tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post514366489521879385..comments2024-03-04T16:12:12.646-05:00Comments on CanadianGardenJoy: An Almost Desperation Post ??CanadianGardenJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-28025782935664223642009-11-22T12:27:27.483-05:002009-11-22T12:27:27.483-05:00Dee girl : ) thank you so much and you are certain...Dee girl : ) thank you so much and you are certainly welcome too !<br />I wanted to do do an amaryllis but the only place is on top of my kitchen hutch so the girls don't get at it .. I'll try and find one though .. I think I will NEED it ! LOL .. Yes .. a lot of visiting of blogs for sure !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-86251844291079672202009-11-22T11:13:31.985-05:002009-11-22T11:13:31.985-05:00Fantastic fall color. Nature goes to sleep with a...Fantastic fall color. Nature goes to sleep with a beautiful sigh. You'll visit blogs my dear and get to read all the posts you want cause you'll be stuck in the house. Perhaps, plant an amaryllis too. We'll get through winter, although I'm not looking forward to it. Thanks for your kinds words about my blog theme. I appreciate it.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-67136772100160935512009-11-22T07:58:38.091-05:002009-11-22T07:58:38.091-05:00Hey Jan girl .. I wonder what all the fuss is abou...Hey Jan girl .. I wonder what all the fuss is about too ? LOL<br />I can't believe you don't love Autumn ? You have to have some pretty colours going on in your end of the country ! ... and YES ! hoping for a light winter too at this end as well .. but you just never know do you ?CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-91180643282377173922009-11-22T01:15:46.872-05:002009-11-22T01:15:46.872-05:00Hi Joy...I saw you at the most popular post of the...Hi Joy...I saw you at the most popular post of the moment...and I just had to come over and see what all the fuss was about! Wow...you've got some beautiful photos there, girl! Your fall beauty is amazing. I didn't think I really liked fall all that much, but after I took some photos, I realized just how beautiful it really is! It doesn't need summer color to be gorgeous;-) I just can't believe how lovely our weather has been so far. I am hoping for a 'light' winter, if ya know what I mean;-)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-46515049635793210232009-11-21T08:27:53.894-05:002009-11-21T08:27:53.894-05:00Hello there Tatanya !
Hey thanks girl : ) I have h...Hello there Tatanya !<br />Hey thanks girl : ) I have had Spanish lavender as an annual but it never seems to do very well.<br />I have so many other ones like Hidcote and Munstead, but I was so surprised that Provence did this well ! I love the tall flower stalks to cut and dry .. it is a great lavender even for our zone !<br /><br />Hey there catmint girl : ) .. I have always loved smoke bush .. Royal Purple absolutely stole my heart .. then Golden Spirit .. I want to try more but space is a bit tricky .. some how I'll squeeze one more in though ? LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-48794368528911427702009-11-21T04:20:00.949-05:002009-11-21T04:20:00.949-05:00love that smokebush - so pleased you are a member ...love that smokebush - so pleased you are a member of our global smokebush fan club! I haven't visited you for a while, and it's great to back.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-3464442400641739202009-11-20T20:50:35.116-05:002009-11-20T20:50:35.116-05:00Hi Joy! Hamlin grass looks funny indeed! But the l...Hi Joy! Hamlin grass looks funny indeed! But the lavender, wow, looks great! I have only Spanish lavender which gets weird shape with age. Yours looks much better. I also like Winter You. Add a crown, and you will be a Snow Queen.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-27605241971862800282009-11-20T18:18:41.843-05:002009-11-20T18:18:41.843-05:00I just popped over to your place again Mary .. YES...I just popped over to your place again Mary .. YES ! it was beautiful except for that awful graffiti thing.<br />I wish we had made it over to the UK to see the real deal English Country gardens while we lived in Europe .. but being in Holland and travelling to the places we did get to .. it was wonderful !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-80903253038771883642009-11-20T18:03:55.439-05:002009-11-20T18:03:55.439-05:00I want to thank you for your comment on my post on...I want to thank you for your comment on my post on desert plants. The desert plants in Barcelona must be stunning. I'd love to see that.Mary Delle LeBeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580493268918204260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-80208127974556250422009-11-20T18:00:10.764-05:002009-11-20T18:00:10.764-05:00Rose girl !
