tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post7952810058402894071..comments2024-03-24T02:18:09.718-05:00Comments on Gardening With Nature: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - November 2012Dorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-32159271830550909032012-11-16T08:29:06.721-06:002012-11-16T08:29:06.721-06:00Thanks for visiting, Randy. Thanks for visiting, Randy. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-84317515199232419772012-11-16T08:28:42.620-06:002012-11-16T08:28:42.620-06:00There are still a lot of blooms. They are getting ...There are still a lot of blooms. They are getting in their last kicks before that inevitable frost. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-10606137696182455642012-11-16T05:39:39.459-06:002012-11-16T05:39:39.459-06:00WOW !WOW !stienerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185632332009295517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-52975973458642190122012-11-15T23:31:05.407-06:002012-11-15T23:31:05.407-06:00It still looks like summer in your garden, Dorothy...It still looks like summer in your garden, Dorothy! The blue plumbago is still going strong here but the roses are Resting. Your Litchfield Angel is lovely. <br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable Rose Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-3148620811827437582012-11-15T22:15:55.576-06:002012-11-15T22:15:55.576-06:00Blue plumbago is another plant greatly favored by ...Blue plumbago is another plant greatly favored by the butterflies in my garden, and, here, it is in bloom for much of the year.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-82622857086962734402012-11-15T22:14:26.627-06:002012-11-15T22:14:26.627-06:00It does look like a closed hibiscus and I believe ...It does look like a closed hibiscus and I believe they are both members of the mallow family. It is a very hardy plant and much-loved by pollinators, certainly worth having in your garden. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-69592154015258852302012-11-15T22:00:42.316-06:002012-11-15T22:00:42.316-06:00That blue plumbago is such a great flower. With th...That blue plumbago is such a great flower. With the changing weather it is now fully hardy in Chicago, so I've got to plant some.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-15248491353975900422012-11-15T20:50:39.857-06:002012-11-15T20:50:39.857-06:00Hi Dorothy, i have not been here for a while. I re...Hi Dorothy, i have not been here for a while. I realized we have a lot of plants in common, even if we don't have the seasons like you. You reminded me to look for cuttings of that Turk's cap, i forgot what we call it here, i just know it is like a closed hibiscus. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-26299360786553388302012-11-15T17:33:37.686-06:002012-11-15T17:33:37.686-06:00This is just about the best time of year for butte...This is just about the best time of year for butterflies in my garden, Hannah. The variety and the number amaze me on a daily basis and, oh, yes, I do enjoy them!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275431955885463071.post-61668375587568313812012-11-15T16:23:16.442-06:002012-11-15T16:23:16.442-06:00It really pangs my heart-strings to see the Anole ...It really pangs my heart-strings to see the Anole and lovely semi-tropical plants from my childhood. We had our first frost last night, though it didn't kill everything. It's hard to think of those nice southern places with butterflies still flitting around.... enjoy.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.com