tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post5701286386226539758..comments2024-03-18T18:00:47.701-07:00Comments on danger garden: Road trip!danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-52186285721292089472009-06-11T16:39:59.764-07:002009-06-11T16:39:59.764-07:00Mom - Yea! But Dad would win the taste test, and t...Mom - Yea! But Dad would win the taste test, and that's what really counts...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-49550366561570520292009-06-11T16:06:52.865-07:002009-06-11T16:06:52.865-07:00Thanks to everyone for the complements. They are v...Thanks to everyone for the complements. They are very much appreciated. I always feel like I can't compete with Loree's garden. I love the plants in her zone. You win your Dad's tomatoe is only 25" MomPhyllis Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-34711918239198877792009-06-09T10:22:08.906-07:002009-06-09T10:22:08.906-07:00Germi, I will make sure they know, thank you! It&#...Germi, I will make sure they know, thank you! It's always a trade off isn't it? And so often the thing you have isn't what you want. Mom's Lady's Mantle is always beautiful, unlike some of the flop-over plants I've seen elsewhere.<br /><br />Stephanie, you are so right about the sedum! I didn't pick up on that but it definitely does look like little roses. Posting the picture of the lettuce I was wishing I had "accidentally" grabbed one, they looked so good.<br /><br />Karen I didn't ask if he was planing to save the seeds, I'll have to do that. Mom's pulmonaria is in a fairly shady spot, although it does get good afternoon sun I think. Do your parents garden in Seattle? My 1 poppy was blooming this morning...nothing so elaborate as my mothers though!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-11753171329362387672009-06-08T23:47:39.612-07:002009-06-08T23:47:39.612-07:00Fun road trip! Your folks' garden is amazing. ...Fun road trip! Your folks' garden is amazing. Some of those plant combos (and your photos) look like they came straight out of a (good) gardening book. Love those poppies, I have them too, same colors and type, agree on all counts that they are worth the space. Agree that is a pulmonaria, or lungwort. That one is really nice! I have a new one that I put in a bad spot, it is kind of sprawling and not looking nearly so spunky as your mom's. That variegated iris is to die for even without the pale purple blooms, and your dad, way to go with the awesome veggie garden! I love the arugula "edging" - that's really kind of artistic and sculptural. Is he separating the cukes so he can save seeds? BTW, my mom is a crazy gardener so I was not too into it until I got older, now I am hooked but much lazier than she and my dad are.Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-78496385198949018102009-06-08T22:05:39.851-07:002009-06-08T22:05:39.851-07:00Sedum ewersii looks like tiny roses... very lovely...Sedum ewersii looks like tiny roses... very lovely. This garden is so amazing. Not only has plenty of unique beautiful flowers, but healthy looking vegetables too. The butter lettuce look so yummy. Very good job;-) Oh, regarding caladium, it is easier to plant those that love the sun.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-89747285788595593462009-06-08T21:46:29.721-07:002009-06-08T21:46:29.721-07:00Wow, Loree, you have to let your mom and dad know ...Wow, Loree, you have to let your mom and dad know that you have people all over the internet drooling! So many of their plants are the exact plants I've dreamed of growing, but my zone is too hot!<br /><br />Here's that zone envy thing again! Lady's mantle, especially, was something I wept over. And we can't get our lettuces to head down here unless we do it in the dead of winter, and it takes forever! We have to harvest our lettuces as baby mesclun or we get all icky bitterness. SIGH! <br />So while my aloes and agaves are awesome, I'll never have a fresh rhubarb pie like you will, and my arugula will always be a bit too peppery. <br />Beautiful! Just beautiful!Germihttp://thegerminatrix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15336913622825831182009-06-08T21:00:34.619-07:002009-06-08T21:00:34.619-07:00Jane...you are so right about the cooperating, it&...Jane...you are so right about the cooperating, it's kind of rare isn't it? Thanks for the idea on the tricyrtis but I think Megan called it (below). I first left Spokane in '87 and then moved back in '98 to leave again in '04. This time home I got to see lots of old friends and found myself wondering if there will be another time where I live there ever again. It would be SO HARD to go back to a zone 5 after living in Portland.<br /><br />Megan...you've got it! I think it is a pulmonaria! I'll let mom know, she'll appreciate the ID. You are kind to even have thought about saving the Colocasia, I was just having fun harassing you. How would you know? But I do see a promising future here. We can make a plant 911 nursery emergency line and be on the look out for the rare and unusual! (you think I'm kidding but I'm not!). BTW the gardening bug didn't seem to skip a generation with you either, unless I am misreading your mom's level of dedication. What about your siblings are they into it? I've got 2 brothers and one is a gardener and one is not.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85480212530999029602009-06-08T18:25:12.276-07:002009-06-08T18:25:12.276-07:00Hey welcome back. I feel like a big jerk for not s...Hey welcome back. I feel like a big jerk for not saving you that colocasia. The thought did occur to me, but too late. Your parents are quite the gardeners. Usually it seems to skip a generation, kids with parents who spent a lot of time in the garden tend to come away with a bad taste in their mouth, but I'm glad not in this case. Is that mystery foliage that of a pulmonaria?Meganhttp://www.nestmaker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17447845317184153722009-06-08T15:08:44.931-07:002009-06-08T15:08:44.931-07:00What a lovely garden. I always love to hear about ...What a lovely garden. I always love to hear about gardening couples cooperating on the effort. I want to say your mystery plant is a tricyrtis of some kind, but I'm not feeling very confident of that. That little sedum is lovely. And these days it's getting to be a bigger treat to see healthy, mature elms. Who says you can't go home again!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com