tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post1899672201969389527..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day July 2017 EditionDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-26505608440399199442017-07-23T09:20:51.431-04:002017-07-23T09:20:51.431-04:00There is a cat that often roams through my garden....There is a cat that often roams through my garden. Have no idea if it belongs to someone or is a stray. I would like to know where it is getting through the fence. Doesn't seem to have any interest in flowers.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-58846942848333254522017-07-22T21:22:47.817-04:002017-07-22T21:22:47.817-04:00Gardening takes a lot of time. Mine did not look ...Gardening takes a lot of time. Mine did not look like this when I worked full time.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-44451618362659096462017-07-22T11:22:57.914-04:002017-07-22T11:22:57.914-04:00Your gardens are beautiful with so many gorgeous f...Your gardens are beautiful with so many gorgeous flowers. Love the butterfly pictures too. Someday I hope to get to our landscaping but gardening is challenging for me. I've tried a few times with limited results. Eventually I'll try again though. Weekends in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137035578512456633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-66623444507617749052017-07-22T07:17:08.962-04:002017-07-22T07:17:08.962-04:00I have had that yarrow for so many years I cannot ...I have had that yarrow for so many years I cannot even remember where I got it. I think someone gave it to me. I once had someone helping me weed who thought it was tansy and wanted to pull it all out. NOOOOOOO.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-15986467520655520952017-07-21T20:53:45.542-04:002017-07-21T20:53:45.542-04:00Love those red daylilies! Nice catch on the Monarc...Love those red daylilies! Nice catch on the Monarch butterfly. The yellow Yarrow ('Coronation Gold'?) is aggressive, but still a great plant. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-21734097212556082442017-07-18T10:13:15.325-04:002017-07-18T10:13:15.325-04:00Your lilies are gorgeous! I love them, but we cho...Your lilies are gorgeous! I love them, but we choose not to have them because of the cats, so thanks for sharing the pictures of yours. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-33124923194513597242017-07-17T20:28:29.725-04:002017-07-17T20:28:29.725-04:00Glad you enjoyed them.Glad you enjoyed them.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-34369445402232208132017-07-17T20:21:54.710-04:002017-07-17T20:21:54.710-04:00It is fine with me if you don't label anything...It is fine with me if you don't label anything. I just enjoy looking at everything. Thanks for sharing.<br />Happy Bloom Day!<br />Jeannie @ GetMeToTheCountry.Blogspot.comJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-260715505535303442017-07-17T17:46:37.550-04:002017-07-17T17:46:37.550-04:00But those boring orange ones are the basis for the...But those boring orange ones are the basis for the hybridizing that gave us these beautiful ones.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-43535764108152172632017-07-17T15:20:12.641-04:002017-07-17T15:20:12.641-04:00Really beautiful. I had no idea day lilies could b...Really beautiful. I had no idea day lilies could be so lovely until you started posting pics of yours. Mine are all the boring orange kind.J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-44151509326877809732017-07-17T09:29:29.734-04:002017-07-17T09:29:29.734-04:00I love the butterflies too.I love the butterflies too.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-76157158972267771982017-07-17T07:16:27.988-04:002017-07-17T07:16:27.988-04:00Thank you. I love the flowers though I am not fon...Thank you. I love the flowers though I am not fond of 90% humidity days we had recently. Not unless it is raining at the same time.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-39502908016316646372017-07-17T05:51:40.519-04:002017-07-17T05:51:40.519-04:00Absolutely beautiful. Don't you just love this...Absolutely beautiful. Don't you just love this time of year?<br /><br /><a href="https://keithsramblings.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Click to visit Keith's Ramblings</a><br />Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-3318439227445110042017-07-16T15:45:28.237-04:002017-07-16T15:45:28.237-04:00Fab images, love the lilies and I like the hostas?...Fab images, love the lilies and I like the hostas? And the butterfly. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-73699620134878265702017-07-16T10:10:12.024-04:002017-07-16T10:10:12.024-04:00I'm only a four hour drive away, lol. I purch...I'm only a four hour drive away, lol. I purchased another hydrangea yesterday to replace the tree peony that had some fungal disease. Glad you enjoyed the flowers.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-85423109400340278082017-07-16T09:42:05.453-04:002017-07-16T09:42:05.453-04:00I am so glad the daylilies are doing better in the...I am so glad the daylilies are doing better in their new home. They are really looking lovely. I could never grow hydrangea although every garden in the neighbourhood grew it in profusion. I would love to visit your garden one day it looks so gorgeous.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-74580105613152823742017-07-16T09:35:28.249-04:002017-07-16T09:35:28.249-04:00Thank you. All the daylilies that were moved last...Thank you. All the daylilies that were moved last year to a safe place from deer browsing are really liking their new home.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-82810664405941195922017-07-16T09:09:16.653-04:002017-07-16T09:09:16.653-04:00Oh, how I love your collection of lilies Denise an...Oh, how I love your collection of lilies Denise and all your gardens are looking so full and lush. Happy Bloom Day!Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208392136967108192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-49972699234255549772017-07-15T17:43:42.399-04:002017-07-15T17:43:42.399-04:00It's called houttuynia. I bought it because r...It's called houttuynia. I bought it because rabbits and deer hate the smell. They just eat everything else. It spreads like crazy and I really need to start pulling it back.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-54512796624999386802017-07-15T17:22:00.389-04:002017-07-15T17:22:00.389-04:00All lovely. Nice to see another day lily fan! A r...All lovely. Nice to see another day lily fan! A request - what is the plant above the sea oats (the one with variegated foliage and small white flowers) - I've seen that plant on my exercise walks through neighborhoods in Binghamton, New York, and have no idea what it is. Have a happy GBBD and no more hive attacks, please! Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-46035895812259493542017-07-15T10:17:14.427-04:002017-07-15T10:17:14.427-04:00Who says I don't have weeds? Yesterday I was ...Who says I don't have weeds? Yesterday I was trying to pull out the dreaded thistle. Maybe I should do a post about them.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-6180106123020125072017-07-15T09:37:42.748-04:002017-07-15T09:37:42.748-04:00You have a beautiful garden. Such rich colors. I...You have a beautiful garden. Such rich colors. I'm afraid that unless the heat and humidity drop here my garden will remain full of weeds.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com