tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post6175293378187510906..comments2023-10-05T07:49:56.593-04:00Comments on The Midnight Garden: Sunday Garden ReportGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-54435755965201424362008-07-21T22:53:00.000-04:002008-07-21T22:53:00.000-04:00Afod, to be sure, it was less than a capful of ble...Afod, to be sure, it was less than a capful of bleach and only for an overnight soak when I knew I'd be planting first thing. But it seemed wise, since I care not a fig for some of those more southerly bugs, hoopskirts or not. Global warming will send them our way too soon, as it is.<BR/><BR/>Joe, one might think you <I>know</I> this Rhet of whom we speak. Improbably purple, indeed!!<BR/><BR/>There's no shame in loving the portulacas; I'm right there with you.<BR/><BR/>(<I>I love your new mid-July "kicking back" photo, BTW</I>)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-11641971914888187392008-07-21T21:07:00.000-04:002008-07-21T21:07:00.000-04:00The probably purples are possibly good. Unless, of...The probably purples are possibly good. Unless, of course, they turn out to be improbably purple... that would be real good.<BR/><BR/>I can't. Not love the portulaca. They look like tiny peonies.Joe Jubinvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489419756833657839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-55464896507246742012008-07-21T17:41:00.000-04:002008-07-21T17:41:00.000-04:00Pardon this broken record that I seem to carrying ...Pardon this broken record that I seem to carrying around with me, but what a fantastic display of colorful flowers. The marigolds were looking quite hearty. Thank you also from the novice for the advice on the irises. I will be cutting them back tonight. And your mention of adding a little bleach to your irises caught me off guard. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-43094548029867821092008-07-21T15:26:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:26:00.000-04:00Robin, I do love the unexpected things that happen...Robin, I do love the unexpected things that happen in an overgrown garden. There are some volunteers in the border that I know I didn't plant, but which add to that full flavor of diversity. (<I>Some are mustards, who've seeded themselves in and are hopefully working to improve the saline quality of our Cape soil. Pretty flowers, tho!</I>)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-83754432857127114582008-07-21T15:15:00.000-04:002008-07-21T15:15:00.000-04:00Hi Robin! So glad the music helps to enhance your...Hi Robin! So glad the music helps to enhance your (and so many others') visits to the Midnight Garden. While I cherish the quiet moments when there's only birdsong and the sound of distant surf in the garden, I also think music sings to our souls and nourishes us in ways unimaginable.<BR/><BR/>Curt, it's a story I'll share later on today...they're one of my favorite flowers...and just so you know, Mr. Aspiring Gardener, one of the easiest to grow!<BR/><BR/>Jenn, I have thick binders full to overflowing of the Rhet's distinctive hand - it always makes my heart sing to see it! I won't try to save the iris leaves, though, as I am trying to fight my packrat instincts these days...but I made sure I had a good photo!!<BR/><BR/><I>A room doodle?!</I> That I'll need to see someday...Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-2860871834594127552008-07-21T14:50:00.000-04:002008-07-21T14:50:00.000-04:00Greg- Oh my gosh, I end up keeping the Rhet's tags...Greg- Oh my gosh, I end up keeping the Rhet's tags from things as well. I have a whole room doodle she did from ages ago-- the pretty, odd handwriting and the happy doodles just seem worth saving.<BR/><BR/>I hope the Iris' are beautiful. Cheers my friend, and happy functions. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-28870950062917951382008-07-21T12:11:00.000-04:002008-07-21T12:11:00.000-04:00That blue Bachelor's Button is amazing! Such a won...That blue Bachelor's Button is amazing! Such a wonderful picture!