tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post2213235865335448331..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Front Lawn Renovation 'Revealed'Meemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-80317478568928935172009-12-16T10:13:54.516-05:002009-12-16T10:13:54.516-05:00That was a long post - but a great lesson in putti...That was a long post - but a great lesson in putting in a new bed from scratch. Love that you left one strip of sod until the last step . . . You're one smart cookie. I haven't had much time to read garden blogs the past 6 months (or to write in mine) but Rick Brown tweeted a link to this post and I thought he might be talking about you and your beautiful garden. Have a wonderful Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888999648897092221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-83242439089833317542009-09-01T08:02:59.519-04:002009-09-01T08:02:59.519-04:00Meems, lovely post, read every word. I have a very...Meems, lovely post, read every word. I have a very similar bed, though smaller, so your thoughts are very helpful. I want to replant my front bed and make it easier to maintain. I can translate your plants into ones that are happy in our climate but I am not good at restricting myself to fewer plant varieties! I do hope Muhly grass will be come available here soon!<br /><br />Thank you for a Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-85134540322527600612009-09-01T07:36:45.361-04:002009-09-01T07:36:45.361-04:00I read it all. I find your step by step instructio...I read it all. I find your step by step instructions helpful. I don't recognize half of the plants but they are all mighty pretty. What a difference!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-8070465027856825332009-08-31T21:49:52.049-04:002009-08-31T21:49:52.049-04:00I loved every word of it, Meems! I enjoy before a...I loved every word of it, Meems! I enjoy before and after photos and descriptions of projects like this, because it gives me many ideas and tips for adding to my own garden areas. Obviously, I couldn't use all the same plants in my Midwest garden that you have, but the steps you took in creating this are very helpful. I'm still amazed you managed to remove all the sod in just a week in Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-58701130428334604442009-08-30T16:12:29.161-04:002009-08-30T16:12:29.161-04:00Hi Darla,
The maple leaf probably won't bloom ...Hi <strong>Darla,</strong><br />The maple leaf probably won't bloom until sometime in the fall. Castor bean has much more disctinctly pointed leaves than the maple leaf. Yes, the Firebush can get big but will die back with frost so you don't have to worry about yours. It will come right back in the spring though.<br /><br /><strong>Lisa,</strong><br />Thank you. Even I am surprised at theMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-39784467796956038232009-08-30T14:28:41.545-04:002009-08-30T14:28:41.545-04:00Oh My Goodness, Meems. I'm so pleased to see ...Oh My Goodness, Meems. I'm so pleased to see all of this--step by step.. It's totally amazing all of the different plants you have and the ways you arrange them. Oh--how I'd love to see your yard in person. Thanks so much for sharing.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-92169264851913069742009-08-30T10:13:55.286-04:002009-08-30T10:13:55.286-04:00I love long posts liberally dotted with scrumptiou...I love long posts liberally dotted with scrumptious photos :)<br />What I enjoy the most about your blog is that all the plants you use are so growable here too. I don't have to sigh enviously and move on to the next site.<br />Lovely project, Meems. I feel as I've been feasting after reding this post! I'm waiting to see how this develops.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-23959053523337059412009-08-30T06:11:16.227-04:002009-08-30T06:11:16.227-04:00Meems, the sedum you have is a Sedum rupestre hybr...Meems, the sedum you have is a Sedum rupestre hybrid I picked up in Europe in 2005 and named it Florida Friendly Gold TM because it performs throughout the state better than you would imagine in heat, rain and freezing temps in north Fla as a long lived perennial. Thanks for the feature spot in your garden. http://floridafriendlyplants.com/Blog/post/2009/04/07/Shrink-the-Size-of-Your-Lawn-Today!Rick Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417944532077184689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-12114576888237943822009-08-29T08:15:28.944-04:002009-08-29T08:15:28.944-04:00Bravo Meems! That was nuff work girl chile. I wond...Bravo Meems! That was nuff work girl chile. I wonder where you got those smooth stones from.......? I get mine by driving in the countryside and