tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post8298994726677945403..comments2024-03-03T00:24:48.079-08:00Comments on In The Garden: No Rhyme or Reason.Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-50072789124394693402010-07-15T07:54:45.074-07:002010-07-15T07:54:45.074-07:00Hi Noelle, I'm glad you like the combo, I'...Hi Noelle, I'm glad you like the combo, I'm sure your planters will be beautiful!<br /><br />Hi Deborah, Interesting! With the structure and layout of KG I assumed everything was preplanned, I'm glad there's still some randomness to the whole thing, and I'm not the only one who makes the wrong decision and has to move them later.<br /><br />Hi Bethm thanks for your message! Both of the bells pictured with the painted daisies are Campanulas, my balloon flowers aren't blooming yet. The shape is remarkably similar though! :)Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-63343739315125518762010-07-14T11:55:23.625-07:002010-07-14T11:55:23.625-07:00Love the colorful painted daisies! So brilliant! T...Love the colorful painted daisies! So brilliant! They look nice planted with the balloon flowers. Your garden is looking great, Rebecca!<br />Hugs and blessings, BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792341123595520130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-23592890152621176422010-07-14T05:42:36.605-07:002010-07-14T05:42:36.605-07:00Rebecca, I always used to plant without a plan, bu...Rebecca, I always used to plant without a plan, but in this garden, I am trying to do it the opposite way. The shape and size of the beds get carefully planned, but the plants, well sometimes (lots of time) they just get planted where ever. Sometimes it is fabulous and sometimes, well, I will be moving them.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-51089217223279166282010-07-13T20:21:08.688-07:002010-07-13T20:21:08.688-07:00Hi Rebecca,
I love your red, white and blue flowe...Hi Rebecca,<br /><br />I love your red, white and blue flower combination. I haven't tried that before, but may try when it comes time to plant winter annuals :-)Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-21320117955488899092010-07-12T14:24:30.071-07:002010-07-12T14:24:30.071-07:00Hi Meredith, thanks for stopping by!! I know what ...Hi Meredith, thanks for stopping by!! I know what you mean about winter plans, I make them too but then plant shopping gets in the way.<br /><br />Hi meemsnyc, welcome to my blog! I also put plants where there is room, and if there isn't room I make some by expanding an edge somewhere.<br /><br />Hi Laura, TI also move things around, sometimes. Usually 2-3 times in the first year, but once established I leave them, even if they'd be better elsewhere<br /><br />Hi Northern, good point about the hosta! I hadn't thought if it that way. Let's face it, bellflowers look great with anything ;). <br /><br />Hi Ms S, yes it's certainly the talent lol. Congrats on your purchases! I just saw a pic of a ninebark (diablo) pruned to a tree, it was very pretty and didn't take up as much space.<br /><br />Hi Joy, everyone needs a frog king!! I'll be sure to put Alastair in the next post for you, he has a very secluded spot in the garden...I also *try* and stay within light requirements, I won't plant a shade plant in the sun, but do plant sun plants in the shade and hope for the best. Thanks for your great message! :)Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-10873845939690207822010-07-12T03:59:38.105-07:002010-07-12T03:59:38.105-07:00Hey there Rebecca girl ! I was just commenting to ...Hey there Rebecca girl ! I was just commenting to my husband that I almost got that "frog king" now I wish I had seeing yours in the garden : )<br />I don't take to rules about colours or structures for planning my garden .. I plant what I like where I like .. except I try to stay within the light requirements .. other wise the plants are NOT happy .. but that still happens .. and they have to be moved a few hundred times ? LOL<br />This heat wave has not been great for it though .. or me ? LOL<br />Lovely plants and pairings girl ! keep it up : )<br />JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-62688706413217739302010-07-11T22:58:37.270-07:002010-07-11T22:58:37.270-07:00No plan? Never! lol Ahem, well maybe once in a whi...No plan? Never! lol Ahem, well maybe once in a while (!). Guess that's how I ended up bringing home a Dart's Gold ninebark and hubby brought home an Annebelle hydrangea, both of which we have no clue what to do with! *Sigh* I had such good intentions this year. <br /><br />btw: I absolutely love your blue peachleaf bellflower and perennial sage combo. Sometimes things just work out. (Must be the talent!) :-)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-86386033055893345442010-07-11T20:35:04.019-07:002010-07-11T20:35:04.019-07:00Your peachleaf bellflower and sage look so pretty ...Your peachleaf bellflower and sage look so pretty together, as do the two bellflowers. That Hosta got tired of being stereotyped as a foliage plant, and decided to prove everybody wrong. :)<br /><br />I love to plan out garden beds, but I do change things around as I start to plant. I never draw a map ahead of time, but I always make little maps and diagrams after I've planted. I have a binder full of them.Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-81638761147883083232010-07-11T19:52:53.314-07:002010-07-11T19:52:53.314-07:00Plans come after. Plants come first! Because of th...Plans come after. Plants come first! Because of this I'm constantly digging and moving thing around. It's a waltz of sorts. I quite enjoy it!