tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post3873938935685340674..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day May 2016outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-18601567017711685652016-05-19T00:20:27.230-07:002016-05-19T00:20:27.230-07:00Why thank you! If you add enough organic matter, i...Why thank you! If you add enough organic matter, it's amazing how much plant life a little bit of soil can hold!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-1444802161800512302016-05-19T00:18:57.321-07:002016-05-19T00:18:57.321-07:00You're so funny! It's easy to miss Podoph...You're so funny! It's easy to miss Podophyullum blooms as they hide under the leaves.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-63495205327049952072016-05-19T00:17:44.349-07:002016-05-19T00:17:44.349-07:00Thanks R.D. Mostly, I'm frustrated that I'...Thanks R.D. Mostly, I'm frustrated that I've not spent more time working in my garden. Summer break is coming and things will get put together.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-4814407131529365402016-05-19T00:15:23.192-07:002016-05-19T00:15:23.192-07:00Gee Denise, I thought you were growing all the coo...Gee Denise, I thought you were growing all the cool plants. The only truly frustrating thing in my garden is the love\hate relationship I have with the Phyllostachys vivax and trying to control it after letting it spread for many years. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-20520537712585193162016-05-19T00:12:27.688-07:002016-05-19T00:12:27.688-07:00Hey Ray, thanks for commenting! I just call it th...Hey Ray, thanks for commenting! I just call it the cramityville horror. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-47557803422885870212016-05-19T00:09:29.954-07:002016-05-19T00:09:29.954-07:00My garden looks larger in pictures than it really ...My garden looks larger in pictures than it really is. The path with the roses is the public sidewalk on the side of our house. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64281563253963896582016-05-19T00:05:59.586-07:002016-05-19T00:05:59.586-07:00You're right, Pentaglossis sempervirens is a p...You're right, Pentaglossis sempervirens is a pest but when the soil is relatively soft in the spring, I can dig out those deep tap roots without too much trouble. Somehow it is never totally conquered but at least kept in check. You could walk that path as it's the public sidewalk on the side of our house. Of course, you could come inside the garden as well!<br />outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-62107425982956172282016-05-19T00:03:07.143-07:002016-05-19T00:03:07.143-07:00I'm lucky to live near a lot of specialty nurs...I'm lucky to live near a lot of specialty nurseries that carry all of these rarities! Our blooms are a little earlier this year due to our much warmer than usual spring. My garden is two lots or .26 acre. Much of what I grow is out in the parking strips, the space between the public sidewalks and the street. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-361939187034893132016-05-17T14:58:31.426-07:002016-05-17T14:58:31.426-07:00You have taken "cramscaping" to new heig...You have taken "cramscaping" to new heights! I say that in all admiration.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-65935392243091076742016-05-17T13:45:21.564-07:002016-05-17T13:45:21.564-07:00Hi Peter! So many blooms! My garden, in comparison...Hi Peter! So many blooms! My garden, in comparison with yours, went on strike!<br />I've never seen Podophyllum blooming - how cool!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-52930335929583828962016-05-16T13:27:37.635-07:002016-05-16T13:27:37.635-07:00I sincerely hope you do not hate your garden. It&#...I sincerely hope you do not hate your garden. It's fabulous! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-85267712179924587392016-05-16T07:43:49.320-07:002016-05-16T07:43:49.320-07:00It's probably the mature garden syndrome -- ev...It's probably the mature garden syndrome -- every time my plants get established and happy I want to rip it all out and start over. I haven't seen a Rose de Rescht in quite a while. And that deutzia looks like one I once grew called 'Magicien.' Thank goodness you're growing all the cool plants, Peter -- someone has to do it!Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3504959389059268732016-05-16T06:55:43.162-07:002016-05-16T06:55:43.162-07:00And what is the name of the botanical garden you l...And what is the name of the botanical garden you live in?:-)<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-49251563300938589232016-05-16T05:23:52.553-07:002016-05-16T05:23:52.553-07:00Your garden looks like it goes on forever. Love th...Your garden looks like it goes on forever. Love that shot of the path with a wall of roses on the right. Even the things I grow that you grow are way behind. Just buds on Hartlage Wine and Sambucus. Hope my Spotty Dotty makes it as that is one great looking plant. I have it caged to protect it from the rabbits.