tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post8969261309572596178..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: TrialsFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23634952642885238172014-09-25T13:49:19.412-05:002014-09-25T13:49:19.412-05:00Fascinating. I used to buy PW plants every spring ...Fascinating. I used to buy PW plants every spring but didn't know how they were "proven." My favorite garden center went out of business and I haven't found a good replacement yet. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-13008158658325053782014-09-24T10:55:08.395-05:002014-09-24T10:55:08.395-05:00I found this very interesting. My favorite of all...I found this very interesting. My favorite of all mums are the giant Football Mums!!!<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com<br />Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-88157733645048616512014-09-24T10:25:53.289-05:002014-09-24T10:25:53.289-05:00That Minnbronze is too slow on the draw for up her...That Minnbronze is too slow on the draw for up here--LOL! I love Hydrangeas! Used to dry them upside-down and keep them all year round in vases. :) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16208851545284957232014-09-23T22:20:21.306-05:002014-09-23T22:20:21.306-05:00I love that hydrangeas don't fade away, but ju...I love that hydrangeas don't fade away, but just change color.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33479374686000126662014-09-23T18:41:30.961-05:002014-09-23T18:41:30.961-05:00I like that Minibronze too! Flowers are so wonder...I like that Minibronze too! Flowers are so wonderful and varied. I hate to see the season come to a close.Rykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424717988638341638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27959966649592737472014-09-23T14:52:52.032-05:002014-09-23T14:52:52.032-05:00A very interesting place. The flowers are so pret...A very interesting place. The flowers are so pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78351739860508727782014-09-23T14:50:51.456-05:002014-09-23T14:50:51.456-05:00I love mums and I love the mop head hydrangea and ...I love mums and I love the mop head hydrangea and also that minibronze mum....gorgeous foliage. I've been to a fish hatchery but not a field trials farm. I would prefer the field trials....smells better I'm sure! Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60595359486669185072014-09-23T13:30:26.489-05:002014-09-23T13:30:26.489-05:00Enjoyed all your flower pictures. Glad you got to ...Enjoyed all your flower pictures. Glad you got to visit and share with us.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5518168245854604802014-09-23T12:55:01.641-05:002014-09-23T12:55:01.641-05:00My sis is visiting this weekend. She is a Vet at t...My sis is visiting this weekend. She is a Vet at the U of mInn Veterinary school. She's all about the gardening too…she'll know about this!kathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27815638989639018062014-09-23T12:22:05.755-05:002014-09-23T12:22:05.755-05:00Test plots...very common in agriculture and hortic...Test plots...very common in agriculture and horticulture and as you say interesting to visit.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86580634838867248682014-09-23T11:19:09.928-05:002014-09-23T11:19:09.928-05:00I visited them many years ago and then they were d...I visited them many years ago and then they were doing mostly vegetables. I had forgotten that it was near Grand Rapids. My boys still visit up there at the lake. The seasons seem to be so short for some of the flowers and vegetables too.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18268204237215108872014-09-23T09:48:24.087-05:002014-09-23T09:48:24.087-05:00Very interesting. I never knew about trial gardens...Very interesting. I never knew about trial gardens.Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-448403081913477162014-09-23T08:57:26.056-05:002014-09-23T08:57:26.056-05:00I would love to visit that place. The mums are go...I would love to visit that place. The mums are gorgeous!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020604933621899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78225712823680590272014-09-23T08:34:11.236-05:002014-09-23T08:34:11.236-05:00I've seen that tag, but had no idea what it me...I've seen that tag, but had no idea what it meant/ I think it's a wonderful idea to trial flowers in your climate zone. Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80863243814431024482014-09-23T07:55:16.712-05:002014-09-23T07:55:16.712-05:00Wow how amazing to have such a cool experimental g...Wow how amazing to have such a cool experimental gardens in your zone. I do love the mum tho!MTWagginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823827748782425907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-19913285359696405152014-09-23T07:28:06.413-05:002014-09-23T07:28:06.413-05:00Interesting experiment with the flowers. I have a...Interesting experiment with the flowers. I have a mum that isn't blooming yet, and also a Pride of Barbados. The latter keeps getting taller, but no blooms on it!Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-20768572267897440492014-09-23T07:17:46.088-05:002014-09-23T07:17:46.088-05:00I wonder what that mum looks like in bloom, and as...I wonder what that mum looks like in bloom, and as you said, when might that be? Visiting those trial gardens must have been fun. I know I'd be visiting it if I lived nearby. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-29328376717736631812014-09-23T06:57:22.177-05:002014-09-23T06:57:22.177-05:00Sounds like my kind of place to visit.Sounds like my kind of place to visit.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.com