tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post1462122305241399327..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Flaunting my Ignorance Once Again.outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87287891600191729992013-11-26T21:20:22.346-08:002013-11-26T21:20:22.346-08:00They are beautiful. O.K. if you try one, I'l...They are beautiful. O.K. if you try one, I'll try one too and we can compare notes next fall when they bloom!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84770465782400440412013-11-26T14:01:42.006-08:002013-11-26T14:01:42.006-08:00When I was a teenage lassie in the Victorian era, ...When I was a teenage lassie in the Victorian era, the popular girls wore "football mums" just like your first white one, with ribbons to match the school colors, I can't remember now but there might have been some little letters or numbers decorating the flower. I never had one, just being a nerd in high school. In Vancouver, there is a Chrysanthemum society that meets regularly and sells many varieties of mums from all classifications in small pots, at the annual Mother's Day Master Gardener Sale. I have a little pink mum that lives in a basket, and I have found that mums are one of the few flowers I have tried that can root successfully in water from a cutting, so it is not that hard to keep them going indoors then plant them out again the next year. I enjoyed looking at all the beautiful spider and curled mums, maybe I should try one next year.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-20061743966614562002013-11-25T20:16:10.440-08:002013-11-25T20:16:10.440-08:00Always happy to make people laugh!Always happy to make people laugh!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-76521612729548458132013-11-25T19:40:58.581-08:002013-11-25T19:40:58.581-08:00Ohmigosh I'm laughing out loud over the names ...Ohmigosh I'm laughing out loud over the names you've given the mums, so appropriate, each and every one!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-16804816070404421922013-11-23T17:28:40.737-08:002013-11-23T17:28:40.737-08:00Having grown up in a town too small geographically...Having grown up in a town too small geographically to have a football field, I know nothing about the game but had read about football mum corsages and wondered about such a huge flower being worn. Spoon is still category of mum on the website. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-77419949390985128622013-11-23T17:24:13.813-08:002013-11-23T17:24:13.813-08:00I've admired some of your gorgeous mums on you...I've admired some of your gorgeous mums on your blog! These "exhibition mums" are only allowed to grow two or tree stems per plant. Side growth is pinched off and it looks as if they're fertilized heavily. When buds start to appear, only one per stem is allowed to remain so that all of the energy of the plant can go to producing just two or three HUGE flowers. The results are lovely but too labor intensive for me. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-37137600263066037062013-11-23T10:12:46.446-08:002013-11-23T10:12:46.446-08:00Now that I think about it, we didn't wear pipe...Now that I think about it, we didn't wear pipe cleaner letters in the 50s. We had tasteful ribbon bows in the team colors. Florists started adding colored pipe cleaners in the 70s and now anything goes. Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62751105398829935202013-11-23T10:01:04.237-08:002013-11-23T10:01:04.237-08:00Last Mid-Century it wasn't just the Homecoming...Last Mid-Century it wasn't just the Homecoming Court who wore Football Mum corsages. Any girl with a caring boyfriend dressed up for Homecoming and wore a Football Mum corsage with pipe-cleaner initials for the team. Our team colors were black and gold, so we wore yellow mums. If we went to the annual Rival Game with a young man from the next town, it was a white mum with a red 'C' and so on. Times and customs have changed in fifty years. Wonder what happened to 'spoon' mums?Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-48014420070227978112013-11-23T08:20:53.929-08:002013-11-23T08:20:53.929-08:00of course I like the summer blonde one :)
I have m...of course I like the summer blonde one :)<br />I have mums but not too many. I've read you should prune by a third, once a month until july 1st so they will bloom in the fall. usually I just prune them back hard--one time- around the mid to end of june and they do fine. Those football mums are huge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24094610882901040362013-11-23T06:57:24.255-08:002013-11-23T06:57:24.255-08:00They are quite lovely!They are quite lovely!