Comments on: Dig the chicks in my garden http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/ Hardy plants for hardy souls Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monica the Garden Faerie http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-59072 Monica the Garden Faerie Fri, 08 May 2009 22:08:36 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-59072 Hi Kathy, I came upon this entry just now after doing an image search for queen of the prairie; I have two but forgot where I planted them last fall, and wanted to verify they were the plants I thought they were. Which they were. Love this story about the hen, though. That's really cool. <abbr><em>Monica the Garden Faerie’s last blog post..<a href="http://gardenfaerie.blogspot.com/2009/05/thoughts-of-travel-tuesday.html" rel="nofollow">Thoughts-of-Travel Tuesday</a></em></abbr> Hi Kathy, I came upon this entry just now after doing an image search for queen of the prairie; I have two but forgot where I planted them last fall, and wanted to verify they were the plants I thought they were. Which they were. Love this story about the hen, though. That’s really cool.

Monica the Garden Faerie’s last blog post..Thoughts-of-Travel Tuesday

]]> By: Kylee http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-56662 Kylee Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:23:23 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-56662 I love it! Wow...is that a lot of chicks for one hen? I love it!

Wow…is that a lot of chicks for one hen?

]]> By: Kati http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-19217 Kati Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:25:51 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-19217 It's no wonder you didn't see her, she blends in so perfectly. I do wish I could keep chickens. It's one of those things I want to do but getting started seems to be the hardest part. It’s no wonder you didn’t see her, she blends in so perfectly. I do wish I could keep chickens. It’s one of those things I want to do but getting started seems to be the hardest part.

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-19073 Kathy Purdy Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:20:28 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-19073 Don, since getting this filipendula, I've since obtained some bona fide Queen of the Prairie. The real thing blooms late, and the blossoms are much deeper pink, cotton candy pink. If my chicken nest plant is the same genus and species, it is a significant variation. Don, since getting this filipendula, I’ve since obtained some bona fide Queen of the Prairie. The real thing blooms late, and the blossoms are much deeper pink, cotton candy pink. If my chicken nest plant is the same genus and species, it is a significant variation.

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-19072 Kathy Purdy Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:18:39 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-19072 Mary Ann, your comment was so thought provoking I mulled it over for several hours. Sometimes we denigrate ourselves with excuses that aren't really excuses. Normally I can't rest until I know the i.d. of a plant. I did look it up in my card file, because I got that plant back when I actually kept a card file of all my plants. It's more than 10 years old; I got it in 1994. I'm sure I've tried to identify it before; both palmata and ulmaria ring a bell. Looked it up in the AHS A to Z, and that's where I drew the line. The entry on filipendulas started talking about hairy stems versus smooth, and I didn't want to stop what I was doing to go look at my plant. But surely in the last 13 years I had time to figure it out. And maybe I did, but that information is not where I can currently find it. So, in the short term I was too busy, over the long haul I was unmotivated, because the plant has never given me any concern or worry. Is unmotivated the same thing as lazy? This particular example aside, your point is well taken. I'll be watching my words about myself to see if they mesh with the truth. Mary Ann, your comment was so thought provoking I mulled it over for several hours. Sometimes we denigrate ourselves with excuses that aren’t really excuses. Normally I can’t rest until I know the i.d. of a plant. I did look it up in my card file, because I got that plant back when I actually kept a card file of all my plants. It’s more than 10 years old; I got it in 1994. I’m sure I’ve tried to identify it before; both palmata and ulmaria ring a bell. Looked it up in the AHS A to Z, and that’s where I drew the line. The entry on filipendulas started talking about hairy stems versus smooth, and I didn’t want to stop what I was doing to go look at my plant. But surely in the last 13 years I had time to figure it out. And maybe I did, but that information is not where I can currently find it. So, in the short term I was too busy, over the long haul I was unmotivated, because the plant has never given me any concern or worry. Is unmotivated the same thing as lazy?

This particular example aside, your point is well taken. I’ll be watching my words about myself to see if they mesh with the truth.

]]> By: Kathy Purdy http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-19071 Kathy Purdy Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:02:46 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-19071 Yes, Molly, I tried to work "hens and chicks" into my blog title, but couldn't word it so it didn't sound awkward. Finally decided to leave it more ambiguous. It's not the first time it's happened to us, either, but it was the first time I was that close to a broody hen and didn't even know it. Yes, Molly, I tried to work “hens and chicks” into my blog title, but couldn’t word it so it didn’t sound awkward. Finally decided to leave it more ambiguous. It’s not the first time it’s happened to us, either, but it was the first time I was that close to a broody hen and didn’t even know it.

]]> By: Molly http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-19056 Molly Sun, 15 Jul 2007 04:56:40 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-19056 Most people, when they say they have "hen and chicks" in their garden are referring to small rapidly reproducing succulents. :) I've had hens that would disappear for weeks at a time and then come out of some neglected corner of the property with a bunch of babies. I love it. Most people, when they say they have “hen and chicks” in their garden are referring to small rapidly reproducing succulents. :) I’ve had hens that would disappear for weeks at a time and then come out of some neglected corner of the property with a bunch of babies. I love it.

]]> By: Mary Ann http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-19005 Mary Ann Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:59:36 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-19005 That's a great addition to your flock. Congratulations. I wonder what the white ones will look like when they grow up. Years ago, actually decades ago I noticed that I was frequently excusing myself for not attending to little details by saying I was lazy. One day I realized I'm not lazy at all, just very, very busy. I'm sure the same is true for you and Ted. That’s a great addition to your flock. Congratulations. I wonder what the white ones will look like when they grow up.

Years ago, actually decades ago I noticed that I was frequently excusing myself for not attending to little details by saying I was lazy. One day I realized I’m not lazy at all, just very, very busy. I’m sure the same is true for you and Ted.

]]> By: Annie in Austin http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-18974 Annie in Austin Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:24:10 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-18974 Your hen chose a pretty spot for her nest - I used to grow Filipendula ulmaria, with cream-colored flowers- it was also called Queen of the Meadow but was probably less than 2-feet in height. Is a nest with a dozen chicks common, Kathy? It sounds like a lot to keep track of! Annie at the Transplantable Rose Your hen chose a pretty spot for her nest – I used to grow Filipendula ulmaria, with cream-colored flowers- it was also called Queen of the Meadow but was probably less than 2-feet in height.
Is a nest with a dozen chicks common, Kathy? It sounds like a lot to keep track of!

Annie at the Transplantable Rose

]]> By: Don http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-18973 Don Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:14:43 +0000 http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/12/dig-the-chicks-in-my-garden/#comment-18973 I dunno... I supposedly have rubra too, and mine is also kind of a soft pink like yours. You never know eggsactly what you're getting. I dunno… I supposedly have rubra too, and mine is also kind of a soft pink like yours. You never know eggsactly what you’re getting.

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