tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post1943461671710133739..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: weekend activitiesellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35007138376298946972011-04-06T11:05:12.886-05:002011-04-06T11:05:12.886-05:00Your yard is looking nice! The bugs were very stra...Your yard is looking nice! The bugs were very strange - all grouped together on the tree trunk. I wonder if it is one more instance of nature taking a freaky turn?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19076600352328279522011-04-06T09:07:47.811-05:002011-04-06T09:07:47.811-05:00Great landscaping project with azaleas enjoying th...Great landscaping project with azaleas enjoying the shade of the oak tree. As an avid landscaper myself, I wish I would have known 30 years ago about which trees send deep roots and which shallow. I have several areas with shallow roots unfortunately which choke out a lot of potential.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35566098917296591432011-04-05T06:09:52.281-05:002011-04-05T06:09:52.281-05:00I love what you are doing... or have done. What ar...I love what you are doing... or have done. What are the red leafed trees you have planted? We want to replace a dead one that we planted last year. I'm not sure what happened to it... maybe the cold weather.<br /><br />Friday I mulched & planted a few things & Saturday I bought a beautiful Knockout Rose & put in the front. It is so pretty... hope I can make it live. Azaleas don't do well here so the G-man says.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-9945871221043946582011-04-04T21:45:24.382-05:002011-04-04T21:45:24.382-05:00Love your landscaping progress! Going be so pretty...Love your landscaping progress! Going be so pretty!<br />The caterpillars? Caterpillar Orgy! loljanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424946398926069813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-84180384659903366132011-04-04T20:45:00.967-05:002011-04-04T20:45:00.967-05:00I am longing to get started on my gardens. It was ...I am longing to get started on my gardens. It was almost 90 yesterday and today the temp has dropped steadily, supposed to get down to 32. I love that you are using what you have at hand. I am lucky that we have a bucket on the front of the tractor and he who can bring me big scoops of dirt!Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35560793650788757092011-04-04T14:42:42.617-05:002011-04-04T14:42:42.617-05:00If you want the wrens to stay DO NOT poke at them ...If you want the wrens to stay DO NOT poke at them or on them with a flashlight. Leave them alone. If you are a good little Ellen they'll reward you by gracing your garden.<br /><br />Your beds look like they've been a lot of work; they'll look very pretty once the shrubs grow and flower. Do remember to water them extra well, transplanted shrubs need even more that new ones. And definitely when they are close to an oak which will fight them for every drop of moisture and win.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-55414357955595643452011-04-04T12:16:58.599-05:002011-04-04T12:16:58.599-05:00Wow that looks great! I'm glad all that activi...Wow that looks great! I'm glad all that activity that had me exhausted resulted in something beautiful :)<br /><br />I would probably FREAK OUT at the caterpillars - are they planning to take over the planet? I'm prone to hyperbole. I'm sure you hadn't noticed.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-79583694257585009642011-04-04T11:26:52.615-05:002011-04-04T11:26:52.615-05:00You are hearty! The new bed looks most inviting. I...You are hearty! The new bed looks most inviting. I would flourish there- anything would..tent catapillars are not welcome here- they are quite annoying and deadly to the fruit trees- Birds like to eat them before they get all webby,catapillar pie?<br />I hope you have recovered from all of that lifting and moving and digging and and and...whew.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56753699321006603092011-04-04T09:14:29.389-05:002011-04-04T09:14:29.389-05:00The caterpillars are unique, but I think I may hav...The caterpillars are unique, but I think I may have phased out their existence.All the blooms are spectacular. I laughed at the mock orange, I trimmed one back when I planted my garden and used the trim for markers. All seemed to grow for me,but never ever again.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1637003304924135332011-04-04T08:24:15.324-05:002011-04-04T08:24:15.324-05:00Love the caterpillar pix! Can't wait to see p...Love the caterpillar pix! Can't wait to see pix of the azaleas in full bloom...Linda Hedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518092321016623457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72380097363481424942011-04-04T08:23:50.030-05:002011-04-04T08:23:50.030-05:00Love the caterpillar pix! Can't wait to see p...Love the caterpillar pix! Can't wait to see pix of the azaleas in full bloom...Linda Hedrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518092321016623457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-8701847777156838362011-04-04T07:33:53.578-05:002011-04-04T07:33:53.578-05:00If you weren't tired, it would be pretty weird...If you weren't tired, it would be pretty weird. I would worry you were a speed freak or meth addict.<br /><br />As it is, you are a force of nature! The garden is fantastic. <br /><br />I, too, hope the wrens are successfully nesting this year.<br /><br />Man - that's a LOT of caterpillars. Yikes.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1469799470751426322011-04-04T06:09:41.547-05:002011-04-04T06:09:41.547-05:00Your gardening looks like so much fun, it makes me...Your gardening looks like so much fun, it makes me want to go out and play in the dirt. I will wait and the mood will pass :-) I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse, but instead of tent caterpillars, we have deer that eat everything we try to grow. Maybe a yard of gravel and rocks is in our future.R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-29482745891321514682011-04-04T05:52:59.427-05:002011-04-04T05:52:59.427-05:00lotsa hard work ellen. i've not seen tent cate...lotsa hard work ellen. i've not seen tent caterpilars do that either. so cool. i'll be showing my two urchins the cool shots when they wake up later on. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-12114613167057967292011-04-04T04:07:21.688-05:002011-04-04T04:07:21.688-05:00I'm ashamed! I took my compost bin down to th...I'm ashamed! I took my compost bin down to the garden - but couldn't unlock the gate, so left the bucket by the gate (thinking my son would see it and do it for me) and then went out. I noticed this morning it was still where I had left it.<br /><br />The new beds look great - and I agree with Marc, those caterpillars like that are very weirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-63649010208514520702011-04-04T02:55:04.660-05:002011-04-04T02:55:04.660-05:00Ellen, I bet you are tired, it looks awesome..I ha...Ellen, I bet you are tired, it looks awesome..I have never seen a catterpillar colony, weird it is on a tree, thanks for sharing it though. take a soak to help sore muscles. take care.Cindy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552572705763406197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-51698465922050838422011-04-03T23:20:44.092-05:002011-04-03T23:20:44.092-05:00You are really working hard and it looks fabulous....You are really working hard and it looks fabulous.<br /><br />You just thrilled my daughter and husband to no end when I said "Wanna see something gross?" And they both came running to exclaim "Cool!!" on your catapillar colony. They find that kind of stuff fascinating.<br /><br />Then they read the part about the burn pile and Pooldad said "Hey..I bet they pop!" [ewwwww] Yep, kids.<br /><br />giggle<br /><br />Can't wait to see all the blooms.<br /><br />Please give your sister my best when you see her next. I hope she is doing okay.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-13256647409382856542011-04-03T20:29:16.700-05:002011-04-03T20:29:16.700-05:00Wow, you did a great job. The new azalea set-up l...Wow, you did a great job. The new azalea set-up looks pretty. I like the shape of the landscape wall too. Just add two adirondack chairs and coffee, and you'll be good to go :)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.com