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-23948581780786166792010-07-11T19:28:45.072-07:002010-07-11T19:28:45.072-07:00I pretty much take the same approach. I sow seeds...I pretty much take the same approach. I sow seeds or buy plants and just plant them where there is room!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-86900827621783492232010-07-11T19:23:04.268-07:002010-07-11T19:23:04.268-07:00I make all these glorious plans in the wintertime,...I make all these glorious plans in the wintertime, but then I go with spontaneity when it comes time to actually do the planting. I'm a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person, and it works for me. Although I wonder if I would take more care with my garden if I ever owned my own land and got to stay somewhere for more than a couple of years...Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-89306799345025489792010-07-11T14:37:47.349-07:002010-07-11T14:37:47.349-07:00Lona, surely you jest! Your garden is MAGNIFICENT ...Lona, surely you jest! Your garden is MAGNIFICENT and my few plants here and there that may or may no coordinate is a far cry from your stunning & expansive creation. I do move them from time to time too, if they really don't work together. I agree about the hosta looking top heavy, I can't believe the odd growth. :)Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-88890489935025803822010-07-11T14:05:03.441-07:002010-07-11T14:05:03.441-07:00That flower will grow right in to fit that pot bef...That flower will grow right in to fit that pot before you know it LOL!<br />The sage and blue campanula are such beautiful partners.Your accidents look great to me. I am a sticker in of plants too but mine never look as good as yours. That is why I move plants so much LOL!That little hosta sure is a bloomer. It look so top heavy LOL!Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-49793143122682111802010-07-11T07:26:49.535-07:002010-07-11T07:26:49.535-07:00Hi Kiki, thanks for your message! I knew you'd...Hi Kiki, thanks for your message! I knew you'd like my frog :). The painted daisy is one of my favorites, I am trying hard to find another one somewhere...<br /><br />Hi Cherry Lane, thanks for visiting! I rarely get to the rearranging either, and I have yet to do any dividing...the planting is so much more fun!<br /><br />Hi vrtlarica, 'empty spot gardener' has a certain ring to it! Thank you for your kind words. :)<br /><br />Hi Bernie, thanks for your message - YES, it is a New Guinea Impatiens! I have heard they can get quite large, we'll see what this one has time to do. I'm glad you like my combos, they have pleasantly surprised me!<br /><br />Hi Kyna, Nice to know I'm not alone, and I know exactly what you mean by 'mostly working out'. <br /><br />Hi Tatyana, So hard to believe that you garden without plan, your garden appears so structured and well thought out!! The little hosta is odd, to say the least.Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-80097896717816153712010-07-11T05:37:29.831-07:002010-07-11T05:37:29.831-07:00Hi Rebecca! Your accidental plant combinations loo...Hi Rebecca! Your accidental plant combinations look great! The hosta is very unusual. I've never seen anything like this! Take me into your group of the gardeners without a plan. I think we love surprises.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-45349428383696156002010-07-11T04:31:37.664-07:002010-07-11T04:31:37.664-07:00I'm definitely an 'accidental gardener'...I'm definitely an 'accidental gardener'. I try and plan things out, but it never happens. Probably because I just buy a couple of plants at a time (can't afford any more than that). It mostly seems to work out. Mostly lol.Kynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222304237028745181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-38189986326478515952010-07-11T00:11:48.248-07:002010-07-11T00:11:48.248-07:00I'll fess up ... I'm another complete non-...I'll fess up ... I'm another complete non-planner. If I see a plant I like and I think it will survive in my garden ... then it's mine. <br /><br />I love your combinations. The bellflower and sage look fantastic together ... as does the shasta, heliopsis and stachys.<br /><br />Is that a New Guinea Impatiens in the pot? If it is, then don't worry, it will definitely fill out ... possibly even spill over the edge.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-53824795959784850192010-07-10T22:58:18.473-07:002010-07-10T22:58:18.473-07:00I always have a plan for the garden, but I rarely ...I always have a plan for the garden, but I rarely follow it. There are always more plants than I have garden space, so I plant where I find empty spot.<br />Your garden combinations do appear as planned as colors and textures go so well together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-83701528752999452732010-07-10T18:06:46.830-07:002010-07-10T18:06:46.830-07:00I think your accidental combos are wonderful! Do ...I think your accidental combos are wonderful! Do I garden without a plan? All the time! Even when I think I have a plan I never stick to it. I acquire plants and then figure out where to put them, hope for the best, and tell myself I'll rearrange later if need be. But I never do get around to that rearranging.Cherry Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037410814286071364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8671006236976973866.post-20229127625657168382010-07-10T18:05:18.144-07:002010-07-10T18:05:18.144-07:00Hi Rebecca..i looove yoru frog king..he is so char...Hi Rebecca..i looove yoru frog king..he is so charming..yay! And such lovely blooms! Love the painted daisy too!<br />Wonderful!<br />Have ahappy day!<br />KikiVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.com