tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post8190253609469153564..comments2023-08-30T15:35:52.807-05:00Comments on Plano Prairie Garden: To Every Thing There is a SeasonMichael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-24440084082715686152011-11-16T13:12:42.658-06:002011-11-16T13:12:42.658-06:00Looking great! My yard is in full bloom too. And m...Looking great! My yard is in full bloom too. And my bluebonnets reseed like mad. I cannot wait for next spring! I have them everywhere. I had to pull some away from a couple of smaller agaves just so they don't smother them.Curtishttp://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=618690214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-89091365045231040852011-11-14T22:48:17.715-06:002011-11-14T22:48:17.715-06:00Anonymous, I am sure some of the neighbors are not...Anonymous, I am sure some of the neighbors are not crazy about the prairie, but any negative comments have never made it back to me. I do get periodic positive comments from passersby. A neighbor told me a couple of weeks ago that his wife was starting to like my prairie. Maybe it just takes time to accept something different.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-47607376247397284592011-11-14T10:00:31.840-06:002011-11-14T10:00:31.840-06:00Thanks for all the great inspiration! I'm curi...Thanks for all the great inspiration! I'm curious...any feedback from your neighborhood on your prairie? Do you have any haters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-70307288449076194672011-11-09T21:43:08.693-06:002011-11-09T21:43:08.693-06:00Thanks 1st Man. I briefly stopped by your place th...Thanks 1st Man. I briefly stopped by your place this morning after seeing your comment on Donald's blog. I will be checking in again. <br /><br />A prairie would look great on some acreage. You probably already have a lot of native plants just waiting for the opportunity to grow. <br /><br />Native plants are the way to go. Mine went dormant in the heat and drought of the summer, but they really bounced back once we got a bit of rain and the temperatures cooled down. I hope you can find some useful information on my blog.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-32614511800012485942011-11-09T12:17:36.222-06:002011-11-09T12:17:36.222-06:00WOW! Just WOW! We recently bought some acreage o...WOW! Just WOW! We recently bought some acreage outside of Houston for a weekend place/future retirement place and I found your blog by visiting Donald's blog after he visited mine. Ha isn't that the way all great things are found? By accident? LOL! Anyway, your blog is making me rethink some of yard plans. I've got barren dirt (thanks to the drought) all around the house now and I'm thinking that it might be time to do something native next Spring. I'm going to be pouring all over your blog later tonight when I get home. :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-8302402758855501032011-11-08T06:53:36.267-06:002011-11-08T06:53:36.267-06:00Scott, the LBS is one of my favorites and I prefer...Scott, the LBS is one of my favorites and I prefer the current colors to the summer blue-green color. All of the end of season flowers and colors have been amazing this year.Michael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-30676239197231093732011-11-07T16:08:23.942-06:002011-11-07T16:08:23.942-06:00Absolutely wonderful...and so evocative of autumn....Absolutely wonderful...and so evocative of autumn. All those Asters are just wonderful...such bounty after such a long, hot summer. Seriously, there are few plants I find as beautiful as Little Bluestem...all those colors...just kills me!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-35456223498070769782011-11-05T11:52:32.655-05:002011-11-05T11:52:32.655-05:00Love the Willowleaf Aster even if it does overflow...Love the Willowleaf Aster even if it does overflow the space. Think I'll add it to my want list along with a several of your 2011 survivors.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-52879090275716143782011-11-02T14:08:07.457-05:002011-11-02T14:08:07.457-05:00Beautiful photos! Like your redbud, my lilac bush ...Beautiful photos! Like your redbud, my lilac bush has been tricked into re-blooming and putting out new leaf growth. I'm hoping the oncoming winter doesn't damage it too much. <br /><br />Would this Saturday around noon work for my visit to the prairie? The weather is supposed to be nice...thanks!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845173449321024791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-19598703563213194032011-11-01T20:21:14.932-05:002011-11-01T20:21:14.932-05:00Thanks Shirley. I liked the red and white combinat...Thanks Shirley. I liked the red and white combination too. It reminds me of candy canes.<br /><br />Elephant’s Eye, around here Dichondra is a lawn weed. It is an enemy from my days of having a lawn. I considered leaving it since there are native varieties (not sure if this one is or not), but I just could not bring myself to accept an enemy in my prairie. Interestingly, people grow Dichondra as a lawn. There is a silver leafed variety called Silver Ponyfoot that is popular in gardens. I like the look, but it is still a weed to me.<br /><br />HolleyGarden, I did not have much of an issue with Dichondra earlier this year. Conditions must be perfect for them now because I have them sprouting everywhere! I hope you are enjoying your garden as much as I am right now. I wish this season could go on longer, but we are just a couple of weeks away from the date of our first hard frost.<br /><br />Margaret, I see that you are acquainted with my enemy. I wish the neighborhood rabbits would develop a taste for Dichondra instead of all the plants that I want to grow. <br /><br />Thanks Collagemama. I follow the point and shoot and shoot and shoot school of photographyMichael - Plano Prairie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288991916201553454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-31052311820310693612011-11-01T18:32:54.014-05:002011-11-01T18:32:54.014-05:00Thanks so much for the clear photos and insights.Thanks so much for the clear photos and insights.Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-14326839828002373502011-11-01T18:17:37.516-05:002011-11-01T18:17:37.516-05:00Oh, yes! Among all the splendor appears the dread...Oh, yes! Among all the splendor appears the dreaded dichondra.... Hands and knees is the sad truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-71300273383215535422011-11-01T15:47:43.323-05:002011-11-01T15:47:43.323-05:00I hate dichondra in my garden, too. I can't s...I hate dichondra in my garden, too. I can't seem to always get every piece of it, so it continues to come back. Your garden is absolutely beautiful. Beautiful colors.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-62446855675296315102011-11-01T14:50:00.466-05:002011-11-01T14:50:00.466-05:00We planted Dichondra, and it died. But recently a ...We planted Dichondra, and it died. But recently a flourishing patch appeared. It seems I will have to keep an eye on it in future?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929448677986593408.post-36303221164140372522011-11-01T10:07:25.442-05:002011-11-01T10:07:25.442-05:00Beautiful! The fragrant mistflower looks so good w...Beautiful! The fragrant mistflower looks so good with the scarlet sage.<br /><br />Looking forward to each season in your garden.Shirley Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.com