tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post2026127642499382984..comments2024-03-28T16:01:46.555-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: The InvadersThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55982876587790170772020-05-23T05:14:24.387-07:002020-05-23T05:14:24.387-07:00I like invaders of the right kind, I love aqua Lig...I like invaders of the right kind, I love aqua Liga, mostly I like any flower that self seeds. I have Alyssa and nasturtium at the moment. That should be alyssum.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87133828694161206982020-05-22T14:16:35.179-07:002020-05-22T14:16:35.179-07:00You have a lovely colour range, very delicate. I w...You have a lovely colour range, very delicate. I would enjoy and keep them all!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88981314447911277092020-05-22T09:18:15.133-07:002020-05-22T09:18:15.133-07:00Far more aquilegias here in Sheffield city this ye...Far more aquilegias here in Sheffield city this year and much healthier plants than last year when they were overwhelmed with sticky aphids. They’ve popped up in the veg beds and pushing themselves under the fence from the road. I’ve never planted them but I love how they’ve moved in. Yellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63584388975823336642020-05-22T07:52:14.130-07:002020-05-22T07:52:14.130-07:00Your lovely photos lifted my spirits ... thank you...Your lovely photos lifted my spirits ... thank you and do have a good weekend.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57535176726946274012020-05-22T05:59:03.029-07:002020-05-22T05:59:03.029-07:00Besides your lovely flowers-invaders or no--
To a...Besides your lovely flowers-invaders or no--<br /><br />To avoid email disappearance when typing, one thing I do (which assumes you have word processing software such as Word on your computer), is to write up the draft response in Word, make all the final revisions, then copy and paste it into the email and hit send. Helps avoid sending off half completed emails when a wrong key is accidentally hit. Hope this helps.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18412782958853541712020-05-22T05:38:28.824-07:002020-05-22T05:38:28.824-07:00Beautiful flowers both! I'd let them stay, bl...Beautiful flowers both! I'd let them stay, bloom and reseed. The gardener will just need to hold off for a while.pam nashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527172289267589196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73387169950902531562020-05-22T03:16:06.545-07:002020-05-22T03:16:06.545-07:00I wish you'd come here and sort out the slash ...I wish you'd come here and sort out the slash and burn gardener who looks after our communal areas. All he can do is cut, the grass is mown far too often, he destroys established shrubs by the £100s worth, and takes away about to open blooms. I could weep. In my own garden I used to remove the blue aquilegia before they seeded as apparently they are the dominant ones and can take over the more interesting varieties, otherwise I let them flourish, they are beautiful and lovely as cut flowers. Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12144881786017068242020-05-22T01:34:12.149-07:002020-05-22T01:34:12.149-07:00I had one of those days yesterday, Weave. Aquelegi...I had one of those days yesterday, Weave. Aquelegia - so that's what they are called. I have a bunch growing right in the middle of the path to my workshop, and I always cut round them when I trim the grass down.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37434909213468222412020-05-21T22:30:25.900-07:002020-05-21T22:30:25.900-07:00the word to use is promiscuous, they just love spr...the word to use is promiscuous, they just love spreading their seed. Aquilegia flower is pretty, and also its dainty leaf. Also fills in the spaces where weeds are grownthelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45877543479112502422020-05-21T21:02:12.613-07:002020-05-21T21:02:12.613-07:00Oxalis is my invader. It has run amok at Haddock&#...Oxalis is my invader. It has run amok at Haddock's and I spend a lot of time trying to find the tiny wretched pink bulbs. I also have big blousy Poppies that appear in strange places, but those I leave.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16699401129874261522020-05-21T20:09:30.029-07:002020-05-21T20:09:30.029-07:00I see these flowers more as multipliers not invade...I see these flowers more as multipliers not invaders. Aquilegias and poppies, colour in your garden, way ahead of the ineradicable mare's tails.<br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71578705376465991832020-05-21T17:53:52.258-07:002020-05-21T17:53:52.258-07:00Columbine, beautiful columbine. The greenhouse war...Columbine, beautiful columbine. The greenhouse warned me, They are so invasive. Good for them.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12779023552260795562020-05-21T15:10:34.824-07:002020-05-21T15:10:34.824-07:00Lovely flowers, look like ballerinas.
