tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post8171383714037100337..comments2023-10-29T10:30:04.032+00:00Comments on My Wildlife Sanctuary: GARDEN UPDATE.Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-71582437463657683772010-04-26T14:36:38.077+01:002010-04-26T14:36:38.077+01:00Love columbine in general and have never heard of ...Love columbine in general and have never heard of Aquilegia Chocolate Soldier in particular, but I love chocolate-named or scented plants. Will have to try growing it! For some reason I don't have huge luck with Aquilegia as much as I love them. Same thing with larkspur. Pout!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-76063305722138038922010-04-23T16:37:17.228+01:002010-04-23T16:37:17.228+01:00Cheryl, Your garden is obviously thriving despite ...Cheryl, Your garden is obviously thriving despite your furry fiends. I love that you included a dandelion amongst the civilized species! My husband and I have an ongoing argument about the definition of a weed. I think some of them are actually attractive and, in some instances, deserve to have a "place." <br /><br />I just planted a 'robbiae' Euphorbia - it's small, but I'm excited to see how it adapts.<br /><br />Beautiful photos as usual!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080418514689447091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-63717879986625293862010-04-23T00:44:48.200+01:002010-04-23T00:44:48.200+01:00Love the Chocolate Soldier...so different.
Have so...Love the Chocolate Soldier...so different.<br />Have some tulips here but not where they were planted.<br />Everything looks bright and cheery...happy garden.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-8571322413363650732010-04-22T22:39:00.975+01:002010-04-22T22:39:00.975+01:00Cheryl, Those rabbits have voracious appetites...Y...Cheryl, Those rabbits have voracious appetites...You need a coyote they have kept them out of my garden! I love euphorbias...and am totally surprised at how much. Your photos show how delightfully charming they can be! The peonies have buds here, too~~it's still sweet spring here~gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-43746204287600334752010-04-22T19:06:02.677+01:002010-04-22T19:06:02.677+01:00Dear Cheryl,
Your gardens are amazing...so many di...Dear Cheryl,<br />Your gardens are amazing...so many different plants. All so beautiful. I love the way you know each plant and what is the best spot for them to grow and how they like growing near one another.<br />You are truely Mother Nature's daughter.<br />It is an exciting time of year. We are having a much needed rain shower today. Slowly I am getting my seeds in the ground.<br />It is Earth Day in the US.<br />I know how much you love your soils and your Earth....<br />May we all be good stewards.<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-84446959014551138772010-04-22T15:56:44.178+01:002010-04-22T15:56:44.178+01:00Hi Cheryl,
I love your blog - what a heavenly gar...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />I love your blog - what a heavenly garden! Some great pictures of the Orange Tip - they are pretty hard to pin down, always on the move.Kevin Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13558921605180893164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-28079803812322117792010-04-22T13:49:01.242+01:002010-04-22T13:49:01.242+01:00Don't you just love this time of year, Cheryl?...Don't you just love this time of year, Cheryl? Every day brings something new in the garden. You certainly have lots of new beauties here, though I still like the old faithfuls like the narcissus and the aquilegia. I like your choices in grasses--I do hope the rabbits stay away from these. That's something my garden is lacking--grasses, not rabbits--because I have trouble choosing a variety and where to put it. But I do share one bloom with you--our yard is covered with dandelions:) I'll dig them out of the garden, but I actually like them scattered throughout the lawn. Can't wait to see all the other new bloomers you have through the coming weeks.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-42159037768675465332010-04-21T20:11:02.049+01:002010-04-21T20:11:02.049+01:00We do indeed....most certainly a love hate relatio...We do indeed....most certainly a love hate relationship.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-74481549718714182752010-04-21T19:41:05.774+01:002010-04-21T19:41:05.774+01:00Rabbits and deer. Love them and hate them, don...Rabbits and deer. Love them and hate them, don't we?<br />http://beyondmygarden.blogspot.com/Nellie from Beyond My Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149596937067869426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-19090254165761598252010-04-21T19:21:48.311+01:002010-04-21T19:21:48.311+01:00Tku Ruth.....Marsh marigolds are such bright and c...Tku Ruth.....Marsh marigolds are such bright and cheerful blooms. It always amazes me just how long the flowers last.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-10379492295373490482010-04-21T19:20:51.469+01:002010-04-21T19:20:51.469+01:00Hi Beckie....I am beginning to like peonies. Las...Hi Beckie....I am beginning to like peonies. Last year I visited blogs and many featured the pale pink blooms. That sold them to me. Rabbits dislike them, so that is great.<br /><br />Funny you should mention volcanic ash. Mum and Dad came for tea today and I took them around the garden. I noticed a covering on the evergreens....what it is I do not know but my first thought was volcanic ash.<br /><br />Some of the silver birch are already above Poppi. Give them a summer season and some tlc and they will be way above her.