tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post7070422587800568563..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Heavenly Blue for the Last Day of Summer.outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-54895612357433975092014-09-24T07:41:04.157-07:002014-09-24T07:41:04.157-07:00Isn't it fun? One of my favorite door mats sa...Isn't it fun? One of my favorite door mats says, "Leave."outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-69997798804278326672014-09-24T07:40:16.536-07:002014-09-24T07:40:16.536-07:00I'm sure the go-away sign was just for fun.
...I'm sure the go-away sign was just for fun. <br /><br />Interesting to know that morning glories will take desert conditions!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43380357687288441772014-09-23T22:36:05.490-07:002014-09-23T22:36:05.490-07:00Ha, I love that bear!! And they are very pretty mo...Ha, I love that bear!! And they are very pretty morning glories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-52433248462392890722014-09-23T21:46:33.240-07:002014-09-23T21:46:33.240-07:00I think the go-away sign is humor! Summer left a w...I think the go-away sign is humor! Summer left a while ago here, but it isn't really fall here, either. But the shorter days...bummer. <br /><br />Glad the morning glories cheered you up - really stunning. Other morning glories are pass-alongs here I never see for sale, but tough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-68383808209420465732014-09-23T10:42:34.900-07:002014-09-23T10:42:34.900-07:00The only constant in life is change, right?The only constant in life is change, right?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62771132709867782322014-09-22T22:21:10.047-07:002014-09-22T22:21:10.047-07:00You know I agree with Alan 150%!
I did appreciat...You know I agree with Alan 150%! <br /><br />I did appreciate the "current taxonomy and systematics are in flux" so it may be called something else by the time you read this" disclaimer. I think that could be said about every plant every day.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-86769851188988487782014-09-22T20:13:26.802-07:002014-09-22T20:13:26.802-07:00Sounds like quite a thug in your climate! Here it...Sounds like quite a thug in your climate! Here it has the decency to die come winter. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-90399335499815597202014-09-22T20:10:20.001-07:002014-09-22T20:10:20.001-07:00I grew a beautiful blue perennial morning glory in...I grew a beautiful blue perennial morning glory in the backyard of my old house. It came with a warning suggesting that it was best grown in a pot because it could be invasive. I had it in a pot for a time but then decided, if I kept it under careful watch in my tiny garden, I could surely keep it under control. This proved not to be the case. It wove its way through all my shrubs and created an overhang of gorgeous blue flowers. It was wonderful - until it was attacked en masse by giant white fly. Removing it took years...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-69291990434402048962014-09-22T19:59:19.885-07:002014-09-22T19:59:19.885-07:00How beautiful that must have been! How beautiful that must have been! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28683032055957237582014-09-22T19:58:45.934-07:002014-09-22T19:58:45.934-07:00It always seems to work out that way doesn't i...It always seems to work out that way doesn't it? <br /><br />Bears can be unpredictable but then, so can people. You were a brave woman!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71922219497232256552014-09-22T19:56:59.406-07:002014-09-22T19:56:59.406-07:00Gregg's sounds beautiful! Imagining a hillside...Gregg's sounds beautiful! Imagining a hillside covered with blue morning glories has me swooning! <br /><br />I think that Mr. Bear might just be toying with me but you never know with bears! Maybe I was just being cowardly and need to come to your garden to get courage.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24789848629551493082014-09-22T19:50:39.461-07:002014-09-22T19:50:39.461-07:00Thank goodness it cleared up by afternoon so we co...Thank goodness it cleared up by afternoon so we could see a little sun before we have rain for the rest of the week!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-47781512743830970842014-09-22T19:49:50.687-07:002014-09-22T19:49:50.687-07:00I feel your pain my friend!I feel your pain my friend!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-88951866299878704052014-09-22T19:48:55.182-07:002014-09-22T19:48:55.182-07:00Bindweed is a nuisance here as well so you think t...Bindweed is a nuisance here as well so you think their pretty cousins would also be happy.