tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post114789114156881408..comments2023-09-04T11:52:11.878-04:00Comments on The ConCLAYve: CURTAINS UP! How to Make a Grand EntranceThe ConCLAYve-Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148163338518159062006-05-20T18:15:00.000-04:002006-05-20T18:15:00.000-04:00theresa, go with the garden kit. I received one ...<B>theresa</B>, go with the garden kit. I received one of those herbal gardens for Mother's Day and the basil is already popping out of the soil. <BR/><BR/><B>Aloil</B>, keep working with that flamingo. kitsch is kool! Wrap a stylish Clay Aiken pashmina around the neck to compliment all your favorite garden plants. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I saw in one of my garden magazines masses of lavender and perennial geraniums planted under the hood and trunk of a classic car. I definitely would say his mileage does vary. *g*beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148143081213877012006-05-20T12:38:00.000-04:002006-05-20T12:38:00.000-04:00Dang...I've obviously been doing it all wrong. I ...Dang...I've obviously been doing it all wrong. I wasn't using the foliage color at ALL. I was trying to match up the salmon color in my plastic flamingoes with the purple of my grape hyacinth, and the rust on the old 1956 Ford with the yellow of the daisies. *hangs head*<BR/><BR/>Maybe this time if I use foliage as a guide...<BR/><BR/>Off to dig it all up and start over. Again. *wilts*<BR/><BR/><BR/>P.S. p_s I LOVE lamb's ear. The flowers aren't all that, but how can you not like a fuzzy leaf that is THAT soft. It's almost like having a plant pet. Although if it is a pet, I probably shouldn't be pulling it's ears off so often. Heh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148057308920659292006-05-19T12:48:00.000-04:002006-05-19T12:48:00.000-04:00I'm going to try that ageratum/zinnia combination....I'm going to try that ageratum/zinnia combination. It sounds really lovely. Here in Texas, it is so hot that many flowers do not do well. I'm fond of the blue New Wonder and the orange lantana.Allegrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083058594022468510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148043914968543232006-05-19T09:05:00.000-04:002006-05-19T09:05:00.000-04:00BWAH! ysrn. You know you don't get to view the "g...BWAH! <B>ysrn</B>. You know you don't get to view the "grand entrance" until you've made a few <I>overtures</I>.<BR/><BR/><I>The cool purple paired with the HOT orange makes me swoony!</I><BR/><BR/>You mean like when Clay wears that HOT orange shirt with the purple lighting dusting the top of his hair? Like that? Oh, your'e talking about <I>plants</I>. <BR/><BR/>You techno geniuses crack me up, sooner or later you'll get in touch with your inner gardener. *g*beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148033763601758262006-05-19T06:16:00.000-04:002006-05-19T06:16:00.000-04:00That would be BLACK thumb, and I definitely have i...That would be BLACK thumb, and I definitely have it. ;-)TechnoGeekGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582065569340452002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148003391224902552006-05-18T21:49:00.000-04:002006-05-18T21:49:00.000-04:00Gardening....oh dear. What's the opposite of gre...Gardening....<BR/><BR/>oh dear. What's the opposite of green thumb? That's me. I do have success with weeds though. Lots of success.TheClayBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212111134045844396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1148000019575921332006-05-18T20:53:00.000-04:002006-05-18T20:53:00.000-04:00OMG,I forgot to thank all the little people who ma...OMG,I forgot to thank all the little people who made this possible! How could I forget the garden gnomes??beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147996386093598392006-05-18T19:53:00.000-04:002006-05-18T19:53:00.000-04:00Hey Beauzz - was that your Academy Award for best ...Hey <B>Beauzz</B> - was that your Academy Award for best garden blog speech?The ConCLAYve-Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147994875648637692006-05-18T19:27:00.000-04:002006-05-18T19:27:00.000-04:00Nelle!! Your yellow roses look striking with your...<B>Nelle!!</B> Your yellow roses look striking with your blue painted shed. Utilizing painted structures to compliment plants is an artform itself. You're going to have to update that picture as the summer progresses so we can see those glads in bloom! <BR/><BR/><B>geekette</B>: maybe we can drag Clay along to a vegetable show? Hee. Thanks for the link!<BR/><BR/>my nature buddy <B>diva</B>! You're going to have to put up a picture of that beautiful imagery you created with your words. And she sings too!