tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post1603483323275578012..comments2024-03-27T07:56:57.000+00:00Comments on Country Ways and Cottage Days: Fairies in the Garden ~~~ When Life Gives You Raindrops ~~~Rustic Pumpkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-72817240260458552362014-07-24T05:02:43.856+00:002014-07-24T05:02:43.856+00:00What a beautiful place The Shire is! Those pink r...What a beautiful place The Shire is! Those pink roses are so pretty. The pictures that you posted of the foxglove flowers have me inspired to research what kind of conditions they need to thrive. I would really like to plant some in my yard for next year. Your photograph of the dewdrop- diamond studded spider web w/willow seed was gorgeous.susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-62567657127060529252014-07-20T16:45:13.643+00:002014-07-20T16:45:13.643+00:00I have both native and cultivated foxgloves. The n...I have both native and cultivated foxgloves. The native are the deeper pink, almost purple and are over now. Yes, an update on the carrots is coming soon again as I've made an interesting observation! I started out with five canes each of four varieties so that I can be picking fresh berries over about four months, but it didn't work out quite as planned! You are too kind with your praise of my raindrops! Waving! Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-42585505029400888372014-07-20T16:42:38.261+00:002014-07-20T16:42:38.261+00:00Hello! No, mine aren't that tall, they are abo...Hello! No, mine aren't that tall, they are about four foot tall, but there are many different sorts. Apparently, the root is edible, but I haven't tried it. Now, don't go fretting if your Foxgloves have yet to bloom ~ they are a bi~annual, forming big rosettes of leaves in the first year and the boldly beautiful spikes the following year. If you want them in flower every year, save some seed and sow it in alternate years. They freely seed anyway, so you should never be without them. Waving!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-57223201747091207572014-07-20T16:36:11.589+00:002014-07-20T16:36:11.589+00:00I wish you could come here too ~ we'd have suc...I wish you could come here too ~ we'd have such fun! Of course, it wouldn't stop in the garden, there's the village, and the beaches, and the countryside too! Waving! Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-42462000419675147772014-07-20T00:07:24.259+00:002014-07-20T00:07:24.259+00:00Oh, Debs! You are truly blessed!! The view across ...Oh, Debs! You are truly blessed!! The view across the fields is enchanting in the mist. Your garden is filled with so many delights! Your foxgloves are the most beautiful color. I just love their old-fashioned charm! Your carrot experiment looks like a great idea. Do let us know how it works out. You have inspired me to plant raspberries again. Now that I have more time at home, I should be more successful at berry-picking before the birds find them! How many plants do you suggest for a small raspberry harvest? Debs, I believe that you are the BEST raindrop and dewdrop photographer ever! Big hugs for a wonderful walk through your Garden in the Shire. Your words and images makes it feel like we are walking through your garden together! Waving! ♡DawnDawnhttp://petalspapersimplethymes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-63817035389786498902014-07-19T22:13:49.884+00:002014-07-19T22:13:49.884+00:00Amazing photography, Debs! I enjoyed reading abou...Amazing photography, Debs! I enjoyed reading about your garden escapades and learning something new about plants I've not heard of before. I have Evening Primrose in my garden, too. Are yours 6 feet tall like mine? I do not know where they came from. In fact, for several years now I thought they were weeds and pulled them out. This year they some how escaped my attention until they produced their flower. That's when I looked them up in my book of flowers and discovered what they were. I am still waiting for my Foxgloves to bloom. No stalks even yet! But lots of leaves.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103364860587388726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040263296279181432.post-78337429363725695322014-07-19T21:29:24.685+00:002014-07-19T21:29:24.685+00:00I loved the visit of your garden!! Oh how I wish y...I loved the visit of your garden!! Oh how I wish you could show me around personally! Then I could enjoy some of the wonderful food you talk about.<br />The photos are breathtaking!Darlenenoreply@blogger.com