013-07-24T19:54:56.683-04:00The fort is a great place to poke around, not only...The fort is a great place to poke around, not only for history lovers, but there are quite a few natural areas to explore. I noticed a kayak launch that I will likely take advantage of sometime soon.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-83467394481326951292013-07-24T19:53:11.429-04:002013-07-24T19:53:11.429-04:00Those were two of my favorite shots as well.Those were two of my favorite shots as well.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-6789537174953393582013-07-24T19:52:13.980-04:002013-07-24T19:52:13.980-04:00Thanks Jason. They are our only summer blooming tr...Thanks Jason. They are our only summer blooming tree, and they are our longest blooming tree as well. Some will flower until late Sept. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-70081990930765351802013-07-24T19:50:46.683-04:002013-07-24T19:50:46.683-04:00We do them right, if I do say so myself.We do them right, if I do say so myself.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-87650322138437401792013-07-24T19:50:08.966-04:002013-07-24T19:50:08.966-04:00Marian, I think we are on the right track for Ft. ...Marian, I think we are on the right track for Ft. Monroe. I am hoping for a new national park.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-65986377383453371062013-07-24T19:49:18.386-04:002013-07-24T19:49:18.386-04:00The egret just sat there and let me take his photo...The egret just sat there and let me take his photo. I think he made his living in the moat surrounding the fort.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-86700430870676156982013-07-24T19:48:26.473-04:002013-07-24T19:48:26.473-04:00That was one of my favorite shots as well. It remi...That was one of my favorite shots as well. It reminded me of some sort of company town, which it indeed was.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-29371150787869902962013-07-24T19:47:45.537-04:002013-07-24T19:47:45.537-04:00Denise, I know they could stand your heat, but I a...Denise, I know they could stand your heat, but I am not sure you have the rain for them.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-74369052350219456042013-07-24T19:47:04.064-04:002013-07-24T19:47:04.064-04:00We don't consider people on the other coast as...We don't consider people on the other coast as either northerners or Yankees. I am not sure we have a name for you.<br />Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-42121423861772729372013-07-24T19:41:33.345-04:002013-07-24T19:41:33.345-04:00'Dynamite' is one of my favorite reds. The...'Dynamite' is one of my favorite reds. The color is so intense.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-61140721178476984052013-07-24T19:40:44.845-04:002013-07-24T19:40:44.845-04:00They were all late here, which is fine with me. Th...They were all late here, which is fine with me. They are still at peak.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-2240208522452871552013-07-24T19:39:51.446-04:002013-07-24T19:39:51.446-04:00Thanks Layanee, maybe with global warming you will...Thanks Layanee, maybe with global warming you will soon be able to enjoy your own crape myrtle.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-79918627415093379902013-07-20T10:05:35.565-04:002013-07-20T10:05:35.565-04:00Thanks for the relaxing walk Les. I needed that t...Thanks for the relaxing walk Les. I needed that this morning. Perhaps you could re-post in January when all is winter here ...Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-62241137862067350592013-07-17T17:31:58.702-04:002013-07-17T17:31:58.702-04:00Wow, just wow...not just the flowers, but the town...Wow, just wow...not just the flowers, but the town itself...charming and lovely!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-53535763203048751262013-07-17T11:34:36.703-04:002013-07-17T11:34:36.703-04:00I am always so impressed with the way Virginians g...I am always so impressed with the way Virginians grow Crepe myrtles!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-21896650314189093962013-07-17T09:43:00.938-04:002013-07-17T09:43:00.938-04:00Am glad you did a post on Monroe, I still have my ...Am glad you did a post on Monroe, I still have my photos -- ready to do a post. Love that place, felt like home. Great photos. Some of my tree post photos were taken at Monroe. The Magnolia right next to Robert E. Lee's place is incredible as are the Live Oaks on the edge of the parade field.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-79749043189414178462013-07-17T02:41:31.896-04:002013-07-17T02:41:31.896-04:00Wonderful photos, fantastic place:) GreetingsWonderful photos, fantastic place:) GreetingsZielonaMilahttp://www.trasa-rowerowa.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-44765361454404612402013-07-16T23:03:57.309-04:002013-07-16T23:03:57.309-04:00I actually have two ultra dwarf varieties and a dw...I actually have two ultra dwarf varieties and a dward in the garden. I see so many new varieties I can't keep up. They are a bread and butter plant in the south all the way into Texas. Being a boy once, the fort would have really piqued my interest (still does).greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-90660081408126917742013-07-16T21:40:50.446-04:002013-07-16T21:40:50.446-04:00The egret jumped out at me, too. It's a fantas...The egret jumped out at me, too. It's a fantastic photograph!Georgiahttp://localecologist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com