tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post6987302223165388465..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: Movable QuietStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-30725944829296802512012-05-10T20:24:50.174-06:002012-05-10T20:24:50.174-06:00Janet, that combo really is too much. I won't...Janet, that combo really is too much. I won't inflict such a thing on you ever again, I promise! It's funny how a plant that strikes you as bland in one setting is just lovely in another. I've adored the achillea ever since it went into pots where I could really see it.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-19612808346824033952012-05-10T20:20:28.206-06:002012-05-10T20:20:28.206-06:00Andrea, it's lovely to have you here whenever ...Andrea, it's lovely to have you here whenever you stop by. Sometimes it isn't easy to wade through a ton of words--I always try to write shorter posts, and it never actually works. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. Keller's yarrow has some of the prettiest leaves I've ever seen.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-53650083603584870282012-05-10T13:41:09.149-06:002012-05-10T13:41:09.149-06:00I needed to go and lie down in a darkened room aft...I needed to go and lie down in a darkened room after trying to visualise purple and chartreuse stripes with mustard-yellow polka dots. That's just too much. On the other hand the achillea is such a subdued green with such soft shaped leaves is very restful...Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-20244318471177981582012-05-09T21:19:04.253-06:002012-05-09T21:19:04.253-06:00Hi Stacy, i have not been here for a while, sorry ...Hi Stacy, i have not been here for a while, sorry about that! But your photos are always marvelous, and that last plant is so beautiful. I cannot read all those words and paragraphs because i easily get tired too when it comes to words like that. Thanks you so much for photos for me are already filling.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-54685033925037456932012-05-08T17:13:38.292-06:002012-05-08T17:13:38.292-06:00Kathy, all my life my secret ambition has been to ...Kathy, all my life my secret ambition has been to out-yarrow someone, in any way I could. Thank you for allowing me to meet that goal!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-31113546137347596352012-05-08T17:11:14.087-06:002012-05-08T17:11:14.087-06:00Donna, I keep trying to get away from potted plant...Donna, I keep trying to get away from potted plants because they take so much water, but they are so useful that they actually earn it, I think. It really is nice to be able to move a little quiet (or noise, depending) around to where it's needed.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-9180346514647567712012-05-08T17:08:21.574-06:002012-05-08T17:08:21.574-06:00Elaine, I'm sorry to hear about the noise over...Elaine, I'm sorry to hear about the noise overload and hope that phase comes to an end soon! Glad you found a little quiet in my garden today.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-92198809874203688102012-05-07T19:49:34.705-06:002012-05-07T19:49:34.705-06:00Hmmm... I remember this time of year. It's wh...Hmmm... I remember this time of year. It's when you out-yarrow me, both visually and ... um.... word-ly. Nicely done!Kathy R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-27236391543653154292012-05-07T09:01:31.218-06:002012-05-07T09:01:31.218-06:00I love your idea of movable quiet. And the riots b...I love your idea of movable quiet. And the riots breaking out in the garden, that seems to happen on and off all season. It is nice to have those quiet moments and a pot of yarrow fits the bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-10613062402047650172012-05-05T13:46:01.301-06:002012-05-05T13:46:01.301-06:00Such a beautiful plant. I so enjoy lounging in yo...Such a beautiful plant. I so enjoy lounging in your garden with you:) It brings me peace. Thank you for that.<br /><br />I'm on noise overload here again... but it will get better!<br /><br />Thank you for some quiet time!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922200217770835483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-52214494612676272202012-05-05T13:41:35.656-06:002012-05-05T13:41:35.656-06:00Donna, isn't it funny how the loudness of natu...Donna, isn't it funny how the loudness of nature seldom seems jarring. My neighbor is currently listening to something with a very strong beat while he hooks up his swamp cooler for the season, and it's much more pleasant to imagine the spring peepers or your pond frogs holding forth! You're so right about Mother Nature--she has her own plans, and it's best if we just smile and nod...Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-48288776108795356832012-05-05T13:35:52.688-06:002012-05-05T13:35:52.688-06:00Karen, I wish I could take smug credit for the com...Karen, I wish I could take smug credit for the combination, but it's just what I had on hand! Actually, terra cotta really works out here. There's a lot of red earth and sage green flora in the landscape, so the combination seems true to NM somehow.