tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post355663197957179577..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Mismatched companionsKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14523585658892161732022-08-12T11:29:48.309-07:002022-08-12T11:29:48.309-07:00Thanks Cathy!Thanks Cathy!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62141072045700692842022-08-12T03:42:27.199-07:002022-08-12T03:42:27.199-07:00Lovely! As always! Lovely! As always! www.wordsandherbs.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187399957576361522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-2981211329458777042022-08-02T11:16:33.461-07:002022-08-02T11:16:33.461-07:00Dahlias seem to handle the heat here as long as th...Dahlias seem to handle the heat here as long as they get enough water, Annette. I plant most of my tubers in the raised planters of my cutting garden, where they get more water than the rest of our property. In July, we also benefited from the morning marine layer most days, which keeps our daytime temperatures down. The marine layer is now absent at our elevation but monsoonal moisture stemming from the deserts to the east of us have raised our humidity level if not actually delivering any rain.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23126146878890975972022-08-02T03:22:07.351-07:002022-08-02T03:22:07.351-07:00Can't see anything mismatched in your gorgeous...Can't see anything mismatched in your gorgeous vases, Kris. They both are full of harmony. I wonder how you succeed with Dahlias as they don't like the heat one bit here and are fairly thirsty too. Do you get a lot of mists from the sea? Fingers crossed for rain for both of us. Enjoy your week :)Annettehttps://personaleden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-57705080386121047542022-08-01T19:10:54.478-07:002022-08-01T19:10:54.478-07:00That's an interesting theory, Eliza!That's an interesting theory, Eliza!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-25984548036734032372022-08-01T19:10:19.543-07:002022-08-01T19:10:19.543-07:00That's kind of you, Beth. IAVOM has certainly...That's kind of you, Beth. IAVOM has certainly brightened my own perception of Mondays ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-48726035554460804612022-08-01T19:09:24.059-07:002022-08-01T19:09:24.059-07:00No, unfortunately we've had the possibility of...No, unfortunately we've had the possibility of rain but not a single drop has fallen in months. The mountain areas have had some thunderstorms (and floods) but those haven't spilled over into our area. The only thing byproduct of the monsoonal systems to the east thus far has been heightened humidity :( Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-67925512362808052032022-08-01T18:39:43.093-07:002022-08-01T18:39:43.093-07:00I like them both, Kris. The pink and purple works ...I like them both, Kris. The pink and purple works well together and I love the bold and bright zinnias with the dainty cuphea. The older I get, the more I like the warmer colors. Must be something to do with the diminishing of the 'rods and cones' in my eyes, ha! ElizaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-28866606183329953492022-08-01T17:43:25.751-07:002022-08-01T17:43:25.751-07:00Your flower and plant selections, and your vases, ...Your flower and plant selections, and your vases, are always fabulous. You brighten my Mondays! :)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-19253186481892908592022-08-01T17:35:05.036-07:002022-08-01T17:35:05.036-07:00Kris your flowers always are impeccable and these ...Kris your flowers always are impeccable and these are no exception. Love the Dahlia 'Calin'. Reading comments I see you had rain too. Yay!Susie @ pbmGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405047006217308676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-89761035240570821322022-08-01T16:06:07.090-07:002022-08-01T16:06:07.090-07:00The autumnal equinox still seems far away but if s...The autumnal equinox still seems far away but if summer really ended on September 22nd I'd find that timeframe more reassuring. In the meantime, if the possibility of the summer thunderstorms the weather forecasters have been teasing for a week were realized, I'd be a happy camper.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-46874122895720780042022-08-01T15:59:01.348-07:002022-08-01T15:59:01.348-07:00Sorry for the hassle, Amelia!Sorry for the hassle, Amelia!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-70822536280127821132022-08-01T15:58:38.904-07:002022-08-01T15:58:38.904-07:00I'm sorry you lost the dahlias! They're s...I'm sorry you lost the dahlias! They're supposed to like heat as long as they get sufficient water - they're thirsty when blooming. Maybe if you cut the flowering stems back, you'll get more flowers as we get closer to fall.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82396086978207420822022-08-01T15:37:29.914-07:002022-08-01T15:37:29.914-07:00I've mixed feelings about the 'Balboa Blue...I've mixed feelings about the 'Balboa Blue Rim' Eustoma too, Cathy. I placed an order for Lisianthus plugs back in November and received these and solid blue/purple plants in late February. Unlike the solid-colored form, 'Balboa' took far longer to bloom and the flowers are both smaller and very tightly clustered. I think I might like the flowers better with other companions (yet to be identified).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56374188338371451432022-08-01T13:27:07.626-07:002022-08-01T13:27:07.626-07:00The second one seems to work pretty well best colo...The second one seems to work pretty well best color-wise <br /><br />In the first, the intense saturation of the Eustoma colors may be the issue--the two Dahlias are more muted pastel. <br /><br />Flowers themselves seem beautifully grown! <br /><br />52 more days until the Autumnal Equinox. Not that I'm counting. Well, I'm counting. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-83067592939510614752022-08-01T12:31:23.780-07:002022-08-01T12:31:23.780-07:00Its Amelia not Anonymous...againIts Amelia not Anonymous...againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-31096715028032145042022-08-01T12:30:57.730-07:002022-08-01T12:30:57.730-07:00Congrats on the Dahlias! I love them no matter wha...Congrats on the Dahlias! I love them no matter what they go with and the beautiful Zinnias too. I think Carmine Rose may be the star. Colin the co-star. My Dahlias have fried. Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47053802779039922942022-08-01T09:58:56.299-07:002022-08-01T09:58:56.299-07:00Gosh, that's a curious-looking eustoma - I can...Gosh, that's a curious-looking eustoma - I can't decide if it appeals or not...I think perhaps I prefer the single colourways? The red zinnia in your second vase is a real star, and I think the vase works far better than you give yourself credit for. Thanks for sharing, as alwaysCathyhttp://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com