tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.comments2012-05-29T21:34:16.964-04:00Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.comBlogger1857125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-48333692425578998632012-05-29T16:49:41.247-04:002012-05-29T16:49:41.247-04:00Acantholimon - do you think that it prefers a dry winter? Here in NE, it can be a long, cold, wet winter with many freezes and thaws...... still, others have told me the same ( including Halda), so you think I would listen! But then again, he told me that Panda meat was good too!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-45520047150009975522012-05-29T16:47:23.092-04:002012-05-29T16:47:23.092-04:00Thanks Everyone. We miss lil&#39; Kojo. He&#39;s such a devil, but we love him as one of the family. We have not heard him today at all, and severe thunderstorms are moving in, our hopes of him returning are growing slim.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-86315902955762359412012-05-29T16:44:08.074-04:002012-05-29T16:44:08.074-04:00I&#39;ve wanted to try Matilija poppy ( Romneya) for a few years now after seeing it in another garden. Yes, it is on my &quot;list&quot;. Thanks! hopflowerMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-6982126234525410662012-05-29T09:33:42.657-04:002012-05-29T09:33:42.657-04:00Since you seem to like challenges, may I suggst a Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)? Another California native. You could have a lot of fun with that one!hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-31315093886131440042012-05-29T09:32:33.635-04:002012-05-29T09:32:33.635-04:00I really hope you will be able to bring Kojo home!<br /><br />The yellow Siberian iris are very enticing - I will have to look into those. As for Saruma henryi, I had never heard of it before this spring but I saw it for sale at a garden center in Cambridge a few weeks back so it does seem to be gaining popularity.College Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-75523950244604486852012-05-29T08:45:54.311-04:002012-05-29T08:45:54.311-04:00Oh I hope you can get your parrot home! How awful to have him escape into the wild after 15 years. Best of luck trying to entice him home!Peghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933100003530488768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-52970940597762816172012-05-29T08:44:42.971-04:002012-05-29T08:44:42.971-04:00Oh I hope you can get your parrot back! Is there some treat that will tempt him home? If you&#39;ve had him for 15 years he is like part of the family. Best of luck and please let us know if he comes home!Peghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13933100003530488768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-24375343610322146022012-05-28T23:51:57.242-04:002012-05-28T23:51:57.242-04:00Great post: Love that Saruma, but I must tell you that Daphne calcicola is quite hardy (came through my subzero winter great as did D. aurantiaca). I have admired them on Yulongshan...whence many treasures come (Arisaema candidissima for instance).Acantholimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-7949686334841896032012-05-28T13:38:32.062-04:002012-05-28T13:38:32.062-04:00yeah all fertilizer has the almost the same nutrients with it being a orchid fertilizer is probably has a high phosphate {p} and high potash{k} content which is good for all flowers.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004147549349182159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-29480945991476103182012-05-28T13:38:20.247-04:002012-05-28T13:38:20.247-04:00I’ve used orchid food on my house plants and potted cactus in the garden,because that’s all I had at the time.They all benefit,and it’s better to use what you have first,before spending more money on plant food.If you do go out and buy new fertilizer after the orchid food runs out,general formulas like Miracle Gro and Osmocote or their generic equivalents will feed everything in your garden.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004147549349182159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-76706759020908907692012-05-27T12:52:55.126-04:002012-05-27T12:52:55.126-04:00We are floral designers in North Carolina, and have not found a good source for LONG stemmed sweet peas,<br />that we can use in wedding bouquets. Any suggestions on wholesale sources? thanks,<br /><br /> Bloemenbinder the flower makerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-15633666194916693722012-05-27T10:19:46.963-04:002012-05-27T10:19:46.963-04:00Little Fergus is adorable. And what a range you people have to cook on! That is a dream come true.hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-60402171517752186302012-05-26T21:43:44.789-04:002012-05-26T21:43:44.789-04:00The photo of the dogs checking out the turkey carrier is absolutely priceless!An Urban Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-11493820183725031242012-05-25T14:31:12.617-04:002012-05-25T14:31:12.617-04:00I live in California in the SF Bay Area had one growing in a pot in our patio for over 5 years with no flower. The stalk from which the beautiful tropical looking leaves came