tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post7499830181327320281..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: Project Updates: Seeds, Frog Ponds, and BulbapaloozaCasa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-34938775762959444672012-04-10T21:51:57.890-04:002012-04-10T21:51:57.890-04:00Flower bulbs and creative gardening = happiness. :...Flower bulbs and creative gardening = happiness. :) Your Japanese Bleeding Heart is spectacular.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57866106217488376422012-04-10T20:00:29.383-04:002012-04-10T20:00:29.383-04:00You have been very busy. I like starting things ea...You have been very busy. I like starting things early as well to get a jump on the growing season. We have been thinking about adding a pond...we go back and forth. A friend of mine installed one last year, and she loves it. Someday I would like to get a greenhouse big or small. I may start with a cold frame. I like your set up very much...may even be easier.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-63903794865970763562012-04-10T14:31:42.240-04:002012-04-10T14:31:42.240-04:00Your bleeding hearts are gorgeous! Love your idea...Your bleeding hearts are gorgeous! Love your idea for the little ponds for the frogs. I'm going to have to try that. Hope you're having a good week.<br /><br />SandyPeonies & Magnoliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362575319386223280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-80998823996745882422012-04-10T05:46:49.477-04:002012-04-10T05:46:49.477-04:00CM, I am so excited qbout the way the pond turned ...CM, I am so excited qbout the way the pond turned out. I have been wanting a pond and frogs but it seemed daunting and I wasn't sure where to put it. A little one like yours, still hospitable to frogs, and even simple enough for a unconfident dumb at anything except actual gardening person like me to be able to do. So thanks for the inspiration. The rest is up to me ... cheers, cmSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-27643924847778510932012-04-09T23:12:05.837-04:002012-04-09T23:12:05.837-04:00I appreciate the update of your projects. Your zi...I appreciate the update of your projects. Your zinnias will be up in no time! I love what you did with the pond and it sounds like the frogs do too. My friend has a pond and while having dinner in her backyard w can hardly hear each other for the frog orgy going on! Never a dull moment in a garden :).Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-77095991677615330382012-04-09T22:01:22.904-04:002012-04-09T22:01:22.904-04:00I love the mini-pond! Maybe that's the best si...I love the mini-pond! Maybe that's the best size water feature for me, too. Great idea! Beautiful specimen of a Bleeding Heart at the top of your blog, too! Mine are just starting to bloom and I wonder what three nights of frost will do to them. I can't cover everything, so I decided to focus on the Peonies. I love Dicentra, so I hope they make it through.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-47823587370662944132012-04-09T18:02:00.892-04:002012-04-09T18:02:00.892-04:00Casa Mariposa, great review of your projects! Your...Casa Mariposa, great review of your projects! Your seedlings look strong and healthy and I am sure they will bring you much joy this year. A bed full of bulbs is just wonderful. Your naked lady lilies look really good, mine are way smaller and have less leaves. Last but not least having a pond in a garden is great and is certainly attracting wildlife. We only have an unloved swimming pool (didn't build it, came with the house!), but it is used by two ducks as a pond since a couple of days :-)! Looking forward to seeing how your projects evolve even further!<br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-21253850628616303072012-04-09T10:40:16.406-04:002012-04-09T10:40:16.406-04:00Love your Bleeding Hearts at the top of the page. ...Love your Bleeding Hearts at the top of the page. I am so lazy when it comes to seed sowing. I did do some winter sowing outside this year, first time. The flat blueberry containers were too bright and they dried out too quickly..no plants. The milk carton and vinegar bottled ones did well. Will have to collect some more cartons/bottles for next winter. <br />Be careful with that variegated water celery...had some in VA and boy did it spread!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-76332491379686962982012-04-09T10:28:21.044-04:002012-04-09T10:28:21.044-04:00You have such a fun approach to gardening! I like ...You have such a fun approach to gardening! I like the resourceful way you used a plant pot, wine(?) bottle and other miscellaneous objects to help prop up one of your lights in the seed starting experiment. <br />Gardening is always a bit of trial and error isn't it? Yesterday, I was working around our DIY fountain and noticed, with dismay, that there was a very foul smell is emanating from the reservoir pond under the fountain. It is definitely time to clear it out! We located the fountain in the semi-shade, which was in hindsight, a bit of a mistake. I seem to have a problem with dark mould growing on the damp concrete. Like your little pond, this project is turning into a learning experience.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-76024046229463282312012-04-09T00:10:28.939-04:002012-04-09T00:10:28.939-04:00You're having wonderful success with your gard...You're having wonderful success with your garden projects, aren't you? I love your variegated water celery. I've seen it at the nursery but never bought it. Maybe this will be the year. Thanks for the inspiration!GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-21030360344198941532012-04-08T20:56:50.004-04:002012-04-08T20:56:50.004-04:00I like your little pond in the ground. I've t...I like your little pond in the ground. I've thought about that too, but I'm not sure I could make it work. I have whiskey barrel "ponds" on my deck that are favorites of the birds and, oddly enough, racoons, but no frogs (not surprisingly). Mosquito fish work for me and survive better than the goldfish I originally had (some got eaten and at least one committed fish suicide by jumping out of the barrel!)Sharon@SproutsandWildlingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622277229615660467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-55392483847963092822012-04-08T19:37:55.812-04:002012-04-08T19:37:55.812-04:00Thanks for the update on your pond. I was curious...Thanks for the update on your pond. I was curious how it made it through the winter and it looks like it's a roaring success. Even though the birds ate the fish I would still count that as a positive because the birds have obviously found the water and are making best use of it. Once the plants grow too they'll hide the fish a little better.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-19939667703954663132012-04-08T15:43:06.461-04:002012-04-08T15:43:06.461-04:00I would love a little pond for frogs! I too have b...I would love a little pond for frogs! I too have been stymied by lack of an electrical outlet, so your idea interests me. I like the new extension to your front garden beds. Gardens do have a way of growing, don't they? I am always delighted to see a daffodil, especially this late in the year here.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-62106121384140807552012-04-08T15:42:27.941-04:002012-04-08T15:42:27.941-04:00Well done with your projects. I've had frogs i...Well done with your projects. I've had frogs in the garden for a number of years now. I always presumed that they came from a nearby pond. But last year I discovered they were home grown, when I found some frog spawn in the bottom of a self-watering trough. Love your Dicentra, by the way.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725991262021867082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-65658083239919225112012-04-08T08:57:56.770-04:002012-04-08T08:57:56.770-04:00I love your little pond idea. We have a large pond...I love your little pond idea. We have a large pond by our garden, and the frogs are the best garden helpers! They love snacking on all those pesky bugs that like to munch on my veggies.Prairie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036436697268048651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-76999101156836200832012-04-08T04:36:03.248-04:002012-04-08T04:36:03.248-04:00I never thought of something like that for a pond....I never thought of something like that for a pond. Great idea! I'd love to get some frogs here also. You've been very busy with your seed starting. Hadn't heard about the foil before but that makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />Cher <a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Sunray Gardens</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-25565906510110104362012-04-08T00:31:09.310-04:002012-04-08T00:31:09.310-04:00Great progress on your projects, and your delight ...Great progress on your projects, and your delight in creative experimenting is infectious! Those daffodils will fill in and spread next year and beyond, and I completely get the effect you're going for. It will be such a bright early spring spot. Here's hoping your frogs are happy.Laurriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657951570419825095noreply@blogger.com