tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post762655731989126644..comments2010-03-08T09:14:32.787-05:00Comments on Garden Bytes from the Big Apple: ALMOST SPRINGEllen Zachoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-67935875408400227422010-03-08T09:14:32.755-05:002010-03-08T09:14:32.755-05:00From John M. in the Welsh countryside.
Just been ...From John M. in the Welsh countryside. <br />Just been peeking at Garden Bites and most entertaining. Absolutely loved the roof garden pics, particularly the robins with the flake streaks and indeed how did they find it …someone must know ,have you <br />enquired of the nat.history boffins in NY ??.Ellen Spector Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423952859470792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-18964768731486657802010-02-28T15:49:28.294-05:002010-02-28T15:49:28.294-05:00Great idea, Ellen! Thanks! This is a project ver...Great idea, Ellen! Thanks! This is a project very much looking into. :-)<br /><br />Any advice about moles? A very industrious one invited itself into our front and south yard last Fall. He's done a LOT of craziness!!Shady Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-29624617276283554672010-02-28T12:25:22.231-05:002010-02-28T12:25:22.231-05:00Urban Gardens, Great idea! I plan to bring your su...Urban Gardens, Great idea! I plan to bring your suggestion for a heated gazebo to the condo board. But I want it reserved for my exclusive use.And what will all the smokers do?Ellen Spector Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423952859470792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-84056890459810751892010-02-27T11:35:13.425-05:002010-02-27T11:35:13.425-05:00Looks like you're getting more than my fair share ...Looks like you're getting more than my fair share of the snow. We're only getting a little taste of the recent snow storms. <br /><br />Unless your building has a doorman to help them use the elevator I'm pretty sure they flew up to the 18th floor.WiseAcrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-57098319486787173302010-02-27T09:48:12.084-05:002010-02-27T09:48:12.084-05:00So peaceful and calm in the snow. Maybe you could ...So peaceful and calm in the snow. Maybe you could put up a little gazebo with heaters so you can sit outside in winter to enjoy the tranquility.Urban Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05198167175905740096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-45048744328453467332010-02-26T18:24:44.809-05:002010-02-26T18:24:44.809-05:00Thanks Shady. Have you ever tried some
of the alli...Thanks Shady. Have you ever tried some<br />of the alliums that grow in shade, like A. moly for dry shade, A. scenescens or A. thunbergii, which might discourage deer among your hostas? espEllen Spector Platthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07423952859470792007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334907083926434029.post-45869090354366638942010-02-26T17:10:37.914-05:002010-02-26T17:10:37.914-05:00Robins always make me worry... every year! They a...Robins always make me worry... every year! They always arrive way too early, before our Spring weather has arrived. They always seem to make it, though. Your photos are great!<br /><br />Btw: I've always maintained that the deer don't bother being in my yard. However, upon looking closer at the tracks in my yard today... deer prints. All over! Yipes! I'll have to start being Shady Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.com