tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6354760001540287810..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Fest (Bloom Day - April 2018)Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-62519678672703099642018-04-23T16:51:26.603-07:002018-04-23T16:51:26.603-07:00Like yours, ours in coastal Southern California is...Like yours, ours in coastal Southern California is also a Mediterranean climate. I can't grow a lot of what populates gardens in other areas of the US, or the UK for that matter.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27004709235388425742018-04-23T14:18:59.953-07:002018-04-23T14:18:59.953-07:00Your purple flowers are blooming in my garden, in ...Your purple flowers are blooming in my garden, in the opposite season. Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-34167845198319334062018-04-18T20:39:49.386-07:002018-04-18T20:39:49.386-07:00I've worked at learning their names, John - an...I've worked at learning their names, John - and I keep halfway decent records of what I planted, which helps a lot.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-78702221591438177482018-04-18T18:53:47.753-07:002018-04-18T18:53:47.753-07:00Wow, not only do you have a huge quantity of bloom...Wow, not only do you have a huge quantity of blooms, but you manage to name them. Very impressive!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054113094184843472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-9295204173290799272018-04-16T18:05:16.043-07:002018-04-16T18:05:16.043-07:00If I send you some empty rain barrels, maybe you c...If I send you some empty rain barrels, maybe you can fill them up and ship them back ;) Alternatively, maybe you can sweet talk Mother Nature - she's not paying any attention to my pleas.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-84968507360847831382018-04-16T18:03:31.603-07:002018-04-16T18:03:31.603-07:00Yes, 'Goldie' is a keeper! I hope she'...Yes, 'Goldie' is a keeper! I hope she'll look half as good as your 'Yellow Bird' one day. 'Brandi' and 'Spider' have buds too! Lotus 'Amazon Sunset' seems to appear at periodic but unpredictable intervals at Armstrong.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66368075378483909882018-04-16T15:43:14.959-07:002018-04-16T15:43:14.959-07:00Wow, just wow! Your garden is so full of blooms b...Wow, just wow! Your garden is so full of blooms beautifully combined and so well grown! Looks like summer here. <br />PLEASE take some of our rain! We had record-breaking amounts of rainfall over the weekend and it's still falling. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41080508206625317332018-04-16T15:35:30.761-07:002018-04-16T15:35:30.761-07:00Oh hey, Goldie' delivered! Congratulations!
...Oh hey, Goldie' delivered! Congratulations!<br /><br />I'm still looking for that Lotus 'Amazon Sunset'. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-13482524666867292642018-04-16T12:16:55.783-07:002018-04-16T12:16:55.783-07:00I've long known there were bunnies in the area...I've long known there were bunnies in the area as I've seen large numbers of them in a park just a mile away. I can only guess at the changes that brought them here after 7 years of peace. My theory is that, with the mounting coyote problem, more people are keeping their dogs inside (as my immediate neighbors now do), giving the bunnies the opportunity to expand their territory. One might expect the coyotes to take care of the bunnies but, as our most recent coyote visitor focused on collecting our newspapers, maybe they have other interests.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-86643293612478392492018-04-16T12:10:49.089-07:002018-04-16T12:10:49.089-07:00Echium webbii is such a well-behaved plant (at lea...Echium webbii is such a well-behaved plant (at least so far)! Echium candicans is a bit late to the party this year but the flower spikes are in their pre-party primp phase.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-78846293158784826792018-04-16T12:08:44.974-07:002018-04-16T12:08:44.974-07:00Our weather woes are deepening too, Jeannie. Our ...Our weather woes are deepening too, Jeannie. Our winter was a problem in that it brought us very little rain during what is usually our one and only rainy season. Now, with spring barely getting started, we're already feeling summer's hot breath as he mounts an early takeover. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-49163079910072474572018-04-16T11:54:11.827-07:002018-04-16T11:54:11.827-07:00I'm still doing wide shot posts, Shirley, albe...I'm still doing wide shot posts, Shirley, albeit on a quarterly rather than a monthly basis. My last one was published earlier this month, although I may add a few more shots in May to capture the full floral-polozza.