tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post4658967553896981909..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Apparently, You Can Be Too Pretentious!Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-79393592378534126562008-07-27T20:57:00.000-04:002008-07-27T20:57:00.000-04:00Hmmm, I guess it is quite cumbersome in the veggie...Hmmm, I guess it is quite cumbersome in the veggie garden!<BR/><BR/>We also have had squash borers this year. This is a first for us and I was very distraught about the whole thing. I did some research on line and we did a few of the suggestions and it seems to be working. Little blighters!<BR/><BR/>Always enjoy your posts...you come up with the funniest ideas.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170186776403419013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7866917463652003072008-07-23T11:55:00.000-04:002008-07-23T11:55:00.000-04:00I just feel that latin names are universal, and th...I just feel that latin names are universal, and they spare you the trouble of having to know the various diferent common names a plant might have (I know plants with 3-4 common names) Specially not being an english speaking person I prefer to use the latin names in my blog (which is writen in english and portuguese)gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-26732654925004096522008-07-23T07:13:00.000-04:002008-07-23T07:13:00.000-04:00Interesting discussion! It reminds me of conversat...Interesting discussion! It reminds me of conversations I've overheard where the speakers flip back and forth between English and some other language. I've always wondered what signals them to switch from one language to another, but they do it very swiftly and seamlessly.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-11627311115440303182008-07-23T00:47:00.000-04:002008-07-23T00:47:00.000-04:00Carol,Thank you so much! I've been trying too har...Carol,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much! I've been trying too hard at times to keep up with the Jones' by including the botanical names alongside the common names. (Didn't want to appear too common myself!) Do you have any idea how much time it takes to look them all up?!? Thanks to you I'll let my common side all hang out and to hell with the Jones'!<BR/><BR/>CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12492306390985458972008-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:07:00.000-04:00I think Annie in Austin has a good point--sometime...I think Annie in Austin has a good point--sometimes it's the name you met the plant with that sticks. But botanical names do seem more appropriate with the ornamentals. Maybe they're just the aristocracy of the garden. Plain working food plants need plain common names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75934746654283874712008-07-22T18:21:00.000-04:002008-07-22T18:21:00.000-04:00I agree with Kathy - you are clever. ;-) I will ...I agree with Kathy - you are clever. ;-) I will admit I enjoyed reading both, but the first one only for humor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-76776698126288996982008-07-22T17:28:00.000-04:002008-07-22T17:28:00.000-04:00Working at a garden center you can imagine that al...Working at a garden center you can imagine that almost everyone speaks botanical.<BR/><BR/>While on a garden tour in England we had interesting conversations about flowers as most English gardeners know the botanical names more than the common ones so we had fun with that.<BR/><BR/>I love the Fine Gardening plant guide. Cotoneaster is one of the most frequently mispronounced words in the shrub Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51923849022311465782008-07-22T16:59:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:59:00.000-04:00As hard as it was for me to read the 1st version, ...As hard as it was for me to read the 1st version, I would still disagree in principle against the 'common' names. Mostly because they don't translate that well globally. What you may call one thing, we (in the UK) may call it something else! But the scientific name is always standard. Still, all in moderation of course :-)Square Foot Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469080304872826345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-45932938643712924452008-07-22T16:44:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:44:00.000-04:00I like knowing some botanical names but at this po...I like knowing some botanical names but at this point in my life cannot be fastidious about it one bit. With all the multi-tasking I seem to do, I have to be conservative about how I spend my energy (physical and cognitive) and frankly, the Latin names don't always make the cut!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06579984749815238197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-60552002862198735832008-07-22T15:28:00.000-04:002008-07-22T15:28:00.000-04:00Both botanical and common names have their place. ...Both botanical and common names have their place. I like both for different situations. This is a great post about names. It just shows that you should use good judgment when using either.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-72542071730897042852008-07-22T11:12:00.000-04:002008-07-22T11:12:00.000-04:00Carol, I like knowing the botanical names of the p...Carol, I like knowing the botanical names of the plants in my garden but don't remember all of them and often have to refer to the tags I save. I do know them all by their common names, although sometimes I experience a brain cramp and no matter how hard I try I can't remember. Then sometime later when I'm thinking about something else the name I'd momentarily forgotten pops into my head.