tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post716077214663588865..comments2024-03-29T15:08:18.547+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Sunday Selections #55Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-1063402520631226322012-02-08T07:29:06.659+10:302012-02-08T07:29:06.659+10:30Kath Lockett; they're hardy alright! They have...Kath Lockett; they're hardy alright! They have to be to survive in Adelaide with our clay soils.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-42633270755269916982012-02-08T00:19:26.121+10:302012-02-08T00:19:26.121+10:30I've always loved agapanthus because they grow...I've always loved agapanthus because they grow anywhere and each flower always looked like a bunch of flowers to me.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-81816739599974095092012-02-07T20:54:08.194+10:302012-02-07T20:54:08.194+10:30Happy Elf Mom; you can have them like this forever...Happy Elf Mom; you can have them like this forever; just print out one of my pictures.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-85509713181774543562012-02-06T23:12:45.817+10:302012-02-06T23:12:45.817+10:30That's too bad they can't stay like that f...That's too bad they can't stay like that forever. That's perfect!!Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-86469668392215022702012-02-06T18:59:39.114+10:302012-02-06T18:59:39.114+10:30Adam; welcome to drifting. Agapanthus comes in whi...Adam; welcome to drifting. Agapanthus comes in white as well, also a dwarf version that grows about a third as high as the big ones. <br /><br />Pearl; I feel for you. Everytime I open my freezer...<br /><br />Cindi; welcome to drifting. Thank you.<br /><br />Jenn June; welcome to drifting. I love flowers too, but don't like spring so much as I have bad hayfever with so many pollens around in the later part of the season.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-86918648193098559462012-02-06T06:28:38.052+10:302012-02-06T06:28:38.052+10:30The agapanthus are lovely. Thank you for sharing t...The agapanthus are lovely. Thank you for sharing these photos. I love flowers and am highly anticipating spring.Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/14785197262272189538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-23188640255020359562012-02-06T04:05:50.452+10:302012-02-06T04:05:50.452+10:30Beautiful!Beautiful!Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09520862122022663946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-34487190715482713162012-02-06T02:40:59.571+10:302012-02-06T02:40:59.571+10:30Feel like I'm on another planet -- how do I no...Feel like I'm on another planet -- how do I not know about these flowers?!<br /><br />Meanwhile, in the Northern Hemisphere, the ground remains frozen. COME ON SPRING!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-30268860109710221142012-02-06T01:11:38.036+10:302012-02-06T01:11:38.036+10:30nice flowersnice flowersAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-20562220021187568252012-02-05T22:29:27.435+10:302012-02-05T22:29:27.435+10:30Carolina; cactus are pretty hardy and hard to kill...Carolina; cactus are pretty hardy and hard to kill. Is it possible you're over-watering them? They're desert plants so like drier conditions than usual potplants. Most plants don't like wet feet, so this is something to guard against with potplants that don't have the drainage of plants in the ground. agapanthus are also pretty hardy.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-23216845217356020192012-02-05T19:44:33.099+10:302012-02-05T19:44:33.099+10:30GORGEOUS sea of Agapanthus. I do really like them,...GORGEOUS sea of Agapanthus. I do really like them, but they don't survive our winters here, so can only be kept in a pot. And I'm not good with plants in pots. Can't even keep a cactus alive, let alone an Agapanthus *sigh*. Otherwise I would have lots of them ;-)Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-85614441517258415912012-02-05T19:40:23.792+10:302012-02-05T19:40:23.792+10:30Jayne; I've seen some that are deeper than the...Jayne; I've seen some that are deeper than the common ones, but not much darker, are they a regular variety or in the new dwarf range? You probably should trim the plumbago, or put the bikes somewhere else?<br /><br />permanently amanda; black agapanthus?? That would be gorgeous!! I have to google now...<br /><br />Kim; I hope you find your hollyhock seeds. I could send you some, but I'm not sure I'm legally allowed.<br /><br />Sippies71; didn't recognise your new name there, a lot of older gardens had them, they're a no-fuss plant. Put them in and forget them until pruning or dividing time.<br /><br />Cassandra Louise; welcome to drifting. My dad's favourite was carnations, he tried forever to grow them, but never could. When he died I put a huge bunch of then in his coffin with him. Agapanthus aren't my favourite, but I do like a massed display like this, and of most other flowers too.