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47295792608852438792018-04-16T11:49:52.096-07:002018-04-16T11:49:52.096-07:00I'd happily guide you on a tour, Christina! A...I'd happily guide you on a tour, Christina! As my local friends have discovered, I can't shut up when it comes to showing off my garden.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-20720230185072149852018-04-16T11:48:33.314-07:002018-04-16T11:48:33.314-07:00Every time I get a little crazy and think of cutti...Every time I get a little crazy and think of cutting everything in sight, I remind myself there's a new opportunity every week, Loree.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-50077260061784353912018-04-16T11:24:33.434-07:002018-04-16T11:24:33.434-07:00Such a feast of bloom! I'm admiring that Hunne...Such a feast of bloom! I'm admiring that Hunnemannia especially, Kris. And, as always, the lotus! Sorry to see you've been having difficulties with rabbits too. Probably, as in my garden, they view it as generous human provision in the middle of drought... Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-11907804152735704392018-04-16T10:55:56.054-07:002018-04-16T10:55:56.054-07:00Love that echium shot against the windows. What a...Love that echium shot against the windows. What a bloomfest!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14161998683524263702018-04-16T07:51:49.458-07:002018-04-16T07:51:49.458-07:00Oh what a treat for my depressed eyes! I am in lo...Oh what a treat for my depressed eyes! I am in lower middle Tennessee, 50 miles south of Nashville and winter will not let go here. Just a few minutes ago my husband called me to the kitchen while he was making coffee (he is the coffee maker in the house because I can't do it right, fine with me, tee hee hee) and said it is snowing outside! Nooooo! He was right, as always (I butter him up so he will keep making my coffee). Winter will just not go away!<br /> <br />Thank you for cheering up my gloomy, gray day.<br /><br />Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82996109973095205452018-04-16T06:15:33.723-07:002018-04-16T06:15:33.723-07:00A floral fiesta indeed! How wonderful it must be ...A floral fiesta indeed! How wonderful it must be to walk through surrounded by all those blooms. I also enjoyed seeing some of your wider shots showing the flowers in context.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-17325651472610079592018-04-15T23:21:18.389-07:002018-04-15T23:21:18.389-07:00Such bounty; Kris your garden is truly amazing, it...Such bounty; Kris your garden is truly amazing, it must give you so much joy (along with some hard work I know). If I were to visit your garden I don't think I'd know where to look first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-89087992863208260262018-04-15T21:41:45.077-07:002018-04-15T21:41:45.077-07:00Okay that’s it, a spring fling in LA for sure! Tha...Okay that’s it, a spring fling in LA for sure! That way we can all enjoy this amazing show in person. I don’t know how you even chose where to cut for your Monday vases. Oh the riches!!!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-3909269878416221942018-04-15T20:52:07.990-07:002018-04-15T20:52:07.990-07:00Five inches of rain! I know you're probably f...Five inches of rain! I know you're probably feeling very soggy but I'm so envious, Deb. We didn't get that much during our entire rainy season this year. I haven't done any formal tours of my garden but I do inflict informal excursions on just about anyone who visits!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41147671829895963182018-04-15T20:49:12.335-07:002018-04-15T20:49:12.335-07:00There's a lot of color at this time of year, B...There's a lot of color at this time of year, Beth. Late summer is our somber period.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-43518119223487417832018-04-15T20:48:12.660-07:002018-04-15T20:48:12.660-07:00I make all my visitors tour the garden (which is j...I make all my visitors tour the garden (which is just over half an acre) whether they want to or not, Kalantikan!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-1309724041924543292018-04-15T20:40:17.722-07:002018-04-15T20:40:17.722-07:00April and May are usually the most floriferous mon...April and May are usually the most floriferous months here, Lisa. Our long, hot, dry summers take the wind out of our sails. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-8195785730132990322018-04-15T20:38:23.545-07:002018-04-15T20:38:23.545-07:00I hope the Lotus performs well for you, Jane! It ...I hope the Lotus performs well for you, Jane! It frankly surprised me here. I've usually seen it grown in pots or hanging baskets. I only planted in the ground on the fly because I needed a groundcover in that particular area. I was surprised both at its vigor and that the flowers still show up so well when it's grown that way.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com