tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post437856543455851154..comments2023-07-21T06:58:40.156-05:00Comments on <strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog</strong>: My Underappreciated CrapemyrtleDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-24544377136499734412010-06-30T14:18:23.766-05:002010-06-30T14:18:23.766-05:00I love crepe myrtles, but maybe that's because...I love crepe myrtles, but maybe that's because they don't grow here. But, no! They are colorful and pretty--I'd love them anyway. It's weird you haven't had rain when we've had too much rain!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-38251833648450595312010-06-29T06:55:28.730-05:002010-06-29T06:55:28.730-05:00Crape myrtles are one of those plants that make me...Crape myrtles are one of those plants that make me wish I lived in the south.commonweederhttp://www.commonweeder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-21938563417993645882010-06-25T23:27:33.892-05:002010-06-25T23:27:33.892-05:00Those tomatoes are looking s yummy!Those tomatoes are looking s yummy!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttp://www.dirtygirlgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-64479464320006686472010-06-25T15:58:12.760-05:002010-06-25T15:58:12.760-05:00The smell in the air from these trees is all about...The smell in the air from these trees is all about summer. Reminds me of my summers at Clemson when all the students went home for the summer. I stayed and worked at what was then called the Clemson Botanical Garden. I'd walk the campus after work and the evening air would be filled with the smell of Crepe Myrtle.compost in my shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572258657523962702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-61509672196042932112010-06-25T06:22:33.401-05:002010-06-25T06:22:33.401-05:00Your crepe myrtle is beautiful! The ones that we...Your crepe myrtle is beautiful! The ones that were already planted on my property are white, but you are right - they put up with a lot! :) Your tomatoes look yummy! I need to go check on mine. It is hot and dry here, too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273632887177263449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-31100675024305019982010-06-24T21:32:14.763-05:002010-06-24T21:32:14.763-05:00I wish i could find the right spot for one here in...I wish i could find the right spot for one here in the Pacific Northwest. I'd love to appreciate them more.Daniel Mounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169327466873313576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-83996212727075280842010-06-24T10:27:14.357-05:002010-06-24T10:27:14.357-05:00They are such beautiful trees, it must be very fru...They are such beautiful trees, it must be very frustrating seeing them pruned into crapmurtles. I wish there was one hardy enough for the Chicago area, but, alas, even the hardiest isn't quite enough.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-49363542370253208642010-06-23T18:30:10.735-05:002010-06-23T18:30:10.735-05:00I don't think crape myrtles can ever be overpl...I don't think crape myrtles can ever be overplanted. They're one of the best things about summer down here.<br /><br />I planted my first purple one ... a Catawba a couple months ago. The gloriosa daisies beneath it are the perfect companion. <br /><br />Sun Golds are my favorite. I made a fresh (uncooked) sauce with them for dinner tonight.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331433586619898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-56883773020570912722010-06-23T18:29:01.825-05:002010-06-23T18:29:01.825-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331433586619898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-21366072751450662752010-06-23T12:05:31.227-05:002010-06-23T12:05:31.227-05:00Oh, if I only lived farther south, I would definit...Oh, if I only lived farther south, I would definitely have a crape myrtle! Such a lovely tree. Actually, I think there is a cultivar that is hardy here, but it's one of many plants on my long plant wish list:)<br /><br />It's been so hot here, too, but we've had lots (and I do mean lots!) of rain to go with it. Temperatures have only gotten into the 90's, but the heat index has hit over 100--feels like a sauna out there! I am one wilted rose:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-74417304430109076872010-06-23T11:28:51.431-05:002010-06-23T11:28:51.431-05:00Crepes are overplanted and underappreciated here t...Crepes are overplanted and underappreciated here too, Jean. But there's a LOT to appreciate, especially in a bloom year like this one---I've never seen them look prettier. It's a spectacular four-season tree.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-31436923426936182932010-06-23T11:03:59.375-05:002010-06-23T11:03:59.375-05:00I'm so jealous of your fine old crape myrtles....I'm so jealous of your fine old crape myrtles. I'd love to have a couple. But our conditions are brutal--thin clay, limestone, baking summer and intermittent drought. So I'm going to enjoy yours. Glad you posted them, and the old post about crape murder and the pictures of those gorgeous tomatoes!Kathleen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868566314392048880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-57833351444905191682010-06-23T07:32:01.830-05:002010-06-23T07:32:01.830-05:00Stay cool Jean! Pretty crapemyrtles, we don't ...Stay cool Jean! Pretty crapemyrtles, we don't have them here.Heather at Dusty Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565338162713435397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-85696982234278357592010-06-23T06:59:11.083-05:002010-06-23T06:59:11.083-05:00Your crape myrtle is breathtaking. Such a beautifu...Your crape myrtle is breathtaking. Such a beautiful tree to come home to. We grow the shrub type down here but they keep chopping them now they grow in untidy clumps. Because some things are easily grown, we tend to take them for granted a until one day we see them from another perspective.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-26107866557418389392010-06-23T01:04:22.113-05:002010-06-23T01:04:22.113-05:00Hi Jean,
The temperature sounds unbearable.
I love...Hi Jean,<br />The temperature sounds unbearable.<br />I love your Crapemyrtles, most times it's the flowers that are one of the things to go in heat like that, it's good that there are some tough stalwarts that can still look so beautiful, and the tomatoes look scrummy!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.com