tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post8458875902741909235..comments2024-03-28T23:15:11.924-07:00Comments on Organic Garden Dreams: Winter Solstice 2011organicgardendreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-27263806924466277532011-12-28T10:24:50.773-08:002011-12-28T10:24:50.773-08:00KL, thanks for your nice words about my garden and...KL, thanks for your nice words about my garden and photos. I guess you can call me rose nuts :-)!<br /><br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-32960015815259153702011-12-28T06:04:27.623-08:002011-12-28T06:04:27.623-08:00Beautiful pictures and a very beautifully designed...Beautiful pictures and a very beautifully designed garden. Seems like you are a big fan of roses :-).KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-72242943855303093122011-12-24T18:00:30.544-08:002011-12-24T18:00:30.544-08:00Janet, thanks for your nice comment! I don't k...Janet, thanks for your nice comment! I don't know if other types of orchids can be grown outside here easily, too. I think you need to increase the humidity with special misting systems and you definitively have to shade them, but cymbidium orchids are literally a piece of cake to grow in San Diego. Even I can do it and I killed many indoor orchids ;-)! Merry Christmas to you as well, Janet!<br /><br />Masha, thanks for commenting! Wow, you are already half way through with rose pruning?! I haven't even started, yet, yikes! Do you want to come down and help me a little? Merry Christmas to you, too, and happy gardening in 2012!<br /><br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-52932518217932138882011-12-24T10:58:13.819-08:002011-12-24T10:58:13.819-08:00Your garden looks beautiful with so many blooms. M...Your garden looks beautiful with so many blooms. My roses are half-way pruned already, so mine is full of mostly bare sticks :). Merry Christmas, and I hope your garden brings you much joy in the new year.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-77903121072618615032011-12-24T04:51:50.843-08:002011-12-24T04:51:50.843-08:00I can feel the warmth emanating from your photos, ...I can feel the warmth emanating from your photos, Christina.<br />How wonderful to be able to grow orchids outside. Here they can only be grown indoors as a pot plant.<br />A lovely series of photos. Merry Christmas ChristinaJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-66454113522209739512011-12-23T20:13:22.380-08:002011-12-23T20:13:22.380-08:00Dani, your compliments makes me blush, thank you s...Dani, your compliments makes me blush, thank you so much! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012, too!<br /><br />Holley, I am glad that you liked my little garden tour :-)! Thank you for your kind words about it. Are your roses not blooming anymore? Regarding the camellias, the buds open up the point in the close-up photo and then the camellia drops them. I have never had that happen. I really do think that something is wrong... Have a Merry Christmas, too, dear Holley!organicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-25832747878855581132011-12-23T10:23:46.174-08:002011-12-23T10:23:46.174-08:00I really enjoyed your tour! You have so many bloo...I really enjoyed your tour! You have so many blooms - how wonderful to be able to go outside and see all that color! Your roses are looking wonderful. For them to be still blooming on the solstice is amazing to me. As for your camellia, I wouldn't worry about it. Although I don't know California seasons, japonicas generally bloom later than sasanquas. I do find that I am always about to give up on the blooms opening when they finally do! Have a very Merry Christmas, my friend.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-47704514373916356782011-12-23T08:43:19.477-08:002011-12-23T08:43:19.477-08:00Thank you for the beautiful tour in your sunny gar...Thank you for the beautiful tour in your sunny garden, Christina. You are a great gardener, I am learning a lot reading your blog. <br />Have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year !!!<br />Greetings from Greece !Dani P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14480088629814543163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-67453226727925035132011-12-23T08:13:20.791-08:002011-12-23T08:13:20.791-08:00FlowerLady, thanks for commenting and your complim...FlowerLady, thanks for commenting and your compliment regarding my garden! I am still amazed myself that I am growing roses together with palms here in San Diego :-). Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful year 2012!<br /><br />Marijke, thanks for your comment. Some roses are taking a natural break during the winter time here in Southern California (I guess, it all depends on the rose class), others seem just to go on and on and on. I think that our mild winters and relatively strong sun at this time of the year make that possible. Still we have to prune the roses to make them look good for next spring again, and painfully de-leaf them by hand, since the foliage gets ugly over the winter. So there is also a catch to having roses year round ;-). Hope you get to enjoy the Christmas time!<br /><br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-44500592454290926882011-12-23T03:51:52.543-08:002011-12-23T03:51:52.543-08:00Good morning christina,
Seeing your pictures I get...Good morning christina,<br />Seeing your pictures I getting a littbit jealours from this vieuws. Do the roses never stop flowering because of the high temperatures at your place or do they also have a time of rest without any flowers? Oh and than the orchids, lovely. I am also very pleased we had the shortest day of the year. I hope you have a wonderfull christmastime.<br />gr. MarijkeMarijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286710136867815403.post-66499275229272349432011-12-23T03:39:23.480-08:002011-12-23T03:39:23.480-08:00Good morning Christina ~ Thank you for this deligh...Good morning Christina ~ Thank you for this delightful tour of your lovely garden areas filled with so many colorful blooms. I love seeing your palms growing with roses and other wonderful flowers.<br /><br />Have a lovely Christmas and a great 2012.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com