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53103704168056575192012-02-05T19:20:02.673+10:302012-02-05T19:20:02.673+10:30Agapanthus is my dad's favourite flower, so I&...Agapanthus is my dad's favourite flower, so I've always been around them. We have blue ones and white ones here. So lovely! Not my very favourite either, but beautiful. The plumbago is beautiful, too, and I learned the hard way not to put plumbagos in my hair!Cassandra Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870780766883077181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-71367290556401872702012-02-05T19:01:56.287+10:302012-02-05T19:01:56.287+10:30Agapanthus always remind my of my great aunts plac...Agapanthus always remind my of my great aunts place. They lined her driveway and led down to her nursery. I think they're a beautiful plant.<br />Sam (Learn. Create. Do.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-64196217140900476062012-02-05T18:56:06.391+10:302012-02-05T18:56:06.391+10:30I do like agapanthus, the little individual flower...I do like agapanthus, the little individual flowers in the large flower head are just so nice. Also last week I love your black hollyhocks. I a had some of them here for years and have only just lost them. Your photos remind me to go searching for some seeds I had saved. Thanks River :)kim frog ponds rockhttp://frogpondsrock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-87820138459164564652012-02-05T17:58:36.948+10:302012-02-05T17:58:36.948+10:30We dislike agapanthus here, probably as it is so c...We dislike agapanthus here, probably as it is so common and often used in shopping centre car parks and the like. In some areas in Vic it is considered a weed, which we totally get.<br /><br />It is a fun word for 5 year olds, and a great car game is "Agapanthus" (developed by us). First to see an agapanthus has to shout agapanthus. The problem is, confirmation is sometimes difficult as by the time you have finished saying "agapanthus" you are well passed it :)<br /><br />I believe I have seen pictures of black agapanthus on the internet somewhere ...permanently amandahttp://www.apermanentflux.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-47900505041523677462012-02-05T16:18:32.892+10:302012-02-05T16:18:32.892+10:30Love the sea of blue, have you seen the deep, dark...Love the sea of blue, have you seen the deep, dark blue ags lately?<br />They are lovely but equally messy.<br />Arrgh! Plumbago is the bane of my life, hubby is forever covered in it's stuff from brushing underneath our bush to get the bikes out lol.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-23786049590113233802012-02-05T15:50:50.713+10:302012-02-05T15:50:50.713+10:30Delores; something to make you smile as you gaze o...Delores; something to make you smile as you gaze out at the snow in your yard.<br /><br />Elisabeth; I like the white plumbago more than the blue, maybe just because I don't see it as much. Blue is everywhere. <br /><br />Toni; regular maintenance is something a lot of people don't think about when choosing plants. They select a pretty little thing in a pot at the nursery, then grumble about it for years after it grows "all over" the yard or fence. <br /><br />EC; I've never seen a pink agapanthus. I like the dwarf agapanthus now available.<br /><br />Windsmoke; the flowers are finished now, and the plants have been trimmed to about half their height, so they won't die down too messily I hope.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53934476621330301312012-02-05T15:01:22.552+10:302012-02-05T15:01:22.552+10:30Blue agapanthus have been planted around my block ...Blue agapanthus have been planted around my block units but not as many as around your place. Won't be long before they've finished flowering, the hot weather we're having at the moment will help 'em along :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-75406337695781150812012-02-05T10:50:35.669+10:302012-02-05T10:50:35.669+10:30Lovely, lovely massed agapanthus. Thank you. I r...Lovely, lovely massed agapanthus. Thank you. I really like the stripes as well. It is years since I have had a plumbago. It might be time to renew the friendship.<br />I also like white agapanthus and once I saw a pink one. I have never seen it again though.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-31773574831598467072012-02-05T10:44:43.600+10:302012-02-05T10:44:43.600+10:30I love both agapanthus and plumbago, but they do n...I love both agapanthus and plumbago, but they do need some regular maintenance to stay looking good. That gorgeous blue makes it worthwhile though!!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561240096806868742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-52404867735429398352012-02-05T09:35:11.210+10:302012-02-05T09:35:11.210+10:30Blue agapanthus, lovely, but as you say, once thei...Blue agapanthus, lovely, but as you say, once their flowers die, so messy. And good old plumbago, another gorgeous blue but how it sticks to your clothes when you brush past.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-32717801227576448712012-02-05T08:12:45.702+10:302012-02-05T08:12:45.702+10:30How lovely to be still looking at flowers.How lovely to be still looking at flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com