tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post4234331249490964278..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Lessons from the GardenRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-19067024650462525392011-09-28T09:59:10.823-05:002011-09-28T09:59:10.823-05:00I'm totally with ou--I could be the poster chi...I'm totally with ou--I could be the poster child for lifelong learning. One of the things I enjoy most about teaching and presenting is, I often learn something new from students! That's the great thing about gardening; everyone has something to share, and there is so much to learn.<br />1) Totally! <br />2) I had to re-learn that lesson a few times!<br />3) and 4) Yep and yep!<br />5) One of the reasons I like going on garden walks and reading gardening blogs is I often get new ideas for specific plants, or a new way to do something, or a new way to look at something.<br />6) I would add "Don't be so hard on yourself!" because I think all gardeners are (I know I am).Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-6299094067152658692011-09-21T13:25:38.541-05:002011-09-21T13:25:38.541-05:00Rose, I have enjoyed your garden even more this ye...Rose, I have enjoyed your garden even more this year, because I had to move and leave mine behind in July. I am hoping to control myself in regaurds to spacing in the coming year, but I often get trumped by the wifes wishes. Thank you for the wonderful garden views.Taylorville Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83424837709633972912011-09-20T10:01:48.220-05:002011-09-20T10:01:48.220-05:00Lots of great lessons here. I'm working on sp...Lots of great lessons here. I'm working on spacing. Planted many new plants this year and they seem so far apart now, it's easy to cram them in but I know I shouldn't do it. Self seeders too! goodness I'm swamped in malva this year because I couldn't bear to pull out any of the volunteer seedlings. Very true that there's always something to learn in the garden.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-48670857130269911922011-09-15T13:58:56.462-05:002011-09-15T13:58:56.462-05:00I have so much to learn about gardening. I feel a ...I have so much to learn about gardening. I feel a little downhearted at the moment as my ideas don't seem to work. But I have to keep on trying I suppose.<br /><br />I love the idea of using the old chairs. I saved some teapots doomed for the bin with the intention of putting something in them!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-64610071868786894182011-09-14T07:40:26.098-05:002011-09-14T07:40:26.098-05:00I am learning many of the same lessons. I always c...I am learning many of the same lessons. I always crowd my plants and then the more aggressive ones win out. I also provided my tomatoes with way to flimsy a support and many of them fell over.Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-42095191095825180992011-09-14T05:41:08.972-05:002011-09-14T05:41:08.972-05:00Rose girl
That is why I am a gardener .. continual...Rose girl<br />That is why I am a gardener .. continual learning and experience .. no one knows it all by any means! .. yet the bit about spacing and where a plant is best situated .. well, that is a constant OOPS! but rectification follows and a small? mental note if not in my book .. all of your points are great and I want to keep them in mind .. I have been lucky to have a good imagination most of the time for future plant and garden art stance so I am happy that trait keeps me fresh too!<br />Excellent post girl : )<br />JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-11526054312322079222011-09-13T22:15:11.413-05:002011-09-13T22:15:11.413-05:00Do you mean new lessons or lessons that I keep re-...Do you mean new lessons or lessons that I keep re-learning? lol I don't think that I will ever learn not to plant things too close together. <br /><br />One thing I have got to learn is to go with what does well in a particular place, rather than repeatedly trying something that doesn't work, which is the definition of insanity.<br /><br />I've got to get Hydrangea 'Vanilla Strawberry' just for the name, plus it's so beautiful.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-79471703628568547932011-09-13T10:22:44.411-05:002011-09-13T10:22:44.411-05:00This was a good post full of reminders for us all....This was a good post full of reminders for us all. I staked my tomatoes this year, but not well enough, so that is one lesson I learned. <br /><br />Yes, you will need to be aggressive with those cleome seedlings next year! I'm still finding some new ones here and there in my garden and wonder whether they're from last year's mothers or this summer's!<br /><br />I rescued three miniature roses from a grocery store sale in mid-July and put them in a window box on the corner of my vegetable garden. They promptly dropped all of their buds and most of their leaves. They are just now coming back and may bloom later this week. So, point well taken about buying plants in the heat of the summer!<br /><br />Love the lantana, especially in those colors!Kimberleyhttp://cosmosandcleome.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-19030238192781680162011-09-13T09:43:37.746-05:002011-09-13T09:43:37.746-05:00All good lessons that we've all learned one wa...All good lessons that we've all learned one way or another no matter how long we've been gardening. I've made all those mistakes and more and still do from time to time. ;) Love those chairs Rose, good eye spotting those and yep they'll look great with some potted annuals. Are you going to give them a paint job too?Racquelhttp://perennialgardener.