tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post6175439224730532961..comments2024-03-28T21:21:50.284-04:00Comments on Coffee on the Porch with Me: White Petalscoffeeontheporchwithmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-15889790131520725742017-05-24T22:29:05.762-04:002017-05-24T22:29:05.762-04:00The apple orchard is stunning!!!The apple orchard is stunning!!!Silver in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501467853392916885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-12922887542063981412017-05-22T15:36:38.478-04:002017-05-22T15:36:38.478-04:00This year, I'm eating the weeds that I can eat...This year, I'm eating the weeds that I can eat. Love your tree. Sorry you're in pain. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-50114111114425134662017-05-22T15:18:56.235-04:002017-05-22T15:18:56.235-04:00Great post. Thanks.Great post. Thanks.SHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414471875976882011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-9933714778361123242017-05-22T12:40:32.576-04:002017-05-22T12:40:32.576-04:00Hello and welcome!! We cannot grow peaches here du...Hello and welcome!! We cannot grow peaches here due to our climate, but I can think of nothing I love better than a fresh, ripe peach in August! I will come over and visit your blog, too.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-22701575893438341852017-05-22T12:38:57.122-04:002017-05-22T12:38:57.122-04:00Both of our kids have had the job of picking up bu...Both of our kids have had the job of picking up bucketfuls of apples and dumping them into the wheelbarrow or gorilla cart (that's the brand of the cart - no actual gorilla involved). A real bonding moment with mom!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-76229838557020369032017-05-22T12:24:13.451-04:002017-05-22T12:24:13.451-04:00Hi Jenn, I am a first-time visitor to your blog. I...Hi Jenn, I am a first-time visitor to your blog. I'm not sure where I wandered in from as I like searching for "new to me" blog sites. We had a strawberry patch when we lived in VA (now in NH) and weeding was always a problem. We also had fruit trees (peach and apple) and the flowers were lovely, but the dropping fruit was a nuisance as well and had to be picked up. We did eat some of the peaches, but not so much the apples. Our garden never included rhubarb as my husband doesn't like it (but I do). Please do come for a visit around our Frog & Penguinn blog anytime as we do enjoy visits and always appreciate comments. I plan to catch up on some of your earlier posts as well.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-86663773138131081862017-05-22T12:15:22.735-04:002017-05-22T12:15:22.735-04:00We had an apple tree when I was a kid and boy, I h...We had an apple tree when I was a kid and boy, I hated that thing! I had to clean it up and the apples were never the eating kind! But they sure are pretty so I get your love-hate relationship!<br /><br />Sounds like the gardening is going so well. I know what you mean about yard sales and saving plants. I don't do that anymore either. If it can't transplant to a place I want it, out it goes unless someone else makes a request. Hard work but well worth it.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-69230138661367028602017-05-22T12:09:19.231-04:002017-05-22T12:09:19.231-04:00I used to do that, too. Try to save every little ...I used to do that, too. Try to save every little sprig. No longer. If someone wants a bit of something I grow, I invite them to come over with a pot and shovel and dig it themselves! I think that apple tree is just beautiful - but I can relate to the hundreds of little, fallen apples. Still....Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-82175339708582122502017-05-22T11:19:03.856-04:002017-05-22T11:19:03.856-04:00I have Lily of the Valley...spreading...but why do...I have Lily of the Valley...spreading...but why does it spread into the lawn? 😂😂😂<br />Happy Vctoria Day 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-591735167642065982017-05-22T11:10:49.804-04:002017-05-22T11:10:49.804-04:00Rhubarb!Rhubarb!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-79355414382689291972017-05-22T10:41:31.527-04:002017-05-22T10:41:31.527-04:00I totally understand the ruthless gardening, espec...I totally understand the ruthless gardening, especially with plants that grow like weeds. Your apple tree is so gorgeous but I get the messiness of it. It is one of those love/hate relationships. And your rhubarb plant is amazing! So big and healthy looking.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-62363585252554086262017-05-22T10:20:32.598-04:002017-05-22T10:20:32.598-04:00Oh, I'm with you on lily of the valley!! No ma...Oh, I'm with you on lily of the valley!! No matter how much I dig, more of it comes up. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-8712403374788282602017-05-22T10:19:41.811-04:002017-05-22T10:19:41.811-04:00Yes, I think I would like the apple tree more if t...Yes, I think I would like the apple tree more if the apples were good. We also don't spray anything on it, so it gets lots of insect invasion, too. coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-66798063449131555632017-05-22T10:18:44.663-04:002017-05-22T10:18:44.663-04:00Oh, Linda, I would have gleefully given you Rudbek...Oh, Linda, I would have gleefully given you Rudbekia. I still have tons to rip out of other flower beds. How do you feel about lily of the valley? That's another invasive plant that I never even put there. It was left over from when we bought the house and I'm still fighting it!