tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post5730370140302741336..comments2024-01-01T10:44:12.727-06:00Comments on The Whimsical Gardener: Textures After the "Storm"Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-39820964659165469682011-02-12T17:27:23.802-06:002011-02-12T17:27:23.802-06:00Beautiful pictures, as always. And I found a wind-...Beautiful pictures, as always. And I found a wind-thrown birds nest from last year. Free discovery. Plus, lots of dryer lint and stuff on the ground in front, whisked from an old nest above. <br /><br />And yes, between drought & hard freeze, it forces us to re-examine what we really love!LindaCTGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177442713100751193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-37196327498394684842011-02-10T10:21:04.164-06:002011-02-10T10:21:04.164-06:00That birds nest is wonderful, amazing what can be ...That birds nest is wonderful, amazing what can be made of so little. Seems like we all have to learn to garden around weather changes. It's just hard to know how it's changing. We've had both more snow and warmer temperatures.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-82313820554741070192011-02-09T22:22:48.787-06:002011-02-09T22:22:48.787-06:00Your photos remind me - you miss a whole new level...Your photos remind me - you miss a whole new level of beauty if you don't get close enough to your plants.Shyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-51459338849475709582011-02-09T15:22:34.694-06:002011-02-09T15:22:34.694-06:00the first one, looks amazing!
let me invite to vis...the first one, looks amazing!<br />let me invite to visit my space , http://tiagophotografy.blogspot.com/ , hope you like, and somehow my work can inspire :D<br />Hugs from Portugal!Tiago Bragahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212766707643769408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-49035554706712084452011-02-09T08:11:28.646-06:002011-02-09T08:11:28.646-06:00Beautiful post, Cat. Yes, life is too short to be...Beautiful post, Cat. Yes, life is too short to be a slave to plants that aren't adapted to our changing climate. But it's so hard to give up plants you love!Dianehttp://www.dianestexasgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-85835867194199842572011-02-09T07:37:46.610-06:002011-02-09T07:37:46.610-06:00I have to agree that flowers are beautiful even in...I have to agree that flowers are beautiful even in their misery. They are still graceful, especially in photos, after their peak.<br />My goodness, the pictures in your post before this takes my breath away. They are right up my alley.<br /><br />AnnelieAnneliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847120532617273114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-66972389327149594612011-02-09T06:48:47.047-06:002011-02-09T06:48:47.047-06:00Hi Cat, beautiful images as ever. You are a garden...Hi Cat, beautiful images as ever. You are a gardener after my own heart - life is indeed too short to pamper plants that are no longer happy in our gardens. Mind you, knowing which plants those are can be tricky! Do our recent two harsh winters make a pattern, or are they just one of those blips? Will our summers continue to be broken by long wet spells, or will we return to the long dry summers we keep being warned about? Very confusing, I am trying to hedge my bets and concentrate on only the most robust of plants in the hope that they will cope with the lot.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-71578428035175009912011-02-09T03:45:41.161-06:002011-02-09T03:45:41.161-06:00Cat I love the birdnest, they are so clever when y...Cat I love the birdnest, they are so clever when you think they do most of it with just a beak, I often find blackbird nests and one time I found one in slightly more open branches and they had put a roof on, a few branches above the nest was a thatch and moss roof over the nest :o) <br />I agree about not being a slave to our gardens which is why I am trying to find plants that cope with our gale force winds here, <br />FrancesIsland Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-24233902548409589502011-02-09T01:03:38.516-06:002011-02-09T01:03:38.516-06:00'a quiet beauty'... what a neat expression...'a quiet beauty'... what a neat expression to use to describe that sage...<br /><br />Anyway, you may or may not be pleased, but forgive me for taking the liberty to nominate your blog for an 'award'... please free to reject if it is too troublesome to accept...Lrong Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071380270069499888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-89565212600064608092011-02-08T16:22:48.191-06:002011-02-08T16:22:48.191-06:00I subscribe to the Darwinian approach to gardening...I subscribe to the Darwinian approach to gardening....survival of the fittest. I love to garden but simply don't have the time to baby plants. I like the idea of planting native species to my zone so once established they are pretty hardy. I keep my succulents as indoor plants most of the year. Your photos are stunning as usual!Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-1103803871101631272011-02-08T15:08:27.527-06:002011-02-08T15:08:27.527-06:00Although we have to look a little more carefully, ...Although we have to look a little more carefully, there's much beauty to be seen even in the winter. Thanks for sharing your view of it!Garden Sensehttp://www.gardensenses.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-50891388844283642832011-02-08T15:07:14.594-06:002011-02-08T15:07:14.594-06:00Ou no if you have give up some of your plants but ...Ou no if you have give up some of your plants but that's life I suppose. We are so living under the climate conditions and just have adapt to that. There is so many plants what I really want have but no...stupid winter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870853365740708949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-55831077125705375882011-02-08T14:53:47.396-06:002011-02-08T14:53:47.396-06:00I agree...i think some of my replacement plants wi...I agree...i think some of my replacement plants will be more tolerant of the cold. Pretty photos, I love the bird's nest. We might get sleet, etc. tomorrow. :/Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-34551556142776211102011-02-08T14:32:04.211-06:002011-02-08T14:32:04.211-06:00Hi Cat, great photo`s, as usual!
Here in the U.K. ...Hi Cat, great photo`s, as usual!<br />Here in the U.K. we have had to change our outlook in gardening! We were told to plant Mediterranean plants for the milder winters that we were to expect, but having had the coldest winters for 30 years and the coldest December ever this winter we may have to change that idea! The Phormium`s in the garden are looking decidedly sorry for themselves, several have died and more are trying to give up the ghost!<br />J<br /><b><a href="http://hedgelandtales.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Follow me at HEDGELAND TALES</a></b>Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-82667522307244960382011-02-08T13:53:45.173-06:002011-02-08T13:53:45.173-06:00A good point about not being a slave. Totally agre...A good point about not being a slave. Totally agree, life is too short!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527178868601047846.post-67044810132834665712011-02-08T11:10:16.607-06:002011-02-08T11:10:16.607-06:00Delighted that your kids could experience a bit of...Delighted that your kids could experience a bit of snow last week. It's no secret that I love Winter. There is beauty to be found even in the damage that the cold brings. Your lens captures that so well and your words add description that enhance. A very lovely post!Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.com