Comments on: august blooms

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By: Food Permits

Food Permits — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:56:58 +0000

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By: 2greenthumbsup

2greenthumbsup — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:28:22 +0000

Hi Ricki,

Thanks for the info. on the mullein. I hope I have lots of volunteers next spring so I can spread the love, so to speak. I checked out the picture of your mullein - very pretty. I’m guessing that the name of mine, ‘Jackie in yellow’ is some sort of reference to Jackie Onassis. Who thinks these things up? In answer to your question about ongoing dialogues, I think if you have a question for someone you should ask it on their blog and it should probably be answered on that blog as well. It seems as though it would be easier to follow the thread of conversation that way. If I ask someone a question in their comments section I usually check back periodically to see if they’ve answered it. Some blogs give you the option of subscribing to the comments feed so you are alerted to new comments on a particular post. I think that’s a handy feature. These are just my thoughts - I am by no means an expert!

Cathy

By: ricki

ricki — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:22:21 +0000

Craig: you’re on with the bartering idea. Glad you like the banners.

ICQB: ditto, and thanks for stopping by.

Meryl: yes, ‘Percy’s Pride’ is the only knifophia without the layered lasagna look as far as I know. Made any zinnia bud bouquets yet? I think they would merit a post on your blog.

Cathy: once the stalks go all black and icky, I usually just pull them up and wait to see where they will pop up next. My guess is that you could dig up the new rosettes to reposition them to a desired location in the spring. See my July Bloom Day post for a picture of the one called moth mullion (love that name). Thanks for IDing the gooseneck…aren’t blogs grand that way?

By: 2greenthumbsup

2greenthumbsup — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:34:24 +0000

Duh, you already answered my question about self-seeding - that’s why you have them “scattered all over the place”. Please forgive my momentary lapse. I would still like to know if they can be successfully divided.

Thank you,

Cathy

By: 2greenthumbsup

2greenthumbsup — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:27:51 +0000

Ahhh, Japanese Anemone, that’s what I’m waiting for! Mine has buds, but none have opened yet. It’s one of my favorites too.

Questions for you about the mullein I included in my GBBD post:

Does it self-seed?
Can I divide it in the spring?

I think the botanical name for your gooseneck loosestrife is Lysimachia clethroides.

Cathy

By: ricki

ricki — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:20:37 +0000

this comment came from Craig over at Ellis Hollow. It was sent to me as an email, but comments are much too precious to hoard:

Thanks for the kind words, Ricki.

My photo skills are at best, erratic. It’s mostly a matter of being in
the right place at the right time with a camera in hand.

If I ever do the calendar, maybe we can barter for a pot flag or
something. Love your stuff.

Craig

By: ICQB

ICQB — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:32:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing your garden, better late than never! I love the gooseneck loosestrife, the ground cover strawberries, and the casa blanca lilies best of all. But it’s all beautiful!

It was very nice of you to visit my bloom day post and to leave such a lovely comment.

Happy gardening over there in Oregon - I think I forgot to mention in my bloom day post where I’m located. I’m up in northeast Ohio, not far from Cleveland.

And your banners are really nice!

By: Meryl

Meryl — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:07:52 +0000

I really like the ‘Percy’s Pride’–such a cool shape!