tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post4497496732410055346..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Spring SplendorKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74802014680608374852015-04-20T11:12:55.358-07:002015-04-20T11:12:55.358-07:00That Solanum, a California native, has been a rema...That Solanum, a California native, has been a remarkable performer in my garden, blooming steadily since November. If I see more, I'm going to snap them up. Actually, I should probably look into propagating from the ones I have.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11333115851827129412015-04-20T09:51:32.010-07:002015-04-20T09:51:32.010-07:00'Buttercream' is the perfect name for that...'Buttercream' is the perfect name for that rose. Solanum is a beautiful counterpoint to the butter and cream yellows.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-7909943822799678722015-04-08T12:47:02.108-07:002015-04-08T12:47:02.108-07:00The water concerns here deepen with each passing d...The water concerns here deepen with each passing day, Susie. We got 1/10th of an inch of rain yesterday and some of Northern California got considerably more but that late season storm isn't going to reverse the drought or our new water restrictions. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81825535630799807512015-04-08T12:44:19.533-07:002015-04-08T12:44:19.533-07:00I love roses but have added just 2 shrubs since mo...I love roses but have added just 2 shrubs since moving in more than 4 years ago. Inherited or new, most of mine are relatively small shrubs - more sun and more water would probably change that but they're not likely to get either in this garden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74426810302527114212015-04-08T12:40:34.167-07:002015-04-08T12:40:34.167-07:00Thanks Jenny!Thanks Jenny!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-2349058045705825332015-04-08T12:40:22.027-07:002015-04-08T12:40:22.027-07:00And here I was thinking that my roses were late in...And here I was thinking that my roses were late in blooming! Our timetable is clearly very different.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-67627846401301021782015-04-08T12:39:32.787-07:002015-04-08T12:39:32.787-07:00This Solanum, a California native, has bloomed non...This Solanum, a California native, has bloomed non-stop since November, when I planted it. It shows no signs of stopping.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-89280346218797363462015-04-08T04:40:54.677-07:002015-04-08T04:40:54.677-07:00Your rose-inspired arrangement is beautiful Kris. ...Your rose-inspired arrangement is beautiful Kris. The colors in the narcissus work great with the rose and that Solanum is nice. Like you, I try to record my plants but sometimes a name escapes. Here's hoping the water situation improves in CA soon. It is worrisome to see what's happening there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39656385786861480182015-04-08T01:44:55.381-07:002015-04-08T01:44:55.381-07:00a glorious rose and super with that foliage too an...a glorious rose and super with that foliage too and how lovely to have inherited it with your garden! I don't have room to grow any roses, but I do love them especially for their fragrance. Anna @Suffolk Pebbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229313451402371443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-35019671155448965502015-04-07T19:14:13.139-07:002015-04-07T19:14:13.139-07:00A beautiful spring arrangement. A beautiful spring arrangement. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-18437779979676449552015-04-07T04:35:45.913-07:002015-04-07T04:35:45.913-07:00What an intriguing combination Kris, a garden with...What an intriguing combination Kris, a garden with roses and Narcissus at the same time seems really strange to me. But the colours work beautifully together and I should be used to odd combination because it happens here too. I'm just used to the English climate where daffodils flower in March and Roses in June!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63462305463561145682015-04-07T01:43:20.193-07:002015-04-07T01:43:20.193-07:00What a lovely spring- like colour combination. I l...What a lovely spring- like colour combination. I love your welll- named rose which is a new one to me. How lovely to see spring daffodils, summer roses and late - summer Solanum brought together. Solanum xanti has a lovely dark flower.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39899011018256304482015-04-06T17:04:35.093-07:002015-04-06T17:04:35.093-07:00Both Abelia suddenly produced tall shoots this mon...Both Abelia suddenly produced tall shoots this month, Donna, almost demanding to be cut. The rose struggles with the wind here but it's a lovely soft color.