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-13074173490117565802017-05-22T10:17:13.548-04:002017-05-22T10:17:13.548-04:00The gingerbread sounds great, too.The gingerbread sounds great, too.coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-8792397230576101372017-05-22T10:16:36.200-04:002017-05-22T10:16:36.200-04:00I'm not sure when I will start picking. I usua...I'm not sure when I will start picking. I usually make either pie or crisp with it, then I cut it up and freeze it. I have never made jam with it. My mother used to make stewed rhubarb and as a child I hated it!! I find it needs to be mixed with something else, I don't like it on its own (regardless of how much sugar get added). coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-30027211025893497132017-05-22T08:44:39.189-04:002017-05-22T08:44:39.189-04:00Jenn your apple tree is beautiful (right now). I a...Jenn your apple tree is beautiful (right now). I am becoming a ruthless gardener over the abundance & invasion of violets, lily of the valley & other stuff I know I didn't plant. Our church is having a bake,book & plant sale this weekend coming so for once I have dug & dug, potted up & taken to church (no backies!) I am hoping my rhubarb will be as lush as yours next year. Happy week ahead. ... Mary-Lou =^..^= Patio Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491809927236242223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-12694384397240837362017-05-21T21:47:59.309-04:002017-05-21T21:47:59.309-04:00I am like you. I don't keep many perennials w...I am like you. I don't keep many perennials when I thin. Sometimes I take them to work for the gardens there. It was cold and rainy here all weekend. That rhubarb looks great. Mine has a while yet. Love the old Apple tree. Too bad about the apples.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-42158059561918482132017-05-21T20:23:51.690-04:002017-05-21T20:23:51.690-04:00Wish I lived closer...I would have taken your Rudb...Wish I lived closer...I would have taken your Rudbeckia...great for the cottage.<br />My gardens out there are wild! Hahaha!<br />Enjoy the holiday Monday...<br />Cheers!<br />Linda :o)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682800877894439940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-13301172441482556362017-05-21T19:19:28.406-04:002017-05-21T19:19:28.406-04:00Oh, you are so far ahead of us! (But then, who sa...Oh, you are so far ahead of us! (But then, who said it's a race?) Your old apple tree is gorgeous . . . this time of year anyway. Why can't a tree like that have yummy, juicy, crisp eating apples?? I'm having some of my quilting pals in tomorrow morning and I wanted to make a rhubarb cake to serve with coffee, but my rhubarb is not quite ready yet. No plain rhubarb in the freezer but a couple of bags of ready-to-go rhubarb pie filling. Maybe I should make a pie to serve that and pretend it's fresh? Nah, I'd only confess the truth. I think I'll make a gingerbread and serve with whipped cream.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-56948430673533214462017-05-21T17:58:48.232-04:002017-05-21T17:58:48.232-04:00Your rhubarb is ahead of mine. When will be your f...Your rhubarb is ahead of mine. When will be your first pick? I usually make pies with the early stuff, jam with the second crop and chutneys with the later stalks. <br /> I am with you on yard sales and have decided to never again bother! My junk can go to Value Village or the dump.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-63290959050397195472017-05-21T17:05:20.708-04:002017-05-21T17:05:20.708-04:00I love your old apple tree - reminds me of my half... I love your old apple tree - reminds me of my half hollow ancient pear tree, - the pears bitter and hard, but the horses love them. I hope my old tree lasts a long time to come, although seriously - half hollow. <br /><br />I haven't grown rhubarb yet, but I do love strawberry rhubarb jam and pie. I should grow so, huh? Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-78490717621179905352017-05-21T15:59:35.152-04:002017-05-21T15:59:35.152-04:00I've had strange blue flowers grown in my yard...I've had strange blue flowers grown in my yard. They weren't there last yearAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-61364136685822723692017-05-21T15:56:09.751-04:002017-05-21T15:56:09.751-04:00Jenn... your apple tree is positively magnificent!...Jenn... your apple tree is positively magnificent! I'm with you on the yard sales. A lot of effort and not worth it. Enjoy your holiday tomorrow!Preppy Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446028963455322844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-971660694452394942017-05-21T15:15:25.870-04:002017-05-21T15:15:25.870-04:00I still feel guilty at throwing plants away but so...I still feel guilty at throwing plants away but sometimes you just have to be ruthless. That apple blossom is beautiful.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com