Comments on Gardening With Grace: When Help Becomes Hinder

Hi Grace, I just had to laugh along with you as I ...

2009-07-19T06:06:09.323-07:00

Hi Grace, I just had to laugh along with you as I recognized some of my own garden 'oopses.'

So far this year I've only 'broken' two plants - the geranium I brought with me from a previous garden (that's taken 5 years to establish itself here,) and the red trillium I stepped on. The geranium is recovering, and I was able to root the big broken piece so now I have two. The jury's still out on the trillium. I hope it comes back next spring.

Wow, I was actually right about the Canna! I've a...

2009-07-18T13:50:39.479-07:00

Wow, I was actually right about the Canna! I've actually learned something at this expensive school.

Oh you are so not alone, I've done all the things ...

2009-07-18T13:30:30.638-07:00

Oh you are so not alone, I've done all the things you've mentioned on too many occasions to count. ;) We had a nice rainfall yesterday (almost 2") and I was thrilled beyond words!

Laura, Behind C. 'Etoile Rose' is Rosa 'Lyda.' I...

2009-07-18T11:23:35.259-07:00

Laura,

Behind C. 'Etoile Rose' is Rosa 'Lyda.' I bought it at Heirloom Roses years ago. If you go to their website you can see more complimentary photos.

The Canna will indeed be orange but I cut off the flowers before they bloom.

What's the plant behind the Clematis Etoile Rose? ...

2009-07-17T21:29:46.031-07:00

What's the plant behind the Clematis Etoile Rose? Palette is TDF. Won't that Canna be the dreaded orange?

Grace, I have canna envy. I have to check out the ...

2009-07-17T17:02:40.755-07:00

Grace, I have canna envy. I have to check out the garden center, to see if they have this beauty.

Oh, so true!! I find myself apologizing to my cru...

2009-07-17T16:47:36.474-07:00

Oh, so true!! I find myself apologizing to my crushed plant, or broken stem. As if that will help it. But still they keep on coming back. Who couldn't love gardening?

Etoile rose is a beauty. And the shot of Midnight...

2009-07-17T09:40:31.424-07:00

Etoile rose is a beauty. And the shot of Midnight Rose and diascia is a pretty one as well. I've been busy snapping pictures of my daylilies, and occasionally I knock off a bud, grumble grumble. It's especially bad when I do it to a new plant about to bloom for the first time . . . and delay the show for a whole year.

I'm so enjoying your posts, Grace! You've identifi...

2009-07-17T06:38:02.829-07:00

I'm so enjoying your posts, Grace! You've identified, again, some of my foibles and frustrations! Grace, Grace, how does your garden grow? With floral bells and cockle shells... your photos show beautiful flowers and combinations! (Guess it's all worth the effort, isn't it?) ;-)

Oh, I wish you had sent some of that rain slightly...

2009-07-16T21:04:07.293-07:00

Oh, I wish you had sent some of that rain slightly east to pay my garden a visit. All we received was some annoying drizzle. Enough gloom to cause powdery mildew to pop up out of nowhere! I admit I am quite guilty of being a little overzealous with the clippers at times during my deadheading sessions. What can I say? I get into a zone deadheading and the plants had better watch out!

Grace: The hose has been responsible for so many i...

2009-07-16T17:53:49.144-07:00

Grace:
The hose has been responsible for so many inadvertant 'Ooops..... that as you say, morph into other explitives' and yet it is the only way to reach the back of the Shaded Walk. Dug up what I thought was a clump of Convalleria, only to remember that there was a precious Roscoea in or about the same spot..... and when I saw the roots.... damn it all! Alas, you are so right about the garden being forgiving..... thankfully!

This was me the other day: Happily purchase 2 plan...

2009-07-16T12:43:21.078-07:00

This was me the other day: Happily purchase 2 plants that I've been trying to locate, they were just the thing for a troublesome spot and are fairly hard to find. Plant them. Water them. Notice a dead leaf on the flax next to one of them. Step over one plant to get to the leaf, pull off the dead leaf, step back RIGHT ONTO ONE of the two plants I just planted. Swear loudly.

I always love reading your posts, I can always rel...

2009-07-16T10:04:22.032-07:00

I always love reading your posts, I can always relate to most if not all of it. I've done the bulb digging so many times I think that's why I barely ever plant them anymore. Hoses are evil, I get so mad at them and they always drag over plants, especially the delicate ones.
Now I see 2 more clematis that I want and your fuchsia is beautiful!

Oh God, I hate water hoses! You get clear out in t...

2009-07-16T09:53:40.244-07:00

Oh God, I hate water hoses! You get clear out in the garden and it naturally just has to kink up way back at the the far end somewhere. I tell you it is a conspiracy! After lugging and dragging the thing around in the heat it does just make you want to take a hoe to it. Some days you just do not what to do anything that you know is going to be aggravating ;-)

The 'Rose Petticoats' is such a pretty bloomer. The leaves on the canna is so prettily marked.

I hate when I do that stuff. I'm always stepping o...

2009-07-16T07:58:15.062-07:00

I hate when I do that stuff. I'm always stepping on something or dragging the hose across something, and when I'm not, the dogs do it for me. We're lucky nature is resilient.
I'm with you, it's far too hot to be out there now.

Oh my goodness those fuschias are amazing. Gardeni...

2009-07-16T07:26:24.843-07:00

Oh my goodness those fuschias are amazing. Gardening wouln't be fun without the mishaps, otherwise we would never learn! Love all the pink in your garden.

Grace girl .. you could be talking about "ME" .. m...

2009-07-16T04:26:49.268-07:00

Grace girl .. you could be talking about "ME" .. my latest good intention of cleaning up clematis vine was to snip the life line of poor Niobe that is paired with Henrii climbing over the garden gate arbor .. the things I said to myself .. and it doesn't stop at the misguided snip .. you have to watch the die back happen SLOWLY .. I'm still turning tha air in that area BLUE ?? LOL
Joy ;-)

I do hope you fix the problem of not visiting me, ...

2009-07-16T04:00:15.680-07:00

I do hope you fix the problem of not visiting me, I so love your comments. This is a funny post. Haven't we all screwed up something in our gardens with good intentions? Yes, most of the plants do have a forgiving nature. Do be careful stepping between plants in the dark!

Good morning Grace. So glad you got some rain thi...

2009-07-16T03:43:18.955-07:00

Good morning Grace. So glad you got some rain this past weekend. We sure could use some. I have the sprinkler going right now. You have some very pretty pink blooms. That pink Hemerocallis is a nice full pink! Love the picture of the top down of the Canna.
As for confessions--I am still spreading mulch! I finally broke down and am buying one or two bags a week and putting down sections at a time. I do not like putting mulch down-- but it looks so nice when it is done.