tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post6169696413293225153..comments2023-10-30T04:41:19.570-05:00Comments on My Corner of Katy: AbsoBloominLutely Thrilled to Still Have A GardenCindy, MCOKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-35091326360709049582008-09-18T17:28:00.000-05:002008-09-18T17:28:00.000-05:00Thanks to all for your comments and concern! I'm g...Thanks to all for your comments and concern! I'm going to forego individual replies since I continue to work on cleaning up the garden post-Ike. The pond came through the hurricane just fine; the fish seem to be none the worse for their sojourn in stormy seas.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-9898202047994623282008-09-18T13:57:00.000-05:002008-09-18T13:57:00.000-05:00Boy am I last at the party! It is amazing the natu...Boy am I last at the party! It is amazing the nature can beat the heck out plants and they can spring back...let's hope that is what happens to the Bauhinia. How did the pond do in the storm?<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-79306741228041608542008-09-17T21:09:00.000-05:002008-09-17T21:09:00.000-05:00You've got some tough plants there so kudos to you...You've got some tough plants there so kudos to you for making some good choices! Glad to see you weren't hit too bad. btw, quite a few of the books on your "I'd read again" list are on mine too.Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-25289013749966635382008-09-17T15:19:00.000-05:002008-09-17T15:19:00.000-05:00Congratulations on your garden surviving so intact...Congratulations on your garden surviving so intact. I would like to claim it was a tribute to the toughness of native Texas plants. But I know hurricanes don't care where someone's plants are from.<BR/><BR/>http://mostlytexasnatives.com/cgi/wp/Tex in the Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255713131774225121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-90165869383649491822008-09-16T14:39:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:39:00.000-05:00I didn't think things would look so good. I'm amaz...I didn't think things would look so good. I'm amazed. It must make you feel good to see that so much survived. I know it's a lot of work cleaning and repairing but you've got a beautiful garden that it will be better in no time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-64232459698981911632008-09-16T13:46:00.000-05:002008-09-16T13:46:00.000-05:00It was really good to see you post. Glad things a...It was really good to see you post. Glad things are not too bad...and you are safe!Meadowview Thymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867494627331444375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-21331622344638998652008-09-16T12:51:00.000-05:002008-09-16T12:51:00.000-05:00Cindy - how wonderful you have a bloom day post! H...Cindy - how wonderful you have a bloom day post! How wonderful you still have a garden! But what most other Houston area people would think most wonderful is that you still have <I>power</I>. <BR/><BR/>Is the bauhinia cracked or are the branches bent? Back in January 2007 a storm bent many of my trees to the ground and then covered them in ice for more than 24 hours. I was sure the weird shapes were permanent but most of them straightened out after a couple of weeks. Do you think your red beauty can do this? <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-34652963019439959202008-09-15T22:22:00.000-05:002008-09-15T22:22:00.000-05:00Cindy, you're amazing to have a Bloom Day post aft...Cindy, you're amazing to have a Bloom Day post after emerging from a hurricane. So glad the garden is still abloom, even after being tempest tossed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-81739947941024001892008-09-15T21:07:00.000-05:002008-09-15T21:07:00.000-05:00What MMD and Carol said. So glad you're still here...What MMD and Carol said. So glad you're still here safe and sound.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-9342601332140602272008-09-15T20:59:00.000-05:002008-09-15T20:59:00.000-05:00I went back and looked at your "pre-Ike" picture. ...I went back and looked at your "pre-Ike" picture. Your Bauhinia did take a beating. <BR/><BR/>I know there is a ton of work to do in your garden, probably literally a ton of stuff to pick up, but remember that fall is coming, so there will be cooler days ahead. <BR/><BR/>Keep your head up and your pruners sharp and remember why you garden and know we'd all be there to help if we could!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams Gardens<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-30962895262201474782008-09-15T20:34:00.000-05:002008-09-15T20:34:00.000-05:00It is amazing how many limbs can come down during ...It is amazing how many limbs can come down during a wind storm. I am still picking up pieces I missed from Gustuv. What surprises me is just how well some plants can survive high winds. They just bend with them and pop right back up again. Nature will restore itself, given time.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525022534268765494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-76803549991426696462008-09-15T19:32:00.000-05:002008-09-15T19:32:00.000-05:00I'm so happy you have so much to post! Maybe not w...I'm so happy you have so much to post! Maybe not what it would have been but your garden is still there. I vote for fushia on the verbena. What a chore you have to deal with...we really are at the mercy of nature.growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5028520395539529044.post-10961416962742285692008-09-15T19:22:00.000-05:002008-09-15T19:22:00.000-05:00It's hard to believe that the Coral Vine didn't ge...It's hard to believe that the Coral Vine didn't get blow six ways to Sunday. It's magnificent. How cool it must be to grow a plant that's named for somebody you know, much less someone you like. I like the bicolor effect of that Salvia. I'm sorry about your Bauhinia. At least it's not dead. Maybe this mangling will give it character.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.com