tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post7254629262199320089..comments2023-12-08T04:01:53.961-05:00Comments on Our Garden Journal: The Best and Worst - April, 2012Cathy and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-39558801896219732572012-05-15T23:36:34.288-04:002012-05-15T23:36:34.288-04:00We learn from our own mistakes as well... and quit...We learn from our own mistakes as well... and quite often a "worst" is beyond our control, but we can learn how to deal with problems from each other. ;)Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-9454562254649952972012-05-10T15:30:46.123-04:002012-05-10T15:30:46.123-04:00oh no! Sorry to hear that we're not even halfw...oh no! Sorry to hear that we're not even halfway through May and there's already a "Worst" for you this month. Thank you for your kind comments and for being honest about the garden "oops." I certainly don't want to focus on the negative, but I also learn more from my mistakes. Of course, I love seeing the beautiful pictures of others' gardens as well, and I'm thankful that so many (like you!) are willing to share their tips and images. It gives me something to aspire to. :)Bumble Lush Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729677514605178020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-7792011724649186172012-05-07T08:37:39.040-04:002012-05-07T08:37:39.040-04:00Welcome back! I'm sure you've been busy, ...Welcome back! I'm sure you've been busy, busy with your own gardening chores. Thanks for taking time to stop by again to remind us that you are still out there.... we need to return the visit!Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-8788154281175171052012-05-07T08:31:55.906-04:002012-05-07T08:31:55.906-04:00Hi there and thanks for stopping by!
I love the...Hi there and thanks for stopping by! <br /><br />I love the idea of your meme and hopefully, others will join in too! We are so good about bragging about the beautiful things (and cropping the bad things out of the pix we post), but I learn more from how people deal with the "oops" in their garden than I do from gorgeous photos, which are always wonderful to look at, but don't really help me out, outside of brightening my day (which is incredibly wonderful, don't get me wrong, but I want to learn as well...).<br /><br />And sadly, I already have a candidate for "worst" for May! (And too many "Bests" to count, but those get covered under GBBD...) Looking forward to posting to your meme again!Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-47763418032375709812012-05-07T08:17:43.477-04:002012-05-07T08:17:43.477-04:00Hi Cathy,
Thanks for linking up with your Best/Wor...Hi Cathy,<br />Thanks for linking up with your Best/Worst. Sorry to hear about you magnolia tree. I do loves the smell of those fragrant flowers. On the flip side, I'm happy that it was hard to choose a "best" because there are so many good things going on the garden. The sand cherry looks great!Bumble Lush Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729677514605178020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-32961387835593228542012-05-07T04:37:21.326-04:002012-05-07T04:37:21.326-04:00Hello Cathy and Steve, i have not been here for qu...Hello Cathy and Steve, i have not been here for quiet a while. When flowers are not growing in my climate, i always find them lovely, and yours are like that even at its worst...AndreaKalantikanhttp://pureoxygengenerators.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-38054467126941053882012-05-06T13:12:33.188-04:002012-05-06T13:12:33.188-04:00The fragrance is amazing.... it almost reminds me...The fragrance is amazing.... it almost reminds me of night-blooming jasmine, as much for the intensity and weightiness of it. I spotted a foot tall sprout about two feet from the tree - the first I've ever seen. I am going to pot it up - I'm not sure if it seeded or if it's a runner, but I definitely want to see if I can cultivate it. Now that the shrub has finished blooming, I am going to trim it back a bit so that I can take some stress off the main trunk and hopefully give it a better chance of surviving another year. I know it's rather silly, but we've gotten so emotionally attached to this tree!Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-51838775218909345482012-05-05T21:22:00.680-04:002012-05-05T21:22:00.680-04:00I have always loved the dark maroon and light pink...I have always loved the dark maroon and light pink color combination of these cherries but never knew they were called sand cherries (or I forgot which is more likely)---very beautiful.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-84160416449387127662012-05-04T11:54:49.277-04:002012-05-04T11:54:49.277-04:00So true (there is always next year). But it also ...So true (there is always next year). But it also makes us a little more "human"... our gardens are not always picture perfect and that's okay.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-15540443811980799092012-05-04T11:53:48.571-04:002012-05-04T11:53:48.571-04:00I think it's because of the disappointment.......I think it's because of the disappointment.... we were so disappointed that we lost the entire bloom. And no, it won't bloom again this year. We have to wait for next year. <br /><br />"Bad things" happen occasionally but they don't always impact us the way this did. For example, we may try a new type of plant and it might or might not do well and so we move on and try something else. But this is a tree that we have nurtured, loved, fed, and we love to see it blooming. It's something we look forward to year after year. We have a lot of time, energy, and emotion invested in it.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-40080385644125659772012-05-04T11:27:49.923-04:002012-05-04T11:27:49.923-04:00I thought it was a wonderful idea as well.... I h...I thought it was a wonderful idea as well.... I have often felt as if I was "hiding" the bad stuff, cropping it out of photos, etc. We all have those things that aren't quite perfect and we shouldn't have to be embarrassed about them. I think her idea is terrific too.