tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post230827976467355994..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: The First Signs of Spring; Forgive me Flora, I Have Sinnedoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-56608147428283966722013-01-09T20:06:17.646-08:002013-01-09T20:06:17.646-08:00Do they live through your hot summer/cold winter c...Do they live through your hot summer/cold winter climate or do you treat them like annuals?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-16634294380560224152013-01-09T11:45:42.430-08:002013-01-09T11:45:42.430-08:00Those are some amazing primroses! The colors are s...Those are some amazing primroses! The colors are so vivid. I gotta get me some.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-33215712859493246922013-01-09T07:41:39.127-08:002013-01-09T07:41:39.127-08:00Say it loud, I love primroses and I'm proud! ...Say it loud, I love primroses and I'm proud! You preach it sister!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-40795006790118454872013-01-09T07:40:08.405-08:002013-01-09T07:40:08.405-08:00They are a cheerful reminder that spring is just a...They are a cheerful reminder that spring is just around the corner. It's always difficult for me to just get two or three as each one looks more beautiful than the last & I end up with a cart full of the things and forget the coffee that I went to the store for in the first place. Maybe just enjoying seeing them is best:)outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3363769373961340372013-01-08T19:04:05.681-08:002013-01-08T19:04:05.681-08:00I love them and I'm not ashamed! I have a coll...I love them and I'm not ashamed! I have a collection going in one spot of my garden where I have discarded/planted the ones I've picked up from the grocery store over the years. <br /><br />There are some more "sophisticated" ones too. I have a couple fancy ones that I love--one with tiny burgundy flowers edged in yellow and one with large leaves and delicate, pale lemon yellow flowers that grow on stalks. <br /><br />Just give me another 40 years--I'll be a full-on primrose collector. Bell and Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950540629080744614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-51484535862139119692013-01-08T19:02:21.395-08:002013-01-08T19:02:21.395-08:00I never buy the primroses, but I do love seeing th...I never buy the primroses, but I do love seeing them. Love that blue one, and the double with the purple edges. I just might buy some this year when I see them! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-46042472288144486522013-01-08T18:29:16.177-08:002013-01-08T18:29:16.177-08:00You are right about the foliage being overlooked! ...You are right about the foliage being overlooked! I love the sweet simplicity and the tenacity of these plants! Unlike SOME members of the Primulaceae family, these seem to have few demands.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-44363009082979525962013-01-08T18:25:30.690-08:002013-01-08T18:25:30.690-08:00And now the darned wind is blowing so hard outside...And now the darned wind is blowing so hard outside that the windows are rattling! I'm so ready for spring and new chartruse leaves on the trees, pink ornamental plum petals falling like snow all over town, magnolias, tulips, that fresh smell, warming soil...oops, I drifted off into a dream there for a minute - Oh yes, primroses; pretty right?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35935603147718996232013-01-08T18:20:05.013-08:002013-01-08T18:20:05.013-08:00Oh my friend, you are the epitome of charm! Truth ...Oh my friend, you are the epitome of charm! Truth be told, I put the primroses back as I have a few stuck here and there around the garden that are blooming and I don't really see the garden in the light that much right now. The joy was seeing them in the store and being reminded that spring is near. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-76201991139764283082013-01-08T18:14:25.550-08:002013-01-08T18:14:25.550-08:00Those slimy nuisances - I'd forgotten about th...Those slimy nuisances - I'd forgotten about them. Had I known that you wanted Romneya I would have been happy to dig one for you!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-27062606358061488892013-01-08T15:52:18.081-08:002013-01-08T15:52:18.081-08:00Right you are about the simple innocence of primro...Right you are about the simple innocence of primroses. I feel the same way about pansies. Oh my, I thought that everything you did was charming. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60802810227245942702013-01-08T15:50:22.396-08:002013-01-08T15:50:22.396-08:00They're inexpensive, brighten spots in aging w...They're inexpensive, brighten spots in aging winter pots and later can be released into the wild where they bloom on and off most of the year. I'm a sucker for the double flowered varieties as they seem to grow larger and lusher each year.