tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post407574669173732048..comments2024-01-03T01:06:58.771-05:00Comments on A Tidewater Gardener: Bloom Day - A Little More Light and a Little Less ColdLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-53232741987671705812014-03-30T20:42:30.561-04:002014-03-30T20:42:30.561-04:00Jayne, good luck on the house hunt!Jayne, good luck on the house hunt!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-52391677634231214102014-03-30T20:41:59.989-04:002014-03-30T20:41:59.989-04:00Thanks Sue! We miss her everyday. Thanks Sue! We miss her everyday. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-28748799696999229072014-03-30T20:41:32.427-04:002014-03-30T20:41:32.427-04:00Sue, I am afraid to say it, but I think the days o...Sue, I am afraid to say it, but I think the days of predictable weather patterns might be behind us. Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-41867647755582338942014-03-30T20:39:45.628-04:002014-03-30T20:39:45.628-04:00My jasmine still has green tissue under the bark S...My jasmine still has green tissue under the bark Skeeter, so I am hoping it will be fine.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-90047580826591656552014-03-30T20:38:47.772-04:002014-03-30T20:38:47.772-04:00Donna, I am responding late to your comment, and i...Donna, I am responding late to your comment, and in the days since the post I have been amazed by all the is starting to bloom.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-41668179306259330742014-03-30T20:37:47.066-04:002014-03-30T20:37:47.066-04:00I know we can't compare winters, but ours has ...I know we can't compare winters, but ours has been much colder than normal, but I think some plants have benefited, including the hellebores.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-84332506323475255692014-03-30T20:36:36.218-04:002014-03-30T20:36:36.218-04:00I hope by now you might be seeing a few scattered ...I hope by now you might be seeing a few scattered patches of bare earth.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-56156336391332020262014-03-30T20:35:58.213-04:002014-03-30T20:35:58.213-04:00Helene, I saw those iris in someone else's gar...Helene, I saw those iris in someone else's garden and really liked how they were used. Next year I hope to add quite a few to my own garden.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-34600683477093406752014-03-28T07:51:03.440-04:002014-03-28T07:51:03.440-04:00I wish I could have participated, but I am so enjo...I wish I could have participated, but I am so enjoying taking the walk with the others in their yards! I came home from house hunting down South to find that the snow drops FINALLY appeared while I was gone and the hearty iris!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-54103220566120737532014-03-24T22:14:19.417-04:002014-03-24T22:14:19.417-04:00I am sorry for the loss of Loretta, by the way. I...I am sorry for the loss of Loretta, by the way. I just looked at the video of her singing along with the video of her. Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-23919657179360910782014-03-24T22:11:50.206-04:002014-03-24T22:11:50.206-04:00Les, I love your opening paragraph! I read it to ...Les, I love your opening paragraph! I read it to my husband, and he smiled. Yes, I think I am going to make it. Here in Nebraska, though, we're not as close to the end of the block, but more than half way there. There are only a few hellebore blooms in our yard so far, and they are not open yet. You sure have some beauties!<br /><br />My light bulb hasn't come on yet to let me know what that clump is by the bicycle in my east bed, but I want to look at it again to see if it may be the bellflower that used to be farther away deciding to take hold. Still, it looks like it's been there awhile. I looked at more photos of the area from last year, and there was a hellebore there, from what I can tell. Hmmm!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-1335898705791189872014-03-21T06:02:00.209-04:002014-03-21T06:02:00.209-04:00Glad to see Spring is here for you as well! My fav...Glad to see Spring is here for you as well! My favorite time of year as all the sleeping beauties awaken from that long winters nap... My confederate jasmines are all sporting that brown coat. I am not happy as they are a favorite of mine. Anxious to see what happens with them in the weeks to come... HAPPY SPRING...