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-76699413042282307662012-05-05T13:30:33.516-06:002012-05-05T13:30:33.516-06:00GirlSprout, I have some paprika yarrow that I ende...GirlSprout, I have some paprika yarrow that I ended up confining to a pot for the same reason. The Keller's yarrow doesn't seem to spread in the same way--it's really quite beautifully behaved. Someone or other suggested planting it with catmint, and I could see a "cooler" combination like that working well.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-10086378354487803982012-05-05T13:28:26.370-06:002012-05-05T13:28:26.370-06:00Aahhh. Ripples are much better, Diana.Aahhh. Ripples are much better, Diana.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-11766249756702124472012-05-05T13:22:17.538-06:002012-05-05T13:22:17.538-06:00b-a-g, that combination does sound like a tuneful ...b-a-g, that combination does sound like a tuneful one. I actually do have some marguerites that open a creamy yellow and age to creamy white, and I like having one of the yarrow containers placed to harmonize with them.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-67926213659187772662012-05-05T13:20:00.351-06:002012-05-05T13:20:00.351-06:00Welcome, Christina! Thanks for your comment and f...Welcome, Christina! Thanks for your comment and for your invitation to join the foliage meme. I've actually been thinking about a foliage post and will be glad to take part. Your own garden looks incredibly beautiful!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-11473322701533268932012-05-05T13:16:34.604-06:002012-05-05T13:16:34.604-06:00Dave, I don't blame you on the bagpipes. They...Dave, I don't blame you on the bagpipes. They're fine and noble in the great outdoors, played acoustically like God obviously intended, but they don't really need amplification. 'King Edward' looks absolutely lovely--I love that shade of yellow. Perhaps some more pots could be added to the collection... Thank you for your encouragement re: the understated explosions. When I started gardening here all I wanted was a traditional flower garden, and that seems to be the one thing I won't end up with. Not necessarily a problem, just a perplexity.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-5833630616266224512012-05-05T06:15:51.957-06:002012-05-05T06:15:51.957-06:00I too have riots and then the calm of green....eve...I too have riots and then the calm of green....even with succession planting, if Mother Nature does not cooperate it can be out of sync...I was listening to the loudness of nature in the evening and morning...amphibians of all sorts and birds...they are enough noise for me...I love this yarrow and wish I had better conditions for it...your description is spot on and I did get lost in it.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-87467310425824299832012-05-04T23:06:00.297-06:002012-05-04T23:06:00.297-06:00I haven't seen this yarrow before and love its...I haven't seen this yarrow before and love its quietness. Its very simplicity makes it look perfectly at home in a humble terracotta pot - great choice.Karen Chapmanhttp://www.lejardinetdesigns.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-85521906233751941412012-05-04T22:48:19.499-06:002012-05-04T22:48:19.499-06:00My garden tends to ebb and flow, too. I've won...My garden tends to ebb and flow, too. I've wondered about the Keller's yarrow. I like how you have it in pots. I have some gold plate yarrow that starts to take over if given the opportunity.GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-33290876569981438752012-05-04T14:08:53.087-06:002012-05-04T14:08:53.087-06:00jangling nerves are subsiding to gentle ripples.jangling nerves are subsiding to gentle ripples.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-47356777520831633432012-05-04T12:40:21.543-06:002012-05-04T12:40:21.543-06:00They would make sweet music as a companion plant f...They would make sweet music as a companion plant for big daisies like leucanthemum - to my ears anyway.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-53618171900297217922012-05-04T01:06:01.896-06:002012-05-04T01:06:01.896-06:00Although almost everything blooms in my Italian ga...Although almost everything blooms in my Italian garden this month I agree with you that areas of calm are a very positive force within a garden. I read that you choose perennials formtheir foliage as much as for their flowers, my philosophy too! On the 22nd of each month I host a meme about foliage, I hope you might have the time to write a post and join in this month. ChristinaChristinahttp://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-28922865400291624572012-05-03T23:29:45.269-06:002012-05-03T23:29:45.269-06:00"Electrically amplified bagpipes with a good ..."Electrically amplified bagpipes with a good dose of feedback?" Eeek. I don't ever want to hear that. I have a similar achillea (A. x lewisii 'King Edward') which also lives in a pot. It flowers for yonks (for which I thank it) though I haven't studied it so very closely. It obviously pays off to do so. And your small, understated explosions sound (and must look) perfect. Brash is very overrated. DaveDavid Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.com