tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post3538367622948329446..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Clean up on aisle fiveKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-9964053995284842292021-03-28T11:53:59.054-07:002021-03-28T11:53:59.054-07:00I use overturned plastic flats extensively to prot...I use overturned plastic flats extensively to protect seeds and seedlings too, Denise. I was considering removing them in one area until I had a couple of bunny sightings.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-54274479773424790782021-03-28T11:50:54.133-07:002021-03-28T11:50:54.133-07:00The damage did suggest some kind of panicked activ...The damage did suggest some kind of panicked activity, HB.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24523285383913136592021-03-28T11:49:42.545-07:002021-03-28T11:49:42.545-07:00Sadly, the Port of Los Angeles has been clogged wi...Sadly, the Port of Los Angeles has been clogged with container ships for months now, Lisa. With COVID-19 rates coming down and vaccination rates picking up, I'd hoped the harbor backlog would be diminishing but there's little evidence of that yet. At least it's not a Suez Canal-type problem.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-10293257364164445662021-03-28T11:46:12.560-07:002021-03-28T11:46:12.560-07:00Yes, as if the rampant bulbous roots of asparagus ...Yes, as if the rampant bulbous roots of asparagus fern weren't bad enough, the darn plants also have wicked thorns!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-13334587364582883082021-03-28T11:05:40.995-07:002021-03-28T11:05:40.995-07:00I've got tons of nursery flats deployed to pro...I've got tons of nursery flats deployed to protect emerging lilies and seedlings -- not a great look but it does help minimize damage. Usually when plants get big they're left alone here -- my vote is for something rampaging through that area in a panic.Denise/agrowingobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811925155960835891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84074811783265243292021-03-28T10:34:31.046-07:002021-03-28T10:34:31.046-07:00The creature who does the most damage in my garden...The creature who does the most damage in my garden is...me. <br /><br />Animals pratfall, too. Maybe a racoon teasing a cohort took a fall? <br /><br />Retail therapy...sounds fun! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-88968331405575901782021-03-28T10:30:33.991-07:002021-03-28T10:30:33.991-07:00Rotten varmints, they do cause havoc in the garden...Rotten varmints, they do cause havoc in the garden one way or the other. I think your refreshing the area is going to look smashing. (no pun intended) <br />I have that Japanese Maple too. I think it is so pretty and it holds up well against my pruning and lack of attention. Great fall color. I thought about you when the news was showing the Port of Los Angels being clogged up with freighters. Have a great weekend. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-28064016522442050832021-03-27T21:20:50.856-07:002021-03-27T21:20:50.856-07:00Oh, to leisurely stroll through a garden center - ...Oh, to leisurely stroll through a garden center - I can't wait! You did a wonderful job in getting that bed back into shape - it looks great. I once helped to repot a large asparagus fern when I was volunteering - that one experience was enough and pretty much turned me off ever owning one myself, lol!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34613809584918003012021-03-27T15:34:19.451-07:002021-03-27T15:34:19.451-07:00I've been lucky by comparison, Anna. My close...I've been lucky by comparison, Anna. My closest garden center (about 6 miles away) opened up in April 2020 after a closure of about one month and it's remained opened ever since. I stayed away when things were really bad from mid-December until March and I've never tarried when I visited but at least I had that opportunity. I haven't visited any of the several other "local" garden centers within an hour's drive, though. It's going to feel a little odd to return.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62067590225677674512021-03-27T13:57:12.468-07:002021-03-27T13:57:12.468-07:00''Clean Up On Aisle Five'' pops up...''Clean Up On Aisle Five'' pops up on my computer screen from time to time when I'm doing my weekly online supermarket shop when there is some sort of glitch so your post title had me intrigued 😂 What a shame about the damage Kris which I hope that your tender loving care and time heals. I made my first trip to a garden centre this week since 2019 which I really enjoyed. We thought that we would go before Easter when the garden centres over here always get extremely busy.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-43214776626967711202021-03-27T10:30:22.574-07:002021-03-27T10:30:22.574-07:00I never realized what a weed alyssum is until I mo...I never realized what a weed alyssum is until I moved here, Kathy. The seedlings on my back slope are even worse, despite my efforts to knock them back as soon as they began to appear. I keep trying to naturalize California poppies down there but the blasted alyssum seedlings choke out everything else.