tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post1261523481997118438..comments2023-10-22T09:42:36.750-04:00Comments on Casa Mariposa: You're Not From Around Here, Are You?Casa Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-47028217190024307782014-08-26T20:42:51.368-04:002014-08-26T20:42:51.368-04:00Hey how did my heliopsis get down there...boy they...Hey how did my heliopsis get down there...boy they pop up anywhere.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-88668053937455622992014-08-26T04:31:51.881-04:002014-08-26T04:31:51.881-04:00Hah! Birds have a lot to answer for - I get ivy an...Hah! Birds have a lot to answer for - I get ivy and mulberry springing up all over the place thanks to their antics, but not anything so pretty, at least so far. Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-54837723036850357022014-08-25T18:19:12.600-04:002014-08-25T18:19:12.600-04:00What a gorgeous volunteer.....you're lucky, th...What a gorgeous volunteer.....you're lucky, the only plants that volunteer in my garden are WEEDS....not the medicinal kind either!!VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-57128587906985129252014-08-25T17:17:04.424-04:002014-08-25T17:17:04.424-04:00Me, too! I have a list of plants I want so they ne...Me, too! I have a list of plants I want so they need to get busy. ;o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-87496974524635707192014-08-25T17:16:12.293-04:002014-08-25T17:16:12.293-04:00I'd love to but I'm pretty sure my shade i...I'd love to but I'm pretty sure my shade is just too dry for it. Everything I've read says it needs moist soil. If I could just convince my neighbor to include my garden in his sprinkler system, I wouldn't have an problem! :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-20719399979341644082014-08-25T17:12:10.769-04:002014-08-25T17:12:10.769-04:00I'd go over with a plate of tastiness and trad...I'd go over with a plate of tastiness and trade them the food for the right to chop down the plant. I had poison ivy sneak into my garden this year from my neighbor's side but they had no idea they even had it. That's one native I can do with out! I have milkweed beetles whose fat larvae are eating all my milkweed! Fortunately, they're easy to smash.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-10673617609000190102014-08-25T13:53:55.567-04:002014-08-25T13:53:55.567-04:00Hahahaha! Thank you for the gardening humour! I ho...Hahahaha! Thank you for the gardening humour! I hope the illicit affairs continue in your secret garden :)Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-1185575110312614082014-08-25T10:05:24.533-04:002014-08-25T10:05:24.533-04:00Oh you have to have a Kirengeshoma in your garden....Oh you have to have a Kirengeshoma in your garden..[I always check out Joy's comments, she's too funny] it's the most beeeeeutiful plant ever. And I always thought it wasn't hardy up here. My old Boss had a gi-normous one at the nursery...now I wish I had spirited it up here with me.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-82551002307182995242014-08-25T08:11:40.120-04:002014-08-25T08:11:40.120-04:00It is funny how plants can just show up. In my gar...It is funny how plants can just show up. In my garden it tends to be weeds and bugs. Japanese Beetles just showed up one summer and decided to stay. I also have a forest of Jewel weed in one part of the garden. That is what I get for finding the first Jewel weed plant mysterious and intriguing. <br />My neighbours have a very tall weed that I see peeking up over the fence. It's gone to seed and I can see the fluffy seeds ready to take flight and land in my garden. I am trying to screw up the courage to go next door and kindly ask them to cut their prize 6 foot weed down to a level where it can only reseed in their own backyard. Some volunteer plants are just not wanted.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-9843271787710486182014-08-23T16:37:26.398-04:002014-08-23T16:37:26.398-04:00That's interesting because my heliopsis don...That's interesting because my heliopsis don't seed at all in my garden although I've winter sown the seeds with great success. Inigo is a man of many talents. I think he gardens to relive stress. ;o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-90099607487200539212014-08-22T18:19:30.922-04:002014-08-22T18:19:30.922-04:00This kind of random happening helps keep gardening...This kind of random happening helps keep gardening interesting. The Heliopsis is beautiful. You probably know that Heliopsis seed like crazy but are easy to pull. As for Inigo Montoya, shouldn't he be out looking for the person who killed his father, not hanging around in gardens?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-27710250403178823532014-08-22T18:19:17.797-04:002014-08-22T18:19:17.797-04:00This kind of random happening helps keep gardening...This kind of random happening helps keep gardening interesting. The Heliopsis is beautiful. You probably know that Heliopsis seed like crazy but are easy to pull. As for Inigo Montoya, shouldn't he be out looking for the person who killed his father, not hanging around in gardens?