tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post7623100630260905659..comments2023-07-21T06:58:40.156-05:00Comments on <strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog</strong>: Seeing Green and Other New ThingsDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-30013078939700083042010-04-30T16:55:16.271-05:002010-04-30T16:55:16.271-05:00That penstemon is calling my name!That penstemon is calling my name!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-87741709745853200802010-04-28T14:11:43.068-05:002010-04-28T14:11:43.068-05:00Just lovely Jean. Green isn't boring at all i...Just lovely Jean. Green isn't boring at all is it? :) ~~DeeDee @ Red Dirt Ramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-66565674050859863702010-04-27T19:20:15.326-05:002010-04-27T19:20:15.326-05:00Wonderful collection of greens Jean! I could take ...Wonderful collection of greens Jean! I could take a bite out of the first two! There are so many varying shades of green... spring greens especially.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-43764247679442537312010-04-26T09:04:59.287-05:002010-04-26T09:04:59.287-05:00Penstemon is such a wonderful genus--I've neve...Penstemon is such a wonderful genus--I've never met one I didn't like. And, no, red doesn't make green any less green--in fact I think it accents it wonderfully--that sorrel foliage is my favorite photo! Here, dame's rocket is exceedingly invasive and squelches out spring ephemerals -- glad that isn't the case everyhwere!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-42194462864122685432010-04-26T09:04:24.263-05:002010-04-26T09:04:24.263-05:00Jan - I'm thinking one of my hostas is probabl...Jan - I'm thinking one of my hostas is probably going to need dividing soon. And I meant to mention Earth Day/Week in my post since I was seeing green but forgot!!<br /><br />Linda - yes, the red sorrel is edible but I haven't tried it yet. Mine is starting to get kind of big. I think I'll try the newer leaves first.<br /><br />Pam - I forgot to explain the term "graveyard" grasshoppers. That's what the locals call these ginormous grasshoppers that live around here. In the spring they hatch out and you'll see hundreds of tiny grasshoppers at once. They're easy to smoosh fortunately. But the few that get away turn really big. It's always a challenge to get them all before they destroy your plants.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-57049102577406970242010-04-25T22:55:29.295-05:002010-04-25T22:55:29.295-05:00I love all the shades of green in your garden. The...I love all the shades of green in your garden. The red veined sorrel grows very well for me also. Is it edible, I wonder?Lindahttp://inthetrees.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-39652292155839653042010-04-25T21:05:30.517-05:002010-04-25T21:05:30.517-05:00Your lettuce looks very healthy. I'm growing l...Your lettuce looks very healthy. I'm growing lettuce (2 varieties) and some mesclen...for the first time ever. Love your hostas, too. I have several varities, but tons of plants, simply because I divide them every year and they just multiply. I even planted several nasturtiums this year, & have seen a couple of sprouts lately. Lovely 'green' photos;-)Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-6804691107226597342010-04-24T17:04:42.443-05:002010-04-24T17:04:42.443-05:00Hi Jean, Thanks for asking about my springtime and...Hi Jean, Thanks for asking about my springtime and the hummingbirds. I have posted about spring (winter) just for you! http://gardeningfornature.blogspot.com/2010/04/not-quite-springtime.html<br /><br />I love all your green pictures, and especially your red veined sorrel. Your hosta are lovely, I have patriot and several others here. They are very hardy, just not hail safe, so in my yard they are in a protected area under the eaves. Hardly any water though. <br /><br />KathyKathy Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01711676222022261647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-66697044645288462882010-04-24T17:03:05.190-05:002010-04-24T17:03:05.190-05:00I might call that an "ivory iris." My mo...I might call that an "ivory iris." My mother used to grow bronze irises--they were very peculiar, but beautiful.Joy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06200194467024962551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-81703562867096429552010-04-22T22:18:09.307-05:002010-04-22T22:18:09.307-05:00We're not that far apart on a north-south scal...We're not that far apart on a north-south scale, but what a difference in terrain! Hostas would shrivel here before June. So it was a treat to see yours. And the blue Penstemon!!!<br /><br />Your yellow iris looks a lot like a pass along I have from my mother, which she got from her mother in the 1970's. Isn't it fun to see history bloom?Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-59153837338844913652010-04-22T22:12:00.836-05:002010-04-22T22:12:00.836-05:00Love all the greens and that Electric blue is to d...Love all the greens and that Electric blue is to die for. I do wish I could see it in person. Oh and who could not love something called 'Wedgewood Blue'?Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-66647386157707265652010-04-22T18:25:33.704-05:002010-04-22T18:25:33.704-05:00Big Wow, first time here- I love the photos- so cl...Big Wow, first time here- I love the photos- so clear and enjoyable.<br />Sure will visit more.<br /><br />Thank you<br />OferOferhttp://www.best4garden.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-42110955048298811122010-04-22T08:39:40.702-05:002010-04-22T08:39:40.702-05:00I think your timing is perfect, Jean--what better ...I think your timing is perfect, Jean--what better way to celebrate Earth Day than with the color green! The lettuce is a great choice for this contest; yum, now I'm hankering for a salad:)I'm a big hosta fan, probably because they do well for me with very little care. Yours are lovely and look so healthy. <br /><br />While green is good, I still like color in the garden, and you have such an array of choices. Love that blue penstemon!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-70071411249014442832010-04-22T08:25:15.873-05:002010-04-22T08:25:15.873-05:00Pam, I tried a hosta when I lived in Austin and fa...Pam, I tried a hosta when I lived in Austin and failed as well. I assumed it was just the heat but since we have that here too, I'm now thinking it's consistent moisture in the summer (they're near a sprinkler system) and decent soil. No limestone rocks in my yard, just juiced up soil over clay.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-66305782224502816792010-04-21T23:01:30.677-05:002010-04-21T23:01:30.677-05:00What are graveyard grasshoppers? Clearly I missed ...What are graveyard grasshoppers? Clearly I missed a post somewhere along the way. <br /><br />I like your hostas and LOVE the name 'Elvis Lives.' I'd buy it for the name alone if I lived in hosta-friendly country. Actually, a small hosta I inherited with the garden still survives, even though I planted a bamboo muhly on top of it one winter. Maybe they're more adaptable than I think.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-32215936292979308622010-04-21T16:23:29.437-05:002010-04-21T16:23:29.437-05:00Those lettuce pictures with the dark background ar...Those lettuce pictures with the dark background are so cool! They look like something at the bottom of the ocean!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-62723407857508329352010-04-21T15:30:49.852-05:002010-04-21T15:30:49.852-05:00I have an unknown variety of Nasturtiums sprouting...I have an unknown variety of Nasturtiums sprouting in plastic cups, just waiting to be planted outside. Hope mine grows up to look like the one in your photo. <br /><br />You've made me see iris leaves in a whole new light. Such a pretty cool blue.<br /><br />I'm also finding it difficult to fit blogging into my life this time of year. <br /><br />donnadonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com