tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post6147093090035374005..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: A New "Personal Best" Gigantic LeafCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-21151468024696649782008-09-06T00:23:00.000-04:002008-09-06T00:23:00.000-04:00I'm with Anthony on the crappy-est summer veggie g...I'm with Anthony on the crappy-est summer veggie garden ever. And I'm also with you on the lack of mulch and plethora of weeds... so I think that's a strikeout for me!<BR/><BR/>But I love your red banana leaves. I can't believe how nice they look, too--the ones at the garden center get ratty with wind, and that's kept me from trying them in my garden.<BR/><BR/>P.s. You kept the vinca vine in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56163825767250550412008-09-04T22:47:00.000-04:002008-09-04T22:47:00.000-04:00love your red banana leaf! do you bring it inside ...love your red banana leaf! do you bring it inside in the winter?Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-57997043017979695262008-09-04T21:41:00.000-04:002008-09-04T21:41:00.000-04:00That is a big leaf! We have some banana tree's too...That is a big leaf! We have some banana tree's too. I just don't like having to bring them in every year.joyh82https://www.blogger.com/profile/17248621810305685309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38859340894954293262008-09-04T21:30:00.000-04:002008-09-04T21:30:00.000-04:00My marigolds are happi-est! The plants are just h...My marigolds are happi-est! The plants are just huge globes of blossoms like flowered smiley-faces. I guess they liked our humid, dreary summer here, unlike my tomatoes which did not do as well :(Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55041597402306672352008-09-04T10:21:00.000-04:002008-09-04T10:21:00.000-04:00My est this year would have to be my crappy-est su...My est this year would have to be my crappy-est summer vegetable garden ever. But that just motivates me for next year. :)<BR/><BR/>I used to have <A HREF="http://www.thecompostbin.com/2006/08/big-leaves-update.html" REL="nofollow">Colocasia gigantea Thailand Giant Strain</A> that I bought from Plant Delights. Now that monster had giant leaves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-69689941121013734342008-09-04T00:18:00.000-04:002008-09-04T00:18:00.000-04:00Very impressive. All I have is messiest.Very impressive. All I have is messiest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6915448089119707822008-09-03T17:33:00.000-04:002008-09-03T17:33:00.000-04:00How exciting. I love it. What an accomplishment....How exciting. I love it. What an accomplishment.ExploreColoradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959963840576012067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-644372295686602432008-09-03T16:44:00.000-04:002008-09-03T16:44:00.000-04:00Does aphidEST count? I have a honey suckle with th...Does aphidEST count? I have a honey suckle with the most aphids I've ever seen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47179470232256922742008-09-03T15:23:00.000-04:002008-09-03T15:23:00.000-04:00What a fantastically beautiful leaf! I love that ...What a fantastically beautiful leaf! I love that last photo of it. MMD is so right, what a leaf casting that would make. I had been using the eight ball squash leaves for castings, they are an interesting shape and large, but I pulled out the mildewed plants last week, but will miss the eight balls. Next year, because of you, it will be cue balls!Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-9400180274089543512008-09-03T13:10:00.000-04:002008-09-03T13:10:00.000-04:00Well in my garden right now, i guess its a tie for...Well in my garden right now, i guess its a tie for wettest plant.. the rain keeps pooring down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391521659154679754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80618290037306004212008-09-03T11:09:00.000-04:002008-09-03T11:09:00.000-04:00I'll submit my 'Citrina' daylily as the garden pla...I'll submit my 'Citrina' daylily as the garden plant I've had in my possession the longEST, Carol - since 1978. The oldEST plant is not in the garden proper, since it's a houseplant. That Jade Plant has been with me since 1973. <BR/><BR/>Don't you just love the look of the rolled-up leaves on the banana? Mine has green leaves and I like it, but those red leaves are way cool. <BR/><BR/>Annie at Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-34561587281884279212008-09-03T09:35:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:35:00.000-04:00Redest leaf right now belongs to a Geranium macula...Redest leaf right now belongs to a Geranium maculatum that is already showing its fall color. Smallest leaf goes to Sweet Alyssum which is shriveling in the dryness. Largest leaf is paltry compared to your Banana. It's from Hosta 'Krossa Regal.' I'm going to use it anyway to make a birdbath. That Banana leaf is perfect for a leaf-casting concrete birdbath. I think we should all have a Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-58155839794311336012008-09-03T06:47:00.000-04:002008-09-03T06:47:00.000-04:00My biggEST leaf in the garden now is the Sum and S...My biggEST leaf in the garden now is the Sum and Substance leaves. They don't compare to banana leaves though. The smallEST would be a tiny sedum I can't remember the name of right now. The brownEST part of my garden is the lawn. Which is crispy and quite dreadful looking.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80677826368997137002008-09-03T01:46:00.000-04:002008-09-03T01:46:00.000-04:00love the biggest best banana leaves and the reddes...love the biggest best banana leaves and the reddest is beautiful. awhile back i did a post on my gigantic sunflowers. "sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy" they measured over a foot wide and 10 feet tall.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-20762116857380633442008-09-02T23:36:00.000-04:002008-09-02T23:36:00.000-04:00This is inspirational. I am very proud of my coloc...This is inspirational. I am very proud of my colocasia right now and maybe I will measure. I have big banana leaves but they are green and they're supposed to be red, so I am angry at them. I am NOT seeing red. <BR/><BR/>In this late part of the season, I think foliage is where it's at.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46494258848961056212008-09-02T22:52:00.000-04:002008-09-02T22:52:00.000-04:00Well my Sweet Autumn Clematis is definitely my big...Well my Sweet Autumn Clematis is definitely my biggest vine in the garden. It also has the largest mass of blooms at the moment. Does this count? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46218016367367308752008-09-02T22:32:00.000-04:002008-09-02T22:32:00.000-04:00I think my Rudbeckia were the happiest flowers in ...I think my Rudbeckia were the happiest flowers in my garden. They are now just a happy memory!Meadowview Thymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867494627331444375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-60206088690028452252008-09-02T22:18:00.000-04:002008-09-02T22:18:00.000-04:00Yes, thanks for asking: deadest and ugliest. Thos...Yes, thanks for asking: deadest and ugliest. Those are the 'ests in my garden right now. LOL!MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698595362707489593noreply@blogger.com