tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post3677561341123111796..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: Less Than Perfect Can Be A Good ThingKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-72555088468673144882009-03-05T23:21:00.000-05:002009-03-05T23:21:00.000-05:00Joey ~ I almost entitled this post "The Orchid Thi...<B>Joey ~ </B>I almost entitled this post "The Orchid Thief!" :-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-38691519656977276472009-03-05T23:10:00.000-05:002009-03-05T23:10:00.000-05:00Love your orchid and 'orchid thief' (just kidding)...Love your orchid and 'orchid thief' (just kidding) tale, Kylee :) There is never harm in asking and, as you can see, often wise. I crave chartreuse in the garden ... your orchid speaks spring. Enjoy!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-89698967395096581402009-03-05T20:48:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:48:00.000-05:00Donna ~ That's good! Thanks for the feedback. I ju...<B>Donna ~ </B>That's good! Thanks for the feedback. I just didn't want people to need sunglasses to read my blog! LOL! Yes, choosing graphics and colors are tricky. I wanted to use a photo of my own, from my garden, and also wanted to bid farewell to winter - thus the 'Profusion Apricot' zinnia. With a visitor. LOL. I like this photo because it looks like the spider is floating in air. Of course, there is a web, but you can't see it.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-73407994234063379602009-03-05T20:14:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:14:00.000-05:00Hi, again, Kylee--Your header does not look too br...Hi, again, Kylee--Your header does not look too bright on my screen. It's a soft, yummy buttery color. Don't know if that's what you had in mind, but it looks good here. Blog graphics can be frustrating, can't they? You never know for sure how colors and layout are going to look for someone else.Donna at Suburban Sanctumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144553618750590665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-29414223373987006872009-03-05T11:04:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:04:00.000-05:00Garden girl ~ Thanks!Jodi ~ That's like how can a ...<B>Garden girl ~ </B>Thanks!<BR/><BR/><B>Jodi ~ </B>That's like how can a Texas bluebonnet be pink? But Pam has one!<BR/>So, any flower spikes yet? It's gloomy here, too.<BR/><BR/><B>TC ~ </B>I threaten my plants, too! I have an orphan garden outside, where I put underachievers to give them one last chance. I don't baby them there, so if they recover well, they get to come back and play with the other plants.<BR/><BR/>You're too funny...brassia/brassiere...LOL!<BR/><BR/><B>Donna ~ </B>Thank you! I have wondered if the yellow in the header is too bright? It looks different on my laptop (where I created it) than on my desktop.<BR/><BR/>I think plants are probably an easy thing to bargain on, especially is they've got issues. Just make sure its issues are ones that you can take care of!<BR/><BR/><B>Jan ~ </B>She did, didn't she? I was happy to oblige. ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Lona ~ </B>Hey, I've killed a Philodenron! So I think sometimes it just doesn't matter what kind of a plant it is - you win some and lose some. Let's hope you're a winner this time! :-)Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-56908855587107025962009-03-05T10:15:00.000-05:002009-03-05T10:15:00.000-05:00Way to go there. What an unusual and lovely orchid...Way to go there. What an unusual and lovely orchid.I love the green-yellow color. I just got my first one over the weekend and hoping I can keep it alive ;) Will have to read up on them.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-61468760729864858012009-03-05T08:56:00.000-05:002009-03-05T08:56:00.000-05:00Plant doctor to the rescue:) She needed you! She'...Plant doctor to the rescue:) She needed you! She's a gorgeous shade, too!