tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post7181822784966568592..comments2023-11-05T06:37:03.280-06:00Comments on A Corner Garden: East Front YardCorner Gardener Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-67347774686495974652012-09-06T09:51:34.035-05:002012-09-06T09:51:34.035-05:00Your gardens are so beautiful - I just enjoyed my ...Your gardens are so beautiful - I just enjoyed my virtual tour very much! Hooray for reseeding marigolds, verbena, foxglove and all the others. They clearly love your habitat too! Heidi looks like she's overseeing everything just like our dogs too.Thanks for sharing.THB Farm (Ellen S)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14328579307953677884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-5926221726840885052012-09-05T20:33:58.343-05:002012-09-05T20:33:58.343-05:00The bike basket filled with succulents is simply a...The bike basket filled with succulents is simply adorable! RobinLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543576456983999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-12321738826860551312012-09-04T13:23:44.062-05:002012-09-04T13:23:44.062-05:00and i thought my garden was wild...oh my...I would...and i thought my garden was wild...oh my...I would knock on your door if I passed by...just wonderful<br />Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329289442910294160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-11230473890559997132012-09-03T10:52:34.311-05:002012-09-03T10:52:34.311-05:00Oh wow - you have so much going on in your garden....Oh wow - you have so much going on in your garden. It looks wonderful! You must tell me your secret to keeping the butterfly bush blooming. The blooms don't seem to last long on mine at all and they all seem to go black very quickly. Even as the end of one flower spike is blooming, the bottom end of it has turned black already. It looks a mess all the time.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-79599387059350934052012-09-02T22:50:30.109-05:002012-09-02T22:50:30.109-05:00I want to say thanks to those who commented after ...I want to say thanks to those who commented after my last comment. There are two kinds of clematis on the arbor, but they did not meet up this year.<br /><br />I seem to like a number of plants that are toxic. I need to make sure my grandsons don't handle them.<br /><br />Patrick, my eyes got teary when I read your sweet comment. You know, my husband and I have only taken a few vacations in our 40 years of marriage, and most likely won't have money to travel much in the future. I have told people in other parts of the country and world that I travel through what they show on their blogs. Don't we have fun? :o)Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-47726386841706649472012-09-02T03:07:35.798-05:002012-09-02T03:07:35.798-05:00Haven't been by the corner for quite a while. ...Haven't been by the corner for quite a while. You have no idea how beautiful I thought your walk through your beautiful corner because I am paralyzed and you were my legs. I must subscribe so I don't miss an opportunity to walk again. I'm almost welling up..........thanks, much.<br />Patrick's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043684211085414505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-82724646253259834882012-08-31T18:52:39.531-05:002012-08-31T18:52:39.531-05:00Hi Sue, Your gardens look great! You always have p...Hi Sue, Your gardens look great! You always have plenty of bloomers. I really like the nicotiana. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792341123595520130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-49648090518965726112012-08-29T22:14:33.090-05:002012-08-29T22:14:33.090-05:00I have those blackberry lily in my garden but neve...I have those blackberry lily in my garden but never seen those turn into seeds - to me those are truly lovely.<br /><br />The lantana's too will eventually turned out to be something like that with berries - it is not required to deadhead them - unless you really got lots of time in your hands.<br />But again - please be cautious as lantana's are considered toxic plant and some people do have allergies handling them.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-76320107949295675772012-08-29T21:17:52.098-05:002012-08-29T21:17:52.098-05:00Everything looks great even though it has been dry...Everything looks great even though it has been dry and hot! I think I've said this before--I'm a big fan of your succulent grouping in the bike basket!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-3013837880622106132012-08-29T11:37:59.801-05:002012-08-29T11:37:59.801-05:00Sue you front garden has really grown in this summ...Sue you front garden has really grown in this summer. So much going on in those front beds. I love the Joe Pye weed. TO answer your question on the Yellow Helliniums' name I do not have a clue. LOL! I bought them cheap from a mixed batch.I will have to see if I can find it somewhere.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-42252942764598951772012-08-28T21:47:47.158-05:002012-08-28T21:47:47.158-05:00Your yard really is beautiful. I love the helenium...Your yard really is beautiful. I love the heleniums. I have to get some once I figure out where they would go. I do deadhead my lantanas, but I'm not sure if it makes much difference. Are you growing something up that arbor?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-13987604935510314452012-08-28T18:34:33.360-05:002012-08-28T18:34:33.360-05:00Hi Friends,
