tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post3175990446071491898..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: The July pond - a little clean up.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-10477283315246168992010-07-27T22:19:21.190-07:002010-07-27T22:19:21.190-07:00The Echinacea is a gorgeous color! I can understan...The Echinacea is a gorgeous color! I can understand the love of Larkspur..it's hard to chop down the blooms when the few bee's around still seem to be enjoying them. Wishing you a great week!Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-59433578800685781602010-07-27T21:50:09.333-07:002010-07-27T21:50:09.333-07:00Alison - This fuchsia gets to be about 3 feet tall...Alison - This fuchsia gets to be about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It just started spreading this year after being in this spot for several years.<br /><br />Vetsy - We've been looking for the frogs, but I think they are probably hiding in the plants by the pond. There are lots of hiding places under the Hostas. I keep hoping one will come out to visit or hopefully next year lay some eggs in the pond.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-88431063097210555602010-07-27T16:49:43.782-07:002010-07-27T16:49:43.782-07:00I like the shot of the red fuchsia hanging over th...I like the shot of the red fuchsia hanging over the pond as well" <br /><br />The pond and every thing growing around it is so pretty"....<br /><br />P.S.. forgive me if you posted this already.... How are the little gardener's frog/s doing in their new home?<br /><br />I remember the cute little story about the frog escaping around your daughters bedroom..and I think about it when ever you mention your pond..Vetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904220037223028054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-73098868463497895132010-07-27T16:11:41.846-07:002010-07-27T16:11:41.846-07:00I love the picture of the hollyhocks and the fuchs...I love the picture of the hollyhocks and the fuchsia over hanging the view to the pond. The garden is filling in nicely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-72565222409372301662010-07-27T07:12:48.947-07:002010-07-27T07:12:48.947-07:00Everything is looking great around your pond. I kn...Everything is looking great around your pond. I know how you feel about pulling up a favourite plant, and larkspur have such pretty flowers, but your other plants need a little leaf room too. The new shrubs in that corner should require less maintenance. The water lily has a beautiful bloom.Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-6365723150479497492010-07-27T04:48:58.812-07:002010-07-27T04:48:58.812-07:00Your garden looks wonderful!!! Very beautiful!
xo...Your garden looks wonderful!!! Very beautiful!<br />xo CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885238657002176243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-88633198154251172182010-07-26T22:54:45.729-07:002010-07-26T22:54:45.729-07:00Ooh, the 'Sioux' water lily photo is just ...Ooh, the 'Sioux' water lily photo is just breath taking. Great job Catherine!<br />I agree the hollyhock is lovely. I have mostly doubles in my garden now because I fell in love with them several years ago but now I'm rethinking that love affair!! I saw a double one last weekend I think I may have to go back and get...<br />It is good to clean up and pull out. Hard for me to do too (take away a food source). I always enjoy seeing your pond from any angle. Also you're so lucky to get the fuchsia to spread! I struggle to get them to do well here at all. btw, that is also a beautiful photo with the pond in the background.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-20704689010591204422010-07-26T21:06:54.886-07:002010-07-26T21:06:54.886-07:00It's hard to pick a favorite picture - but the...It's hard to pick a favorite picture - but the 'view across the pond' (looking back towards your home)is so welcoming! The picture of the Fuchsia is breath-taking ... wow! -ShyrleneShyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-8696535819166120842010-07-26T18:11:38.696-07:002010-07-26T18:11:38.696-07:00Things are looking great your way. I just love yo...Things are looking great your way. I just love your pond area! I wish that kind of hollyhock would plant itself in my yard. My volunteers are different shades of yellow, even though there had been red and pink ones at one time.<br /><br />Larkspurs are one of my favorite flowers. Mine don't make it through the whole summer, either. I may have a couple left, but I've been pulling the ones that aren't doing well out.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-66269748585339191402010-07-26T17:18:20.837-07:002010-07-26T17:18:20.837-07:00I'm glad you showed that hollyhock up close. I...I'm glad you showed that hollyhock up close. I was trying to figure out if that was a hollyhock in the first pic. It really is a beauty!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-87654855021715052682010-07-26T17:03:45.475-07:002010-07-26T17:03:45.475-07:00I love visiting your pond, it is sooo beautiful.I love visiting your pond, it is sooo beautiful.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234495965199888943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-59440392388330621912010-07-26T16:43:25.859-07:002010-07-26T16:43:25.859-07:00Hi Catherine,
