tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post4175644313240576895..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day & IaVoM Mash-up - January 2018Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27319695307217637662018-02-06T15:31:31.557-08:002018-02-06T15:31:31.557-08:00Queen's tears has a startling array of colours...Queen's tears has a startling array of colours. Rainbow unicorn territory.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11684320457691779522018-01-21T15:20:21.405-08:002018-01-21T15:20:21.405-08:00Thanks sweetbay!Thanks sweetbay!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-51985813947476181702018-01-21T14:03:35.748-08:002018-01-21T14:03:35.748-08:00Your garden looks just like spring or summer - so ...Your garden looks just like spring or summer - so many flowers! I can't get over how beautiful Taylor's Perfection' is. <br /><br />You have a real talent for design and it shows both in your garden and flower arrangements. sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73800478720797851742018-01-18T18:37:18.794-08:002018-01-18T18:37:18.794-08:00They may not like it here if we don't get some...They may not like it here if we don't get some rain!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-90802196008966119782018-01-18T16:50:51.937-08:002018-01-18T16:50:51.937-08:00You're certainly spoiled for choice when it co...You're certainly spoiled for choice when it comes to blooms. Personally, if I were to come back as a flowering plant, I'd want to live in coastal Southern California too :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69051323466259840122018-01-18T11:30:50.948-08:002018-01-18T11:30:50.948-08:00I hope 'Murray Queen' works for you! My r...I hope 'Murray Queen' works for you! My recollection is that Loree of danger garden grows that one so your chances are probably pretty good.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-30547580329961266972018-01-17T20:30:05.319-08:002018-01-17T20:30:05.319-08:00Hi Kris, your leucadendrons are stunning. I've...Hi Kris, your leucadendrons are stunning. I've never seen them in person before...a bit too much rain / cold here in PDX. I've started a grevillea..'Murray Queen'. We'll see how it does. When I see the pics of grevillea in your gardens, it's clear to me how awesome they are! Happy GBBD!Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41339776180394029722018-01-17T11:40:15.906-08:002018-01-17T11:40:15.906-08:00I never even processed the error, Amy. I knew you...I never even processed the error, Amy. I knew you were referring to the Leucadendron, although I do have 3 Leucospermum, only one of which has ever bloomed (yet).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-44123729277955052792018-01-16T22:16:47.614-08:002018-01-16T22:16:47.614-08:00Got the name wrong - Leucadendron...! :/Got the name wrong - Leucadendron...! :/Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-685589876147068562018-01-16T17:49:00.290-08:002018-01-16T17:49:00.290-08:00I wonder if Monet would have his ponds and water l...I wonder if Monet would have his ponds and water lilies if he lived in Southern California given our water issues? Maybe something on a smaller scale like water barrels instead!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-70731078054371102272018-01-16T17:45:55.955-08:002018-01-16T17:45:55.955-08:00I've come to love Lotus berthelotii. While I ...I've come to love Lotus berthelotii. While I don't think it could hold up on its own in a vase, it sure makes a great accent.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47644433710010883652018-01-16T16:27:25.742-08:002018-01-16T16:27:25.742-08:00The hands vase is absolutely gorgeous! very origin...The hands vase is absolutely gorgeous! very original and the sight of camellias never fails to enrapture me, I just can't wait for winter to see my camellias blooming again. I always say it: your garden is solid flowers and I love that! If Monet had lived in California his garden would look like yours.MDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472409345156364028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-85554442925016634802018-01-16T09:24:05.985-08:002018-01-16T09:24:05.985-08:00How I wish I could find Leucospermum and Grevillea...How I wish I could find Leucospermum and Grevillea around here! So happy your Bauhinia has come back into bloom; I love to watch it in your posts. <br />And while I love both your vases, I think that combination of Leucospermum with the Lotus is quite inspired - I do love the 'exotic' ones, I guess... ;-)Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-59064347468033117342018-01-16T08:49:21.406-08:002018-01-16T08:49:21.406-08:00The Gaillardia bloom the better part of the year h...The Gaillardia bloom the better part of the year here too, Arun. Unfortunately, that's not true of the Calendulas, though!