I'm sorry for those who weren'...Hi Friends,<br />I'm sorry for those who weren't able or allowed to keep their gardens watered enough to survive. I felt somewhat guilty for watering, but followed our restrictions, even when they were voluntary. I wanted the new plants to survive, and also decided this could be an oasis for the insects, which have been plentiful. Still, there are some plants that have not fared well.<br /><br />The lawn that is left is pretty much where a sidewalk would be if there was one, then some of the curb area. We have no grass at all in our back yard, so this is where Heidi gets to run some when we are out with her. I've had half a notion to look into putting a sidewalk in, but don't know how expensive that would be, or what the regulations would be for it.<br /><br />There was a time Larry would have been shocked and dismayed at the thought of how our yard was going to end up looking. <br /><br />Swamp milkweed is not as aggressive as common milkweed. It also needs more moisture. I normally deadhead all of my milkweeds except for butterfly milkweed, but this year, the swamp and showy milkweeds have seeds on them. I hope they don't cause problems for the neighbors.<br /><br />We are having another week with highs in the upper 90s and a day or two at 100. I don't like saying this, but at least the days are shorter, so the plants get some relief from the heat that way, and the nights are getting down into the 60s.<br /><br />I hope we all have a fall that revives us and our plants, and the critters get in good shape for what comes next for them.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-55714726907897570362012-08-28T16:24:51.615-05:002012-08-28T16:24:51.615-05:00Thanks for the walk through your garden. Everythi...Thanks for the walk through your garden. Everything looks good. Those blackberrie lilies are cool. Scary if they are poisonous though. You do a great job of remembering everything in the garden. It looks so green there. I'm starting to see a few butterflies again. Maybe they'll surprise us all with a big return before winter.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-85544530003281148502012-08-28T11:17:08.430-05:002012-08-28T11:17:08.430-05:00Lucky you to have so much going on during this tim...Lucky you to have so much going on during this time of year! I have noticed less butterflies this year to include the Monarch as well. Great shot of Heidi and the Monarch. Heidi always looks so at home in your gardens. I don't deadhead much of anything although, this year I did a bit of deadheading. I really could not tell a big difference. Too hot out there in the summer for me to deadhead....Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-86888255453679483112012-08-28T08:35:37.504-05:002012-08-28T08:35:37.504-05:00I love your flowerbeds! It reminds me of an Englis...I love your flowerbeds! It reminds me of an English Cottage Garden. I have contemplated putting in what you call swamp milkweed but have been afraid it'll take over the garden.....what am I afraid of??? It can always be pulled if it gets out of hand.... <br />Your Hibiscus is lovely! Andy probably wouldn't be willing to give up that much lawn. He's sacrificed quite a bit over the past two years but he loves his front lawn. ( I like yours <br />better:-)<br />SallySallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914703548887252991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-3895557808607359492012-08-28T05:50:38.811-05:002012-08-28T05:50:38.811-05:00Wow, Sue, I'd say your gardens still look grea...Wow, Sue, I'd say your gardens still look great in spite of heat and drought. I love how your gardens are stuffed to the hilt with so much color, texture, varying heights.<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of your summer.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-66176702055156484912012-08-28T05:05:58.728-05:002012-08-28T05:05:58.728-05:00Gorgeous!
And I still see some lawn---LOL--are yo...Gorgeous! <br />And I still see some lawn---LOL--are you planting that up too? Or is Larry holding out on that? Men love their lawn. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-47056022685939572012012-08-27T22:30:43.248-05:002012-08-27T22:30:43.248-05:00This is one time I'm glad you can't see my...This is one time I'm glad you can't see my gardens...a dried up, pathetic mess. We just couldn't keep up with the watering. The plants do seem to be having a second spring with the rain we have had, but it was too little to late. I just hope most come back next year, I have never had such a dismal garden. )o:Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.com