tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post215240967598164645..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: A Happy PlaceHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-22455399489758221292013-03-18T08:57:04.757-07:002013-03-18T08:57:04.757-07:00I like things that will return every year. I'...I like things that will return every year. I'm not much into annuals, so since this one passed the test of our winters, and our hot summers, it's been given the go-ahead for me to have more in my garden.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47697284157606358542013-03-18T08:55:52.687-07:002013-03-18T08:55:52.687-07:00What a wonderful present - a herald of spring! :)...What a wonderful present - a herald of spring! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19102427644340257662013-03-17T20:47:56.137-07:002013-03-17T20:47:56.137-07:00Awesome candytuftAwesome candytuftCerberus German shepherdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429615988299569447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10486939283191516042013-03-17T12:26:37.798-07:002013-03-17T12:26:37.798-07:00I love love candytuft. A friend of mine gave me so...I love love candytuft. A friend of mine gave me some for a birthday almost five years ago and it's still going strong. It's one of the first things to bloom in my garden. Hooray for impulse purchases. GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-60505776826102279082013-03-17T08:02:05.587-07:002013-03-17T08:02:05.587-07:00I would love it if mine decided to spread some! B...I would love it if mine decided to spread some! But, thanks for the warning! I'll keep my eye on it! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-56201714488955654242013-03-16T17:49:21.431-07:002013-03-16T17:49:21.431-07:00This is such a great plant, glad you found it. Al...This is such a great plant, glad you found it. Although I might wait on buying more of it. It likes to spread - at least in my garden it does. I have an ever expanding patch that is only held back by the weeds.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40333843333049054282013-03-16T17:05:46.308-07:002013-03-16T17:05:46.308-07:00I'm just the opposite - I don't tidy up my...I'm just the opposite - I don't tidy up my plants enough!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-6198404711774658732013-03-16T17:05:14.911-07:002013-03-16T17:05:14.911-07:00Yes, if I want a large purchase like that, I am fo...Yes, if I want a large purchase like that, I am forced to think about where I will put it. It sometimes puts a damper on spontaneity! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18126900001648662762013-03-16T17:00:37.100-07:002013-03-16T17:00:37.100-07:00I didn't realize it would bloom with the irise...I didn't realize it would bloom with the irises. Its timing was just perfect!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-49352771860644570962013-03-16T17:00:07.247-07:002013-03-16T17:00:07.247-07:00I can imagine that when they're hungry, they w...I can imagine that when they're hungry, they would eat just about anything. And ornamental garden plants with a bloom are probably much more tasty to them than some of the other things they forage. Sounds like you may need to become a venison eater!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86977047332758583322013-03-16T16:57:43.138-07:002013-03-16T16:57:43.138-07:00Definitely not free! And I've noticed that th...Definitely not free! And I've noticed that the price of some plants are high enough to make me put them back!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-82645693785856678762013-03-16T16:56:06.094-07:002013-03-16T16:56:06.094-07:00Yes, :) it's very lonely! Sometimes, I have n...Yes, :) it's very lonely! Sometimes, I have no idea why I think I just grab one plant. Sometimes those impulses are not very reliable!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-79626010301773439182013-03-16T16:53:57.644-07:002013-03-16T16:53:57.644-07:00I've been working in the garden re-arranging, ...I've been working in the garden re-arranging, and it really is quite therapeutic. I should move plants around more often! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35350818200506863672013-03-16T16:51:16.370-07:002013-03-16T16:51:16.370-07:00I definitely understand your need to get out in th...I definitely understand your need to get out in the garden for some solitude! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-54468953107112358532013-03-16T16:49:26.088-07:002013-03-16T16:49:26.088-07:00Well, my garden is also my "happy place"...Well, my garden is also my "happy place", so you were right! Anywhere that plants are, really, are happy places for a gardener!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-57766868671449990732013-03-16T16:48:07.836-07:002013-03-16T16:48:07.836-07:00I hope you get to your local garden center soon! ...I hope you get to your local garden center soon! Spring is right around the corner!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-69953117406256279372013-03-16T16:47:14.829-07:002013-03-16T16:47:14.829-07:00Thanks for the tip! I'm going to do this! :)...Thanks for the tip! I'm going to do this! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33510427347635720082013-03-16T16:46:49.951-07:002013-03-16T16:46:49.951-07:00I would love to have a whole row of these. Not su...I would love to have a whole row of these. Not sure what I was thinking with just one! Guess I wasn't really thinking! I bet you would love it. And as you say, it's not very big, so it would fit well in your garden. :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62964068043375222542013-03-16T11:44:18.999-07:002013-03-16T11:44:18.999-07:00Tried some Candytuff in my garden last year - it d...Tried some Candytuff in my garden last year - it didn't cope well with my too heavy pruning!! I'm just no good a giving wee plants a 'tidy up'.<br />That is really lovely and yes, I've got the same kind of happy place too!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-34972600436999404432013-03-16T05:31:48.145-07:002013-03-16T05:31:48.145-07:00I am exactly the same---it makes me so happy to ge...I am exactly the same---it makes me so happy to get an unplanned plant only mine tend to be a new witch hazel in a 10 gallon pot--not something you just pop in some where.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40083155630850616982013-03-15T17:14:06.175-07:002013-03-15T17:14:06.175-07:00I have never heard of that- Candytuft! A new one ...I have never heard of that- Candytuft! A new one and it is so pretty!!khakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632954199885871025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88560648394031018092013-03-15T16:47:15.743-07:002013-03-15T16:47:15.743-07:00I just passed some Candytuft by this week so now a...I just passed some Candytuft by this week so now am going back to get it. Our community has just gone through a devastating overpopulation of deer during the last 7 years. I put a 10' barbed wire fence around my gardens (we now call it Auschwitz) to keep the deer out. Believe me when I say the only plants deer do not eat are silk and plastic.<br /><br />Ann<br />thejardinencantado.blogspot.comAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092465487912222075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63977158791478642362013-03-15T16:16:59.614-07:002013-03-15T16:16:59.614-07:00Yes, visiting a garden center is a fool proof mood...Yes, visiting a garden center is a fool proof mood improver. Fool proof, but not free, but in general cheaper than therapy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37865740621236973482013-03-15T14:37:12.201-07:002013-03-15T14:37:12.201-07:00Very pretty - and you definitely need more, it loo...Very pretty - and you definitely need more, it looks lonely...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35268698222158794222013-03-15T09:41:31.929-07:002013-03-15T09:41:31.929-07:00I think my happy place is the garden...fixing area...I think my happy place is the garden...fixing areas that are not working out,moving plants that are not happy and noting changes for the fall...but the real joy is just wandering like I am in a garden center looking at the plants...maybe I should do that more this year and note the plants that need dividing and sharing around the garden.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.com