tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post2586169978805582758..comments2023-10-03T08:24:27.722-05:00Comments on Cultivating Paradise: Garden Bloggers Bloom DayMary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03888999648897092221noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-87980708379514977742008-03-20T16:29:00.000-05:002008-03-20T16:29:00.000-05:00Pam, I do wish I had planted my Texas Mountain La...Pam, I do wish I had planted my Texas Mountain Laurel in full sun - but they're so finicky about new homes that this one is just going to stay where it is! <BR/><BR/>Carol & Nan Ondra, Glad you enjoyed our tropical blooms - I love checking out what you northerners can grow that I cannot. . . <BR/><BR/>Meems & Aiyana, We DO grow lost of common plants, don't we! Its interesting to see how they do in other climates . . . I never knew that Jatropha could be a tree until I visited Hawaii. I'd always seen it as a large shrub - now I'm focussing on training one into a tree form. All we can do with plants is such fun!<BR/><BR/>Vanillalotus & Jane Marie - I'm so glad you enjoyed my blooms!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888999648897092221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-4047694614890582032008-03-19T14:55:00.000-05:002008-03-19T14:55:00.000-05:00Beautiful photos. You have many of the same plants...Beautiful photos. You have many of the same plants that I do. I don't see many on other sites, so this is a treat.<BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965231556910803575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-69274816494460016972008-03-18T19:44:00.000-05:002008-03-18T19:44:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed all your choices for GBBD. The Bo...I really enjoyed all your choices for GBBD. The Bottlebrush must be stunning with so many blooms and it being so large. I see them around this area too but never have made a place for them at hoe and shovel. <BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about hibiscus- they also attract aphids -but I broke down last year and put one in the ground. The information you shared I found interesting -I'll check out the website too.<BR/><BR/>The Texas Laurel is a beauty and the Thyrallis is also something I keep thinking about making a place for- yours with the buds and blooms is reminding me. <BR/><BR/>I too am a big fan of buds and blooms- it is SO fresh feeling- so alive!<BR/>Very nice post, Mary Beth.<BR/><BR/>Meems @HoeandShovelMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-77539194927996084022008-03-18T01:18:00.000-05:002008-03-18T01:18:00.000-05:00I just replied to your comment at Digging, asking ...I just replied to your comment at Digging, asking if you have tried a Texas mountain laurel, and now I see that you have. I have two, with one in partial shade. It blooms reliably but not as prolifically as the one in full sun. <BR/><BR/>I love your thryallis and the sandpaper tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-39291941675270449342008-03-17T21:49:00.000-05:002008-03-17T21:49:00.000-05:00Wow that hibiscus is really something! Your flower...Wow that hibiscus is really something! Your flowers are so brightly colored and exciting.Jane O'https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426526301234517692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-30372174088016373132008-03-17T16:08:00.000-05:002008-03-17T16:08:00.000-05:00Your nasturtiums *are* so pretty (I can't wait to ...Your nasturtiums *are* so pretty (I can't wait to have them here again), and the rest of your blooms are really interesting to see. I've never even heard of anacua and thyrallis. And after this Bloom Day, I wonder how I've made it this long without knowing about Texas mountain laurel! (Well, maybe it's because we can't grow it here in PA, but still, it sounds so wonderful....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-31438332509857701272008-03-17T15:56:00.000-05:002008-03-17T15:56:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing these blooms. Other than the hi...Thanks for sharing these blooms. Other than the hibiscus and the nasturtiums, we just don't have those flowers up this way!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118703221138865382.post-67551445595820425882008-03-17T15:55:00.000-05:002008-03-17T15:55:00.000-05:00Gorgeous blooms!Gorgeous blooms!Priscilla Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353263318112375137noreply@blogger.com