tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post8037471915924470003..comments2024-02-05T01:54:36.985-08:00Comments on Growing A Garden In Davis: Blooms in the Smokegrowingagardenindavishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-5308431449138481862008-07-14T19:14:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:14:00.000-07:00Very pretty flowers... but so sorry to hear about ...Very pretty flowers... but so sorry to hear about all of your heat and smoke, Leslie! Hopefully that goes away soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-40560128838328923382008-07-13T18:51:00.000-07:002008-07-13T18:51:00.000-07:00I'm sorry to hear that your air is so polluted wit...I'm sorry to hear that your air is so polluted with smoke from the fires and that it's so hot. Hopefully your garden and peppers do well in the heat! Lovely photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-86411156670393131212008-07-12T10:03:00.000-07:002008-07-12T10:03:00.000-07:00Hi Leslie. How great to find this post just as I w...Hi Leslie. How great to find this post just as I was getting depressed about the way the heat, and the pests were destroying everything on the balcony and the hailstorms finishing off everything hanging over it. But you're right - it will pass ...Sue Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-13173717824069075822008-07-10T14:42:00.000-07:002008-07-10T14:42:00.000-07:00Hi Leslie, I feel like an Austin slacker with only...Hi Leslie, <BR/><BR/>I feel like an Austin slacker with only 97 degrees to report this afternoon - it sounds awful there, and even if the fires aren't near, the tension must be awful! <BR/><BR/>Henry Mitchell complained long ago that "It is not nice to garden anywhere.." and so far in 2008 that seems to be true, although your lilies are carrying on in defiance of the smoke and heat. <BR/><BR/>Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-7044433112356125992008-07-10T08:04:00.000-07:002008-07-10T08:04:00.000-07:00I surprised you didn't mention Midwest blizzards t...I surprised you didn't mention Midwest blizzards too. (Doesn't that make you feel better.) Your flowers are lovely, especially that Daylily. Is it an evergreen or dormant type?Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-86967704454400717712008-07-10T06:55:00.000-07:002008-07-10T06:55:00.000-07:00Leslie, such lovely blooms have to give you hope d...Leslie, such lovely blooms have to give you hope during times like this. When I see my plants bravely blooming despite the heat and humidity, I remind myself that I can shoulder on as well. Buona fortuna!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-11552912870391318092008-07-10T06:46:00.000-07:002008-07-10T06:46:00.000-07:00Leslie, we get fires in August many years, so I fe...Leslie, we get fires in August many years, so I feel your pain. Terrible that it is in the middle of gardening season. Terrible that it hurts so many people. Praying for your state.~~DeeThe Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-57530453132909988362008-07-09T21:06:00.000-07:002008-07-09T21:06:00.000-07:00Your blooms are lovely! I can sympathize, as we ha...Your blooms are lovely! I can sympathize, as we have wildfires here in the mountains of Idaho every year, usually starting in August, until it rains in the fall. The combination of heat and smoke can be pretty hard to take. Hope your air is better very soon, so you can enjoy your garden!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-56575502637052227332008-07-09T20:37:00.000-07:002008-07-09T20:37:00.000-07:00Your flowers don't seem to be suffering too much i...Your flowers don't seem to be suffering too much in the heat and smoke. That combination sounds awful, I'm impressed you even got out there to take the pictures!<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping that smoke dissipates, soon!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-20683806873399240532008-07-09T19:46:00.000-07:002008-07-09T19:46:00.000-07:00Pretty flowers. Its nice to see something is survi...Pretty flowers. Its nice to see something is surviving the smoke. It was 113 here today. It is smokey and hot....not good to be outside. Can't wait to see under 100 temps again(-:CiNdEe's GaRdEnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118389145887562360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30849155.post-71837091935530622842008-07-09T19:03:00.000-07:002008-07-09T19:03:00.000-07:00Wow. Nice pictures!Wow. Nice pictures!Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351729261534138273noreply@blogger.com