tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post6474561514310581193..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: The NewbiesCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-13819088060247970502013-02-06T05:04:00.559-05:002013-02-06T05:04:00.559-05:00Thank you so much for sharing that link on my post...Thank you so much for sharing that link on my post!!! What an amazing artist and piece for your garden!!!! Outstanding! I marked the shop on my Etsy page!!! Hope you take pictures when you get it!!!!My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-4641052952948883462013-02-05T19:38:09.312-05:002013-02-05T19:38:09.312-05:00I'm so glad to get feedback on the wallflowers...I'm so glad to get feedback on the wallflowers! I'm excited to give them a try. Salvia want perfect drainage. Stick them in a pot and ignore them. I'm serious! Hot sun, low fertility soil (old potting soil from pots you've been ignoring all winter works well), and sharp drainage = happy salvia. I was so relieved to see that High Country is staying open. I really depend on them for my xeric plants. :o)<br /><br />Rock on, Monty Python shrub cat!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-9203723032114269012013-02-05T19:24:05.035-05:002013-02-05T19:24:05.035-05:00Well you've got lots of wonderful newbies for ...Well you've got lots of wonderful newbies for your garden. I didn't read through your plethora of comments so if I repeat something that has been said, forgive me. 'Pink Octopus' tends to be a spreader. I love mine and have it in a raised (3 feet) container so I can enjoy the blossoms up close. 'Ascot Rainbow' is a winner. 'Wenlock Beauty' thrives in my winter-muddy clay that magically morphs into adobe in summer. It's easy peasy. However, I can't keep 'Rose Queen' Salvia alive. Boo hoo. Garlic chives are wonderful and the bees adore them. However, it's important to deadhead them or you'll have a bazillion the following year. <br /><br />I'm so glad High Country is staying open for mail order. It's an awesome resource. I agree with Janet, (above). The kitty photo is too funny! <br /><br />I can't wait to see your garden this summer with all your newbies fitting in with the veterans. It's going to look awesome! Great choices. GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-80322647135960995952013-02-04T22:06:30.337-05:002013-02-04T22:06:30.337-05:00That pix is a keeper! I love scrolling Google imag...That pix is a keeper! I love scrolling Google images of funny garden pix. Cats+Monty Python = a winner. :o) I think the 'Pink Octopus' campanula and the Ascot Rainbow will be a cool combo. The bunny didn't eat the leaves. It pruned them. ;o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-32201033220533678802013-02-04T22:04:34.903-05:002013-02-04T22:04:34.903-05:00Is coreopsis available in the UK? It's such a ...Is coreopsis available in the UK? It's such a great plant. I have zero experience with wallflowers so I hope I don't kill them. :/Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-86731768855349773292013-02-04T22:03:10.845-05:002013-02-04T22:03:10.845-05:00You're drooling? Mission accomplished! :o) Gar...You're drooling? Mission accomplished! :o) Gardening catalogues are like torture for me. I want everything! I love how monarda smells. It smells like summer to me.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-5745614184307223672013-02-04T22:01:01.409-05:002013-02-04T22:01:01.409-05:00Glad to hear the chives are easy growers. I'm ...Glad to hear the chives are easy growers. I'm really excited about those blueberries. :o) They're one of my favorite fruits.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-46521862142434996672013-02-04T20:39:24.777-05:002013-02-04T20:39:24.777-05:00BRING ME SOME SHRUBBERY....love love love it. I l...BRING ME SOME SHRUBBERY....love love love it. I like the Campanula and you having it next to the Euphorbia. Would you believe that 'some bunny' ate the leaves off of my Ascot Rainbow? Couldn't believe it. Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-31437241191455842422013-02-04T15:13:19.470-05:002013-02-04T15:13:19.470-05:00Goodness, what a fabulous collection, you could st...Goodness, what a fabulous collection, you could start your own nursery! I really like that wallflower, I hope it enjoys all that drainage, but it is the coreopsises (?) that stole my heart.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-72910119278956739642013-02-04T11:26:30.067-05:002013-02-04T11:26:30.067-05:00Plant dreaming, thank you for feeding it!Plant dreaming, thank you for feeding it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476326456453144893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-70928687106735279712013-02-04T10:10:56.620-05:002013-02-04T10:10:56.620-05:00I'm drooling!!! This is better than a gardeni...I'm drooling!!! This is better than a gardening catalogue, I want them all. I'm a Monarda addict as well and the colour you've posted is to die for. Can't wait for spring!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-69668772287309945122013-02-03T22:58:32.028-05:002013-02-03T22:58:32.028-05:00Happy gardening with all your newbies! Garlic chiv...Happy gardening with all your newbies! Garlic chives are my favorite herb. They are great to cook with, and the butterflies and other flying insects love them, too! Be sure you remove the seed heads before they are set loose in your garden, however, as you will have a million popping up everywhere. Blueberries and euphorbias are on my own list for this year. You have made some great choices!