tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post5046641286165815183..comments2024-03-22T11:38:01.955-07:00Comments on Chickadee Gardens: Glory Days of AugustChickadee Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-86094818018738458172019-08-09T10:13:05.934-07:002019-08-09T10:13:05.934-07:00Just gorgeous!Just gorgeous!Sallysmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397788379626486071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-24730139369804469872019-08-09T09:19:35.015-07:002019-08-09T09:19:35.015-07:00Re: your acanthus - Hmmm...that's odd! Maybe y...Re: your acanthus - Hmmm...that's odd! Maybe you're too nice to it...ha ha! Seriously, though - the ones in my garden that get little to no summer water do look terrible, they want a little water. Is yours in sun/shade/some combination?<br /><br />Oh, these clouds...it sure doesn't feel like August has been these past many years. Rather, it feels like how summers used to be here in Portland while growing up, rarely super hot days. When we were kids, we used to watch the thermostat like a hawk celebrating when it got to 80 degrees, or when visiting grandparents who had a community pool - the rule was grandma wouldn't take us in the pool until it was at least 72 degrees. We would stand, in our swimsuits and floaty rings around our waists watching the thermometer and chanting to the sun gods hoping to reach the magic number. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-79224200392686746282019-08-09T09:13:43.894-07:002019-08-09T09:13:43.894-07:00Ah, I get the irony of "Glory Days of August&...Ah, I get the irony of "Glory Days of August" as usually I'm crying over the crispy foliage. This summer has been so mild that it actually feels a little lush. FM came up with the title for the blog, he's especially fond of big sunflowers and sunny plants.<br /><br />Oh, that salvia - I think the reason it's so large is that it came from you, Evan! You gave out those little cuttings from a blogger's plant swap a couple of years ago and you have magic in your propagation ways, my friend.<br /><br />The Itea - I started with a gallon plant. I hope yours grows quickly! You are welcome to cuttings of mine if you would like backups. We *might* have a larger one at the nursery, but I think they sold out a couple of years ago and are not ready yet. <br /><br />Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-23109294168965769982019-08-09T08:31:53.618-07:002019-08-09T08:31:53.618-07:00Beautiful! My Acanthus mollis always goes dormant ...Beautiful! My Acanthus mollis always goes dormant towards the end of July, I noticed a few around town yesterday and now yours...I wonder why mine is so lazy?<br /><br />I'm missing that hot August sun, since the last few days turned cloudy...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-61836111255263754322019-08-08T21:01:19.278-07:002019-08-08T21:01:19.278-07:00I had a good laugh with myself thinking of writing...I had a good laugh with myself thinking of writing a post called the "Gory Days of August" highlighting dead and dried up plants, because I'm contrary and a little twisted. Your garden looks wonderful, though. There's something about the photo of the bed at the top of the driveway I especially like. What an incredibly enormous purple salvia! Who's children have you been feeding to that thing? I understand your fear of it suddenly dying all too well. I had two do just that this summer, and have had others do it in other years. Shrubby salvias don't do well in my soil in general, though. I'm so envious of your Itea. I have a small one that made it through the cold winter a couple years ago, damaged of course, then rebounded well. But the sudden and particularly late frosts the last two winters have damaged it too, and the consecutive years of setbacks seem to have taken their tole. It's barely grown this year. I'm contemplating starting over with a larger one that should have better cold tolerance, or giving up and putting something else in that location.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-8199705589993821312019-08-08T20:40:48.340-07:002019-08-08T20:40:48.340-07:00Ha! Actually, me too - Facilities Manager came up ...Ha! Actually, me too - Facilities Manager came up with that name (glory days), but it seems appropriate this year as it's been such a mild summer. I think it's more in reference to the big yellow blooms and veggie gardening happening in full force right now.<br /><br />Oh, those acanthus - I have a love/hate relationship with them. Yes, if you "move" them or dig them up, it will all be for naught as you will always have bits coming up. If they sit in hot sun without oodles of water they sulk. But when they are pretty, they are really pretty.