tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post7870664658691165923..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: The front yard in Spring.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-74767928113223636092010-05-09T17:07:27.867-07:002010-05-09T17:07:27.867-07:00Your front garden is looking lovely Catherine. So...Your front garden is looking lovely Catherine. So welcoming for your visitors. And you helped me identify a recent feathered visitor to my own garden down here in Texas -- the white crowned sparrow, which I had never seen before and wasn't able to identify. Thanks!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-4279884332567185652010-04-30T19:53:24.740-07:002010-04-30T19:53:24.740-07:00Your front garden is looking lovely! You're ri...Your front garden is looking lovely! You're right, that pink Dogwood would make anything look good it's so completely covered in flowers. Your Lilac looks wonderful too. Great picture of the sparrow.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-12122365538027830082010-04-28T20:11:59.382-07:002010-04-28T20:11:59.382-07:00The dogwood makes a beautiful pink canopy over you...The dogwood makes a beautiful pink canopy over your garden, pulling everything together. It makes a nice frame to view your house.Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-47045938093707300972010-04-28T09:28:55.347-07:002010-04-28T09:28:55.347-07:00Good grief, that is one gorgeous dogwood! Your fr...Good grief, that is one gorgeous dogwood! Your front garden is lovely. Have you ever volunteered to be on your local garden tour?Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-68556019398454631732010-04-28T06:02:15.918-07:002010-04-28T06:02:15.918-07:00Catherine, The dogwood is stellar, but I think the...Catherine, The dogwood is stellar, but I think the blue of your house is, too! I was so excited to read this post and see the great garden you've created that I sent a link to my baby sis! She would also love what you've done~The chipmunks moved into my garden and ate all my orienpet lilies! Bad rodents! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-63413276159609115432010-04-27T23:25:20.337-07:002010-04-27T23:25:20.337-07:00Hi Catherine, your garden looks so nice and so nea...Hi Catherine, your garden looks so nice and so neat. You've really done a great job with it! I'm sure those alliums won't dissapoint you, they are gorgeous! I planted 30 new bulbs of them last fall myself. I can't wait to see more pictures from your garden. I hope you'll have a wonderful week / hugs gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-49369182488660563302010-04-27T17:24:32.519-07:002010-04-27T17:24:32.519-07:00Hello Cath, most of the bloggers are here in your ...Hello Cath, most of the bloggers are here in your post appreciating everything! For my part i feel that the dogwood and the snowball bush are my favorites, but the totality of your garden is really great. I dont know much of these temperate plants but i know how to appreciate beauty well, hehehe! It doesnt look like it's been affected by winter at all. thank you.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-87783045570485703502010-04-27T16:55:41.147-07:002010-04-27T16:55:41.147-07:00You've really done a nice job creating a four ...You've really done a nice job creating a four season garden. The dogwood is so incredible, it makes more sense to save a lot of your best bloomers for later in the season, as I doubt they cold compete with the dogwood anyway.susan morrisonhttp://www.garden-chick.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-19168362938265162462010-04-27T16:40:15.794-07:002010-04-27T16:40:15.794-07:00The dogwood is sublime! I really like how you'...The dogwood is sublime! I really like how you've gotten rid of a lot of grass... and made room for beds.Prosperohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114988815558549577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-54354245318943399002010-04-27T15:02:41.684-07:002010-04-27T15:02:41.684-07:00Your neighbors are fortunate to get to see your be...Your neighbors are fortunate to get to see your beautiful front garden. That pink dogwood is stunning, and it looks like soon you will have a lush garden brimming with blooms! I love the snowball viburnum. I have one, too, and it is one of my favorites. I am looking forward to seeing your yard as it progresses through the season.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-20218166500193140572010-04-27T14:50:49.124-07:002010-04-27T14:50:49.124-07:00Your garden is just gorgeous! You've done a wo...Your garden is just gorgeous! You've done a wonderful job, and that tree sure does its job. I was looking for some empty space today. I don't have a big yard, and I can't find any more space! What's a gardener to do? I started filling pots.<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-33733737123543753872010-04-27T13:34:22.920-07:002010-04-27T13:34:22.920-07:00You have a fabulous garden! I really love your flo...You have a fabulous garden! I really love your flowering dogwood! My red twig dogwood looks good but my dwarf flowering dogwood is an underachiever! I topdressed it with peat, gave it some fertilizer and a little aluminum sulfate...maybe it will do better next year!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792341123595520130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-74827028811390515822010-04-27T13:09:26.960-07:002010-04-27T13:09:26.960-07:00Such a beautiful dogwood.