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-53999445693937839202012-05-04T11:25:08.582-04:002012-05-04T11:25:08.582-04:00Thanks so much... we certainly are pleased with th...Thanks so much... we certainly are pleased with the sand cherry, which was definitely one of last year's "low points".Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-56769102905564712672012-05-04T11:02:19.462-04:002012-05-04T11:02:19.462-04:00Thanks for sharing some "worst" moments ...Thanks for sharing some "worst" moments as well as positive things - it's so instructional for other gardeners. The best thing about gardening failures is - there's always next year to look forward to! Love that purple foliage on your sand cherry.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-13131556594163654962012-05-04T09:00:18.872-04:002012-05-04T09:00:18.872-04:00It is a neat idea and it is interesting that it is...It is a neat idea and it is interesting that it is easier to find the worst thing than the best thing. I wonder if that is because bad things happen rarely, or because when they do it is such a disappointment? It is a shame about the magnolia. Does that mean you have to wait another year before it flowers again? Fragrance is a wondrous thing - hard to imagine from a distance, even to remember.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-16916462449999386942012-05-03T06:53:42.676-04:002012-05-03T06:53:42.676-04:00I love her meme and will be joining in Monday...so...I love her meme and will be joining in Monday...sorry to see the magnolias were hit by the crazy weather...Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-63748509502828717342012-05-03T05:55:16.158-04:002012-05-03T05:55:16.158-04:00I love the fragrant deep blossoms. Can almost smel...I love the fragrant deep blossoms. Can almost smell them from here. Gardening certainly teaches us a lot of lessons, letting go of failure must be one of them, I think ye are brilliant to embrace it:~)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09359727279351453757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-165674874690869742012-05-02T19:27:26.148-04:002012-05-02T19:27:26.148-04:00Oh Pam, I am so sorry about your peonies! I wait ...Oh Pam, I am so sorry about your peonies! I wait all year for them and I would be so terribly upset if that happened here. Our buds are still tight and still in really good shape. We are truly fortunate that things have survived as well as they have. Any chance you'll have some later blooms?Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-32057040373033320362012-05-02T17:36:32.114-04:002012-05-02T17:36:32.114-04:00The only positive thing about this is that while w...The only positive thing about this is that while we don't get to enjoy the bloom, at least the tree survives okay.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-12828100036597636032012-05-02T17:34:49.599-04:002012-05-02T17:34:49.599-04:00We are blessed that this sand cherry survived. Th...We are blessed that this sand cherry survived. The bloom this spring was truly a gift from God.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-1792150487131745092012-05-02T17:33:49.234-04:002012-05-02T17:33:49.234-04:00Someone blogged just this past week about a cherry...Someone blogged just this past week about a cherry tree that has a leaf like the sand cherry but a gorgeous double petaled pink bloom like my weeping cherry and for the life of me, I couldn't find that post again today when I went to reply to you! I had wondered if the tree was fragrant.Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-42616712414797761392012-05-02T15:49:44.773-04:002012-05-02T15:49:44.773-04:00I didn't know about this meme -- great idea --...I didn't know about this meme -- great idea -- but my garden seems to be more 'worst' than 'best' right now as many of the spring flowers die off. I'm sorry about your magnolia. I'm afraid the frost nipped my peony buds. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-65358117639823662982012-05-02T15:39:31.215-04:002012-05-02T15:39:31.215-04:00I’m so sorry about your Magnolia. The same thing h...I’m so sorry about your Magnolia. The same thing happened to one of my Camellias. It had beautiful flowers that all turned brown after a period of severe frost earlier this year.Denisehttp://denisenoniwa.weebly.com/1/archives/04-2012/1.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-70760337920749860502012-05-02T13:54:54.281-04:002012-05-02T13:54:54.281-04:00I am so sorry about your magnolias...so sad. I had...I am so sorry about your magnolias...so sad. I had a few scares because of frost but not much damage. And your sand cherry is beautiful. I have two in the yard, and I just love them. They offer such a nice show through the seasons.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-55439908924509895322012-05-02T09:05:23.426-04:002012-05-02T09:05:23.426-04:00I cringe when I see what the weather did to the ma...I cringe when I see what the weather did to the magnolias. It happened here in great numbers too. I too smile at Sandcherries, they scream Springtime every time I passAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1306667106050601639.post-35421268352929119682012-05-02T07:46:44.967-04:002012-05-02T07:46:44.967-04:00Awww... Stuart, thanks so much! Actually, it was ...Awww... Stuart, thanks so much! Actually, it was Angela's idea and since she posted it as a meme, I was able to copy her lead shamelessly. But you're correct... it's the rare gardener who regularly points out the "misses". <br /><br />As for those gorgeous magnolias.... this is not the first time this particular one was a "miss", but at least it's thriving. Thanks for dropping by!Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.com