tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6122089843101154982..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty pictures: Tulipa cvv.mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83574574165865054572010-05-10T20:12:31.294-07:002010-05-10T20:12:31.294-07:00Gorgeous flowers! I really love tulips. Anyway, th...Gorgeous flowers! I really love tulips. Anyway, thanks for sharing this post. I enjoyed reading it. Keep posting.<br /><br /><br />-pia-philippine flowershttp://www.myflowerdepot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-78346826624966484812010-05-09T21:26:08.770-07:002010-05-09T21:26:08.770-07:00Thanks for answering. I'm thinking maybe we Ne...Thanks for answering. I'm thinking maybe we New Zealanders are more territorial about our yards than you folk. I love your blog and am glad I followed a link to it one day.Lynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52729951715492948712010-05-07T07:44:20.683-07:002010-05-07T07:44:20.683-07:00I've taken pictures of flowers in others yards...I've taken pictures of flowers in others yards, but only from the sidewalk. I never venture into the yard. I'm sure people are curious, but I've never had anyone make any comments about it.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-19934573742160275602010-05-06T20:42:37.368-07:002010-05-06T20:42:37.368-07:00Which is to say, I don't wander around in peop...Which is to say, I don't wander around in people's back yards taking pictures of stuff, even when they pretty obviously have cool stuff in them. Front yards, or the edges of back yards that you can get to from an alley, and that's it. Which is about as close as I'd be comfortable letting a stranger get if they were taking pictures of stuff in my yard, too.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38421111891299955942010-05-06T20:37:26.448-07:002010-05-06T20:37:26.448-07:00Lynne:
I don't know that there are exactly an...Lynne:<br /><br />I don't know that there are exactly any <i>rules</i> about it, one way or the other, but from having grown up in a small town in Iowa, my assumption has been that so long as it's clear to anybody watching that that's all I was doing (not cutting the flowers, not taking pieces, not trying to photograph anything inside the houses), it's probably fine. I have no mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34192565521639633442010-05-06T19:06:17.262-07:002010-05-06T19:06:17.262-07:00Ok, I have got to ask this. (And please put a curi...Ok, I have got to ask this. (And please put a curious tone to the question, rather than a belligerent or rude tone. Is it considered acceptable in US to walk into people's yards to take pics? Other gardeners whose blogs I follow also seem to photograph plants in yards they pass while out walking. <br />Here in New Zealand I have to say we would either go and knock on the front door and get Lynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-60841627371290133852010-05-06T12:58:00.619-07:002010-05-06T12:58:00.619-07:00You've got to love tulips! The fringed one is...You've got to love tulips! The fringed one is very cool. We just grow plain jane varieties in large quantities for a big bang, but I'm starting to think I'd like to have a dedicated spot for some oddballs. We'll see what my priorities are this Fall, when bulb-planting season comes along...Zachhttp://plants.zachandchristie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-22317459566886852642010-05-06T08:18:36.566-07:002010-05-06T08:18:36.566-07:00I love your tulip pictures and the memories they b...I love your tulip pictures and the memories they bring back to me! "Thanks for the memories" is definitely appropriate here.Nancy in Sun Lakes AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882208110664899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-80689710366922383562010-05-06T08:07:01.805-07:002010-05-06T08:07:01.805-07:00I have chipmunk problems, here. Horrible little ya...I have chipmunk problems, here. Horrible little yard sharks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-48695382137009698052010-05-06T05:13:29.234-07:002010-05-06T05:13:29.234-07:00I'm extra fond of viridifloras, and had a big ...I'm extra fond of viridifloras, and had a big patch of 'Greenland' at one time. I can't really get into the dark purples, but the bulbs we used to sell as a fundraiser had a mix called "Shock the Neighbors" which sounded awful to me - orange and purples - but it got rave reviews from everyone who gave it a try. My problem is rabbits, if the voles don't eat the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76916463578349574112010-05-06T03:50:35.866-07:002010-05-06T03:50:35.866-07:00Mr. Subjunctive, the pink fringed tulip is a fring...Mr. Subjunctive, the pink fringed tulip is a fringed (also called "crispa") tulip, and not a "parrot" tulip http://www.theplantexpert.com/springbulbs/TulipIntro.html<br /><br />About the failure of the tulips in your planter: Few plants that are hardy here (USDA zone 6) can survive the repeated freezing and thawing that the soil in an uninsulated container undergoes over a Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886233441603021667noreply@blogger.com