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-52759001449215077452016-05-16T02:17:43.552-07:002016-05-16T02:17:43.552-07:00Beware of pentaglossis sempervirens. The rest of t...Beware of pentaglossis sempervirens. The rest of the interlopers can be eradicated.<br /><br />Tropaeolum - envy - I have the dark yew hedge to grow it against, but it refuses to grow.<br /><br />Mecanopsis - another wish not granted me.<br /><br />Kolkwitzia I can do. Knock-on-wood!<br />Have you gota bamboo forest behind Joseph's coat?<br /><br />All I can say is that your have no reason to grumble about your garden. What a collection.<br />I would love to walk that path you show. <br />joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865280558100091573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-34140028267609885242016-05-16T00:25:06.622-07:002016-05-16T00:25:06.622-07:00My garden gets out of control in May, it needs 24 ...My garden gets out of control in May, it needs 24 hour care by a team of20 gardeners at this time of the year. But still how wonderful to have such exuberance. Your garden is crammed full of the most wonderful plants. You always have plenty of rarities. Here we have to wait until June to enjoy most of these blooms. By the way, how big is your garden?chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71461250178328967622016-05-15T23:06:44.605-07:002016-05-15T23:06:44.605-07:00Glad you enjoyed both. Glad you enjoyed both. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-72658306773981429852016-05-15T23:06:28.638-07:002016-05-15T23:06:28.638-07:00No acres, just an urban garden that's way over...No acres, just an urban garden that's way overstuffed with plants. The upkeep only feels overwhelming because I've not used the free time I've had very well. Watching television/reading books is relaxing but not very productive. Life is a musical-during just about every interaction I have through the day, there are songs playing in my head. Crazy people often hear voices; mine sing. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-91307720007574857192016-05-15T22:58:40.804-07:002016-05-15T22:58:40.804-07:00Thanks, Linda. Like many things about which we...Thanks, Linda. Like many things about which we're passionate, gardening brings great joy and great consternation. Ain't it grand?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35665611045636947752016-05-15T22:57:09.290-07:002016-05-15T22:57:09.290-07:00Glad you liked the song, just found it recently an...Glad you liked the song, just found it recently and it's been playing in my head a lot. You are too kind. Camera angles and prudent shot cropping hide a lot. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35951816489860477222016-05-15T22:55:01.439-07:002016-05-15T22:55:01.439-07:00It surprises me that there are so many roses in my...It surprises me that there are so many roses in my garden. Just happened I guess. You could always add some to your garden if you really miss them.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28804500262232650042016-05-15T22:52:57.598-07:002016-05-15T22:52:57.598-07:00Beauty bush was very popular here around the turn ...Beauty bush was very popular here around the turn of the century but, for some reason, seems to have fallen out of favor. I sometimes see it on property where houses once stood. I am the worlds worst rosarian and sometimes don't prune the things for years on end. I gave up spraying years ago so if a rose is in my garden, it's disease resistant. Here, we simply put up with a bit of black spot as par for the course. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-88182002909121564602016-05-15T22:48:36.970-07:002016-05-15T22:48:36.970-07:00Sometimes the beauty of the plants grabs my attent...Sometimes the beauty of the plants grabs my attention away from the many things yet to be done. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-40113929768008851402016-05-15T22:47:11.340-07:002016-05-15T22:47:11.340-07:00It was a lovely morning despite the lack of sun. T...It was a lovely morning despite the lack of sun. The garden will get put together by about August. It's the process, right? outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42407371113571739612016-05-15T20:15:20.334-07:002016-05-15T20:15:20.334-07:00Awesome! And music as beautiful as your garden. ...Awesome! And music as beautiful as your garden. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.com