tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post859631235014065371..comments2024-03-22T11:38:01.955-07:00Comments on Chickadee Gardens: Summer Flowers Chickadee Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-56025604548334450482016-07-13T08:53:18.751-07:002016-07-13T08:53:18.751-07:00I am the kind of gardener who wants the house etc....I am the kind of gardener who wants the house etc. to fade so the garden shines. Thus I applaude your new paint job. We would not have bought our house if we could not have changed its paint color. LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-43532025526381486242016-07-11T04:54:18.733-07:002016-07-11T04:54:18.733-07:00This is really great and beautiful. I can say only...This is really great and beautiful. I can say only Wow!! amazing. Thanks for this.lucio bovolinihttp://www.allplanters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-31850521857826743712016-07-10T14:43:10.229-07:002016-07-10T14:43:10.229-07:00Thank you for sharing your gardens and emerging ne...Thank you for sharing your gardens and emerging new home - a lovely, interesting story!valorie grace hallinanhttp://bookscansavealife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-47378420296837342016-07-10T10:35:18.656-07:002016-07-10T10:35:18.656-07:00Ha ha...good one, Peter. Orange! Could you imagine...Ha ha...good one, Peter. Orange! Could you imagine? You are very kind, my friend - and you're right, the summer flowers will be a lovely memory. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-20584022641470337252016-07-10T10:34:13.859-07:002016-07-10T10:34:13.859-07:00Not wasting time....it's odd, as if I am on so...Not wasting time....it's odd, as if I am on some kind of schedule to get the basics done. I feel as if an outside force is telling me to do so and I am just going with the flow. Yes, thanks for the input on the posts, we're off to get more paint to do just that! We agree. David said it looks like bad teeth from a distance.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-66234177803943354992016-07-10T10:32:46.384-07:002016-07-10T10:32:46.384-07:00Aaah, well - we love the color. It brings me joy t...Aaah, well - we love the color. It brings me joy to have it be a dark neutral to go with much of our outdoor furniture and accessories. It's a Clark and Kensington color from Ace Hardware, I'll give you the name when I find it! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-75545381818453282662016-07-10T10:31:39.873-07:002016-07-10T10:31:39.873-07:00I loves me some Pelargonium -this one, at any rate...I loves me some Pelargonium -this one, at any rate. I am with you to not throw anything out - my neighbors and colleagues are saturated with extra plants. The sunflowers, as mentioned, just appeared. Very curious, I've never had such healthy and strong sunflowers before. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-14543284667267694382016-07-10T10:30:14.305-07:002016-07-10T10:30:14.305-07:00Yes you do need that Asclepias thing....great for ...Yes you do need that Asclepias thing....great for the butterflies! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-58487818848315318232016-07-10T10:01:12.761-07:002016-07-10T10:01:12.761-07:00What, you didn't paint the railing electric or...What, you didn't paint the railing electric orange? Hmmm. Seriously though, it looks so much better now! You've made so much great progress since we were all there for the swap! I'm in awe of both your gorgeous space and your diligent work. Your garden's sunflower summers will be fond memories of your early days in your space. XOoutlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-54101008096640419722016-07-08T17:09:37.568-07:002016-07-08T17:09:37.568-07:00Just look at your beautiful new home and garden! ...Just look at your beautiful new home and garden! Not wasting any time, are you? Somebody had to pull the trigger on that pink deck - what a difference. And I humbly submit an answer to your question to Loree -- I say paint the posts too.Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-71174798291369929222016-07-08T12:59:09.657-07:002016-07-08T12:59:09.657-07:00Here I go, stealing one of your ideas again. Richa...Here I go, stealing one of your ideas again. Richard is planning on painting our deck this summer and that is just the color I've had in mind. I think this post is all I will need to convince him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-89386860172039569912016-07-08T12:51:06.449-07:002016-07-08T12:51:06.449-07:00So glad to hear you took some of those Pelargonium...So glad to hear you took some of those Pelargonium starts at the swap. I started so many this past winter and had no idea what to do with them. It's a compulsion never to throw away anything that might thrive. It's such a cool interesting plant with cute flowers and those fuzzy leaves. I love the sunflowers! I've been wanting to add sunflowers to my front beds for a couple of years, but I never seem to get around to it.