<BR/><BR/><B>CB</B> and <B>pink</B>....try it, you'll love it. It's really QUITE addicting. Next thing you know you'll be collecting "plack". <BR/><BR/>I'd like to thank <B>conclayve-nan</B> for finding pictures to go with my garden plants. I'll get my own pictures up once I figure out how to do that. :) And as always, thanks to <B>purple_stapler</B> for providing "color commentary". <BR/><I>*waves to <B>p_s</B>*</I> <BR/><BR/>Thank you all for sharing!beauzzartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109296003889296368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147986299521860502006-05-18T17:04:00.000-04:002006-05-18T17:04:00.000-04:00Whoohoo! Gardening, The West Wing, and Clay Aiken...Whoohoo! Gardening, The West Wing, and Clay Aiken in one place! This is my kinda blog. Thanks for creating this. I love reading about other's gardens.<BR/><BR/>I have found lamium stands out nicely amongst the greens and floral colors, too. Here's a pic of some in the foreground, with roses and not yet blooming gladiolus and coral bells in behind/beside it. (the lamium and other plants immediately around it are in a raised section of the yard and garden...they are not really almost as tall as the roses behind them.) <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tekshire.com/~nelle/images/060513_garden-1-van-crop.jpg" REL="nofollow">Nelle's roses</A><BR/><BR/>That's my gardening shed in the background. There's glads and tall dahlias in a small bed in front of it, and they make a spectacular show in the summer. On it's left, accross a small flagstone patio, there's a rambling yellow rose on a double trellis that creates a little shady spot I like to sit under and read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147980505206043622006-05-18T15:28:00.000-04:002006-05-18T15:28:00.000-04:00I wish I had some "garden vignettes!" But thanks ...I wish I had some "garden vignettes!" But thanks for the pretty pictures...I'm thinking of getting some window boxes for my back porch and giving it a go...Pink Armchairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238443548709671946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147970563294267532006-05-18T12:42:00.000-04:002006-05-18T12:42:00.000-04:00With all the green thumbs here, next time that "ce...With all the green thumbs here, next time that "certain red headed singer" comes to Raleigh, we should gather the gardeners and go to the <A HREF="http://www.ncsu.edu/jcra" REL="nofollow"/> which is quite near "Dort Narina".<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the push - I need to put a little more thought into what I'm sticking in the ground.geekettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472611885556555453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147963549136700732006-05-18T10:45:00.000-04:002006-05-18T10:45:00.000-04:00What a gorgeous garden you have. My talented hub ...What a gorgeous garden you have. My talented hub ( with me as co-designer) created a focal point fish pond with a Japanese maple draping over it in our tiny backyard. Because we back onto a culvert with a line of trees and snags, we have a rich , birdy scape behind the pond. A crab apple tree is on the other side of the pond. In the shady area are lotsa hosta and some native ground cover. To the left, stands of black-eyed susan with my personal fave, coneflowers. They really bring the butterflies! Coming closer to the house is a gorgeous pink crepe myrtle when in bloom. Ilove the bark of crepe-myrtles. Several bird feeders on the myrtle. Then you come to a low deck with pot gardens on it. Our main feature in front was influenced by years of living in Germany- window boxes filled with ivy geranium which cascades out throughout the summer. Hi everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27776070.post-1147959625048031482006-05-18T09:40:00.000-04:002006-05-18T09:40:00.000-04:00Yeah, point and counterpoint - waves to purple_sta...Yeah, point and counterpoint - <I>waves to purple_stapler</I>. My gardens are more the shabby-chic colors of white, pale pink, purple, blue and some pale yellow. I wish I had a bigger area so I could do some of the "hot" colors. One place I always put bright plants is in the whiskey barrels by the garage - those orange zinnias you like so much, marigolds and pansies. It's so cheerful when I pull up to the house. Our barrels are falling apart but they are so heavy we haven't gotten around to replacing them. And it's been taking us so long to drink all that whiskey!The ConCLAYve-Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373684206492175397noreply@blogger.com