tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post4975885396282451389..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: May 2022 Bloom Day (2 days early)Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34628488385110156912022-05-16T12:26:08.893-07:002022-05-16T12:26:08.893-07:00Salvia clevelandii is a Southern California native...Salvia clevelandii is a Southern California native and it does VERY well here, LL. In addition to 'Winnifred Gilman' I have others with related parentage, all strongly scented but none quite as exuberant. Echium webbii is my favorite species in that genus but it does get woody over time so I start it over periodically. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82898247427848164752022-05-16T01:19:21.786-07:002022-05-16T01:19:21.786-07:00Your garden looks amazing! I would love to smell t...Your garden looks amazing! I would love to smell that Salvia clevelandii. I had a plant once (it died over winter), and still remember (and miss) that smell to this day. I'm surprised how good the Echium looks after flowering, still very impressive and dramatic. LL Gardenhttps://letlivingarden.over-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-49755132715610707242022-05-15T17:48:36.439-07:002022-05-15T17:48:36.439-07:00Thanks Dorothy. April and May are generally the m...Thanks Dorothy. April and May are generally the most floriferous months here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-42168776262520782632022-05-15T17:47:48.279-07:002022-05-15T17:47:48.279-07:00Thanks Lea. Happy GBBD to you too!Thanks Lea. Happy GBBD to you too!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-17067886360243179362022-05-15T17:47:22.886-07:002022-05-15T17:47:22.886-07:00Holding off on filling my bird feeders has dramati...Holding off on filling my bird feeders has dramatically reduced the amount of squirrel activity this year. That Teucrium struggled the previous time I tried it but I planted 3 more in different spots this past fall and, thus far, they're doing better. It hasn't spread as widely as advertised, though.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-71812329770092543012022-05-15T16:30:55.178-07:002022-05-15T16:30:55.178-07:00So many spectacular blooms. You garden is a wonder...So many spectacular blooms. You garden is a wonderland of beauty.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-43606324214227953912022-05-15T15:57:41.805-07:002022-05-15T15:57:41.805-07:00Wow! What a wonderful collection of flowers!
Happy...Wow! What a wonderful collection of flowers!<br />Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74218963893358014552022-05-15T14:12:03.791-07:002022-05-15T14:12:03.791-07:00Fabulous, as usual! Great that the squirrels are ...Fabulous, as usual! Great that the squirrels are not molesting your Leucospermum flowers. Your Echium is huge.<br /><br />What do you think of Teucrium aroanium? hbhttps://pieceofeden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-79831050134430550782022-05-15T12:42:43.687-07:002022-05-15T12:42:43.687-07:00Thanks Nikki!Thanks Nikki!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-6070532217674839822022-05-15T07:34:38.898-07:002022-05-15T07:34:38.898-07:00So beautiful and wonderful! Your garden is looking...So beautiful and wonderful! Your garden is looking fantastic! :)Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-88361556407685571842022-05-13T16:02:41.780-07:002022-05-13T16:02:41.780-07:00Hummingbirds are year-round residents here, Hortic...Hummingbirds are year-round residents here, Horticat. I saw what must have been an oriole earlier this week but they seem shy. I should probably put out some cut oranges for them.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60766969692474690002022-05-13T16:00:14.555-07:002022-05-13T16:00:14.555-07:00Agapanthus is under-appreciated here as it's s...Agapanthus is under-appreciated here as it's so common. Fortunately, they're relatively effortless in our climate, although they really should be divided periodically.<br /><br />I hope you get that sprinkler inspection soon! And I always appreciate the cat photos. My elderly tortoiseshell tabby cat shows up at periodic intervals on my blog too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62713789272746625452022-05-13T15:55:35.797-07:002022-05-13T15:55:35.797-07:00I've already seen monarch butterflies, not tha...I've already seen monarch butterflies, not that I've managed to capture a photo!