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/bloomin-tuesday-blooms-and-berries/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-52358854580655922622011-09-12T21:45:57.135-05:002011-09-12T21:45:57.135-05:00Excellent tips....especially about the tomato trel...Excellent tips....especially about the tomato trellis. I just stumbled upon your site from another blog. I look forward to reading your posts. Chris Las AventurasRohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-88493444351067698532011-09-12T18:25:13.374-05:002011-09-12T18:25:13.374-05:00Love that chair too, Rose! Those are all good tips...Love that chair too, Rose! Those are all good tips. I am guilty of not paying attention to most of them, especially the first and the one about buying plants in the heat of summer!<br /><br />Lovely pics as usual. Fall will be here soon and I hate putting the garden to bed. {{sigh}}Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-25124142157232260452011-09-11T16:41:16.413-05:002011-09-11T16:41:16.413-05:00Lovely photos, lovely chair and thank you for shar...Lovely photos, lovely chair and thank you for sharing your lessons learned - so different from what I learnt this season as a newbie. I do agree - thee more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know!! How true that is. I'm finding out just how little I know :)Christine @ the Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-36722827721997984962011-09-10T21:29:16.502-05:002011-09-10T21:29:16.502-05:00Hi Rose,
I enjoyed reading about things you've...Hi Rose,<br />I enjoyed reading about things you've learned from gardening. I'm one of those who used to pay attention to the spacing on tags, but has gotten less careful. <br /><br />When I want to grow a plant that's aggressive, I've learned to plant them in a tub. I have always been afraid to plant gooseneck loosestrife, but decided to try some in a tub this year. It is doing well. I hope it makes it through the winter.<br /><br />I love your chair!<br /><br />Yes, I have lots of butterflies, and I'm seeing a hummingbird some days. Oh, and that's another thing I'm learning to do, sit and relax watching the butterflies and birds without having to jump up and go inside for my camera.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-78511736972176625822011-09-09T22:48:55.598-05:002011-09-09T22:48:55.598-05:00Good lessons learned, dear Rose. I could go on and...Good lessons learned, dear Rose. I could go on and on but enough to say I have so enjoyed your zest for life watching you, as your garden, growing ... your lovely photos ... keen knowledge ...<br /><br />Your friendship is grand and treasured.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-10774102644155329562011-09-09T10:02:17.898-05:002011-09-09T10:02:17.898-05:00I just love your "new" chair, Rose. I ca...I just love your "new" chair, Rose. I can just see you sitting in it next summer sipping a tall glass of iced tea, while looking over your garden deciding what needs to go, be moved, or new bed construction plans being made. I think that gardening is all about learning new lessons, just as in life.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-34387037391567600672011-09-09T08:12:32.958-05:002011-09-09T08:12:32.958-05:00Aussie, Good point about plant tags. If I'm u...Aussie, Good point about plant tags. If I'm unfamiliar with the plant, I try to do some research on it for better info.<br /><br />Sarah, Too often I'm thinking about "now" instead of the future when planting. I understand about being busy; I've gotten behind here, too.<br /><br />PlantPostings, Thanks for hosting this--it's a great idea! I've got all winter to think about where I'm going to put those chairs. <br /><br />Janet, This is the first full season for 'Vanilla Strawberry' here. Its blooms didn't get as big as I had expected, but I'm hoping it will do better next year. It's in full sun, which might make a difference.<br /><br />Lola, I don't have an artistic eye for adding garden objects, but these chairs looked like good additions somewhere here.<br /><br />Maggie, I have the same problem. Drifts of one type of plant really look effective, but I like so many different plants I can't make myself stick to just a few.<br /><br />Janet, I couldn't believe these chairs had been thrown out, but then it's the old saw about "one man's treasure..." Next year I'm planning lots of moving here, too.<br /><br />Rosey, One of my sons probably thinks I'm becoming a hoarder, but I hate to throw out some things that can be used later, too. Yes, it seems my house has a revolving door:)<br /><br />Donna, Good luck with your cleome! Glad the seed police didn't spot you:) I picked up some compass plant seeds off the ground at a Botanic Garden last year, but they didn't grow for me at all. As for the buckets, ha! I do think ones with Bears logos would be fine, but I'm pretty sure anything grown in buckets with Chicago CUBS on them would never produce fruit:)<br /><br />Sissy, Ha! Yes, Donna is a bit sassy, but she was growing vegetables in buckets with Green Bay Packers logos on them--can you imagine?!:) Good thing I have the winter to decide what to do with those chairs.