tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post7350258856784292254..comments2023-07-26T17:20:34.426+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye: April showers bring us flowers 2012Diana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-71941021317136568432012-04-20T00:42:27.925+02:002012-04-20T00:42:27.925+02:00(in life you would be underwhelmed by the brown bi...(in life you would be underwhelmed by the brown bits, and the green bits) The camera always lies - as Saxon Holt says.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-52614043554912714892012-04-19T23:47:25.814+02:002012-04-19T23:47:25.814+02:00I love pelargoniums and have all sorts of scented ...I love pelargoniums and have all sorts of scented ones in my greenhouse but the leaf on yours is just stunning. It is rather overwhelming somehow, how exotic your garden feels to me, so different when so much is the same.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-38084313271917965362012-04-19T12:45:47.638+02:002012-04-19T12:45:47.638+02:00Thanks for prompting me, went to Gravatar and sort...Thanks for prompting me, went to Gravatar and sorted the link back to my blog.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-16748051900050268682012-04-18T22:18:21.053+02:002012-04-18T22:18:21.053+02:00I had been looking for your blog since you left a ...I had been looking for your blog since you left a comment about native gardening but no address..so happy I found you.. One of my longest on-line friendships has been with someone from SA..over 10 years now. It is such a beautiful area and I am happy that you have been collecting bulbs and that you garden for wildlife...MichelleRambling Woodshttp://ramblingwoods.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-9667606998545922912012-04-18T12:18:13.926+02:002012-04-18T12:18:13.926+02:00hmmm sage with masses of purple flowers! I have bl...hmmm sage with masses of purple flowers! I have blue, burnt orange and a soft lilac wild sage in my garden.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-77992646201363936862012-04-18T03:53:07.292+02:002012-04-18T03:53:07.292+02:00It sounds like a real challenge. Too much moistur...It sounds like a real challenge. Too much moisture and you rot desert type plants...not enough moisture, other plants dry up. I imagine there are a lot of plants that have that silver grey leaf that can handle both like Texas Ranger:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-2276192324794260242012-04-17T20:17:28.125+02:002012-04-17T20:17:28.125+02:00It is alarming to see the rivers dry, in desperate...It is alarming to see the rivers dry, in desperate need of our winter rain.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-29073114004809566442012-04-17T09:53:43.124+02:002012-04-17T09:53:43.124+02:00We've had a lot of rain lately and this are we...We've had a lot of rain lately and this are wet, wet, wet which means that we go into winter nice and greenFirefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-63733632995330554222012-04-17T05:26:37.816+02:002012-04-17T05:26:37.816+02:00Dear Diana, Love the jasmine - I bet its perfume i...Dear Diana, Love the jasmine - I bet its perfume is delicious! I'm early with my signature plant this month -- I picked Creeping Phlox. Thanks for hosting the meme. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-68960520219542502852012-04-17T04:25:34.913+02:002012-04-17T04:25:34.913+02:00I love your descriptions, Diana: "Veltheimia ...I love your descriptions, Diana: "Veltheimia works steadily on her couture opera coat" -- so great. Thanks for joining in with pretty foliage for Foliage Follow-Up!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-48535999779696036022012-04-17T02:59:22.785+02:002012-04-17T02:59:22.785+02:00More and more, I see bits of your garden and how t...More and more, I see bits of your garden and how they fit together...so beautiful. All of your blooms and buds and foliage are lovely! I love the photo of the dew-soaked pelargonium leaf. And the cats are so adorable. And thank you, Diana, for including a link to the Earth Day Reading Project.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-42952176795902393622012-04-17T01:53:56.683+02:002012-04-17T01:53:56.683+02:00I have such a sense of M. Chocolat's personali...I have such a sense of M. Chocolat's personality (or is that felinality??) from your blog; I love his antics -- although I would imagine that a tendency to sleep on railroad tracks is a behavior that gets weeded out of the gene pool by natural selection pretty quickly! <br />Nice to see your flowers responding to the rain. It's been dry here, and people are actually hoping for rain -- 2011's record rainfall and flooding seemingly already forgotten. