tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post837720920219843211..comments2024-02-11T11:39:25.302-07:00Comments on The Merry Needle: Free Easter Images and Free ThoughtsOlde Dame Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-37592436527634845892021-02-28T20:19:29.205-07:002021-02-28T20:19:29.205-07:00Britta, I think the winecup I am talking about is ...Britta, I think the winecup I am talking about is called Callirhoe involucrata in Latin. It is a native wildflower in the U.S. It grows from seed or from a rhizome. As soon as it blooms again, I will post some photos of it! It is very lovely and blooms often. I didn't know graupel was also a German word but it certainly sounds German! Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-72971342447018051112021-02-26T20:33:07.094-07:002021-02-26T20:33:07.094-07:00Holly, I would NEVER think of you as a pest. I am...Holly, I would NEVER think of you as a pest. I am so sorry you had a hard childhood. If you ever need to talk, feel free.<br /><br />As I mentioned about ice plants, if you have an all consuming fire, like the devastating ones in CA last year, NOTHING is going to help. However, if there is a grass fire close to your home and one that can be aided by water from your hoses, ice plants are truly life savers. Lots of people plant them in beds around the perimeter of their homes in CA, especially those who live in suburbs and outside city limits. They will certainly be worth their weight in gold if you ever need them to protect your home, which I hope NEVER happens.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-56555483481603137912021-02-26T00:32:44.546-07:002021-02-26T00:32:44.546-07:00Dear Holly, thank you!
I have a question (ardent ...Dear Holly, thank you! <br />I have a question (ardent gardener, though at the moment reduced to a large balcony): the wine plant you are talking of: is it "garden rhubarb", Rheum rhabarbarum? <br />Then I was very pleased to detect the word "graupel" in your description of winter forces - my dictionary shows me now, that this word for soft hail exists in the English/American language too - we have the same word in Germany! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-66479793002693172342021-02-25T09:28:08.518-07:002021-02-25T09:28:08.518-07:00I have so many seeds! I think I am going to mainly...I have so many seeds! I think I am going to mainly grow bush pumpkins, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and herbs. Once everyone has had a chance to get a plot, we are allowed to get an additional plot, if available. Even those bush pumpkins take a lot of room.Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-21426879198096624882021-02-25T09:26:09.093-07:002021-02-25T09:26:09.093-07:00I am glad I "inherited" that community g...I am glad I "inherited" that community garden plot, because I can't dig well or bend well and it has already been loosened for me. I am looking forward to the photos you share on your blog! I bet your flower beds are gorgeous.Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-60906346627788063432021-02-25T09:24:41.068-07:002021-02-25T09:24:41.068-07:00I think winecup would grow very well in the Northw...I think winecup would grow very well in the Northwest. I used to live on Whidbey Island and I grew it there, too. When it blooms (not long now!) I will take some pictures. Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-56898545190889614492021-02-25T09:19:50.677-07:002021-02-25T09:19:50.677-07:00Thank you for stopping by! The bitter cold of the ...Thank you for stopping by! The bitter cold of the North yields such beauty, and practical things, too, like the plants that can grow that need chilling. And snow is called "poor man's fertilizer" and I believe it!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-75212516680209220972021-02-25T09:18:13.501-07:002021-02-25T09:18:13.501-07:00I hope it truly is an early Spring and not Mother ...I hope it truly is an early Spring and not Mother Nature just planning a little April Fool's joke on us...Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-63328545804992599112021-02-25T09:17:25.312-07:002021-02-25T09:17:25.312-07:00What a lovely blog you have! Your latest St. Paddy...What a lovely blog you have! Your latest St. Paddy's creation is so cheery!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-66836635725106959782021-02-25T09:15:34.576-07:002021-02-25T09:15:34.576-07:00Now you see, this is where I need to work very har...Now you see, this is where I need to work very hard on improving. I felt so cast down and like a pest to your blog, so I sadly left...but am now back! I think my hard childhood has made me very scared of being pesky to others, and at 62 I need to grapple with that and fix it once and for all! Thank you for your visit and I hope your recovery continues. I had not known that about ice plants, but it makes sense. They are just full of water. I think I may let them "roam" in the garden more than I have!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-88789516411383677712021-02-25T01:19:23.128-07:002021-02-25T01:19:23.128-07:00I realize it's been FOREVER since I've vis...I realize it's been FOREVER since I've visited and for that I feel incredibly sad and sorry. I am not sure if you are aware, I had a surgery that got infected, for which I had to be hospitalized. Just when I was able to leave the hospital, we had that freeze you talked about and I was caught in a power outage blackout. Now I am warm (fairly, at least) and trying to catch up on returning the kind remarks and comments you left me. For that I am SO very, very grateful. I hope you will understand that was just in no position to leave comments for nearly three weeks this month. Many of my posts were scheduled, and I was too sick to pull them.