Comments on Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog: November Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

Cindy - thanks for the info. Also the leaves are m...

2009-11-19T08:17:31.957-06:00

Cindy - thanks for the info. Also the leaves are more elliptical than the old red variety. I'm glad to see a number of varieties of Turk's Cap showing up in the nurseries. You can't go wrong with this plant I don't think! And by the way, I think you must have absolutely everything growing in your garden! :-)
Jean

Lots of wow power in your garden right now, Jean! ...

2009-11-18T22:46:03.162-06:00

Lots of wow power in your garden right now, Jean! That turk's cap may be a pink variety of the Mexican turk's cap, which has larger leaves and blooms than the Pam's Pink. Malvaviscus arboreus var. Mexicanus seems to be the botanical name most often used.

I think there are some Pam's Pink seedlings in my garden that I haven't dug. They're yours if you want them: I'll leave them where they are until your next trip to Houston.

You still have a lot of loveliness even though it ...

2009-11-18T13:43:29.090-06:00

You still have a lot of loveliness even though it is November! I loved looking, thank you!

Donna, That container that the firecracker fern is...

2009-11-18T11:06:58.232-06:00

Donna,
That container that the firecracker fern is in is a very old (antique) Spanish olive pot, a garden gift from my hubby many years ago. I love it too.
Jean

I totally agree with Carol...the color on the Mexi...

2009-11-18T08:05:33.792-06:00

I totally agree with Carol...the color on the Mexican Bush Salvia is spectacular...I buy it every year and will continue so.It's marginally hardy here. Jean, this is a really lovely Bloom Day post...gail

Oh Jean... I love love that first photo... great c...

2009-11-16T16:08:33.456-06:00

Oh Jean... I love love that first photo... great colors! I have an oak hydrangea nearly identical to yours... hope it will stand alive next spring. Carol

Ah, so nice to see and read. What would we do wit...

2009-11-16T13:09:07.045-06:00

Ah, so nice to see and read. What would we do without the color of our Mexican bush sage. Mine is the purple and white variety, and it has overwintered here many years. I once tried the variegated one, but it didn't make it and never thrived. All your plants look just lovely. Enjoy those late tomatoes.~~Dee

You have a lot going on there. I love that first ...

2009-11-16T11:49:23.114-06:00

You have a lot going on there. I love that first picture, with the purple and yellow.
You take beautiful photos.

I love the name "Lizard Lips," makes you want to g...

2009-11-16T10:52:34.804-06:00

I love the name "Lizard Lips," makes you want to grow the plant in the hopes that someone will ask what it is. I've never heard of Joe-Pye shrub, but if it's at all like the other relatives of its clan, I can imagine how beautiful it will be.

Just beautiul. I have the BES Vine on some lattic...

2009-11-16T10:51:43.537-06:00

Just beautiul. I have the BES Vine on some lattice and on a trellis and also grew it in a hanging container and I loved it that way!

These are great photos Jean. I really like the fir...

2009-11-16T08:46:25.406-06:00

These are great photos Jean. I really like the first shot. That is a very nice combination.

I always enjoy seeing all the different plants you...

2009-11-16T08:38:49.028-06:00

I always enjoy seeing all the different plants you have, Jean. "Lizard Lips" doesn't sound very appealing for such a pretty plant:) It looks like you got quite a bargain with that dianthus--hard to pass that up! But most of all, I enjoy seeing the butterflies. Ours have long gone to warmer climes. Hope your tomatoes get a "heatwave" to ripen before winter!

Fabulous insect pics! I'm jealous about your Jap...

2009-11-16T07:46:06.896-06:00

Fabulous insect pics!

I'm jealous about your Japanese Maple. I almost bought one yesterday ($65 on SALE - ugh!), but there is a possibility we wil be moving in the next year, so I couldn't spend that kind of money just to leave it. Yours is beautiful, though!!

Aren't Abutilon the coolest?! I also love the mari...

2009-11-16T07:18:17.481-06:00

Aren't Abutilon the coolest?! I also love the marigold/salvia combo. And you still have tomatoes!!!

Gosh, tomatoes in November is amazing! I am very ...

2009-11-16T06:25:59.912-06:00

Gosh, tomatoes in November is amazing! I am very interested in your new Eupatorium viburnum guy, I have never seen anything like it before, looks promising. The dianthus, turks cap and butterfly bush are all a nice jolt of color. We saw a monarch this weekend, he must be lost, poor thing!
Frances

That Mexican Sage is such a gorgeous color, really...

2009-11-16T04:08:16.798-06:00

That Mexican Sage is such a gorgeous color, really stands out. And I don't see the lasso:)

I like the container where your firecracker fern lives.

Nice idea to have all your succulents together outside for the growing season.

You still have bees and butterflies. Where's the justice in that? Ours are long gone.

Hi Noelle, Thanks for visiting my blog. Your's is ...

2009-11-16T00:18:38.472-06:00

Hi Noelle,
Thanks for visiting my blog. Your's is just beautiful, I love those penstemons!

Jean, I love the deep purple of your mexican sage...

2009-11-15T22:17:24.945-06:00

Jean,

I love the deep purple of your mexican sage, and the red of your maple even though it hasn't fully changed. Beautiful butterfly and bee pictures. Thank you for showing me blooms, when all I see out the window is snow flying once again.

Kathy