tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post6097298456678680679..comments2024-03-04T16:12:12.646-05:00Comments on CanadianGardenJoy: Micro Mini Pond ?CanadianGardenJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-84549985208445864162010-05-26T06:55:09.913-04:002010-05-26T06:55:09.913-04:00Grace girl you may sprinkle "wacky" all ...Grace girl you may sprinkle "wacky" all around me like fertilizer because that is totally ME ! ;-) and yes .. I think it does take one to recognize a fellow nut job ? Ha !<br />There is that other trick to terra cotta .. lining it with a plastic bag but with drainage holes at the bottom .. but when I started potting up ? .. all logic went on vacation in those moments and the thought of dumping them out and starting again .. Nahhhhhh !<br />No damp spirits here girl .. I can use all the help available so throw it out to me and I'll have my catcher's mit on .. we wondered about that sort of thing too .. I add water as soon as I see a little dip going on but wondering about the temp was tricky .. number one son keeps testing it with "finger" and says it is body temp .. too many jokes .. too little space" ? but I will look for that .. it gets morning sun and afternoon shade but we really should not boil fish on the deck .. neighbors could complain ? ;-)<br />green brains ?? !!! eeeuuuwww ! .. hum .. good Halloween ploy though ?CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-59325438384291519922010-05-25T22:29:43.344-04:002010-05-25T22:29:43.344-04:00Joy girl you are in your element tonight!! How I d...Joy girl you are in your element tonight!! How I do love your wacky sense of humor. You don't mind me saying wacky do you? I mean it takes one to know one, right? <br /><br />Your garden is just lovely. The way your vines climb up the fence is just genius. I'm going to go back and click to enlarge the photo and get a better look-see.<br /><br />I love terra cotta. You know what I do? I use saucers, deep ones. This at least helps keep things from drying out quite so fast. <br /><br />One little heads up if I may... A little floating thermometer in your micro pond might be a good idea. I have a 30 gallon water bowl and in summer it can get really hot, as in fishes RIP hot. I keep mine in shade and check the thermometer on really hot days, adding more water if it's above the safe zone. <br /><br />I hope that didn't "dampen" your spirits. <br /><br />How's this for ending on a light note? The Celtic ball looks like green brains. LOVE IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-93371291265913052010-05-22T06:00:47.910-04:002010-05-22T06:00:47.910-04:00Vetsy girl you are the QUEEN of Naming !! .. I hav...Vetsy girl you are the QUEEN of Naming !! .. I have only a few that just made me do it .. Robinator and kids ( plus generously sized Goldfinches named from a Mike Myers character .. Fat B." haha ..<br />You have a jade plant ! I do to and I'm not sure how to take care of it other than make sure NOT to over water .. any advice thrown my way would be great girl !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-21605906784840680162010-05-21T22:09:41.311-04:002010-05-21T22:09:41.311-04:00Joy I'm a namer too" I name the birds tha...Joy I'm a namer too" I name the birds that visit my yard.. My resident chickadees are Butch and Beatrice, Woodpeckers, Windy and woody to name a few, there's more but I'll stop there..<br /><br />I have a jade who's name is Janet and a Ponytail plant who's name is Polly.. There's more but I'll stop here...<br /><br /> I like the little pond It's cute and serene If I was either Bert or Ernie I'd like it too"Vetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904220037223028054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-24438380828133146692010-05-21T05:59:47.648-04:002010-05-21T05:59:47.648-04:00EG hello there !
