tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post5386412283579736848..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: A patch of green -- country yards & gardensGumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-39916145854954435092010-04-26T14:37:35.864-06:002010-04-26T14:37:35.864-06:00I can so relate with you. Our conditions are so v...I can so relate with you. Our conditions are so very harsh that I treasure my little yard. It took years to get it to where it is today, very little water to spare and really bad soil. My DH hauled in all the good dirt he could find, and eventually we had good water piped in. It made all the difference. I love the easy grow hardy things. I have lots of hollyhocks and have found that the different flowering sages to wonderful.<br /><br />For miles we have nothing but desert brush land, driving up to my yard is like a little oases in the midst of all the dry.Ranch wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390401233856129684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-19430239840039487442010-04-24T12:02:18.365-06:002010-04-24T12:02:18.365-06:00Lovely post and lovely quote! I remember your won...Lovely post and lovely quote! I remember your wonderful garden from last year, with the wildflowers and all!<br />I am just getting out and beginning the yard work....have a long way to go!<br />Bloom where you are planted, indeed!<br />Have a great weekend!<br />JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363088920250327589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-71970572230617523202010-04-24T11:38:55.763-06:002010-04-24T11:38:55.763-06:00Our street has a variety of lawns--some very lush ...Our street has a variety of lawns--some very lush and plush, others a little more raggedy. I like the ones that have a patch of flowers, no matter how the rest of it looks.<br /><br />francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-29167780080488933002010-04-23T07:56:12.561-06:002010-04-23T07:56:12.561-06:00It is lovely how you have bloomed where planted, a...It is lovely how you have bloomed where planted, and cultivated the best grasses and blooms for your spot on earth. The flowers and grass under the tree are beautiful. Amazing how quickly Spring pops out when it does!GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-18587283436593085012010-04-23T04:08:43.218-06:002010-04-23T04:08:43.218-06:00Jody, I find your patch of green (the May photo) a...Jody, I find your patch of green (the May photo) abundant and inviting. <br />I grew up across the street from a golf course (hole #9) with two side yards. One was for baseball and one was for weedy lunchtime picnics. Now there are houses on both, but my dad and brothers spent a lot of time on the mower! My mother told me, "Do NOT learn to operate the lawn mower." Now, with Bill traveling during the summer, I DO mow. My home county is a farming community and the beauty around the barns, the plowed fields, the flowers - well, it's so much prettier than any perfect city landscape I've seen. Beautiful post, Jody. Thank you.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-54872959823421083752010-04-23T03:34:47.696-06:002010-04-23T03:34:47.696-06:00We have almost two acres of grass. I love a summe...We have almost two acres of grass. I love a summer evening after my husband has mowed. As I look out the back door, I can see the grass bordered on one side with a row of pine trees; beyond that is a small potato field belonging to the neighbor, and then the woods. Even though we're rural, we are on a state highway; and it's noisy. But looking out over our backyard, the fields, and the trees, I can almost imagine I'm smack dab in farm country.....Mary @ Neat and Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160435782347545564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-27380594069577404992010-04-22T19:23:22.333-06:002010-04-22T19:23:22.333-06:00Loved visiting with you in your garden today. My ...Loved visiting with you in your garden today. My son is off at college playing baseball and I so enjoyed the vision of the lawn cut like a diamond for whiffle ball, he would've loved that. Have a glorious day!Sewn With Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137376998525862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-60304280893996180752010-04-22T18:54:36.314-06:002010-04-22T18:54:36.314-06:00Such a beautiful description Jody! I feel like I&...Such a beautiful description Jody! I feel like I've spent some time in your yard. My little patch is fairly well manicured and increasingly shady as the trees grow bigger. And guess what graces a teeny-tiny patch on the south side of my house? My hollyhocks! They've survived the bunnies so far this spring and the leaves are bigger than they were all year last year. I'm so excited! I'm wondering if they'll flower this year - every week brings a surprise!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-45113195323160468352010-04-22T17:27:01.230-06:002010-04-22T17:27:01.230-06:00"A little patch of green"...I can relate..."A little patch of green"...I can relate to that living in this country where it's dry, we put grass in front of the house last summer and it has been so nice. <br />I have all those memories too of a country yard and playing hide and seek at night and hiding from mama but I was usually up a tree! Happy Earth Day! Come say hi :DJulie Harwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246850029056713294noreply@blogger.com