tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post8804433764160767476..comments2024-01-03T02:26:23.899-08:00Comments on A Gardener in Progress: Now I'm really getting excited!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-50194189671386407652010-05-24T00:42:40.078-07:002010-05-24T00:42:40.078-07:00This is bliss al over!!!!!This is bliss al over!!!!!maría ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077079753889048800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-29228332459229818722010-05-21T05:38:23.763-07:002010-05-21T05:38:23.763-07:00Those roses are goregous!!! You many have insipre...Those roses are goregous!!! You many have insipred me to plant some. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by for a Latte'. I'm happy to be your newest follower and look forward to sharing gardening stories.Ott, A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13814753030254533864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-26405099978992479842010-05-21T05:17:36.470-07:002010-05-21T05:17:36.470-07:00Good idea to plant the Allium with the Iris...they...Good idea to plant the Allium with the Iris...they look really nice together. I have some white Allium getting close to blooming.<br /><br />donnadonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-23403357568157548572010-05-20T20:26:17.056-07:002010-05-20T20:26:17.056-07:00What BEAUTIFUL photos!What BEAUTIFUL photos!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062950574820992319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-19057476063532829942010-05-20T18:39:45.643-07:002010-05-20T18:39:45.643-07:00Your roses are gorgeous, and I LOVE your combinati...Your roses are gorgeous, and I LOVE your combination of allium and iris! Your garden must be a wonderful place to explore.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-21104058484391470542010-05-20T18:02:17.145-07:002010-05-20T18:02:17.145-07:00Catherine, Your roses are beautiful. I've neve...Catherine, Your roses are beautiful. I've never grown roses, but looking at yours tempts me to try. I'm so glad you mentioned the lovely fragrance of your yellow daylily; so many people don't realize that some daylilies are fragrant. I have a number of varieties from the Maine hybridizers Joseph and Nick Barth because during the years when most daylily breeders were focusing on ruffles and picotees and doubling, the Barths were breeding for fragrance. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-21214768562581335732010-05-20T12:13:48.302-07:002010-05-20T12:13:48.302-07:00Hi Catherine. It's been lovely catching up on ...Hi Catherine. It's been lovely catching up on your posts - your garden and pond are looking fantastic! It's always interesting to see how similar plants do in different countries too.<br /><br />I've planted aliums for the first time this year, but they're way behind yours and only just about to open up.<br /><br />I was bought a climbing rose 'Handel' for my birthday recently and can't wait to see how it looks - I hope it's as beautiful as some of yours :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-28268237659638113542010-05-20T10:58:09.210-07:002010-05-20T10:58:09.210-07:00Your roses are beautiful. Something we don't ...Your roses are beautiful. Something we don't have many of because of the deer. It's their favorite delicacy in this salad bar. I planted Allium for the first time this year and they are really blooming great. I'll have to get more too as I put them in 2 different places (from the same package) so they need to be thicker. They really are pretty aren't they?RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-42844169199330068402010-05-20T09:34:36.977-07:002010-05-20T09:34:36.977-07:00June is my favourite also Catherine. Its the roses...June is my favourite also Catherine. Its the roses, cant wait for my roses! My Gertrude Jekyll has a few hundred buds already to open, shes grown into a climber over an arch and was beautiful last year but I think she is going to surpass herself this year. Your garden is looking lovely,<br />betty xxcountry rose cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426540354950003912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-65355460516356450602010-05-20T08:50:18.535-07:002010-05-20T08:50:18.535-07:00Hi Catherine~~ Yes that old blackspot, hate it. On...Hi Catherine~~ Yes that old blackspot, hate it. On the upside, lots of new, pristine growth from the base of my infected bushes. As soon as the blooms are finished on the infected branches, I plan to cut the those branches down to the ground and give the new branches time to develop. This almost always works. <br /><br />I've got two Gertie blossoms right beside me and oh, if she could only see her namesake. She'd be tickled PINK, don't you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-45654667208379213582010-05-20T05:37:08.900-07:002010-05-20T05:37:08.900-07:00The alliums are beautiful!
Hope you find a solut...The alliums are beautiful! <br /><br />Hope you find a solution to your aphid problem.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-12761662716663715292010-05-20T04:07:23.113-07:002010-05-20T04:07:23.113-07:00Cameron has the best combinations and to see her g...Cameron has the best combinations and to see her garden is person is twice as awesome as her blog. I sure hope the ladybugs work for you. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-35807878213049918532010-05-20T03:21:40.852-07:002010-05-20T03:21:40.852-07:00Hi Catherine
My neighbour planted 5 'Gertrude...Hi Catherine<br /><br />My neighbour planted 5 'Gertrude Jekyll', beautiful aren't they.<br /><br />My first year with Alliums. Love them.<br /><br />Ladybug shopping? Do you go somewhere to find them?<br /><br />Hope the weather's OK<br /><br />RobRob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-44914114081837330362010-05-20T02:29:40.482-07:002010-05-20T02:29:40.482-07:00Roses are pretty...I have never had an Allium come...Roses are pretty...I have never had an Allium come up here, need to try again. Aphids, slugs and lopper grasshoppers are annoying me this year..Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-22592281493329288922010-05-19T23:54:33.882-07:002010-05-19T23:54:33.882-07:00What gorgeous colour you have in your garden.