<br /><br />When I was in CA in the mid 2000s, I was lucky enough to see Ice Plants. They are beautiful. Unfortunately, I have never seen or even heard of a Winecup, but will do an internet search to find it. I had friends who planted ice plants around their homes to help stave off fires. Of course, the ice plants can only do so much.<br /><br />You are SO generous with your lovely Easter and even your St. Patrick's Day images. These are incredible. If only I had color ink for my printers.<br /><br />Again, I realize I am very late to the party, but I greatly appreciate your visits even when I was unable to reciprocate, dear.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-88930213490851656732021-02-24T21:00:31.954-07:002021-02-24T21:00:31.954-07:00Thank you so much for the generous share ♥Thank you so much for the generous share ♥Carrie @ Cottage Cozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722924566006835290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-35974415157956659752021-02-24T15:14:29.345-07:002021-02-24T15:14:29.345-07:00Will need to look up this winecup plant. We had te...Will need to look up this winecup plant. We had temps in the mid 50's Woohoo...and hopefully it wont get so cold anymore like we had for weeks in the teens and below zero. Lovely images. JanicePrims By The Waterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737737916013397690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-87528187411754969962021-02-24T11:21:51.649-07:002021-02-24T11:21:51.649-07:00You are definitely a gal of kindred spirit...I lov...You are definitely a gal of kindred spirit...I love everything flowers!! And I too would "baby" the winecup.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-68110912074682720682021-02-24T11:11:02.369-07:002021-02-24T11:11:02.369-07:00I saw your comment on another blog... About how y...I saw your comment on another blog... About how you think that all the snow cover, in the North, is what insures the lovely amount of 'greeeeeen,' in warm months, there.<br /><br />Yessssssssss!!!!<br /><br />Being born (83 years ago) and bred in upstate NYS, I agree, that winter snows provide summer water, which is so necessary, for growing things. You "hit the nail on the head," as the old saying goes!Beside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-38828774953623036202021-02-24T09:42:12.040-07:002021-02-24T09:42:12.040-07:00Thanks for the sweet bunnies, you are so sweet to ...Thanks for the sweet bunnies, you are so sweet to think of us. I have no idea what a winecup plant looks like, maybe you could take a photo and show us. I wonder if it is something that would grow here in the Northwest. <br />Wishing you a lovely day and God bless you.<br />Connie :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187302890702147585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-63586374254152119432021-02-24T05:24:33.292-07:002021-02-24T05:24:33.292-07:00while I am ready for the flower beds come alive I ...while I am ready for the flower beds come alive I have much longer to wait we have lots of snow and things are slow to <br />come alive in the spring. I redid a few beds last year and plan on revamping a few this year. But something to look forward to.<br />Cathy<br />acorn hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503414190541111706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-43034120625170567952021-02-23T21:25:30.709-07:002021-02-23T21:25:30.709-07:00I'm glad you managed to get a garden plot and ...I'm glad you managed to get a garden plot and one with some extras like a water tap quite nearby. You'll have fun choosing what to plant!!<br />I haven't ever heard of a flower called winecups but I googled it and my but it's so pretty. Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-78161165047645026672021-02-23T18:18:54.994-07:002021-02-23T18:18:54.994-07:00Thank you for stopping by!Thank you for stopping by!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-86605686472991203452021-02-23T18:18:33.529-07:002021-02-23T18:18:33.529-07:00Will you try to grow a tomato or two as potted pla...Will you try to grow a tomato or two as potted plants this year?Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-47321153269364630972021-02-23T18:17:52.812-07:002021-02-23T18:17:52.812-07:00Yes, your area is so beautiful and it's subtro...Yes, your area is so beautiful and it's subtropical, isn't it? I think I saw many huge Norfolk pines just growing outside. Hope the cold didn't get them. Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-65903448462150987192021-02-23T18:16:54.604-07:002021-02-23T18:16:54.604-07:00Thank you, Lady Locust!Thank you, Lady Locust!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-73108471079454458072021-02-23T18:16:42.101-07:002021-02-23T18:16:42.101-07:00Yes, see what you can spot! Maybe some buds fatten...Yes, see what you can spot! Maybe some buds fattening?Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-63736610829104045182021-02-23T18:16:16.807-07:002021-02-23T18:16:16.807-07:00I adore snowdrops, the harbingers of spring!I adore snowdrops, the harbingers of spring!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647919454370211644.post-62921666616913549422021-02-23T18:15:53.346-07:002021-02-23T18:15:53.346-07:00You may have to limit your gardening to trees and ...You may have to limit your gardening to trees and shrubs! They can do a lot in a landscape!Olde Dame Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582859287218671766noreply@blogger.com