tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post1772551643877480277..comments2023-04-20T09:17:57.181-05:00Comments on Gatsbys Gardens: How Did We Ever Survive?Gatsbys Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-54872146014613556192012-07-31T08:16:35.766-05:002012-07-31T08:16:35.766-05:00My dad was big on technology, and we grew up with ...My dad was big on technology, and we grew up with a/c (along with having the first color TV on the block.) As long as I have a cool house to retreat to, I don't mind the heat too much. But it sure can be tough on garden plants, especially combined with the lack of rain! <br /><br />I love all your heat and drought tolerant plants, Eileen. You show how right plant, right place, right conditions can equal beautiful garden, even if the tough weather conditions we're experiencing this year.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-74615842535018159462012-07-30T17:53:56.909-05:002012-07-30T17:53:56.909-05:00Hi Country Nest,
I am dripping every day this sum...Hi Country Nest,<br /><br />I am dripping every day this summer. I am sure it is not healthy to go from intense heat into the cool air.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-67161717773510197582012-07-30T17:52:50.638-05:002012-07-30T17:52:50.638-05:00Hi Jeanne,
Between your rain and our high temps w...Hi Jeanne,<br /><br />Between your rain and our high temps we must have broke some sort of record this summer.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-26227172195916855452012-07-30T17:52:14.709-05:002012-07-30T17:52:14.709-05:00Thanks for visiting Alicia.
EileenThanks for visiting Alicia.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-34089612399420907652012-07-30T17:51:26.517-05:002012-07-30T17:51:26.517-05:00Hi Carolyn,
I hope you are right about the heat, ...Hi Carolyn,<br /><br />I hope you are right about the heat, but the climatologists are predicting that this is going to be the norm. Whatever I plant I try to keep this in mind.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-55622733237185074492012-07-30T17:49:22.519-05:002012-07-30T17:49:22.519-05:00Hi Yael,
Thanks for dropping by!
EileenHi Yael,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-53922264642916563672012-07-30T08:55:29.059-05:002012-07-30T08:55:29.059-05:00I've heard how hot it is out there Eileen. We...I've heard how hot it is out there Eileen. Well done for keeping your lovely garden going! We had a week of high temperatures and now we're back to normal!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-88551773283976125282012-07-29T07:57:23.389-05:002012-07-29T07:57:23.389-05:00You have some beautiful blooms! Our air con broke ...You have some beautiful blooms! Our air con broke down last summer, it was dreadful. I think the heat felt worse because we were so used to being cool inside.Aliciahttp://onemotherhen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-41253211257979049962012-07-28T19:28:59.789-05:002012-07-28T19:28:59.789-05:00It's hard to believe that it's been hotter...It's hard to believe that it's been hotter in Chicago than North Carolina. I had all my friends in Chicago teasing me about how hot the summers are here but then I reminded them how warm the winters are :-) I think this extreme heat is just a this year thing. Last year in Carolina there was a bad drought - this year ample rain. Let's hope so !Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-32516444917425880612012-07-28T06:11:36.587-05:002012-07-28T06:11:36.587-05:00Jennifer,
The phlox are becoming the new staple i...Jennifer,<br /><br />The phlox are becoming the new staple in my garden along with the daylilies.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-70513810789595593232012-07-28T06:10:28.259-05:002012-07-28T06:10:28.259-05:00Hi Larry,
I am planning on adding a few more phlo...Hi Larry,<br /><br />I am planning on adding a few more phlox varieties. They do well in my garden because they don't take up a great deal of room and can come up behind other plantings.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-57270894893848595502012-07-28T06:08:34.957-05:002012-07-28T06:08:34.957-05:00Hi Bernie,
You certainly live with more year roun...Hi Bernie,<br /><br />You certainly live with more year round heat than we do. I guess eventually we will learn what to grow that will flourish. Right now a lot of people are still trying to grow plants that do not do well in the heat.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-64358698740377027642012-07-28T06:05:39.597-05:002012-07-28T06:05:39.597-05:00Hi Kalantakin,
I know heat is all relative and it...Hi Kalantakin,<br /><br />I know heat is all relative and it's just that we are not used to it.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-39052161550870554552012-07-28T06:02:50.883-05:002012-07-28T06:02:50.883-05:00Hi Mary Anne,
Some pholox take to deadheading bet...Hi Mary Anne,<br /><br />Some pholox take to deadheading better than others. Blue Paradise seems to be the quickest to rebound with more blooms.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-77287377947004713452012-07-28T06:01:30.587-05:002012-07-28T06:01:30.587-05:00Hi Leslie,
