tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post460379562050528885..comments2024-02-28T04:22:53.128-06:00Comments on Visit My Garden: Smells and Chirpsspurgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-37612440089094889902012-02-26T12:31:23.763-06:002012-02-26T12:31:23.763-06:00Yes, for some reason people think it odd that I li...Yes, for some reason people think it odd that I like to take so many pictures of plants. But I enjoy going through the photos later - helps get me through the winter. So just get used to it people is what I say.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-16023257867879637432012-02-26T12:29:28.831-06:002012-02-26T12:29:28.831-06:00Thanks Larry. I've never tried an orienpet and...Thanks Larry. I've never tried an orienpet and didn't know they were fragrant - I'll definitely have to get some. So far only have Asians, Orientals, and LA hybrid - only orientals are fragrant of those.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-81721492539894466022012-02-26T12:28:25.483-06:002012-02-26T12:28:25.483-06:00I have never actually smelled a fragrant daff, Ind...I have never actually smelled a fragrant daff, Indie! Will definitely have to get some - I think some of the fragrant "jonquilla" types are not hardy in the north, but some surely are.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-81423803289933835672012-02-26T08:19:30.526-06:002012-02-26T08:19:30.526-06:00Since I got into this blogging thing and photograp...Since I got into this blogging thing and photographing plants in the garden so often I do see people looking and thinking hmm very strange. When I am at the front of the house I have seen me explaining my actions, now I think what the heck you have always been a little weird. You captured my senses beautifully today.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-2125728813662524612012-02-25T10:38:28.028-06:002012-02-25T10:38:28.028-06:00Thats a beautiful Dahpne... I love lily season as ...Thats a beautiful Dahpne... I love lily season as well when the whole garden is alive with the beautiful scents of the orienpets and orientals. LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-77203910334802523062012-02-24T09:13:06.678-06:002012-02-24T09:13:06.678-06:00Some of my fragrant daffodils just opened - it'...Some of my fragrant daffodils just opened - it's so nice to have some fragrance back in the garden. Your pictures are like a breath of summer, bringing to mind all the wonderful smells! <br />We put up some feeders this winter, and it's been so nice to have the 'chirps' throughout the winter, cheering everything up!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-23540259916826750542012-02-24T09:12:57.409-06:002012-02-24T09:12:57.409-06:00Thank you for the compliment and the information, ...Thank you for the compliment and the information, Jorday! It sounds like that euphorbia just might have a chance in my garden - naturally that means I have to try it and see :-) I'm happy with euphorbia even if they don't bloom - such great foliage and presence. I'll be back to your site soon to find more plant ideas to steal from you!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-48607489186755266262012-02-24T09:10:38.964-06:002012-02-24T09:10:38.964-06:00That's funny - I never thought of the potentia...That's funny - I never thought of the potential dangerous side-effects of being around flowers too much... I think it would be almost as hard to lose one's sense of smell as sight. I would miss scents so much, and not just flowers, but also the smell of the earth, and foliage, and even stinky things!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-588936880445712572012-02-23T15:21:25.309-06:002012-02-23T15:21:25.309-06:00Thanks for your comment. You have a lovely blog. ...Thanks for your comment. You have a lovely blog. The photos are very nice. According to my information Euphorbia nicaeensis grows from Portugal to central Russia in dry places. It is said to tolerate no less than -15C. But surely it gets colder than that in Russia! It has never bloomed for me here in Seattle.Jordan Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619237580488545143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-45192285138795501002012-02-23T10:25:17.809-06:002012-02-23T10:25:17.809-06:00One of the side effects of working in a flower sho...One of the side effects of working in a flower shop, is losing the sense of smell. I don't mean I have actually lost it, but you tend not to notice them anymore. So many cutomers would come in and be blowen away by the fragrance, but it would take something really strong like hyacinths for me to pay attention. Now that I have been out of the industry for a year, my nose is a lot more receptive, and I shall enjoy incorporating some fragrant plants into my garden, (and actually smelling them), lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-39700498185337756432012-02-23T09:07:02.857-06:002012-02-23T09:07:02.857-06:00Every climate has something special that can be gr...Every climate has something special that can be grown there... I envy you your daphne odora, which is not hardy here. That is supposed to be one of the most fragrant of all daphnes.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-6046609243445149482012-02-23T09:04:09.767-06:002012-02-23T09:04:09.767-06:00There are always lots of chirpy visitors to my por...There are always lots of chirpy visitors to my porch, but I rarely manage to get them on film - I'm too slow with the focus.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-70012031685108374822012-02-23T09:01:09.899-06:002012-02-23T09:01:09.899-06:00I love the way kids perceive the world - so immedi...I love the way kids perceive the world - so immediate!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-38637399920217288342012-02-23T08:58:08.998-06:002012-02-23T08:58:08.998-06:00Thanks Jack - I can't wait to get outside and ...Thanks Jack - I can't wait to get outside and start digging either!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-73808952152961227932012-02-23T08:54:47.159-06:002012-02-23T08:54:47.159-06:00I love winter too, when it first arrives. But it l...I love winter too, when it first arrives. But it lasts too long for me here... by February I'm quite ready to see the back of it!spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-88804985023636683642012-02-22T20:29:46.881-06:002012-02-22T20:29:46.881-06:00I hope spring comes soon to you! I love daphne too...I hope spring comes soon to you! I love daphne too, although mine (daphne odora) does not look like yours. But you are right, the fragrance is outstanding. I envy you your rugosas, they are beautiful but pretty unhappy here...Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-39817795766460496772012-02-22T20:12:00.239-06:002012-02-22T20:12:00.239-06:00I love the chirps! And the smells, too, of course...I love the chirps! And the smells, too, of course. I associate many of the smells with people or places or special memories - all good. Hyacinths are one of my favorites.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-45744030919015832242012-02-22T13:56:26.961-06:002012-02-22T13:56:26.961-06:00How sweet! The smells and the chirps! :) I love hy...How sweet! The smells and the chirps! :) I love hyacinths too...they are the smell of spring to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-63002652893137227592012-02-22T12:36:57.323-06:002012-02-22T12:36:57.323-06:00Rebecca, Great flower photos today. Very well do...Rebecca, Great flower photos today. Very well done. Enjoyed my visit and you make me want to get out there and get going again. JackGardens at Waters Easthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007610849161868747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079712767252003197.post-56927732655397015702012-02-22T11:31:56.509-06:002012-02-22T11:31:56.509-06:00I go back and forth between missing winter terribl...I go back and forth between missing winter terribly to wondering whether I should welcome spring since it sometimes feels as if it is already here. I like your idea of remembering the scents of the garden. I love hyacinths as well...heavenly scent.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.com