tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post7919532138781286761..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: The Quest for CoreopsisHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-8527204430993855632013-05-21T10:17:32.994-07:002013-05-21T10:17:32.994-07:00I just ordered a new echinacea to put out in the g...I just ordered a new echinacea to put out in the garden. Putting them in containers would be smart. Of course, I'm really, really bad about forgetting to water my container plantings, so I'll probably stick it out in the ground. But maybe I should put something beside it so I will remember next year not to pull it up!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24455538570196833732013-05-15T21:21:48.640-07:002013-05-15T21:21:48.640-07:00I tend to grow my echinacea seeds in pots so that ...I tend to grow my echinacea seeds in pots so that I can watch them carefully. This spring I planted some called Magnus Superior in 4 different little quart landscaper pots. In the last month, a whopping 3 of them have sprouted...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-23599625062938020332013-05-03T10:40:16.260-07:002013-05-03T10:40:16.260-07:00I really am loving the coreopsis. What's so f...I really am loving the coreopsis. What's so funny is that I am now seeing them all along the roadsides! Such an easy plant, and I went to such trouble to make sure it came back in my garden!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-3137585711314164042013-05-03T10:38:58.082-07:002013-05-03T10:38:58.082-07:00Thanks for your observations. I have wondered abo...Thanks for your observations. I have wondered about echinaceas. I think their being so slow to come up just makes me feel like it's a weed that blew in, instead of something planted on purpose! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-56437398722468570332013-05-03T08:26:31.238-07:002013-05-03T08:26:31.238-07:00I had to smile, as I am a very lazy gardener, and ...I had to smile, as I am a very lazy gardener, and particular here in a new garden I tend to leave everything until I am sure what it is! Glad you got your coreopsis back, a very happy colour to have in the garden.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-61252449568040993492013-05-02T21:17:14.573-07:002013-05-02T21:17:14.573-07:00I don't know about coreopsis because I didn...I don't know about coreopsis because I didn't plant the free seeds I got last fall when they were supposed to be planted but I have been playing with the echinacea seeds so I know about them from observation. They take a LONG time to come up. Even after some have sprouted up 5 inches, others around them will just barely be peeking out of the ground so, yes, it would be very easy to weed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-80460003010371815772013-05-01T18:06:05.204-07:002013-05-01T18:06:05.204-07:00I have started looking more at the foliage of thin...I have started looking more at the foliage of things now instead of just the blooms. So many look quite weedy!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86821570440622828712013-05-01T12:21:23.883-07:002013-05-01T12:21:23.883-07:00Oh I know that problem...I leave things too now un...Oh I know that problem...I leave things too now until I know if it is a weed or flower and I have gotten better at identifying most of my flowers.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20948389026387337462013-05-01T07:43:47.958-07:002013-05-01T07:43:47.958-07:00So sorry yours didn't take the transplant well...So sorry yours didn't take the transplant well. I hope they return anyway. Just in case, though, you should really pick up some more! ;) HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-28417771977772196572013-04-30T20:48:01.094-07:002013-04-30T20:48:01.094-07:00I absolutely love coreopsis! They are just so car...I absolutely love coreopsis! They are just so care free and reliable but I must admit I transplanted mine last year and I totally killed them. I have no idea what in the world happened. They were flourishing and then all of a sudden they turned brown and flopped! I am so glad yours are greeting you again this season...thinking I am going to pick up some more!My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-3569085445109427162013-04-30T17:21:56.089-07:002013-04-30T17:21:56.089-07:00You make a good point about sharing the ones that ...You make a good point about sharing the ones that are not wanted. Maybe one day I'll have enough to share!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-21337631077182703652013-04-30T16:44:36.363-07:002013-04-30T16:44:36.363-07:00Well, I've never weeded a perennial out of the...Well, I've never weeded a perennial out of the garden but I've lost a lot of volunteers that would have been nice or should have been shared!Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-21902349830829392342013-04-30T16:22:18.463-07:002013-04-30T16:22:18.463-07:00I hope you find your plant! That sounds like me! ...I hope you find your plant! That sounds like me! I often forget where I put a plant - and plant something right on top of it!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-46251764996144686442013-04-30T16:15:25.391-07:002013-04-30T16:15:25.391-07:00Of course it would be the ones you really, really ...Of course it would be the ones you really, really like!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-36926676690039302122013-04-30T16:11:03.403-07:002013-04-30T16:11:03.403-07:00I have no monarda in my garden just because of tha...I have no monarda in my garden just because of that! Welcome to the AWA group! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-51418277464843473512013-04-30T16:05:32.609-07:002013-04-30T16:05:32.609-07:00That made me laugh! I would have probably done th...That made me laugh! I would have probably done the same thing. He must be a very good weeder to have weeded them *all* out! I hope you had a few seeds left to try again.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-60050437197269799992013-04-30T16:03:16.636-07:002013-04-30T16:03:16.636-07:00I guess the fancy ones just aren't survivors l...I guess the fancy ones just aren't survivors like the little yellow ones are. Too bad, because they sound just beautiful.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-79655001859961164462013-04-30T15:58:53.135-07:002013-04-30T15:58:53.135-07:00Glad you know what coreopsis looks like, and that ...Glad you know what coreopsis looks like, and that you don't weed them out. Maybe in another year or two I will know what they look like, too, and won't have to leave some weeds just to have some coreopsis! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31133101696117044172013-04-30T15:51:05.642-07:002013-04-30T15:51:05.642-07:00They won't bloom all summer here, but they are...They won't bloom all summer here, but they are so sweet and pretty when they do bloom, they're worth having. Anything that can take our heat and live again gets an 'A'!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-22111809596151479082013-04-30T15:49:51.731-07:002013-04-30T15:49:51.731-07:00haha - I need someone to walk ME around the garden...haha - I need someone to walk ME around the garden, telling me what to leave alone! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-60161406002859721062013-04-30T15:49:16.115-07:002013-04-30T15:49:16.115-07:00I have ordered more echinacea, but it hasn't a...I have ordered more echinacea, but it hasn't arrived yet. I hope it does soon! And yes, about the time everyone's gardens begin to look beautiful in the summer, we are so hot here, mine looks weary and tired. HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-77497262484318929832013-04-30T15:47:01.315-07:002013-04-30T15:47:01.315-07:00Yes! My name is Holley, and I am an aggressive we...Yes! My name is Holley, and I am an aggressive weeder! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-89148097773812395082013-04-30T15:44:38.655-07:002013-04-30T15:44:38.655-07:00Holly, Your post reminded me that I am still waiti...Holly, Your post reminded me that I am still waiting to find out where I planted a plant I bought in Feb, 'Agrostemma gitano.' I had forgotten that I ever bought such a plant and couldn't even remember what it's supposed to look like. I had to Google it, but I had noted on my Feb plant calendar that I bought it, and I assume I planted it..somewhere! There is a great big plant (ordorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-67814789269520104182013-04-30T15:41:49.627-07:002013-04-30T15:41:49.627-07:00I hope all of the ones on your 'wait and see&#...I hope all of the ones on your 'wait and see' list turn out to be something spectacular! Or else, you find out they are a weed soon so you can get them out of there! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-9458571300161540242013-04-30T15:37:09.471-07:002013-04-30T15:37:09.471-07:00You are right - there are so many weeds, I don'...You are right - there are so many weeds, I don't feel like i would ever get them pulled if I didn't pull them immediately. <br /><br />By the way, I can not comment on your blog because I have to comment through Google plus, and it and I are in the middle of a squabble right now. Is there any way you can change your blog to accept other ways of commenting?HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com