<BR/><BR/>And I LOVE the name Bachelor's Button! It sounds like there's a story behind it.Curt Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092702507137136310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-70342599464759433362008-07-21T11:18:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:18:00.000-04:00PS: By the way, I LOVE overgrown gardens. I think...PS: By the way, I LOVE overgrown gardens. I think there is something so wild and uninhibited....spontaneous about them. Sometimes they cross pollinate and send up flowers and plants that you don't even know where they came from. Plus I like to go in and then tidy them...just a little bit...so that crowded things get more light, etc. <BR/><BR/>You know Greg, if everyone was a gardener...I don't think we would have wars....and we would all live closer to the seasons and their mysteries of Life and Death and Rebirth. <BR/><BR/>PS AGAIN: I send you faith and courage on your journey to quit smoking....will keep you in my thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-39755806086065067922008-07-21T11:10:00.000-04:002008-07-21T11:10:00.000-04:00You have SO MANY great posts here I can hardly bel...You have SO MANY great posts here I can hardly believe it. Your turkeys are just GREAT!!! :) I also love YOUR love of flowers. That is SO amazing and healthy and wonderful! <BR/><BR/>I am just now listening to Edelweiss...it's the song playing on your site while I write. Do you know it used to be my father's favorite song. I always think of him when I hear it - unfortunately he is no longer alive. It used to bring tears to his eyes and he didn't cry easily, hardly ever. So I was touched to hear that. Now, I'm listening to MOONLIGHT SONATA on your site, which is another of my absolute favorites. You have such great taste in music. <BR/><BR/>VERY IMPORTANT: I am also PROFOUNDLY proud of you for quiting smoking. I think you will like the post I am putting up later today title: "The Change We ALL Talk About..." I'll let you know when it's up. I think it will inspire you, Greg. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for being who you are and for sharing your love of growing things and Life in general. You help the world heal in sharing your love of gardening. Sadly many people have forgotten that they are connected to the Living Earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-36543844014286859842008-07-21T09:53:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:53:00.000-04:00Well, thank you, Butch!! I, too, can see the beau...Well, thank you, Butch!! I, too, can see the beauty in an overgrown garden...but it's entirely for that reason I try not to let it get <I>too</I> out of hand. <BR/><BR/>I'm in the process of giving it a good haircut this morning. (<I>I don't like those much either, but I can see the benefit from time to time!</I>) The best part is knowing how the allyssum should bounce right back to rebloom again in a week or so...<BR/><BR/>To paraphrase Ralph Kramden, Birdie, you're the greatest!! Thanks for your continuing support. Day Four's well begun...<BR/><BR/>Keaton really was a pretty great Batman, despite being saddled with a costume that didn't let him turn his head (<I>which they address finally in this latest movie</I>)and the Adam West legacy. <BR/><BR/>Ledger captured everything that is wonderful...<I>and</I> creepy and awful and evil...about the Joker character, moreso than Nicholson, I think. (<I>But I even saw flashes of Cesar Romero in Heath's performance!</I>)Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-83754326153023030712008-07-21T09:09:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:09:00.000-04:00I remember being pretty impressed with Keaton's Ba...I remember being pretty impressed with Keaton's Batman. Everyone was so afraid he'd be Batguy, but he pulled it off, didn't he? Can't wait to see the new Batman, just to see Ledger's performance.<BR/><BR/>Still rooting for you in your fight to quit. Your lungs get pinker every day!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-37797807839770926292008-07-21T08:41:00.000-04:002008-07-21T08:41:00.000-04:00What a variety of colours this A.M. I truly enjoye...What a variety of colours this A.M. I truly enjoyed your entry. I think your garden looks beautiful, whether it is overgrown or not.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481663364693052582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-36679000402869448952008-07-20T23:01:00.000-04:002008-07-20T23:01:00.000-04:00That's an idea. It's what we do around here every...That's an idea. It's what we do around here every day! ;)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542750642334339031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-37762068167245005582008-07-20T22:48:00.000-04:002008-07-20T22:48:00.000-04:00I'll just let you two moderate one another's comme...I'll just let you two moderate one another's comments, then? <BR/><BR/>: )Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12541532.post-68145498688577710502008-07-20T22:05:00.000-04:002008-07-20T22:05:00.000-04:00I like those sorta flat-looking rainbow-colored fl...I like those sorta flat-looking rainbow-colored flowers in that last shot!<BR/><BR/>Hmmm. Marc just told me to cut it out. No idea what he means. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542750642334339031noreply@blogger.com