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-14615692640241212882013-11-22T20:49:46.953-08:002013-11-22T20:49:46.953-08:00You've captured their beauty. I was surprised...You've captured their beauty. I was surprised a coupled of years ago to catch the Chrysanthemums at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. We used to grow the spidery ones growing up but I love the big balls. Martahttp://www.slowtrav.com/blog/martanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-31648815266304868622013-11-22T15:30:14.081-08:002013-11-22T15:30:14.081-08:00I'm with you on that Scott, but I think that s...I'm with you on that Scott, but I think that some of the mums can be grown without the pinching and still produce interesting flowers. There must be a reason why nurseries don't carry them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-66677629909593762122013-11-22T15:28:42.505-08:002013-11-22T15:28:42.505-08:00The perm mums were new to me too. Had lots of fun...The perm mums were new to me too. Had lots of fun enjoying all the flower forms represented and coming up with names for them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19066760893102138332013-11-22T15:18:29.352-08:002013-11-22T15:18:29.352-08:00Oh Ricki, thanks so much for clearing that up. I ...Oh Ricki, thanks so much for clearing that up. I knew that there was something special about football mums and will look for the initials next time.<br />outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-82371089032578438032013-11-22T15:15:41.853-08:002013-11-22T15:15:41.853-08:00I wouldn't have thought of them either but we ...I wouldn't have thought of them either but we headed to the conservatory and there they were in such number as to make them impossible to ignore.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43207061354031441872013-11-22T15:14:29.350-08:002013-11-22T15:14:29.350-08:00You know, I think obssession with a plant without ...You know, I think obssession with a plant without having to own it would be perfect. That's where mums are for me, admiration without ownership. Glad you liked my names for them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87479410761769865382013-11-22T15:12:07.842-08:002013-11-22T15:12:07.842-08:00I don't see these big ones offered very often ...I don't see these big ones offered very often in places where I see flowers sold. Sometimes I hear about mum groups meeting or having plant sales. Maybe one year...outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28614647607889331132013-11-22T15:09:12.798-08:002013-11-22T15:09:12.798-08:00That's what I'd heard but they seem so hug...That's what I'd heard but they seem so huge to actually wear.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-44236830489768864452013-11-22T15:08:34.174-08:002013-11-22T15:08:34.174-08:00I agree about the pinching and staking being a lit...I agree about the pinching and staking being a little more than I'd be willing to do but it's sure fun to see them at the conservatory.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64421520442959903792013-11-22T15:05:11.978-08:002013-11-22T15:05:11.978-08:00They are interesting to look at but I wouldn't...They are interesting to look at but I wouldn't have the patience to grow them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-22870438429179338412013-11-22T14:54:13.116-08:002013-11-22T14:54:13.116-08:00It's always amazing to me to see what truly de...It's always amazing to me to see what truly dedicated gardeners can accomplish...I'd never have the patience!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-17761142945828549042013-11-22T12:25:05.470-08:002013-11-22T12:25:05.470-08:00Your classifications make more sense to me than th...Your classifications make more sense to me than the official ones - maybe the taxonomists need to update their terminology to make it more relevant to current day experience! (You could get a consulting gig.) I particularly like the perm mum - I can't say I've ever seen one like that.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-29288722002318438632013-11-22T12:15:15.657-08:002013-11-22T12:15:15.657-08:00Let me set you straight: 'football mums' g...Let me set you straight: 'football mums' grow pipe cleaner-like initials in contrasting colors. In my experience they were yellow with a green WL in the center.<br />I think you should be put in charge of all naming from here on out.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-74522579302194884262013-11-22T09:59:30.915-08:002013-11-22T09:59:30.915-08:00I think "Summer blonde fireworks" is my ...I think "Summer blonde fireworks" is my fav, but "Bride's head exploding" is pretty great too. Thanks for a fun look at flowers I tend to dismiss.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21148102098047995172013-11-22T09:31:31.422-08:002013-11-22T09:31:31.422-08:00You crack me up. Or as they say these days: LOL!
...You crack me up. Or as they say these days: LOL! <br />"Honey, your roots are showing" made me snort my coffee. Is it possible to be obsessed with plants without buying them? I'm constantly working towards that goal.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.com