tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post1850647624593238616..comments2024-03-05T04:53:05.648-04:00Comments on Canoe Corner: Garden UpdateMargueritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-40157719812297647132012-07-27T13:05:48.158-03:002012-07-27T13:05:48.158-03:00Marguerite you are not alone my reason for nt visi...Marguerite you are not alone my reason for nt visiting blogs so often and posting less is the same as yours, infact the only reason I am doing some catching up is that today we have rain, make hay while the sunshines as the saying goes, <br />your garden is looking lovely you have come a long way in just a couple of years, that clematis is beautiful and in time will fill your tree, it's nice when things we plan come together, FrancesIsland Threadshttp://islandthreads.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-78439733950260106052012-07-26T19:26:22.116-03:002012-07-26T19:26:22.116-03:00No, no one could blame you a bit for getting out t...No, no one could blame you a bit for getting out there and playing in the dirt! Everything looks so nice and lush. Your kitty is sweet too :) We used to have a little cat that acted more like a dog...would come a runnin' and help whenever needed! I miss him sorely.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-90019423248743814732012-07-26T19:14:45.287-03:002012-07-26T19:14:45.287-03:00Melanie, I'm a funny duck when it comes to sme...Melanie, I'm a funny duck when it comes to smells. I can't stand perfume as it just smells like chemicals to me and some plants are the same. Lilies are usually a bad one for me. Strangely though some smells, like lilac, I am simply enchanted by.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-73497320807438939362012-07-26T19:13:44.073-03:002012-07-26T19:13:44.073-03:00Glad the kitty made you smile, he always makes me ...Glad the kitty made you smile, he always makes me feel so much better. We just had a brief rain yesterday and thank goodness, ground was dust but nothing like Ontario this year. The weather you're having is just shocking, no wonder you were so happy with the rain.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-84824829978910564932012-07-26T19:11:27.331-03:002012-07-26T19:11:27.331-03:00We are in the height of summer here now. Temperat...We are in the height of summer here now. Temperatures have been regularly in the high 20's (80's Farenheit), just perfect for the beach but not too hot. Just a bit of rain and we would be perfect.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-26092057695048485692012-07-26T19:09:51.688-03:002012-07-26T19:09:51.688-03:00I wondered if dogs would be the same or would they...I wondered if dogs would be the same or would they wander off? now I have my answer. I find it funny how the cats are constantly nearby keeping an eye on what I'm up to.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-87860928766164516282012-07-26T19:08:41.510-03:002012-07-26T19:08:41.510-03:00I think most of your plants are quite established ...I think most of your plants are quite established so hopefully your garden will survive just fine without you. My main worry is new trees and plants.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-89623108613080664682012-07-26T19:07:43.632-03:002012-07-26T19:07:43.632-03:00Jean, you read my mind. Summer is so short here I...Jean, you read my mind. Summer is so short here I can't wait a minute.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-80997625342324909072012-07-26T19:07:13.900-03:002012-07-26T19:07:13.900-03:00Thank you Sadun. My garden cat is trying hard to ...Thank you Sadun. My garden cat is trying hard to be cute so he'll get extra petting.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-59758861128080265652012-07-26T19:06:04.104-03:002012-07-26T19:06:04.104-03:00Looks are deceiving a bit....there are some plants...Looks are deceiving a bit....there are some plants I've had to water regularly as I only planted them this spring and they haven't got the root system yet to sustain themselves through this dry period. I try not to water too much but I would hate to lose brand new plants.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-73182479150903611442012-07-26T19:01:36.393-03:002012-07-26T19:01:36.393-03:00oh Donna, I WISH I had your pumpkin but I had trou...oh Donna, I WISH I had your pumpkin but I had trouble with seed and slugs this year so I'll have to wait on pumpkins until next year.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-66269315305994370442012-07-26T19:00:50.866-03:002012-07-26T19:00:50.866-03:00Rose, love the comment about your daughter. I'...Rose, love the comment about your daughter. I've been trying to add zucchini to every meal lately. :)Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-9875236377903500242012-07-26T15:55:43.046-03:002012-07-26T15:55:43.046-03:00I know what you mean about the smell of valerian.I...I know what you mean about the smell of valerian.It seems to change from being delightfully vanilla like to smelling like sewers. I actually don't mind it and I've always kept a clump of it near the back of the border. Sorry to hear you got a headache from it.Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-24610896303872285812012-07-26T15:32:55.321-03:002012-07-26T15:32:55.321-03:00This was a great post Marguerite !
