tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post5022589103915363632..comments2024-01-21T11:55:43.853-08:00Comments on Just a girl with a hammer: Checking in on the front yardHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-24158930758077649972013-05-15T00:04:09.518-07:002013-05-15T00:04:09.518-07:00Your front garden looks so, so good. I always have...Your front garden looks so, so good. I always have a hard time with instant gratification, but it's clear that the time you took to do it properly was well worth the two year wait.casacaudillhttp://casacaudill.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-72584876022429375572013-05-10T15:20:55.205-07:002013-05-10T15:20:55.205-07:00I love it! And it gives me hope that ours will fil...I love it! And it gives me hope that ours will fill in over the next year, too.Tammi@1914housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-15217033100571836872013-05-06T08:44:09.477-07:002013-05-06T08:44:09.477-07:00Thanks so much, Peter. That's good to know tha...Thanks so much, Peter. That's good to know that the Dave's Garden reviews are helpful--I'm going to look up some right now!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-57637514448011338852013-05-06T08:34:29.949-07:002013-05-06T08:34:29.949-07:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-18249877451639613252013-05-06T08:33:46.019-07:002013-05-06T08:33:46.019-07:00Thank you, sir! I think the flowers should start s...Thank you, sir! I think the flowers should start soon on the verbascum. Probably just in time for the rains to start up again and make everything soggy and sad looking.Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-1092299912332450462013-05-06T08:32:31.106-07:002013-05-06T08:32:31.106-07:00Thank you, Mama! I love it when you comment. :)Thank you, Mama! I love it when you comment. :)Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-35778319780452042832013-05-06T08:32:08.706-07:002013-05-06T08:32:08.706-07:00I think I have an Arctic Summer seedling from Ryan...I think I have an Arctic Summer seedling from Ryan planted, so I can have a rosette every year. He said they don't always seed true, I think? It's a bummer that we might not be able to have a free perpetual supply.Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-17488639986173505572013-05-06T08:30:15.483-07:002013-05-06T08:30:15.483-07:00Thank you! I think anything is more interesting th...Thank you! I think anything is more interesting than lawn, too.Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-76713945759584985822013-05-06T08:29:25.555-07:002013-05-06T08:29:25.555-07:00Thanks! I'm feeling your pain (from your post ...Thanks! I'm feeling your pain (from your post this morning) with the warm weather. It makes it so hard to keep new plants alive.Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-88608515784008475382013-05-06T08:28:23.017-07:002013-05-06T08:28:23.017-07:00We're neighbors? No way! I'll have to go l...We're neighbors? No way! I'll have to go looking for her garden . . .Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-68402410749817673932013-05-06T08:27:54.345-07:002013-05-06T08:27:54.345-07:00Thank you! I think it was just bare dirt when you ...Thank you! I think it was just bare dirt when you visited, right?Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-7884276034657819652013-05-06T08:27:14.009-07:002013-05-06T08:27:14.009-07:00Oh no, I hope I don't sound smug! Mistakes and...Oh no, I hope I don't sound smug! Mistakes and missteps abound!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-48554118943477024472013-05-05T18:35:22.666-07:002013-05-05T18:35:22.666-07:00Looking back gives you every right to feel smug. Y...Looking back gives you every right to feel smug. Your vision is coming into being.Ricki Gradyhttp://www.facebook.com/people/Ricki-Grady/100000918721293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-82448452695644705452013-05-05T07:53:23.067-07:002013-05-05T07:53:23.067-07:00Wow Heather! The transformation is fabulous! Ab...Wow Heather! The transformation is fabulous! About your previous post, I've found that the customer reviews on Dave's Garden about mail order nurseries to be very helpful.Peter Herpstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-12410357701968487682013-05-04T22:02:20.243-07:002013-05-04T22:02:20.243-07:00Looking so, so good. Classic before and after shot...Looking so, so good. Classic before and after shots over three years. Even though you may have to move things to keep from being overwhelmed now, isn't it rewarding?Laurrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-62071689832011805522013-05-04T18:48:27.734-07:002013-05-04T18:48:27.734-07:00Very dramatic and positive changes from year to ye...Very dramatic and positive changes from year to year. Part of the difference from 2012 is the weather, but a big part is also that the plants have matured, no? That verbascum is truly stupendous! Can't wait to see it in flower.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-16481832073390550922013-05-04T18:12:39.291-07:002013-05-04T18:12:39.291-07:00Absolutely beautiful!Absolutely beautiful!Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-60937517500753374072013-05-04T09:47:39.237-07:002013-05-04T09:47:39.237-07:00Wow the befores don't look like it was even th...Wow the befores don't look like it was even the same garden as in the after! Nice work (and your agaves are HUGE!)<br /><br /><br />I need to try and remember to buy a Verbasum 'arctic summer' every year, that way I'll (theoretically) always have one blooming and one in that perfect rosette stage.Loreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-13778935017640138922013-05-04T07:08:07.240-07:002013-05-04T07:08:07.240-07:00Fabulous before and after shots! I, too, find it ...Fabulous before and after shots! I, too, find it incredible how fast things can grow and fill out. I love that you took out all the grass. The front is so much more interesting and beautiful now.Holleygardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-53311837474664926492013-05-03T22:40:08.949-07:002013-05-03T22:40:08.949-07:00Very inspiring! Makes me feel like there is hope f...Very inspiring! Makes me feel like there is hope for the gardens I am starting from scratch this year. I love the rock bed / rain garden in the middle!Jennifer Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-30547924550570765672013-05-03T16:39:23.256-07:002013-05-03T16:39:23.256-07:00It's so exciting to see things filling in. I w...It's so exciting to see things filling in. I was visiting Anna Kullgren today: she lives about four blocks north of you. I told her if she wanted to drive by, she wouldn't even need your address - the garden will make it abundantly clear which is your house!Jane / MulchMaidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-72493300057719668632013-05-03T16:31:30.294-07:002013-05-03T16:31:30.294-07:00It looks fantastic, it's changed so much form ...It looks fantastic, it's changed so much form the last spring plant swap,Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-35635234254883254582013-05-03T12:18:52.708-07:002013-05-03T12:18:52.708-07:00Thank you! I'm so glad I planted the Camassia-...Thank you! I'm so glad I planted the Camassia--I almost forgot to order them last fall. That would have been a tragedy!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-63141636017111207342013-05-03T11:40:27.515-07:002013-05-03T11:40:27.515-07:00It is so amazing what a year's worth of settli...It is so amazing what a year's worth of settling in and growing can make...fabulous! Your Camassia are so pretty!Scott Webernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-63864808161250554972013-05-03T11:10:59.053-07:002013-05-03T11:10:59.053-07:00Thanks, lady!Thanks, lady!Heatherhttp://www.justagirlwithahammer.comnoreply@blogger.com