tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post2025927025872865741..comments2024-03-29T05:16:41.150-04:00Comments on Field and Fen: Field and Fen actually does something related to fields and fensBoudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-71257317336177410012014-08-05T20:09:02.875-04:002014-08-05T20:09:02.875-04:00Right up to the last bit, I was thinking, "Wo...Right up to the last bit, I was thinking, "Wow! I wish Boud lived nearby and could come and help all MY plants recover and thrive." Because a green thumb I ain't got!<br />Then I got to the end and laughed and laughed. Because I have a couple of stony acres, and a new little barn in which I do far more daily housekeeping than in my actual house, and of course I have the gang o' goats. But gosh, I used to tell people NOT to give me plants, because despite my best efforts, it was effectively condemning them to a long, mysterious wasting illness and ultimate, reluctant death. So, indulgence? Hardly! :)<br />(Also, I love Jane Austen.)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-27475027341801697442014-08-01T14:52:10.168-04:002014-08-01T14:52:10.168-04:00I have sage shrub, common sage, out back that I us...I have sage shrub, common sage, out back that I use for cooking. That stays year round.<br /><br />This sage, though, dies back totally every winter and doesn't start up again till about May. At that point I do put stakes around it to keep it upright, since the wind does a job on it. Yes, bees do love it, and since there's a nearby farm that has hives, I always hope I'm helping flavor the honey.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-66080740242239553792014-08-01T14:46:50.247-04:002014-08-01T14:46:50.247-04:00Liz, this looks much like Russian sage that I have...Liz, this looks much like Russian sage that I have in great abundance here; it's strong, almost camphor like, and the bees love it. <br />if its happy where it is, and you cut it back hard in early spring, it will require a garden hoop to restrain it from falling over on its neighbors come July and August. =)mittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04878611591683283429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-90888623085678864132014-07-29T03:54:17.318-04:002014-07-29T03:54:17.318-04:00I need you to revive my plants indoors. I'm a...I need you to revive my plants indoors. I'm absolutely hopeless with pot plants. I'm sure yours will thrive.Minimisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291343622384393336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8905003879789876177.post-25710555276019584662014-07-28T19:20:51.673-04:002014-07-28T19:20:51.673-04:00I'm sure all your plantings will thrive under ...I'm sure all your plantings will thrive under your green-thumbed TLC. Lucky plants, methinks.Magpie's Mumblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128noreply@blogger.com