tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post8013201781726601280..comments2024-03-28T10:32:35.496-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: Tour of our backyard gardenThrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-89743015728351873022013-06-04T18:10:05.125-04:002013-06-04T18:10:05.125-04:00So inspiring! I think the mystery plants are a gra...So inspiring! I think the mystery plants are a grape leaf choral bells (which now knowing you are a bando fam I hope they are!). They should spike a white stem with little whitish bells! <br />Love your posts!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932502149706100392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-66796670599384173652013-06-01T08:16:48.375-04:002013-06-01T08:16:48.375-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530637680932990266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6498124877931794682013-05-29T22:41:52.466-04:002013-05-29T22:41:52.466-04:00A lovely garden! Peonies are slow to bloom, but s...A lovely garden! Peonies are slow to bloom, but so worth the wait.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969655158856757139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-51914889725969059992013-05-29T16:46:47.255-04:002013-05-29T16:46:47.255-04:00I live in Iowa and love knockout roses. My favorit...I live in Iowa and love knockout roses. My favorite are the double-petal in red and pink. I also have a yellow knockout. I also have coral bells. They come in so many colors. Mine are burgundy and they spread. Every year I get new clumps that pop up. I love your patio.singer131redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904639607126349378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-91636161901368439722013-05-29T16:32:37.426-04:002013-05-29T16:32:37.426-04:00What a beautiful outdoor space. A place of eating...What a beautiful outdoor space. A place of eating, lounging, playing...you all have it covered. Love it!<br />SarahAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012742471820102829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-15672760450067206422013-05-29T12:16:03.533-04:002013-05-29T12:16:03.533-04:00Beautiful!!! If you love the heucheras - you might...Beautiful!!! If you love the heucheras - you might want to check out their petite cousin heucherellas 'solar eclipse' - it's an awesome multicolor - a real show stopper!! The Domestic Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030545789846014448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6999357048911628682013-05-29T11:10:48.665-04:002013-05-29T11:10:48.665-04:00Your yard is gorgeous!!! I absolutely love my Knoc...Your yard is gorgeous!!! I absolutely love my Knock Out Roses. They get full sun at my house & do great. I do trim them but only because they get so out of control. I love Hydrangea's but I haven't had any luck. I have one on a pot on my patio now that I've managed to keep alive since Mother's Day. We'll see how it goes. I love Peonies too but I don't think they grow in Louisiana. Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394041890043330124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-67418721632158679932013-05-29T06:23:17.066-04:002013-05-29T06:23:17.066-04:00What a great update! You did such an amazing job. ...What a great update! You did such an amazing job. Everything looks so perfect. I’m a little jealous :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-85723262518591726502013-05-28T23:36:13.011-04:002013-05-28T23:36:13.011-04:00What kind of border do you use to keep your grass ...What kind of border do you use to keep your grass and much separate? It does not look like there is one? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955751787851621939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-6732958023889628252013-05-28T22:41:12.207-04:002013-05-28T22:41:12.207-04:00Nice yard! I think your mystery plant is coleus, ...Nice yard! I think your mystery plant is coleus, but I could be wrong. I live in a totally different planting zone! NicoleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-73068441046225717912013-05-28T21:26:37.798-04:002013-05-28T21:26:37.798-04:00What a gorgeous back yard! You are very blessed. :...What a gorgeous back yard! You are very blessed. :-)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-86288618864161748972013-05-28T20:49:36.712-04:002013-05-28T20:49:36.712-04:00Clematis would look beautiful climbing up your fir...Clematis would look beautiful climbing up your fireplace. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352177915389804918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-86412887962501335922013-05-28T20:41:54.830-04:002013-05-28T20:41:54.830-04:00Totally agree about the english ivy. It's one ...Totally agree about the english ivy. It's one of those plants that seems like a good idea at the time (like mint), but give it a few years and you'll rue the day you ever planted it. Rip it out now before it gets out of control and/or ruins your fireplace mortar. When we bought our house 10 years ago, almost our entire acre lot was covered in it. My husband has been ripping it out by hand ever since. <br /><br />Also, I second the vote for Lantana. One of my favorite plants because it blooms non-stop all summer long.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-14895670448767763312013-05-28T19:49:35.614-04:002013-05-28T19:49:35.614-04:00Your peonies are gorgeous! They will be in full bl...Your peonies are gorgeous! They will be in full bloom soon - very jealous! :-) <br />www.makeshiftmargaritas.blogspot.comMakeshift Margaritashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670153109961492796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-63013423645046583202013-05-28T17:26:02.532-04:002013-05-28T17:26:02.532-04:00Yep. As everyone else said--heuchera (hyoo kera)....Yep. As everyone else said--heuchera (hyoo kera). I am mildly obsessed with them. Most will tolerate sun or shade. I probably have 15 different types and my 4-year old can name them all on sight. Check out bluestoneperennials.com to see a huge number of varieties (awesome online perennial retailer).<br /><br />I also second the above comments about the ivy. I'd lose it. It can actually damage your mortar. I've got an acre full of it in zone 7a and it is the bane of my existence. I swear I spend half my life whacking it back and pulling it off trees. OVER IT.