tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post9128719697789847388..comments2023-10-14T14:55:44.785-04:00Comments on Barbara's Garden Chronicles: The Calm Before the VetBarbarapchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-45728790580317134992011-06-16T16:41:42.063-04:002011-06-16T16:41:42.063-04:00Barry - and, if you do donate something wild and w...Barry - and, if you do donate something wild and wonderful, chances are in the mad crush of the sale, no one will really know what it is and appreciate it - much prefer sharing with those who show a real interest. Now, the Calycanthus, think you might be pushing it in your zone especially if you're having to pay an arm and a leg.<br />CGJ - thx so much. My....those are big kitties - they could probably take Herc in about 30 seconds flat! I'm with you on the goatsbeard - a fabulous plant, and even more fabulous in really cold climates - the best I ever saw grew in Quebec City - was easily double the size of mine.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-66957196373412723532011-06-15T13:28:31.079-04:002011-06-15T13:28:31.079-04:00Barbara I understand the BIG kitty issues .. I hav...Barbara I understand the BIG kitty issues .. I have a Siberian (Emma) who is near to 15 pounds and still growing .. Sophie is part Himalayan and Main Coon so you know she is a big girl too .. and yes (cough snicker ..) 2 pets for the price of TWO pets !! hehehe<br />I love your pictures girl ! Especially the BIG Goatsbeard .. I just took some this morning too with the sun behind it making it glow .. they are fantastic corner stone plants for impact aren't they!<br />Your plants are thriving and the little creatures living there must be very happy too .. the fly on the chippie poop is too funny ! reminds me of the movie "The Fly" hehehe<br />Foliage is a weakness for me .. almost more than the flowers themselves .. because flowers pass on so quickly but foliage is there for the whole season and more !<br />Yours is wonderful girl !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9099706683992013607.post-62289715233582939372011-06-14T19:56:14.282-04:002011-06-14T19:56:14.282-04:00Barbara:
Vet bills always fill one with trepidatio...Barbara:<br />Vet bills always fill one with trepidation! The price just to walk through the front door... frightening!<br /><br />Alas, onto the garden! I too adore Saruma, the soft foliage, the brilliant yellow flowers, the fact that it does divide easily and then bulk up within a season or two! I have a list of people wanting divisions. I am constantly being brow beaten for not sharing some of my more choice and rare plants at the hort sale, but Barbara, it takes a special gardening friend to warrant the division of my special children - I am sure you can relate!<br /><br />I have always wanted to try Calycanthus - Hartledge Wine and Venus in particular, but find them too pricy for the miniscule size of the specimens that look lost and pathetic in a one gallon pot.<br /><br />I noticed a Pinellia coming up - nowhere near the plant that I posted about last week. It's foliage leaves me shrugging - almost shredded in comparison to Pinellia. Yet another oddity that captured my attention in years gone by! These plesant surprises are what keeps me on my toes! Your garden is looking spectacular!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.com