<br /><br />The Stipa g. is such a cool, easy grass - I would encourage others to try it. I have had a few seedlings around, but it's not obnoxious.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-5979319622004327652019-08-08T20:37:31.229-07:002019-08-08T20:37:31.229-07:00I'm glad you were able to i.d. a plant - and t...I'm glad you were able to i.d. a plant - and that purple one called Fascination is very cool!Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-2252359509609500822019-08-08T19:59:40.288-07:002019-08-08T19:59:40.288-07:00There is a purple one called FascinationThere is a purple one called Fascinationluv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-75506146943496118142019-08-08T19:01:46.914-07:002019-08-08T19:01:46.914-07:00Love the august garden. And thank you for includin...Love the august garden. And thank you for including the Veronicastrum. It helped me ID a purple one I have that I have forgotten the name of!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-3478214195398793172019-08-08T17:10:23.760-07:002019-08-08T17:10:23.760-07:00"Glory days" and "August" aren..."Glory days" and "August" aren't words I'd ever associate with one another but glorious your August garden is! I sighed at the sight of those tall bloom spikes of Acanthus mollis - the plants were a major feature of my former garden but they're miserably unhappy in my current garden. (I'd be happier if they'd just move on to the big garden in the sky but, no matter how many times I've tried to dig them out, their ghosts insist on paying me brief visits.) I've been thinking of trying Stipa gigantea here and seeing yours has pushed me further toward that goal.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-42234720900860926392019-08-08T14:52:40.438-07:002019-08-08T14:52:40.438-07:00Oy, that's a little warm to be out gardening a...Oy, that's a little warm to be out gardening and (for me) potentially getting sunburned. But don the big hat, slather the sunscreen and I'd probably be out there too! Cheers, Lisa.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-76783734925143806352019-08-08T14:51:34.752-07:002019-08-08T14:51:34.752-07:00Aw, thanks Alison. Inside with AC means yes - hous...Aw, thanks Alison. Inside with AC means yes - house chores! I'm with you. It has been a pretty mild summer overall, I'd say. It's been great for getting lots of little things done.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-66000635174715845562019-08-08T14:50:49.385-07:002019-08-08T14:50:49.385-07:00Thank you, Steve - and thanks for commenting, I...Thank you, Steve - and thanks for commenting, I'm glad to know there are people out there who actually read this thing! That means a lot. Cheers.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-16890423577929621122019-08-08T14:50:19.132-07:002019-08-08T14:50:19.132-07:00That is such a great compliment, thank you so much...That is such a great compliment, thank you so much. August is the month where you either accept the garden as it is or not, and when I can accept the weeds, dry grass, etc. I am much happier. You are right, stop looking at its flaws! Great advice for all of us.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-16976302899439772452019-08-08T09:37:52.755-07:002019-08-08T09:37:52.755-07:00It is to be in the 90s today here. I am glad I don...It is to be in the 90s today here. I am glad I don't have to be out in it. Your garden is an inspiration. I wish I had all that sun and room. I would be out there planting away. Happy August.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-55006938199700548572019-08-08T09:08:08.719-07:002019-08-08T09:08:08.719-07:00That shot of the Stipa gigantea with the carpet of...That shot of the Stipa gigantea with the carpet of Carex is just wonderful! I very much enjoyed this summer view of your garden. It hasn't been unbearably hot here, but once it gets up to the 80s I water first thing in the morning and then spend the rest of the day inside with the AC. The house is getting cleaned for once.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-81955389315083587142019-08-08T08:45:27.244-07:002019-08-08T08:45:27.244-07:00I look forward to your weekly post. Your garden i...I look forward to your weekly post. Your garden is beautiful. <br />Steve B. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-78877471486826676632019-08-08T07:45:18.608-07:002019-08-08T07:45:18.608-07:00Your garden looks great as always. It has a comfo... Your garden looks great as always. It has a comfortable feel that encourages you to want to wander slowly. I love August and on wards as the panic to plant/ weed/etc slows down and I accept the garden for what it is. Once I stop looking for it's flaws it always looks far lovelier than I thought and can enjoy it whole heartedly.luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.com