tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post1524733600564161308..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: InfluencesHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70244273991776935292014-04-02T14:54:40.299-07:002014-04-02T14:54:40.299-07:00Other gardeners and their gardens are a huge influ...Other gardeners and their gardens are a huge influence on me. I will see a plant I don't know and think, "oh, isn't that nice" or I will often see something familiar used in a way that I never considered and think, "what a great idea."Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-23728798889663687352014-03-30T01:31:48.100-07:002014-03-30T01:31:48.100-07:00Fritillaria meleagris is my favourite flower of th...Fritillaria meleagris is my favourite flower of the spring. I planted a few bulbs many moons ago, and now I have a huge bed of them. I am sure yours will multiply too - just let them do their thing i.e. develop seeds heads and you will be well away. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86571353109131413152014-03-27T06:27:17.990-07:002014-03-27T06:27:17.990-07:00I agree...daffodils are such a cheerful display. T...I agree...daffodils are such a cheerful display. They seem to greet us at spring's door, welcoming and foretelling the beauty that is to come. I, too, love the golden spray of forsythia. It is another spring favorite.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-14540627282248929482014-03-23T10:35:54.133-07:002014-03-23T10:35:54.133-07:00Great story - your daughter wanted forsythia, and ...Great story - your daughter wanted forsythia, and you got it! Who knows what that will influence down the road? When my mother asked for roses, my father was planting them that day...<br /><br />(I don't think any of my 3 sisters asked our folks for a certain plant, let alone us 3 brothers!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63349542633706886652014-03-21T06:43:31.582-07:002014-03-21T06:43:31.582-07:00I really like your idea of planting the daffs in t...I really like your idea of planting the daffs in the grass like that. I also love crocuses that way. What a nice way to remember your grandma. Diane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-16078984970434319932014-03-21T06:43:24.988-07:002014-03-21T06:43:24.988-07:00I really like your idea of planting the daffs in t...I really like your idea of planting the daffs in the grass like that. I also love crocuses that way. What a nice way to remember your grandma. Diane at My Cottage Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17855098457081134408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-64818229491589568572014-03-20T07:12:40.573-07:002014-03-20T07:12:40.573-07:00I’m not sure what happened to the comment I left h...I’m not sure what happened to the comment I left here yesterday but if it turns up, please delete one of them – seems it might hav vanished into the blogosphere…<br /><br />I get influenced all the time, just look at my wish list on my blog! I didn’t think I had room for a Forsythia in my garden, but 2 years ago I found a dwarf one online and it has been happily growing in a container since. It HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-90793057879020505342014-03-19T21:31:28.672-07:002014-03-19T21:31:28.672-07:00I don't see forsythia around here much, either...I don't see forsythia around here much, either. (I hope that's not a bad sign.) But I had been thinking about getting one for a while - it's the best sign of when to prune all my roses!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63596254066387174422014-03-19T21:28:22.150-07:002014-03-19T21:28:22.150-07:00Snow again! That is not good, and I hope your gar...Snow again! That is not good, and I hope your garden is safe and sound underneath it all. It has seemed like this winter will never end!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24647545299378633962014-03-19T21:26:01.694-07:002014-03-19T21:26:01.694-07:00I agre with you on the organic part. But it's...I agre with you on the organic part. But it's formal gardens that make me swoon. And they should be easy to have organically. I think I need to incorporate more green shrubs in my garden that I can hedge! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35732410405327132092014-03-19T21:18:21.025-07:002014-03-19T21:18:21.025-07:00I was thrilled with them! I do so hope they come ...I was thrilled with them! I do so hope they come back again next year!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-85019116900615121802014-03-19T21:11:32.629-07:002014-03-19T21:11:32.629-07:00How exciting to have your tulips return! It must ...How exciting to have your tulips return! It must have been just the right conditions for them. Funny how it's the little things that thrill us gardeners!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-43182065081879006152014-03-19T18:11:45.556-07:002014-03-19T18:11:45.556-07:00Oh so many influences! I am influenced by my gran...Oh so many influences! I am influenced by my grandmother's garden, by plants I remember seeing as a kid, and by other garden bloggers. I'm very influenced by a pretty picture! The frittilarius is so cute. I planted some at my old Red House before we moved, but sadly moved before I got to see them bloom.