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5417464841296064632022-05-13T14:47:33.621-07:002022-05-13T14:47:33.621-07:00That in an insane number of flowers Kris! Just wow...That in an insane number of flowers Kris! Just wow! And in every shape and colour of the rainbow. The local nectar eating birds must flock to your place. Gorgeous! Horticathttps://plantaholicoz.blogspot.com/?m=1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60271867874261944552022-05-13T14:26:25.808-07:002022-05-13T14:26:25.808-07:00Hi Kris and wow ! to your gardens and photos .. al...Hi Kris and wow ! to your gardens and photos .. almost an alien world to me because they look so exotic compared to my 5b zone . I lost out on a blue agapanthus .. I will be more diligent next time that opportunity arises ! LOL<br />I have a soft spot for alstroemeria .. and the sweet pea plants . I should have done those as well .. but now that we have been drop kicked into summer it is a huge challenge to just keep what I have, growing and doing well . It is a city inspection of our sprinkler system that has to happen every year .. a royal pain but that is just the way it is done here.<br />I feel your emotions of seeing the girls, especially Gracie being a Lynx Point. I also feel the pain of Sophie's absence in fits and starts when I look at Gracie .. but we have been so lucky to have such sweet characters in our lives .. I'm very grateful .CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-59543118713087382432022-05-13T12:57:56.061-07:002022-05-13T12:57:56.061-07:00Always a thrill to see your garden in current bloo...Always a thrill to see your garden in current bloom, Kris. The Salvias are noteworthy, esp. S.canariensis and lanceolata. Bet the pollinators agree! ElizaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14790322717123123052022-05-13T12:47:15.866-07:002022-05-13T12:47:15.866-07:00It's probably happier in zone 8, Denise! It l...It's probably happier in zone 8, Denise! It likes cooler temperatures and a little humidity.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5494456394191294992022-05-13T12:13:51.704-07:002022-05-13T12:13:51.704-07:00Thought of you when I noticed established osteospe...Thought of you when I noticed established osteospermum blooming up north the past couple weeks -- forgot that it works in zone 8 too!Denise/agrowingobsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811925155960835891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-78419958491796562482022-05-13T12:01:27.381-07:002022-05-13T12:01:27.381-07:00Yes, it's all good! I'd guessed that you ...Yes, it's all good! I'd guessed that you would post on Monday, Loree, and, if I didn't usually do my floral arrangement thing on Monday, I'd have done so too ;) I call the Globularia my hairy blue-eye plant. It was a good find, and the bees love it.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-45577757785868358862022-05-13T11:57:20.358-07:002022-05-13T11:57:20.358-07:00The Kool-aid bush is unusual, Chavli, with its pin...The Kool-aid bush is unusual, Chavli, with its pine-like foliage (which is actually soft, unlike that of a real pine). It's scent is nice too, at least if the smell of grape Kool-aid doesn't bother you! It's another plant native to South Africa and moderately drought-tolerant.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23893020438812978082022-05-13T11:51:54.418-07:002022-05-13T11:51:54.418-07:00Jenny, you would certainly be welcome! Given our ...Jenny, you would certainly be welcome! Given our deepening drought and the more severe water restrictions we're facing, I'd love your input as I focus on changes I need to make to make my garden even more drought resistant.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-37414916747623557672022-05-13T09:34:49.408-07:002022-05-13T09:34:49.408-07:00You're posting early this month, and I think I...You're posting early this month, and I think I'm going to post late. It's all good right? I love that Globularia x indubia, it's so cute!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-80641299089384769422022-05-13T08:49:53.699-07:002022-05-13T08:49:53.699-07:00An amazing plethora of blooms!
I don't recall...An amazing plethora of blooms! <br />I don't recall seeing the Kool-aid bush before; the blooms are surprising (to me) in shape and color and look beautiful with the green, needle like leafs. An exotic combination.<br />ChavliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-43129253254510549302022-05-13T06:35:52.263-07:002022-05-13T06:35:52.263-07:00The number and variety of your blooms just blows m...The number and variety of your blooms just blows my mind. I probably would just spend the whole day walking around your garden. One day soon, when we head to the coast, I hope to beg a visit. Jennyhttp://wwwrockrose.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com