tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post770136035296743736..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Out on the Streets ...and Country BywaysRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-77738317321905057842009-07-18T08:12:09.558-05:002009-07-18T08:12:09.558-05:00LOL, it's great to see you quoting Aerosmith. ...LOL, it's great to see you quoting Aerosmith. Love getting a look at your town--love the Humane Society plantings, especially. That Russian sage is all over in Colorado, especially in public plantings, which they seem to have a lot of.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-50843023450043865392009-07-15T12:45:06.775-05:002009-07-15T12:45:06.775-05:00Hi Rose. Nice how you have Roadsides for wildlife,...Hi Rose. Nice how you have Roadsides for wildlife, that is new to me. <br />And I remember now, growing up with milkweed. We kids used to crack a leaf and watch the milk ooze out (in Chicago).<br />Love the post about your gardening grandchildren.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-51450545407330359312009-07-15T03:09:29.460-05:002009-07-15T03:09:29.460-05:00What wonderful collections of plants - and how har...What wonderful collections of plants - and how hard the volunteers must work in their areas. <br /><br />Now I know something about roadsides and why ... I can't remember what i know! I'll check it out with Husband and post it maybe. Actually I think it was to do with cows not plants!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-80763095523371708512009-07-14T17:14:17.934-05:002009-07-14T17:14:17.934-05:00Rose, you have some beautiful photos! There's...Rose, you have some beautiful photos! There's something special about wild flowers. I had to laugh at the picture of you and Beckie, pulling off the road and stomping into the ditches to take pics. And that sweet lady who wanted to make sure you two were o.k. <br /><br />What a coincidence that we are posting about tiger lilies, and so is Marnie in her blog. Must be that time of year.<br /><br />I also like your favourite road-side planting. Never mind about the cars - that way you know it's a real roadside. LOL!<br />Happy gardening!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-36000967027649323332009-07-13T09:08:14.918-05:002009-07-13T09:08:14.918-05:00Rose, I love the quote you chose.
I consider pu...Rose, I love the quote you chose. <br /><br />I consider public plantings a gift, great advertising and a show of respect for the community. I've come to look at a business with a vast expanse of ugly pavement as a place that wants to take from the community and not give anything back. More and more businesses are dressing up their outside with plantings. Grasses, Stellas, coneflowers, Knockout roses, rudbeckias are really popular here. I'm very happy that business are taking a part in making our shopping and driving areas more attractive.<br /> <br />Love the milkweed. I posted about it today. I'm bringing some seed home to try in my garden. The fragrance alone is enough to recommend it.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-52642718479362808722009-07-13T08:56:18.602-05:002009-07-13T08:56:18.602-05:00Linda, Even the interstate roadsides are so much p...Linda, Even the interstate roadsides are so much prettier now. There are stands of coneflowers blooming in several areas on my way into C-U. My husband says, with disdain, that this was a pet project of our former governor's wife. Perhaps money we didn't have, but they certainly are beautiful!<br /><br />Rose, I enjoy all the native plantings along roadsides, too; it seems that there are many more than there used to be. I have some Stellas in my garden, but they're paired with other colors and plants, which I do like.<br /><br />Cindy, my PPPP, if that's what it is, isn't looking too great right now; I'm not sure I got all the root, but I didn't want to stay down in the ditch too long:)<br /><br />Racquel, I'm going to try to take more photos by fall; there are so many attractive planters downtown as well.<br /><br />Layanee, Coneflowers are my favorite! Right now is probably the best show for roadsides with so many summer bloomers showing up.<br /><br />Anna, I did try taking photos of the roadsides in AZ, but it was hard to do at 70 mph:) I was very impressed by their plantings--I'll have to try harder this winter. I do love coleus, especially with all the new varieties that have come out, but I usually include a few other plants in the containers with them. The sweet potato vine sounds like a great idea.<br /><br />NC, They do deserve our appreciation; our town is so much more attractive because of it!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-70047155815788415152009-07-13T07:05:06.049-05:002009-07-13T07:05:06.049-05:00Hooray for the hard workers who took the time to p...Hooray for the hard workers who took the time to plant and care for the lovely gardens. Lovely photographs.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-60927755000808441952009-07-13T06:32:55.016-05:002009-07-13T06:32:55.016-05:00Rose this was an interesting walk along the Street...Rose this was an interesting walk along the Streets! I think of all those road medians in AZ that we saw planted with all those interesting cacti! Surely worth taking photos of next year!<br />Noth I for one love the coleus plantings..in fact that is what I did with my front planters..I should post and show you..what those street plantings of coleus need is a bit of a POP of green like the potatoe vine!<br />That's what I did and It looks great!