tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post6613086992624084081..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: Flowers in the RainMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-9585910220174955522017-06-02T21:14:07.152-04:002017-06-02T21:14:07.152-04:00I love this time of year with all the blooming (an...I love this time of year with all the blooming (and soon-to-be-blooming) flowers. <br /><br />I have to try the orange peel trick to keep squirrels away. We have way too many, and they seem to think acorns are anywhere I have recently planted something.AmyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533253642382255346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-69255596742716378092017-06-02T08:24:34.427-04:002017-06-02T08:24:34.427-04:00I love, love, love begonias. I have several types ...I love, love, love begonias. I have several types - they are so hardy and so forgiving and always blooming. I should do a post on my hanging baskets and other planting efforts!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879162672311458964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-20910355893179045742017-06-01T22:29:24.502-04:002017-06-01T22:29:24.502-04:00Yes...you should do a regular feature on the garde...Yes...you should do a regular feature on the gardening efforts of your city. That would be fun!! I like your begonia and thyme pot. I put dragon wing begonias in hanging baskets on my porch, because I CAN"T KILL THEM! :) They seem to like it dry, which is what happens to the plants on my porch when I forget to water them. Oops! They also attract house finches, which I love to hear chirping outside my kitchen window. Alicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973714830730420149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-20117921644342733872017-06-01T07:49:44.112-04:002017-06-01T07:49:44.112-04:00I love seeing all the ideas as I'm not very cr...I love seeing all the ideas as I'm not very creative with pots and usually end up buying or being given a couple of pre-made ones. It's still too early for most plants here so I will ponder these pictures and maybe have time to do my own this year!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-38593181958227746332017-06-01T02:10:48.163-04:002017-06-01T02:10:48.163-04:00Your pots look lovely. I've got white flowered...Your pots look lovely. I've got white flowered oregano and a white flowering thyme in the wall planter by the front door, and a pot of Marguerite daisies. There's a white scented climbing rose ready to go in once the new cladding goes on.<br />I decided to try all white flowers in the front because it's east facing and so is quite shaded for much of the day. I like it so far, but it's not quite Sissinghurst yet!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182220137496594129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-25519751066867719412017-05-31T17:53:16.462-04:002017-05-31T17:53:16.462-04:00Ooooh, I enjoyed seeing photos of the city gardeni...Ooooh, I enjoyed seeing photos of the city gardening. I love sweet potato vine and thyme especially!<br /><br />I don't do much container gardening, but oh, the flower beds are fabulous. I'm halfway through mulching and have *only* invested 8-10 hours..lost track. (Seriously, geez.) The coral bells are showing off right now and I've plopped a few other perennials into the ground in the past few weeks. The best part is that a morning glory from last year re-seeded itself and we have over a dozen baby morning glories crawling in the direction of our porch. I can't wait!!!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403233175071026416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-34611727379818951132017-05-31T17:42:29.074-04:002017-05-31T17:42:29.074-04:00I have had very good success with keeping the squi...I have had very good success with keeping the squirrels out of my flower pots by putting a piece of orange peel in each one. Apparently they hate the smell and I usually just do it once and they stay clear of the pots all summer. Before I learned to do that I lost a lot of plants to squirrel damage. Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com