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-29787673736240173162018-01-16T08:42:09.742-08:002018-01-16T08:42:09.742-08:00While your winter is unusually cold, ours is ridic...While your winter is unusually cold, ours is ridiculously variable, Christina. It HAS been summer-like for several days now (courtesy of another round of Santa Ana winds) but we're heading into another cold spell at the end of the week. It's like riding a climate roller-coaster here!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69391221905238685432018-01-16T08:39:06.152-08:002018-01-16T08:39:06.152-08:00I have to survey my Leucadendron collection one da...I have to survey my Leucadendron collection one day. I no longer have any idea how many I have.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-15143904667288909112018-01-16T06:40:39.980-08:002018-01-16T06:40:39.980-08:00Hi Kris your blooms are so similar to blooms in my...Hi Kris your blooms are so similar to blooms in my region especially Caillandra and Gaillardia which bloom most part of the year in my garden.<br /><br />Happy Gardening.<br /><br />jaipurgardening.blogspot.comArun Goyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392677395534162707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-15473212371132594592018-01-16T00:58:38.688-08:002018-01-16T00:58:38.688-08:00Southern California has suffered so much in the pa...Southern California has suffered so much in the past few months; fire followed by torrential rain is just the worst case scenario. Your garden continues to look much more like summer than winter. Our winter has been so cold this year I am craving some warmth - hard to believe I know after all my complaints about the heat last summer. Love the combination of blooms in the pink vase not least because it seems to be a combination of mid winter and high summer all in one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11187886962200427212018-01-16T00:37:07.699-08:002018-01-16T00:37:07.699-08:00I enjoyed seeing the round up of your garden in fl...I enjoyed seeing the round up of your garden in flower this Monday - a wonderful selection of flowers, and another couple of new ones for me. I have never seen an Aeonium in flower - I love them even without flowers though. Great vases again Kris!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-83947503248557938202018-01-15T22:08:56.519-08:002018-01-15T22:08:56.519-08:00Your garden is one of the most floriferous that I ...Your garden is one of the most floriferous that I know. Your Leucadendron collection is, well, HOT HOT HOT,danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-88456361937372645342018-01-15T20:46:44.125-08:002018-01-15T20:46:44.125-08:00Fire is one thing but who knew rain could be scary...Fire is one thing but who knew rain could be scary? I've seen landslides before but these mudslides seemed particularly vicious. Maybe we can start the year over again on February 16th with the beginning of the Lunar (Chinese) New Year.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-86415030335683625852018-01-15T20:35:54.919-08:002018-01-15T20:35:54.919-08:00It'd be fun to create an arrangement around th...It'd be fun to create an arrangement around the colors in the Billbergia nutans but, even before I divided my large plant, I never got more than a couple of blooms at the same time.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-71824457396015082832018-01-15T20:33:37.547-08:002018-01-15T20:33:37.547-08:00I attended college in Santa Barbara and I love the...I attended college in Santa Barbara and I love the area. A friend and I usually go up that way a couple times a year. We can't even get there now. I'm afraid California's experience is indicative of the challenges the future holds in the face of climate change.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79520681585801185272018-01-15T20:29:19.831-08:002018-01-15T20:29:19.831-08:00I'm sorry to hear of your friend's propert...I'm sorry to hear of your friend's property loss, Amelia. At least he's safe. We can't escape the coverage here. The reality of what happened in Montecito is horrible.<br /><br />African Blue Basil is a fantastic plant. It's perennial here. The bees love it too. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-32058478177777718152018-01-15T20:25:49.062-08:002018-01-15T20:25:49.062-08:00It's funny but I really don't see my garde...It's funny but I really don't see my garden as that flower-filled - until I collect my Bloom Day photos and I realize how lucky I am to have a frost, ice and snow-free winter garden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com