tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post5855758988938969440..comments2024-03-28T03:28:42.835-04:00Comments on Randy & Meg's Garden Paradise: Hellebores Galore and other shade loving plantsRandy Emmitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-18702305431214871602009-11-05T21:49:32.640-05:002009-11-05T21:49:32.640-05:00Hellebores are wonderful, but can become quite pro...Hellebores are wonderful, but can become quite prolific so watch out! It's great to have friends to give you plants, I just sent a bunch of ginger lilies on to a new home, they are one of my favorites but do multiply quickly.<br /><br />Funny thing- I went to a halloween party and there on the table, pomegranate and spiced pears! delish. I'll check out the fickle creek eggs if I can Maria Hitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216078989307390367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-55227451711390241092009-11-05T14:37:03.812-05:002009-11-05T14:37:03.812-05:00Please send me those snakes. gardeners friends ind...Please send me those snakes. gardeners friends indeed.<br /><br />It'll be no time at all before the Hellebores bloom.Rob (ourfrenchgarden)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05087218232138304239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-9787293650073556892009-11-04T03:31:13.055-05:002009-11-04T03:31:13.055-05:00Randy...that's quite a haul! Your friend is ve...Randy...that's quite a haul! Your friend is very generous! I wouldn't know the difference between harmless/not harmless snakes. But you got a great shot!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-10126688127057261912009-11-03T17:42:35.895-05:002009-11-03T17:42:35.895-05:00No matter how often I stumble upon one of our gard...No matter how often I stumble upon one of our garden snakes, they still surprise me... but they are harmless.<br /><br />Randy, wanted to let you know I gave you an Honest Scrap Award on my blog, and would like to have you participate, but understand if you cannot for I'm sure you guys are very busy. James did it to me, so I'm playing it forward. ;)Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160202493785166930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-44956566926231723552009-11-02T18:40:29.667-05:002009-11-02T18:40:29.667-05:00Tatyana,
Tiny snakes are good to have in the gard...Tatyana,<br /><br />Tiny snakes are good to have in the garden.<br /><br />Town Mouse and Dariciam<br /><br />We had a huge hellebore given to us cramped into a 3 gallon pot in May, about a month ago I it was finally planted. It was mostly neglected in the pot, yet it had lots of new growth when we planted it. The one plant we bought at the nursery on sale because it looked awful did die, $5 Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-56723465153404143972009-11-02T17:46:25.936-05:002009-11-02T17:46:25.936-05:00What a great group of plants. It's going to l...What a great group of plants. It's going to look great when they all bloom. Most of my hellebores bloom in the winter, something I always look forward to seeing.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-6606333889882104742009-11-02T07:51:52.751-05:002009-11-02T07:51:52.751-05:00i have found the same thing with the transplanting...i have found the same thing with the transplanting hellebores as town mouse. randy, you have a really nice blog. i'm going to enjoy looking around. thanks for stopping by mine.Dariciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139602899939762309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-62328036612393502162009-11-01T23:52:53.031-05:002009-11-01T23:52:53.031-05:00What fun! I hope the hellebores settle well. They&...What fun! I hope the hellebores settle well. They're supposedly hard to transplant, but I've found they do all right after a bit of sulking. <br /><br />Enjoy!Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-78890810332297931862009-11-01T22:41:17.683-05:002009-11-01T22:41:17.683-05:00Janet,
You'll love your new place. I have a d...Janet,<br /><br />You'll love your new place. I have a deck[porch job we are starting soon in Chapel Hill she'll give me all kinds of hellebores and other plants too.<br /><br />Ginger,<br />If you ever have questions about snake just ask me.<br /><br />Ali,<br />Good find as these tiny snakes are easily missed until this year I'd not seen any in 5 years or more.<br /><br />Sue,<br />Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-5344820337572513672009-11-01T22:33:55.286-05:002009-11-01T22:33:55.286-05:00Those plants would be a good addition to any garde...Those plants would be a good addition to any garden! I just planted several cyclamens, for the first time. Solomon's Seal is on my list. The only thing I wouldn't like is a snaky.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-36501834868033438892009-11-01T22:25:53.530-05:002009-11-01T22:25:53.530-05:00Randy and Meg, Aren't you so fortunate as to h...Randy and Meg, Aren't you so fortunate as to have friends that have such wonderful plants to share?? Of course, when yours get overgrown, I know a garden in Iowa.... lol. Have a wonderful Fall! (Love those cute snakes. Have you ever heard of a smooth green snake? They're very small. We found one when my son was young. We kept it for about a week and let it go. Supposedly they &Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-23851944853250597242009-11-01T21:26:57.516-05:002009-11-01T21:26:57.516-05:00That's a lot of plants! They look great. I'...That's a lot of plants! They look great. I've always wanted to go to Montrose. I've heard it's only open at certain times of the year.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-67064011978969830962009-11-01T20:21:29.434-05:002009-11-01T20:21:29.434-05:00I give lots of plants away, but most of the plants...I give lots of plants away, but most of the plants my friends have to give away are either invasive or I already have them. I was thinking in the future, I may need to find more people to do some trades with. I want to learn to live on less income and start working fewer hours in a few years.<br /><br />I just discovered hellebores in the yard where my sister recently moved to. She didn't Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-24290868776656283922009-11-01T18:57:45.670-05:002009-11-01T18:57:45.670-05:00Love the brown snake-found my first one a few week...Love the brown snake-found my first one a few weeks ago.Ali Iyoobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18202777507032903676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-34439930927178069282009-11-01T18:12:58.687-05:002009-11-01T18:12:58.687-05:00Thanks for the information about the snake - alway...Thanks for the information about the snake - always good to know the helpful ones. Neat picture. <br /><br />Also, what great friends you have! Wow!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-46797299657592964632009-11-01T17:45:34.480-05:002009-11-01T17:45:34.480-05:00Your friend was most generous with all those great...Your friend was most generous with all those great plants!! Once we move we will have lots of shade so I am excited about many of the plants you got this weekend! Never had Hellebores before, nor Solomon's Seal, nor Turtlehead or Arrowroot. What a great haul! <br />That little Brown Snake is interesting...almost matches the Hickory leaf.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.com