tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post4150085909878148199..comments2023-04-20T09:17:57.181-05:00Comments on Gatsbys Gardens: Summer's Last Stand?Gatsbys Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-8414107711336321112010-08-22T18:11:17.421-05:002010-08-22T18:11:17.421-05:00It was a little better today 85 degrees. I am act...It was a little better today 85 degrees. I am actually cutting things down in the garden already. I even went to the nursery looking for cabbages. I am really getting excited about decorating for fall.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-6702691874118181182010-08-22T16:58:35.612-05:002010-08-22T16:58:35.612-05:00Eileen girl ! I can't believe you still have t...Eileen girl ! I can't believe you still have that horrible heat there .. we have rain and cooler temps which make my garden nightmare a little easier .. it is horrible to look out and not be "IN" the garden doing things .. weeding is way ahead of my mulch ! I grew "Love lays Bleeding" amaranthus ? is it years ago and it was impressive indeed ! I love Diamond Frost euphorbia but they didn't have that exact one here this year .. it doesn't perform as well as DF !<br />I don't have a corydalis yet in my garden .. I would love the really BLUE one I will have to order one from a mail order nursery next year. Hey I think you are so right about Home Depot and Costco .. I saw the same thing happening .. I bought one with a great purple grass in the middle and it never even got to the front step ! LOL<br />Hang in there girl !<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-27607737899079084202010-08-22T12:49:42.243-05:002010-08-22T12:49:42.243-05:00We are a little cooler today, in the mid 80's....We are a little cooler today, in the mid 80's. I hope it stays this way for awhile so I can at least get something done outside.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-34114103438184293162010-08-22T08:00:14.562-05:002010-08-22T08:00:14.562-05:00I do feel for you Eileen - I can't imagine dea...I do feel for you Eileen - I can't imagine dealing with those temps for that amount of time! We were struggling after our 3 week 'heatwave'!<br /><br />Good to see the flowers that have survived - hope you get some lovely cool breezes soon!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-53312689814944514892010-08-21T12:25:53.989-05:002010-08-21T12:25:53.989-05:00Hi Karen, believe me I have lots of dead looking c...Hi Karen, believe me I have lots of dead looking container plants and I am doing lots of cutting back. I'll give them a couple of weeks to see if they will come back.<br /><br />I am going to try the Diamond Frost inside this fall. We'll see if it lasts until the holidays!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-9891466042516885442010-08-21T12:23:46.827-05:002010-08-21T12:23:46.827-05:00Hi Edith, I gave up today and began cutting down t...Hi Edith, I gave up today and began cutting down the awful looking plants that I felt have done their best. My phlox has been wonderful this year even in the heat, blooming over and over.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-30941225057116968462010-08-21T12:22:04.676-05:002010-08-21T12:22:04.676-05:00Lona, Mango Meadowbrite is a whispy type coneflowe...Lona, Mango Meadowbrite is a whispy type coneflower but it has bloomed all summer, much better than Art's Pride Meadowbrite - petered out early.<br /><br />I really do have some awful looking plants because of the heat - no pictures.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-6190466003879834652010-08-21T12:20:26.871-05:002010-08-21T12:20:26.871-05:00Hi Tatyana, I have only showed you the good ones. ...Hi Tatyana, I have only showed you the good ones. I really do have some container that will be going in the trash.<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-61209391495985790632010-08-21T12:14:30.185-05:002010-08-21T12:14:30.185-05:00Eileen, looking at your pictures, you'd never ...Eileen, looking at your pictures, you'd never think you were having such a difficult summer! Your gardens are beautiful, which is a direct result of your diligent, expert care. <br /><br />I'm going to try growing the Diamond Frost as a houseplant, what a great idea!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-58421427431159530732010-08-21T12:06:26.837-05:002010-08-21T12:06:26.837-05:00Dear Eileen, I am filled, no, bowled over, with ad...Dear Eileen, I am filled, no, bowled over, with admiration at the way in which you have kept your garden looking so alive and fresh against what seem to me to have been near impossible odds. What heat, and for how much longer? But, whatever, do enjoy the garden for you have worked so hard to make it so lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-89433467667115215652010-08-21T11:35:16.004-05:002010-08-21T11:35:16.004-05:00Hi Eileen. I like the looks of your Mango Meadowbr...Hi Eileen. I like the looks of your Mango Meadowbrite echinacea. Always looking for new ones to add in. Your garden still looks good to me girl.<br />I wonder if it will be just as strange this winter and be more snow and cold as the strange heat we have had this summer.Not a pleasant thought is it, forget I mentioned it. LOL!Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2243579953985871041.post-56505066312472615782010-08-21T11:24:07.931-05:002010-08-21T11:24:07.931-05:00Hot or not, you showed us some beautiful parts of ...Hot or not, you showed us some beautiful parts of your garden with gorgeous blooms!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.com