tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post2786283615677743953..comments2024-01-28T20:40:57.124-06:00Comments on austin agrodolce: Ready or not!TexasDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-37298701516704785012015-03-24T18:07:37.442-05:002015-03-24T18:07:37.442-05:00Linda: This winter was one for the books all righ...Linda: This winter was one for the books all right. After all the injuries and insults offered, I am deeply grateful for every single blossom and leaf!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-58870265607047519612015-03-24T14:49:54.305-05:002015-03-24T14:49:54.305-05:00This has been the craziest winter ever, even thoug...This has been the craziest winter ever, even though every year is crazy! Your early birds are just lovely. Linda Lehmusvirtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627888989903582881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-13318590793434008522015-03-19T09:39:29.677-05:002015-03-19T09:39:29.677-05:00Donna: Oddly enough the areas out front look more...Donna: Oddly enough the areas out front look more on the wild and wooly side than our back private garden beds. <br /><br />I am an unabashed bluebonnet freak. Cannot get enough!<br /><br /><br /><br />TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-12495880202495624202015-03-19T09:21:38.613-05:002015-03-19T09:21:38.613-05:00Kris: I am betting dimes to dollars you'll ge...Kris: I am betting dimes to dollars you'll get bluebonnets going if you keep up your efforts for a bit longer. The seed are viable for years and once a certain mass is reached you are generally assured a good showing with sufficient water provided. I'm also betting if you get some established in your spaces the care you provide will result in some spectacular color.<br /><br />They'll take your spring heat and drought and come back for more!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-47001002403868303152015-03-19T09:17:24.104-05:002015-03-19T09:17:24.104-05:00Tina: Thank you! The unfurling is proceeding apa...Tina: Thank you! The unfurling is proceeding apace, as they say...<br /><br />I just spent a few days a couple of hours east of here and with all the rains they are getting it looks a lot like I imagine Ireland to be. Green-green-green everywhere you look. It was an abrupt reminder that while things are much better here than they have been, we still have a way to go!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-73411337833323245382015-03-19T09:15:08.906-05:002015-03-19T09:15:08.906-05:00Debra: I think that is why bluebonnets are so uni...Debra: I think that is why bluebonnets are so universally appealing. That blue!!!<br /><br />The spirea is in bloom now, the althea is showing leaves. It only takes a few days for major changes to appear. Hard to keep up! TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-60140365345223894002015-03-18T14:36:17.786-05:002015-03-18T14:36:17.786-05:00Love seeing the bluebonnets....and I also keep my ...Love seeing the bluebonnets....and I also keep my back gardens for me and a little more wild.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-24057757263985673032015-03-16T13:31:37.086-05:002015-03-16T13:31:37.086-05:00I've always wished I could get bluebonnets goi...I've always wished I could get bluebonnets going in this garden - we do see them growing wild along the local roads this time of year (although none have the height and depth of color of the native Texas varieties) - but they haven't "taken" in my garden, at least not yet. If the flowers on my fairly new Callistemon are any indication, your bottlebrush is definitely getting ready to bloom. You've got a good start on spring, Deb!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-88960016989433476572015-03-16T11:19:02.275-05:002015-03-16T11:19:02.275-05:00I couldn't agree more with you and your state...I couldn't agree more with you and your statements in the last couple of paragraphs. Gardens/regionally appropriate plants work and it's best to leave them to their devices, to a degree, of course. How do we get those not as in tuned with natural plant rhythms as you to understand that, though? To teach American homeowners (and commercial landscapers, as well) that it's just fine and in fact, better for wildlife, leaving seed heads on flowers for the birds, or leaving a few aphids because the green lacewings or spiders will have something to eat. Or, not using insecticides so that pollinators are not poisoned. We have our work cut out, it seems.<br /><br />That said, your garden plants are looking wonderful and I hope you enjoy the "unfurling" to come!! Happy Spring! Tinahttp://www.mygardenersays.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-29055150228456835752015-03-16T11:12:02.497-05:002015-03-16T11:12:02.497-05:00That first photo could be used to define the word ...That first photo could be used to define the word 'blue.' I really like my spirea. It was here before we moved in so who knows what kind it is but it is super tough and so pretty in the spring. I never really pay much attention to it though so maybe it also gets crops of aphids. Love althea.Debrahttp://mylandrestorationproject.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com