The ...What gorgeous colour you have in your garden.<br />The city of Victoria released thousands and thousands of ladybugs this week, in an effort to clear up the aphids in city flower beds. Good luck with yours!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-43795543232623649262010-05-19T21:38:21.099-07:002010-05-19T21:38:21.099-07:00ooh, now that I've seen your 'Abraham Darb...ooh, now that I've seen your 'Abraham Darby' I can't wait for mine to bloom! I better go out tomorrow and check for buds! I hope you can get the black spot under control ~ he's way too pretty for blemishes like that!<br />You have such a nice variety of roses and of course blooming way ahead of ours. <br />I don't think anyone could ever have enough alliums. They are so pretty and hardly take up any space. I'll be adding more this fall too.<br />I see those bags of live ladybugs at our Lowes & Home Depot stores but I've never bought them. They also sell praying mantis eggs here ~ have you ever tried those? I applaud you for finding a natural solution to the aphids. <br />ps. I did not cut 'Josephine' back this spring ~ she had already sprouted new growth on old wood when I first checked on her so of course I just left her alone. Did you cut yours? Is that why you asked?Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-34723387174259831322010-05-19T21:34:12.077-07:002010-05-19T21:34:12.077-07:00Brenda - The Alliums didn't bend, but they wer...Brenda - The Alliums didn't bend, but they were very slow coming up. I hope yours will bloom nicely for you.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-8052495032744521122010-05-19T21:29:02.595-07:002010-05-19T21:29:02.595-07:00All gorgeous, especially the english roses of cour...All gorgeous, especially the english roses of course! The allium is striking. I'll have to think of spots to put them in my yard. Sorry for the aphids - in a month I'll be grousing about thrips. Good luck finding some ladybugs - I know you can order them online from Gardens Alive.VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-35608039591796779422010-05-19T21:25:29.245-07:002010-05-19T21:25:29.245-07:00I once planted A. 'Purple Sensation' and n...I once planted A. 'Purple Sensation' and now it is everywhere, in a good way. Mine is not as far along as yours, still in bud, but I am anticipating bloom in the next week. Good luck with the aphids, the spider mites have started here.<br /><br />Christine in AlaskaChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-39446494308625651152010-05-19T19:38:13.380-07:002010-05-19T19:38:13.380-07:00There will never be enough room to grow everything...There will never be enough room to grow everything I want in my garden ;-)<br /><br />I love your roses. Our Abraham Darby is getting ready to shut down for the summer, but will start blooming again this fall.Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-39452853786292241402010-05-19T18:14:24.252-07:002010-05-19T18:14:24.252-07:00Your roses are beautiful. Aphids have increased in...Your roses are beautiful. Aphids have increased in this part of the world too. I am planning to plant garlic around the base of the plants to discourage them. Ladybugs are very helpful, but we don't get them at garden centres. I need to collect some ladybugs during my walks in the wild!lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-37831590396391853332010-05-19T18:01:20.469-07:002010-05-19T18:01:20.469-07:00The roses are beautiful, I love the un-named pink ...The roses are beautiful, I love the un-named pink one. Hope the ladybugs work. Your garden is ahead of mine, iris yes, roses not yet.A Garden of Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311416568496969279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-27309811511726013602010-05-19T17:46:55.918-07:002010-05-19T17:46:55.918-07:00Mmmmm......as usual, your garden is looking great....Mmmmm......as usual, your garden is looking great. Love the alliums and iris together, great idea.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-39128526805935180652010-05-19T16:44:54.303-07:002010-05-19T16:44:54.303-07:00All of your blooms are so great. I like all of the...All of your blooms are so great. I like all of the color and the many different kinds of flowers. I really like my allium.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960442494452732795.post-14159971412446037762010-05-19T16:14:10.457-07:002010-05-19T16:14:10.457-07:00Ironically, this region is known for its roses. Bu...Ironically, this region is known for its roses. But I have a difficult time with them. Although, I've only lived here five years so there's still hope! As for the alliums, I see blooms on mine. But the stalks came out so scrawny they fold over. Did you order yours online?<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.com