tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post53621235368603800..comments2024-01-21T11:55:43.853-08:00Comments on Just a girl with a hammer: Garden bloggers' bloom day September 2014Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-8085218424550384132014-09-23T14:39:54.834-07:002014-09-23T14:39:54.834-07:00You've got some nice asters I'm totally un...You've got some nice asters I'm totally unfamiliar with. I really like the S. douglasii. I do have the S. oblongifolius, though. Feeling rushed always makes me cranky also.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-66431320034240527122014-09-18T16:14:09.954-07:002014-09-18T16:14:09.954-07:00Oh shoot, i bet it is. The two top ones are from y...Oh shoot, i bet it is. The two top ones are from you. Good thing they're in the hell strip where they can take over the world!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-24387527872409239682014-09-18T14:39:18.653-07:002014-09-18T14:39:18.653-07:00we're all floozies, really. Let's face it....we're all floozies, really. Let's face it. And that top aster looks suspiciously like Aster ageratoides var. ageratoides 'Ezo Murasaki'(the one from Cistus)...maybe not but they are super similar in flower.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-13958153316094537922014-09-17T20:36:45.216-07:002014-09-17T20:36:45.216-07:00Oh, I totally feel your pain. I'm grumpy and s...Oh, I totally feel your pain. I'm grumpy and sick and tired of watering too. But at least you have Asters, or whatever they are called. (I can't believe I'm going to have to learn yet another unpronounceable word...) Anyway, they are beautiful!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-31294998460158046992014-09-17T18:52:40.639-07:002014-09-17T18:52:40.639-07:00You are so incredibly funny. I've never watche...You are so incredibly funny. I've never watched that show but did finally watch Inglorious Basterds and suggested it as an excellent comparison to real history for my sixth graders. The social studies teachers and I thought it would be truly memorable but admin felt quite different. I love that you described your miscanthus as a party favor. I just added it to my garden. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-20431227000609957072014-09-17T17:08:40.485-07:002014-09-17T17:08:40.485-07:00Love the asters. Hate their new name.Love the asters. Hate their new name.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-3880963841419192622014-09-17T16:03:52.429-07:002014-09-17T16:03:52.429-07:00Me too! And pasta season! And socks! And being abl...Me too! And pasta season! And socks! And being able to dig holes in the garden again!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-31015733557147913272014-09-17T16:00:21.394-07:002014-09-17T16:00:21.394-07:00Your blooms look lovely. Camera closeups are a be...Your blooms look lovely. Camera closeups are a beautiful thing this crunchy/cranky time of year. I'm ready for soup season. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-49043575738796710092014-09-17T15:40:45.828-07:002014-09-17T15:40:45.828-07:00I always thought *I* was the floozie of the flower...I always thought *I* was the floozie of the flower world?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-55548907783222803092014-09-17T15:24:40.392-07:002014-09-17T15:24:40.392-07:00Whoa...that was fast for bloomage...would you call...Whoa...that was fast for bloomage...would you call them floozies of the flower world?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-5682279067744628412014-09-17T13:22:28.550-07:002014-09-17T13:22:28.550-07:00True Portlanders are ecstatic when the sun finally...True Portlanders are ecstatic when the sun finally puts in an appearance in late spring and blissful when it goes away late autumn. In between most of us get pretty grumpy. Those blooms should cheer you up. Go out and kiss your asters.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-28315365546994221122014-09-17T09:26:04.196-07:002014-09-17T09:26:04.196-07:00Woo hoo! No hair flip needed!Woo hoo! No hair flip needed!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-22753520509658075542014-09-17T09:19:21.166-07:002014-09-17T09:19:21.166-07:00I'm so sad that I won't be at the plant ex...I'm so sad that I won't be at the plant exchange. I want to see your garden so badly!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-34575396168297483752014-09-17T09:17:18.475-07:002014-09-17T09:17:18.475-07:00I think they're just the straight species, whi...I think they're just the straight species, which the internet tells me are hardy down to zone 2b!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-89156858156268753772014-09-17T08:50:07.142-07:002014-09-17T08:50:07.142-07:00The bumble bees aren't showing up? Maybe thei...The bumble bees aren't showing up? Maybe their trust funds ran out. (Did you see the NYT piece on Portland, where 20-somethings go to retire?) I'm waiting for this heat to loosen its grip so my Wayne Roderick erigeron starts to look like yours instead of their current blow-torched look.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-74995168508347625112014-09-17T08:43:57.533-07:002014-09-17T08:43:57.533-07:00Thanks, I needed this! Your garden (at least the v...Thanks, I needed this! Your garden (at least the version you've shared with us) looks great. I hear you about that fried thing though.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-70279543385609308162014-09-17T08:31:16.372-07:002014-09-17T08:31:16.372-07:00Once again I am struck by our similarities. I too ...Once again I am struck by our similarities. I too am cranky about keeping my garden going and I'm sick of watering. I want it to look good in a couple of weeks for the plant exchange, even though it will probably be raining and most of us won't even leave the house. Not only that but I grew up in, and got married in, a Presbyterian church, went through a religious phase, and vividly remember my first time at a less stuffy service.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-13656170240132305382014-09-17T07:40:32.943-07:002014-09-17T07:40:32.943-07:00I hear they're just really focusing on their c...I hear they're just really focusing on their careers right now.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-71763094904837656682014-09-17T07:34:15.005-07:002014-09-17T07:34:15.005-07:00The Douglas asters are from you! So thank you!The Douglas asters are from you! So thank you!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-88711300338192958442014-09-17T07:29:37.156-07:002014-09-17T07:29:37.156-07:00Thanks for the morning laugh, a great way to start...Thanks for the morning laugh, a great way to start the day! Your blooms are beautiful whatever they're called. Don't be pissed that the bumble bees are seeing other gardens - It's just a physical thing and means nothing emotionally.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-38012880343857509022014-09-17T07:28:14.377-07:002014-09-17T07:28:14.377-07:00Hey, Grumpy girl, lookin hot, those blooms! Lovin&...Hey, Grumpy girl, lookin hot, those blooms! Lovin' the asters.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814656844817347020.post-29295741800565355122014-09-17T05:59:38.181-07:002014-09-17T05:59:38.181-07:00Do you know the specific names of your first two D...Do you know the specific names of your first two Douglas Asters? I need them. And if you tell me they're only hardy in Zone 8 or higher I'll make like Kim Z, flip my wig, and cut a bitch.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.com