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-90574299625412395122014-03-18T22:36:18.269-07:002014-03-18T22:36:18.269-07:00How wonderful to garden under the influence; even ...How wonderful to garden under the influence; even nicer to shop under the same! I'm influenced nearly every day by some plant or other that I see on garden blogs. There's quite a list going and I've not a square inch of planting space that isn't already crammed full of something. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-77219606463370547822014-03-17T19:09:28.131-07:002014-03-17T19:09:28.131-07:00Oh yeah, that is so true! I've been so influen...Oh yeah, that is so true! I've been so influenced by other garden bloggers and gotten so many great ideas for plants, design, and growing conditions from them. And that joy that others convey about their favorite plants is so contagious. Excellent post!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-60867039166801158302014-03-17T08:09:31.497-07:002014-03-17T08:09:31.497-07:00I was strongly influenced recently by an article a...I was strongly influenced recently by an article about looking at your garden from various windows in the house and making sure it was just the view you wanted. That seemed perfectly right to me--that we really grow these gardens for ourselves and secondarily for others to enjoy. If the view out my favorite window isn't a pleasure, what can I do to make it a pleasure? I do have a favorite susantroccoloauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232991943865499133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-29358327331456520082014-03-17T06:57:56.239-07:002014-03-17T06:57:56.239-07:00I love your checkerd lily, I don't think I'...I love your checkerd lily, I don't think I've ever seen one before :) <br /><br />I'm also a fan of daffodils in the grass. I'm living in my great grandmothers house, and I love how the daffodils pop up in the strangest places, little surprises that make me smile each spring. I've added my own, first in beds, but I'm spreading my wings this year and scattering them about_emily_rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044004465736417388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-46856411156681860572014-03-16T23:09:13.534-07:002014-03-16T23:09:13.534-07:00I was not influenced by garden before because I ha...I was not influenced by garden before because I had no garden in my childhood. Now I love tulips the most and yours looks very interesting, Holley! The picture of daffodils growing within trees is wonderful!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33990773691036061412014-03-16T21:13:33.612-07:002014-03-16T21:13:33.612-07:00I thought deer didn't like daffodils! They mu...I thought deer didn't like daffodils! They must have been hungry. Our deer population has grown immensely in the last couple of years. They are already nibbling on some of my roses. I hope they don't decide the entire garden is their buffet!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-75777783357955123352014-03-16T20:56:36.738-07:002014-03-16T20:56:36.738-07:00Well, I hope the fritillaria returns for me. They...Well, I hope the fritillaria returns for me. They are such a fun bloom! But, I know that many things here will bloom once then never return, so I'm not buying any more until I know my money won't be wasted!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83301902533074201362014-03-16T20:47:36.922-07:002014-03-16T20:47:36.922-07:00Oh, I hope you do a post on forsythia. All I'...Oh, I hope you do a post on forsythia. All I've ever heard is negative things, and I would love to hear from someone that admires it. And your secret is safe with me - I won't tell a soul that the forsythia is really in your neighbor's yard! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-71889377156645941852014-03-16T20:44:19.050-07:002014-03-16T20:44:19.050-07:00Oh, I know about those spring catalogs! I've ...Oh, I know about those spring catalogs! I've ordered too much already this spring. I'm having to have to throw the catalogs away without even opening the pages now!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-34638490755474757472014-03-16T20:43:21.783-07:002014-03-16T20:43:21.783-07:00I had never seen them in person before, either - j...I had never seen them in person before, either - just in photos. They are just as much fun to see in the garden as they are in a photo! Just a little bloom, but I hope they return next year and if they do, I've read they'll be bigger as they get established.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-6839185111580878382014-03-16T20:36:13.200-07:002014-03-16T20:36:13.200-07:00How wonderful to have a plant that bears your moth...How wonderful to have a plant that bears your mother's name. I have been thinking of acquiring plants with the names of my family members, or as close as I can find. I hope the plant does well for you and brings you lots of joy.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63179506211330752472014-03-16T19:56:42.885-07:002014-03-16T19:56:42.885-07:00Those species tulips are very pretty... I'm te...Those species tulips are very pretty... I'm tempted to try them in my garden, and see if they come back better/more than the sad tulips I have now. And daffodils in the grass, what a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.com