tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post8310726973508270404..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: The Song that Never EndsHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5947692867691936032011-09-02T06:17:50.461-07:002011-09-02T06:17:50.461-07:00Malar - I used to keep some weeds, but found out f...Malar - I used to keep some weeds, but found out fast why they were considered weeds! I try to eradicate them all now - though sometimes it feels like I'm losing the battle!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33178406700411586552011-09-01T19:18:29.742-07:002011-09-01T19:18:29.742-07:00Weeding is really satisfying activity! I have keep...Weeding is really satisfying activity! I have keep so many weeds due to their look...but when they become invasive...i uproot all of them!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-46666448280391896922011-09-01T16:42:13.841-07:002011-09-01T16:42:13.841-07:00Tufa Girl - I never heard them called that! Good ...Tufa Girl - I never heard them called that! Good thing you explained, otherwise I'd think widows would be crying because they had this weed in their yard! And bermuda grass is, yes, a pain and impossible to keep out of the flower beds or vegetable beds. :(HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-12630882115590486992011-09-01T11:59:36.983-07:002011-09-01T11:59:36.983-07:00Oops,forgot... love the header photo. Kitty looks ...Oops,forgot... love the header photo. Kitty looks like s/he has a flower bonnet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-57549525159233119932011-09-01T11:57:05.657-07:002011-09-01T11:57:05.657-07:00Oh, Holley! The "widow's tears"!?! (...Oh, Holley! The "widow's tears"!?! (Bloom/tears dries up by noon.) The weed for me is bermuda. I have the best patch of lawn a flower bed could possibly be. It is never ending.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20620667766781823372011-09-01T07:15:31.836-07:002011-09-01T07:15:31.836-07:00Jennifer - Weeding is a bit like housework, except...Jennifer - Weeding is a bit like housework, except I don't mind weeding, and I dread housework! lol That area of the garden is my favorite so far because it has a lot of different plants, and they have been there long enough to have filled in.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26357907490342090682011-09-01T06:05:41.722-07:002011-09-01T06:05:41.722-07:00Jennifer@threedogsinagarden
Weeding is like housew...Jennifer@threedogsinagarden<br />Weeding is like housework. It is never done. Your header photo is just great. I have always wondered what your garden looks like. Now we can see just how beautiful it is!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26942677368118786232011-08-31T06:25:10.656-07:002011-08-31T06:25:10.656-07:00Sage Butterfly - Isn't it a wonderful escape t...Sage Butterfly - Isn't it a wonderful escape to love? I can think of nothing better than to be lost in such beauty as a garden - even with the weeds!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70918227189042572642011-08-30T19:18:02.161-07:002011-08-30T19:18:02.161-07:00Working in the garden is like an escape...I can ge...Working in the garden is like an escape...I can get lost in the blooms, the leaves, and, yes, the weeds. Having said that, there are some weeds that seem to think my garden is their monthly vacation spot because they keep returning...ugh!The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-84959702798918410092011-08-30T17:45:15.831-07:002011-08-30T17:45:15.831-07:00Christina - So smart of you to weed before fertili...Christina - So smart of you to weed before fertilizing. I've done it backwards before! I agree that the visual improvement is usually immediate - like making up the bed! <br /><br />Grace - haha I've got it stuck in my head, too! Thanks so much for the compliment.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-23750785911028416592011-08-30T16:44:29.868-07:002011-08-30T16:44:29.868-07:00Holley~~ What a great post. Except that...darn. I&...Holley~~ What a great post. Except that...darn. I've got that song stuck in my head now. Maybe I should go weed. LOL Btw, I love your new header photo. Your garden is just awesome!GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-87244224289884134672011-08-30T14:23:59.639-07:002011-08-30T14:23:59.639-07:00Holley, funny that you did a post about weeding to...Holley, funny that you did a post about weeding today! I just came in from, guess what, a little weeding and have to say it was very satisfying. I weeded an area around a rose, because I wanted to fertilize the rose and not the weeds :-) and in a short time I saw visual improvement big time. After I had fed the rose I mulched with compost and this area of my garden looked really good after I was organicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-77319035183170418582011-08-30T11:44:37.637-07:002011-08-30T11:44:37.637-07:00Lona - Digging them up is right - they are very ha...Lona - Digging them up is right - they are very hard to get up without digging. Sorry these are also in your garden!<br /><br />Mark and Gaz - And I do so love to daydream! And it looks like I'm being productive, too!