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-40149441370095425342012-04-17T00:23:46.757+02:002012-04-17T00:23:46.757+02:00Beautiful! Your fall reminds me a lot of our sprin...Beautiful! Your fall reminds me a lot of our spring! I have the hardest time remembering plant names. I always think that I would NEVER forget a particular plant's name, but in a year or so it slips me. Perhaps a sign of old age! I do keep labels, but then I forget which ones go with which plants. Chocolat on the railroad tracks looks like a giant in some sci-fi movie!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-46255542222032377742012-04-16T21:24:47.321+02:002012-04-16T21:24:47.321+02:00The photograph of Chocolat on the tracks with the ...The photograph of Chocolat on the tracks with the Nandina on the foreground is wonderful!Denisehttp://denisenoniwa.weebly.com/1/archives/04-2012/1.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-81932510408118687542012-04-16T18:20:24.544+02:002012-04-16T18:20:24.544+02:00I have to giggle at Chocolat on the railroad track...I have to giggle at Chocolat on the railroad tracks. Cats will find the oddest places to take a nap, won't they?<br /><br />Cindy at Rosehaven CottageCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-56244582691425573882012-04-16T14:41:23.840+02:002012-04-16T14:41:23.840+02:00An utter delight, as always xxxAn utter delight, as always xxxCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-26463321832605367112012-04-16T14:09:40.055+02:002012-04-16T14:09:40.055+02:00I was going to say that you look ensconed in sprin...I was going to say that you look ensconed in spring with all that color in your garden only to realized belatedly that you mentioned autumn. I'll have to look back and try to remember how much more colorful your spring is/was. I try to keep labels as much as I can but there seems to be some sort of label spook that goes around the garden from time to time plucking the labels off my plants. Haha!Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-83993279672258309192012-04-16T13:46:32.607+02:002012-04-16T13:46:32.607+02:00In Camps Bay we also had the moderating influence ...In Camps Bay we also had the moderating influence of the sea, mist, fog, cloud on the mountain. This has been a learning curve.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-88807314090835874532012-04-16T13:44:59.968+02:002012-04-16T13:44:59.968+02:00Andrea - not really 'flowers', just the se...Andrea - not really 'flowers', just the seedheads. When they bloom in spring, it will be yellow or pink.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-89170058973458094632012-04-16T13:44:07.785+02:002012-04-16T13:44:07.785+02:00Chocolat will tell you - in his entire LIFE - ther...Chocolat will tell you - in his entire LIFE - there has only been one train. He doesn't even remember it. But we live in hope. It is all on display after 6 weeks of steady cutting back in the Apple Creek.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-89934550382899221142012-04-16T13:41:24.906+02:002012-04-16T13:41:24.906+02:00The train is always on the do next time list. Some...The train is always on the do next time list. Some assorted engineering awaits.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-11560286966451630942012-04-16T04:58:38.277+02:002012-04-16T04:58:38.277+02:00Lovely blooms. I'd love to see the Sunbirds g...Lovely blooms. I'd love to see the Sunbirds go at them. I also noticed you have a birdhouse in the background. Looks really wonderful in your garden. We have similiar types of plants...they're just different enough to be their own plants but many of the blossoms are similiar to what you'd find here in Tucson. Catmint in Australia has similiar conditions and more the same yet different warm xeric plants for her climate. The only thing different about your area is that you get dew in the morning which probably makes a huge difference for a lot of your plants. Here it's just dry:) Have a good start to your week. ChrisRohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-65096818487978936442012-04-16T03:15:27.210+02:002012-04-16T03:15:27.210+02:00Hi Di, that first flower is unusual with its brown...Hi Di, that first flower is unusual with its brown blooms. I wonder what the color signifies for its pollination!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-18062251571283475912012-04-16T03:07:11.946+02:002012-04-16T03:07:11.946+02:00There's railway tracks?! with tunnels even. ...There's railway tracks?! with tunnels even. how did I not know this? does the train run through every once in awhile? perhaps shocking unsuspecting cats from their naps...Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-4407562600257804992012-04-16T00:12:20.043+02:002012-04-16T00:12:20.043+02:00Wow, those are amazing blooms considering things a...Wow, those are amazing blooms considering things are winding down for you. Interesting, my Tecomaria is blooming right now as well, and the hummingbirds like it. Happy Bloom Day!<br /><br />Oh, what book? Well, maybe "California Native Gardening - A Month By Month Guide". I know the author, and even if I didn't, I just love the writing.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.com