tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post2236849383906945198..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day & In a Vase on Monday - February Floral ExplosionKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-26804704528358771152016-02-21T19:51:02.908-08:002016-02-21T19:51:02.908-08:00But you've got precipitation, Vicki, even if i...But you've got precipitation, Vicki, even if it is the cold variety!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-29493732032782758722016-02-18T03:36:40.742-08:002016-02-18T03:36:40.742-08:00So many beautiful flowers - love all of the colors...So many beautiful flowers - love all of the colors as I look out on a mostly white, brown and green landscape.Vicki Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833953087167555079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82676624772836453142016-02-17T15:52:17.318-08:002016-02-17T15:52:17.318-08:00Thanks Chloris!Thanks Chloris!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-616713556675827212016-02-17T15:51:52.490-08:002016-02-17T15:51:52.490-08:00The Grevillea flowers are unusual, Christina. As ...The Grevillea flowers are unusual, Christina. As you're growing the one, some of the others may work for you as well.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-15782187860167583162016-02-17T15:50:09.373-08:002016-02-17T15:50:09.373-08:00Thanks Cathy! It seems we have an early start on ...Thanks Cathy! It seems we have an early start on spring - and maybe summer too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-80086452638746270122016-02-17T15:49:21.144-08:002016-02-17T15:49:21.144-08:00Grevilleas and Leucadendron are 2 of my favorite g...Grevilleas and Leucadendron are 2 of my favorite genera, Renee.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-48773561999260263122016-02-17T10:27:09.537-08:002016-02-17T10:27:09.537-08:00So many lovely, summery blooms Kris. Your garden i...So many lovely, summery blooms Kris. Your garden is amazing. I love all the colour. I particularly love your grevilleas. Gorgeous vases too.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73163404845107443442016-02-17T01:49:03.724-08:002016-02-17T01:49:03.724-08:00Even the light makes your garden look more like hi...Even the light makes your garden look more like high summer than February! The grevilleas are especially lovely probably because they seem so exotic to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-19200816947583111992016-02-17T01:48:31.620-08:002016-02-17T01:48:31.620-08:00What a lovely post, and lovely vases. You have so ...What a lovely post, and lovely vases. You have so many gorgeous flowers! I really love that last vase - such a romantic combination. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11876044583480145622016-02-17T00:58:27.441-08:002016-02-17T00:58:27.441-08:00So many flowers! And all your grevilleas are beaut...So many flowers! And all your grevilleas are beautiful. The color change on Wilson's Wonder is very dramatic.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-64595370553062343692016-02-16T21:34:28.641-08:002016-02-16T21:34:28.641-08:00We're already fast-forwarding through spring i...We're already fast-forwarding through spring into summer, Peter.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68986776611238106492016-02-16T21:33:58.004-08:002016-02-16T21:33:58.004-08:00Yes, the current theory seems to be that the El Ni...Yes, the current theory seems to be that the El Nino is so big that it pushed the rain northward. At least one forecaster contends that, as El Nino weakens, SoCal may well get its rain in the March-April timeframe. But, as all the talk appears to be just speculation, I'm trying to keep my expectations in perspective.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47120275161706845422016-02-16T21:30:39.761-08:002016-02-16T21:30:39.761-08:00That ornamental pear tree was lovely for the few d...That ornamental pear tree was lovely for the few days it took for those snowflake-like flower petals to fall. The heat, as expected, wiped them out fairly quickly. Amazingly, the tree is already well leafed-out. Next year, I need to set up a time lapse camera - the transformation is remarkable!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82067839200433488552016-02-16T21:27:50.626-08:002016-02-16T21:27:50.626-08:00Ha! My morning rounds are usually focused on chec...Ha! My morning rounds are usually focused on checking the garden for raccoon intrusions, of which there have already been 2 this week! The evening rounds, time permitted, are focused on dead-heading and water transfusions. I was rather counting on the El Nino rains to perform the watering chore for me this winter but it appears that such is not to be!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-57173816607137586632016-02-16T21:25:25.024-08:002016-02-16T21:25:25.024-08:00Your many flowers - Wow, just WOW! Your many flowers - Wow, just WOW! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-52753210693082373352016-02-16T21:24:47.017-08:002016-02-16T21:24:47.017-08:00The drought continues to be a major issue, Hannah,...The drought continues to be a major issue, Hannah, even if NorCal has received better than average rain and snow - SoCal's rain totals remain very low. And the heat is unbelievable for February!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-15623409071854863862016-02-16T21:22:30.080-08:002016-02-16T21:22:30.080-08:00Plants from South Africa, Australia and New Zealan...Plants from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand are quickly becoming mainstays of my garden, Annette. They're well-adapted to our climate here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81531855900147063782016-02-16T21:21:05.440-08:002016-02-16T21:21:05.440-08:00Spring usually comes early here in Southern Califo...Spring usually comes early here in Southern California, Noelle, and this year it seems we already have a jump start on summer as well.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-3859926243103085722016-02-16T21:19:37.814-08:002016-02-16T21:19:37.814-08:00My Euphorbia rigida isn't nearly as well devel...My Euphorbia rigida isn't nearly as well developed as Loree's but I hope it'll get there one day.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-80122064654137728342016-02-16T21:18:37.805-08:002016-02-16T21:18:37.805-08:00The forecast is for maybe 1/4 of an inch tomorrow ...The forecast is for maybe 1/4 of an inch tomorrow night but I'm still holding out a modicum of hope for a March miracle like the one California experienced in 1991.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-13400968359266166942016-02-16T20:01:34.742-08:002016-02-16T20:01:34.742-08:00I do hope you will get some significant rains soon...I do hope you will get some significant rains soon. I saw a feature on the news tonight about how this strong El Nino has pushed the gulf stream much further north than usual, keeping southern California on the dry side. <br />Thanks for bringing so much wonderful color to my white winter world. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55558295203658977682016-02-16T20:00:33.414-08:002016-02-16T20:00:33.414-08:00I love the collage with the pear! Also your Argyra...I love the collage with the pear! Also your Argyranthemum frutescens, Osteospermum, and dark purple iris. sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25815589972946098822016-02-16T15:46:59.693-08:002016-02-16T15:46:59.693-08:00So many beautiful flowers to greet you every day. ...So many beautiful flowers to greet you every day. Do you do the morning rounds, coffee/tea cup in hand, saying hello to all your babies? I know I would - or perhaps it might be later in the day with a glass of wine! ;-) <br />My favorites this week are Grevillea penola and the pink Leptospermum again - I just love that plant!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-6020280696471317092016-02-16T14:06:56.850-08:002016-02-16T14:06:56.850-08:00I can feel that marvelous California floral paradi...I can feel that marvelous California floral paradise atmosphere oozing through my computer screen as I look at all your fabulous flowers, Kris! I'm having major climate envy, be sure to tell me about the drought and heat later. At least enough heat is coming my way to finally grow some eggplants in the ground. You have so much to choose from, your vases are all lovely. I'm torn between the purple, white, and pink and the rose pink and silvery grey foliage. I get more and more impressed with your Grevilleas, and the Calliandra is so lovely in vine, Kris.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61366108146904999972016-02-16T05:08:32.383-08:002016-02-16T05:08:32.383-08:00Wow, you have some fab plants in your garden, Kris...Wow, you have some fab plants in your garden, Kris, quite a few from South Africa as it happens. I envy you -yet once again- your mild climate that allows you to grow such a wide range of plants. All vases are delightful! Enjoy the sun :), best wishes, Annette from Annette's GardenAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274821530475499660noreply@blogger.com