tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post8670559828481621108..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: Bloom Day - March 2020Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-33573479451979902692020-03-17T16:04:53.403-07:002020-03-17T16:04:53.403-07:00Ha! No, the floral display in late summer and ear...Ha! No, the floral display in late summer and early autumn when we're at our hottest and driest are far more reserved. I have a garden service that takes care of our hedges (of which we have many) but apparently they've never learned to recognize, much less pull, weeds and I don't trust them to do any pruning. Much of my garden actually consists of succulents, which require little upkeep. Our short rainy season (late October-end of March) is usually the most intense in terms of maintenance when plants that disappear during our long dry season once again grace us with their presence (along with weeds of course).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-21299088252148631432020-03-17T06:16:41.212-07:002020-03-17T06:16:41.212-07:00Beautiful - are all your seasons this rich in bloo...Beautiful - are all your seasons this rich in blooming? OK, so you live in a botanical garden and have a staff of 20 gardeners? I am impressed with the variety, and hope some of these are "low maintenance perennials."<br />-RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-90836948181480807272020-03-16T16:44:46.973-07:002020-03-16T16:44:46.973-07:00Last week's slow but steady rain, even though ...Last week's slow but steady rain, even though lighter here than I'd have liked, gave the entire garden a boost I think, HB.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-60166363735683030912020-03-16T16:43:16.282-07:002020-03-16T16:43:16.282-07:00You're right, Amanda. This morning I was feel...You're right, Amanda. This morning I was feeling very stressed (due in part to a major breakdown in Amazon Fresh's grocery delivery service) but just looking at my garden raised my spirits. Now it's raining again here, which provides a boost of a different kind.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5093404525537090072020-03-16T16:40:13.093-07:002020-03-16T16:40:13.093-07:00Ha! Maybe I need to change the masthead on my blo...Ha! Maybe I need to change the masthead on my blog to the viola!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-72761552787151576522020-03-16T16:18:26.219-07:002020-03-16T16:18:26.219-07:00Looking better than good, looking GREAT!Looking better than good, looking GREAT!Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41327191996866454602020-03-16T05:54:56.452-07:002020-03-16T05:54:56.452-07:00Love it all Kris - like a trip round a botanical g...Love it all Kris - like a trip round a botanical garden! But most of all my heart has been snaffled by that little viola peeping out from between the cracks in the paving! What a little heroine! Stay safe in these unchartered waters, and yes, our gardens are going to be our life savers over the coming months! They are anyway!! Amandathe running wavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935779419652043366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-10866703116956489792020-03-16T02:56:01.207-07:002020-03-16T02:56:01.207-07:00I love all the purple, especially the scilla peruv...I love all the purple, especially the scilla peruviana! What a sweet, dear plant. Your little self-planted viola put a huge smile on my face. So appropriate for these times, keeping its safe social distance. <br />Stay safe and well. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814727241205425482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-76367464864542689522020-03-15T21:15:01.237-07:002020-03-15T21:15:01.237-07:00The posts feel like overkill to me sometimes, Eliz...The posts feel like overkill to me sometimes, Eliza, but they do provide a useful record. I'm glad I can give you a Spring preview!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-41394564235707004182020-03-15T21:13:25.776-07:002020-03-15T21:13:25.776-07:00Thanks 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-52968366978450506472020-03-15T21:13:02.495-07:002020-03-15T21:13:02.495-07:00That viola impressed me too, Barbara!That viola impressed me too, Barbara!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-244661227416046212020-03-15T21:12:28.277-07:002020-03-15T21:12:28.277-07:00The news is crazy-making, Chloris. As soon as I c...The news is crazy-making, Chloris. As soon as I come to terms with one announcement, there's another that throws us for a loop. I just picked up notice that the Mayor of Los Angeles is closing restaurants to all but take-out traffic effective tonight.