tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post8923656911123990528..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Mary, Mary, Quite ContraryHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-30153959197871436602011-08-05T05:57:36.714-07:002011-08-05T05:57:36.714-07:00Marguerite - Although there has been some damage, ...Marguerite - Although there has been some damage, and I've had to replace a few plants, I really couldn't be happier with my garden. I hope it will be able to take a few more days or a few more weeks of this - it will probably take a hurricane to change the weather here.<br /><br />PlantPostings - We won't get back to 70's until October or so! I bet your garden looks great, HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-16536528221675116402011-08-05T04:16:14.632-07:002011-08-05T04:16:14.632-07:00Appreciate you coming by my blog and I like your b...Appreciate you coming by my blog and I like your blog. Our heat is really bad also. Working on getting my own gardens finished. I'm following now and thanks.<br /><a href="http://craigslifeoutdoors.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Ohio Outdoors</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-12342450977539463522011-08-05T03:19:38.820-07:002011-08-05T03:19:38.820-07:00Holley, despite the heat and a bit of damage on ce...Holley, despite the heat and a bit of damage on certain plants, the garden is still looking great :) Glad to see 'dead' rose making a come back and I like your replacement Cannas, gorgeous colour!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-42366722123754962992011-08-04T20:20:06.907-07:002011-08-04T20:20:06.907-07:00Wow considering the heat, so many of your plants a...Wow considering the heat, so many of your plants are looking great! I hope your Camellia is ok, I have such a soft spot for that finicky plant, its a love/hate thing! Your garden is looking gorgeous, such a relief =)PolkaDotGalosheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082105347866101606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20458775265659992322011-08-04T19:59:26.330-07:002011-08-04T19:59:26.330-07:00It's late and that didn't make much sense ...It's late and that didn't make much sense the way I wrote it.Carol Neelandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393551066089324831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5038639562500389462011-08-04T19:58:12.576-07:002011-08-04T19:58:12.576-07:00It's amazing to see what your garden doing so ...It's amazing to see what your garden doing so well in all the heat. I don't envy you though. I'm just glad to be living in Canada right now.Carol Neelandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393551066089324831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-32686334465568638732011-08-04T18:46:05.629-07:002011-08-04T18:46:05.629-07:00I would never know from your photos that you'v...I would never know from your photos that you've had 100+ weather for weeks on end. Seriously. My garden looks worse, and we only had 100+ heat indexes for about a week or so. Back to 80s and 70s now, so I am very happy!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19432805118240031412011-08-04T16:15:44.801-07:002011-08-04T16:15:44.801-07:00I love a garden tour. It's always nice to see...I love a garden tour. It's always nice to see a little further out than close ups of the flowers and get a sense of how the garden flows together. I agree that your garden is doing admirably despite the weather.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88141450675012759822011-08-04T14:51:22.538-07:002011-08-04T14:51:22.538-07:00Masha - It's my favorite right now, too. But ...Masha - It's my favorite right now, too. But that's just because it's a little older and the plants are more mature and filled out. In another year or two I hope the main rose bed will be just as beautiful in my eyes. It will be nice to have cooler temps this fall. I hope we get some rains then!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52712669965438939732011-08-04T14:41:57.815-07:002011-08-04T14:41:57.815-07:00Your garden looks great, I especially like the wal...Your garden looks great, I especially like the walking garden. Even some roses are blooming despite the heat. I hope you will have a milder fall, and more things will come back...Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-87026157633974462292011-08-04T14:38:30.733-07:002011-08-04T14:38:30.733-07:00tina - It's a chore just to go outside and tur...tina - It's a chore just to go outside and turn on the water! lol I feel for anyone that has to be out in this for over just a few minutes. 104 is not fun, either! No, we Marys can't give up!<br /><br />Karen - If things don't make it here, I rarely replace it with the same thing. There are so many different plants I want to try, anyway! Oh, a gentle rain would be dreamy. Even HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-23114105043775483252011-08-04T11:33:28.277-07:002011-08-04T11:33:28.277-07:00Wow, it's amazing how adaptable plants are.Wow, it's amazing how adaptable plants are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-32119573284936423312011-08-04T07:27:13.214-07:002011-08-04T07:27:13.214-07:00Your garden looks so stunning, if you hadn't s...Your garden looks so stunning, if you hadn't said it was being heat-stressed every day for weeks on end, I would have never known. Hearing three digit temps is enough to make me sweat sitting in the AC! Your garden is just gorgeous despite the grueling conditions, you have chosen plants that can survive it and this is so wise. All too