<br />I also love and believe in the road sign about the native plants for wildlife.<br />Great post thank you for posting and for your continued encouragement and prayers for me. hugs aNNa xoNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-89673536611448729922009-07-12T17:07:12.160-05:002009-07-12T17:07:12.160-05:00Roadside plantings and public plantings are always...Roadside plantings and public plantings are always of interest and you found some very nice examples. Is there anything more durable than a coneflower? I also have been enjoying the roadside flowers. I must take my camera next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-58530563923853032352009-07-12T15:19:37.678-05:002009-07-12T15:19:37.678-05:00You have some wonderful public planting areas in y...You have some wonderful public planting areas in your town! I love the Humane Society's prairie garden, so pretty. :) What a wonderful idea for a meme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-60721180844500382702009-07-12T13:51:08.868-05:002009-07-12T13:51:08.868-05:00Your favorite planting is mine as well! It's m...Your favorite planting is mine as well! It's much more interesting visually and botanicallly. I love coleus but I think they lose their impact in a mass planting like the one you showed. <br /><br />It seems we all want some of Gail's PPPP! I bought a pot of it this spring and it's doing its best to hang tough in the inclement heat!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-33085569051984560202009-07-12T13:38:00.721-05:002009-07-12T13:38:00.721-05:00Great post! Isn't it interesting to evaluate t...Great post! Isn't it interesting to evaluate the plant life in public places? It's great that native wildflowers are flourishing along more roads. We have a very long bike trail through my town (that actually goes up to Wisconsin), and it's entirely planted with native grasses and wildflowers. The coneflowers, milkweeds, and black-eyed susans are in full glory right now!<br /><br />Of course there's those Stellas everywhere! I also get irritated seeing them ad nauseum, especially without any companions. I agree with MMD that they look better with Russian sage. All in all such a fun look at your town and the surrounding area! And kudos for braving the roadsides to take pictures!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83243313270738744522009-07-12T07:57:03.468-05:002009-07-12T07:57:03.468-05:00Very nice Rose - you got some very nice examples o...Very nice Rose - you got some very nice examples of street and highway plantings. I'm so happy to see so many grassy highway slopes planted with natives these days. <br /><br />Even the Dan Ryan expressway in Chicago now has many areas like that - so much better in every way than turf grass. It's delightful seeing blooming roadsides instead of scorching, scalped 'lawn.' Seeing these types of plantings along big-city expressways is doubly delightful.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35792021911086764662009-07-12T07:48:40.339-05:002009-07-12T07:48:40.339-05:00Susie, the native wildflowers are interesting to m...Susie, the native wildflowers are interesting to me, too, but I can't identify most of them. I checked out some books from the library to learn more about them.<br /><br />Janet, Since the volunteer group has started doing this, it really adds some beauty to the area. I find myself looking at the plantings instead of watching the road:)<br /><br />Lisa, When the seedheads dry up, you should be able to get lots of seeds. They spread so easily in fields that I would think you wouldn't have any trouble getting some to grow in your garden.<br /><br />MMD, Yes, I would have had better photos if I hadn't been worried about getting run over:) You may be right about the phlox i.d., but it doesn't look like the silene on the website I consult. Right now the plants aren't looking too great in my garden, but we'll see.<br /><br />Cheryl, I knew you would enjoy the "wilder" plantings; wish you could see the last one in person--it's so beautiful! I should have worn a stocking over my head--a neighbor saw me and asked me the next day what I was doing:) <br /><br />Suburbia, I need to remember this quote; I am one who looks to tomorrow too often.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-66353446110116594362009-07-12T04:19:08.895-05:002009-07-12T04:19:08.895-05:00I love the quote! Hope you are well :)I love the quote! Hope you are well :)Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-80951478883270732822009-07-11T11:23:15.395-05:002009-07-11T11:23:15.395-05:00Hi Rose.....I expect you will already know the one...Hi Rose.....I expect you will already know the ones that I will like....of course, the wild schemes.....I must say I am impressed, with the different styles.<br /><br />We have a lot of roundabouts here and they are usually themed planting and sometimes they include small trees....I like the idea, although for a plant lover like me it is a little dangerous. I tend to try and see what is growing instead of my driving(very bad).....<br /><br />Digging up PPP ......you have more courage than me Rose......did you wear a stocking over your head!!lolCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-39555221461700445922009-07-11T11:06:09.673-05:002009-07-11T11:06:09.673-05:00Wonderful post! Not getting run over is what'...Wonderful post! Not getting run over is what's holding me back from photographing some excellent planting in the middle of a 4 lane road near me. I'll have to figure out how to do it, as there are no nearby cross streets.