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-15187451349513794352013-02-03T20:56:33.818-05:002013-02-03T20:56:33.818-05:00Hi Sissy! Some of the plants are going in pots, so...Hi Sissy! Some of the plants are going in pots, some went in my front garden, while others are going in the back garden. I'm going to use spikey green lawn edging pieces to control the primrose. I'll pound them into the mulch so that they don't show. It should keep the primrose in check. I had a horrible experience with pink primrose once and swore I'd never plant it again. I really hope the yellow is better behaved, too. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-33682939925750341202013-02-03T20:01:15.521-05:002013-02-03T20:01:15.521-05:00Wow, you must have loads of room to put all those ...Wow, you must have loads of room to put all those newbies in! Funny, I did the same thing with salvia 2 summers ago! They are tough as nails. <br />I do not grow any of the new ones you are planting except the Primrose. It was invasive as heck in my Zone 7B garden. Perhaps you will have better behaved plants!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-69179495947355455842013-02-03T12:39:33.153-05:002013-02-03T12:39:33.153-05:00Do you know why the plants aren't pulling thro...Do you know why the plants aren't pulling through? I occasionally have a few heave if they were transplanted too late in the season. What perennials have you lost?Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-38587521230313875832013-02-03T12:37:44.586-05:002013-02-03T12:37:44.586-05:00I've had my eye on that campanula for a couple...I've had my eye on that campanula for a couple of years. I'm exited to finally have a spot for it. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-58318489785607279102013-02-03T12:36:59.910-05:002013-02-03T12:36:59.910-05:00I hope everything works out as well in reality as ...I hope everything works out as well in reality as it does in my mind! :o) Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-80701119612818946892013-02-03T02:51:04.182-05:002013-02-03T02:51:04.182-05:00You have a lovely selection of plants in your gard...You have a lovely selection of plants in your garden I seem to lose my so called perennials over winter each year just waiting to see what has pulled through this year.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-54322620388645345002013-02-02T17:16:23.554-05:002013-02-02T17:16:23.554-05:00I love your plant choices! I haven't seen a ca...I love your plant choices! I haven't seen a campanula like that before. Very unique.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-51377515471116441662013-02-02T13:30:30.406-05:002013-02-02T13:30:30.406-05:00The aster and daylily, with the word "dream&q...The aster and daylily, with the word "dream" in their names, certainly are aptly named. Your list offers the best of dreams, creating the perfect garden of the mind. A fine bridge to the planting season.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817320435164750225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-4288520678222918282013-02-02T11:57:54.259-05:002013-02-02T11:57:54.259-05:00I ordered some Labrador violets and Gillenia trifo...I ordered some Labrador violets and Gillenia trifoliata 'Pink Profusion' as well as the species G. trifoliata which is white. All natives for me and hard to find.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-74796821537157055952013-02-02T01:07:21.000-05:002013-02-02T01:07:21.000-05:00I thought they were goners, too, until I popped ov...I thought they were goners, too, until I popped over to copy that pix of the primrose and saw their announcement. I as thrilled, since I depend on them for certain plants/types of plants. I always get my agastache from them. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-56168643652342883842013-02-02T01:05:42.091-05:002013-02-02T01:05:42.091-05:00I've tortured coreopsis before and finally pul...I've tortured coreopsis before and finally pulled out a patch one year that I just couldn't make happy. However, the last coreopsis I grew well ('Sunshine Superman) is super happy so I've decided to try again. Live and learn! It's good to hear how well your 'Caradonna' is doing. I love how tough salvia are. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-55677923881067660882013-02-02T01:03:17.231-05:002013-02-02T01:03:17.231-05:00Can you find Monrovia plants in Canada? The compan...Can you find Monrovia plants in Canada? The company that sells the blueberries also has a compact, dwarf raspberry plant just for containers. Then you wouldn't have to worry about the fruit being eaten by bunnies. I'm really hoping the blueberries do well.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-90627639795089187512013-02-02T01:01:06.898-05:002013-02-02T01:01:06.898-05:00I think growing monarda in a pot is a good idea, e...I think growing monarda in a pot is a good idea, especially if you can overwinter it in the house. It's a really beautiful plant that the hummingbirds and butterflies love.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com