tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post1647874550929845128..comments2024-03-10T14:50:10.475-04:00Comments on Red House Garden: In Which I Give my Bidens a Talking ToIndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-79653096054295826592012-11-17T12:15:30.443-05:002012-11-17T12:15:30.443-05:00Bidens your look beautifully.
This year I had a bi...Bidens your look beautifully.<br />This year I had a big pot or Bidens.<br />beautifully looked.♥ Łucja-Maria ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/09485693642479661646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-9808347880863008872012-11-14T22:04:04.140-05:002012-11-14T22:04:04.140-05:00Aw, thank you!Aw, thank you!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-34210977496932461202012-11-14T22:03:53.149-05:002012-11-14T22:03:53.149-05:00We are like climate opposites! I do envy your coo...We are like climate opposites! I do envy your cool summers for a long bloom time for a lot of plants (I can't get over the fact that my lilies are stunning for only 2 weeks out of the year here.) Ah, but the price of the long winter seems like quite a large one to pay!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-60055119284768942082012-11-13T22:19:52.574-05:002012-11-13T22:19:52.574-05:00I love your blog posts. They always give me such ...I love your blog posts. They always give me such a great smile.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712138158116932274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-48164857151793858962012-11-13T09:40:49.603-05:002012-11-13T09:40:49.603-05:00What you need for Bidens is Aberdeens cold Summers...What you need for Bidens is Aberdeens cold Summers, an annual which blooms continually from June till October. Plants which are said to need shade, very often do well in full sun over here for obvious reasons. Enjoyed your amusing post and pondered for ages trying to think of an appropriate reply, couldn't come up with a bleedin thing, what a bore.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-5898337205157606592012-11-12T21:03:28.665-05:002012-11-12T21:03:28.665-05:00It's such nice weather still, they might be bl...It's such nice weather still, they might be blooming until Christmas if things keep going like they are! A lot of my plants are still going this year! Making up for summer, I guess.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-32013679776850777642012-11-12T21:02:01.640-05:002012-11-12T21:02:01.640-05:00Ha, exactly! What is it with these weak plants?! ...Ha, exactly! What is it with these weak plants?! Rise to the challenge, I say! :)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-38523826392055593282012-11-12T21:01:02.204-05:002012-11-12T21:01:02.204-05:00It was such a hot summer this year! All the plant...It was such a hot summer this year! All the plants are rejoicing the end of the heat!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-40297486889698376712012-11-12T14:21:10.142-05:002012-11-12T14:21:10.142-05:00You can't give a plant a much better recommend...You can't give a plant a much better recommendation than this! I've never grown Bidens before, but we planted some in a large planter in our MG Idea Garden. When we put the garden "to bed" at the end of October, they were still blooming away, and we didn't have the heart to pull them like the other annuals.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-55840416354345526802012-11-11T20:14:23.572-05:002012-11-11T20:14:23.572-05:00I'm with you(and Holley) - it's their faul...I'm with you(and Holley) - it's their fault if they're too wimpy to cope where we plant them. :)Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627975259420138572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-80304270126850119102012-11-11T18:53:34.008-05:002012-11-11T18:53:34.008-05:00Almost everything picked up in October...go figure...Almost everything picked up in October...go figure.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-78382877142066809172012-11-11T17:33:58.656-05:002012-11-11T17:33:58.656-05:00Thank you! At least they are finally getting in s...Thank you! At least they are finally getting in some more blooms! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-43855571018702447332012-11-11T17:33:27.209-05:002012-11-11T17:33:27.209-05:00I usually have to look at the tag and then look up...I usually have to look at the tag and then look up the information about each plant online. I especially hate when they say that a plant can take full sun when in reality it needs some shade down here in the South!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-64662780877407542702012-11-11T17:31:47.065-05:002012-11-11T17:31:47.065-05:00It was 75 degrees yesterday here. Crazy! It was 75 degrees yesterday here. Crazy! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-76523166613570546462012-11-11T17:31:27.049-05:002012-11-11T17:31:27.049-05:00Exactly! They should rise to the challenge, right...Exactly! They should rise to the challenge, right?Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-76621333745872651612012-11-11T17:31:04.889-05:002012-11-11T17:31:04.889-05:00I thought since these were supposed to be 'hea...I thought since these were supposed to be 'heat and drought tolerant', they would keep blooming. Though I could have possibly been a little more attentive to them :) Well, at least they are blooming nicely now!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-44144989426601741202012-11-11T17:29:54.972-05:002012-11-11T17:29:54.972-05:00I love the color on them. I just wish they would ...I love the color on them. I just wish they would have bloomed more!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-46146184413177127242012-11-11T16:50:55.860-05:002012-11-11T16:50:55.860-05:00Glad to hear they're doing well now, even if t...Glad to hear they're doing well now, even if they struggled during the summer. That happened to a lot of my plants, too. They're beautiful!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-20618134005093714102012-11-11T10:29:16.616-05:002012-11-11T10:29:16.616-05:00I often wonder who rights plant tags...politians? ...I often wonder who rights plant tags...politians? I feel the most often lie! Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-29895450770269538542012-11-10T16:18:04.836-05:002012-11-10T16:18:04.836-05:00Better late than never. Today actually felt like a...Better late than never. Today actually felt like a spring day here. It is confusing isn't it?Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-45206180643692725742012-11-10T13:52:39.820-05:002012-11-10T13:52:39.820-05:00That's how I feel about some of my plants. I ...That's how I feel about some of my plants. I don't care if they're stuck in clay mixed with sand (basically concrete), I want them to perform!!!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-42784991933848793722012-11-10T10:13:24.488-05:002012-11-10T10:13:24.488-05:00Most of my flowers sulk through the summer, then r...Most of my flowers sulk through the summer, then rejoice in the milder days of fall. Your bidens are lovely!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-26747702615695445302012-11-10T09:46:39.238-05:002012-11-10T09:46:39.238-05:00I love these bright cheery plants...funny how plan...I love these bright cheery plants...funny how plants just have a mind of their own.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-86095058013008192822012-11-10T09:34:51.592-05:002012-11-10T09:34:51.592-05:00I think it was just too hot for them here this sum...I think it was just too hot for them here this summer. (And, okay, I should have probably given them some sort of care other than total neglect..)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-56767159639253146452012-11-10T09:33:33.339-05:002012-11-10T09:33:33.339-05:00Thanks, though this is the best they've looked...Thanks, though this is the best they've looked all summer! They are closely related to coreopsis - in fact, I think both have the nickname of 'tickseed'. These bidens are annuals (or tender perennials.)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.com