tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post3291728963392673460..comments2023-07-26T17:20:34.426+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye: My new signature plantDiana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-82194083965027714382012-01-26T13:00:17.066+02:002012-01-26T13:00:17.066+02:00What an interesting post Diana, and I will have to...What an interesting post Diana, and I will have to go away and think about what is my signature plant.<br /><br />Also what I would have if I could only have a dozen plants .... dificulte<br />KKaren - An ArtistsGardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-23950539735729615362012-01-26T08:50:59.489+02:002012-01-26T08:50:59.489+02:00Hi Diana - Thanks to your request, I had an excuse...Hi Diana - Thanks to your request, I had an excuse to blog about nicotiana yet again ! -<br />http://experiments-with-plants.blogspot.com/2012/01/nicotiana-26-jan-2012.htmlb-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-9708396175487940662012-01-26T01:47:06.922+02:002012-01-26T01:47:06.922+02:00Diana, after giving it some thought, I realized th...Diana, after giving it some thought, I realized that any garden I was to plan in the future would have to have some hydrangeas. I have only recently come to appreciate their beauty and strength in the garden. So...here is the link...<br /><br />http://www.thesagebutterfly.blogspot.com/2011/10/love-is-not-love-that-alters-when-it.htmlThe Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-54946608227955727652012-01-25T12:20:57.158+02:002012-01-25T12:20:57.158+02:00Diana - a cold January foggy morning has me musing...Diana - a cold January foggy morning has me musing. I have been stripping back and stripping back in order to get a dog and chicken proof fence into our little town garden. For me the plants have to be the little patch of woodland that I lost. Hazel coppices are still here and snakeshead fritillaries. To make a dozen I want Viburnum opulus, hellebores, cyclamens for autumn, lily of the valley, solomons seal, primula, snowdrops, allium bulgaricum. I know the forget me nots and primroses are still lurking.catharine Howardhttp://www.catharinehoward.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-60940270727961963852012-01-24T16:10:00.557+02:002012-01-24T16:10:00.557+02:00I am terrible - every flower I see I think is the ...I am terrible - every flower I see I think is the best and want it in the garden! At the moment I am just loving my pale pink and dark pink bougainvilleas.And in the wild, I am loving the Aristea glauca flowers that line the paths in Silvermine.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961721859592047886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-36400710528782059872012-01-23T21:55:27.256+02:002012-01-23T21:55:27.256+02:00Diana, my favourite flowers are Hepatica flowers. ...Diana, my favourite flowers are Hepatica flowers. I wrote about them twice last year:<br />http://denisenoniwa.weebly.com/1/category/hepatica/1.html<br />and I will hopefully write about them again when they bloom in march or april.Denisehttp://denisenoniwa.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-12600378055460621902012-01-23T17:24:34.879+02:002012-01-23T17:24:34.879+02:00Signature plant! well I thought naw, I don't h...Signature plant! well I thought naw, I don't have one, well, its not Thistles and its not Heather. Then it struck me, I do, its the fantastic underrated Alchemilla Mollis, its all over the joint, not only because it self seeds, but I like it.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-88235644013699625032012-01-23T14:43:12.276+02:002012-01-23T14:43:12.276+02:00My signature plant has to be Nasturtium. Beautiful...My signature plant has to be Nasturtium. Beautiful colours, self seed themselves each year and they're edible too. Perfection in a simple plant!Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-7313649790705734812012-01-23T13:02:38.484+02:002012-01-23T13:02:38.484+02:00Thanks for your comment. Have added rough-and-read...Thanks for your comment. Have added rough-and-ready nasturtium picture.Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-35566030769171379452012-01-23T11:25:21.789+02:002012-01-23T11:25:21.789+02:00Ok.Done it.