<br /><br />Also--didn't follow the hydrangea drama link ;) but if that's a limelight, don't worry about what you're pruning. It will bloom on old AND new wood. You can cut it down practically to the ground in early spring and it will come back, though ideally you should locate it so it doesn't need to be pruned much at all. My overzealous spring clean-up crew hacked my limelight to itty bitty stumps, and it's already sprung back good as new. Too early for blooms, though. <br /><br />Your garden is beautiful. I fantasize routinely about selling my ginormous property for a beautifully landscaped AND MORE MANAGEABLE plot like you have. Mad jealous. :) No wonder everyone wants to play in your backyard!Alisahttp://asheadesignlab.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-67088915493558790982013-05-28T16:41:25.367-04:002013-05-28T16:41:25.367-04:00Beautiful! You won't find me complaining abou...Beautiful! You won't find me complaining about all this rain. I still have nightmares about our water bills last summer. <br /><br />I've been trying to grow hydrangeas for 2 years now. Last summer definitely didn't help my efforts. <br /><br />Are your two peony bushes with only a few little blooms new, as in you bought and planted them within the past year or so? I planted two peony bushes I purchased from Lowes in the fall of 2009, and they finally bloomed this spring. Seriously, it took them 3 stinkin' years! I'm never buying peonies from a store again. Dividing and transplanting from mature peonies is where it's at. And you're right, they love the sun. Mine line the south side of our house which gets full sun all day, everyday.Chelsea @ two twenty onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450727029916852266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-790795956487031162013-05-28T15:29:31.258-04:002013-05-28T15:29:31.258-04:00Beautiful yard!Beautiful yard!Darnetha | ChippaSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975274153256428176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-56720717704303566932013-05-28T15:22:34.864-04:002013-05-28T15:22:34.864-04:00If you planted English ivy you want to be careful ...If you planted English ivy you want to be careful with it. It has a tendency to take over everything if not pruned often and ruthlessly. It will kill trees if it climbs them and suffocate smaller bushes. I'm in zone 7 and didn't have any in my wooded yard 17 years ago but I'm having trouble controlling it now and my neighbors don't do anything to help control it. It will also grow through the morter/openings in your stone fireplace as well. Here in zone 6 Lanta is a perennial but an annual in other places. Try Miss Huff for multicolor blooms. You might also try impatiens as an annual for lots of color in the shaded area all summer long. It will often volunteer here in zone 7. I've had 20 ft rows of it volunteer at least 2 ft tall over several years. Beautiful yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-10721857764872436752013-05-28T14:05:57.031-04:002013-05-28T14:05:57.031-04:00I found a Lilac version that grows here in Texas, ...I found a Lilac version that grows here in Texas, I have had three blooms so far this year, I love Lilacs, I missed having them from when I was in So. Dakota, so when I saw this one (Jo-Lee Lilacs, from Springhill gardens), I jump on them!cajuncutiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480851399271048815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-13989162028949912342013-05-28T14:03:11.109-04:002013-05-28T14:03:11.109-04:00So true Shannon, I was thinking to mention it too....So true Shannon, I was thinking to mention it too.cajuncutiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480851399271048815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-86653990364868778802013-05-28T12:51:09.536-04:002013-05-28T12:51:09.536-04:00Beautiful yard, Sarah. A note about your trees - i...Beautiful yard, Sarah. A note about your trees - if you want them to spread out and be bushy, trim (prune) them from the top so they don't get so tall. If you want them to get taller, prune them from the bottom and side branches. Also, try a wonderful flowering plant called Lantana. It's an annual that comes in lots of colors (even multi-colored!) and varieties - some are creepers and some are taller. The flowers are really little bouquets of tiny flowers and they'll bloom all summer long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-75810115688148165512013-05-28T12:45:56.136-04:002013-05-28T12:45:56.136-04:00Looks great! I'm waiting for my peonies to po...Looks great! I'm waiting for my peonies to pop as well. They're so pretty. Can't wait to see what you do with your shady spot!<br />Simply Modern Homehttp://www.simplymodernhome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-90535099471181369372013-05-28T11:29:37.318-04:002013-05-28T11:29:37.318-04:00Your yard is GORGEOUS! I'm coveting it right ...Your yard is GORGEOUS! I'm coveting it right now with my desert yard of rocks and nothing but brown. Really beautiful, Sarah.Cat Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646744276470661147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-45054779955613217752013-05-28T10:39:34.262-04:002013-05-28T10:39:34.262-04:00What a beautiful garden! Wish I could grow peonie...What a beautiful garden! Wish I could grow peonies in Austin, Texas. They are my favorite! A great gardener I talked with told me to plant my hydrangeas in an acidic compost(I think it's compost...it looks like dirt.) He said coffee grounds do not have enough acid so you have to buy acidic compost or solution each year. Also in Austin I have to water them every day. This year they have lots of blooms. Love your blog!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671619033259212053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-79116100697402246492013-05-28T10:34:00.517-04:002013-05-28T10:34:00.517-04:00To get your Lime Light Hydrangea to bloom cut the ...To get your Lime Light Hydrangea to bloom cut the roots about 1 ft from the base of the plant in a complete circle. You will have lots of blooms then :)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774361346846290645noreply@blogger.com