Comments on shirls gardenwatch: Evening Bloom Day preview

Hi again Muum, Barbara and Jodi :-)Muum – Thank-yo...

2008-06-23T23:54:00.000+01:00

Hi again Muum, Barbara and Jodi :-)

Muum – Thank-you! I agree it is a great time of year. I enjoyed my visit to your blog too. It is great to find new ones isn’t it? Have a good week :-D

Barbara – Thank-you! Gosh I didn’t realise Switzerland was so far ahead of Scotland. Ah… but you have so many beautiful roses flowering now! Thanks, wishing you plenty of sunny days this year too. Have a good week :-D

Jodi – Yes, especially with you being so far away in Nova Scotia! Oh… wonderful that you are still enjoying your tulips. All your plants seemed to take a while to wake up this year. I bet there is no stopping them now. Glad to hear that your internet is working faster now too – maybe you will be able to view my videos now. Have a good week :-D

It's neat how we have some similar plants in bloom...

2008-06-21T01:49:00.000+01:00

It's neat how we have some similar plants in bloom together, Shirl--your climate is more like mine at this time of year, or vice versa, though I STILL have lots of tulips and probably will for another week or so.

I love the way you present all your beautiful and ...

2008-06-19T19:57:00.000+01:00

I love the way you present all your beautiful and interesting plants in the collage. Alliums have gone here already some weeks ago. I've cut all my Spring flowers and also a lot of summer flowers already. Your garden must be very nice now!
Enjoy the sunny days!

great pics. It is a wonderful time of year for gar...

2008-06-19T14:13:00.000+01:00

great pics. It is a wonderful time of year for gardeners. Thanks for commenting on my blog, I am glad to have found yours!

Hi there Lisa, Nancy, Karen, Mo, Carol, Miranda, G...

2008-06-17T16:45:00.000+01:00

Hi there Lisa, Nancy, Karen, Mo, Carol, Miranda, Garden girl and Border :-)

Lisa – You had a good show for GBBD I see despite your predicted rain. I love your deep day lily and the fox tail lilies too. However for me it was the Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' that caught my eye. I really should plant that in my garden. I love both the flowers and the foliage. Thank-you, it is great to see the flowers close-up but when you see the garden as a whole through video in my GBBD post you will see that my flowers are just a scattering among the foliage at the moment. Thanks, I love experimenting with my presentations. Have a good week.:-D

Nancy – Yes, they really do! I just love them. Thanks, I was really surprised at how pretty the chive flower looked. Have a good week.:-D

Karen – perhaps you will get them at Crug Farm! I enjoyed your posting on meeting up with your garden blogging friend. Great you had weather for paddling too. I can just imagine the chatting you did! Thanks, I also enjoyed your pics for GBBD especially the bee at the poppy. Have a good week.:-D

Mo – well I wouldn’t have thought of the ‘Avon Lady’ coming to the rescue with the midge. Thanks, I do enjoy making the montages but they can take some time deciding what and how to group. I am just too fussy for my own good when it comes to colour. BTW Great bird shots on your Inspiring Moments blog and I enjoyed the views from your walk at the weekend too. Have a good week.:-D

Carol – Thank-you! I have just popped over to see your new fence. It is certainly taking ‘shape’ nicely! Hope you get all the work that you want done in time for your opening. Have a good week.:-D

Miranda – Thank-you! As I am sure you will know these are snapshots of flowers but they really are all surrounded by lots of green. You’ll see what I mean when I post my GBBD videos. Some areas of Scotland are worse than others re the midge. We really aren’t too bad in my garden – but they are always there if I work during the evening in my garden. Ah… ‘the Cleg’ I can feel bumps on my legs at the thought! Yep I can imagine that you would have mosquitos in your garden – the shear size of them bothers me. I suppose at least you can see them coming! Have a good week.:-D

Garden girl – Thank-you, the colours are just lovely with all the green foliage in my garden. I just love the foliage you have in your garden. The lamium in your GBBD post brought back memories. I once had that and a golden foliage one too. Ah… but I smiled seeing your pic with the impatiens spilling out the broken pot. I also loved your aquilegia. Have a good week.:-D

Border – Yep… don’t you just want to scratch when you hear just the mention of the midge? Ah… your stipa sounds fantastic. It will also be a couple of weeks ahead of ours in height. It is amazing how quickly they head for the sky. Mine didn’t do so well in its first year either. I then decided to move into a pot, then the next year into the ground and then the next year I divided it. It clearly wasn’t happy with its travels but now it is really making an impact in my front garden so I have decided to leave it where it is… for now! It is absolutely glorious in the sun as you say and for that reason I will probably leave it a few years in my front garden. Have a good week.:-D

Hi Shirl, your note re the midge brings back memor...

2008-06-16T13:17:00.000+01:00

Hi Shirl, your note re the midge brings back memories... and not good ones :-)

As for Stipa gigantia, I planted one last year, it didn't do anything (not a suprise) but this year it's gone from 12 inches to 7 feet in a month...glorious in the sun.

wonderful photos Shirl. Everything is so beautifu...

2008-06-16T03:26:00.000+01:00

wonderful photos Shirl. Everything is so beautiful.

Beautiful pictures - your garden must look wonderf...

2008-06-15T09:37:00.000+01:00

Beautiful pictures - your garden must look wonderful right now and I totally agree with regard to the midges - I think this was one of the biggest downsides of living in Scotland - having said that the Mosquitos in Brittany have a mean bite as well - not far off that of horse flies or Clegs as they call them in your neck of the woods!

Have a great weekend... Miranda

What a fabulous display!!! Wow! Thx for sharing.Re...

2008-06-15T02:59:00.000+01:00

What a fabulous display!!! Wow! Thx for sharing.
Remember a few months ago when I asked for advice on a fence? Well we have been building a custom fence for our front garden, Stop by and see. It should all come together in the next 2 weeks as the local Garden Tour is coming through then!
Carol
terranovadesign.blogspot.com

And a squoosh of Avon So Soft is great for keeping...

2008-06-14T14:08:00.000+01:00

And a squoosh of Avon So Soft is great for keeping the midges away.

Lovely, colourful photo montage.

You have quite a few plants here that I hanker aft...

2008-06-13T23:21:00.000+01:00

You have quite a few plants here that I hanker after, alliums, and blue meconopsis are currently high on my must have list.
Lovely pictures, lovely plants
Regards
Karen

The allium really do look like star-bursts from fi...

2008-06-13T14:45:00.000+01:00

The allium really do look like star-bursts from fireworks. Great shots and beautiful posies.

We are to have a good rain this afternoon and I wi...

2008-06-13T12:39:00.000+01:00

We are to have a good rain this afternoon and I will take some pictures of blooms. Right now my garden doesn't have many blooms. I will have to work on that this year with looking for more flowers that will bloom in shade at this time. Your blooms are wonderful. I love the way you present them.