Slow down and take a breath there ! LO...Rose girl !<br />Slow down and take a breath there ! LOL .. I remember you saying you couldn't find Pinky Winky last Autumn and it was so frustrating for you .. and YES ! I am liking the faded blooms as much as the fresh ones too : )<br />That Cityline one blew me away .. and I still have dried ones from Little Lamb 3 years ago on top of my kitchen hutch !<br />We have had rain the past two days but the sun is coming out again .. strange weather .. but winter is stomping in soon I'm sure ;-)<br /><br />Dave I have a weak spot for echinacea no matter the season and it is kind of thrilling to see where the birds have been picking off the seeds .. it is so nice to know they can find food here like that. Yes ... stretching a post will be more and more difficult .. have to get rather artistic ? about disguising old news ? LOL<br /><br />Phillip ... aren't you a sweetheart ! Thank you : ) .. I love the break as well but typically our break just about "breaks" us with the length it takes .. canuck gardeners get more wacky than usual .. cabin fever is rampant ! LOL<br /><br />Helen .. if I start this petition do you think we can finally adjust our winters to suit us girl ?? LOL I would sign on the dotted line MANY times to shorten the dreaded siege .. what you described is perfection .. just a dusting of snow to make merry for Christmas : )<br />Thank you so much too !<br /><br />Catherine, I almost and do have "sprout" pictures in fact on hold for when I start really going through the withdrawal thing .. it is going to be a long winter I'm afraid .. but it does have to end some time so I will be READY !<br />I'm happy to share the nice weather girl : )<br /><br />Randy .. thank you ! : ) lemon thyme smells so wonderful and it is such a pretty one too. I have Mother of Thyme and I found the same thing happened as well .. so I cut mine back a great deal and it seems to work better for me that way .. there are so many gorgeous thymes out there I need a garden just for (time) thyme ? LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-44669120739519455652009-11-20T17:43:07.585-05:002009-11-20T17:43:07.585-05:00Joy,
Your garden is still filled with beauties. I ...Joy,<br />Your garden is still filled with beauties. I was taken in with your Lemon Thyme sounds like I'll be looking to find that one. We planted Mother of Thyme 3 years ago, the first two years it was spreading wildly and now it looks terrible, cut back a bushel of dead stuff on it a few days ago.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-35409208168614570682009-11-20T17:06:40.690-05:002009-11-20T17:06:40.690-05:00It doesn't look desperate there, it's just...It doesn't look desperate there, it's just beautiful! I remember last year taking a picture of every green sprout coming out of the ground, that felt desperate :) I hope we can get some of your nice fall weather!Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-84124874639583630992009-11-20T12:06:22.593-05:002009-11-20T12:06:22.593-05:00Ah, Joy, I do wish we could have this weather all ...Ah, Joy, I do wish we could have this weather all winter, with just a few days of "pretty" snow around Christmas... or falling down gently, just when we're in the mood for it. If you start a petition, I'll sign it. All your plants still look (unfairly [compared with my garden]) decorative, and the "winter you" looks très chic.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-4871799541119818612009-11-20T09:38:43.870-05:002009-11-20T09:38:43.870-05:00I actually like the winter break but I know if it ...I actually like the winter break but I know if it was as long as yours, I'd be singing another tune. I'm glad you've had a nice November. Your new photo is very nice.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-30953394528815936062009-11-20T08:49:46.926-05:002009-11-20T08:49:46.926-05:00I know what you mean, it gets challenging to think...I know what you mean, it gets challenging to think of new post material when nothing seems to be growing! It looks like you found quite a few things worth mentioning. I always like the look of those echinacea seed heads!Dave@The Home Gardenhttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-88461126408180717572009-11-20T07:38:06.367-05:002009-11-20T07:38:06.367-05:00Joy, I'm trying to take notes here as I write....Joy, I'm trying to take notes here as I write...remembering all these pretties in your fall garden that could be added to mine for some more fall color. The hydrangeas this year have been spectacular, though. I think I like their fading blooms almost as much as the summer ones. I tried to find a "Pinky Winky" last fall; I remember going around asking different sales people at one garden center for it. If they didn't know what I was talking about, they looked at me as if I was asking for Humpty-Dumpty:)<br /><br />Hope the sun is still shining for you; November here has finally put on its typical pre-winter face.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-5782093726897413352009-11-20T06:47:40.821-05:002009-11-20T06:47:40.821-05:00Thank you Ms. S.