<br />Leave it to the Humane Society to get it right. Good for them to have an environmentally responsible garden that's also great to look at. Your town has done a good job. Perovskia is a great low maintenance plant that makes Stella look good. I prefer to see a mass of coleus rather than the standard Stella & Petunias planting.<br />I hate to burst your bubble, but the foliage of that plant doesn't look like PPP. I think it might be a Silene, but don't quote me on it.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-84609883427665043162009-07-11T07:06:07.481-05:002009-07-11T07:06:07.481-05:00This is a great post Rose. I want milkweed in my ...This is a great post Rose. I want milkweed in my garden so bad. I am going try to get out there and get some seeds this year. Maybe that way I can get some to take here. Like you, I have tried to dig some up but the tap root is way too deep to be successful digging.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-9600682502586103582009-07-11T06:22:02.456-05:002009-07-11T06:22:02.456-05:00I am glad communties are putting plantings in medi...I am glad communties are putting plantings in median strips and roadsides. Sure makes it prettier.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-66517715775623723972009-07-10T21:50:47.939-05:002009-07-10T21:50:47.939-05:00Hey Rose, this is a wonderful post. A co-worker ha...Hey Rose, this is a wonderful post. A co-worker has gotten me very interested in native and wildflowers. He has even given me a few. Don't remember what most are so it will be interesting to see what they look like, that is if they bloom.<br /><br />Funny how you said if that one particular bed wasn't blooming it would look like weeds. As I was watering this afternoon I looked across my yard and thought how it looked like a bunch of weeds cause ain't nothing blooming right now.<br /><br />Thanks for taking us along on with you.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-49956324962362257222009-07-10T17:10:24.734-05:002009-07-10T17:10:24.734-05:00Frances, I've always been such a rule-follower...Frances, I've always been such a rule-follower, but I'm getting older and wiser:) Besides, are there really any rules in blogging? Our state finances are in such a mess that cutting down on mowing isn't really affecting anyone's jobs. As for stopping on the road, I was more worried about getting hit by a car than getting mugged. The Bud people have the best commercials:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-66897676383062653692009-07-10T17:04:55.419-05:002009-07-10T17:04:55.419-05:00Tina, Our town is so much more attractive since th...Tina, Our town is so much more attractive since this group started their plantings. I don't think my husband would ever let me plant milkweeds in my garden:) Thank goodness, the butterfly weed looks very different, so he doesn't realize what it is!<br /><br />Gail, I like the prairie planting; I just wouldn't want it in front of my house when it's out of bloom. Something funny, a neighbor saw me at Curves today and asked me what I was doing in the ditch yesterday:) It's hard to get away with anything, even flower pilfering, around here!<br /><br />Joyce, I've seen these orange lilies planted in many gardens lately--I really think they're pretty. There's some nostalgia there, almost like an heirloom flower:)<br /><br />Maggie May, Thanks. I don't have many in my garden, but I do like seeing them along the roads.<br /><br />VP, I did digress a little, didn't I? Glad you liked it and that I could participate. I'll be on the lookout as we head into fall so that I can be on time next time:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83083319145395537352009-07-10T16:59:06.195-05:002009-07-10T16:59:06.195-05:00Hi Rose, great job! And thanks for the link love ...Hi Rose, great job! And thanks for the link love too. I didn't know we could still post about this, thinking we had to wait until the next quarter, when I would miss it again. You are so brave to be late, I need to learn more from you. The humane society has done it right, but the village group is providing a wonderful service as well. The no mow is something I would like to see more of here in TN, but know that the mowers are employees who need to feed their families and would suffer from layoffs. We need to think of an alternative that would still use them, maybe plowing then planting wildflower seeds? The drought has affected all of our public plantings the last couple of years too. One more thing, stopping along the road to take photos is always a little scary for me, I am always alone and worry slightly about who might stop to assist me. Chain saw murderer? But he's got a six pack of Bud! HA :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-30138736433152721732009-07-10T16:45:05.175-05:002009-07-10T16:45:05.175-05:00Rose - you promised and promised and I waited and ...Rose - you promised and promised and I waited and waited. And well, you've outdone yourself and done me proud! I like how you've summed up a number of themes coming through into 1 post - the lack of choice of plants used in public planting (at least yours have flowers), how community groups make a great deal of difference and how interesting native plants/ leaving well alone can be.<br /><br />Thanks for joining in and I'll add your piece to this quarter's summary :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-34191380971905706412009-07-10T16:43:39.793-05:002009-07-10T16:43:39.793-05:00The wild flowers look lovely. All the photos are l...The wild flowers look lovely. All the photos are lovely.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.com