tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post284373000689761285..comments2023-09-18T11:21:26.813-04:00Comments on Homeschooling in Park with The Zoo Crew: Waiting for the BloomTina @ The Zoo Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-23407072844430105332012-05-11T07:50:32.593-04:002012-05-11T07:50:32.593-04:00Lisa - I hope it goes well for you. I am thinking...Lisa - I hope it goes well for you. I am thinking it will as long as you can get them established without any nibbles. The property we live on was established in 1900. The old owners were here for 35 years before we purchased it in 2011. These lilacs look to have been here quite a long time. The neighbors across the street, the only ones we can actually see, have a few lilacs near the road as well. Theirs are doing quite well, but they take very good care of their property. We are still trying to regain control and get rid of the overgrowth that established itself from years of neglect. However, I did plant two new ones to fill a big gap left from cleaning up the row and removing anything that wasn't a lilac. They are basically sticks, so we'll see how they do. Good luck! I hope it works well. Lilacs are my husband's favorite as well.Tina @ The Zoo Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-1291355575339497462012-05-11T01:53:13.624-04:002012-05-11T01:53:13.624-04:00Tina, You've given me hope for growing lilacs ...Tina, You've given me hope for growing lilacs being that you've not had any trouble from deer nibbling on them. They're one of my favorite flowers, so I'm thinking we'll have to plant at least one and see how it goes. <br /><br />Blessings, ~Lisa :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760735212107263086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-12279754513357979352012-05-10T22:41:27.978-04:002012-05-10T22:41:27.978-04:00Maritel - Thank you for stopping by. My son visit...Maritel - Thank you for stopping by. My son visited the Philippines last year with a group through our church. He just loved it! I will certainly stop by.<br /><br />DoleValleyGirl - Six summers? Wow! I bet you have done a lot in that time. How exciting! We have a lot of deer her as well, but so far they've shown no interest in my lilacs. :) We'll see how my garden fares when I finally get it in!Tina @ The Zoo Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-69265919175619652482012-05-07T20:37:07.347-04:002012-05-07T20:37:07.347-04:00Visiting from Lori's Farmgirl Fridays... What ...Visiting from Lori's Farmgirl Fridays... What an amazing story you have! We moved from the "burbs" six summers ago to our little piece of paradise and are slowly working to make it productive. I have to say that I'm a bit envious of your lilac hedgerow; I'd love to have one, but I'm just about certain it would be eaten by the local deer. <br /><br />Many blessings,<br /><br />Lisa @ HappyinDoleValleyLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760735212107263086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-85506060255168284292012-05-07T12:27:19.470-04:002012-05-07T12:27:19.470-04:00I enjoyed your blog. Although I am from the Philip...I enjoyed your blog. Although I am from the Philippines, I live in the "country" too (meaning in the province). I studied in Manila and by the time of my graduation I could not wait to get out of the big city. I will add you to my reading list. I hope you can drop by my blog too.Maritel (merlmd)http://www.iamhangingtough.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-78719345784492423422012-05-04T15:59:01.694-04:002012-05-04T15:59:01.694-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Lori! What a cute story. ...Thanks for stopping by, Lori! What a cute story. I'm sure you didn't think it was too cute at the time, though. At least you lovingly pruning that thorn bush kept it in it's place and prevented it from taking over and scratching everyone up. LOL! I am quite certain our brambles are raspberries based on the information from the previous owner, and my mom's educated input. However, since they are 'wild' we are really uncertain just how much fruit they will actually produce. So, we'll just have to wait and see. :)Tina @ The Zoo Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-6785108975421801212012-05-04T12:53:03.179-04:002012-05-04T12:53:03.179-04:00Wow, what a GREAT post! I enjoyed "getting t...Wow, what a GREAT post! I enjoyed "getting to know" your new place! Moving to the country sounds like a dream-come-true to me, too. :-) <br /><br />When we moved into this house 12 years ago, it was December, so we didn't know what was here. We have a patio surrounded by a brick wall, and there were rose bushes planted all around the outside of the wall. I was so excited for spring to see them come to life! And they did...and then I was so excited for summer to see what the flowers looked like! But they never flowered. I learned something about those wild "bramble" type things...some (many) of our modern cultivars have to be grafted onto wild root stock...bramble...and then they grow on that "host" plant. If such plants are ignored/abused, the graft can die, and you're left with this incredibly vigorous wild bramble. I was faithfully pruning and loving a wild thorn bush, thinking it would be beautiful roses, LOL! Thick leather gloves, pruning shears, and lots of landscape waste bags (suburbs, you know) later, I had an empty bed aaround my brick wall, and we put in shrub roses, which grow on their own root stock! They're gorgeous...but what a lot of effort that was! I hope your raspberries are just that...raspberries...and that you get to enjoy them this summer!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />LoriIllinois Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823043316393624821noreply@blogger.com