tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post4874544326978123627..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Plant Losstinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-31702322676790000022013-08-22T15:04:54.046-05:002013-08-22T15:04:54.046-05:00Many of those pictures could have been taken in my...Many of those pictures could have been taken in my yard. While I planted for semi-drought conditions, we got the opposite!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23468558187981002013-08-04T16:34:18.903-05:002013-08-04T16:34:18.903-05:00If I hadn't known better, I would have thought...If I hadn't known better, I would have thought all these plants were dying from a drought. But too much rain can be just as bad, as you are obviously finding out. Those poor butterfly bushes! So sad for you, Skeeter; I hope some of these plants do recover.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-12586763816085231982013-08-04T12:28:43.675-05:002013-08-04T12:28:43.675-05:00So sad to hear and see the loss...I lived with it ...So sad to hear and see the loss...I lived with it until I found water loving natives that thrived in the runoff in spring and even in dry summers...seemed best suited for my conditions....hoping for some recovery for your plantsDonna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-70615774736816475922013-08-02T11:29:34.876-05:002013-08-02T11:29:34.876-05:00It is a sad time for me in the garden... It is a sad time for me in the garden... Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-50352232222124904312013-08-02T11:29:10.929-05:002013-08-02T11:29:10.929-05:00I am hopeful that not all these beauties are gone ...I am hopeful that not all these beauties are gone but prepared if they are. I do not plan to replace them as it may happen again. Sigh...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9717996162834432632013-08-02T11:28:12.882-05:002013-08-02T11:28:12.882-05:00I am normally struggling to keep things moist but ...I am normally struggling to keep things moist but this year, totally the opposite. Now too much moisture...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-35770596794560501372013-08-02T11:27:14.047-05:002013-08-02T11:27:14.047-05:00 I was really upset over seeing the Phlox as I hav... I was really upset over seeing the Phlox as I have adding it over the past year....Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19802081521738379732013-08-02T09:27:10.366-05:002013-08-02T09:27:10.366-05:00Great grief overwhelmed when it loses the beautifu...Great grief overwhelmed when it loses the beautiful plants in the garden:) RegardsZielonaMilahttp://www.trasa-rowerowa.plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-58041331500385092992013-08-02T00:08:49.110-05:002013-08-02T00:08:49.110-05:00Gardening can be heart-breaking at times, especial...Gardening can be heart-breaking at times, especially when our gardens experience extremes in weather and conditions. I do so hope that some things rally for you.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-86909839031452910012013-08-01T21:12:31.999-05:002013-08-01T21:12:31.999-05:00Luckily my phlox is doing well, but other plants a...Luckily my phlox is doing well, but other plants are not happy between the monsoon-like weather interspersed with the drought. Too much of either is really affecting our plant life too. Sad because the insects are also affected. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-51378951217073779242013-08-01T19:51:21.515-05:002013-08-01T19:51:21.515-05:00I'm used to plants becoming crispy before they...I'm used to plants becoming crispy before they die. So sad to see them drown too.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-39454337019880269962013-08-01T14:12:05.262-05:002013-08-01T14:12:05.262-05:00My phlox snuffed it too. I wonder if it died for b...My phlox snuffed it too. I wonder if it died for being so close to the hydrangea that needed watering on the hot days. I share your pain over plant loss.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-25347269583268292762013-08-01T11:54:06.367-05:002013-08-01T11:54:06.367-05:00Oh, dear! Poor things! I'm sorry that is hap...Oh, dear! Poor things! I'm sorry that is happening.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33307377196292101492013-08-01T09:59:41.251-05:002013-08-01T09:59:41.251-05:00I hope so and really do hope no Tropical Storms or...I hope so and really do hope no Tropical Storms or Hurricanes head our direction in the weeks to come. That would just be awful for an already soggy time for us. Weather is forecasting rain for the next week so no end in sight it seems....Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-374682595478075832013-08-01T09:17:19.689-05:002013-08-01T09:17:19.689-05:00I am going to leave everything in the ground as is...I am going to leave everything in the ground as is and see what happens in time. I have hope but not much I tell ya...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-23195755051736405192013-08-01T09:15:36.122-05:002013-08-01T09:15:36.122-05:00These areas are full of sandy soil and all angle d...These areas are full of sandy soil and all angle downwards plus we rarely have summer rain falls. I have had an issue with soggy conditions in these areas in the Spring but never in the summer months. This July, we have had more rain then I have ever known to fall in the 13 years we have been in GA. I hope this is a fluke and nothing more shall parish in the coming wetness. As I look outside now,Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-50443434425115407572013-08-01T09:10:46.312-05:002013-08-01T09:10:46.312-05:00Over all Lisa, I have more happy plants then sad b...Over all Lisa, I have more happy plants then sad but to loose any is a total bummer for me as I garden on a budget. So I feel like I have lost out, sigh...Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-68357234317564187942013-08-01T08:12:13.615-05:002013-08-01T08:12:13.615-05:00Oh, so sorry to see all your plant loss. These ar...Oh, so sorry to see all your plant loss. These are really tough times for the plants - too much drought followed immediately by too much water. Hopefully things will even out a bit now.Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89480945619907060532013-08-01T08:03:40.969-05:002013-08-01T08:03:40.969-05:00I hate when that happens!! I hope some of them are...I hate when that happens!! I hope some of them are not forever gone and will be back next year. I had a few plants not make it also.Cherry's Prairie Primitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138029318440424267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-18672649415265903932013-08-01T08:00:39.462-05:002013-08-01T08:00:39.462-05:00Yup, standing water will kill plants pretty fast. ...Yup, standing water will kill plants pretty fast. Slopes or good draining soils are key. Total bummer. tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-65807418507022741162013-08-01T06:20:00.752-05:002013-08-01T06:20:00.752-05:00What a bummer. I too have had some sad reactions t...What a bummer. I too have had some sad reactions to too much water this year. Most things have decidedly liked all the water though.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com