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-78681582672662726602014-08-21T20:43:30.933-04:002014-08-21T20:43:30.933-04:00So true! But my neighbors only grow what I plant i...So true! But my neighbors only grow what I plant in their gardens and I'm planning a tithonia take over next summer. They'll be thrilled to have free plants. I'm hoping they like them or they might repay me with poison ivy!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-35020185724175793952014-08-21T20:41:26.693-04:002014-08-21T20:41:26.693-04:00I agree. If gardening were boring, we wouldn't...I agree. If gardening were boring, we wouldn't do it.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-29205411858920625662014-08-21T13:04:32.412-04:002014-08-21T13:04:32.412-04:00Hilarious! Your new plant is gorgeous though. I li...Hilarious! Your new plant is gorgeous though. I like these horticultural happenings and as long as it isn't a naughty neighbour who is out to populate your garden with their favourite plants, all will be well. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-54295024003209149872014-08-21T03:02:23.744-04:002014-08-21T03:02:23.744-04:00How lovely - that is the thing about gardening the...How lovely - that is the thing about gardening there are always surprises - it must be what keeps us going.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-4623324052869466522014-08-20T21:12:23.820-04:002014-08-20T21:12:23.820-04:00My David just smells like a plant. He doesn't ...My David just smells like a plant. He doesn't have a strong fragrance for me, either. What a slacker! Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-86833630365696012472014-08-20T21:10:41.056-04:002014-08-20T21:10:41.056-04:00If I have flower fairies, they have excellent tast...If I have flower fairies, they have excellent taste. :o) I can send you seeds, if you'd like!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-75231359942310964962014-08-20T21:09:50.761-04:002014-08-20T21:09:50.761-04:00It would be fun if plants had people names instead...It would be fun if plants had people names instead of some of the ridiculous ones they're given. I saw a picture of Summer Night on Google that looked exactly like the one in my garden. If it looks too orange, it's just the lighting or my lack of photography skills. I wish Summer Fling would make me a millionaire but I don't think that's going to happen. Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-5620027627610484712014-08-20T18:03:03.215-04:002014-08-20T18:03:03.215-04:00It seems there is a lot going on in Shady Lane aft...It seems there is a lot going on in Shady Lane after dark. The new kid on the block is a nice plant, I just get more weeds or invasive plants! I have a David Phlox are they supposed to be fragrant? Mine smells like an old dead plant. Your posts always make me laugh ! Have a good one ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207070175643675951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-66814251327726784532014-08-20T15:57:19.632-04:002014-08-20T15:57:19.632-04:00Oh....what a smashing little invader! And to think...Oh....what a smashing little invader! And to think it just appeared, must be the flower fairies!!! Lol....maybe Chloris is right and you shall make your fortune with this....I'll have some seed thank you very much.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-60950518577187973912014-08-20T15:04:32.031-04:002014-08-20T15:04:32.031-04:00It is lovely when this happens. That' s why it...It is lovely when this happens. That' s why it pays not to hoe, you never know what seedlings you will get.. I love the idea of having beautiful new plants named after all my family.Then in years to come people will grow my lovely plants and wonder who we were. Your Summer Fling may make you famous yet. Then you can pretend you carefully bred it. Nobody need know that it was the result of your promiscuous plants misbehaving. And are you sure that Heliopsis is Summer Nights? Does it always have so much orange in it? Maybe it is unique and will make your fortune. Or if it doesn't, Summer Fling might. Well, maybe not your fortune. You don' t see many millionaire plant breeders, as far as I know.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-72075859036556580552014-08-20T14:50:25.517-04:002014-08-20T14:50:25.517-04:00What a lazy little iris! It shouldn't take six...What a lazy little iris! It shouldn't take six years to get out of bed. Before showing up at the Casa, he was probably taking notes along with the other little seeds on How to Woo the Ladies. He's a charmer! Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-14296572823699093062014-08-20T14:47:22.905-04:002014-08-20T14:47:22.905-04:00I have the same theory! I think this seed came wit...I have the same theory! I think this seed came with its own layer of fertilizer. I need the birds to poop me out a few agastache seeds and some more monarda. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289863235108169853.post-18773943869893679002014-08-20T14:45:36.653-04:002014-08-20T14:45:36.653-04:00Agreed! Phlox are mighty fertile and scatter their...Agreed! Phlox are mighty fertile and scatter their babies everywhere. No parenting skills at all. Same with the rudbeckia. But I love the free plants they leave me. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.com