<br /><br /><br />Hope you are enjoying your garden Beckie......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-77501651282956998812010-04-21T12:22:23.752+01:002010-04-21T12:22:23.752+01:00Marsh Marigold are blooming here too this week. Ou...Marsh Marigold are blooming here too this week. Our yard is far to dry and sandy to support them. What a lovely tour of your spring blooms.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-52899578502948641762010-04-21T10:53:48.529+01:002010-04-21T10:53:48.529+01:00Cheryl, each bloom was prettier than the last. The...Cheryl, each bloom was prettier than the last. There is no way to pick a favorite. But I do love the checkered flowers. Peonys are on plant I don't have but would like. I just can't find a spot I think they would like. <br /><br />I imagine Poppi is delighted that the trees are leafing out. Soon they will tower over her. <br /><br />So glad your days are warming and hopefully the nights will soon do the same. Is the vocanic ash causing any problems in your garden?<br /><br />Have a geat time this week out there in your garden!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-30286373649610876292010-04-21T06:44:23.880+01:002010-04-21T06:44:23.880+01:00Hi Marmee....it is slow but I am getting there.......Hi Marmee....it is slow but I am getting there.....Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-52478224637766956242010-04-21T06:43:46.133+01:002010-04-21T06:43:46.133+01:00Hi Jane....I only ever use the wild berries and bl...Hi Jane....I only ever use the wild berries and blooms......I have many in the garden.<br />I have never thought about the cultivated species to be honest.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-46420687443644105712010-04-21T06:41:56.048+01:002010-04-21T06:41:56.048+01:00Hi Marnie......I now await with anticipation for m...Hi Marnie......I now await with anticipation for my pink blush on 'Shirley Temple' blooms. That is the main reason I bought it. As you say the bloom is beautiful anyway....<br /><br />As for the Euphorbia, with rabbits in the garden, I am just happy to see flowers...lolCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-56569453953395106112010-04-21T03:23:07.114+01:002010-04-21T03:23:07.114+01:00My goodness Cheryl, your garden is blazing with bl...My goodness Cheryl, your garden is blazing with blooms. How wonderful it must be to walk about finding these beautiful blooms here and there. This time of year even the dandelions are appreciated.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-31335225531395724072010-04-21T02:59:11.321+01:002010-04-21T02:59:11.321+01:00i am happy for you...that the garden is starting t...i am happy for you...that the garden is starting to come back to life and that you are finding things that work despite the rabbits. i love the choices you are making.<br />happy april.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-7261352635066630062010-04-20T22:12:46.744+01:002010-04-20T22:12:46.744+01:00Hi Cheryl,
Not a fan of tulips myself, the tennes...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Not a fan of tulips myself, the tennessee were free, and the pink impressions bought very cheap in December... Basically just because I'm obssessed... ha ha.<br /><br />Tennessee are actually stunning in real life, photos never actually do them justice, I tried last year and never succeeded in catching them well.<br /><br />Pink Impression is too garish for me, I'm not yet sure if I even like it, but I can imagine juxtaposed with black parrot will look very good.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-26166360178249225552010-04-20T21:36:57.172+01:002010-04-20T21:36:57.172+01:00I am in awe of your garden - seems filled with lov...I am in awe of your garden - seems filled with lovely plants. I saw a sambucus niger at the weekend and wondered what it would be like - would the blossom and berries be the same as the common type for making into cordial and syrup? <br /><br />JaneMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-77712236536000308382010-04-20T21:01:58.448+01:002010-04-20T21:01:58.448+01:00I have two Shirley Temples that I got three years ...I have two Shirley Temples that I got three years ago. Neither of mine has a rosy blush, both are white. I was a little disappointed, well, who can really be disappointed by a peony? I do love pink tho.<br /><br />I only have one Euphorbia but they do look wonderful at certain times of the season.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-10277876381712784782010-04-20T21:00:34.263+01:002010-04-20T21:00:34.263+01:00Hi Liz....I must agree, I never liked Euphorbia......Hi Liz....I must agree, I never liked Euphorbia......but I must say they are fitting in perfectly with the planting scheme. They are really growing on me. I think the bold colour in a large space works well....<br /><br />I didnt plant the tulips, they were here when we bought the property. I have planted some Tulipa black parrot.....they would look great with your pink impressions?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6731821301433751344.post-34592543788716468312010-04-20T20:54:06.604+01:002010-04-20T20:54:06.604+01:00Hi Cheryl,
Plenty going on in your garden, lots o...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />Plenty going on in your garden, lots of growth and promise of wonderful things yet to come!<br /><br />Not a fan of Euphorbias... I always pull them like weeds! lol, I really ought to change my ways!!!<br /><br />My tulips are also opening now, 'pink impression' opened over the weekend and I have tulipa tennessee about to open (will probably open tomorrow)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640322232670777125noreply@blogger.com