Of course espec...This was a great post Marguerite !<br />Of course especially seeing your kitty garden companion was the treat to it all ;-)<br />We finally have a rain day .. I am so happy I could cry .. it has been the worst summer on record for being so hot, humid and DRY ! The ground is like cement .. so this should help a lot I hope.<br />I had astranta one year but some how it got lost .. so I may have to get a plant for next year !<br />That is great about your clematis !! .. mine have been upset with where I moved some of them .. I may have to restock some .. a garden is never static is it .. always changing .. different needs .. but that is what makes it so interesting right ? LOL<br />JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-46327219608651950982012-07-24T22:53:32.740-03:002012-07-24T22:53:32.740-03:00I am a big big fan of Garden Valerian -- it does s...I am a big big fan of Garden Valerian -- it does smell so wonderful! Summer is really in full swing at your place isn't it?Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-3035838674735590942012-07-24T10:02:49.201-03:002012-07-24T10:02:49.201-03:00My dogs are not so unlike your cats. They love to ...My dogs are not so unlike your cats. They love to shadow my every move in the garden. Your astilbe is looking great. Mine has been a practical no-show this year in this drought. The bunnies got my peas this year again before I had a chance to erect any fencing. The lilies, clematis and dahlia are all looking terrific.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-29269745152963155262012-07-24T09:08:50.066-03:002012-07-24T09:08:50.066-03:00I can't wait to get home and have some tomatoe...I can't wait to get home and have some tomatoes, yum, and water, water, water. Really worried about my garden while I have been away. Love that clematis, must remember the name.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-8053642914036578472012-07-23T21:55:21.337-03:002012-07-23T21:55:21.337-03:00Marguerite, The Maritimes (or Maine) are lovely pl...Marguerite, The Maritimes (or Maine) are lovely places to be when so much of the continent is suffering from severe heat. I agree that, after waiting so many months for summer to arrive, you don't want to waste a moment of it indoors. I've been confining most of my blogging activity to the hours after sunset! Enjoy your fine weather. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-84639030174929562172012-07-23T17:24:45.440-03:002012-07-23T17:24:45.440-03:00Your garden companion is cute! Youre having a good...Your garden companion is cute! Youre having a good harvest.Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-6119866502361808932012-07-23T12:05:37.414-03:002012-07-23T12:05:37.414-03:00Great pictures as usual, so nice to see a healthy ...Great pictures as usual, so nice to see a healthy growing garden instead of my dried out effort this year. Even the bee balm is drooping..I marvel at how some perennials can survive without rain..still in our heat wave..love those peas, my mouth is watering..happy gardening LannieLannie Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214106033694399257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-79889815079316284182012-07-23T09:05:37.694-03:002012-07-23T09:05:37.694-03:00You have a lot growing, I can see why you would be...You have a lot growing, I can see why you would be in the garden rather than talking garden on the computer. Funny your pumpkins did not grow. I have one in my yard that grew by accident and it is taking over the back yard growing like crazy. Even when I was away for 10 days, I thought I would come back and it would be dead, but noooo. It is a survivor and has a nice size pumpkin growing. I will be posting on this weird plat soon.Donnahttp://gardenwalkgardentalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-34640342604029274552012-07-22T22:35:14.141-03:002012-07-22T22:35:14.141-03:00Everything is looking so good in your garden, Marg...Everything is looking so good in your garden, Marguerite! I love the foliage as well as the flowers of cosmos--a perfect choice while you wait for the rest of your seedlings to blossom. And those dahlias--wow! I've never had much luck with dahlias, but maybe I gave up too soon.<br /><br />I had to chuckle at your zucchini--several years ago I had what I called the "zucchini explosion." It got to the point that before my daughter ate anything, she asked if there was any zucchini in it:)<br /><br />I can commiserate with your wanting to be outside instead of on the computer right now; I have the opposite problem, though--it's so darned hot here I'm spending time on the computer instead of working out in my garden. I hope the weeds don't take over before it cools off.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-11731903312208890452012-07-22T21:21:10.634-03:002012-07-22T21:21:10.634-03:00Laurrie, that's partly why I like it so much t...Laurrie, that's partly why I like it so much too. There's something very soothing about sitting and shelling on a hot day.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-33774531112023676052012-07-22T21:20:10.668-03:002012-07-22T21:20:10.668-03:00That's exactly what that sweet kitty is thinki...That's exactly what that sweet kitty is thinking I'm willing to bet - if I just throw myself on her feet she'll have to rub my belly right?Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1600547016363116211.post-70967603003283913372012-07-22T21:18:42.495-03:002012-07-22T21:18:42.495-03:00Thanks Brenda, I'm always curious about yours ...Thanks Brenda, I'm always curious about yours as well. We have such similar conditions so it's really helpful to compare.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.com