tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post1842697361162385657..comments2024-01-04T08:54:42.870-05:00Comments on Idée Fixe: Earth Day: Garden and a Mystery TreeIdee Fixehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-24937176514237254402010-06-03T17:38:42.631-04:002010-06-03T17:38:42.631-04:00Yep there is my neighbor's falling down eyesor...Yep there is my neighbor's falling down eyesore of a fence behind the lilac's. Its quite possible the previous owners did something like that to try and cover up the eyesore. They did a lot of bizarro plantings! (I'm STILL 10 years later digging up wild garlic because they planted it by the roses, man it STINKS!) I haven't been able to get to the top to see if that flower has done anything, but perhaps I'll just have to climb up on a ladder (not a wise prospect for clumsy me!) and see what's happening. Oh I hope you get to get your hands in the dirt soon, its the best therapy and I always feel so wonderful after. Its a very satisfying hobby like baking bread!<br />XXX<br />SuzanneIdee Fixehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-90599895515918061192010-06-03T04:42:50.072-04:002010-06-03T04:42:50.072-04:00It does look like wisteria to me too! It seems lik...It does look like wisteria to me too! It seems like there is a fence behind the lilacs? Could the roots have migrated? Perhaps it was intended to cover the fence at some point in the past. When we lived in California, we had a wisteria vine that never did much blooming, since the people before us had tried so hard to remove it. They are pretty vigorous and will lift up a fence if allowed. <br />I must want to play in dirt more again. I'm so drawn to other people's posts about their yards! Can zucchini be far behind?Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302835475214953657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-89018741194769046272010-05-04T18:29:50.596-04:002010-05-04T18:29:50.596-04:00Heehee! Good to "see" you around again! ...Heehee! Good to "see" you around again! Well I used to grow good dirt! Then I stopped paying attention to what you're "supposed" to do or where something "should" go, and started following my gut instincts. That's when I realized I had a green thumb!<br />XXX<br />SuzanneIdee Fixehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-39328162815169910002010-05-04T14:25:22.195-04:002010-05-04T14:25:22.195-04:00Beautiful pictures! Hmmm...green is your color I k...Beautiful pictures! Hmmm...green is your color I know and now I know that you even have a green thumb! Thanks for brightening up my day :)Jeanne Suica Vintage & Collectable Clothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351227021819073918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-15535252649093378322010-05-04T02:14:24.675-04:002010-05-04T02:14:24.675-04:00Hi LLG, thanks for stopping by and commenting! As ...Hi LLG, thanks for stopping by and commenting! As I write this, I'm sitting outside on our front porch and can just make out the last waft of scent as the blossoms fade away. So odd that they burst forth so early. My parents live a mere 6 miles south and a wee bit east of us, yet the lilacs in their entire village hadn't even begun to open when I took these photos! Strange growing patterns this year... I wonder what other surprises we're in for?<br />XXX<br />SuzanneIdee Fixehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-40804175446112722772010-05-04T00:22:44.135-04:002010-05-04T00:22:44.135-04:00Lilacs! How wonderful. I love this time of year. L...Lilacs! How wonderful. I love this time of year. LLGxxLiberty London Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490236712607497356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-45773170909302582282010-04-25T16:18:01.830-04:002010-04-25T16:18:01.830-04:00Happy Belated Earth Day to you too! Lilacs seem to...Happy Belated Earth Day to you too! Lilacs seem to be so good at evoking past memories due to their strong scent. They remind me of my childhood and the lilac tree in our backyard. I love them so, and am enjoying the display. <br /><br />The mystery tree does actually have tree like roots and will get quite thick if I allow them to. But they do also twist like a vine. So I suppose it could be one. My original guess when we first discovered it nearly 10 years ago was that it was wisteria. But it never blossomed and just kept choking the lilacs. It also seemed an odd place to put wisteria, seeing as it only has room to grow into and choke the lilacs. But then again, some weird invasive plantings were discovered throughout our front and back yard! (We're still trying to get rid of them in order to make the landscaping more interesting and less overrun and wild. I can take the "Addam's Family" moniker only so far!) Perhaps a case of over-exuberant amateur gardeners?<br />XXX<br />SuzanneIdee Fixehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-59999754419386434422010-04-25T15:42:43.214-04:002010-04-25T15:42:43.214-04:00Happy belated Earth Day. Lilacs are my absolute fa...Happy belated Earth Day. Lilacs are my absolute favorite and the smell takes me back to my grandma's garden. The best scent!<br /><br />Are you sure the mystery tree is a tree? It looks like a vine.39th and Broadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10816257501034318489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-35335648804138617982010-04-22T20:59:33.937-04:002010-04-22T20:59:33.937-04:00TBC, Tough Bulbs Club? (Since they're lone flo...TBC, Tough Bulbs Club? (Since they're lone flowers they have to be tough, right?) heehee!<br />XXX<br />SuzanneIdee Fixehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679508229122634978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811493563885503928.post-62070165464418239952010-04-22T20:43:38.860-04:002010-04-22T20:43:38.860-04:00You have more than one lone flower. They should fo...You have more than one lone flower. They should form a club.WendyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985099019783464580noreply@blogger.com