tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post3687328835362656932..comments2024-02-15T20:06:54.293-08:00Comments on Thoughts and Thimbles: Spring, Virginia Style -- Flora~ Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-4571735640010832172016-06-21T14:05:56.564-07:002016-06-21T14:05:56.564-07:00Cheri,
Thank you for your kind words! I'm hop...Cheri,<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words! I'm hoping that next year's foxglove growing will be a success, in spite of my "black thumbs!" But most of the daffodils I planted in the fall actually came up and bloomed, which was A Great Triumph considering my usual results. ;-) Foxglove doesn't seem to be very well-known, so it's such a delight to find a fellow enthusiast!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Shannon~ Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-2980169320267558952016-06-21T08:25:44.279-07:002016-06-21T08:25:44.279-07:00Such gorgeous pictures, Shannon! Thank you for sha...Such gorgeous pictures, Shannon! Thank you for sharing the beauty with your readers. :) I too have a heart for foxglove. Once I tried growing it, and it did really well one year, but never came back; odd, considering it's a perennial! I have the same luck for hydrangeas and hollyhocks. ;)Cherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279806588780362328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-2342128051280537372016-06-18T17:35:22.474-07:002016-06-18T17:35:22.474-07:00Thank you for your kind words, Danice! We are cert...Thank you for your kind words, Danice! We are certainly enjoying living here!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Shannon~ Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-28698523772511307872016-06-18T17:17:12.784-07:002016-06-18T17:17:12.784-07:00Gorgeous flora, and photos. You are quite the phot...Gorgeous flora, and photos. You are quite the photographer. Virginia is truly a beautiful area :)Danice Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756628636993465703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-33504726099264809882016-06-18T06:20:45.176-07:002016-06-18T06:20:45.176-07:00Livia Rachelle,
How nice to find another foxglove...Livia Rachelle,<br /><br />How nice to find another foxglove lover! Though you're right, it is quite toxic. I do want to plant some, but I think I'll confine it to the front garden, since our littles play in the back. I seem to recall it playing a vital role in at least one Agatha Christie story. :-)<br /><br />I haven't done FIAR with my littles, but I did look at it -- perhaps that is where I first heard of "Miss Rumphius," too! It's such a lovely story, and the illustrations are amazing.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Shannon~ Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-56558931895338906692016-06-18T04:30:39.313-07:002016-06-18T04:30:39.313-07:00Laura Elizabeth,
I'm not much of a gardener, ...Laura Elizabeth,<br /><br />I'm not much of a gardener, myself! I have killed succulents, and even plants that were thriving for years before they were entrusted to my care! :-) That's probably why I'm enjoying having a place where I get to enjoy the flowers, and someone else does the gardening... Still, I'm hoping that with a little practice, my thumbs will green up a little!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Shannon~ Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-92044134624449026292016-06-17T20:08:22.926-07:002016-06-17T20:08:22.926-07:00I love Foxglove . . . I remember in the Charlotte ...I love Foxglove . . . I remember in the Charlotte books (Little House in Boston Bay maybe) where her mother tells her a story involving the rubbing of Foxglove on her eyelids to see fairies. Mom didn't like Foxglove because it was poisonous though :(<br /><br />We were taught via Five in a Row at first and that is how we met Lupine and Miss Rumphius (we were just talking about that and other childhood favorites today).Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-38226896352770253802016-06-17T19:54:02.657-07:002016-06-17T19:54:02.657-07:00What lovely pictures! I would love to have a flowe...What lovely pictures! I would love to have a flower garden, but unfortunately I don't like gardening :/<br />When we moved into the house we're living in now, there was a Peace Rose planted in our front yard, and it was really the most beautiful thing. It only produced on rose at a time, and it died after a while sadly. I don't think it had been taken care of for quite a while before we got there, and no one in our family has much of a green thumb.Laura Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043576932031107768noreply@blogger.com