tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post797964465860635439..comments2024-02-05T20:38:00.793-08:00Comments on Gardening With Grace: You Win Some, You Lose SomeGRACE PETERSONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-22661727412450284662012-01-21T16:08:22.346-08:002012-01-21T16:08:22.346-08:00ooooh, I looove that wintersweet.ooooh, I looove that wintersweet.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-39571857224641042132012-01-17T21:25:54.778-08:002012-01-17T21:25:54.778-08:00I love camellias - at the mall they have some in p...I love camellias - at the mall they have some in pots that are getting ready to bloom - I never can understand how those plants do so well.<br />Winter blooms aren't something I have enough of and I'd like to replant but I do tend to kill some plants. I'm willing to try again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476326456453144893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-76131402032722583902012-01-16T13:38:54.991-08:002012-01-16T13:38:54.991-08:00I don't know anything about Winter Sweet but I...I don't know anything about Winter Sweet but I do know I would love it in my garden--especially if it has a good fragrance--and blooms in the dead of winter!Sallyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494506374587003310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-59475268561612660332012-01-16T11:53:58.398-08:002012-01-16T11:53:58.398-08:00Shame on me, I don't have camellias in my gard...Shame on me, I don't have camellias in my garden. I enjoy my neighbors' plants. I bought camellias twice, and they didn't like me... I will try again.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-10642719422389083692012-01-15T18:46:56.222-08:002012-01-15T18:46:56.222-08:00Hi Grace,
You sound like me. I plan on taking pic...Hi Grace,<br />You sound like me. I plan on taking pictures of things, and then forget. I get sidetracked easily. I enjoyed doing some thrifting over the holidays. I mostly got clothes.<br /><br />I enjoyed your photos. Yes, it is interesting to see what plants do well where.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-32648649760480247462012-01-13T08:30:58.317-08:002012-01-13T08:30:58.317-08:00Camellias, it seems to me, have rebellious natures...Camellias, it seems to me, have rebellious natures. You have to move them around a lot, like a deck chair. xo Llinniewhttp://linniew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-45951296447328301612012-01-11T20:07:15.903-08:002012-01-11T20:07:15.903-08:00The camelia is such a wonderful plant! As groundsk...The camelia is such a wonderful plant! As groundskeeper for a church in Memphis, TN, I had 4 camelia shrubs that towered at almost 20 feet! The camelia society would come look at them every year. After I left, they chopped them down. <br />More folks should appreciate the understated beauty of the camelia, like you do, Grace!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-9664799459423820392012-01-11T14:18:40.930-08:002012-01-11T14:18:40.930-08:00After our giant oak tree went down this past summe...After our giant oak tree went down this past summer,my two camellias(both Florida natives)lost their partial shade and are now growing in full sun.And they are blooming like crazy!Who knows what Mother Nature likes?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-8025433894610268642012-01-10T12:15:19.515-08:002012-01-10T12:15:19.515-08:00Both camellias are beautiful! I love that perfect ...Both camellias are beautiful! I love that perfect petal arrangement of 'Mrs. Tinkley'. I've been lucky enough to grown 'Yuletide' with happy results: morning sun and a slight slope were the conditions, and my three Yuletide flourished there. But I've killed more than my share of plants and shrubs to compensate. I admire your wisdom in realizing you may not have the right garden for a given plant and letting go of it...wish I felt better about my losses - or at least a bit more philosophical.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-21385092465631159512012-01-10T11:38:39.500-08:002012-01-10T11:38:39.500-08:00Beautiful pictures Grace. I love Camellias. I am g...Beautiful pictures Grace. I love Camellias. I am going to try one this spring for zone 6 and pray we do not fall back to a zone 5 next winter. LOL! I do not know now where to plant it since you saw this one in the hot sun. Oh, heck maybe I will split the difference and plant it in between with afternoon shade. LOL!Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-5243052676892656582012-01-09T17:38:33.919-08:002012-01-09T17:38:33.919-08:00I am growing Camellias for the first time. I have...I am growing Camellias for the first time. I have a little Yuletide. I am not an expert on where or what kind of conditions make them happy.<br />I have one spot in my garden that seems to be a loser spot. Unfortunately it is right by the front door. Thinking about digging up the soil and replacing it with good soil....and new plants.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-14993347254373003652012-01-09T05:36:19.799-08:002012-01-09T05:36:19.799-08:00My win some/lose some plant is the lupine - I used...My win some/lose some plant is the lupine - I used to have a beautiful selection of them in a previous garden but have never had any luck in subsequent venues. But my best gardening pal has an amazing selection, so I make sure I visit her when they are in bloom.Heather @ what's blooming this weekhttp://www.whatsbloomingthisweek.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-70367969714382107982012-01-08T20:21:22.422-08:002012-01-08T20:21:22.422-08:00It's always interesting to me how we all seem ...It's always interesting to me how we all seem to have problems with certain plants...even if someone else grows them with east...it can be frustrating. I think you are wise to just enjoy those you see in passing :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-12099328562815103682012-01-08T19:03:11.047-08:002012-01-08T19:03:11.047-08:00Sometimes I think that's the hardest part abou...Sometimes I think that's the hardest part about gardening - getting rid of the plants that just don't seem to like where they're planted! Or realizing that a particular plant just doesn't like your particular garden!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-29014031939083591382012-01-08T16:38:47.988-08:002012-01-08T16:38:47.988-08:00Down at the Ballard Locks I remember seeing (and t...Down at the Ballard Locks I remember seeing (and taking pictures of) these huge roses that had been planted in a little tiny opening in a cement walkway. I was amazed at how they could grow, they were huge and covered in flowers.<br />Funny how some plants will grow in the strangest conditions and yet when you try them in the "optimal" conditions they don't make it.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-33431054593925549662012-01-08T16:27:56.171-08:002012-01-08T16:27:56.171-08:00I WISH I could grow Camelias this far south. I jus...I WISH I could grow Camelias this far south. I just enjoy them through all the wonderful posts here in blogland.<br /><br />Enjoy ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685430032033752352.post-135485698057133522012-01-08T15:34:45.786-08:002012-01-08T15:34:45.786-08:00I love Camelias and like you I am amazed at them. ...I love Camelias and like you I am amazed at them. We usually get gorgeous ones here in Southern CA but I have managed to kill one sadly. I was told that they did not need much sun, and I did not realize that the outside corner that I had in mind was really so dark.<br /><br />Hope you have a great new week Grace...xxMrsLittleJeanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261467265044347736noreply@blogger.com