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-38815720840496778622013-01-08T15:48:11.867-08:002013-01-08T15:48:11.867-08:00I love Helleborus as well! We have some that start...I love Helleborus as well! We have some that start blooming as early as the end of October and the bracts on others remain interesting all the way through July. Add to that the interesting and evergreen foliage and you've got a perfect plant. Plus, you don't have to blush when admitting that you love them. Regarding the challenge, I'm quite certain that you'll think of something... outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35155822187744792302013-01-08T13:41:29.448-08:002013-01-08T13:41:29.448-08:00I buy a few every year for the front deck, and pla...I buy a few every year for the front deck, and plant them out into the woodland once other, more sophisticated choices take their place. They bloom pretty much all year. What gets overlooked is the beauty and vigor of the foliage. It looks a lot like lanceanato kale, and fills in bare spots during the darkest days.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64942696163219581102013-01-08T10:27:31.232-08:002013-01-08T10:27:31.232-08:00I know what you mean. I hate and love them all at ...I know what you mean. I hate and love them all at the same time. ordinary, everywhere, pushed at the entry to grocery stores, yadda yadda... but then there's the fact that the skies are grey and everything seems to bleak in the world during january. So for that reason, you buy the darn thing. And for a moment in time you feel hope. Memories of spring and summer and plant shopping come rushing back. You find some garden tools and you feel once again like yourself, albeit if you're planting in January you will lose all feeling to your fingers and will likely be ringing out your clothes when you get in. Hence the love/hate.Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71197331897947156932013-01-08T09:25:22.278-08:002013-01-08T09:25:22.278-08:00There was a time when I bought a few of these each...There was a time when I bought a few of these each spring. Of course I also bought mums then too (it was the 80's). However I say if it makes you happy then by all means...buy the plant! I'll see what I can do meet your challenge, should be able to check off the unsophisticated very quickly...charming may be the bigger issue.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71395805277633562772013-01-08T08:47:05.565-08:002013-01-08T08:47:05.565-08:00I always smile when I see primroses blooming in wi...I always smile when I see primroses blooming in winter in my garden. Unfortunately, I am not the only one who likes them. Slugs!<br />P.S. Thanks for your comments on my Romneya post! I'm glad to learn that the spreading plants are easy to pull up. Hey, if I knew you had them growing here and there, I wouldn't go far and beyond to find them!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-9351106327043074062013-01-08T07:55:01.958-08:002013-01-08T07:55:01.958-08:00I love primroses, so much more than any other seas...I love primroses, so much more than any other seasonal flowers like chrysanthemums or poinsettias or flowering kale. They have a sweet simple innocence to them, and they arrive at just the right time. I almost certainly will do something unsophisticated today, but I have my doubts it will be charming.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-18261275452687773482013-01-08T07:39:50.733-08:002013-01-08T07:39:50.733-08:00Bright and cheerful, why not? :) I like the way th...Bright and cheerful, why not? :) I like the way that some nurseries display them in block and long rows, very colourful and fun to look at!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-59727324616574487622013-01-08T07:34:18.677-08:002013-01-08T07:34:18.677-08:00Ah yes, the ubiquitous Primrose. Its one of the fi...Ah yes, the ubiquitous Primrose. Its one of the first things we order in in the Spring..... like you say a rainbow of colour in four inch pots. Of course they are usurped by the one gallon pots of Helleborus that are placed directly behind them on the bench. Its all about priorities! LOL! Charmingly unsophisticated..... will have to see where that takes me..... never one to back down from a challenge!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-18529503292477238462013-01-08T07:29:02.607-08:002013-01-08T07:29:02.607-08:00Aren't they sweet? We can actually grow them ...Aren't they sweet? We can actually grow them outside here in the winter!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-44484759181076921802013-01-08T06:59:20.464-08:002013-01-08T06:59:20.464-08:00I love those flowers! We have them in the stores a...I love those flowers! We have them in the stores as well. I bought one for my mother.Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.com