tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post463394028909914479..comments2023-11-10T23:25:10.803+00:00Comments on shin shin: flower power!makiko hastingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16914063884949214814noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-1404564186790041292010-09-06T21:56:56.269+01:002010-09-06T21:56:56.269+01:00Those Sweet Peas look fantastic growing on the gat...Those Sweet Peas look fantastic growing on the gate! I may have to try that next year :-)<br /><br />Lovely blog by the way :-)Nellie and Neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05709881276892366852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-36253061676895469772010-08-04T22:31:11.224+01:002010-08-04T22:31:11.224+01:00Thanks Veronika. Yes, Beth we must catch up one da...Thanks Veronika. Yes, Beth we must catch up one day. That would be lovely. xmmakiko hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914063884949214814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-66449519367923877072010-08-03T11:57:19.327+01:002010-08-03T11:57:19.327+01:00Hey Maki, I just love all these pictures of your ...Hey Maki, I just love all these pictures of your home, and your flowers in it. I am the same with plants, especially herbs that grow indoors, but now we have a little garden I am going to have to learn!<br />Hope you will come and visit us down the road some day<br />BethXxbethhttp://aspecialjourneyofmyown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-40905239776820552622010-07-30T07:04:50.941+01:002010-07-30T07:04:50.941+01:00I'm not very good at gardening so no advice to...I'm not very good at gardening so no advice to give :) Lovely photos though, would like to see more.Veronikahttp://www.constantworkinprogress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-43071011597211606962010-07-29T21:36:39.648+01:002010-07-29T21:36:39.648+01:00Thanks for lots of advice! I feel I got one step f...Thanks for lots of advice! I feel I got one step forward already! <br />Oh dear Pamela (I mean deer!) We haven't got that problem here yet! Yes, I'll keep trying and experimenting. Keeping a notebook sounds a good idea, Tone. Yes, you are right about "grey" season. I did throw away without being patient, oh poor plants! Thanks for advice re; watering, Rebecca. I'll do that way before I over-water them from now on...<br />Sounds like sweetpeas are difficult to grow in US climate, maybe you can try one there, Moyla? Which part of UK are you, Suzzane? xmmakiko hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914063884949214814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-80311107273453065712010-07-29T19:13:11.042+01:002010-07-29T19:13:11.042+01:00Sweet peas do better when you cut the flowers off,...Sweet peas do better when you cut the flowers off, and don't let me go to seed.<br />I absolutely love this post, your photographs are stunning.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705692916293482229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-8084823877181060332010-07-29T19:00:57.443+01:002010-07-29T19:00:57.443+01:00using a bit of compost- don't go overboard! an...using a bit of compost- don't go overboard! and then mulch around them will help. if you are unsure about watering i would say wait until the ground feels dry when you stick your finger in around the base of the plant. most potted plants- if the leaves start turning brown around the edges need more root room. sometimes just changing out pots and new fresh dirt is all they need. nice blog fellow flyer!rebeccahttp://deutschemexicana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-83754313705335123462010-07-29T18:44:17.611+01:002010-07-29T18:44:17.611+01:00Love your blog! And thanks for including my
blog i...Love your blog! And thanks for including my<br />blog in your blogroll.<br /><br />I think you are doing great with sweetpeas;<br />I have found them to be a great challenge,<br />but perhaps our climate (In upstate NY) is<br />not that suitable.virginia piazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253694634060976139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-41101523196598655592010-07-29T18:27:24.059+01:002010-07-29T18:27:24.059+01:00Your flowers looks lovely and I love your shelf in...Your flowers looks lovely and I love your shelf installation. I would love to have a close look at that one :) I'm fresh at gardening myself, but are figuring it out a little step each year. I've had my garden for four years. And a few of my solutions are to photograph the flowers as they flower during the summer, and then I can find out more about them at wintertime. If you have a notebook you can draw your garden and write in the names of your flowers there. When you get to know the names you can google to find out more about them. <br /><br />It's also allowed to move your plants around, if they don't like it where they first has been planted. As your story is showing well ;)<br /><br />And most important. Nature needs wintertime. Even people are more "grey" during winter. So is the nature of your flowers. When they have bloomed, they need to relax before they flower again. <br /><br />So I think you are doing well. You have just ended up throwing your plants during their wintertime...TONE LILENGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089484584175421238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-7292482592609658782010-07-29T18:17:11.002+01:002010-07-29T18:17:11.002+01:00to me that all looks like doing well. but I fear ...to me that all looks like doing well. but I fear I am even worse at gardening that you! And I grew up in the country.HowtoBEaCOOLoldLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761358782754350104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096226109855934373.post-55838596652591906642010-07-29T17:27:46.733+01:002010-07-29T17:27:46.733+01:00I think sweet peas can be hard. They mildew in the...I think sweet peas can be hard. They mildew in the Pacific Northwest. Yours look like they did well. Oh the deer get mine - they came and ate all my roses so I have given up. Keep trying lots of flowers and enjoy experimenting.Pamela Holdermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955051007619518369noreply@blogger.com