tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post7951634177326129958..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Pretties? I Take Umbrage!Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-54665051869396887562008-07-10T01:23:00.000-04:002008-07-10T01:23:00.000-04:00Well, your compost pile might not be "pretty" in t...Well, your compost pile might not be "pretty" in the traditional sense, but I'm still envious!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-69534759933144028932008-07-09T11:51:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:51:00.000-04:00I was just oohing and ahhing over the veggie flowe...I was just oohing and ahhing over the veggie flowers in my garden this morning, as precious little else has seen fit to flower in our drought and heat - there's eggplant, soybeans, okra, eggplant, 2 kinds of cukes, chard, several squash varieties, and tomatoes in bloom as well as the beautiful cool ferns of the asparagus. Then I find my thoughts so eloquently expressed in your post and the vbdbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540606885226214022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-91463696380088368502008-07-08T20:27:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:27:00.000-04:00Nice come-back, Carol. Excellent display of umbrag...Nice come-back, Carol. Excellent display of umbrage--and of vegie aesthetics.<BR/>--Katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46276468332515840352008-07-07T23:28:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:28:00.000-04:00Thank you all for the support! My umbrage has died...Thank you all for the support! My umbrage has died down a bit, knowing that others believe as I do, that there is beauty, "pretties" in a vegetable garden. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39820589130240724682008-07-07T22:39:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:39:00.000-04:00Oh Carol, I am with you! Nothing prettier than a ...Oh Carol, I am with you! Nothing prettier than a nice, neat, healthy vegetable garden! I love seeing my vegetables growing all in their neat little rows! The blossoms are pretty, the deep greens are pretty...I could go on and on!<BR/><BR/>I'm not into vegetables as much as I am my flowers, but I wouldn't want to be without them, and for sure, I like seeing them in so many different stages of Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-59531231394210525652008-07-07T18:49:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:49:00.000-04:00I hoe-heartedly agree with you. I love flowers but...I hoe-heartedly agree with you. I love flowers but it's the possibility along with the flowers that make vegetables so beautiful to me.vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12376294286806063232008-07-07T16:29:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:29:00.000-04:00Are you by any chance an attorney?You "pretty" muc...Are you by any chance an attorney?You "pretty" much made a good case for veggies. And just think how pretty they will make your body, from the inside out!walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75448204659216331332008-07-07T15:44:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:44:00.000-04:00Love you raised bed garden! I'm hoping mine will ...Love you raised bed garden! I'm hoping mine will look like that soon. You're right, I'm starting to mix veggies in with my "pretties" in my front flowerbed. <BR/><BR/>I think veggies are even prettier when you're eating your delicious veggies! You can't bring one of your flowers in and keep it in the freezer to pull out in January to enjoy!Chiot's Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086153621579437021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-10448952115837253712008-07-07T15:15:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:15:00.000-04:00You are right, vegetables are flowers before being...You are right, vegetables are flowers before being vegetables, so...verobirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968111905760607177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-19411510761284598182008-07-07T14:53:00.000-04:002008-07-07T14:53:00.000-04:00With the cost of food I think the vegetable flower...With the cost of food I think the vegetable flowers are all 'pretty' promises of future food on the table without spending the green..there is nothing better than a ripe red tomoatoe, crunchy yellow corn, and snappy greenbeans, not to mention cabbage, peppers, okra, eggplant, potatoes, peas, onions...and the list goes on. But flowers on the table are nice too so leave room to grow some of them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-59652768667646757752008-07-07T12:00:00.000-04:002008-07-07T12:00:00.000-04:00Carol-All your posts are great but as I worked out...Carol-All your posts are great but as I worked out in the garden this morning I couldn't stop thinking about the post and how it related to my garden. I may just post some thoughts on my blog later.<BR/>JennyRock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-57980427952477524152008-07-07T10:03:00.000-04:002008-07-07T10:03:00.000-04:00All of it is very pretty, and you have every right...All of it is very pretty, and you have every right to have a bit of a huff if you want. I plant my veggies in with the flowers because it helps to fool my bugs. I think all are pretty.~~DeeThe Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43938682818149882052008-07-07T07:29:00.000-04:002008-07-07T07:29:00.000-04:00That gardener didn't think about what they were sa...That gardener didn't think about what they were saying. Of course vegetable gardens are beautiful and they give you something to nourish the body as well as the soul.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-13694981060216870152008-07-07T06:39:00.000-04:002008-07-07T06:39:00.000-04:00I think you're right...sometimes a pretty garden i...I think you're right...sometimes a pretty garden is much, much prettier than a little ole' flower bed.Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-76230728596086227452008-07-07T01:17:00.000-04:002008-07-07T01:17:00.000-04:00Carol, a true gardener, like you, sees the beauty ...Carol, a true gardener, like you, sees the beauty of all plants. Pretties are your garden.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6422229393569007532008-07-07T00:09:00.000-04:002008-07-07T00:09:00.000-04:00Your vegetable garden and all your veggie blooms a...Your vegetable garden and all your veggie blooms are pretty Carol. I think the leaves on my cucumber plant are striking but then again I am a foliage person, and bonus it has several large orangish blooms just waiting to open. And the dainty little yellow blooms on a tomato are so sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-70554514099377757622008-07-07T00:08:00.000-04:002008-07-07T00:08:00.000-04:00And what about eggplant? It would be difficult to ...And what about eggplant? It would be difficult to find a prettier plant than that!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28972836408528829042008-07-07T00:06:00.000-04:002008-07-07T00:06:00.000-04:00For "A Midsummer Nights Dream", Shakespeare saw fi...For "A Midsummer Nights Dream", Shakespeare saw fit to name one of the fairies Peaseblossom - they're definitely pretty flowers, Carol, and so are your Beanblossoms and Squashblossoms. <BR/><BR/>Who was the author of the garden tour article? Maybe she'd like a tour of the vegetable garden belonging to one of the most honored garden bloggers in the USA? <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-61911415704097588702008-07-06T23:00:00.000-04:002008-07-06T23:00:00.000-04:00You go grrrl. (I love it when you're in a rant...y...You go grrrl. (I love it when you're in a rant...you're about as bitter as honey.)<BR/><BR/>Vegetable are beautiful. I'm growing two okra right now just because I like the flowers and they are one of the few things that can stand our heat. (I don't really like to eat okra.) Pepper plants are deep green and glossy...beautiful in the heat. Peas and beans are lovely vines. And Swiss chard...I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14075242708702223872008-07-06T22:53:00.000-04:002008-07-06T22:53:00.000-04:00You are so correct, Carol. You've made a good case...You are so correct, Carol. You've made a good case with your pretty flowers right in the midst of your vegetable garden. <BR/><BR/>What is prettier than even the foliage of a healthy, growing vegetable plant? Not to mention the amazing fragrance of all those vegetable plants. All but one of my tomato plants is completely finished setting fruit. I'm still leaving them in the ground for a little Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62897205190803781842008-07-06T22:47:00.000-04:002008-07-06T22:47:00.000-04:00Exactly!Exactly!Merylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483427699554329227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3053598590420816282008-07-06T22:43:00.000-04:002008-07-06T22:43:00.000-04:00Carol - you are right on with this post. Sure, flo...Carol - you are right on with this post. Sure, flowers are pretty. But there is something so spectacular about kitchen gardens. I was so in love with the leaves from my last years watermelon plant. I think if I had to choose one or the other, I'd probably choose kitchen garden over flower garden. Thankfully, I don't have to.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119471756261855850noreply@blogger.com