tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post76346785739474551..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - October 2020Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35626568957772633162020-10-20T11:05:19.127-05:002020-10-20T11:05:19.127-05:00So am I. I particularly love my Lady of Shallot. So am I. I particularly love my Lady of Shallot. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-70949443381913863722020-10-20T10:27:34.172-05:002020-10-20T10:27:34.172-05:00So many blooms! I'm partial to peach colored ...So many blooms! I'm partial to peach colored roses, so beautiful.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506141901518297798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-68368205313147155832020-10-18T23:45:43.787-05:002020-10-18T23:45:43.787-05:00Thanks Dorothy for linking up with Garden Affair.K...Thanks Dorothy for linking up with Garden Affair.Keep on linking .Arun Goyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392677395534162707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-24678316208308831852020-10-18T12:01:09.304-05:002020-10-18T12:01:09.304-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-10476047378248776162020-10-18T11:51:01.646-05:002020-10-18T11:51:01.646-05:00So beautiful!So beautiful!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-64843134666518360822020-10-16T10:14:48.899-05:002020-10-16T10:14:48.899-05:00One of the things I love about October is the qual...One of the things I love about October is the quality of the sunlight and what I always think of as the "October blue" of the sky. I suppose it is the result of the changing angle of Earth in its journey around the sun.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-27177020635551003172020-10-16T02:28:26.457-05:002020-10-16T02:28:26.457-05:00I love how some of the blooms are looking more bea...I love how some of the blooms are looking more beautiful after the touch of sunlight on them ,I haven't been fortunate to see surprise lily blooming in my garden except once in few years. It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to Gardening here http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/10/garden-affair-fruit-harvest.htmlArun Goyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392677395534162707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-70184702455882469102020-10-15T23:24:03.640-05:002020-10-15T23:24:03.640-05:00We do indeed get a lot of hummingbirds. Just now t...We do indeed get a lot of hummingbirds. Just now the Ruby-throats are migrating through the area, along with a few Black-chinned and Rufous. We sometimes have Rufous Hummingbirds that overwinter here, so I leave my feeders out year round.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22337863794188678102020-10-15T22:43:32.744-05:002020-10-15T22:43:32.744-05:00Wow so much beauty! I love the colors -- like the...Wow so much beauty! I love the colors -- like the blue daze and the pink rose. But what about the hummingbird bush --- do you get a lot of hummingbirds there? Sorry to say our garden is done for the season .... tomorrow night is a snowstorm ... so we are buttoning down the hatches ... thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-64283963983513607692020-10-15T15:15:13.425-05:002020-10-15T15:15:13.425-05:00Yes, I generally get a lot more blooms from Lycori...Yes, I generally get a lot more blooms from Lycoris, too - not this year.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-77948918071325995672020-10-15T15:04:06.835-05:002020-10-15T15:04:06.835-05:00I'm drawn to the coral vine and need to look i...I'm drawn to the coral vine and need to look into adding it to my garden. None of my Lycoris have made an appearance but our continuing dry conditions may be a key factor there. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-12765184653644677582020-10-15T14:23:25.865-05:002020-10-15T14:23:25.865-05:00Those Mexican sunflowers really are the star of th...Those Mexican sunflowers really are the star of the show in my garden just now.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-66593954537655485062020-10-15T14:22:47.986-05:002020-10-15T14:22:47.986-05:00My 'Lady' was slow to get started, too. It...My 'Lady' was slow to get started, too. It's now in its fourth year and has bloomed continuously throughout the summer and fall. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-18707030791852642802020-10-15T13:34:14.216-05:002020-10-15T13:34:14.216-05:00Oh my, what a lovely assortment of beauties here. ...Oh my, what a lovely assortment of beauties here. I especially love the first capture but they are all lovely.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-29210080785456899792020-10-15T13:30:49.654-05:002020-10-15T13:30:49.654-05:00What beautiful color! I was especially happy to se...What beautiful color! I was especially happy to see the Lady of Shallot rose. We planted one this year and we did get a bloom or two, but in spite of our watering the rose bed, growth was slowlCommonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-88637629257121263432020-10-15T11:44:39.931-05:002020-10-15T11:44:39.931-05:00My crop of the Mexican sunflowers this year seem e...My crop of the Mexican sunflowers this year seem especially bright and orange to me. I'm not sure why but I like it and so do the bees.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-76655479868503763322020-10-15T10:49:58.420-05:002020-10-15T10:49:58.420-05:00Aren't Mexican red sunflowers too bright to be...Aren't Mexican red sunflowers too bright to believe are real? They have a metallic look to them. You have so many unusual (to me) blooms still.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592568959570035100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-27198398558929714042020-10-15T10:24:28.314-05:002020-10-15T10:24:28.314-05:00Whoever started calling them hurricane lilies obvi...Whoever started calling them hurricane lilies obviously recognized that they bloom just as the hurricane season is winding down.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-81637768235492623532020-10-15T10:22:16.012-05:002020-10-15T10:22:16.012-05:00You've hit on one of my favorite things about ...You've hit on one of my favorite things about this monthly meme - I can visit gardens around the world and see plants that I would never be able to grow in my garden.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-75128274780539435802020-10-15T10:20:33.647-05:002020-10-15T10:20:33.647-05:00You get colorful leaves while ours just generally ...You get colorful leaves while ours just generally turn brown and fall off. Maybe that's the trade off.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-50764808437695357622020-10-15T08:39:09.565-05:002020-10-15T08:39:09.565-05:00Enjoyed all your blooms. The lighting on the lyco...Enjoyed all your blooms. The lighting on the lycoris is wonderful. Hurricane lilies, I suppose well named. Your light peach rose also is beautiful. Fortunate bee - the ones here are finishing up for the season - our warm spells are almost over up here. And, as usual, your garden will help me through the cold, snowy months.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-22826226172077923422020-10-15T07:01:46.376-05:002020-10-15T07:01:46.376-05:00Wow, that Coral Vine is a stunning plant. Probably...Wow, that Coral Vine is a stunning plant. Probably is like a few other things you have here that I could not grow up here in Canada. :) It is always a joy to see pictures of plants that are new to me... which I may never see in person!Jeff Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592232515667406836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-71431426729612102072020-10-15T06:14:21.420-05:002020-10-15T06:14:21.420-05:00I am drooling over this, Dorothy, as our gardens h...I am drooling over this, Dorothy, as our gardens here wilt and turn to brown - but the leaves on the trees are glorious! David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com