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-25935070755797875572014-09-22T19:47:24.348-07:002014-09-22T19:47:24.348-07:00Glad to hear that you're ready for the rain fe...Glad to hear that you're ready for the rain festival that'll start tomorrow! Other morning glories do well for me, especially if we have a warm spring, but not Heavenly blue. Worth trying again. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62273088818123264642014-09-22T19:45:50.662-07:002014-09-22T19:45:50.662-07:00Gee, that's what people say about my garden an...Gee, that's what people say about my garden and me...<br /><br />I bet they'd grow well for you!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-15876576595523994392014-09-22T19:44:49.864-07:002014-09-22T19:44:49.864-07:00Maybe I'll try back in the spring when the gar...Maybe I'll try back in the spring when the gardener might be out working and in a chatty mood. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-4795294266224484212014-09-22T17:02:29.991-07:002014-09-22T17:02:29.991-07:00It's a plant from my childhood. Blue Morning G...It's a plant from my childhood. Blue Morning Glory used to envelope the fence in our garden in Russia long time ago. We never considered it as a weed, because it stayed on that fence and behaved!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-49938358799517034682014-09-22T15:10:09.676-07:002014-09-22T15:10:09.676-07:00How can the white, weedy ones be so rampant and &#...How can the white, weedy ones be so rampant and 'Heavenly Blue' so picky? I've tried and failed to grow one and banish the other.<br />When I worked for the census I encountered a chained gate with a sign that read "turn back or die". When I finally made contact, the resident was sweet as could be. Not that I would necessarily argue with the bear.rickiihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71978541250768635682014-09-22T14:14:08.287-07:002014-09-22T14:14:08.287-07:00'Heavenly Blue' covers entire sunny hillsi...'Heavenly Blue' covers entire sunny hillsides in October in San Miguel de Allende, MX, a breathtaking sight. I grow what was sold to me as a TX native Gregg's Morning Glory, a tiny-leaved vine prolific with enormous extra-long trumpeted flowers of a delicate summer sky blue hue which, IMO, rival the more intense blue of 'Heavenly'. The blooms of Gregg's are a true trumpet, not as flat as 'Heavenly'. Tried to find a photo so I could send along a link, but none I saw even approaches its beauty in real life. Gregg's (if that's actually the correct name of what I have) blooms spring and fall and then intermittently all year 'til frost.<br />You think maybe Mr. Bear is only funnin'? I have a sign above my front door that says "Nobody gets in to see the Wizard. Not nobody. Not nohow", but there's a ruby slipper sitting on the bench so I don't think anyone is scared away.sandy lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42337168144474810102014-09-22T12:29:00.150-07:002014-09-22T12:29:00.150-07:00I have tried growing morning glory without success...I have tried growing morning glory without success. Binder weed does well here though.:-/<br />Our last day of summer is looking gray so far.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-80069390509216998992014-09-22T10:49:57.820-07:002014-09-22T10:49:57.820-07:00The phrase "last day of summer" makes me...The phrase "last day of summer" makes me feel like holding up a grumpy "go away" sign too.<br />Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-27515585824251418312014-09-22T09:13:01.938-07:002014-09-22T09:13:01.938-07:00Guffaw. Go Away, indeed! Why would anyone plant a...Guffaw. Go Away, indeed! Why would anyone plant an interesting garden to draw one in and then dash hopes of seeing more?<br /><br />Morning glories are a nuisance field weed here. I pulled up a bindweed volunteer by the tractor shed this morning and saw no beauty in it.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21666580818158106022014-09-22T07:22:53.499-07:002014-09-22T07:22:53.499-07:00I did have a very pleasant last day of summer, it ...I did have a very pleasant last day of summer, it was surprisingly so warm and sunny here. Rain is coming, and I'm more or less ready for it, I guess. What a bummer that you couldn't see more of the garden. The morning glory is quite beautiful. I've grown them in the past, when we lived in Massachusetts, but not here.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-36287724195181062932014-09-22T07:22:46.134-07:002014-09-22T07:22:46.134-07:00Such a cheerful and welcoming garden to be guarded...Such a cheerful and welcoming garden to be guarded by a grump.<br /><br />Those morning glories are so striking when in bloom. If they like heat they would be happy in my garden so I might give it a try. We do have a couple of native Ipomoeas that are mostly white with purple.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com