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-13049574733743848582016-07-08T12:06:04.452-07:002016-07-08T12:06:04.452-07:00oooh it's really coming together! I can't...oooh it's really coming together! I can't belieeeeve how fast it's transforming! <br /><br />I need that Asclepias tuberosa thing...fifinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-12183864659131963272016-07-08T08:42:25.017-07:002016-07-08T08:42:25.017-07:00I'm glad you think so! When I explained we wan...I'm glad you think so! When I explained we wanted to paint it charcoal gray I got a lot of odd looks from people. I have a vision. Thanks for reading and commenting! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-45073159873679007972016-07-08T08:39:27.694-07:002016-07-08T08:39:27.694-07:00Yay! Blooms always make me happy. This year there ...Yay! Blooms always make me happy. This year there are a lot of "prairie" kinds of flowers blooming which seems appropriate for this part of Oregon. As the evergreen shrubs fill in, the flowers will have to pull their weight. They are doing a fine job indeed :) Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-59552789132355781012016-07-08T08:37:45.346-07:002016-07-08T08:37:45.346-07:00Woot woot! I KNOW, isn't it sooo much better? ...Woot woot! I KNOW, isn't it sooo much better? Now, should we paint the wooden support posts too? I think yes, probably. The area below the deck will all fill in with my three Ceanothus 'Italian Skies' from Xera Plants very soon (yay) but even still, do you think it needs painted posts, too? Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-36400369092489294292016-07-08T08:35:27.898-07:002016-07-08T08:35:27.898-07:00Only 3? They aren't doing their job :)...hee h...Only 3? They aren't doing their job :)...hee hee. Thanks for the kind words, Kris. We're coming along! It's getting kind of exciting now that there is a kind of lay of the land. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-55654135550818908562016-07-08T08:34:40.056-07:002016-07-08T08:34:40.056-07:00I think we're obsessed! Thank you for your swe...I think we're obsessed! Thank you for your sweet words! Oh, that pink deck was a thorn in my side and now I feel so much happier looking at it. Hooray for paint! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-24165563383945217382016-07-08T08:33:51.960-07:002016-07-08T08:33:51.960-07:00You too! Thank you for the yummy plums! So glad yo...You too! Thank you for the yummy plums! So glad you got the Oregon sunshine, it's a great one for hot dry locations. You'll have to keep us posted on its growth. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-49792686328402008682016-07-08T08:33:13.978-07:002016-07-08T08:33:13.978-07:00Yes we are deer free, but strangely the other day,...Yes we are deer free, but strangely the other day, a doe and two fawns were on the other side of the fence as they often are. But no -- one of the fawns was on OUR side of the fence. What the corn? We could not figure out how she did it. We managed to gently wrangle her through the gate to reunite with mom and brother. Any ideas? The fence was not damaged nor breached - and we walked the perimeter to see if there was a hole below - nada. Nothing. So odd. A colleague suggested she got through the netting but it's not that large, we don't see how she could have squeezed through. Anyhow, all is well but we have no experience with deer - any ideas are welcome. Obviously we don't want this happening again, especially if we aren't home and the poor fawn panics and can't find her way out again. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-48389960180423509182016-07-08T08:30:35.146-07:002016-07-08T08:30:35.146-07:00Painting that rail really makes a huge difference....Painting that rail really makes a huge difference. Like it!! You guys have done so much, it looks wonderful.Tamara Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860541171664735760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-76588231232930440162016-07-08T02:54:25.987-07:002016-07-08T02:54:25.987-07:00Early days but looking great already, especially w...Early days but looking great already, especially with all those cheerful blooms!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-36334317499494098152016-07-07T21:47:27.502-07:002016-07-07T21:47:27.502-07:00Hallelujah sister! Good bye to that obnoxious pink...Hallelujah sister! Good bye to that obnoxious pink! Having that eyesore gone makes all of your hard work look so much more polished and pulled together, nice job!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-79052592367189862492016-07-07T20:57:35.146-07:002016-07-07T20:57:35.146-07:00Wow, those bird-planted sunflowers are something! ...Wow, those bird-planted sunflowers are something! My stingy resident birds planted all of 3 on our property and none reached a height above a foot. (Although the gardener-planted seeds in my raised beds didn't get much taller so perhaps I shouldn't be criticizing.) Your garden looks more fabulous with each post.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-23835089812871270202016-07-07T18:55:15.739-07:002016-07-07T18:55:15.739-07:00I can't believe how much you have managed to a...I can't believe how much you have managed to accomplish in such a relatively short time--it looks fantastic.And what a difference the pink-railing eradication makes !kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.com