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-4189785760128485132014-03-20T22:44:20.693-04:002014-03-20T22:44:20.693-04:00I think your title should be," Bloom Day - A ...I think your title should be," Bloom Day - A Little More Light, a Little Less Cold and a Lot More Color. You really have a colorful post, that or I am just too used to only seeing white. LOL<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-32664916074412707572014-03-20T22:17:35.024-04:002014-03-20T22:17:35.024-04:00Nice collection of Hellebores! Mine are still hidi...Nice collection of Hellebores! Mine are still hiding under ice and snow (and a healthy layer of leaves). I'm getting impatient. But next week we'll have another cold snap, so it's best for them to have a little insulation to tide them over. Thanks for the glimpse of spring that hopefully will get here eventually. ;-)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-85750814997779080202014-03-19T19:50:57.884-04:002014-03-19T19:50:57.884-04:00Yay for daffs and spring blooms! We still got a fo...Yay for daffs and spring blooms! We still got a foot of old snow and more due tonight. Thanks for sharing your spring.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-89110426401224257282014-03-19T18:06:40.998-04:002014-03-19T18:06:40.998-04:00This time of year there really is a big difference...This time of year there really is a big difference between countries in the Northern Hemisphere, over here in London we have had spring since early February and in Norway where my sister lives they still have several feet of snow – and more to come. Nice to see your spring garden emerging, I am also very fond of Iris reticulate, I have 100 of them in my garden and they look well both in pots and in the ground.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-973774439717017962014-03-19T18:06:23.381-04:002014-03-19T18:06:23.381-04:00Dee, we have had several days for cold rain and sh...Dee, we have had several days for cold rain and sharp wind, thankfully no snow. Tomorrow promises sun and 60's and I can't wait.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-28829317817682902002014-03-19T18:05:14.271-04:002014-03-19T18:05:14.271-04:00John, fortunately Iris reticulata are relatively c...John, fortunately Iris reticulata are relatively cheap, so I plant to load up next fall.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-57532722944336138092014-03-19T18:04:03.752-04:002014-03-19T18:04:03.752-04:00It was just a chance seedling Randy.It was just a chance seedling Randy.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-15526049545727854232014-03-19T10:48:19.407-04:002014-03-19T10:48:19.407-04:00I really like the idea of planting Iris reticulata...I really like the idea of planting Iris reticulata beneath willows and such. Mine are beneath my deciduous magnolia. Hateful winter indeed! I'm so sick of winter I could scream. Fortunately, today is sunny and rather warm. I think I'll go scoop up leaves after I work. Thank you Les for the beautiful photos.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-6703753758773289692014-03-18T23:18:41.053-04:002014-03-18T23:18:41.053-04:00I have to say that I was of exactly the same mind ...I have to say that I was of exactly the same mind with regard to the Iris reticulate. I've tried them before and they never seem to stick around but they are so strikingly beautiful that I've got to put in more.Johnhttp://www.macgardens.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-77812817349626079702014-03-17T20:49:48.091-04:002014-03-17T20:49:48.091-04:00Les,
Enjoyed this post! The deep dark pink and whi...Les,<br />Enjoyed this post! The deep dark pink and white picotee hellebore is amazing.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-1758623984277478472014-03-17T19:01:21.188-04:002014-03-17T19:01:21.188-04:00I know you must be getting quite sick of snow Jan....I know you must be getting quite sick of snow Jan. I have stopped looking at the weather forecast past the next 24 hours. There is no sense getting my hopes up, I only need to know which clothes to wear each day.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-10489975563104257842014-03-17T18:58:58.537-04:002014-03-17T18:58:58.537-04:00Casa M., we didn't get snow today, but I almos...Casa M., we didn't get snow today, but I almost wish we did. I think it would have been preferable to the blowing cold, near-freezing rain we had all day.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8765612855992884633.post-81437533263046985562014-03-17T18:57:42.112-04:002014-03-17T18:57:42.112-04:00Your day will come Donna, I don't know when, b...Your day will come Donna, I don't know when, but it will come.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.com