tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post1436086466303554408..comments2023-07-21T06:58:40.156-05:00Comments on <strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog</strong>: Digging Austin's SpringDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-6193582734391297492010-04-07T13:49:46.011-05:002010-04-07T13:49:46.011-05:00I was privileged to visit Pam's old garden, bu...I was privileged to visit Pam's old garden, but how exciting to see the new one! It looks like it was a perfect time to visit Austin, with the Mountain Laurels still in bloom. Sigh...Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-25833479429494685982010-04-04T17:21:58.742-05:002010-04-04T17:21:58.742-05:00Jenny - thank you so much for the invitation. I wo...Jenny - thank you so much for the invitation. I would love to see your garden so next time I'm in Austin, I'll make it happen.<br />JeanDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-20701563565769051602010-04-03T16:33:55.762-05:002010-04-03T16:33:55.762-05:00Sounds like you had a wonderful visit to Austin. F...Sounds like you had a wonderful visit to Austin. Friends, Zilker and a visit to Pam's. What better way for any gardner to spend her day. Next time you are in Austin I would love to have you come over here. Just let me know by email. It would be fun to meet a garden blogger from another town. i have the Saxon Holt book. I just drool over the pictures.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-5497816539775371412010-04-03T13:06:12.091-05:002010-04-03T13:06:12.091-05:00The Texas Mountain Laurel sounds amazing. I love y...The Texas Mountain Laurel sounds amazing. I love your pictures of Pam's yard.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-53169913423632182142010-04-03T12:26:15.388-05:002010-04-03T12:26:15.388-05:00Very cool prickly pear! and the agave is to die fo...Very cool prickly pear! and the agave is to die for!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-39163740280845334532010-04-02T21:04:23.322-05:002010-04-02T21:04:23.322-05:00Oh, too bad we did not see that park when we were ...Oh, too bad we did not see that park when we were in Austin. Pam's garden is amazing. I love those limestone boulders.<br /><br />I also love Japanese gardens, though, for various reasons, I would never want one.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-59455323155696233132010-04-02T08:49:17.897-05:002010-04-02T08:49:17.897-05:00I dearly love Austin and Zilker Park. I toured Zi...I dearly love Austin and Zilker Park. I toured Zilker when I visited for the first spring fling. Thank you so much for also showing us Pam's new garden. It's my goal to get there sometime. I'm sorry you miss Austin. I can see why.~~DeeDee @ Red Dirt Ramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-16873101631222505232010-04-01T10:59:51.580-05:002010-04-01T10:59:51.580-05:00it is beautiful here for those few, fleeting weeks...it is beautiful here for those few, fleeting weeks before 90 degree weather arrives ... :)<br /><br />this year, the bluebonnets are going crazy - a spectacular show we've been waiting on for a couple of years now. last year was disappointing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-88833770067156486502010-03-31T22:09:52.253-05:002010-03-31T22:09:52.253-05:00Jean, great shots of Zilker and of Pam's garde...Jean, great shots of Zilker and of Pam's garden. I've been busy getting my garden ready for your visit!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-30613447806626567312010-03-31T09:21:48.309-05:002010-03-31T09:21:48.309-05:00Rose (and anyone else who lusts after agaves),
Rea...Rose (and anyone else who lusts after agaves),<br />Read the book Hardy Succulents: Tough Plants for Every Climate by Gwen Kelaidis and Saxon Holt. If you get the right kind then you should be able to grow one. I shouldn't be able to grow them here either but I'm trying (lots of good drainage is key).<br />JeanDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-50976452574040486292010-03-31T09:17:12.222-05:002010-03-31T09:17:12.222-05:00Thanks for taking us along on this tour, Jean. I ...Thanks for taking us along on this tour, Jean. I love to visit Japanese gardens, and this one looks beautiful. There is something about them that creates an immediate sense of peace and serenity.<br /><br />What a beautiful garden Pam has! It's been awhile since I've visited her, so thank you for reminding me. Agaves have become a favorite of mine. I can't grow them here, so I have to satisfy myself by drooling over others':)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-20417594004376781252010-03-30T13:31:10.510-05:002010-03-30T13:31:10.510-05:00Loved that skyline view from the teahouse! And get...Loved that skyline view from the teahouse! And getting to see Pam's garden through someone else's lens.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-58541157707564803602010-03-29T20:47:42.770-05:002010-03-29T20:47:42.770-05:00Austin in the spring time with some of the nicest ...Austin in the spring time with some of the nicest people I know... how fun! Thanks for taking us along.Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-85107046813470138602010-03-29T20:21:12.357-05:002010-03-29T20:21:12.357-05:00What a fun trip to two really lovely gardens! Than...What a fun trip to two really lovely gardens! Thank you for sharing!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-2407265591697536362010-03-29T15:21:36.251-05:002010-03-29T15:21:36.251-05:00Jean, A garden design extraordinaire and the best ...Jean, A garden design extraordinaire and the best hostess, too! Such graciousness...Thank you for the tour and the photos. Looking forward to Houston! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-7137509564025948512010-03-29T10:33:16.577-05:002010-03-29T10:33:16.577-05:00I've never seen a lorapetalum in tree form, th...I've never seen a lorapetalum in tree form, that is awesome. How lucky you are to see Pam's garden. I'm impressed at all the work she has done. I love her pool.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-58754809931762844312010-03-29T09:04:46.509-05:002010-03-29T09:04:46.509-05:00Austin beckons and you have captured its' beau...Austin beckons and you have captured its' beauty. How wonderful that you and Pam could share gardening stories and her garden. Great pictures Jean.Layaneehttp://ledgeandgardens.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-11263442975846376892010-03-29T08:48:08.065-05:002010-03-29T08:48:08.065-05:00Looks like you had a really nice visit. The weath...Looks like you had a really nice visit. The weather was beautiful here, this weekend, wasn't it? <br /><br />I missed seeing the Loropetalum tree. Thanks for sharing. I might need to rethink the place I wanted one.Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-17753385308160340022010-03-29T08:46:53.777-05:002010-03-29T08:46:53.777-05:00It was great to visit with you again, Jean, after ...It was great to visit with you again, Jean, after meeting you in Chicago last Spring Fling. Thanks for your kind words about my garden. It still looks pretty "new-baby" to me in these pictures; I hope the next time you come there'll be a little more to look at. I'm loving your pictures of Zilker Garden and the wildflowers too.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-42821658065738469742010-03-29T08:37:53.667-05:002010-03-29T08:37:53.667-05:00Thank you for sharing your visit to Austin. I'...Thank you for sharing your visit to Austin. I'd like to go there again, this is a treat.<br /><br />Loropetalum trees abound here. In time, they reach proportions that are not manageable to keep pruned as shrubs.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com