Mare's ...Lovely flowers, look like ballerinas. <br />Mare's tail is all over the place here this year, more than I remember last year. I notice them in other yards as well. Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51375220083904614542020-05-21T14:21:49.142-07:002020-05-21T14:21:49.142-07:00Anon I didn't know Herriott - I didn't mo...Anon I didn't know Herriott - I didn't move up here until I retired but I met and married the farmer and like most farmers round here he was very aware of him. Everyone had heard of him as he was such a popular character.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77356003850141550352020-05-21T14:18:41.448-07:002020-05-21T14:18:41.448-07:00Yes Derek - we always called them Grandmother'...Yes Derek - we always called them Grandmother's Bonnets when we were children. Glad you liked the jug of them on my kitchen table Ellen - the jug was bought for me many years ago by my dear friend, now long dead, so I treasure it. Every day it makes me think of her.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44259639629617675912020-05-21T13:50:11.304-07:002020-05-21T13:50:11.304-07:00What a coincidence. Lily and I saw some of these w...What a coincidence. Lily and I saw some of these whilst out on our walk today and I had no idea what they were. They are pretty. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52151205538197392932020-05-21T13:31:42.749-07:002020-05-21T13:31:42.749-07:00I wish Aquilegias liked my garden: I have bought ...I wish Aquilegias liked my garden: I have bought some, grown some from seed which I 'borrowed' from my neighbours' flowers which came through the hedge, but as soon as I transfer them to my garden, they curl up and die. At the moment I have several blooms in a large container, beautiful tawny colours but I shall leave them there and hope they continue to thrive. My soil is acid, where Azaleas, Camellias and Rhododendrons thrive happily. Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44156836087126616602020-05-21T13:29:45.448-07:002020-05-21T13:29:45.448-07:00Those are delicate and pretty and I love your colo...Those are delicate and pretty and I love your colorful vase. So pretty on your table!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26179125071124764232020-05-21T13:29:20.436-07:002020-05-21T13:29:20.436-07:00I have heard the name but didn't know the flow...I have heard the name but didn't know the flower. If I had them here I would let them run all over the yard. Instead we have Brittle Bush silver green leaves and yellow flowers. But They last about a week then the dead dried plant is left to look awful. I have the gardner dig up the ones around the home but they spread. Do not like them.<br />Love Poppies and now Aquilegias.<br />parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87614869911970699532020-05-21T13:04:25.707-07:002020-05-21T13:04:25.707-07:00They are beautiful indeed. We have some in our gar...They are beautiful indeed. We have some in our garden too. So very pretty.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31792134587941266432020-05-21T12:49:01.634-07:002020-05-21T12:49:01.634-07:00I love Aquelegias also. Also I have different col...I love Aquelegias also. Also I have different coloured ones. Poppies too. Love the Welsh Poppies which spread.justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31429063713406474342020-05-21T12:48:40.517-07:002020-05-21T12:48:40.517-07:00Weeds are only plants in the wrong place..but who ...Weeds are only plants in the wrong place..but who is to decide?! Aquilegia are beautiful..I love the deep coloured single blooms..good for the bees unlike doubles.<br />And yes, they cross like crazy and you get some interesting combinations!<br /><br />Some days just suck!! Have a rest, have a cuppa and start refreshed again!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62146227954767707072020-05-21T12:20:03.215-07:002020-05-21T12:20:03.215-07:00I used to welcome that sort of invader into my gar...I used to welcome that sort of invader into my garden. I loved getting surprises when I spotted some unfamiliar foliage and would leave it to see how it developed. Glad to know you have your gardener well trained.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63583668104561287462020-05-21T11:25:17.592-07:002020-05-21T11:25:17.592-07:00The Aquelegias are beautiful! If you enjoy them th...The Aquelegias are beautiful! If you enjoy them then you should keep them. Most invaders we get here are not at all so pretty. I do hope your evening has gone well for you!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11972977244635347092020-05-21T11:21:31.056-07:002020-05-21T11:21:31.056-07:00I love everything about the Yorkshire Dales - Can...I love everything about the Yorkshire Dales - Can I ask if you knew or were aware of James Herriot? I could quite happily live in the Dales! I live near Dartmoor so am not completely innocent about solitary living in the countryside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com