tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post6836360369099015940..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Who are You?HolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88543169502064010162011-05-22T10:04:15.359-07:002011-05-22T10:04:15.359-07:00leavesnbloom - Thanks so much for a name! Maybe t...leavesnbloom - Thanks so much for a name! Maybe this did come from the mixed bag after all!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5348722465040374722011-05-22T08:26:06.076-07:002011-05-22T08:26:06.076-07:00I forget the names of my plants so I use my blog t...I forget the names of my plants so I use my blog to keep a record of them all.<br /><br />I'm not sure if anyone gave you a suggestion to the name of your lily but I am 99% sure that they are Netty's Pride.<br /><br />Have a look and compare.....<br /><br />http://leavesnbloom.blogspot.com/2010/07/asiatic-lilliums-nettys-pride-buff.htmlRosie Nixon Fluertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851979959739600135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7023447764518939452011-05-22T07:12:56.578-07:002011-05-22T07:12:56.578-07:00StoBlogger - I hope I actually received more Starg...StoBlogger - I hope I actually received more Stargazers! I suppose I will know eventually. I was so thrilled last year when they opened. That was my first year to try lilies and I fell in love.<br /><br />Tatyana - Oh, I agree that life is too busy to remember everything. I guess I'm a bit odd - I like to go around the garden, talking to the plants by name!<br /><br />Marguerite - PerhapsHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19198780706298299142011-05-22T06:46:22.616-07:002011-05-22T06:46:22.616-07:00You have some beautiful Lilies. Mine haven't b...You have some beautiful Lilies. Mine haven't bloomed yet. Something to look forward to.<br />Cher<br /><a href="http://www.goldenrayyorkies.com" rel="nofollow">Goldenray Yorkies</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-858306787213737692011-05-22T06:27:01.342-07:002011-05-22T06:27:01.342-07:00So this is what happens when we start to go. Just ...So this is what happens when we start to go. Just kidding. I always think, "Oh I'll remember..." only to go back a few days later and kick myself for not writing it down. Despite some kind of erroneous purchase, or not, the lilies are really gorgeous. I hope you'll keep them. <br /><br />www.gracepete.blogspot.comGRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52864922257422444972011-05-22T05:51:42.515-07:002011-05-22T05:51:42.515-07:00Holley I am sometimes frustrated when I don't ...Holley I am sometimes frustrated when I don't know what I have planted, but I keep trying to figure it out..oh well...I wouldn't stress if you like them.. if not then I gift them to someone who will...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-68554062070686567072011-05-22T04:59:33.372-07:002011-05-22T04:59:33.372-07:00I've tried being less stringent about knowing ...I've tried being less stringent about knowing every name of every plant but I can't seem to help myself. It' s a bit compulsive but I guess that's just who I am! I think getting a lily that's so obviously not what you thought would distract me to pieces.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-82049670922872772752011-05-22T02:28:41.245-07:002011-05-22T02:28:41.245-07:00There are some nameless things in my garden. Life ...There are some nameless things in my garden. Life is too busy to remember everything! Your flowers look great, and this is what important!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-49592291397225437812011-05-21T19:17:00.878-07:002011-05-21T19:17:00.878-07:00I too, like to know what is growing in my garden. ...I too, like to know what is growing in my garden. I must say the pink lily, Stargazer, is spectacular. I can understand your infatuation. ;)StoBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613363301828707258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33267628149711320482011-05-21T17:20:06.137-07:002011-05-21T17:20:06.137-07:00GardeningBlog - I will probably learn to love thes...GardeningBlog - I will probably learn to love these rather unusual lilies. haha - I'm with you on the head thing!<br /><br />dona - Yes, as time goes on, I won't remember my own name, much less each plants! Thanks for putting it into perspective.<br /><br />Marcia - Now that you say that, I have lots of hostas that I don't know the names of, either. I purchased them years ago. I HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66916603321975683982011-05-21T16:13:58.271-07:002011-05-21T16:13:58.271-07:00Heavens, I can't keep the names of plants in m...Heavens, I can't keep the names of plants in my head. I was just thinking about the variety of hostas I have after reading an article in Fine Gardening. Realized I don't know their names. Oh well. Maybe some day I'll try to id them.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-12251805321564529282011-05-21T15:30:30.586-07:002011-05-21T15:30:30.586-07:00Except that I find the "Cappuccino" lili...Except that I find the "Cappuccino" lilies more beautiful and unusual than the "Stargazer", the point is that sometimes I'm capable of confusing my children names. Most probably the Alzheimer's disease coming on... :Ddonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314843153717881130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37709775746403475302011-05-21T14:21:41.294-07:002011-05-21T14:21:41.294-07:00I wouldn't have chosen those either but they a...I wouldn't have chosen those either but they are lovely, so I would not be upset about it. I do that too ... I plant things and forget the names, forget where I left the tags and ... one day I will forget where I left my head! <br /><br />Your photos are gorgeous, as always!TheGardeningBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916093517950071618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70121719651877427632011-05-21T13:53:29.693-07:002011-05-21T13:53:29.693-07:00Jess - As I garden more, it bothers me more not kn...Jess - As I garden more, it bothers me more not knowing. I used to not care, but now I want a record! Glad I'm not the only one!<br /><br />Kelli - A lot of my plants don't self-seed, so I pretty much put everything in the dirt at one point or another. I guess I like to know in case something does well, I'll know what it is!<br /><br />Masha - That's probably a healthier HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-81782586265639079122011-05-21T13:21:09.583-07:002011-05-21T13:21:09.583-07:00If you don't know their names, what will you d...If you don't know their names, what will you do when you want more like them? I like to know their names and have them written down somewhere because I know I am going to forget. Like Diana, if they're inherited, I give them a garden name. <br /><br />I bothered the other day to look up daylilies Superlative and Kent's Favorite II so I could figure out which was which of those and Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50971002721791294502011-05-21T12:25:32.199-07:002011-05-21T12:25:32.199-07:00Mine are mostly indigenous species, which makes th...Mine are mostly indigenous species, which makes them easier to nail down, when I've lost the name. Have inherited unnamed roses, from Anna, so - Anna's Red etc ;~)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-195686582298716042011-05-21T12:14:41.686-07:002011-05-21T12:14:41.686-07:00They are pretty, whatever they are! I have a lot o...They are pretty, whatever they are! I have a lot of little perennials planted everywhere, and mostly don't remember their names (I lose a lot of tags too). It does not bother me in the least.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-298676995383974172011-05-21T08:29:10.910-07:002011-05-21T08:29:10.910-07:00What a striking, exotic looking lily. I really lik...What a striking, exotic looking lily. I really like it. I've so many plants in the garden that I have no idea what they are. Many just show up from no where. All the best, Kelli.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-42213030417244467372011-05-21T08:22:09.678-07:002011-05-21T08:22:09.678-07:00Yes, I hate that too, not knowing. I do kind of l...Yes, I hate that too, not knowing. I do kind of like those mystery lilies though!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.com