tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post7364901843240849395..comments2023-08-10T04:48:09.538-04:00Comments on The Garden Faerie: Houston, we have green!Monica the Garden Faeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-83426078337287158632009-03-17T05:31:00.000-04:002009-03-17T05:31:00.000-04:00I can only image how hard on a gardener's patience...I can only image how hard on a gardener's patience a Winter this long must be. Even I am very eager for everything to speed up! Can harldy wait for your Hyacinths!!!Cat with a Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181586167628965537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-15422820581430970792009-03-14T09:31:00.000-04:002009-03-14T09:31:00.000-04:00Es ist doch jedes Jahr schoen, wie sehr wir uns ue...Es ist doch jedes Jahr schoen, wie sehr wir uns ueber die kleinsten gruenen Austriebe freuen, nicht wahr? Nur geduldig sein, auch zu dir wird der Fruehling kommen:)<BR/>LG, BekBekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353543632009072686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-88292712828284537862009-03-13T01:21:00.000-04:002009-03-13T01:21:00.000-04:00Monica!How exciting for you to see GREEN in the ga...Monica!How exciting for you to see <BR/>GREEN in the garden!!<BR/>I am loving all the green and sunshine here in AZ..wish you were here..I'm showing more of DBG of Phoenix..for you!!sending sun your way..NGNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-12755692969131179412009-03-12T14:39:00.000-04:002009-03-12T14:39:00.000-04:00Finally! I also saw some green in my garden, albei...Finally! I also saw some green in my garden, albeit snowbells. No bulbs yet. But doesn't it feel great?Rosemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286254322888159442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-19501846935042922522009-03-12T08:02:00.000-04:002009-03-12T08:02:00.000-04:00Peri,We console ourselves with the thoughts of the...Peri,<BR/>We console ourselves with the thoughts of the hot, humid summers southerners must have to deal with. Oh, wait. We have those too. Banana bites!<BR/><BR/>Sabine,<BR/>Ich habe auch WSchneeglöckchen, aber die sind noch nicht zu sehen (?!). Habe im Herbst zum ersten mal Winterlinge gepflanzt sowie etliche andere neuen Blumenzwiebeln... und erinnere mich nun nicht, wo was ist! Wird wohl noch alles klar werden.<BR/><BR/>GardenD,<BR/>It's not often I get a visit from someone north of me--Hello Wisconsin! :) Even Anna of Ontario is now in Phoenix showing off wonderful color. But you can't be far behind me. I love scilla though for some reason I don't have any myself.<BR/><BR/>Rambling,<BR/>I *think* I spied some tulips yesterday afternoon, but I'm not sure. There's always hope, it's just now VISIBLE! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Frances,<BR/>I do love both kitschy 19502/60s design and the classic, simple lines of mid-century modern, esp. Danish.<BR/><BR/>Joey,<BR/>You always have a way of sounding so wonderfully poetic about everything. I'm not a huge fan of humidity, so our summers don't rock my world, but I agree spring and fall are awesome!!!<BR/><BR/>MMD,<BR/>The day lilies are in a very sheltered location, tucked between the house foundation, the deck, and the air conditioner, so I think they're earlier than my others (which are in the back 40... I should walk out to them and check!). I always found the 1950s stuff tacky and one day something clicked and I love a lot of it now!<BR/><BR/>Kate,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by. Oh, it will definitely snow again before mid April. This IS Michigan! The temps are really cold--int he teens, and I wish we DID have snow cover!<BR/><BR/>Rose,<BR/>Yep, we here in southeastern Michigan are in the same zone as you, though most of the lower half of the lower peninsula is one zone colder and as you head north, some of the upper peninsula is as low as zone 2! Lake Michigan is about three hours away and doesn't affect us; Lakes Erie and Huron are closer, but the southwestern part of Ontario borders my part of Michigan, not the lakes. It's really the greater Detroit urban heat island effect that makes us a zone warmer than most around us. (Sorry. I like geography and weather.)<BR/><BR/>BT,<BR/>Hello again to you in Ireland. I've envied your more moderate temperatures for years!<BR/><BR/>GardenD,<BR/>Yes, I like seed packets with cute drawings!<BR/><BR/>Birgit,<BR/>Es freut mich dass Du dich besser fuehlst und das Fruehling auch bei Euch irgendwan kommt. Ich lebte 6 Monate in Stuutgart und es hat fast jeden Tag von Januar bis April geregent. Hier ist es zwar viel viel kaelter, aber das nasse graue fand ich trauriger als Schnee!<BR/><BR/>~MonicaMonica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-30916952575457525452009-03-12T06:57:00.000-04:002009-03-12T06:57:00.000-04:00Liebe Monica, mein Herz stimmt gleich mit ein in d...Liebe Monica, mein Herz stimmt gleich mit ein in den Frühlingssong. Ja, der Winter war lang und ist es noch. Auch bei uns. Immer noch Grau in Grau, regnerisch, kaum Sonne. Man mag einfach nicht vor die Tür gehen. Eine Erkältung jagt die nächste, aber man freut sich über die ersten grünen Spitzen. Das ist jedes Jahr das schönste am Frühjahr.