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-73616071083710914282015-04-06T17:00:39.284-07:002015-04-06T17:00:39.284-07:00The daffodils surprised me, Julie. Most withered ...The daffodils surprised me, Julie. Most withered away in our unseasonable March heatwaves. This batch was well-timed, blooming along with a sudden downshift in our temperatures.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-76613437578993574982015-04-06T16:58:32.219-07:002015-04-06T16:58:32.219-07:00I'm very impressed by the Solanum thus far, Ca...I'm very impressed by the Solanum thus far, Cathy. I wish I'd bought more of these shrubs when I saw them - they seem to have disappeared from the local nurseries.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-13458391432030402802015-04-06T16:56:39.154-07:002015-04-06T16:56:39.154-07:00Despite the morning weather forecast, there's ...Despite the morning weather forecast, there's no rain in sight yet. The Weather Underground projects that my area will receive 0.14 inches (0.35 cm) of rain late tomorrow. Something is better than nothing...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-59232508395754535052015-04-06T16:52:51.007-07:002015-04-06T16:52:51.007-07:00Your climate is probably very different from mine,...Your climate is probably very different from mine, Anca. My area of Southern California doesn't get anything that you would call winter weather (no snow! no frost!) and our spring seems to arrive earlier every year. We had temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in March!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27607901192431594272015-04-06T16:46:21.874-07:002015-04-06T16:46:21.874-07:00I think these are the only double daffodils I have...I think these are the only double daffodils I have (although I've already admitted the faults in my recordkeeping when it comes to bulbs). I grew the same variety in my old garden. It was one of the few that was reliable in our climate.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-43098585822815022102015-04-06T16:42:54.380-07:002015-04-06T16:42:54.380-07:00I agree - yellow and purple is one of my favorite ...I agree - yellow and purple is one of my favorite color combinations.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-75613750959815242942015-04-06T16:21:54.094-07:002015-04-06T16:21:54.094-07:00Kris that Abelia foliage is really gorgeous and wo...Kris that Abelia foliage is really gorgeous and works so well together with those yellow roses...a perfect name 'Buttercream'Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-16075916676472602802015-04-06T14:22:11.140-07:002015-04-06T14:22:11.140-07:00A beautiful colour scheme this week Kris - just ri...A beautiful colour scheme this week Kris - just right for spring. You are so lucky to have roses flowering with narcissi!Julie@peoniesandposies.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801057363695252681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-57798857025624274302015-04-06T13:15:21.000-07:002015-04-06T13:15:21.000-07:00Hi Kris. I love the colour scheme this week - fres...Hi Kris. I love the colour scheme this week - fresh lemony yellows and spring-like greens with that pretty Abelia foliage and the daffodils, and of course that gorgeous rose! The Solanum sets everything off really nicely too. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-53200865591967730652015-04-06T12:42:18.396-07:002015-04-06T12:42:18.396-07:00I am growing yellow roses for the first time this ...I am growing yellow roses for the first time this year after seeing so many gorgeous ones on blogs and in vases last year, so I look forward to having them in my own vase in due course! It is fascinating to see the different stems that people include with their blooms - it it is really encouraging us to look around our gardens in even greater detail. Thanks for sharing - and I hope you get more than just a few drops of rain!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-80417712100899965452015-04-06T11:24:29.762-07:002015-04-06T11:24:29.762-07:00A butter-cream rose is a butter- cream rose and it...A butter-cream rose is a butter- cream rose and it can never be ignored, nice vase, Kris! I wonder how can you have roses and daffodils flowering at the same time? In my garden roses are in bloom much later, late May/ June.Anca Tîrcăhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229230743499714728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-12080878077131228512015-04-06T10:39:28.455-07:002015-04-06T10:39:28.455-07:00Those daffs are spectacular. I have not had good l...Those daffs are spectacular. I have not had good luck with doubles. And yours work so beautifully with the rose. A perfect Spring bouquet.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.com