climbing down into ravines. Those are beautiful. Or I just have dig in my garden for the rough looking ones LOL. That cassia alata is called christmas candle here. I have one to place in the garden however the termites love em. I have never seen the islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-91349960201790801612009-08-29T07:35:05.051-04:002009-08-29T07:35:05.051-04:00It's wonderful Meems! Thank you for the step ...It's wonderful Meems! Thank you for the step by step. It's a good lesson in design planning that helps me to see a process from start to finish. <br /><br />I have one society garlic and am imaging a border with 39 of them! Lucky you to have the space for so many gorgeous beauties! <br /><br />What have the neighbors said about the new border? Of course, I think it's beautiful.<Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-48807021024596689922009-08-29T07:13:06.788-04:002009-08-29T07:13:06.788-04:00Great story. Thank you for the link. The Bulbines ...Great story. Thank you for the link. The Bulbines are working out well for us and everyone seems happy with how easy they are to grow. It will be interesting to see if your Muhly grass blooms this year. We usually seed them in December and pot them in June in the full sun so they bloom heavily in September and October. They might also crowd the other plants but they never mind a hair cut. We haveRick Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417944532077184689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-57499943063194225912009-08-29T01:14:39.291-04:002009-08-29T01:14:39.291-04:00meems...oh how exiting that you are finished and i...meems...oh how exiting that you are finished and it is already filling in so nicely. your detailed approach is amazing. i love the entwined liriope/lily...they will make the whole thing feel sculptural when mature...i love it. your hard, methodical work has payed off in a big way...<br />i love all your choices to many to comment on all but that blue butterfly bush...wowzers. so pretty. i will marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-53800176642236160992009-08-28T22:56:36.718-04:002009-08-28T22:56:36.718-04:00What a colossal project and almost a scientific ap...What a colossal project and almost a scientific approach! I take off my hat! Good job, Meems!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-65218112671704712572009-08-28T19:51:46.602-04:002009-08-28T19:51:46.602-04:00I don't know about northerners, but this Flori...I don't know about northerners, but this Floridian loves this kinda stuff! You have a wonderful eye for placing plants, so it is really nice to see your thought process in designing a bed. I think my garden wants to be yours when it grows up!Wicked Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540250068640733537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-55681648314473533122009-08-28T14:56:49.568-04:002009-08-28T14:56:49.568-04:00It's gorgeous! On one of my trips from Publix ...It's gorgeous! On one of my trips from Publix you shall see the red Tacoma driving by ever so slowly...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-35043885290515095562009-08-28T13:25:53.143-04:002009-08-28T13:25:53.143-04:00I loved every little itty bitty detail. It has tur...I loved every little itty bitty detail. It has turned out so beautifully! What an amazing gardener you are!!! Your ideas are wonderful, and I especially admire how you put in all the effort required to make it happen.<br /><br />My own cutting flower bed is pitiful at the moment :(nanamoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09454171341791613007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-47053085032951062412009-08-28T13:21:09.544-04:002009-08-28T13:21:09.544-04:00You deserve to fill up as long of a post as you w...You deserve to fill up as long of a post as you want after all of this work. WOW It is simply gorgeous. This reminds me of how far south you are gardening. I see many flowers I use as annuals here in your new planting bed. Gosh it is so full already. In your climate it will be stuffed before too long. Just wonderful.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-42983894170945039572009-08-28T09:55:02.323-04:002009-08-28T09:55:02.323-04:00Oh my! Yes it was a bit wordy, but Oh so worth th...Oh my! Yes it was a bit wordy, but Oh so worth the time to read it!! Looks so nice....I think I have that Maple Leaf Hibiscus...been waiting for a bloom to make sure. Some said it might be Castor Bean, some said Red Leaf Hibiscus??? Your Firebush, is that the one that can get up to 15 feet tall in the right conditions...mine is growing quickly. We have a lot of the same plants...makes me Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.com