I have not had trouble with phlox givi...Hi Leslie,<br /><br />I have not had trouble with phlox giving up after a few years. I notice I lose a few stems each year but it seems to fill out again the following year.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-45116014532134030782012-07-27T17:01:13.207-05:002012-07-27T17:01:13.207-05:00Funny I think we have all gotten used to the AC an...Funny I think we have all gotten used to the AC and now it is hard to survive without it. I used to work in the heat all day and be fine, now I am good for nothing and the heat zaps me. <br />Your phlox are so beautiful and I love them all.<br />DonnaThe Country Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112325776944664677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-51320589959338203232012-07-27T12:01:41.984-05:002012-07-27T12:01:41.984-05:00Hi Eileen, I have been asking myself the same ques...Hi Eileen, I have been asking myself the same question. What did they do in the days before air conditioning? We only have a few window units, but at least they take the edge off. Yesterday, I bought a few more phlox. You just have to love them at this time of year.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-28035174413719234352012-07-27T00:27:16.892-05:002012-07-27T00:27:16.892-05:00I love all of the colors of your phlox. They are ...I love all of the colors of your phlox. They are so beautiful and fragrant. <br /><br />Yael from Home Garden diggers.Yael at Home Garden Diggershttp://www.homegardendiggers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-47398575349089922302012-07-26T22:49:22.207-05:002012-07-26T22:49:22.207-05:00Hi Eileen... this is a good year for phlox and you...Hi Eileen... this is a good year for phlox and yours are certainly a testament to that! I had all but eliminated them from the gardens because of mildew problems, but am now returning to them... especially the disease resistant shorter varieties and the 60 plants I added this year are for the most part looking great. I can't say as much for all my new delphiniums but I've always had some difficulty establishing them. We had a nice slow 8/10ths last night around midnight and another 2/10ths today... things really perked up! A lot of rain has been missing us but some areas have been getting torrents here in Wisconsin... I feel like we may be turning a corner... I certainly hope so... take care, LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-42463540957179039562012-07-26T21:03:32.301-05:002012-07-26T21:03:32.301-05:00There was no such thing as air-con in any of the h...There was no such thing as air-con in any of the houses in my small home town whilst I was growing up. We all survived somehow. I remember pleating a piece of card at night time and using it as a fan to help cool me down on a steaming stinking hot summer's night under the mosquito net! <br /><br />Glad to hear you had the air-con fixed in quick time. It's hard to go without when you've enjoyed the comfort.<br /><br />Your collection of Phlox do indeed seem to be thoroughly enjoying all the heat. Gerberas do very well here too in our summers. As usual your garden is looking as pretty as a picture, despite the conditions.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-81517590876966122832012-07-26T20:18:36.603-05:002012-07-26T20:18:36.603-05:00Your plants don't look like they suffer from h...Your plants don't look like they suffer from heat. They are better adjusters than us perhaps. And if you feel the heat there is already too much, you should experience ours during our dry season. Our plants die, even deep rooted trees sometimes die too, and that is even with very high humidity of 85-90%. What about that? You are luckier!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-46293339239675361602012-07-26T18:22:02.834-05:002012-07-26T18:22:02.834-05:00Eileen: Funny, my phlox is looking gorgeous and t...Eileen: Funny, my phlox is looking gorgeous and thanks too for your tip on dead heading phlox. Didn't even know dead heading would bring more flowers to this HOT HEADED perennial. Your tips on other plants loving the heat will go into my file of Heat Loving flowers! Need you to speak at VG in the spring. I will be in touch. M.A.Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230352010711244710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-20662180365778334382012-07-26T18:01:18.069-05:002012-07-26T18:01:18.069-05:00Hot is right! And I grew up without air, too. Eve...Hot is right! And I grew up without air, too. Even with air I still complain about being hot! I think it might be hot flashes:) Your phlox are gorgeous. Do you find they give out after a couple of years and need replacing? I haven't had too many of them and after about 3 years they start looking kind of ratty. Your pots are gorgeous, and I love that pretty little pink allium.Leslie's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934030162946774736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-85672837657741296732012-07-26T17:16:42.628-05:002012-07-26T17:16:42.628-05:00Hi Beth,
My neighbor just moved to Houston last w...Hi Beth,<br /><br />My neighbor just moved to Houston last week. We were feeling sorry for her but I think she is better off than us right now!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-6106291018642751242012-07-26T17:15:31.602-05:002012-07-26T17:15:31.602-05:00Hi Darla,
I hate not knowing which plant I have, ...Hi Darla,<br /><br />I hate not knowing which plant I have, but it was such a good price I couldn't pass it up. It could be Nikki but it seems more coral than the ones I saw on the internet.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.com