tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post943048517297935809..comments2024-03-25T21:33:39.853+00:00Comments on BlackCountry Wench: Is It a Plant or Is It a Weed?Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10260573198415697938noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-39678323743301284432020-09-23T21:10:40.006+01:002020-09-23T21:10:40.006+01:00You have one awesome garden! I let those who know ...You have one awesome garden! I let those who know help you with the names. I hope the raspberry bushes will stay and give you a lot of berries.Salaneuloja https://www.blogger.com/profile/09726806888191896931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-13868539909222686852012-05-26T13:45:28.190+01:002012-05-26T13:45:28.190+01:00Your garden is so lovely Maggie! I've never th...Your garden is so lovely Maggie! I've never thought about planting hostas in a pot before. I'll have to give that a try. Your unknown flower is really pretty and here in Canada it is known as columbine. I have several varieties and love the blooms.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299867624939647862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-50922254187090697032012-05-24T19:14:17.837+01:002012-05-24T19:14:17.837+01:00With your "crowded" corner, you can cut ...With your "crowded" corner, you can cut those bushes back pretty hard and they'll all come back and, for a while at least, they'll be smaller! Another tip for slugs is to take the hair from your hairbrush (or your haircut, but I'll warn you if you bring a plastic bag to carry home your hair clippings, your hairdresser will think you're a whackjob!) and place it around the plants. Slugs hate hair apparently.Anna van Schurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545037218589039870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-89515700867119268752012-05-24T14:19:04.438+01:002012-05-24T14:19:04.438+01:00What gorgeous garden photos! Here in the U.S. that...What gorgeous garden photos! Here in the U.S. that last plant is called Columbine and comes in various colors from pink to purple to white. It is a wonderful little perennial and will spread. I'll bet a helpful bird dropped some seed in your yard as he was passing over :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368237913096460512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-39366245918241228172012-05-24T00:51:57.792+01:002012-05-24T00:51:57.792+01:00What fantastic pics...your garden looks great!What fantastic pics...your garden looks great!Rhonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774540090030286613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-40944349568749175222012-05-23T22:15:06.606+01:002012-05-23T22:15:06.606+01:00the bug bush with the bluey/purple flowers looks l...the bug bush with the bluey/purple flowers looks like a ceanothus, we have a hedge of iin the front garden. Yourgardenlookslovely, no wonder you enjoyed some time there reading.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863899802782756191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-86990780674921577862012-05-23T18:37:12.685+01:002012-05-23T18:37:12.685+01:00So lovely to see everything in bloom and freshly g...So lovely to see everything in bloom and freshly green and pretty. Spring starts a little later than most here in my part of Connecticut so we haven't hit spring fully quite yet.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230362349362748862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-91131877035197443372012-05-23T14:22:32.071+01:002012-05-23T14:22:32.071+01:00Yes, they are blue bells. And the thing that the ...Yes, they are blue bells. And the thing that the other folks are calling Grandmother's Bonnet, we call Columbine here. Although, I've never seen a ruffly one like that. It is the state flower of Colorado. I have them in my garden in remembrance of my mom, who was from CO. In your bushy corner pic - I think that the bush in the middle is a variegated Weigela. I have burgundy ones called Midnight Wine, that are part of the plantings I put in on the road frontage last year. They are struggling, but still alive. I was on a garden site the other day and they had weigela listed as an herb. I have to look that up and see what it's good for. One of your commenters remarked on hostas and slugs. Save your eggshells, clean them and crush them. Sprinkle on the ground around the hostas. It keeps the slugs away. Also, diotomaceous earth works. Used to be you had to go to a pool supply place to buy it, but now sold in garden centers.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443276914204027757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-7090470888912449042012-05-23T13:31:10.185+01:002012-05-23T13:31:10.185+01:00Beautiful gardens and varieties of
Hostas. My fi...Beautiful gardens and varieties of <br />Hostas. My first thought on the last plant was a Columbine. They are so pretty!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929920771003768745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-3625578600389620002012-05-23T12:59:28.646+01:002012-05-23T12:59:28.646+01:00Thanks for sharing the photos of your garden Maggi...Thanks for sharing the photos of your garden Maggie - it's beautiful. I love your hostas. Our neighbour has recommended that we grow hostas in our garden as they like shade apparently, and we have huge trees at the bottom of our garden that very little will grow under. I'm a bit reluctant to have hostas though as I remember the ongoing battle my grandad used to have with slugs eating his prize hostas!! ;0)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465814935013604949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-81646095377877949802012-05-23T11:33:35.664+01:002012-05-23T11:33:35.664+01:00Maggie, it's a good thing I like you so much, ...Maggie, it's a good thing I like you so much, otherwise I'd hate you out of jealousy!! I just looked through your kitchen photos and Oh. My. GOSH!!!!!!!!!! Exactly what I had wanted and had picked out--and then the recession hit, and I learned to accept the ugly kitchen the former owners of our house had put in. LOL Really, the kitchen is just gorgeous and I LOVE your oven/stove/range!! Oh my gosh. Fantastic choices. Now I suddenly want to rush about and clean my own kitchen. ;)<br /><br />Beautiful garden photos! We are finally getting a bit of warmer weather and only just yesterday took the flannel sheets off the bed. Still no sun, but at least I'm not arguing about why I refuse to put the heat on in May!Siobhánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664728276490470180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-3279123771579692202012-05-23T11:02:28.011+01:002012-05-23T11:02:28.011+01:00That is a beautiful columbine Maggie! I hope you d...That is a beautiful columbine Maggie! I hope you decide to keep it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551177344589162442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-76967810716872936662012-05-23T04:35:40.727+01:002012-05-23T04:35:40.727+01:00Enjoy your sunshine! All of your plants and flowe...Enjoy your sunshine! All of your plants and flowers are so pretty. I have no idea what the name of the pink flower is, but I would say it's a beautiful weed!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645701341189264472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-2421845759280554972012-05-23T04:03:03.171+01:002012-05-23T04:03:03.171+01:00Those flowers ARE beautiful!
I would love to have...Those flowers ARE beautiful!<br /><br />I would love to have hostas in my garden, but the slugs seem to feel that is an invitation to a buffet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-32450913840351294482012-05-22T23:02:58.606+01:002012-05-22T23:02:58.606+01:00Cath beat me to it. :)
I know it has Granny's...Cath beat me to it. :)<br /><br />I know it has Granny's Bonnet and that's because my Aunt gave me some and i managed to either kill off or we lost in the freezing weather a year or 2 ago has they never came back. :(Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283377027399811756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-28070358533940543622012-05-22T21:54:49.932+01:002012-05-22T21:54:49.932+01:00What a pretty garden,,I am so glad you all are get...What a pretty garden,,I am so glad you all are getting some sunshine finally...hope it stays for awhile.Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388425549064713591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412818587055987458.post-77296293774971185332012-05-22T21:51:18.533+01:002012-05-22T21:51:18.533+01:00It's called Aquilegia or Grandmothers Bonnet ,...It's called Aquilegia or Grandmothers Bonnet , and will reproduce like crazy. When the flowers die off, you get seed pods which scatter everywhere. OK if you like them , but if you don't want a huge spread , just pull off the pods before they dry and pop .<br />They are a flower rather than weed, but spread like weeds ,lol .Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285019396213335910noreply@blogger.com