HA I have gardeners env...Such a beautiful dogwood. <br />HA I have gardeners envy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476326456453144893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-3895320928736924852010-04-27T10:38:53.334-07:002010-04-27T10:38:53.334-07:00I love how your garden is designed to provide colo...I love how your garden is designed to provide color through each of the seasons. The dogwood is absolutely gorgeous right now and it is nice to look forward to upcoming blooms from many of your other plants.Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-44372139951583546392010-04-27T09:50:16.351-07:002010-04-27T09:50:16.351-07:00Catherine there are so many wonderful plants in yo...Catherine there are so many wonderful plants in your front garden and its great to see the bigger view this time and you sure do have quite a bit of garden to maintain at the front - but its ever so beautiful. I just drool over that cornus. :) RosieRosie leavesnbloomhttp://www.leavesnbloom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-24334482510508416382010-04-27T07:47:12.710-07:002010-04-27T07:47:12.710-07:00So pretty Catherine. Love the snowball viburnum. ...So pretty Catherine. Love the snowball viburnum. Our Lowes had some for 2.48!! I should go snag one. <br />I hope we have more butterflies this summer too. We hardly had any last year. I thought it was our cool, wet summer but you had the opposite so maybe there's another reason?Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-23688475834566090772010-04-27T07:24:33.335-07:002010-04-27T07:24:33.335-07:00Thanks everyone for stopping by and commenting! Y...Thanks everyone for stopping by and commenting! Yesterday ended up getting busy and I didn't get time to reply or visit other blogs. <br /><br />The Dogwood usually stays at it's best for a couple of weeks, then the flowers begin to dry and the petals fall off. It doesn't have any scent but it looks like it should.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-66228545367617181822010-04-27T04:11:39.096-07:002010-04-27T04:11:39.096-07:00Hi Catherine
I know I've said it before but I...Hi Catherine<br /><br />I know I've said it before but I like the planting against the blue of the house.<br /><br />My snowball bush is at the same stage as yours.<br /><br />I can smell that lilac from over here. For us, this is turning out to be a cracking year for lilac blooms. I reckon it was the cold winter that's contributed to it.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-81969786058746116632010-04-27T02:41:45.375-07:002010-04-27T02:41:45.375-07:00Beautiful blooms on your trees and lilac. Your ga...Beautiful blooms on your trees and lilac. Your garden looks so lush.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-26535767037529117152010-04-26T21:23:21.743-07:002010-04-26T21:23:21.743-07:00What a beautiful tree! I had never seen a dogwood ...What a beautiful tree! I had never seen a dogwood in full flower like yours. How long does it stay in flower?lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-26185224346447047552010-04-26T20:36:06.971-07:002010-04-26T20:36:06.971-07:00Oh, Catherine your garden looks so amazing! Those ...Oh, Catherine your garden looks so amazing! Those pink blooms are incredible against the blue of your house. I'm always impressed with your garden. :-)LeSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939320676822416742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-36840012514877949692010-04-26T19:19:29.812-07:002010-04-26T19:19:29.812-07:00That dogwood is absolutely 'to die for' wo...That dogwood is absolutely 'to die for' wow! and wow again!! LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-39074265778174503102010-04-26T19:09:10.702-07:002010-04-26T19:09:10.702-07:00Catherine, The dogwood is so beautiful -- and I lo...Catherine, The dogwood is so beautiful -- and I love the way it picks up and accents the colors of the other flowers in bloom. Lovely. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-14024820342401329262010-04-26T17:54:48.492-07:002010-04-26T17:54:48.492-07:00I am speechless after seeing all those shots, Cath...I am speechless after seeing all those shots, Catherine. I wonder how beautiful it'd be when I see it in real! Oh, I wish I could! Love the shady space near the butterfly garden. The snowball bush seems to light up the area.Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-68257046044766669242010-04-26T17:14:17.377-07:002010-04-26T17:14:17.377-07:00Nothing wrong with cottage gardens Catherine. Your...Nothing wrong with cottage gardens Catherine. Yours is beautiful and that pink dogwood is lovely.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.com