Comments on: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – September 2009

By: muhammad khabbab

muhammad khabbab — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:23:33 +0000

wow what a wonderful post. All the blooms are awesome specially geranium. thanks for sharing

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:34:28 +0000

Thanks Carrie! I totally appreciate the help & will definitely check out your bloomsday blog!

By: Carri

Carri — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:14:43 +0000

I believe your geranium plant is actually Pelargonium sidoides ‘garnet geranium’. I have one that I got from a plant sale at UC Davis last year. I almost passed it up but bought it solely because I didn’t recognize the name. I have a picture of one on my Blooms Day post from July on my blog!

By: Christina Decker

Christina Decker — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:03:48 +0000

Those pictures were fantastic! I’m not sure if you were meant to be a landscape designer or a photographer! WOW! Thanks for sharing the beauty. Especially appreciated by this girl living in the sandy desert!

By: AK

AK — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:32:49 +0000

When I saw the quotes, for a second I thought that Amaranth was called ‘Mad Skillz,’ and I was like, “Wow! There are some cool horticulturists naming things out there these days.”

Beautiful!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:40:53 +0000

I’m in Northern California (Sunset zone 15 and USDA zone 8b). My town, Los Altos, has microclimates (like much of California) and we can get temps. as low as 28 degrees in the Winter, and as high as 103 in the Summer. But those really are the extreme exceptions. Winter doesn’t really hit us until late December (I even had tomatoes on my vine at Christmas – though they were definitely mushy)! We get frosty mornings in the Winter, but only at about 30 degrees, and for just a few days at a time. Our Spring is a nice, fairly long one, with Summer heat waves starting around the end of June (heat waves usually in the 90′s, lasting 4 days or so). Other than these extremes the weather is really pleasant!! Does that help answer your question?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:25:11 +0000

Great pictures along with informative descriptions. There’s a couple of plants I’m unfamiliar with so I’ve learned something.

By: Julianna

Julianna — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:36:55 +0000

Can you give us a run down of the seasons where you live so that I can compare with where I live? Armed with that information I can decide which of these will be possibilities in my garden. Thanks so much for the info and pics.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:22:11 +0000

Thanks, Lynn – I agree – reading about the contrasts (as well as new plants) is so much fun with Bloom Day – it’s such a great concept and so glad I’ve joined!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:21:24 +0000

Thanks Kerry! I can’t wait to read about yours and see your fabulous containers!! It’s such a great idea, isn’t it? Kinda like ‘mini-tours’ of other gardens!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:20:05 +0000

Thanks! I’m a sucker for succulents, too. Unfortunately we DO get frosts each Winter that can do a bit of damage to these guys….but always the mad dash to run out and cover them up with burlap!

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:15:42 +0000

Your succulent pot just knocks me out! Great post – beautiful pics. I hope you keep letting us share your garden on bloom day. You’ve inspired me to give it a try next month.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:04:12 +0000

Beautiful, Rebecca! Thanks for the tour, and for the stories that accompany each image. Do you know that we only grow Liriope in shade here in the Northeast? I love the contrasts in garden experiences across the country. Congratulations on your first entry; looking forward to many more!

By: cityslipper (food dryer home)

cityslipper (food dryer home) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:57:11 +0000

Beautiful blossoms… but admittedly, I’m a sucker for succulents. Your succulent pot is so amazingly awesome! In your climate, I might actually stray from kitchen gardening to manage displays like that one.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:18:31 +0000

Wow – thanks for the love, Germi!!! And thanks for being the FIRST to officially name the Geranium for me! The Mourning Widow….how romantically sad….just PERFECT! You should post your blooming Escheverias- they’re SO lovely!!