Comments on Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog: A Bloom or Two for GBBD

I love the quince flower. It is really remarkable....

2010-07-20T03:30:58.836-05:00

I love the quince flower.
It is really remarkable.

I have to say the photo of the agave in the snow is really beautiful

Pat xxx
My Flower Delivery Dublin

Lovely blooms on your quince, Jean. And I can see ...

2010-02-21T10:28:31.175-06:00

Lovely blooms on your quince, Jean. And I can see the difference in the rosemary blooms. All very lovely!

I've heard rosemary blooms called insignifican...

2010-02-19T22:47:49.152-06:00

I've heard rosemary blooms called insignificant but I disagree. Look at them closely and the beauty in that tiny bloom is just breathtaking. I don't think mine ever stopped blooming, even during that 4 day freezing spell.

I think the Flowering Quince looks just as beautif...

2010-02-19T03:55:15.430-06:00

I think the Flowering Quince looks just as beautiful as it is. I like it. Still, Happy GBBD! :) I had this great bloom last December, the coldest winter month yet in Florida. I think the efforts have paid off and I'm already satisfied even if it would not be a full bloom.

Jean, the blooms on your flowering quince are pret...

2010-02-18T16:35:23.828-06:00

Jean, the blooms on your flowering quince are pretty whether they're being forced inside or forced to be outside.

Your agave filifera looks amazing in the snow. Your snow looks whiter and fluffier than ours.

donna

It occured to me that perhaps other folks don'...

2010-02-17T16:36:22.793-06:00

It occured to me that perhaps other folks don't have blooms on their rosemary because of the cold. My rosemary plants were blooming in early January and then quit after the deep freeze which lasted about 4 days. Perhaps constant freezes cause them to hold back blooms?? We have had many, many nights of below freezing but I'm thinking the length of the freeze has something to do with whether or not they bloom.

I love quince blooms, the colour is lovely. Rosema...

2010-02-17T15:49:26.824-06:00

I love quince blooms, the colour is lovely.
Rosemary is also a favourite....mine is not looking too good at this time, due to the snow and ice. I shall keep my fingers crossed.

Quince is always lovely...

2010-02-17T12:29:22.161-06:00

Quince is always lovely...

My Flowering Quince does bloom all at once and doe...

2010-02-16T14:45:52.976-06:00

My Flowering Quince does bloom all at once and does have a few fruits, but I don't like it. If it bloomed in February, I think I'd like it a lot more.

Love the agave in snow photo! Also love quince... ...

2010-02-16T11:37:14.261-06:00

Love the agave in snow photo! Also love quince... one of the few types of shrubs I don't have, LOL! I love the very vibrant color... and my fave nursery only has more pastel shades (pooey!). Of course, I could certainly look elsewhere...

At least you have OUTSIDE blooms! I can't even...

2010-02-16T01:41:15.780-06:00

At least you have OUTSIDE blooms! I can't even find most of the plants here, for all the snow! LOL. I've got a red flowering quince, too, which I love. It's had a few fruits on it, but I never did anything with them. Maybe I will this year if it gets fruit again. I do love their blooms!

I love your quince shot Jean and I too love the ra...

2010-02-16T00:42:32.580-06:00

I love your quince shot Jean and I too love the rather nondescript shrub. I do not get fruit either... seems that might be a particular species.

Brrr. That's one tough rosemary. Happy bloom...

2010-02-15T22:58:03.455-06:00

Brrr. That's one tough rosemary.

Happy bloom day!

Thanks for the rosemary info. I very well may have...

2010-02-15T22:12:04.397-06:00

Thanks for the rosemary info. I very well may have missed the blooms, because I never would've dreamed they would appear in the dead of winter! Ha.

The quince flower is pretty but I can do without t...

2010-02-15T20:59:14.199-06:00

The quince flower is pretty but I can do without thorns. It's bad enough that I tend to my husband's roses -lol.

I love that flowering quince. I understand it wil...

2010-02-15T20:34:59.423-06:00

I love that flowering quince. I understand it will grow in Austin. Adding it to my 'must have' list. Happy GBBD!

I spotted a flowering quince today, at an old home...

2010-02-15T20:15:17.286-06:00

I spotted a flowering quince today, at an old homestead, on my way home. My mother always had one. That and forsythia. Haven't seen that one lately.

Snow in Louisiana...just seems strange. At least, it was a short visit.

I had no idea rosemary bloomed - nice to learn som...

2010-02-15T19:43:33.897-06:00

I had no idea rosemary bloomed - nice to learn something new! And that photo of the agave in snow - so very unusual. I've always thought of them as tropical plants but more cold-hardy varieties seem to be introduced every year.

The quince is lovely. I have not seen one in years...

2010-02-15T19:43:11.908-06:00

The quince is lovely. I have not seen one in years. Thanks for sharing.

I like the quince flower...too bad about the thorn...

2010-02-15T19:26:06.014-06:00

I like the quince flower...too bad about the thorns, though. Spring can't get here soon enough!

Our quince seems to respond well to pruning and lu...

2010-02-15T19:23:09.205-06:00

Our quince seems to respond well to pruning and luckily it is in a location where it fades into the background when it's not blooming. I'd love another, but hard to give it prime real estate for the very reasons you mention. Happy GBBD!

That first photo of quince blooms is beautiful! M...

2010-02-15T19:17:07.447-06:00

That first photo of quince blooms is beautiful!

My rosemary, which is 4 years old, large and healthy, has never bloomed! What is the trick?

I hope your agave has survived the snow! I agree ...

2010-02-15T18:14:28.519-06:00

I hope your agave has survived the snow! I agree completely with you about the flowering quince, Jean--it's not that attractive when it isn't blooming. I inherited the one I have, and I didn't even know what it was until I posted a photo of it a few months after I started blogging. Before someone identified it for me,I was seriously considering digging it out and getting rid of it, but instead decided to give it a hard pruning instead. Lo and behold, it bloomed--the first time I'd ever seen flowers on it! It was serendipity that I happened to prune it at just the right time. I'm still not that fond of it...except of course, when it has those lovely blooms. The birds like it, though--it's a favorite roost for sparrows and juncos here.

The agave in snow is a really cool photo. It looks...

2010-02-15T17:19:17.691-06:00

The agave in snow is a really cool photo. It looks all wrong for a plant like that to be coexisting with the frozen stuff! Between the blooms and the melting snow, your spring shouldn't be too far away...

Have always loved quince especially for the floral...

2010-02-15T15:59:29.264-06:00

Have always loved quince especially for the floral aspects. It is so architectural while giving a feel of the season!