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-34472878928964790722011-09-09T07:59:31.233-05:002011-09-09T07:59:31.233-05:00Lisa, My cleomes are sure holding up in this droug...Lisa, My cleomes are sure holding up in this drought, too. It looked like on the weather forecast that the rain we're getting was headed your way, too--hope you're getting some showers.<br /><br />Tina, I think you're right; it's the height difference that bothers me. But oh well, I'm glad to have something blooming at all:)<br /><br />Laurrie, Ha, you must be an experienced tree-mover:)<br /><br />Renee, I remember learning about black walnut trees in MG classes--there are a few plants that grow under them, but I don't remember what they are. <br /><br />Garden Diaries, I love, too, that every spring you get to start over and there are always some surprises. I had no idea, for example, an amsonia got so big!<br /><br />Humble, Some of the hydrangea paniculatas also do well in sun, but they do love their water! <br /><br />Sage, Oh, I wish I could identify every plant when it was still small. Half the time I don't know what's what until it blooms.<br /><br />Cheryl, I agree that one reason I like the crowded garden is that it makes it much harder for weeds to grow. I rarely have to pull weeds in my shade garden. So true about nature and accepting change--those are good lessons for us to learn as well.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-9896681505571829022011-09-08T18:56:13.565-05:002011-09-08T18:56:13.565-05:00Oh my goodness, look @ Donna! Very sassy, isn'...Oh my goodness, look @ Donna! Very sassy, isn't she? She wishes she was a Bears fan!<br />I wish I had the type of eye it takes to see a broken chair and realize it has worth. That is still a lesson I need to learn!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-71111848736087482992011-09-08T18:36:20.405-05:002011-09-08T18:36:20.405-05:00Yes, yes....I can see those old iron chairs covere...Yes, yes....I can see those old iron chairs covered with pots of colored blooms. <br /><br />I did a botantical garden walk with a friend and she "accidently" picked a seed pod from a cleome. She gave it to me and I put it in my pocket for safe-keeping. I'll plant the seeds in the spring and see what happens. Hopefully, the Garden didn't capture our actions on video.<br /><br />Your Lantana is scrumptious-looking. I watered my tonight because it was drooping. They're so forgiving, aren't they.<br /><br />I will always plant plants too close together. I can't be trained differently. lol<br /><br />FYI....nothing will grow in a Chicago Bears bucket. ha-ha<br /><br />donnadonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-61078103890108358112011-09-08T08:41:20.845-05:002011-09-08T08:41:20.845-05:00Hope you are resting after helping your daughter m...Hope you are resting after helping your daughter move. It seems like that happens a lot with older kids, I had no idea it would be like this!Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-59412499036306838532011-09-08T08:40:25.687-05:002011-09-08T08:40:25.687-05:00I learned that I must stop planting sunflowers bec...I learned that I must stop planting sunflowers because I am so allergic to the pollen. <br />I like the list of your lessons especially the one about re-purposing, one of my favorite topics.<br />It's hard for me to throw things away now because I think there may be a second life for something.Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-74208590805027602952011-09-08T06:30:38.754-05:002011-09-08T06:30:38.754-05:00Great find on the chairs! I keep telling myself I ...Great find on the chairs! I keep telling myself I will plant further apart next time, but actually I always end up moving things around so much that I don't think it matters. That's what I am telling myself, anyway...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-7140436963346848362011-09-08T01:45:58.924-05:002011-09-08T01:45:58.924-05:00Very good advice there, Rose.
When I was first st...Very good advice there, Rose.<br /><br />When I was first starting out as a gardener, I wish I had taken the advice of putting several plants of the same type together instead of buying lots of different things and throwing them together, which looks much more bitty.<br />That is one of the pieces of advices I wished I'd listened to!<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-42666019580821689132011-09-07T21:15:20.673-05:002011-09-07T21:15:20.673-05:00I do agree Rose. The garden does provide a wealth ...I do agree Rose. The garden does provide a wealth of learning. I have learned so much but there is a lot I don't know.<br />Love that chair. I love to put articles of interest in the garden. I missed out on some metal bed springs that would have been good in the garden. They were the old kind.<br />As the old saying goes "you snooze, you loose". lolLolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-18192665722456464582011-09-07T20:06:24.603-05:002011-09-07T20:06:24.603-05:00Good lessons to be sure! I have been trying to ma...Good lessons to be sure! I have been trying to make sure I don't plant some of those vigorous reseeders. <br />Funny you mentioned Vanilla Strawberry...I have been thinking about getting some as well. We have many similar plants. <br /><br />One more lesson-- use permatill at the first hint of vole activity.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.com