tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post7435402369738280834..comments2024-03-22T11:38:01.955-07:00Comments on Chickadee Gardens: Shady BeautiesChickadee Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-54915652553991855222019-04-27T09:32:52.217-07:002019-04-27T09:32:52.217-07:00Messy shredded leaves! That's it! Exactly, and...Messy shredded leaves! That's it! Exactly, and I know it's good for the soil so I leave it. Thank you for your kind words!! I'm glad fellow gardeners understand.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-23437882077635829292019-04-27T09:31:45.932-07:002019-04-27T09:31:45.932-07:00Thank you for your words of encouragement, Alison....Thank you for your words of encouragement, Alison. I will watch for Samobor - but flinging seeds is what I chiefly need, so I'd welcome volunteers! Hostas are awesome, I do adore them. Interesting that they are drought tolerant - I've never thought of them as such but you are right...I don't water the ones I have excessively and they always look a-ok. Must add more, me thinks.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-52027706784606597002019-04-27T09:29:49.138-07:002019-04-27T09:29:49.138-07:00Ah, thanks Danger. Such a weird challenge...I gues...Ah, thanks Danger. Such a weird challenge...I guess it's just not mature enough to stand up to the scrutiny of the camera. It always looks better in person. Oh, yeah, that Adiantum - I never thought of them as aliens but now that's all I can see. Thanks.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-12988494369068635422019-04-27T09:28:58.018-07:002019-04-27T09:28:58.018-07:00Thank you so much! :) Thank you so much! :) Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-33482032213519890552019-04-27T09:28:42.983-07:002019-04-27T09:28:42.983-07:00Oh, Kris, while I say that is too bad you can'...Oh, Kris, while I say that is too bad you can't grow any of these, you have a special climate for special plants we all covet here in the PNW. Each garden is different and yours is gorgeous. Despair not.Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-1538837417127839852019-04-27T09:27:53.968-07:002019-04-27T09:27:53.968-07:00Thank you for your kind words of camaraderie, luv2...Thank you for your kind words of camaraderie, luv2garden, it's true - the dead bits show up so well! Here's to imagination filling in the blanks ;) Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-76386521598328942752019-04-26T20:07:14.757-07:002019-04-26T20:07:14.757-07:00Any pictures in Spring when the garden is waking u...Any pictures in Spring when the garden is waking up are tough as there are lots of dead bits still around. I have lots of beautiful little minor bulbs flowering but so tough to capture the whole picture. However, with the individual shots of so many of your lovely Spring beauties, and a little imagination, it's easy to see how enchanting the space must look.luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-1272210339083300922019-04-26T16:46:16.255-07:002019-04-26T16:46:16.255-07:00Your collection of shade loving plants is breath-t...Your collection of shade loving plants is breath-taking, Tamara. On this occasion, sadly, I can't claim to have a single one of those plants in my own garden. I've long coveted Epimediums and even tried growing one in my former garden but the best thing I can say about that experience is that the plant didn't immediately expire.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-4612363287842080482019-04-26T15:02:39.315-07:002019-04-26T15:02:39.315-07:00Wonderful post.Wonderful post.A Casa Madeirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693537584448688104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-55656779108051047452019-04-26T08:50:38.300-07:002019-04-26T08:50:38.300-07:00Well I guess it's good to know it's not ju...Well I guess it's good to know it's not just me who has trouble photographing this charming corner of your garden. Nice capture of the emerging Adiantum pedatum fronds, they look like aliens.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-33494994290070622672019-04-26T08:02:42.173-07:002019-04-26T08:02:42.173-07:00You have some wonderful, choice shade plants. It w...You have some wonderful, choice shade plants. It won't be long before they all grow together and cover all that patchy ground. Watch for seedlings of 'Samobor,' she does like to fling her seeds around. Most of them are just like her, with that nice dark splotch on the leaves. Hopefully you won't find her too aggressive. I know Hostas aren't exactly cutting edge, but I recently sort of rediscovered them for my shady areas. As long as you can keep the slugs off them for long enough as they emerge, I've found they are great drought-tolerant perennials for me.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-61026793505166578392019-04-26T07:55:45.236-07:002019-04-26T07:55:45.236-07:00My Wisconsin garden is full of spring plants emerg...My Wisconsin garden is full of spring plants emerging in a ground cover of messy shredded leaves. Not my favorite look, but one that makes sense. So I would not let yourself be bothered by it in your photos. It all looks lovely. Linda from Each Little Worldhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com