tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post8472283710787023425..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Never Say Never!HolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47840843667212953792012-01-18T10:16:05.297-08:002012-01-18T10:16:05.297-08:00I cheat - I buy them as an annual in the garden ce...I cheat - I buy them as an annual in the garden center every fall! :) I bet your children just loved being outside, and digging in the dirt. Sounds like something all children would love.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18782956505555087632012-01-18T08:34:02.169-08:002012-01-18T08:34:02.169-08:00I love Johnny-jump-ups, but cannot grow pansies. I...I love Johnny-jump-ups, but cannot grow pansies. I started gardening when I had young children and needed something to do to get us all out of the house!CWPickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116112697302206255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-44854808767127045712012-01-15T13:05:04.474-08:002012-01-15T13:05:04.474-08:00How fun! They escaped the barrel! :)How fun! They escaped the barrel! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-89927038772989705902012-01-15T10:34:47.155-08:002012-01-15T10:34:47.155-08:00This is a very interesting post because I DO remem...This is a very interesting post because I DO remember when I started gardening, and it was not long ago! I found something very interesting with my Viola. I had it in a barrel pot outside near the veggie patch and I found that on the ground under the barrel, there grew new Violas - as if they 'dripped off' the mother plant and started growing. I posted one of these in my GBBD post.The Gardening Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442270059991978075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58634623806181967552012-01-15T06:46:28.372-08:002012-01-15T06:46:28.372-08:00I wondered when they were put out in northern clim...I wondered when they were put out in northern climates. So smart to start them in fall and have them magically appear! I wonder if I start them late summer or even late spring if they would do the same for me.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31361613509932071472012-01-15T06:44:13.391-08:002012-01-15T06:44:13.391-08:00I think you've got the best plan! I just may ...I think you've got the best plan! I just may have to start giving this a try.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26101505693956643052012-01-15T06:42:45.784-08:002012-01-15T06:42:45.784-08:00You have such problems with deer - and I didn'...You have such problems with deer - and I didn't know you had ground hogs, too! How frustrating to have your sweet blooms eaten!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62839363953264595772012-01-15T06:41:42.910-08:002012-01-15T06:41:42.910-08:00That is one thing about annuals - they bloom and b...That is one thing about annuals - they bloom and bloom and bloom! You're right about nothing quite matching their flowering power!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52311233692698085152012-01-15T06:40:38.824-08:002012-01-15T06:40:38.824-08:00I have grown vegetables from seed, but this year I...I have grown vegetables from seed, but this year I'm going to grow some flowers from seed, too. I can't wait to see their little sprouts come up!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-34605385385585069162012-01-15T06:39:48.348-08:002012-01-15T06:39:48.348-08:00Well, I don't have a spider plant, so I would ...Well, I don't have a spider plant, so I would have been thrilled to have swapped for that!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5679486594053501272012-01-15T06:38:25.547-08:002012-01-15T06:38:25.547-08:00I think pansies would come back here, and I believ...I think pansies would come back here, and I believe they are actually listed as a perennial in my zone, but no one treats them that way here. They pull them up as soon as they start to wilt and put in something else. Little Johnny Jump Ups are my favorite, but I've only grown them a couple of years.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-2976359860703282052012-01-15T06:36:44.719-08:002012-01-15T06:36:44.719-08:00No one can resist their smiling faces! ;)No one can resist their smiling faces! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37843815213832711922012-01-15T06:36:19.491-08:002012-01-15T06:36:19.491-08:00I have a few blue ones mixed in. They are such a ...I have a few blue ones mixed in. They are such a delicate shade. Much prettier than some of the brighter colored pansies. I drove by a restaurant that had an entire bed filled with blue pansies. It was gorgeous!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10745547716215656422012-01-15T06:34:57.956-08:002012-01-15T06:34:57.956-08:00I think pansies must be the number 1 exception to ...I think pansies must be the number 1 exception to that rule!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-59617056853022929052012-01-15T06:34:18.768-08:002012-01-15T06:34:18.768-08:00I need to get more into growing things from seed. ...I need to get more into growing things from seed. I am going to give that a try this year!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-14298082537276643062012-01-15T06:33:42.183-08:002012-01-15T06:33:42.183-08:00I bet your vegetable garden is gorgeous, too! I h...I bet your vegetable garden is gorgeous, too! I haven't tried planting flowers in with my vegetables. And thanks for the information about snapdragons and nitrogen!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37726737426222445052012-01-15T06:32:23.102-08:002012-01-15T06:32:23.102-08:00I'm glad I'm not the only one that had tha...I'm glad I'm not the only one that had that gardening rule! Not only for the expense, but I also hate to see them die off every year. Of course, I know that's their nature, but it's still a sense of disappointment.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-81793948571690779372012-01-15T06:32:00.388-08:002012-01-15T06:32:00.388-08:00Ha, I said the same thing when I started gardening...Ha, I said the same thing when I started gardening - no annuals for me! Then I realized that really annuals gave the most amazing bloom show all throughout our hideously hot summers, and I was hooked. And then I also realized that I can start them from seed and enjoy seed catalogs during the winter, thus extending my gardening season :)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-8889083048314723672012-01-15T06:30:58.173-08:002012-01-15T06:30:58.173-08:00It is very interesting to me how people use pansie...It is very interesting to me how people use pansies in their garden, so much different here than in the north. Here, they are such a wonderful plant to see all winter, but they wilt in the heat.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86741145725627431522012-01-15T06:29:37.662-08:002012-01-15T06:29:37.662-08:00Those are some nice annuals. I may have to give a...Those are some nice annuals. I may have to give annuals a chance!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-439430151090463922012-01-15T06:13:47.581-08:002012-01-15T06:13:47.581-08:00Certainly not me...I am going to start these indoo...Certainly not me...I am going to start these indoors in about a month to plant out in late March. If I plant these in fall, I can expect them to overwinter under now and appear in spring...it is amazing how hardy these flowers are and my fav annual as well.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-82136885022671109492012-01-15T06:08:40.166-08:002012-01-15T06:08:40.166-08:00Pansies are a favorite of mine but I've given ...Pansies are a favorite of mine but I've given up planting them. The deer and ground hog devour them. I have some volunteer violas but I rarely see their little faces. Enjoyed seeing yours.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78504294025755054172012-01-15T06:06:29.073-08:002012-01-15T06:06:29.073-08:00Yes Holly. I remember the days when we would searc...Yes Holly. I remember the days when we would search for perennials which would match the flowering power of the annuals, not so easy to do. Violas and pansies should be in every garden though.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-39921379401773540092012-01-15T05:27:12.575-08:002012-01-15T05:27:12.575-08:00I started gardening in the 80s and have been addic...I started gardening in the 80s and have been addicted ever since. LOL Pansies are so pretty, with their beautiful designs. I love starting seedlings indoors in late winter and early spring, watching them sprout and grow. It satisfies my gardening cravings since it's too cold to do anything outside. I start my annuals this way, to save money. Zinnias are my fave, and the butterflies love charlie b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02458917197033510732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-82270479631091216012012-01-15T02:48:40.663-08:002012-01-15T02:48:40.663-08:00Pansies and violas are lovely, and they look fab i...Pansies and violas are lovely, and they look fab in your photos. I came late into gardening too. I remember taking an indoor spider plant to a horticultural group meeting for a plant swap (thinking I was so proud to have grown it)... however a few members of the group were slightly disgusted I had brought a common 'spider plant'. Funny huh - I had no idea they were so easy to grow. lol :)Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.com