often I pick things that just don't thrive here. IKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-27494175190051426152011-08-04T07:20:30.474-07:002011-08-04T07:20:30.474-07:00That's a huge garden and it does look like it ...That's a huge garden and it does look like it is doing well despite the heat. You guys have been so hot. Yesterday my thermometer registered 104 (in the shade). It's the hottest ever and my goodness it was awful so I so sympathize with you all. We Marys just can't give up though:)tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-91226862629209054782011-08-04T06:17:33.719-07:002011-08-04T06:17:33.719-07:00Grace - It is discouraging not to be able to be ou...Grace - It is discouraging not to be able to be out there. It's like another winter, but with sunshine! I think the garden has held up well, and hope it continues to do so until we get some relief!<br /><br />Janet - You're right. It's more upsetting psychologically than anything else! Mentally I'm ready to go outside, but physically unable to do so.<br /><br />redneckrosarianHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-77995873361580312592011-08-04T05:36:11.061-07:002011-08-04T05:36:11.061-07:00Thankfully you do have the water to give your plan...Thankfully you do have the water to give your plants. They are faring well despite the heat. We have had high humidity with the heat but not the temps you've seen. I tried to trim lavender yesterday and was dripping wet but gave it up after I got stung on the back of my hand. I decided it could wait for another cooler day.<br /><br />Thanks for the garden tour. I enjoyed it.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63059387021060278742011-08-04T05:29:55.670-07:002011-08-04T05:29:55.670-07:00How strange to be sitting in Yorkshire, England (i...How strange to be sitting in Yorkshire, England (in Bronte Country) and read about all the heat problems you have... when the only sound I hear is the steady fall of heavy summer rain. I can't get out to do any gardening at all in this, so I have an excuse for a wander around other people's gardens in the blogosphere! Hope you all get some rain and cooler weather soon :-)<br>The Time Jane Westwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983053002180679463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58091969015962631212011-08-04T04:30:26.915-07:002011-08-04T04:30:26.915-07:00Your garden is faring well in the heat. So many ha...Your garden is faring well in the heat. So many have just burned up this year. It seems like all I do is water... Dreaming of cooler days and brighter blooms....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70054089125018251852011-08-03T20:42:30.254-07:002011-08-03T20:42:30.254-07:00It never ceases to amaze me how well everyone'...It never ceases to amaze me how well everyone's garden seems to manage and bloom in that heat. Sounds like the most important blooms ie the gardeners are suffering the most!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-27478427598200933212011-08-03T19:49:44.267-07:002011-08-03T19:49:44.267-07:00I sure hope the heatwave breaks soon. It's got...I sure hope the heatwave breaks soon. It's got to be discouraging not being able to garden because of the heat. All things considered, your garden looks really, really nice.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62821124845780900852011-08-03T19:19:23.448-07:002011-08-03T19:19:23.448-07:00GWGT - I was thinking about boxwood the other day,...GWGT - I was thinking about boxwood the other day, and how I need even more of it! It really does well, and doesn't need much water, either. A real winner here!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88149408556468924892011-08-03T19:08:31.566-07:002011-08-03T19:08:31.566-07:00Is boxwood not amazing, it whines at nothing. Man ...Is boxwood not amazing, it whines at nothing. Man are your temps intimidating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-16530625251714702182011-08-03T16:00:30.597-07:002011-08-03T16:00:30.597-07:00Bumble Lush - Glad someone is cooling down! :) E...Bumble Lush - Glad someone is cooling down! :) Even us tough Texans aren't used to these temperatures, and yes, it is amazing that the plants can take it. I would combust if I had to stay out there!<br /><br />Sage Butterfly - hahaha - Oh, yeah, that's right - I planned it well! ;)<br /><br />Gardening Blog - I hope you don't have a late winter and hurt the plants. Our winter HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-680605137168845702011-08-03T15:07:24.015-07:002011-08-03T15:07:24.015-07:00Holley, your are gardening under truly extreme cir...Holley, your are gardening under truly extreme circumstances. This heat is unbelievable and I am very surprised that your garden is looking that great and that there are even plants blooming right now. Honestly I don't know how you keep the garden in this shape, you must work incredible hard. The last two days our highest temperatures in the day time were 89 degrees Fahrenheit, which is organicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10575863201863128672011-08-03T14:38:16.638-07:002011-08-03T14:38:16.638-07:00Holley, we are having the warmest winter I can rem...Holley, we are having the warmest winter I can remember here. temperatures feel like spring temperatures when it should be cold. it's like we only had a month of winter (June) the rest has been springlike, and the plants are acting that way too. your garden looks lovely despite the heat! love all your roses!TheGardeningBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916093517950071618noreply@blogger.com