tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post9057778216265531488..comments2024-03-10T14:50:10.475-04:00Comments on Red House Garden: Wendy's WishIndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-43501066816924167112019-02-09T13:43:27.804-05:002019-02-09T13:43:27.804-05:00Glad you liked!Glad you liked!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-75861705776331980562019-02-09T13:43:12.870-05:002019-02-09T13:43:12.870-05:00Thanks! They were very very happy there!Thanks! They were very very happy there!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-80370218626730887972019-02-08T20:37:00.588-05:002019-02-08T20:37:00.588-05:00Sorry, I was logged in my other account! Separate ...Sorry, I was logged in my other account! Separate Thanks for the hummingbird pictures!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-48234201297598830262019-02-08T20:30:23.299-05:002019-02-08T20:30:23.299-05:00It's gigantic! And cheerful!It's gigantic! And cheerful! Pelageya, русская американкаhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965726205325627395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-9689135999820769342019-02-06T16:09:21.368-05:002019-02-06T16:09:21.368-05:00Oh wow, that is a really happy plant! Also, great ...Oh wow, that is a really happy plant! Also, great pics of the hummingbirds. They do love Salvias!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-3325361296742553662019-02-06T09:38:44.141-05:002019-02-06T09:38:44.141-05:00Thank you! I took a lot of photos of hummingbirds...Thank you! I took a lot of photos of hummingbirds this summer, as they were so pretty. :)Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-82609489091552932532019-02-06T09:37:42.343-05:002019-02-06T09:37:42.343-05:00That is a gorgeous one, too. I really love 'B...That is a gorgeous one, too. I really love 'Black and Blue', which that reminds me of, and I'm sad it isn't perennial up here.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-3395215075717561222019-02-06T09:35:44.743-05:002019-02-06T09:35:44.743-05:00I do hope my local nursery offers it again!I do hope my local nursery offers it again!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-73684764985899525292019-02-06T09:33:28.486-05:002019-02-06T09:33:28.486-05:00I could have lifted it fairly easily where it was,...I could have lifted it fairly easily where it was, but sadly by the time I got around to that it had already been killed by frost. I do hope my local nursery will offer them again.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-36959702359943578442019-02-06T09:32:09.090-05:002019-02-06T09:32:09.090-05:00It boggles my mind. I planted mostly annuals in t...It boggles my mind. I planted mostly annuals in that garden last summer, many from seed, and it was a jungle in there by the end of the season! Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-70770589580827981682019-02-06T09:31:26.488-05:002019-02-06T09:31:26.488-05:00If I stood still in the garden long enough, the hu...If I stood still in the garden long enough, the hummingbirds would come and forage right next to me. They loved that plant!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-54445181335336186752019-02-06T09:28:51.976-05:002019-02-06T09:28:51.976-05:00Some of the sites I've seen even listed it as ...Some of the sites I've seen even listed it as 'hardy to zone 9b' so 8a might have been too cold for it. Good luck!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-67613567536967124802019-02-06T09:28:00.083-05:002019-02-06T09:28:00.083-05:00Good question. I only remember seeing one butterf...Good question. I only remember seeing one butterfly on this salvia, so the hummingbirds might very well chase them off. Where you are, it probably would like some afternoon shade, ha!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-50103199140526112452019-02-06T09:26:03.245-05:002019-02-06T09:26:03.245-05:00That is some of the best parts about plants!That is some of the best parts about plants!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-824708714638797412019-02-04T23:39:06.571-05:002019-02-04T23:39:06.571-05:00You have taken some terrific hummingbird photos. ...You have taken some terrific hummingbird photos. The first one where you stooped her wings is the best! I long for the return of the hummingbirds, but must be patient. May is a long time off.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-16544563423702202182019-02-04T09:26:22.700-05:002019-02-04T09:26:22.700-05:00Your salvia clearly loved life in the gazebo. Salv...Your salvia clearly loved life in the gazebo. Salvias have to be one of the most useful garden plants. I think they grow just about everywhere. I don't have Wendy' Wish but have many others. Talk about falling in love with salvias. I fell in love with Salvia 'Amistad' Last year. Another free-flowering beauty and wonderful cut flower.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-26136557334453136902019-02-03T22:57:17.869-05:002019-02-03T22:57:17.869-05:00A pretty salvia and a sweet story. I'm glad y...A pretty salvia and a sweet story. I'm glad you were able to find it locally and that it was a hummingbird favorite. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-48043821173992827992019-02-03T22:18:08.467-05:002019-02-03T22:18:08.467-05:00I grew Wendy's Wish a couple years ago and lov...I grew Wendy's Wish a couple years ago and loved it. It was annual for me, but I will gladly grow it again if I can find a local source.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-64384539876488678662019-02-03T14:56:11.347-05:002019-02-03T14:56:11.347-05:00Wow, looks like you have the perfect spot for this...Wow, looks like you have the perfect spot for this plant! Isn't it amazing that in such a short time annuals can grow so tall?Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-74526485445083862702019-02-03T06:16:25.483-05:002019-02-03T06:16:25.483-05:00A gazebo garden, what a fantastic idea. Spending a...A gazebo garden, what a fantastic idea. Spending a lot on annuals does go against the grain. Wendys wish looks wild and wonderful and to catch a shot of a Hummingbird with the wings so clear is an achievment. Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-4892289466382619012019-02-03T00:32:37.979-05:002019-02-03T00:32:37.979-05:00Hoped 'Wendy's Wish' would winter over...Hoped 'Wendy's Wish' would winter over for me in zone 8a but it did not. Now in 8b with micro-climate area in 9a, so I'm going to give it another shot. Yours are spectacular! Laughed out loud at the territorial little female hummer. Too cute!<br />Had not seen 'Love and Wishes' but am going to look for it. sandy lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372898093033875570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-54566327217760190282019-02-02T22:03:43.772-05:002019-02-02T22:03:43.772-05:00Gorgeous. I wonder if it attracts butterflies or w...Gorgeous. I wonder if it attracts butterflies or would the hummingbirds chase off the butterflies? "Can take part shade in hot climates" would probably be "Needs part shade..." in Zone 9. Gets beastly hot with awful humidity in July and August.Southern Rural Routehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430194665015313809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770960028868336157.post-90766446914210261282019-02-02T16:12:20.788-05:002019-02-02T16:12:20.788-05:00Lovely to see new plants, which are wildlife frien...Lovely to see new plants, which are wildlife friendly.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com