It is only the beginning of the ...EG hello there ! <br />It is only the beginning of the season so things look good .. give it a few more weeks when the weather becomes hot and humid and you will see utter chaos and lack of care in no time ! LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-56043445803670514502010-05-20T15:44:41.710-04:002010-05-20T15:44:41.710-04:00Your gardens and pots look so neat and tidy! I'...Your gardens and pots look so neat and tidy! I'm impressed!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-12625252809309351232010-05-20T15:40:22.085-04:002010-05-20T15:40:22.085-04:00Gail girl ! It does take some time to get over tha...Gail girl ! It does take some time to get over that jet lag, it truly shakes your system up .. imagine being on a house hunting trip with only 8 days to seal a deal let alone pick a house out of about 40 seen in two days ? LOL<br />No wonder I am loopy ?<br />I will have to get a special tiara for that title ;-)<br />I so hope that Fred will over winter here .. he is on the zone but you know how things can just fall through .. I am trying not to get too attached and emotional with him ;-)<br />YES !! You have to have a clearing so you can see that morning sky !<br />I am so grateful that I can .. it makes my day when I can capture a beautiful sunrise !<br /><br />Tatyana hello there ! It does make a lush planting with a hosta .. Black Mondo grass and Gold Creeping Jenny is another combo that is a wow factor for sure !<br />The great part is you can plant them back in the garden when summer is over : )<br /><br />Racquel girl .. I am laughing here imagining you with a human head but the body of a fly like in the 1950s classic "The Fly" ? LOL<br />It would drive you bonkers listening to some of our conversations here girl .. we are certified NUTS ! haha<br />I can't put my finger on it but he ? just looked like a FRED to me ? ;-)CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-25493453140751598232010-05-20T10:55:07.430-04:002010-05-20T10:55:07.430-04:00I love the circular shaped beds and the wavy one t...I love the circular shaped beds and the wavy one to the right is cool too. Your conversation with your hubby cracked me Joy. I could just imagine being a fly on the wall during that talk, lol. ;) Why does it not surprise me that you named a tree Fred? Ha! ;)Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-72819137782236602852010-05-20T08:37:41.573-04:002010-05-20T08:37:41.573-04:00It's fun to visit your garden, Joy! You are a ...It's fun to visit your garden, Joy! You are a very creative gardener! Hosta in a pot is a great idea. I have one, and it looks nice combined with mondo grass.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-16518236371669408572010-05-20T07:01:18.090-04:002010-05-20T07:01:18.090-04:00My dear there is nothing average about you (ever) ...My dear there is nothing average about you (ever) or your garden. You are way above average~approaching superior! You are the Queen Of Vignettes. I know, because I crowned you that two years ago and you still hold the title! I especially love the vignette you labeled average.<br /><br />Fred is a good looking tree and Little Fred is a perfect companion plant~See more proof of your superior QoV.<br /><br />Thank you for the sunrise photos! We are sunrise challenged here...Trees block the light~I wonder how Mr I would feel about clearing just a small view;)<br />xxxxoooogail ps finally over jetlag!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-63591947552343776502010-05-19T18:27:48.030-04:002010-05-19T18:27:48.030-04:00Hi Sandy .. Thank you !
I really go overboard with...Hi Sandy .. Thank you !<br />I really go overboard with the pot thing .. husband says why do you do that ? LOL<br />The sky was amazing that morning .. like Outer Limits ! I swear .. Kingston has a very weird atmosphere at times and I am too happy to catch it with my camera !CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-58904078840199331932010-05-19T17:50:14.743-04:002010-05-19T17:50:14.743-04:00Wow, do you have a pretty yard! It must take you a...Wow, do you have a pretty yard! It must take you an hour a day just to water pots.<br /><br />Sky wise, I love that silver shot with the ladder clouds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-83536130389591481422010-05-19T17:40:11.771-04:002010-05-19T17:40:11.771-04:00Hi there Linda girl !
