Perennial Passion

It's 55F here right now and quite overcast...I...

2012-06-01T11:20:21.952-04:00

It's 55F here right now and quite overcast...I feel like getting back under the blankets! lol I'm loving the purples in your garden, so very pretty. Yesterday when I was watering my flowerbeds, I noticed that my pink Oriental poppies are forming buds, as are my lilies, so I should be having some colour in the next week or two. Do you ever get little red beetle like bugs in your lilies? It's the 3rd year in a row that I have to keep spraying my lilies because if I let them be, the little buggers eat all the leaves. Didn't see any yesterday so hopefully I've got them all. xoxo

Really lovely! You have so much in gardens. Very p...

2012-06-01T06:57:02.524-04:00

Really lovely! You have so much in gardens. Very pretty but a lot of work and it always looks so pretty. We are getting some much needed rain. Hope we get enough.
Cher Sunray Gardens

Beautiful! I was so mad that we had to leave befo...

2012-06-01T05:36:15.917-04:00

Beautiful! I was so mad that we had to leave before my poppies opened up. I've been trying to get rid of the orange ones and keep the peach ones--now I don't know if I won the battle or not. And if I didn't, those 40,000,000 seeds are gonna sprout all over the border...AGAIN! Argh!!!!!
Gosh, your place looks fantastic-so full and lush. I'm totally envious!
:)

Everything is shaping up nicely! I love the wild ...

2012-05-31T23:28:29.156-04:00

Everything is shaping up nicely! I love the wild look beside the rock wall!
It's been so warm here, I gave up weeding for the time being. Today was so nice, I asked Brian to go to the a different park with me, which we did. You can read about our excursion on my blog.

Your gardens are just SOOOO beautiful, Zoey. I am...

2012-05-31T22:40:55.883-04:00

Your gardens are just SOOOO beautiful, Zoey. I am just so jealous of your way with plants! I would stand at my window and gaze at my yard if I were you. It is cold here tonight, too. In the 50's and I noticed that there are frost warnings just North of us. What a weird Spring- xo Diana

Your yard is so pretty. Is it as big as it looks i...

2012-05-31T19:36:00.623-04:00

Your yard is so pretty. Is it as big as it looks in the pictures? I love to watch the progression of your plantings.
Balisha

Zoey, Your gardens are just stunning! The invasive...

2012-05-31T18:39:45.383-04:00

Zoey, Your gardens are just stunning! The invasive poppies: are those oriental poppies? Would it help to clip the seed heads after they bloom? Have a great wknd!
Beth

Oh I so want that burning bush. I had one at the o...

2012-05-31T09:48:02.282-04:00

Oh I so want that burning bush. I had one at the old house (19 yrs ago) and it was beautiful. I bought one for this house and it was just never the same and eventually died.
As for you ads, I agree. but I think if it popped up that big, by accident you must have rolled your cursor over it.
I will look forward to your burning bush this fall.
I had my first rain lily bloom yesterday!

Zoey, Your garden looks great - very lush and fill...

2012-05-30T20:23:46.301-04:00

Zoey, Your garden looks great - very lush and filling in nicely. It'd be great to have breakfast or a cup of tea in the garden at that nice little table.
On the ads issue, I'm ok with ads on the sidebar but not ones that cover the content. By the way, I do not have ads on my blog.
Beth

Hello dear Zoey:-) It feels so good to be back to...

2012-05-30T17:57:15.516-04:00

Hello dear Zoey:-)

It feels so good to be back to blogging and visiting, I've really missed all of you.

I absolutely detest pop ups when I visit a web site, especially if it's a blog! I also don't like when a blog has all kinds of advertisements on it. A couple of years ago I received an email asking me if I wanted to earn a bit of cash by advertising stuff on my blog...NO THANK YOU!!!

Your garden is starting to fill out nicely. Last year I had so many tulips in bloom but this year only 4 bloomed!!! The weather played havoc with them by being so warm in March and then having frost in May:-( My other plants are filling out well and hopefully they won't have been affected. The only thing I have in bloom right now is my lilac tree.

Cool day today and overcast. We need rain but I would like the warmth back!! lol xoxo

Zoey, you definately need to put chairs out there-...