<BR/><garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15111582116410985322008-07-22T11:03:00.000-04:002008-07-22T11:03:00.000-04:00It looks like there is a place for common names......It looks like there is a place for common names...in common conversation (botanical names are for specific conversation). Anyone should feel a little satisfaction if they still understood (or didn't even notice) the first version.ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-8179922851202236732008-07-22T10:52:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:52:00.000-04:00I think food crops should be treated differently f...I think food crops should be treated differently from ornamentals. There's a logic to it when you think about how animal names are English, but the food name from the animal is French (pig vs. pork). I love Latin, but I don't know the Latin names of my peppers. Conversely, I don't know the common names of some of my perennials. I like Kylee's method of using both when blogging (which I Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30230415872581615982008-07-22T10:50:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:50:00.000-04:00HA Carol, how do you think this stuff up? I had h...HA Carol, how do you think this stuff up? I had hopes of seeing your sisters garden after the spring write up and had wished I had planted one too. It did seem like a good idea at the time.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-54794329350510097602008-07-22T10:39:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:39:00.000-04:00What a great follow up to yesterday's post! I've ...What a great follow up to yesterday's post! I've just discovered your blog, and I love it--I missed July's bloom day, but August is on my calendar now (I just hope something's blooming--if this weather keeps up--it's 100 in VA today--it may be a wilty foliage day posting). I agree with you about the importance of botanical names (especially if you read English gardening books!), but sometimes ICosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25466334776670693892008-07-22T10:20:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:20:00.000-04:00When I'm talking to someone who's visiting my gard...When I'm talking to someone who's visiting my garden or asking me about a particular plant, I try to use the common name, but it depends on whom I'm talking to, also. If it's someone that I know will know what I'm talking about and really wants to know the exact plant name, I'll use the botanical name. Otherwise, I'll use the common one. But like Annie said, if I learned the plant by its Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47459756447156358702008-07-22T09:37:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:37:00.000-04:00Wow - I gave up reading botanical names when I lef...Wow - I gave up reading botanical names when I left Flower & Garden magazine a decade ago. Forgot how heavy it feels!!! :)<BR/>RobbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-85807411675412681042008-07-22T08:57:00.000-04:002008-07-22T08:57:00.000-04:00Just poured my first cup of coffee before reading ...Just poured my first cup of coffee before reading this, and my brain was still a bit foggy. Halfway through, I thought, what in the world is she talking about?? <BR/><BR/>Botanical names are great for identifying a particular species(genus?) if you want to plant exactly the same thing. But when you're discussing generalities--"my zucchini got destroyed by squash beetles, my tomatoes are Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16636185108260088672008-07-22T08:07:00.000-04:002008-07-22T08:07:00.000-04:00Arrgh!!! and Aaah!!! I though in the middle of th...Arrgh!!! and Aaah!!! I though in the middle of the first post. The scientific botanical name is fine, but that was giving me a headache.<BR/><BR/>As usual, you are a clever girl.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23372044067095593112008-07-22T06:19:00.000-04:002008-07-22T06:19:00.000-04:00Still no excuse for not knowing the botanical name...Still no excuse for not knowing the botanical names. I'm taking a hard line on this.<BR/><BR/>Also, although I've seen a comment or two on the other post claiming that common names are just prettier and more melodious (or whatever) than the scientific ones, that works both ways. <I>Maranta</I> sounds better to me than "prayer plant," and there's no name that fits the false aralia better than <I>mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-27941495224038904652008-07-22T01:18:00.000-04:002008-07-22T01:18:00.000-04:00I think I prefer the second version too Carol. lol...I think I prefer the second version too Carol. lol Sometimes the botanical names are just overkill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14998544182288200502008-07-22T00:39:00.000-04:002008-07-22T00:39:00.000-04:00I gave up trying to make a sensible comment on the...I gave up trying to make a sensible comment on the last post ....it was something about whatever name you learned when you first "met" the plant feels natural, so most of us would still say columbine and lilac, but may have heard Tradescantia before spiderwort. <BR/><BR/>But this post is too cute for sensible comments, Carol! Just watch out for the <I>Sylvilagus floridanus</I> {at least I think Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-31189829165771665252008-07-21T22:55:00.000-04:002008-07-21T22:55:00.000-04:00I have gotten so used to the botanical names that ...I have gotten so used to the botanical names that I didn't even notice what you were doing until you started talking about the tomatoes.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-36054999750255643852008-07-21T22:36:00.000-04:002008-07-21T22:36:00.000-04:00I have to say, version 1 is, well, horrid. The Lat...I have to say, version 1 is, well, horrid. The Latin names are just too too much. I'll take Door Number 2. <BR/><BR/>Robin<BR/>Gardening ExaminerRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.com