tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post5747337802091066316..comments2024-03-28T16:50:48.709-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: CORNER FLOWER BED1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-52698660800945569402017-01-22T22:03:33.749-06:002017-01-22T22:03:33.749-06:00Oh, you are so sweet. Hey, it's not always go...Oh, you are so sweet. Hey, it's not always good. Don't worry about your gardens you do what make you happy and that's all that matters. Thank you for being such a great friend of the blog. <br />1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55816025287587247742017-01-15T08:05:56.454-06:002017-01-15T08:05:56.454-06:00Dear farmerboys!!
Once I really believed I could c...Dear farmerboys!!<br />Once I really believed I could create a garden, but the odds, the odds... I do as much as I can figure out, and leave the creative and fantastic to the neighbours. Now I have your blog to relish in, I don't know if I should feel bad about being such a terrible gardener or enjoy the fact that you are such great gardeners and sharing it as well!!! Thank you, 1st and 2nd Man for this inspiring blog. Hopefully the weather will now turn into normal and you can soon see things grow. I've seen the fat buds on the rodhodendron and the willow. Blessings to you!! Oh and I am not at all supersticious...and certainly not on friday the 13th, mondays however.......Fairtraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517527131786415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-44289577913433620382017-01-13T00:37:46.117-06:002017-01-13T00:37:46.117-06:00Aww, how sweet of you to say that. You just made ...Aww, how sweet of you to say that. You just made OUR day!! Thank you! Oh, Austin is SO gorgeous I bet you have a beautiful piece of land. Hill Country is so nice. Glad to hear about the plants, thanks for the info. Fingers crossed they made it through the freeze, we'll see this weekend. Stay tuned!!<br />1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-91695070854578495992017-01-13T00:36:03.206-06:002017-01-13T00:36:03.206-06:00OOH. moss roses, those are pretty and low growing....OOH. moss roses, those are pretty and low growing. Thanks! We'll see how it all shakes out come Spring, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-39818291583453015482017-01-10T04:40:59.807-06:002017-01-10T04:40:59.807-06:00That will be so very pretty once it's all in b...That will be so very pretty once it's all in bloom. You could even plant some Moss Roses for a low growing plant and adding beautiful color as well; plus they will spread to cover the bare spotsColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-5861820994357162782017-01-10T00:16:12.190-06:002017-01-10T00:16:12.190-06:00I thought about a plant I the bath, but I think fo...I thought about a plant I the bath, but I think for now we'll have it as a birdbath and we'll see how it goes. Good to hear about the plumbago. The Vitex should survive too. If the lavender doesn't, I'll be a bit sad but will plant something else in the Spring. Space for flowers is always good. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-56940819909228227792017-01-10T00:14:59.606-06:002017-01-10T00:14:59.606-06:00Thanks, it's always so hard to leave so much e...Thanks, it's always so hard to leave so much empty space while waiting to fill in, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-48316145621487761542017-01-10T00:14:31.506-06:002017-01-10T00:14:31.506-06:00Thank you so much, we'll see how it comes out!...Thank you so much, we'll see how it comes out!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-89611594635876609732017-01-10T00:14:19.182-06:002017-01-10T00:14:19.182-06:00We hope so! Fingers and toes crossed, ha. No, sa...We hope so! Fingers and toes crossed, ha. No, sadly Ma doesn't visit, she's in her late 80's and stays in Florida. Her son lives across the street (she's still on her own in her own house). She does ask about the house oh occasion but, sadly, gets it mixed up with another house she owned by a lake (I wish we were by a lake!). 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-2782429227763627012017-01-10T00:12:39.613-06:002017-01-10T00:12:39.613-06:00Yay!!! Thanks!!Yay!!! Thanks!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-33025109628135028892017-01-10T00:12:29.650-06:002017-01-10T00:12:29.650-06:00Fingers crossed it all makes it though the freezin...Fingers crossed it all makes it though the freezing. If now, we'll, I'll just plant more, right? 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-29445435769508719612017-01-10T00:12:06.414-06:002017-01-10T00:12:06.414-06:00We can't see this from the house but we have a...We can't see this from the house but we have a few areas we can and I'd like to definitely see some flowers. <br /><br />Plants can be determined can't they? HA! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-87021767258017678752017-01-10T00:11:13.063-06:002017-01-10T00:11:13.063-06:00I know these can get big, I'm definitely going...I know these can get big, I'm definitely going to have to keep this trimmed but it should be easy where it is. And yes, this summer it was COVERED in bumblebees. We planted several down the driveway a couple years back and they are growing but slooooowly in our clay soil. But they bloomed, that's most important!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-28633105082072876162017-01-09T22:52:04.637-06:002017-01-09T22:52:04.637-06:00Great job! It's going to fill out well. Your ...Great job! It's going to fill out well. Your plumbago should survive - my mom had it along one side of the house for 50 years! The bird bath looks really good there. I saw an idea a few years ago - they had planted ice plant in a bird bath. It looked so pretty, cascading down a bit on the sides. Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-91299112948688399072017-01-09T21:28:02.898-06:002017-01-09T21:28:02.898-06:00The bed is very visually appealing. I like the di...The bed is very visually appealing. I like the different textures in it. Great Job!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-19784614831165174022017-01-09T18:33:31.504-06:002017-01-09T18:33:31.504-06:00Looking better than good. Well done.Looking better than good. Well done.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-49114493513484024812017-01-09T18:19:09.710-06:002017-01-09T18:19:09.710-06:00It looks fabulous! It will make a lovely picture ...It looks fabulous! It will make a lovely picture when it is mature. I wonder, has Ma seen the changes you have made? Does she visit? FionaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09044498829299165675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-9904058697603348732017-01-09T12:36:42.457-06:002017-01-09T12:36:42.457-06:00Very pretty. Good job well done.
xxVery pretty. Good job well done.<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-8367192045510194532017-01-09T11:58:03.467-06:002017-01-09T11:58:03.467-06:00this area is going to be so nice. i can't wai...this area is going to be so nice. i can't wait to see it filled in!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-75332655869965247682017-01-09T11:37:33.194-06:002017-01-09T11:37:33.194-06:00I bought a tree from a nursery. When they lifted t...I bought a tree from a nursery. When they lifted the pot, the taproot was growing in the ground. It actually lived after being ripped out and broken. <br /><br />That spot will be lovely. When my neighbor moved and put her house on the market, she allowed me to have her birdbath, making two in my yard. I love a free birdbath. <br /><br />I'm not sure if this will apply to your situation, but it happened to me. I would go out and plant where I had a lovely view from my swing. All this was on the side of the house I can see out my kitchen window. Well, I could see no flowers when I was inside and looking out the window as I worked and cooked! I do like a view from windows, even if only a glimpse through my lace curtains in the rest of the house. The view from the swing was great! Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-1690646922352703682017-01-09T09:33:16.442-06:002017-01-09T09:33:16.442-06:00I planted purple vitex on each side of my front st...I planted purple vitex on each side of my front steps. They grew so tall (way above the roof of the house) I had to pull them up. They bloomed twice/year and the bumble bees, honey bees & humming birds loved them. I am sure if I had pruned them way back each spring, I could have controlled their growth. A lot of the older homes in my town have them in their yards and even in vacant lots where older homes have been torn down. They are really beautiful in the Spring!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887585305491062546noreply@blogger.com