2012-05-30T15:18:18.176-04:00

Zoey, you definately need to put chairs out there---what a great spot to relax.
Hope you aren't in line for frost tonight. We are under freeze warnings. I'd put an expletive there, but I try to behave here.
:)

Your spring garden is looking quite cheery!

2012-05-30T13:04:16.988-04:00

Your spring garden is looking quite cheery!

I'm with you, Zoey! There are several blogs t...

2012-05-30T13:00:16.543-04:00

I'm with you, Zoey! There are several blogs that I don't visit anymore because of the massive amount of advertising. Same thing with magazines- I gave up most of them.

However, don't you DARE give up blogging! Blogging needs REAL people! People that have great gardens and bad days and great projects and some disappointments. That is why I come here to visit you. xo Diana

I hear you on the pop-ups! They sometimes crawl ac...

2012-05-30T12:23:25.112-04:00

I hear you on the pop-ups! They sometimes crawl across the screen too. A certain recipe site lets you search for a recipe and then puts up a big screen to make you sign up with the site!
Your garden is filling in nicely! I also have a burning bush, but don't remember ever trimming it.

thankgoodness the blogs I follow don't do that...

2012-05-30T10:15:46.464-04:00

thankgoodness the blogs I follow don't do that but I have visited some...I don't go back...

Here's the thing with the pop ups. Do we know...

2012-05-30T06:32:25.735-04:00

Here's the thing with the pop ups. Do we know when they will pop up? I do not have any advertising on my blog but some words are automatically underlined and when your cursor hovers over that word ads pop up... wtf?

I love your garden area and that's a huge burning bush!

I know. I have one I visit that occasionally one o...

2012-05-30T06:04:44.499-04:00

I know. I have one I visit that occasionally one of the popups is bigger than my screen and I have a hard time getting rid of it.

Lovely garden there and that burning bush is huge.

Cher Sunray Gardens

It's nice to see your irises. Mine are almost ...

2012-05-28T11:38:30.457-04:00

It's nice to see your irises. Mine are almost finished blooming. The dark purple is the last-almost black and pretty neat. It seems to be a good rose year. I don't have a lot of luck with them, but besides seeing the ones at the arboretum, I've seen some gorgeous ones. I hope you had a fun mini-reunion!

Chives---I love em. It's the only bright spot ...

2012-05-28T03:43:47.975-04:00

Chives---I love em. It's the only bright spot in the garden right now. Your iris are beautiful too, but wow , the chives!

We got a solid inch of rain yesterday. So needed. I think if it gets nearly as warm as they are calling for, there's going to be a LOT of growth in the garden.
Have a good week!
:)

I love your flowers. It is sooo dry here. We are a...

2012-05-27T23:47:44.500-04:00

I love your flowers. It is sooo dry here. We are already watering the garden. We haven't had to mow the lawn in 2 weeks it's just drying up. today was a record breaking 95 degrees. It's CraZy!

Those are beautiful Iris, Zoey. My own are in ful...

2012-05-27T20:37:28.333-04:00

Those are beautiful Iris, Zoey. My own are in full bloom now and I started dead-heading some of them today.

I lost all my phlox this year- it didn't come back for some reason. Blessings- xo Diana

That is so lovely Zoey. Love the Iris and the Chiv...

2012-05-27T18:13:03.365-04:00

That is so lovely Zoey. Love the Iris and the Chives. I am also envious of the rain. Had sprinklers on for 4 hours today. I am actually dreading the year now. It's just so nasty already. Glad it's better up your way.

Cher Sunray Gardens

I love those fancy names they give flowers..like B...

2012-05-25T15:42:22.621-04:00

I love those fancy names they give flowers..like Bubblegum:)I am sure those planters will look amazing when fully grown.
Your quilts always amaze me..you definetly have talent my dear girl!
Have a great weekend Zoey!!

Wow- Not only are you a great gardener you are a R...

2012-05-24T23:03:07.570-04:00

Wow- Not only are you a great gardener you are a REALLY talented quilter! Your quilts are amazing, Zoey! xo Diana

2012-05-24T22:02:51.609-04:00

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