I know I will regret having ...Hi there Linda girl !<br />I know I will regret having so many clay pots .. when the heat is cooking us and things are droopy and I'm so tired .. then I will be saying "Was I completely NUTS !" LOL .. Winthrop has a great vantage point because he DEMANDS it ! haha<br /><br />Diane it was eerie watching this sky in mid morning .. no rain came but there was a thickness to the air .. well it could make the hair on the back of your neck stand up !<br /><br />OMG Cindy !! can I call you cowgirl now ? haha .. I would be so darn mad at said "person" who didn't shut the gate !! JEEZ !! haha .. the cow patty on some one's bed sounds good to me so saying it out loud is perfect therapy .. I don't know how you do what you do girl ! what kind of vitamins do you take ??? LOL<br /><br />Rose girl .. the two of us would look smashing in our shocking attire but heck who bothers to look at a nutty gardeners while watering their garden ? <br />Bert and Ernie only come out when husband is looking ! so I have not seen the slightest tease of a fin yet .. husband says they look fine and are having a blast hiding under the lily pads .. some day I might catch a glimpse ??<br /><br />Thank you Amy ! I think it should be a rule that we are the only ones allowed to go out in our PJs .. because we are GARDENERS ! haha .. and YES ! this is such a simple yet fascinating little world to create ! I love looking at it even though Bert and Ernie won't say hi to me .. I think they are mad I broke up the party in the pet store ? hahaha<br /><br />Carrie girl I did think of what you would say about my Celtic balls ? haha .. even saying "that" makes me laugh ? I have had the giggles for a couple of days now .. I think I am over tired and can't help myself ? LOL<br />Fred just had to be named Fred .. no other name would do .. now every time I pass him I say "Hello FRED !" hehehe<br /><br />Hi there Nancy girl ! .. that sky sent chills up my spine and I am not kidding .. I keep wondering doesn't anyone else look at a sky like that and are amazed too ? <br />Thank you : ) I hope very much that I can keep everyone alive in their clay pots .. it is a gamble but I will try VERY hard ! ;-)CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-73495919689289025822010-05-19T16:27:32.344-04:002010-05-19T16:27:32.344-04:00Your last sky photo is amazing! I don't think...Your last sky photo is amazing! I don't think I've ever seen cloud formation like that. Your containers are lovely, Joy -- I look forward to watching them bloom and grow. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-18463519504683769502010-05-19T15:04:46.351-04:002010-05-19T15:04:46.351-04:00Looking AMAZING and in no way average at all! The ...Looking AMAZING and in no way average at all! The pond is very sweet and maybe Ernie and Bert will gain confidence soon and we can say hello.<br />Fred is a perfectly good name for any tree, I bet if you asked, you'd find a Fred in Japan!<br />And celtic balls, I like, but that's obvious :) xxCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-72193394418948495852010-05-19T10:27:57.834-04:002010-05-19T10:27:57.834-04:00Average? I don't think so!
I have gone outs...Average? I don't think so! <br />I have gone outside many mornings in my pajamas sneaking around. You are too funny! <br />Also, I like the micro-mini pond. I might have to start one of those. Beautiful garden!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-27544235483261710722010-05-19T09:55:10.970-04:002010-05-19T09:55:10.970-04:00Ah, Joy, I am still chuckling at the sight of you ...Ah, Joy, I am still chuckling at the sight of you in your shocking pajamas:) We would make quite a pair out in the garden--my favorite comfy blue robe should really be tossed on the trash heap:) I love your new mini-pond! I've always wanted a pond, but Mr. Procastinator, aka Hubby, well...enough said. So a container pond sounds like the perfect alternative for me. I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep goldfish, though. Tarzan or Sasha would no doubt find them very quickly:) Hope Bert and Ernie enjoy their new home!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-30513549317992115702010-05-19T09:45:10.146-04:002010-05-19T09:45:10.146-04:00You crack me up and that is a good thing(-: Wait I...You crack me up and that is a good thing(-: Wait I am already cracked you say? Well adding a few more cracks is good too right?(-:<br />Everything is looking outstanding there! I love the water feature! Dinner in a bowl...what more can a raccoon ask for?(-:<br />What am I doing you ask?<br />Fighting with cows. Everyday someone we won't mention who...(daughter) I didn't say that...leaves the gate open and guess who shows up? 20 or so big grown up cows with babies. Who I may say love my garden! )-: So far we won't even discuss how much damage they have done. So I am in a bad mood.<br />I did however unload 2 yards of compost around and it looks nice(-: I planted some geraniums and I bought two flats of marigolds to plant. I keep waiting till the cows go home but I guess that is not happening soon enough so I may plant them today(-: <br />I might thow a cowpie on my (daughters) bed. I didn't say that out loud...