tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post7583105788633542344..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Summer lushnessAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-51846526907028811412014-08-20T18:20:13.033-05:002014-08-20T18:20:13.033-05:00Love your Datura plantings, they do not seem to be...Love your Datura plantings, they do not seem to be in any mood to give up...Great spider web.Charlie@Seattle Trekkerhttp://www.seattletrekker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-63133593757463537372014-08-20T15:13:53.530-05:002014-08-20T15:13:53.530-05:00Your garden looks great! Very lush here in Houston...Your garden looks great! Very lush here in Houston too. We have had lots of regular rain and everything is so full it is hard to believe it looked a waste land after winter. I have lots of bulbs and ferns and deciduous plants that rest when it is cold. They often suffer through the worst of summer but the cloud cover and late afternoon thunder showers have been a nice reprieve for them this year! www.ravenscourtgardens. comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352192526462955088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-41704785112463681882014-08-20T14:24:55.686-05:002014-08-20T14:24:55.686-05:00Gerhard: it's the winters that are the scary t...Gerhard: it's the winters that are the scary time for plumeria survival, but I think I have that figured out now.<br /><br />Lisa and Rock Rose: the funny thing is, if you asked me 8 years ago what type of garden I wanted, I would have said "not sure, but NOT tropical" :)<br /><br />Alain: I actually thought I pulled almost all of the pokeweed out this spring! Glad I didn't though. <br /><br />Lisa: Hope I have enough time for mine to produce fruit!<br /><br />Linda: yes, hot indeed this year. I'll be remembering your dry heat fondly this weekend when it nears 100 here...<br /><br />Gail: thanks! I assume you mean the one by the A/C unit? It's the newest, and really had such a huge visual impact!<br /><br />Loree: Give the castor beans another month and they'll be over 10' tall. Not that I'm bragging, but these things amaze me every year. It's an ANNUAL!<br /><br />Mark/Gaz: Fine praise indeed coming from you who have a jungle of your own! Castor beans really need heat I think -- you should see the big one!<br /><br />Thanks all for the comments!Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-9484555819970563572014-08-20T04:27:10.380-05:002014-08-20T04:27:10.380-05:00It's a jungle out there Alan, very lush, and b...It's a jungle out there Alan, very lush, and beautiful! Just shows the invigorating effects of rain when you have a good spell of it during the growing season. Your planting is great, coupled with the rain its looking even better.<br /><br />The ricinus of yours is seriously impressive!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-39838721779045359742014-08-19T23:42:45.032-05:002014-08-19T23:42:45.032-05:00I think it's unanimous...LUSH! Beautiful too, ...I think it's unanimous...LUSH! Beautiful too, it looks a little like Portland in the spring (it's rather golden here now). Those castor beans, WOW.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-63306285054898013962014-08-19T23:07:12.682-05:002014-08-19T23:07:12.682-05:00Lush indeed. So that is what rain does! I wonder...Lush indeed. So that is what rain does! I wondered. <br /><br />The pergola you built adds excellent height to the scene--good design work there. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-43742811408441540062014-08-19T22:21:37.146-05:002014-08-19T22:21:37.146-05:00Beautifully lush! We are very dry and hot in the P...Beautifully lush! We are very dry and hot in the PNW as you know .http://whatsitgarden.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428564551705151480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-16253462524521498062014-08-19T20:44:17.784-05:002014-08-19T20:44:17.784-05:00I was just wondering about your Minnesota Midgets ...I was just wondering about your Minnesota Midgets today! We have 6 or 8 nice sized melons - just waiting for them to ripen. We had an early one, but it fell off the vine and never ripened. <br /><br />Garden looks great - credit to you, but also Mother Nature!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185255434783858464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-5018610748632916952014-08-19T20:37:25.654-05:002014-08-19T20:37:25.654-05:00It is very lush indeed! I love the datura voluntee...It is very lush indeed! I love the datura volunteering in the cracks and glad you grow pokeweed. I also grow it, the flowers and berries are so attractive (moking birds like them very much).<br />Beautiful garden!Alainhttp://rochefleuriegarden.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-44818486972368234252014-08-19T19:49:45.497-05:002014-08-19T19:49:45.497-05:00Wow! I would never have known that this was St Lou...Wow! I would never have known that this was St Louis. So incredibly lush and tropical looking. Rain can do that.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-87624526028664754752014-08-19T19:12:03.049-05:002014-08-19T19:12:03.049-05:00This has been the best summer ever here in my gard...This has been the best summer ever here in my garden in SW IN. We must be in the same weather patterns because your garden looks like it is a tropical oasis it is so lush.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-9503909774425206652014-08-19T19:03:42.473-05:002014-08-19T19:03:42.473-05:00Yes!! This is the kind of lushness I remember from...Yes!! This is the kind of lushness I remember from previous years. I'm glad you finally had the necessary rain to make it happen. <br /><br />I'm also glad to see that at least one of your plumerias has survived. I brought one home from Maui last year (bought as a stick in a plastic bag from a souvenir store) and it's doing well outside in the heat. I think as long as you give them plenty of heat and water, they're fine. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com