tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post7602337537491867415..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: It Is Hereby Officially Spring Mary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-56001708969670375432015-05-08T07:30:14.713-04:002015-05-08T07:30:14.713-04:00Pretty! I think we might have some of those in ot...Pretty! I think we might have some of those in other parts of our lawn! Forsythias and azaleas might both work…I love that they both have a lot of color. The problem is that I'm too cheap to buy the plants that are already big and will make a difference quickly…but maybe I should?? Ha, we sound like old ladies with all our garden talk ;) Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-78625904532436593592015-05-07T22:08:49.883-04:002015-05-07T22:08:49.883-04:00Thank you! I learned the hard way about the hydran...Thank you! I learned the hard way about the hydrangea, too...two years ago it didn't bloom because of my misguided efforts. :-) The sedum was saved because it's around back and I just haven't made it back there yet. Now I know what to do.Abbey @ Surviving Our Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294464284257098902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-39456481186076750962015-05-07T21:34:14.055-04:002015-05-07T21:34:14.055-04:00I'm with you, I'm kind of sick of hostas b...I'm with you, I'm kind of sick of hostas because we have them all over the place! Our azaleas and forsythia are doing well in the shade, and there's this "star of bethlehem" flower that it all over the yard that I LOVE (http://flowerinfo.org/star-of-bethlehem-flower) - it's pretty low to the ground so it might not provide the coverage you'd like, but I just love the symbolism!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-33986124974731413502015-05-07T18:44:58.459-04:002015-05-07T18:44:58.459-04:00I have a lot of groundcovers that thrive in shade ...I have a lot of groundcovers that thrive in shade (because most of our yard is shaded). Wish I could dig some up and send you some!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-38105783778557188032015-05-07T16:35:34.983-04:002015-05-07T16:35:34.983-04:00Yep, they are the best. We have SO many all over ...Yep, they are the best. We have SO many all over our property! Those would definitely work in that spot but I'm just kind of sick of them since they're everywhere else…I was kinda hoping to find something that would give prettier flowers. But we probably should divide some of them and use them to fill in some of those huge bare places!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-31964276145515362102015-05-07T16:33:49.518-04:002015-05-07T16:33:49.518-04:00That's how most of us learn! Yes, with sedum ...That's how most of us learn! Yes, with sedum you can break off the old stems and it grows back fuller each year. Ours is "Autumn Joy" sedum and it's nice because the leaves stay green but it also will bloom in mid summer through autumn when other stuff is dying. With some plants (like hydrangeas) you have to leave the old stems because even though they look dead, they will resprout each year…learned that the hard way at our first home when I cut them back thinking it was old and dead and they never grew the next year :)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-48051400500528864292015-05-07T16:32:02.698-04:002015-05-07T16:32:02.698-04:00Hostas are supposed to thrive in shade. I am getti...Hostas are supposed to thrive in shade. I am getting a few for our shady perennial garden this spring. :)Susanna Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914585040872714093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-70405557971201387362015-05-07T15:35:41.310-04:002015-05-07T15:35:41.310-04:00I'd like to come hang out on your swing for th...I'd like to come hang out on your swing for the afternoon, if that's okay with you.<br />Also, that plant you said has sprouted...sedum? We have that all over our back flower bed. I never knew what it was. It looks like I need to trim back the dead sticks, is that right? (Can you tell I have no idea about gardening? I'm learning on the job. It's kind of sad.)Abbey @ Surviving Our Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294464284257098902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-61073260258745181622015-05-07T15:14:56.439-04:002015-05-07T15:14:56.439-04:00Your boys are so beautiful! I loved all the pictur...Your boys are so beautiful! I loved all the pictures. Happy spring!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05574920614842137463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-48374767648174009402015-05-07T14:20:11.117-04:002015-05-07T14:20:11.117-04:00Beautiful spring photos, especially love the pictu...Beautiful spring photos, especially love the pictures of the boys.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829137471159713745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-17759234424035840322015-05-07T12:29:37.553-04:002015-05-07T12:29:37.553-04:00Ah! Spring! It's beautiful!!Ah! Spring! It's beautiful!!Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.com