(-:CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-16814426371443659272010-05-19T07:56:31.157-04:002010-05-19T07:56:31.157-04:00You have captured the 'Seven Steps to Heaven&#...You have captured the 'Seven Steps to Heaven' clouds I saw, but they had dissolved long before I had the camera ready!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-38800267731506405892010-05-19T06:48:54.109-04:002010-05-19T06:48:54.109-04:00You are developing quite the 'pot garden' ...You are developing quite the 'pot garden' on your deck. I'm just getting started with mine. Your garden looks wonderful from Winthrops point of view.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-60588906116620768662010-05-19T06:16:35.777-04:002010-05-19T06:16:35.777-04:00Hey there Lisa girl : )
Those plants look even bet...Hey there Lisa girl : )<br />Those plants look even better in real life/real time ? LOL<br />I don't know what it is but some plants just have to have names ;-)<br />Glad I'm not alone on that one ? <br /><br />Dear Dave (I actually have a question for you so I will have to get over to your place !)<br />It is such a great way to teach kids about different yet dependant "biological systems" that can flourish together .. I bet your girls would have a blast watching it happen ! .. I'm sure you are going to put one together for them .. right ? wink wink blink ? LOL<br /><br />Hey Martha .. I know you have your bulb circle all ready for the BULBS girl ! haha Is George sore from all that garden work yet ? LOL<br />Actually there is a trick with the clay pots .. you line them with plastic bags but a hole cut in the bottom for drainage .. but I was in a hurry and most of the plants are herbs that like it on the dry side .. but keep that method in mind if you are planting a more moist ? loving plant : )<br />OMG ! You knew a Fred from China ? how cool is that !<br />I had those giggles .. well outright laughing, snorting fit the other night .. the tears were running because I was laughing so hard .. go figure .. hard working the garden ? ;-)<br /><br />Hey Kyna ! Yup .. sometimes you just have to push the envelop a little to shake things up ? But I know you know all about that sort of thing .. you are a living on the edge sort of gal ! LOL<br /><br />Kerri girl thank you ! and YES ! if you have trouble with lavender try it in a pot and let it stay on the dry side a bit .. I am using Provence lavender in these ones and I will transplant them into the garden at the end of summer .. I have been able to over winter some before. Yup ! Coneheads and that weird sky .. it was an Outer Limits type of day ? LOL<br /><br />Rebecca girl thank you ! : ) and I will take that suggestion on board .. Barny is a great character name too .. now I have the Flinstones music running through my head ? haha<br />Yes ! this little pond in a bowl is a fun thing : ) You would enjoy it too girl !<br /><br />Hello there gittan and thank you : ) .. it is a bit of stress being a goldfish mom .. I haven't seen these guys come out of hiding yet .. but they are allowed to be shy .. I'm patient ! LOLCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-55664526014674271012010-05-19T02:59:06.698-04:002010-05-19T02:59:06.698-04:00Good mornign Joy. Thanks for making me smile! I lo...Good mornign Joy. Thanks for making me smile! I love your posts and do recognize somethings in your way to garden. Take good care of Ernie and Bert / gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-28353200747478252722010-05-18T23:38:55.621-04:002010-05-18T23:38:55.621-04:00Wonderful post Joy! And there is absolutely NOTHIN...Wonderful post Joy! And there is absolutely NOTHING average about your lovely garden!! Your new pond is great, and might be something I would take on. I think Fred is a find name for your maple, and might I suggest 'Barney' for his little sidekick? What is it with terra cotta pots? It's rediculous how fast they dry out! Blink Blink. :o)Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-9693036604776791912010-05-18T23:13:41.070-04:002010-05-18T23:13:41.070-04:00Joy, your spring garden is looking beautiful! And ...Joy, your spring garden is looking beautiful! And Winthrop looks good posing with it as a backdrop :)<br />Love the little water garden, and that lovely hosta looks great in that pretty container. I must try lavender in a pot. Maybe I'll have better luck with it that way.<br />The little coneheads are adorable :)<br />What a strange sky! Pretty though.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726816697009103332.post-80921640616526307902010-05-18T21:50:47.361-04:002010-05-18T21:50:47.361-04:00You know, I've never met a chick named Ernie. ...You know, I've never met a chick named Ernie. But there's a first time for everything, and that would be pretty awesome :D<br /><br />And a Japanese maple named Fred? Even more awesome. It's original ;)Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.com