tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post3746195797163699636..comments2024-03-24T14:37:32.309-04:00Comments on Morning's Minion: Changeable Weather and GardensMorning's Minionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-27093944046333610272013-05-29T05:00:22.622-04:002013-05-29T05:00:22.622-04:00Your spring weather looks very much like ours. Lot...Your spring weather looks very much like ours. Lots of rain and the occasional day of warm sunshine. Your flowers and fruit seem to be much further ahead. It will be another month at least before we can harvest garden strawberries or blueberries here, although locally grown strawberries ( from polytunnels in market gardens along the south coast) are available and they do taste good.<br /><br />I love the peonies. Beautiful flowers.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-18370108808962639162013-05-28T15:16:51.231-04:002013-05-28T15:16:51.231-04:00Wonderful photos. That rose on your banner is a p...Wonderful photos. That rose on your banner is a prize-winner. I always think of you when the storms start to roll around your way. But the rain makes everything so lush and green -- such a contrast to Southern California. We've had next to no rain in the last two months, but then we only get ten inches a year. The hills around us are losing their green and turning brown, but converted Californians call them golden! Those are gorgeous peonies too!ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-22104704096394049182013-05-27T22:39:12.368-04:002013-05-27T22:39:12.368-04:00Hildred; Supermarket strawberries are a travesty o...Hildred; Supermarket strawberries are a travesty of what berries should be! Ours are small this year as we are picking from the remnant of three year old plants, but still sweet and good. We have 25 new everbearing plants in place and blossoming!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-67898731916324290762013-05-27T22:37:16.755-04:002013-05-27T22:37:16.755-04:00Nan; In spite of having deep New England roots I d...Nan; In spite of having deep New England roots I don't miss the extended winters there--or in WY. The trade-off is KY in July--rather too hot and humid, but thus far, manageable.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-86986889140185465192013-05-26T02:13:06.464-04:002013-05-26T02:13:06.464-04:00Strawberries and peonies, - delightful. The straw...Strawberries and peonies, - delightful. The strawberries look like strawberries and I can just taste their sweetness, - so different from the great large immature fruit that we get at the supermarket this time of the year. Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-6690239474642416462013-05-25T21:48:41.854-04:002013-05-25T21:48:41.854-04:00How beautiful the peonies are! We've had rain ...How beautiful the peonies are! We've had rain all week, and tonight we have the s-word. Really. And it is measurable. Ah, spring in New England. Miss it? Ha! Bet you don't.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-43882542487713362592013-05-24T14:07:04.778-04:002013-05-24T14:07:04.778-04:00Those Peonies are stunning. About half of your pic...Those Peonies are stunning. About half of your pics don't seem to be there....don't know if that's me or you to blame! No one else seems to have mentioned it so I'm guessing it must be my end. I have the same Violas (Johnny jump up) as you - exactly the same colours and they've seeded too. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-30470157428250213212013-05-24T09:58:29.046-04:002013-05-24T09:58:29.046-04:00We've had a strange spring too. Your peaches ...We've had a strange spring too. Your peaches look great.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-273274190790263442013-05-24T09:03:48.280-04:002013-05-24T09:03:48.280-04:00I was afraid you might have lost your peaches and ...I was afraid you might have lost your peaches and blueberries to frost.<br /><br />Love peonies.<br />LillianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-71855545627603420762013-05-24T08:59:42.373-04:002013-05-24T08:59:42.373-04:00Love the peonies! So lucky to have blueberry plant...Love the peonies! So lucky to have blueberry plants. I don't think I would like to be always watching for ticks. Loved the garden strolls.<br /><br />~ShanonShanon at Vintage Sparkle Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480935131451730046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-56526038836983049842013-05-24T06:01:30.544-04:002013-05-24T06:01:30.544-04:00Beautiful peony, shame they drop so quickly.
Our w...Beautiful peony, shame they drop so quickly.<br />Our weather is also not good, I don't have any inspriration to buy plants at the moment, things just don't seem to be growing, its so cold.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-30292990316714934322013-05-24T04:23:10.561-04:002013-05-24T04:23:10.561-04:00I learn so much from your blog ...I have often won...I learn so much from your blog ...I have often wondered about Gum ball trees ...and who would have guessed that our humble Viola/violet was actually a 'Johnny Jump Up'. I am so glad you rescued the strawberries from the storm and so sorry about the ticks.Yuk.<br />I think my post was a little missleading so I have made it clearer ....Barnaby the cat was the thief ...Holly the hedgehog was just playing ,innocently, on her wheel lol xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-25359046879609867222013-05-24T02:05:24.435-04:002013-05-24T02:05:24.435-04:00Strawberries in May. Oh my. . . I just have the ...Strawberries in May. Oh my. . . I just have the odd flower on the "escapees" which have set out runners amongst the raspberries. The Blueberry (singular) doesn't even have a flower on it yet. My Paeonies (2 of them!) are a long way off flowering too. Snap with the weather - cold northerly winds, heavy showers - hail yesterday (poor builders - they had just reached the top of the scaffolding at roof height with their big tub of lime render . . .) and sunshine. Half a gail blowing, then just as suddenly subsiding.<br /><br />My home would never be a contender for House and Garden either, but like yours, it is a creative and happy home, with pots of this and that all over the place : )Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.com