tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post3365395635087403605..comments2023-05-09T15:04:53.510+01:00Comments on Experiments with Plants: Anemones (17 SEP 2013)b-a-ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-77043979823722695902013-10-31T20:15:51.384+00:002013-10-31T20:15:51.384+00:00Thanks all for your comments.
Caro - It seems tha...Thanks all for your comments.<br /><br />Caro - It seems that Squirrel Basket agrees. Taming them by planting them in the shade sounds a bit less brutal than digging them up.<br /><br />On the other hand HoeHoeGrow, maybe you should try growing them in the sunshine.<br /><br />Linnie - you might have more success with Shakespeare's sonnet no. 18 : " Shall I compare thee to a summer'sb-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-58415846210173140072013-10-13T13:52:14.643+01:002013-10-13T13:52:14.643+01:00Hi b-a-g
I once told you that we can end up liking...Hi b-a-g<br />I once told you that we can end up liking plants which we once disliked. I have to say I have never read Shakespeare and probably it would go over the top of my head. Now I have a little understanding of Taming of the shrewAlistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-34328668009617386162013-10-10T21:52:49.974+01:002013-10-10T21:52:49.974+01:00hi, Very nice blog:)
I am a new gardner and a new...hi, Very nice blog:) <br />I am a new gardner and a new blogger myself, check out me blog. <br /><br />http://seedgerminator.wordpress.com/2013/10/09/cabbage/<br /><br />Any suggestions and feedback will be appreciative. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185463661742659173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-77561997739328003232013-10-04T01:49:26.371+01:002013-10-04T01:49:26.371+01:00Whew so glad you came around on anemones--I think ...Whew so glad you came around on anemones--I think they are very special. I love all the colors but especially the white and blue (blanda), pretty and dependable. I also love Shakespeare although I can only recite a little--I've found that floating dagger part from Macbeth is hard to work into a conversation.linniewhttp://linniew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-5277519713087825602013-09-30T17:47:02.351+01:002013-09-30T17:47:02.351+01:00Why do everyone else's anenomes grow like WEED...Why do everyone else's anenomes grow like WEEDS , while mine fade away like Victorian maidens ! To me they are very precious as they are a rare sight in my garden !!<br /><br />Glad you have come to appreciate their inner beauty !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-77928206538803646662013-09-29T22:46:31.858+01:002013-09-29T22:46:31.858+01:00Your anemones are gorgeous! Neither anemones nor d...Your anemones are gorgeous! Neither anemones nor delphiniums have grown for me, though I have tried more than once. And that makes me waspish!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-75743926273566488542013-09-26T03:47:32.098+01:002013-09-26T03:47:32.098+01:00I can't imagine a fall garden in the shade wit...I can't imagine a fall garden in the shade without anemones. They do brighten up the garden...I had no idea they were related to so many other flowers I love. I also love how they start as a bobbing ball before they unfurl.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-68768006790761201402013-09-24T14:34:38.022+01:002013-09-24T14:34:38.022+01:00I too like Anemones and don't mind a little ra...I too like Anemones and don't mind a little rambling in the garden. Mine have returned each year with more friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-55209491682505313302013-09-24T03:06:53.089+01:002013-09-24T03:06:53.089+01:00I love Japanese anemones and wish they would seed ...I love Japanese anemones and wish they would seed more in my garden. Have you tried the new compact forms in the Pretty Lady series developed by Blooms of Bressingham? They look great in a pot but I haven't grown them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-83569455574936800652013-09-23T02:53:12.883+01:002013-09-23T02:53:12.883+01:00I am sorry i cannot fully relate to the relationsh...I am sorry i cannot fully relate to the relationship of the titles, maybe because i am not English and we hated it when we were forced to read Shakespeare in High School. I only recognize the titles, e.g. Hamlet and can relate to hamletting, but Taming of the Shrew...sorry i can't. hahaha!