http://goo.gl/tXpWQ
EstherOk.Done it.<br /><br />http://goo.gl/tXpWQ<br /><br />EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-7335214387347071522012-01-23T10:13:51.239+02:002012-01-23T10:13:51.239+02:00Hello! This is the link to my post about Aquilegi...Hello! This is the link to my post about Aquilegia written in May called "Grannys bonnet is growing in my garden" http://wp.me/p1jkAI-rLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-57551949059403837742012-01-23T05:55:50.765+02:002012-01-23T05:55:50.765+02:00Dear Diana, I also love salvias and that one is a ...Dear Diana, I also love salvias and that one is a lovely soft blue - but I think if I changed my signature I would have a major identity crisis! cheers, catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-64873695285597216502012-01-22T13:54:08.374+02:002012-01-22T13:54:08.374+02:00This is a good idea Pauline, one which I will join...This is a good idea Pauline, one which I will join in when I can (hopefully once a month as you suggest). Many of my signature plants are the ones that self seed prolifically in my garden or that I just love. To begin a link to an older post but it is the plant that I use everywhere and links different spaces within the garden. Christina<br />http://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/my-thoughts-stipa-tenuissima/Christinahttp://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-69092203697796855622012-01-22T10:25:37.303+02:002012-01-22T10:25:37.303+02:00Lovely idea Diana but left me pondering for a whil...Lovely idea Diana but left me pondering for a while. My garden is a mixture of lots of plants, but when I focus my mind I suppose my favourite plant and one that I would not do without in any garden of mine, whether it be large or a courtyard, would be Aquiliga (Columbine) I wrote about them in May last year http://wp.me/p1jkAI-rL I wish they flowered all year round. This is my one for DianaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843929973112005451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-80095728237290155852012-01-22T03:51:19.335+02:002012-01-22T03:51:19.335+02:00Dear Diana,
For the first of my dozen I'm pi...Dear Diana, <br /><br />For the first of my dozen I'm picking the English bluebell -- certainly not native to Pennsylvania, but for me the epitome of the English countryside. I'm linking you to an archived posting: http://pamsenglishcottagegarden.blogspot.com/2010/05/taste-of-england-for-mays-monthly.html<br /><br />Pam xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-6851101184531953082012-01-21T18:16:10.378+02:002012-01-21T18:16:10.378+02:00Sages are one of my favorites. Your signature sage...Sages are one of my favorites. Your signature sage is beautiful! I grow common sage here but have had difficulty overwintering I think due to my wetter soil. This year it is overwintering in my cellar. I'll keep trying. My one in a dozen for Diana: http://thevioletfern.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-in-dozen-for-diana.htmlKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-85381029757345988622012-01-21T17:38:13.435+02:002012-01-21T17:38:13.435+02:00Hi Diana. I'm in -- a day late. I'm star...Hi Diana. I'm in -- a day late. I'm starting out with bananas, already said to be taking up 23% of Rwandan's arable land, but such a great, dramatic ornamental plant.Cindy at enclos*urehttp://enclosuretakerefuge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-1869856284779462652012-01-21T14:56:33.112+02:002012-01-21T14:56:33.112+02:00Signature plant...HM-mmm... For me, I think I hav...Signature plant...HM-mmm... For me, I think I have a favorite that varies from year to year. And I add more of it in that year that it is favored. However, I could say hydrangea, echinacea, yarrow, and rosemary definitely go on the list. I will continue giving this some thought...The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-51269589696133009142012-01-21T12:17:28.575+02:002012-01-21T12:17:28.575+02:00Hehe, with what flowers?
Especially in the coming ...Hehe, with what flowers?<br />Especially in the coming months ;-)<br />It will start to get warmer here and there will be barely anything blossoming, unless I can get into someones garden ;-D<br /><br />But I will enjoy your posts from afar :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-12993604098423549622012-01-21T12:14:28.486+02:002012-01-21T12:14:28.486+02:00Deb - our summer is brutal. Toasted roses.
Nicole...Deb - our summer is brutal. Toasted roses.<br /><br />NicoleB - perhaps you would like to join the Wildflower Wednesday towards the end of the month?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-86163171895028916982012-01-21T10:38:03.403+02:002012-01-21T10:38:03.403+02:00Hi Diana - The first of my Twelve is up:
http://ww...Hi Diana - The first of my Twelve is up:<br />http://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/gardening/the-first-of-my-dozen/<br /><br />The Cloud Monster? Classic!!Christine @ The Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-83169185241680672022012-01-21T06:17:08.918+02:002012-01-21T06:17:08.918+02:00I love your flowers / plants and especially dig th...I love your flowers / plants and especially dig the mountains with clouds! Beautiful!<br />Not able to play along with that Meme.<br />I could take photos of some of the Aloe downstairs or hope the Bougainvillea they planted will survive, but that would be past the point, right? ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735273216574108695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-29620885766125535812012-01-21T02:50:51.108+02:002012-01-21T02:50:51.108+02:00This is a hard one. What is my signature plant? I ...This is a hard one. What is my signature plant? I will have to think about it! If I go by repetition and structure, it would be either Japanese maple or Yaupon Holly. I love your blue salvia! We also have hot summers and wet winters on clay soil. More than once I have noted your growing a plant that succeeds for me to, though my summer is more humid, I think.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-56185249022360882272012-01-20T23:42:50.600+02:002012-01-20T23:42:50.600+02:00I am thinking about this Diana~and have the weeken...I am thinking about this Diana~and have the weekend to mull it over....I love me central Basin native plants and have written about them as signature plants~Will check my archives, too. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-56987483605246286552012-01-20T23:21:50.164+02:002012-01-20T23:21:50.164+02:00Love your choice! That blue is stunning, and goes...Love your choice! That blue is stunning, and goes so well with other plantings. Can't beat something that blooms 7 months out of the year, is scented, and attracts bees.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com