Strange quips pop into my head s...Thank you Ms. S. <br />Strange quips pop into my head some days when I look at my plant pictures ? LOL<br />Soon the snow is coming and it will all be under a white blanket for a very long time I fear .. BIG sigh !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-56539357453513719022009-11-19T23:50:02.331-05:002009-11-19T23:50:02.331-05:00Beautiful textures and colours in the November gar...Beautiful textures and colours in the November garden.<br /><br />I have to thank you for the smile, though: <br /><br />"Hamlin ornamental grass looks like a bleached mop of hair gone wrong"<br /><br />Hilarious line!! :)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-16510652876440133802009-11-19T17:47:46.156-05:002009-11-19T17:47:46.156-05:00'ben" I will think about this seriously !...'ben" I will think about this seriously ! I have a spot in the kitchen over the hutch that I have some of my plants on .. I love African violets (but try to keep the number down due to .. well, they don't stay all that happy with me ? ) but the lights would make them happy right ?<br />Thanks for the heads up on how to do this economically !!<br /><br />Kate girl .. I'm still smiling about the Edward Gory Halloween fun you had on your blog ! Yes .. this is a long strange spell , now we are in rain mode .. soon it will be snow no doubt ? LOL<br /><br />Hello Kiki ! thank you so much : ) I'm afraid with the shift in seasons the pictures will be boring .. all white motif ? LOL<br /><br />Carrie : ) You are too sweet , thank you girl ! .. funny how it just struck me about the leaf and the wind playing together .. it struck a cord in me some how ? : )<br /><br />Tina .. did you see the new Halloween counter at the top of the sidebar now ?? LOL<br />YES ! it is called Korean Goatsbeard .. it is a mini plant but amazing and beautiful .. I will do a post on it and leave a link with more information about it. I did like the waxbells a lot .. but like you I am sorry they don't last long .. but they were pretty !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-61687784419739935272009-11-19T14:15:09.586-05:002009-11-19T14:15:09.586-05:00No, I don't have the Korean one but will keep ...No, I don't have the Korean one but will keep an eye out for it. Sounds interesting. You never mentioned if you liked the waxbell blooms? I liked them for all of the 2 minutes they bloomed.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-26363696462351844322009-11-19T12:59:16.998-05:002009-11-19T12:59:16.998-05:00I love this post, so much is going on in your gard...I love this post, so much is going on in your gardens and you write about them all so beautifully. The leaf that fell asleep after playing in the wind - that is one of the most lovelly sentences I had read in a long time. Gorgeous photos, I've sort of forgotten what a blue sky looks like.<br />LOVE the new profile picture, girl, you look amazing, sexy hair xxx ;)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-76196060775079006542009-11-19T12:48:45.201-05:002009-11-19T12:48:45.201-05:00Gorgeous shots!! I loved so many of them..I love h...Gorgeous shots!! I loved so many of them..I love how you capture the exotic expression in your photos!! Uniquely Captivating!!<br />Kiki~Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-8662855486231383002009-11-19T12:04:40.741-05:002009-11-19T12:04:40.741-05:00Such lovely autumn color. Lucky you! We're in ...Such lovely autumn color. Lucky you! We're in the midst of a longer and later than usual autumn out here - with warm temps and I'm grateful for that. Just not ready for winter.Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-81182049148004339362009-11-19T11:13:23.907-05:002009-11-19T11:13:23.907-05:00Garden catalogue grow-lamp setups are horrifically...Garden catalogue grow-lamp setups are horrifically pricey, Joy! Forget that. Get a fluorescent shop light for $17 at your local hardware store, a couple of hooks, and a bit of chain to hang it from. You can use a cool and a warm bulb to substitute for the expensive grow-light bulbs, and suspend the light setup over any surface you want, be it the top of a bookcase or a hall table you bought at a thrift shop for $5. You'll be in business for pennies on the dollar and your plants will love you for it!our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-60871013327647245862009-11-19T11:02:58.810-05:002009-11-19T11:02:58.810-05:00Tina girl I BELIEVE you !! Maybe some gremlins too...Tina girl I BELIEVE you !! Maybe some gremlins took off with it and I have to install again ? jeez !! haha.. <br />The goatsbeard is a remarkable plant .. I have come to depend on it in the two spots I have the FULL sized ones and the little Korean Goatsbeard is a sensational sweet mini me plant too : ) Do you have that one Tina ?<br /><br />Hey 'ben" we are actually going to have a bit of rain today/tomorrow but clearing up quickly .. this is such strange weather .. kind of eerie ?? LOL Trying to put a Halloween spin on it all still ?<br />I guess I am going to have to let some little creatures post eventually ? ;-)<br />I do have some houseplants .. "snake" plant aka 'mother-in-law" plant ? I haven't killed that yet and have a few of them .. Christmas cactus that refuses to set blooms now ..and some African violets .. but I love your idea of the grow lamp with herbs .. I have looked at those systems and they are a bit pricey .. but the idea hangs on ? LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.com