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-32124608390947994002021-03-27T10:26:16.767-07:002021-03-27T10:26:16.767-07:00A deer in a garden here would probably make at lea...A deer in a garden here would probably make at least the local news, Hans. We have coyotes, raccoons, squirrels, skunks, possums, gophers, bunnies, and peacocks but no deer. Thanks for your kind remark about the rock wall - unfortunately, those are about the largest rocks I can manage.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14188139950755278192021-03-27T10:23:22.975-07:002021-03-27T10:23:22.975-07:00Best post title of the year ! Any of your scenario...Best post title of the year ! Any of your scenarios for the damage seem pretty plausible-succulents break so easily it wouldn't have to take much ! I sympathize with you re: sweet allysum. It was planted by the original owners of the house probably around 1984 and efforts to get rid of it have been futile.All I can do is keep thinning out it's ranks !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-12846644023263023562021-03-27T10:19:25.792-07:002021-03-27T10:19:25.792-07:00I hope your vaccination process goes smoothly, Bar...I hope your vaccination process goes smoothly, Barbara. Mine was fine (after the frustration involved in securing a reservation) but my husband had a bump with his first shot (scheduled 3 hours after mine because that was how fast reservations were going when I made arrangements for the 2 of us). The pharmacy's computer system went down and the staff took 3 hours to figure out a workaround for him and the 5 other people then queued up. Thankfully, our second shots were uneventful.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61828744385250026732021-03-27T10:14:01.654-07:002021-03-27T10:14:01.654-07:00I'm very happy with that Sedeveria, Loree. It...I'm very happy with that Sedeveria, Loree. It's definitely worth looking for.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-38464172417942826062021-03-27T10:13:19.627-07:002021-03-27T10:13:19.627-07:00Those trugs were also very heavy to lug to the gre...Those trugs were also very heavy to lug to the green bin, Beth. It surprises even me just how heavy water-filled succulents are. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-67282983286675045562021-03-27T08:11:01.410-07:002021-03-27T08:11:01.410-07:00Do you think the damage could have been from an er...Do you think the damage could have been from an errant deer strolling by? I have exactly 1 Aeonium in my front yard which is kept tightly pruned by the deer. btw - your rock wall in those shots is looking fantastic.hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345461191452355465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61148869581182922252021-03-27T07:40:58.521-07:002021-03-27T07:40:58.521-07:00Well done, Kris. It was a lot of work but you wil...Well done, Kris. It was a lot of work but you will enjoy the payoff as things start taking off. Congratulations on your shots - I get my first one Monday if they have vaccine available. The reminder notice had warnings that an appointment does not guarantee vaccine.Barbara H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13624604708371495092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27905236958294659402021-03-26T20:39:41.713-07:002021-03-26T20:39:41.713-07:00I can’t imagine how horrible this must have been t...I can’t imagine how horrible this must have been to see, you made quick work of cleaning it up though! Also I love that little sedeveria, that’s one I’ve never heard of!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-50459676557130305982021-03-26T19:38:16.487-07:002021-03-26T19:38:16.487-07:00Five plastic trugs-ful! Wow. Yikes. But it looks g...Five plastic trugs-ful! Wow. Yikes. But it looks great after all your work!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39743006835900154222021-03-26T18:18:12.289-07:002021-03-26T18:18:12.289-07:00I found a country and western song with exactly th...I found a country and western song with exactly that title and briefly considered adding a link to the song on my post but it was a story of unrequited love so it wasn't actually on point...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-54827556991956783552021-03-26T18:15:35.298-07:002021-03-26T18:15:35.298-07:00Yes, I suppose the critters couldn't have chos...Yes, I suppose the critters couldn't have chosen a better place to wreak some havoc ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-36889570769257537842021-03-26T18:14:27.035-07:002021-03-26T18:14:27.035-07:00It's funny that, even now, I'm nervous abo...It's funny that, even now, I'm nervous about wandering farther from home than the supermarket!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-35686001577105331722021-03-26T18:13:20.106-07:002021-03-26T18:13:20.106-07:00Thanks. I'm counting myself lucky that at leas...Thanks. I'm counting myself lucky that at least the destruction didn't involve some plant that's hard to replace :)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74242076849968998102021-03-26T16:59:02.170-07:002021-03-26T16:59:02.170-07:00Congratulations on being fully immunized! Plant s...Congratulations on being fully immunized! Plant shopping will be fun and makes gardening a lot easier. Your title is clever, however, to have such beautiful large Aeoniums broken would be discouraging. Have the best weekend! Kay A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18409324671756954457noreply@blogger.com