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-68910023465053582612009-03-04T22:20:00.000-05:002009-03-04T22:20:00.000-05:00Great idea, Kylee--I learned long ago that it neve...Great idea, Kylee--I learned long ago that it never hurts to ask if the seller will take "anything less"--but never thought to do that with plants! Gotta try that--I love a bargain as much as the next person... When my husband is making a purchase, he always asks if the seller will throw in something else. You'd be surprised how often they will! Of course that's usually with cars or computers or appliances... I guess if you bought enough at the garden center, they might throw in something. Oh--love your blog's new "spring dress". Very pretty.Donna at Suburban Sanctumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144553618750590665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-76757756510914151782009-03-04T07:53:00.000-05:002009-03-04T07:53:00.000-05:00What a beautiful orchid. I'm gettin ready to take ...What a beautiful orchid. I'm gettin ready to take a picture of one I have and send it to Ellen Zachos for IDing. She graciously offered to help me figure out what I might do to make it flower. It was given to me by a retired priest (it's a holy orchid) who said it hasn't bloomed in he didn't know how long. The first thing she suggested: "....threaten them. I make it very clear, verbally, to my plants that if they don't step up and pull their weight by such and such a date they're compost." I have a couple of orchid books but they haven't helped. I still can't tell the difference between a brassia and a brassiere or a cattleya and cattle. ;~PTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-78918300691275093842009-03-04T05:51:00.000-05:002009-03-04T05:51:00.000-05:00Good on you, my friend! I love finding neat bargai...Good on you, my friend! I love finding neat bargains like this. I bought a green-flowered orchid last year, and of course I love my green coneflowers (even though they drive hubby crazy because he can't figure out how a purple coneflower can be white, or green, or yellow....) Your post reminds me that I need to check my green phal when I get home, to see if it's starting to put up flower shoots yet. With all the gray weather, I'm guessing NOT!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-2603473604310704452009-03-04T00:03:00.000-05:002009-03-04T00:03:00.000-05:00Good deal Kylee, and it's a beautiful orchid! Wel...Good deal Kylee, and it's a beautiful orchid! Well done.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-21518486241673167332009-03-03T23:29:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:29:00.000-05:00Shady Gardener ~ What?!? No Walmart, Lowe's, Home ...<B>Shady Gardener ~ </B>What?!? No Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, Meijer, or Menard's? No bedding plants here yet, either, but there are house plants all year round. Heck, our Kroger store had luscious, cheap orchids last year. Haven't checked yet this year. I'm afraid to...Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-45290351853194964282009-03-03T23:20:00.000-05:002009-03-03T23:20:00.000-05:00Kylee, I am not jealous, I am not jealous, I am no...Kylee, I am not jealous, I am not jealous, I am not jealous... <BR/>I guess we don't have Big Box stores. All we have here is little box stores with no green growing items yet. Oh, well. I save a lot of money this way! ;-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-16279629597422899412009-03-03T22:30:00.000-05:002009-03-03T22:30:00.000-05:00Catherine ~ It shouldn't be too hard to find this ...<B>Catherine ~ </B>It shouldn't be too hard to find this year. It's been out for a few now.<BR/><BR/><B>Kate ~ </B>I look forwarding to seeing them!<BR/><BR/><B>Bren ~ </B>What are you waiting for? Head to Lowe's and if you don't want to spend what they're asking for the best orchids, I'm willing to bet they have some on the bargain table. If it's cheap enough, you can afford to try one! I hope you will! You might be pleasantly surprised. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Lisa ~ </B>Thanks! And welcome home!<BR/><BR/><B>Meems ~ </B>I'd heard that recently, too. Dr. Lori actually told about being in Bloomingdale's and someone was wanting to buy something that cost $400 and walked away with it for $100. That's extreme, but these are tough times, too.<BR/><BR/>I want some of those big stones, too!<BR/><BR/><B>Eliz ~ </B>I knew <I>someone</I> would see things my way. Girlfriend!<BR/><BR/><B>Gail ~ </B>You never know unless you ask! <BR/><BR/><B>Connie ~ </B>Honestly? I don't baby a single one of my indoor plants. Win some and lose some, but I haven't lost too many. They actually thrive on neglect more often than not.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-59007761062422875092009-03-03T21:53:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:53:00.000-05:00Lovely color on that orchid! I have yet to own my ...Lovely color on that orchid! I have yet to own my first one. True confession....I'm not so good with houseplants.