tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post6571785006719823324..comments2024-03-28T01:13:28.497-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: My garden is a mess...Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-91017728824675354382022-10-05T10:10:22.427-07:002022-10-05T10:10:22.427-07:00It's beginning to feel as though the water pro...It's beginning to feel as though the water problem is a never-ending story (or nightmare), Loree. Recovery is going to take awhile.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-77177036593534050032022-10-05T09:43:05.006-07:002022-10-05T09:43:05.006-07:00Oh Kris! Wonderful to have the project behind you ...Oh Kris! Wonderful to have the project behind you but damn. Such short notice. It does look like the plumbers worked with care to the surrounding areas, and of course having a plant-lover in the mix was probably a huge benefit (beyond the gift plants!). I hope you're recovering from the disruption and your husband and your plants don't have any long term injuries.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-15428000147479802752022-10-02T15:25:57.169-07:002022-10-02T15:25:57.169-07:00Well, we haven't finished all the cleanup or r...Well, we haven't finished all the cleanup or reconstruction yet, Anna, but I was feeling good about our progress last night. Unfortunately, our discovery that 2/3rds of the irrigation system is now not working proved to be a problem this morning. Apparently the crew broke something when putting the new pipe connection in place. They may not have realized it at the time but it's disappointing :( As the saying goes, it's always something...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68002319579511539222022-10-02T15:20:34.591-07:002022-10-02T15:20:34.591-07:00True, Diana, although there was collateral damage....True, Diana, although there was collateral damage. This morning was the first time our irrigation system was scheduled to run on the schedule set by our water provider and we discovered that the plumbing crew somehow broke or damaged the irrigation connection that controls 2/3rds of the system. My husband tried to fix it but couldn't despite 2+ hours of work trying so we'll have a call into the plumber's office tomorrow morning... Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-30747867090537661082022-10-02T13:56:00.013-07:002022-10-02T13:56:00.013-07:00Oh that looks a most disruptive and major plumbing...Oh that looks a most disruptive and major plumbing job Kris but how lovely to come across a kindred spirit 😀 It must have softened some of the pain. I hope that you and your husband are recovering after the exertion.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-50177764736245726612022-10-02T13:50:26.556-07:002022-10-02T13:50:26.556-07:00Definitely softens the edges that one of your plum...Definitely softens the edges that one of your plumbers was interested in plants. They surely worked that bit more carefully than - oops sorry was that a plant we should have avoided?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-444725395331010392022-10-01T20:30:48.963-07:002022-10-01T20:30:48.963-07:00As usual with projects like this, there's a lo...As usual with projects like this, there's a lot of collateral damage we didn't notice on our first pass but it's done, which is the important thing. We're slowly putting things back together, although I got more done today than I'd anticipated.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-26849583090214962602022-10-01T19:49:07.530-07:002022-10-01T19:49:07.530-07:00What a pain but at least it's fixed and sounds...What a pain but at least it's fixed and sounds like the plumbers went above and beyond their job description. Wonderful how you can run into plant lovers on just about every occasion. I hope putting it all back together goes smoothly. luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-56909616729835379752022-10-01T19:01:23.755-07:002022-10-01T19:01:23.755-07:00All I can report now is that, since Tuesday evenin...All I can report now is that, since Tuesday evening and continuing to the present, I ache all over, Beth ;)Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-42000686069128237072022-10-01T18:59:59.203-07:002022-10-01T18:59:59.203-07:00I've no idea why Blogger pulled the plug on em...I've no idea why Blogger pulled the plug on email notifications, Barbara, but I suspect it has to do with somebody's cost-benefit analysis. Blogs, at least garden blogs, seem to have lost their popularity but of course the elimination of such notices is probably hurrying the process along. I still don't like Instagram as much as I do blogs; however, as the population's attention spans shorten, it seems to be taking over.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-86462197034872946082022-10-01T17:09:50.695-07:002022-10-01T17:09:50.695-07:00Yikes! Sorry you have to do all that. Please keep ...Yikes! Sorry you have to do all that. Please keep us posted on the progress, and the final results. Take care!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-21859856569410167732022-10-01T15:40:55.987-07:002022-10-01T15:40:55.987-07:00I was so afraid you were going to say, after all t...I was so afraid you were going to say, after all that hard work, that they weren't able to come after all! So happy I was wrong and that they were fast workers. And reading the comments, I realized I need to bookmark Hoover Boo's blog, too. How could I not remember to look for and do that? Oh well, too much to do and read anyway.Barbara H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13624604708371495092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55342146900646028242022-09-30T20:17:08.182-07:002022-09-30T20:17:08.182-07:00Plant people tend to be good people so, the more t...Plant people tend to be good people so, the more there are, the better! Putting the succulent-bromeliad bed and the cutting garden back together is going to be a long slog, I think. As usual, there's more collateral damage and cleanup required that I anticipated at my first viewing.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-52135959146223488022022-09-30T20:13:37.835-07:002022-09-30T20:13:37.835-07:00Yes, your agave plantlets are on the move! The pl...Yes, your agave plantlets are on the move! The plant-friendly plumber didn't seem to be very familiar with agaves - he was mostly into orchids and cactus - but this was a good opportunity for him to branch out.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-36664139376876675222022-09-30T19:20:04.917-07:002022-09-30T19:20:04.917-07:00Apparently, Stapelia and Orbea (and Huernia, aka l...Apparently, Stapelia and Orbea (and Huernia, aka life saver plant) are often confused. All belong to the same plant family, Apocynaceae, but they all have their own genera - or at least they did, unless that's changed. Stapelia grandiflora and Orbea variegata unfortunately share the same common name of carrion plant. For the record, though, I can't keep up with plant classification changes either. Can you believe that rosemary is now classified as Salvia?! Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-43844991119138555512022-09-30T13:17:01.714-07:002022-09-30T13:17:01.714-07:00Wow that was a tough project to get done fast. Wh...Wow that was a tough project to get done fast. What was good though, was that the plumbers got done fast, too. Outta there now you can recover and put the areas back together. And some cooler weather for put-back, too. <br /><br />You may need to shop for a few new plants??? Oh, no! The horror! 😜<br /><br />Funny I hired a guy to adjust our front doors, and he was a gardener as well--avid banana grower. We had a nice chat. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-63809961060500625132022-09-30T10:29:03.293-07:002022-09-30T10:29:03.293-07:00There are fun garden projects and then there's...There are fun garden projects and then there's this one you just faced -- ouch! I hope you've got a bath tub and a glass of wine handy over the weekend. If I'm reading right, the 'Stained Glass' agave pups are traveling far and wide! So great that the plumber was a plant friend.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23109379917661888502022-09-30T10:14:38.303-07:002022-09-30T10:14:38.303-07:00You must be glad to see this plumbing project in t...You must be glad to see this plumbing project in the rear view mirror. Also good to hear that you husband is recovered, even if not fully yet, but enough to assist with much needed manly brawn.<br />The fun part is being able to replant everything anew with slightly modified variety. A lovely haul from the friendly plant loving plumber. I only recognized the Stapelia, which unfortunately got renamed... I wish they'd stop renaming plants... I find it hard to memorize plants' names as it is :-D<br />chavliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com