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-58998387782484633792020-03-15T21:08:40.310-07:002020-03-15T21:08:40.310-07:00The fog definitely helps, Diana! We're also d...The fog definitely helps, Diana! We're also doing much better in the rain department this month than we did in January or February.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-87267672295440254942020-03-15T21:07:33.718-07:002020-03-15T21:07:33.718-07:00We've been getting a little rain here and ther...We've been getting a little rain here and there, Lisa, most of it overnight. I'm hoping that trend continues. A larger storm is expected to move through on Tuesday too.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47632316664823782972020-03-15T21:04:26.849-07:002020-03-15T21:04:26.849-07:00Interesting question, Phillip. The flowers of Cal...Interesting question, Phillip. The flowers of Callistemons and Calliandras do have similar characteristics, but I just looked them up and found they're in different families. Callistemons are in the Myrtaceae family and Calliandras are part of the Mimosaceae family.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-74957355881654523532020-03-15T20:59:32.329-07:002020-03-15T20:59:32.329-07:00African daisies of all types make a particularly b...African daisies of all types make a particularly big splash here in spring, Lisa, but some (notably the Osteospermums and Gazanias) also flower off and on all year. I wouldn't be without them.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-65267370819631503962020-03-15T20:57:16.533-07:002020-03-15T20:57:16.533-07:00I was surprised to see how large that Salvia can g...I was surprised to see how large that Salvia can get, Loree. My local botanic garden (where I got my plant) has several. They're huge and almost smothered in flowers at the height of their bloom. I'll have to get a photo to share.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39860590036137222932020-03-15T20:53:51.815-07:002020-03-15T20:53:51.815-07:00Thank you Gabriel! I hope the Aristea gets even b...Thank you Gabriel! I hope the Aristea gets even better with time.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-44159680892465155632020-03-15T20:52:26.191-07:002020-03-15T20:52:26.191-07:00The Scilla hasn't wandered so much as expanded...The Scilla hasn't wandered so much as expanded, Kathy. I should probably dig up the bulbs at the end of this season and divide them. Re 'Cousin Itt', I knew they had the capability to bloom but I'd never seen them in flower anywhere before this. I also note that only one of my 7 plants thus far has flowers.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66577108342005957112020-03-15T17:39:57.635-07:002020-03-15T17:39:57.635-07:00Truly a garden of astonishing delights, Kris. Sooo...Truly a garden of astonishing delights, Kris. Soooo beautiful! I love your bloom day posts! <3Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-13416704582138081872020-03-15T14:28:08.469-07:002020-03-15T14:28:08.469-07:00Lots of wonderful color! The blues are my favorite...Lots of wonderful color! The blues are my favorites, especially the Scilla peruviana!<br />Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201714466868118083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-31974816162702148162020-03-15T14:27:44.603-07:002020-03-15T14:27:44.603-07:00They are all lovely and you have an amazing profus...They are all lovely and you have an amazing profusion of blooms, but that little viola at the end stole my heart.Barbara H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13624604708371495092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-47977195386183535292020-03-15T14:00:26.117-07:002020-03-15T14:00:26.117-07:00What an abundance of glorious blooms Kris. I love ...What an abundance of glorious blooms Kris. I love all the blues and the daisies- oh and everything. We are so lucky to have gardens to give us joy when the news gets ever more depressing.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-42774501536746243362020-03-15T13:34:04.541-07:002020-03-15T13:34:04.541-07:00Your garden looks so lush, and full of happy flowe...Your garden looks so lush, and full of happy flowers. You may not get 'rain' but the sea fog seems to satisfy them.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-69186496117528193632020-03-15T13:12:49.818-07:002020-03-15T13:12:49.818-07:00Gosh Kris you have so much going on in your garden...Gosh Kris you have so much going on in your garden. I am sure you can keep busy out there. I love that Arctotis 'Pink Sugar'. Those colors!! I have never seen this plant around here. I wonder if it would work as an annual here?? Love all the flowers. I hope you get more rain. Happy GBBD.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com