I love the photo of your pond looki...Hi Catherine,<br /><br />I love the photo of your pond looking towards your house. You may have only a single water lily, but it is just beautiful!Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-89286846065247783262010-07-26T16:37:42.508-07:002010-07-26T16:37:42.508-07:00Your pond and your hollyhock are extraordinary. Th...Your pond and your hollyhock are extraordinary. Thanks for the photos.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-40864946084621729212010-07-26T16:04:48.374-07:002010-07-26T16:04:48.374-07:00Your waterlily bloom is beautiful. Ours never had...Your waterlily bloom is beautiful. Ours never had a chance to bloom. Our duck taught us that apparently water lilies are very tasty, and mowed down the entire plant before it had a chance to bloom. I understand not wanting to remove your larkspur when the bees love it so, but it does feel good to tidy up the garden, and wonder how it will look as it fills back in over the next few weeks.Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-59429180957000067912010-07-26T15:31:21.653-07:002010-07-26T15:31:21.653-07:00It looks lovely from all your efforts. I'm alw...It looks lovely from all your efforts. I'm always struggling with when to pull the larkspur so that I leave a few to self-sow. I usually leave quite a few until someone is visiting or I need to take a good photo! LOLF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-29009549638570158432010-07-26T14:09:21.705-07:002010-07-26T14:09:21.705-07:00The pond looks most a tranquil spot Catherine ~ I ...The pond looks most a tranquil spot Catherine ~ I can understand your reluctance to remove flowers when they are still in bloom but you must have felt a sense of satisfaction after your tidy up :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-90968955674678921062010-07-26T13:33:37.162-07:002010-07-26T13:33:37.162-07:00That hollyhock is amazing! I've never seen one...That hollyhock is amazing! I've never seen one that color before. I direct sowed some into the garden this spring, they are still just foliage.<br /><br />How big is your fuschia magellanica? I bought two this year, I didn't realize they would spread....<br /><br />I winter sowed larkspur too, but it has not flowered yet, I think because of the weird spring. Was yours self sown from a previous year's planting?<br /><br />I have lots of slug-eaten foliage on my Ligularia Britt Marie Crawford too.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-37441691760102131212010-07-26T13:14:24.937-07:002010-07-26T13:14:24.937-07:00off*
Sorry, my spelling is all over the place ton...off*<br /><br />Sorry, my spelling is all over the place tonight. Think I must be tired :(Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-63301601682126609402010-07-26T13:12:14.335-07:002010-07-26T13:12:14.335-07:00fuchsias*fuchsias*Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-27285354419156546362010-07-26T13:10:05.197-07:002010-07-26T13:10:05.197-07:00The blue of your wall really sets of the pond area...The blue of your wall really sets of the pond area beautifully. I love the shape of fuschias. There is something very appealing about them.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-44496111600740344872010-07-26T12:54:51.402-07:002010-07-26T12:54:51.402-07:00I haven't grown Hollyhocks in many years. My ...I haven't grown Hollyhocks in many years. My neighbor is growing them in her alley garden but no blooms. I thought I read some where they were biennials. She just planted them last year.<br /><br />That pond gets prettier each time I see it. My sister-in-law said the same thing about her lilies this year!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-75211505513994658332010-07-26T12:31:16.200-07:002010-07-26T12:31:16.200-07:00It is such a beautiful lone waterlily. Your pond i...It is such a beautiful lone waterlily. Your pond is so wonderful. I like all the plantings around it and you seem to have access to it to keep it up. I need to pull out half of my field lilies this fall and start over. Your photos are great. I can tell you are having hot sun by the brightness of the photos. We cooled down today for the first time in a long while.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-48739208692313107502010-07-26T12:24:16.581-07:002010-07-26T12:24:16.581-07:00WOW! Your pond and your flowers are just gorgeous...WOW! Your pond and your flowers are just gorgeous! The hollyhock is one of the prettiest I've seen! I know it takes lots of hard work.From the Old InkWellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267256837056940585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-89010104184346268332010-07-26T12:16:52.149-07:002010-07-26T12:16:52.149-07:00That waterlily is so pretty. Your pond is amazing,...That waterlily is so pretty. Your pond is amazing, one to aspire to!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-80989024002716041812010-07-26T12:07:02.137-07:002010-07-26T12:07:02.137-07:00I always hate having to pull up flowers when they ...I always hate having to pull up flowers when they begin to fade. The bees/butterflies still seem to enjoy them but pulling them benefits other plants. That is such a pretty lily and I love the hollyhock. We have 4 different colors of butterfly bushes that I guess the birds planted!!! You have some great photos today with the reflections in the pond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com