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-72647389700194108882009-03-03T21:17:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:17:00.000-05:00ps I was so excited about your find...I forgot to ...ps I was so excited about your find...I forgot to compliment you on its good looks! It is lovely~~gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-47040570568324069202009-03-03T21:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:15:00.000-05:00Kylee, This is such a good idea..I have often wan...Kylee, This is such a good idea..I have often wanted to but haven't given myself permission! It can't hurt! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-10800343033278066932009-03-03T21:14:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:14:00.000-05:00Oh good, Kylee. I was thinking that you needed som...Oh good, Kylee. I was thinking that you needed some more houseplants. In fact, I was quite concerned!EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-28125727685564160732009-03-03T21:05:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:05:00.000-05:00Hi Kylee, :-)You did a good job scouting for that ...Hi Kylee, :-)<BR/>You did a good job scouting for that orchid and doing your due diligence to ask for a better deal. I actually heard someone recently giving this concept as a tip for these hard economic times. With folks being more willing to 'sell' it is likely one can ask for better bargains. It never hurts to ask- like you said. Love the green! <BR/><BR/>Also loved seeing the photos from the garden show. Looks like a fun way to spend a Saturday pre-spring. Gets you in the mood I'm sure. ---I want some of those big stones for a walkway!<BR/><A HREF="http://www.hoeandshovel.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Meems @ Hoe and Shovel</A>Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-73215755197751853062009-03-03T21:04:00.000-05:002009-03-03T21:04:00.000-05:00Way to go Kylee. Your plant looks great.Way to go Kylee. Your plant looks great.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-80440963697175224372009-03-03T20:31:00.000-05:002009-03-03T20:31:00.000-05:00Lovely Orchid..... I have yet to try one. You got ...Lovely Orchid..... I have yet to try one. You got quit the deal! <BR/><BR/>Warm Wishes!Bren Haashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373890474848211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-68101674451430919572009-03-03T20:18:00.000-05:002009-03-03T20:18:00.000-05:00This Orchid is gorgeous and a steal for 10 $. I'm ...This Orchid is gorgeous and a steal for 10 $. I'm impressed! Like you, I love green flowers ~ am planning to have more in my garden this summer.kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-32929530863950004872009-03-03T19:38:00.000-05:002009-03-03T19:38:00.000-05:00Thanks Kylee, I'll keep an eye out for the echinac...Thanks Kylee, I'll keep an eye out for the echinacea.<BR/>It sounds pretty.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-56900887822677153582009-03-03T18:07:00.000-05:002009-03-03T18:07:00.000-05:00Phillip ~ I was pretty happy about it!Mr. McGregor...<B>Phillip ~ </B>I was pretty happy about it!<BR/><BR/><B>Mr. McGregor's Garden ~ </B>There are instances where I wouldn't dream of asking the seller to lower the price, but I have no qualms about it at Walmart. I, too, have gotten some great plants by checking the bargain table.<BR/><BR/><B>Catherine ~ </B>The only green flowers I have are 'Green Envy' Echinacea (which also has pink in it) and like you, 'Envy' Zinnia. I should try the Nicotiana.<BR/><BR/><B>Chiot's Run ~ </B>I like to look through the end of season bargains, but some things you just don't get unless you snatch them up when you first see them. I'm trying to wait on new introductions though, because they're always cheaper the second and third year after they come out.<BR/><BR/><B>Cathy ~ </B>Actually, I forgot that I already had a greenish one. In fact, it was the very first orchid I ever bought, about three years ago. It should be blooming here in a month or so (it's spiking now). It's been awhile since it bloomed and I totally forgot about it.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-66368959002285525462009-03-03T17:37:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:37:00.000-05:00What a great buy! beautiful OrchidI did not know t...What a great buy! beautiful Orchid<BR/>I did not know that Phalnopsis comes in green color...must be a new one!Cathy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06700015918246143129noreply@blogger.com