<br /><br />Karen - That greenhouse owner should be ashamed of himself! I can't imagine being given a weed - horrible! And, yes, that song has been running through my HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19256008780863301892011-08-30T09:32:26.101-07:002011-08-30T09:32:26.101-07:00My Mom says that weeding is like threading beads o...My Mom says that weeding is like threading beads on a string with no knot in the end. (She says that about housework, too.) But I agree--in the right frame of mind it turns into kind of a Zen thing.<br /><br />I love your new header photo--so gorgeous! And it figures the cat would sit in the birdbath. :)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-61718339458290590832011-08-30T08:59:54.942-07:002011-08-30T08:59:54.942-07:00Love the 'cat statue' in your blog header ...Love the 'cat statue' in your blog header photo - really super. P.S. your roses in last post are gorgeous as usual. KelliKellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-68935309360035853692011-08-30T07:57:37.618-07:002011-08-30T07:57:37.618-07:00Oh, I had a good giggle over this post, and now I&...Oh, I had a good giggle over this post, and now I'll have the song stuck in my head while I'm out there in Weedland trying to eradicate them all.<br /><br />The worst weed we have here is Creeping Charlie, or Kennilworth Ivy or whatever name it goes by, and to make matters worse, I was GIVEN this horror by a greenhouse owner when as a rookie gardener I naively asked what would make a goodKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-45237122773730346822011-08-30T07:25:17.319-07:002011-08-30T07:25:17.319-07:00Weeding, it's a chore that I wish I never need...Weeding, it's a chore that I wish I never need to do, but don't mind doing. And as you say you can let your thoughts ramble on as you do it :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40712831775031290272011-08-30T07:09:11.592-07:002011-08-30T07:09:11.592-07:00I have those same weeds here. The blue flowers are...I have those same weeds here. The blue flowers are kind of pretty but bot do they spread. Ugh! I keep having to dig them out.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-23179632725717951762011-08-30T06:32:13.220-07:002011-08-30T06:32:13.220-07:00Marguerite - I actually like the look of dandelion...Marguerite - I actually like the look of dandelions, but they do multiply rapidly! And I agree - the weeds get out of control quickly! But it's so satisfying to look back and see the progress you can make in such a short time when weeding a garden.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5927096959127701312011-08-30T06:30:10.389-07:002011-08-30T06:30:10.389-07:00Sherry - It is a pretty weed, but so difficult to ...Sherry - It is a pretty weed, but so difficult to eradicate because you have to get the little bulb, too, and it always breaks off above it. :( It's a dayflower - see Toni's comment - and it gets into every little nook and cranny in my garden! I daydream that one day I will be free of it!<br /><br />Bumble Lush - The weeds that can be pulled easily with that satisfying sound are my HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52938909350458415332011-08-30T06:24:18.763-07:002011-08-30T06:24:18.763-07:00That's the most positive outlook I've ever...That's the most positive outlook I've ever seen on weeding! Usually I'm distraught at how quickly it gets out of control. Right now my dandelions could take first prize at the fair they're so big and lush. and it feels like I just picked them yesterday.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-11041138726427852812011-08-30T05:26:16.303-07:002011-08-30T05:26:16.303-07:00I am pretty sure I saw that weed for sale at a nur...I am pretty sure I saw that weed for sale at a nursery that sells native plants here in Texas. :) I don't mind weeding and sometimes actually enjoy it when the weather is not soooo hot. Nut grass drives me crazy though. <br />I like your header, too. Very pretty!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-28632122444416722362011-08-29T21:12:24.069-07:002011-08-29T21:12:24.069-07:00I believe the name of this lovely (NOT) weed (er.....I believe the name of this lovely (NOT) weed (er...wildflower) is whitemouth dayflower also known as narrow-leaf dayflower, Commelina erecta angustifolia. It is perennial, native to Texas (and I'm sure a bunch of other places). One site suggested letting grow with Zexmenia for a pretty yellow and blue combination. Both are certainly very drought tolerant plants and seem to thrive on our Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862726143727717921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-36381814872052896792011-08-29T19:04:59.741-07:002011-08-29T19:04:59.741-07:00I find weeding therapeutic. Trying to do catch up ...I find weeding therapeutic. Trying to do catch up at the moment as it's got away from me slightly! Lovely header photo of your garden. Is the a real cat or a statue of a cat?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-3844616978939982902011-08-29T17:34:37.219-07:002011-08-29T17:34:37.219-07:00I too love the new header, your garden is worth fe...I too love the new header, your garden is worth featuring it is so pretty. I let the weeds have their way during August because so many have pretty flowers. I just don't let them go to seed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com