tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post448223568773104769..comments2024-02-07T07:31:06.512-05:00Comments on Greenbow: Natives, Garden Visitors and More of the Iris ParadeLisa at Greenbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-64936028170998861462019-05-13T16:24:43.905-04:002019-05-13T16:24:43.905-04:00I know it is hard not to complain ~ weather has be...I know it is hard not to complain ~ weather has been very cold and windy and more rain tonight and tues ~ ah well ~ as you wrote ~ soon it will be hot and humid ~ <br /><br />Happy Day to you,<br />A ShutterBug Explores,<br />aka (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-24720276404394390112019-05-12T09:30:08.128-04:002019-05-12T09:30:08.128-04:00Wondering what is blooming there for Mother's ...Wondering what is blooming there for Mother's Day in the USA ???<br />Happy Mother's Day ^_^<br /><br />Happy Day to you,<br />A ShutterBug Explores,<br />aka (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-14705557012058506072019-05-12T08:26:38.604-04:002019-05-12T08:26:38.604-04:00Wow, things are really looking good out there, I l...Wow, things are really looking good out there, I love the iris!!<br />I've never heard of waterleaf and it I went by the online pictures I don't think I'd ever chose to grow it, but your pictures prove that to be wrong! It sure does put on a nice show, it must be really happy in that spot.bittsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547598484469324272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-81048701628952329062019-05-11T12:24:30.138-04:002019-05-11T12:24:30.138-04:00Thanks for the link. You're right that I have ...Thanks for the link. You're right that I have lots of favorites, and can't pick a single flower as the number one. The Waterleaf is beautiful that's one I have never grown. A bunch of my Columbines seem to have gone missing this spring. Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-55987623711178288082019-05-11T08:24:36.776-04:002019-05-11T08:24:36.776-04:00Hello Lisa girl ! ... Your garden is looking AMAZI...Hello Lisa girl ! ... Your garden is looking AMAZING ! .. You have so many flowers showing off right now .. we are slowly but surely emerging in the cold north now .. and funny enough I bought two dark dwarf irises (tag did not NAME them but I am researching) .. Garden PA was the one that saw the Blue Bunting and it was stunning to him .. such a beautiful blue and no camera at hand of course (so now there is one on the kitchen table ! haha) .. we have had that grosbeak VERY briefly in the back garden .. I swear these gorgeous birds just like to tease us ? .. Happy Mother's Day for tomorrow , we are supposed to have decent weather I think so it would be a garden day for me which always makes me happy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-79723185712178149792019-05-11T01:48:03.332-04:002019-05-11T01:48:03.332-04:00That Grosbeak is stunning! What a gorgeous creatu...That Grosbeak is stunning! What a gorgeous creature. Your white Iris is just as beautiful, with all the ruffly edges. Looks like you have many beautiful Iris. <br /><br />Natives here--I truly love the California poppies. In the softer light of late winter and spring, they glow. The deep rich blue of the Ceanothus and their glossy green pleated flowers, the little pearly bell flowers of Manzanitas and their polished burgundy bark. :) Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-70202218855144202662019-05-10T13:43:26.302-04:002019-05-10T13:43:26.302-04:00You bet. So much to fill one's heart and soul....You bet. So much to fill one's heart and soul.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-80976176903661198912019-05-10T10:01:30.110-04:002019-05-10T10:01:30.110-04:00Oh so much beauty and activity in your garden! Ai...Oh so much beauty and activity in your garden! Ain't spring grand?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-90388032601782699082019-05-10T06:02:44.375-04:002019-05-10T06:02:44.375-04:00That’s an unusual bee such black wings, irises are...That’s an unusual bee such black wings, irises are more a summer flower for us but I too would find choosing favourite flowers to be difficult. We have quite a few coloured doves visit our garden. They weren’t introduced to the UK until the 1960s but have increased considerably since then. We don’t have anything like the grosbeak though.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-37933633894365285642019-05-09T07:07:27.615-04:002019-05-09T07:07:27.615-04:00I love California Poppies. One of my favorite memo...I love California Poppies. One of my favorite memories about them is seeing a Burrowing Owl watching us watching it from behind a clump of C. Poppies. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-51797794083876681022019-05-09T07:05:42.356-04:002019-05-09T07:05:42.356-04:00Yep, it is difficult to choose just one, four or t...Yep, it is difficult to choose just one, four or ten of favorites. :) Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-60491325065408880512019-05-09T07:04:24.643-04:002019-05-09T07:04:24.643-04:00I love trillium. I have a nice little stand of Pra...I love trillium. I have a nice little stand of Prairie trillium.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-68319773412752077552019-05-09T07:03:46.917-04:002019-05-09T07:03:46.917-04:00Beth, thank you for bringing my spelling error to ...Beth, thank you for bringing my spelling error to light. No wonder you hadn't heard of it. ha... bet you couldn't look it up either. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-88010260551210805212019-05-09T06:59:40.698-04:002019-05-09T06:59:40.698-04:00I have to correct my spelling,,,it is Appendaged n...I have to correct my spelling,,,it is Appendaged not Appleated...Geezz.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-10620313933595892922019-05-09T06:57:30.117-04:002019-05-09T06:57:30.117-04:00Hi Beth, Yes this waterleaf is H. appendiculatum. ...Hi Beth, Yes this waterleaf is H. appendiculatum. The leaves aren't as deeply lobed as the H. virginianum. Sometimes they get a little too happy. We have had a lot of rain the last month or so so it is very healthy looking this year. I have a difficult time getting things to grow in this bed for some reason and it waltzed in and took over. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-16695181892832994012019-05-08T23:13:37.220-04:002019-05-08T23:13:37.220-04:00My favorite native spring bloomer is the trillium....My favorite native spring bloomer is the trillium. <br />The white flowers ave turned purple and are fading away but the triple lobed foliage still stand tall. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-64900758479851444882019-05-08T21:43:04.171-04:002019-05-08T21:43:04.171-04:00Great combinations of plants! I have Virginia Wate...Great combinations of plants! I have Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) here, which has a similar flower. I'm not familiar with the Appleated Waterleaf. Curious about the species name? Is it H. appendiculatum? Wow, they look so healthy and happy in your garden!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-43427937958861490152019-05-08T17:42:29.631-04:002019-05-08T17:42:29.631-04:00Oh wow! ~ look at all those wonderful floral photo...Oh wow! ~ look at all those wonderful floral photos and love that little Grosbeck ~ delightful! <br /><br />Happy Day to you,<br />A ShutterBug Explores,<br />aka (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-85343728850061809302019-05-08T16:25:14.981-04:002019-05-08T16:25:14.981-04:00Oh my, your "overgrown orchid" is stunni...Oh my, your "overgrown orchid" is stunning! I love the fragrance of the spring violets and flowering quince is just pretty to me. And the peonies soon to bloom are right up there. What? you said favorite not favorites? Drats :-)Lady Locusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661298925602199106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-56257827043778490782019-05-08T14:24:47.536-04:002019-05-08T14:24:47.536-04:00Your garden's looking very pretty, Lisa! Most...Your garden's looking very pretty, Lisa! Most of my self-seeders aren't native, although some like the Santa Barbara daisy (Erigeron karvinskianus, native to Mexico) are near-natives. My favorite native bloomer right now is the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), which I've had a devil of a time getting established here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com