<BR/>Liebe Grüße, BirgitGarden Cats + Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255411841606861502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-91865106383822165592009-03-11T22:51:00.000-04:002009-03-11T22:51:00.000-04:00Thanks fir the tip on the other seed packets!! I l...Thanks fir the tip on the other seed packets!! <BR/><BR/>I love to use them as ephemera in my artwork...<BR/><BR/>They are always so pretty...<BR/><BR/>~Vanessa<BR/>The Rhinestone ContessaVanessa Kiki Johanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000977478516970620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-48448798766689900212009-03-11T22:29:00.000-04:002009-03-11T22:29:00.000-04:00Oh how wonderful for you. I have daffodils and tu...Oh how wonderful for you. I have daffodils and tulips, the crocus are about over now thanks to being flattened by heavy rain! Some tiny red tulips are just appearing. Jealous?<BR/><BR/>Love your peeping green shoots. Long may they grow.<BR/>xBThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-27746921271559428912009-03-11T20:44:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:44:00.000-04:00Yes, the countdown begins! I noticed on a USDA ma...Yes, the countdown begins! I noticed on a USDA map the other day that Michigan is actually the same gardening zone that I am in. Must be that warm Lake air you get:) Like you, I've been seeing lots of green shoots emerge in the last week, including the daylilies just starting to peek through. Can't wait!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-56389331044022726942009-03-11T20:41:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:41:00.000-04:00Now that is exciting news! I love seeing those bit...Now that is exciting news! I love seeing those bits of green pushing up. I'm envious, covered in snow as we are here. Hopefully, your spring will continue to progress without any snow or cold temperatures!kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-39298719557465823262009-03-11T20:21:00.000-04:002009-03-11T20:21:00.000-04:00I'm so happy for you that your Hyacinths are sprou...I'm so happy for you that your Hyacinths are sprouting. Your Tigerlily/Daylily foliage is way ahead of all of my Daylilies, though they are starting to show some signs of life.<BR/>Great antiques haul! I'm also a big fan of 50s stuff.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-71423427545640068872009-03-11T19:43:00.000-04:002009-03-11T19:43:00.000-04:00My heart is singing with yours, dear Monica and Mi...My heart is singing with yours, dear Monica and Michigan pal! You must be feeling much better and do sound giddy ... but a 45-degree Michigan winter day will do that :) Yes, it's been a L O N G winter and we Michigan gardeners ARE hardy stock (work early spring gardens in freezing rain, sleet and mud). Yes, we know patience and often grit teeth looking at early spring southern gardens (but remember, though short, we have awesome summers and spectacular autumns). We'll certainly get a few more snowfalls, but we're almost there, Toots! (Hugs)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-7718791537357875142009-03-11T18:54:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:54:00.000-04:00Hi Monica, hooray for your green! Hyacinths make ...Hi Monica, hooray for your green! Hyacinths make my heart sing too. The fragrance, color and form are just to my liking. I have to laugh at your excitement about the 50's stuff. I do think those are cherry blossoms, with the pagoda type building, it makes more sense than apple. :-) BTW, fixed your flub, with none the wiser. HA<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-72298247342962191912009-03-11T18:05:00.000-04:002009-03-11T18:05:00.000-04:00Oh green is good...I have some..I think they are t...Oh green is good...I have some..I think they are tulips coming up and it is still very cold. But there is hope isn't there? --Michelle--Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-43373192334257817962009-03-11T17:16:00.000-04:002009-03-11T17:16:00.000-04:00I am so jealous! I have nothing yet! ... :(But, I...I am so jealous! I have nothing yet! ... :(But, I did order love in a mist seeds yesterday! )<BR/><BR/>I have permission from my local town to go and dig up (Save) thousands of scilla before they get bulldozed over for a new town building... as soon as the ground is not frozen, I am off to dig dig and covet!!! <BR/><BR/>They must be a VERY old variety, they have spread like blue ink! ...<BR/><BR/>Im almost giddy! <BR/>~Vanessa<BR/><BR/>Hopped over from garden girl.. then wiggled my way here some how! ... Hi!Vanessa Kiki Johanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000977478516970620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-27495247733978613172009-03-11T16:52:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:52:00.000-04:00Hallo Monica,Ist es nicht schön wenn man das erste...Hallo Monica,<BR/>Ist es nicht schön wenn man das erste grün im Garten entdeckt?<BR/>Ich hatte mich auch riesig gefreut als ich die ersten Winterlinge und Schneeglöckchen entdeckt hatte.