tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post760297906502603530..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: LASTING IMPRESSIONSRock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-54636402752485213122015-07-21T09:25:57.827-07:002015-07-21T09:25:57.827-07:00I'm so sorry about your beautiful garden. Hail...I'm so sorry about your beautiful garden. Hail is just so awful. That and late freezes seem to cause such damage. Glad your friends were able to help some too. It's nice to have people to share one's sorrows, gardening and otherwise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-60092848735198647732015-07-13T15:42:15.984-07:002015-07-13T15:42:15.984-07:00So glad to hear your friends are rallying. I'...So glad to hear your friends are rallying. I've been pruning hail-damaged leaves off agaves, furcraeas, but nothing like that damage. Hail is so rare here, I never even thought of it as something to worry about. Your sage was amazing. I can't tell from the photo which salvia it is -- kind of looks like one of the officinalis varieties like 'Beggarten' maybe? Happy shoppingDenisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-42462007423921509192015-07-05T05:54:09.917-07:002015-07-05T05:54:09.917-07:00Jenny, it makes me so happy to think of a little b...Jenny, it makes me so happy to think of a little bit of my corner of Katy growing in your garden! I'm so glad I could help out. Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-86639160069056736712015-06-29T22:04:38.036-07:002015-06-29T22:04:38.036-07:00Keeping it real, Jenny. It's something every g...Keeping it real, Jenny. It's something every gardener can relate to. I'm glad you have so many new plants and seeds to salve the wound of the hailstorm.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-26577849524382185632015-06-29T14:51:43.851-07:002015-06-29T14:51:43.851-07:00Sometimes I think it is good to see that a gardene...Sometimes I think it is good to see that a gardener has failings and that not all plants look perfect all the time. The opuntias do grow quickly, as you say, I have some waiting to plant but they may have to wait just a little longer. Yes the old saying one years seed, seven years weed must also apply to wildflowers and I am sure there will be some that germinate next year. It would be a matter Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-35131302520357495792015-06-29T14:48:01.686-07:002015-06-29T14:48:01.686-07:00It has 6 months to prove itself before it goes to ...It has 6 months to prove itself before it goes to the Gulag!Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-83226109413623551112015-06-29T14:47:03.267-07:002015-06-29T14:47:03.267-07:00Thanks Tatyana. Texas has a strong gardening commu...Thanks Tatyana. Texas has a strong gardening community.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-30774259667325730722015-06-29T14:46:19.679-07:002015-06-29T14:46:19.679-07:00What can we say. Mother natures loves to test plan...What can we say. Mother natures loves to test plants and gardeners alike.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-79993539082230897022015-06-29T14:45:13.121-07:002015-06-29T14:45:13.121-07:00I am hanging in there on the rose. I can see that ...I am hanging in there on the rose. I can see that she is busy trying to heal the wounds but so many branches have died and I can't see any new growth below the damage. It was a brutal beating.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-29153540802716852572015-06-29T14:43:36.639-07:002015-06-29T14:43:36.639-07:00 Thoughts of shopping for that new rose and clemat... Thoughts of shopping for that new rose and clematis in the fall have certainly eased the pain of loss. I hope that your group received the thank you note I sent several weeks ago.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-39306097197376181972015-06-29T09:19:46.660-07:002015-06-29T09:19:46.660-07:00Call me crazy, but I actually *like* that pineappl...Call me crazy, but I actually *like* that pineapple look on your potted agave! You could start a trend :)<br /><br />Sorry about all the hail damage in your garden. Hope that some of your plants do manage to recover from the PTSD with support and therapy and loving care.<br /><br />Meanwhile, it sounds like you have an awesome network of gardening friends to step into the breach!Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07402416428574401646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-6807337648094347012015-06-29T08:37:39.877-07:002015-06-29T08:37:39.877-07:00You are right about the way we typically blog. Ac...You are right about the way we typically blog. According to most posts I read there are never weeds or bug infestations (or hail damage!) to deal with, just an endless succession of lovely blooming plants. At the moment I'd be hard pressed to take a single photo that wouldn't show holes from grasshoppers, leaf hoppers, and/or leaf cutter bees. I consider that the price of doing TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-73673229664012690782015-06-28T22:33:53.142-07:002015-06-28T22:33:53.142-07:00I'm so glad you've been "showered&quo...I'm so glad you've been "showered" with garden gifts to help heal the emotional scars from the storm. That opuntia is just so so sad, and is there really no hope for the A. desmettiana? The post-pineapple photo shows so many happy heathy leaves, although I agree that look isn't desirable long-term. Maybe it will surprise you? (Fingers crossed up here in Portland).danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-16738201660937567792015-06-28T18:01:43.668-07:002015-06-28T18:01:43.668-07:00Gardening friends are the best!
I wish all the be...Gardening friends are the best! <br />I wish all the best to your garden, Rose!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-41177100190996133922015-06-28T16:17:32.177-07:002015-06-28T16:17:32.177-07:00The decimated Opuntia is so sad, but getting those...The decimated Opuntia is so sad, but getting those gifts for replanting is very cool! Garden friends are the best. Oddly, the potted agave you cleaned up was interesting with all the hail pits on it, though not the effect you might want.<br /><br />Here's to a better rest of 2015, and a gentle drying out.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-15609290728450268232015-06-28T12:08:32.890-07:002015-06-28T12:08:32.890-07:00I'd the unrealistic hope that time would cure ...I'd the unrealistic hope that time would cure your garden's wounds despite the extensive damage you showed after the event. I glad that succulent pups and friends are stepping into the breach.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-24855159292418320982015-06-28T09:11:08.501-07:002015-06-28T09:11:08.501-07:00This was an important post to see since I often th...This was an important post to see since I often think of you in the garden and wonder how the recovery is going. Our Rock n' Oaks Garden Club members will be thrilled to know you have something special in mind for our gift. We'll look forward to following your new Felicia as she grows and blooms.<br /><br />The next time I see you which may be fall by now I will be armed with cactus andShirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com