tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post8268368580207318307..comments2024-01-05T12:29:06.050-08:00Comments on Ramble On Rose: Good News, Bad NewsRamble on Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-23901991988968916872009-06-24T18:20:14.132-07:002009-06-24T18:20:14.132-07:00Rose--I think it is the same swallowtail! He stopp...Rose--I think it is the same swallowtail! He stopped here a while back when the lilacs were blooming and then made his way to your garden!<br /><br />MMG--You are so organized with the botanical names! That damage might be slugs; they were curling like that right when I planted it, so maybe it was damaged even before I got it. :(<br /><br />Commonweeder--It's been a slow start to the butterfly season here but it's picking up now! Once my Joe Pye weed starts blooming there should be more activity!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-28223781758134486622009-06-24T13:57:49.319-07:002009-06-24T13:57:49.319-07:00Why is it there is so much bad news to counter goo...Why is it there is so much bad news to counter good news. The good news is that good news usually outweighs the bad news. And by the way, isn't this an incredible butterfly year!Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-91117707942645024202009-06-24T08:51:15.865-07:002009-06-24T08:51:15.865-07:00I keep a file on my computer of all the botanical ...I keep a file on my computer of all the botanical name changes, including a list of all the former Asters. Eurybia macrophylla is one of the few Asters I haven't grown. I keep thinking I need to add them to the woodland garden. Your petal damage is probaly due to slugs, as all the rain & cool temperatures have produced a bumper crop of them, although earwigs would be my second guess. I detest them. They are my nemesis.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641149820652708910.post-5420641037014639902009-06-24T06:57:30.586-07:002009-06-24T06:57:30.586-07:00This is true of life in the garden, isn't it? ...This is true of life in the garden, isn't it? For every beautiful blossom there's a pest or a patch of weeds to contend with, it seems. Your dianthus is acting like a supertunia I bought--it's a "Raspberry Blast," which is a variegated light pink, but in the middle of the plant it is now sprouting solid fuschia blooms. At least they are color coordinated:)<br /><br />Just noticed your header...I wonder if that's the same swallowtail that visited me:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.com