<br /><br />I can't also relate to anemones because we don't have those and i haven't seen Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-40983760123139682262013-09-23T02:20:24.365+01:002013-09-23T02:20:24.365+01:00Thanks for your lovely photos of the white anemone...Thanks for your lovely photos of the white anemones, I think they are beautiful! I have one myself that looks exactly like yours, got it from a friend when I helped redevelop his garden. The plant had self-seeded from someone else’s garden so I have no idea which variety it is. Mine is still in a huge pot but will soon be planted in my shady white bed where I think it will do well. I might regretHELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-20877692765410642852013-09-22T18:38:07.309+01:002013-09-22T18:38:07.309+01:00I love your description and yes, Japanese anemones...I love your description and yes, Japanese anemones, learn to love them!catharine Howardhttp://www.catharinehoward.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-69057319850891957182013-09-21T22:39:56.051+01:002013-09-21T22:39:56.051+01:00thank you, I've added your anemones to Septemb...thank you, I've added your anemones to September's http://eefalsebay.blogspot.com/2013/09/mother-nature-and-bietou-in-our-gardens.html<br />Japanese anemones were flowers my London-born mother loved. We saw them growing beneath the trees at Rustenberg wine estate.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-46638577075727802132013-09-21T16:01:18.682+01:002013-09-21T16:01:18.682+01:00I am trying a found anemone this year that has pur...I am trying a found anemone this year that has purple leaves. No flowers yet so hopefully next year. I have heard that Japanese anemones can be prolific but obviously you have come around to believing it a good thing!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-84433972516429360922013-09-21T09:19:20.032+01:002013-09-21T09:19:20.032+01:00A.hupensis has a bad reputation, but I think it is...A.hupensis has a bad reputation, but I think it is under-rated. It looks lovely growing along the edge of your path.<br />I'm struggling to get it established but this year I was rewarded with a few blooms and was as delighted as if they'd been a rare gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-634839353970348262013-09-19T06:20:38.827+01:002013-09-19T06:20:38.827+01:00Love your subtle white anemones. I have a clump of...Love your subtle white anemones. I have a clump of these, but they are the pink ones, which I call "Japanese anemones". <br />They are thriving too much and in the wrong place. Our garden is part-shady and annoyingly the anemones reach for the direction of the sun and flop over some steps.<br />So after years of good intentions, I now hope to move them into the more even shade of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-11220087996137430152013-09-18T19:39:28.030+01:002013-09-18T19:39:28.030+01:00Well, I've never grown anemones, but your post...Well, I've never grown anemones, but your post makes me want to! I think it's the idea of something a bit wild that is very appealing somehow. Congrats on "taming" them!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-83414676327613627502013-09-18T19:26:06.429+01:002013-09-18T19:26:06.429+01:00I had no idea anemones were so stroppy and in need...I had no idea anemones were so stroppy and in need of taming. Or that you were so stern with your garden plants!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-78261382475029471692013-09-18T19:19:53.348+01:002013-09-18T19:19:53.348+01:00Very useful; I didn't know that anemones would...Very useful; I didn't know that anemones would grow in a 'woodland' spot. I have a dry shady corner which I'm trying to revive. So far heuchera, foxglove, astilbe, ferns, sweet woodruff and aquilegias have survived; I'd love some anemones at the back against the wall so will give it a go next year. Thanks for tip - these are one of my favourite flowers! Good luck with the Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-26378158199680230312013-09-18T18:19:08.809+01:002013-09-18T18:19:08.809+01:00I've 2 pink A. hupensis that don't want to...I've 2 pink A. hupensis that don't want too thrive in my garden. I wonder if that's a good or bad thing ;)<br />Your white ones are lovely. Good luck with your Delphinium dreams :) Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-40645867892660202632013-09-18T09:16:11.253+01:002013-09-18T09:16:11.253+01:00Love the cheerful blooms of anemones, such rewardi...Love the cheerful blooms of anemones, such rewarding plants!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com