Comments on: An unusual middle of May http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/an-unusual-middle-of-may/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: andrea http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/an-unusual-middle-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-7846 andrea Tue, 18 May 2010 04:19:47 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3671#comment-7846 ooh! what purple-red-stemmed alium is that growing at blithewold?! they are LOVELY! as are the poppies, peonies, and all those other may sprung buds that i covet, now that i can't grow them in my zone...! here's to may, a beautiful month no matter where one gardens! <em>Andrea, I hadn't even noticed the dark stems on the alliums! Now I love A. aflatunense 'Purple Sensation' even more than before... Thanks! -kris</em> ooh! what purple-red-stemmed alium is that growing at blithewold?! they are LOVELY! as are the poppies, peonies, and all those other may sprung buds that i covet, now that i can’t grow them in my zone…! here’s to may, a beautiful month no matter where one gardens!

Andrea, I hadn’t even noticed the dark stems on the alliums! Now I love A. aflatunense ‘Purple Sensation’ even more than before… Thanks! -kris

]]> By: Layanee http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/an-unusual-middle-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-7843 Layanee Mon, 17 May 2010 12:44:25 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3671#comment-7843 I missed bloom day and with so much blooming here. Your time lapse is wonderful. I need to stop by soon! So much going on in the garden. <em>Layanee, I'm sorry to miss your bloom day pics but from now on - everyday is bloom day! And please come by soon! -kris</em> I missed bloom day and with so much blooming here. Your time lapse is wonderful. I need to stop by soon! So much going on in the garden.

Layanee, I’m sorry to miss your bloom day pics but from now on – everyday is bloom day! And please come by soon! -kris

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/an-unusual-middle-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-7835 Andrew Sat, 15 May 2010 10:35:35 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3671#comment-7835 Those poppy pics are AMAZING! So what's your opinion of Tamarix? Like it? I was eyeing one at a nursery the other day. Do they grow as fast as I've read they do? That could be useful in my garden. (I've heard it's less useful out west, where they're an invasive species.) No intervention here, except spraying of something organic to stop the winter moth, which I'm so glad we did this year. <em>Andrew, I love the gauzy view of the bay through our bank of tamarix (I'm beginning to suspect we have 2 different species - the one blooming now may not be T. ramosissima after all) but I really don't know much about them... It certainly would be an interesting contrast to just about anything else you might have in your garden! -kris</em> Those poppy pics are AMAZING!

So what’s your opinion of Tamarix? Like it? I was eyeing one at a nursery the other day. Do they grow as fast as I’ve read they do? That could be useful in my garden. (I’ve heard it’s less useful out west, where they’re an invasive species.)

No intervention here, except spraying of something organic to stop the winter moth, which I’m so glad we did this year.

Andrew, I love the gauzy view of the bay through our bank of tamarix (I’m beginning to suspect we have 2 different species – the one blooming now may not be T. ramosissima after all) but I really don’t know much about them… It certainly would be an interesting contrast to just about anything else you might have in your garden! -kris

]]> By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/an-unusual-middle-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-7833 Susan Sims Fri, 14 May 2010 23:55:26 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3671#comment-7833 BTW, Snafu day is on the solstice. You can do it aroundish if you like. <em>Susan, thanks - I might not be able to wait that long! -kris</em> BTW, Snafu day is on the solstice. You can do it aroundish if you like.

Susan, thanks – I might not be able to wait that long! -kris

]]> By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/spring/an-unusual-middle-of-may/comment-page-1/#comment-7832 Susan Sims Fri, 14 May 2010 23:54:44 +0000 http://blog.blithewold.org/?p=3671#comment-7832 Ahhh...flowers born of wet. There are everywhere, even here. Except here they last two days. I like the poppy timelapse. I've often considered doing one myself on a flower. You know, the whole take a picture of everyday. It would be interesting. <em>Susan, I was surprised at how quickly the poppy popped! I wish I could watch everything open... But I wouldn't get much done. -kris</em> Ahhh…flowers born of wet. There are everywhere, even here. Except here they last two days. I like the poppy timelapse. I’ve often considered doing one myself on a flower. You know, the whole take a picture of everyday. It would be interesting.

Susan, I was surprised at how quickly the poppy popped! I wish I could watch everything open… But I wouldn’t get much done. -kris

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