from was over 2 feet tall. There was an issue with our drip system and the pot got too wet and caused the trunk to rot. I just got a new &quot;baby&quot; to start over with, and I actually hope it doesn&#39;t flower so it can grow huge and never die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-30403606279905089692012-05-24T09:35:42.154-04:002012-05-24T09:35:42.154-04:00Compost piles are a must for the garden, too.Re-using your gArden waste matter along with leaves and other clippings if suitable,go along way toward cutting down on landfills and building health in the garden. And, you know what is in your soil and vegetables!hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-5862906758294937942012-05-24T02:17:35.038-04:002012-05-24T02:17:35.038-04:00Keep it up; keep posting more n more n more.<br /><a href="www.kailystreeservice.com/" rel="nofollow">Tree Doctor</a>akonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04804928961850094033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-4317167713008051262012-05-24T00:02:16.072-04:002012-05-24T00:02:16.072-04:00Fantastic post!Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10571879047356370430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-36799491945668777042012-05-21T14:28:17.549-04:002012-05-21T14:28:17.549-04:00This was my first year with Limnanthese douglasii which has made a great splash of color this spring for weeks now.<br /><br />Phacelia campanularia is stunning some years, but doesn&#39;t self sow reliably. But California poppies become perennial and well nigh ineradiable. More to be experimented with, I think. Great posting, Matt!Acantholimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-23380271876840195232012-05-21T09:11:26.546-04:002012-05-21T09:11:26.546-04:00Heya! I love French Breakfast radishes. I must say however, if you haven&#39;t already tried them, you really should try Philadelphia White Box. They are scrumptious! See the like for what I&#39;ve been doing with the French Breakfasts http://paisleycarrot.com/2012/05/whimsical-wednesday<br />Have a great day!KeriAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012278237324200164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-83461797714858043222012-05-21T03:07:54.010-04:002012-05-21T03:07:54.010-04:00I love your California annuals! I have a patch of them too, but they like our Washington weather better, they&#39;ve been flowering here for quite a while now.<br />Thank you for post..Woodies Garden Centrehttp://www.gardencentreguide.ie/woodie-s-garden-centres-and-do-it-your-selfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-37732133801561950432012-05-20T21:46:08.244-04:002012-05-20T21:46:08.244-04:00I have had good luck with many West coast wildflowers in Ohio and Michigan. Nemophila self sowed in my last garden very nicely and I&#39;ve had very good success with several if the lovely phacelias as well. Started a few from seed in the greenhouse this yearand am planting them out now to get them established in my new garden.Joseph Tychonievichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-39295085576767424422012-05-20T21:05:10.269-04:002012-05-20T21:05:10.269-04:00I also did a large order from Annies , getting suckered in looking at photos of all those great CA wildflowers, and itching to fill my yearning for all things blue, yet unlike you I was not brave enough to plant them outside until last week, now I am just staring at them waiting for them to bloom . Thanks for the photo fix! and btw nemisia is one of my favs and mine seem to bloom all summer ? Are they all sensitive to heat? they reseed here like crazy .Cherylhttp://ww.gardenintheburrow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-214404749316355902012-05-20T19:29:49.453-04:002012-05-20T19:29:49.453-04:00Limnanthes were kind of a letdown for me. Yours may be faring better. I forgot that they grow around vernal pools and like the soil a bit damper so my very dry garden was not to their liking.Kaveh Maguirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415126992728047743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-17636191433106615342012-05-20T14:41:12.183-04:002012-05-20T14:41:12.183-04:00Kaveh, some of my P. somniferum are ready to stake too, but I noticed that they are wilting today in the heat. P. rhoeas are growing like crazy, as are P. commutatum, not sure if they will bloom this year, but so far, it looks like it. Had to weed them today, to give them more room. As long as the dogs stay out of them!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23993922.post-63228171138275723912012-05-20T14:38:30.042-04:002012-05-20T14:38:30.042-04:00David - what are your bulblets of? If they are of a South African bulb, you generally can switch seasons after 6 weeks or so. I find that depending on the species, both night temperatures and day temperatures can affect regeneration. I have better luck with Cytanthus, but Oxalis are more challenging to try and get two seasons in. Arisaema work very well, and many professional growers allow young bulblets to go dormant, refrigerated them for 6 weeks and the re-start.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.com