<BR/>LG, SabineSabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016611495483950598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-90362171233601227502009-03-11T14:11:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:11:00.000-04:00Such patience you Northerners must have to get thr...Such patience you Northerners must have to get through the long days of winter. At least through blogging you can enjoy Spring a few times in one year. See the glass is half full! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-72655208101682026302009-03-11T13:19:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:19:00.000-04:00Anna,I don't mind others having spring nearly so m...Anna,<BR/>I don't mind others having spring nearly so much when I know mine is also on the way! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Pam,<BR/>Message conveyed to greens. Over.<BR/><BR/>Linda,<BR/>A local resale shop has an awesome, awesome formica table with ORANGE vinyl and chrome chairs, which would be just the right size for my tiny kitchen! I do love kitsch as well as mid-century modern. I would never kid about pink bathrooms!<BR/><BR/>MrBrownThumb,<BR/>I forgot to mention it, but my tiger lilies are in fact about an inch above ground, too, and have been for a while. They're in a very sheltered corner and are really my first green to come up.<BR/><BR/>Tim,<BR/>Spring is sort of coming, but we'll have a little encore of winter yet. My hyacinths won't bloom until early to mid April, but there's hope and that's the main thing!<BR/><BR/>Beckie,<BR/>Oh, you'll have love in a mist. I strew the seeds along the edges of my beds and they take very well. I have the cute leaves everywhere up front. But I love them!<BR/><BR/>Tina,<BR/>Michigan bulbs are a bit more tentative--when it rains they grow literally overnight... when it's dry or cold (we're back to highs near freezing, overnight lows in the teens), they bide their time. :) The hyacinths will bloom no early than April.<BR/><BR/>Shady,<BR/>Oh the joys of discovering green!<BR/><BR/>Marnie,<BR/>Oh don't worry, the love in a mist will take and come up--they don't care about temperature variations as much as other plants!! :)<BR/><BR/>~MonicaMonica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-24022228906797503662009-03-11T09:48:00.000-04:002009-03-11T09:48:00.000-04:00Hi Monica, I wish I'd planted my Love in a Mist la...Hi Monica, I wish I'd planted my Love in a Mist last fall so it had a head start. I'm really getting anxious.<BR/><BR/>The weather is so fickle here. The sixties and then a plunge down to 9-derees this morning. That is so cruel.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-70453836547835416552009-03-11T00:18:00.000-04:002009-03-11T00:18:00.000-04:00LOOK at YOU! Spring is on its way and we're all so...LOOK at YOU! Spring is on its way and we're all so ready! :-) We have a few days of predicted very cold temps, but after that... I'm thinking we'll be looking forward to more Spring weather, too!Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-67121359170785141272009-03-10T23:40:00.000-04:002009-03-10T23:40:00.000-04:00Yeah for the green! Now it will come all at once a...Yeah for the green! Now it will come all at once and be simply splendid.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-70858178313473882362009-03-10T22:52:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:52:00.000-04:00Whoo Hoo! It does the heart and soul good to see g...Whoo Hoo! It does the heart and soul good to see green shoots poking their heads through the ground. I am happy for you. I saw a couple of tulips a couple of days ago and today I have dozens. I started some Love in a Mist today, so next winter I hope I have some green like you.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-87559515214057109552009-03-10T21:03:00.000-04:002009-03-10T21:03:00.000-04:00Could winter finally be coming to the frozen tundr...Could winter finally be coming to the frozen tundra of the North? The hyacinths came out here a week or so ago, and I keep making excuses to walk down one enclosed path where I have them heavily planted.....it's pretty magical! Any day now you'll have that fragrance!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-5428548955371664182009-03-10T20:57:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:57:00.000-04:00I spotted some green today in the garden in the fo...I spotted some green today in the garden in the form of daylilies poking out of the ground, before the tulips even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-17514014997642376772009-03-10T20:50:00.000-04:002009-03-10T20:50:00.000-04:00One small step for daffodil, one giant step for Ga...One small step for daffodil, one giant step for Garden Fairie! <BR/><BR/>Makes you want to do a little dance! <BR/><BR/>Love the kitchy kitchen stuff! Looks like something that would have been on a shelf or windowsill in my mom's kitchen when I was a kid. (or on the chrome-legged kitchen table with formica top, matching chrome chairs with shiny red vinyl seats. . . ) And it's all coming back. <BR/><BR/>Now I know for sure you'll love the 60's pink bathroom!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.com