tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post6701678880554030629..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: 1 - BloomsHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-65930692262421320272012-02-05T18:24:38.742-08:002012-02-05T18:24:38.742-08:00Stacy- No pressure on the award. I hope you'r...Stacy- No pressure on the award. I hope you're feeling back up to par. Your sister and I would probably get along very well. We certainly wouldn't run out of subjects to talk about! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47343989299449359712012-02-05T18:20:34.239-08:002012-02-05T18:20:34.239-08:00Holley, as always I'm slow to the party, but t...Holley, as always I'm slow to the party, but thank you for the award! I'm not sure whether I'll be able to do it justice, but I sure appreciate your thinking of me! <br /><br />I could almost have plugged my sister's name into your description of your long-term Bachelor's degree, except that she started in interior design and ended up in archaeology... She sure learned a lot!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31042092736904672432012-02-02T13:02:20.879-08:002012-02-02T13:02:20.879-08:00Don't worry about it, please. Just have fun w...Don't worry about it, please. Just have fun with it. You don't really have to name 15 blogs, if you don't want to, or any, really! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-49478135211137690262012-02-02T12:00:21.937-08:002012-02-02T12:00:21.937-08:00Thanks for the nomination! So sweet of you! Like B...Thanks for the nomination! So sweet of you! Like Bluestem - I'll have to see what I can do to fulfill acceptance.CWPickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116112697302206255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-27272663898991665962012-02-01T13:13:44.898-08:002012-02-01T13:13:44.898-08:00I love my knockouts, too. Thank you- that's s...I love my knockouts, too. Thank you- that's so very sweet of you to think my blog deserves following. I appreciate it.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-90481141142105542812012-02-01T12:53:41.936-08:002012-02-01T12:53:41.936-08:00I stick to mostly knockouts due to Japanese beetle...I stick to mostly knockouts due to Japanese beetles..they are great bloomers too...I cannot believe you only have 200 or less followers with this great blog that let's me get my rose fix...I don't have much more than 200 and I am fine with that...congrats on the well deserved awards...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66422405577989248712012-02-01T11:39:26.364-08:002012-02-01T11:39:26.364-08:00I'm so glad you're happy about it. Congra...I'm so glad you're happy about it. Congratulations!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-65191504630854588992012-02-01T07:45:47.169-08:002012-02-01T07:45:47.169-08:00Thank you so much for this sweet award Holly! I am...Thank you so much for this sweet award Holly! I am blushed!Dewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042444512389457494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66258394839476531202012-02-01T07:12:32.260-08:002012-02-01T07:12:32.260-08:00Surely that stubborness (I mean determination) hel...Surely that stubborness (I mean determination) helps us to keep going as gardeners! Congratulations to you.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-17205710305695587772012-02-01T07:11:10.357-08:002012-02-01T07:11:10.357-08:00It really is nice to be recognized. Congratulatio...It really is nice to be recognized. Congratulations to you, too.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-27913529493160830862012-02-01T07:10:33.098-08:002012-02-01T07:10:33.098-08:00I'm sooooo anxious for spring to get here! Th...I'm sooooo anxious for spring to get here! Those pictures remind me of all I'm missing!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-268277413234898732012-02-01T07:09:59.140-08:002012-02-01T07:09:59.140-08:00I've always heard to give a rose 3 to 5 years ...I've always heard to give a rose 3 to 5 years before making a decision. I guess that saying is true. And you think you were exhausted just reading about my education history? I was exhausted going through it! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88194776756632434272012-02-01T07:08:31.327-08:002012-02-01T07:08:31.327-08:00I hope you love your Cobrahead tool! I've bee...I hope you love your Cobrahead tool! I've been using mine to put in plastic edging. It's perfect for making a line in the dirt - and it' so much easier than anything else I've tried. And that's saying a lot with the type of dirt I have!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-92099068733383006462012-02-01T07:04:59.939-08:002012-02-01T07:04:59.939-08:00It seems that way, doesn't it? Do you think p...It seems that way, doesn't it? Do you think plants and computers are related somehow? My computer never acts up again after I call the repair service!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78179298931812296882012-02-01T07:04:07.934-08:002012-02-01T07:04:07.934-08:00No pressure. There is no time limit, so no worrie...No pressure. There is no time limit, so no worries. I think what you have done with your garden is amazing and hope it gets the recognition it deserves.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20681025662350846642012-02-01T06:56:52.821-08:002012-02-01T06:56:52.821-08:00oh my gosh, thanks so much for thinking of me! Thi...oh my gosh, thanks so much for thinking of me! This is a fun way to get to know more about our fellow blogger friends. you certainly are versatile, and when people call me stubborn, I tell them I'm determined and tenacious instead! ;)<br />Have a great day!Bumble Lush Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729677514605178020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58173321337449630672012-02-01T04:49:16.563-08:002012-02-01T04:49:16.563-08:00Congratulations on the awards....I also received a...Congratulations on the awards....I also received a Leibster award a while back. It warmed my heart as I'm sure it did yours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063046271695834588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7273725458492298492012-02-01T01:54:00.546-08:002012-02-01T01:54:00.546-08:00Great to see the blooms, especially on such a cold...Great to see the blooms, especially on such a cold and frosty morning. Reminds us that spring really isnt that far off now!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83971382367482009802012-02-01T01:20:42.631-08:002012-02-01T01:20:42.631-08:00It is reassuring, Holley, that your Carefree Celeb...It is reassuring, Holley, that your Carefree Celebration was slow in getting going. I've planted Rosa geranium 'Moyesii' and several Ferdinand Picard. The latter did OK-ish last year, the former less well. Obviously, I'll need to be more patient. (Your potted education history is amazing. I felt quite exhausted having read it)!David Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20153909635719341852012-01-31T23:03:23.333-08:002012-01-31T23:03:23.333-08:00Holley, It was so nice of you to nominate me for t...Holley, It was so nice of you to nominate me for the Versatile Gardener award...I am very honored! The Carefree Rose sounds like another winner. And do you know that I have ordered the cobrahead after reading your post on "Winning"? It sounds like a great tool to have around. (I learn so much from your blog...I think you would have made a wonderful teacher!)dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7963700712194150132012-01-31T20:49:46.732-08:002012-01-31T20:49:46.732-08:00Ha ha, they always know when you're going to g...Ha ha, they always know when you're going to get rid of them and start performing!GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-17352125694587809492012-01-31T20:31:58.422-08:002012-01-31T20:31:58.422-08:00Thanks for the nomination! Accepting is a lot of w...Thanks for the nomination! Accepting is a lot of work for someone like me that struggles to get a post out once ever week or two. I will have to see what I can come up with. Thanks again for thinking of me.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-43180228467218553022012-01-31T18:13:43.253-08:002012-01-31T18:13:43.253-08:00I like learning something new about people, too. ...I like learning something new about people, too. As you say, I already feel I know so many bloggers, and learning more about them just makes me feel like that even more so.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-43782453286143371882012-01-31T17:53:44.145-08:002012-01-31T17:53:44.145-08:00Thanks for the mention Holley :) I always like th...Thanks for the mention Holley :) I always like these thing, learning weird factoids about those I 'know' in the blogosphere!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-91494142488462429522012-01-31T17:07:01.445-08:002012-01-31T17:07:01.445-08:00Yes, the right plant for the right place. If rose...Yes, the right plant for the right place. If roses didn't do so well here, I probably would have very few. That's why I love them so - they like it here!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com