tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post2291435762064931471..comments2024-03-24T11:05:48.308-05:00Comments on mears garden: Week 11- February 7, 2010- Picture contestphilip Mearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384629201161240341noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post-69784716225480225572010-02-11T06:23:24.803-06:002010-02-11T06:23:24.803-06:00Judith- I should find out this afternoon whether a...Judith- I should find out this afternoon whether a downtown camera place can make good big pictures.<br />A big question I have is whether I should make some available already framed. That does add the to cost, much more than the cost of the print.<br />I think I will find out about cost and then maybe ask people what they think.philip Mearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384629201161240341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post-73258277085009559882010-02-11T06:21:18.005-06:002010-02-11T06:21:18.005-06:00Pat- With lupines, as with some other perennials a...Pat- With lupines, as with some other perennials an issue can be whether to let them go to seed. I imagine that deadheading does help the original plant last longer, and will encourage reblooming. But the seeds will really come up the next year. It is so much fun in the spring to find the little lupine seedling, which is so recognizable.philip Mearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384629201161240341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post-89910507010830274342010-02-11T06:20:31.984-06:002010-02-11T06:20:31.984-06:00Catherine- My favorite memory of wild lupines is f...Catherine- My favorite memory of wild lupines is from Yellowstone National Park. We visited there in the early 90's. I remember carpets of the white lupines. I do have to say that the colors available in the hybrids are much more striking. When they are in a big bed, like one I remember in a hotel in Greeley, there is nothing better.philip Mearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384629201161240341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post-56811953377303164652010-02-08T15:57:19.308-06:002010-02-08T15:57:19.308-06:00I always vote through the blog--also it's easi...I always vote through the blog--also it's easier to see the photos that way. Looking forward to your fundraising garden photos, may do my Christmas shopping before Easter.Judithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post-76629143935613240682010-02-08T10:30:21.941-06:002010-02-08T10:30:21.941-06:00Hi, Philip! That white poppy is a knockout, and so...Hi, Philip! That white poppy is a knockout, and so are all the lupines in the bonus pictures. I'm so glad you mentioned that lupines last about three years. I thought I was doing something wrong when my two- or three-year-old plants failed to reappear in the spring here in NW Connecticut. Now I know! I'll simply plant new ones. Meanwhile, blessings be on Katie's head!Pat O'Connernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36509434911388799.post-32196564581738002372010-02-07T22:29:19.098-06:002010-02-07T22:29:19.098-06:00I have loved lupines since the late 70's, year...I have loved lupines since the late 70's, years I spent living in London, England (now there's a country with the most amazing shades of green I've ever seen)! And being a Coloradoan these days, it's great to have you highlight one of the state's wildflowers, Golden Banner, and help me understand the connection with lupines! Thanks.Catherine Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097374853562858520noreply@blogger.com