Comments on MrBrownThumb: Chicago Garden

thx for visiting & commenting my blog or else i pr...

2009-06-20T18:34:14.072-05:00

thx for visiting & commenting my blog or else i probably would have never known about this blog & the chgo garden blog. its good to learn from each other as we are tackling the goofy weather chicago brings us. ha!

Hi everyone thanks for visiting and commenting. I ...

2009-06-16T00:08:43.326-05:00

Hi everyone thanks for visiting and commenting. I think I've gone and returned comments at all of yours. Sorry for the delay.

Benjamin,

Those are my favorite kind of movies next to Superhero movies. I was really disappointed in 'I Am Legend.' I checked out the original with Vincent Price and couldn't stop laughing at how silly it seemed.

Now come on, we both know they aren't using plant ...

2009-05-30T14:15:40.278-05:00

Now come on, we both know they aren't using plant consultants on that show. But, it is fun to watch--I remember hoping to like the Will Smith movie "I Am Legend" because of the premise.. I just love all that kind of stuff, though the movie could have been better with a few tweaks.

Congratulations on your new gig! I wish you succes...

2009-05-28T10:35:46.984-05:00

Congratulations on your new gig! I wish you success, though I doubt that's necessary-you are an entertaining and informative blogger already! Have fun at the Spring Fling, I wish I could be there! :( The plants that would take over my yard are honeysuckle, heal-all, and blue fescue grass.

They couldn't have picked a better choice, MBT! Co...

2009-05-28T06:51:37.290-05:00

They couldn't have picked a better choice, MBT! Congratulations...I'll sign up when I have a chance (sneaking in here to post from work). Wishing you all a blast this weekend with the Spring Fling...wish I could be there but will be in spirit.

Congrats on your new garden blog. That is fantasti...

2009-05-27T22:39:01.129-05:00

Congrats on your new garden blog. That is fantastic!

I've seen a few episodes of Life After People but then I start to panic about it and think, "But...what happened to all of us???"

Wow...I have no idea that dandelions'd cause much ...

2009-05-27T21:06:04.117-05:00

Wow...I have no idea that dandelions'd cause much trouble.
Anyway, love reading your blog. It's sooo chicago that I really miss it. :) And your story about gardening are so interesting! Thanks for writing it!! ^^"

@Jordan, Welcome back! You've taken a break from g...

2009-05-27T14:51:46.543-05:00

@Jordan, Welcome back! You've taken a break from garden blogging, haven't you? I guessed you were busy with school and it was keeping you from posting on your blog. Anyway, thanks for the fact checking, I could have sworn he said 50 feet a year and then it uses the leaves from the previous years as soil for the next year to grow on. I forgot about the bird diarrhea-lol.

@Debbie, I appreciate you looking hope you participate.

@Monica, I'll take a look at the entry the project sounds really cool. See you on Friday!

@Xan, I'll have to go there and see if I can get some of those folks to come over to Chicago Garden. I appreciate you letting me know about it.

@Entangled, I technically am only under contract until July and I'll be keeping this blog active--in case Chicago Garden is a flop and they let me go. Yep, the ivy on the walls is Boston Ivy.

The new blog looks great! Will you still be postin...

2009-05-27T07:03:12.600-05:00

The new blog looks great! Will you still be posting here too?

We have a big problem with English Ivy here in the east. It can really run rampant and smother everything in its path when it escapes to the woods. I found an English Ivy seedling in one of my flower beds this year (amongst all the maple seedlings) and I don't know of any plantings of it very close by.

The ivy in Wrigley Field is Boston Ivy, right?

Congratulations on the gig! And don't forget abou...

2009-05-27T06:56:08.418-05:00

Congratulations on the gig! And don't forget about the existing "Facebook for gardeners" over at www.MyFolia.com for a worldwide look at home gardeners. There's a bunch of us Chicagoans on there too!

I've not heard of that series (I have only basic b...

2009-05-27T06:37:28.510-05:00

I've not heard of that series (I have only basic basic cable and don't get the History channel), but coincidentally, a friend of a friend has a project called "In A 1000 years" where she sends out blank postcards and you have to draw or write (or in my case, collage!) what you think the world will look like in 1000 years... and I picked plants growing everywhere. You can see my entry here. See you Friday!!!!

I agree, dandelions and maple saplings would take ...

2009-05-27T05:43:09.335-05:00

I agree, dandelions and maple saplings would take over for sure! I'm not as kind as you to replant them. I know in another week or so all these helicopters I have will be MORE saplings. Plucking them out is an every day event.
I will go to your Chicago Blog. Looking forward to it.

Well I actually saw that episode of Life After Peo...

2009-05-27T02:13:02.768-05:00

Well I actually saw that episode of Life After People and I noticed that he said that Ivy can grow 50 feet long, not 50 feet per year. And I was also wondering why there were no trees in the stadium. I also laughed when the narrator said that Buck thorn gives birds diarrhea; I'm not planting that in my yard.

Hit 40, That's really nice of you. Make sure to se...

2009-05-26T21:58:31.637-05:00

Hit 40, That's really nice of you. Make sure to send me a message, it could only help :0)

Marcy, Thanks for the kind words and well wishes.

Congratulations Mr.B! That is wonderful that they ...

2009-05-26T21:24:53.599-05:00

Congratulations Mr.B! That is wonderful that they picked you! Pfffsssh at your referring to yourself as a nobody! How many people in this world have a catch and release program for tree seedlings? They couldn't have chosen a finer horticultural writer, and gardener! Once again congrats, and keep up the good work! xo~

Your 4 year old ... 5 foot nephew that you probabl...

2009-05-26T21:15:32.372-05:00

Your 4 year old ... 5 foot nephew that you probably fertilized cracked me up!!

You won a shout out from me tomorrow!! I don't know if it will help? But, it can not hurt.

Stacy, Thanks for signing up. I really appreciate ...

2009-05-26T20:45:19.604-05:00

Stacy, Thanks for signing up. I really appreciate it. Hope you get a second or two to leave a comment. I've got a few posts on the archive already.

Hit 40, Thanks for signing up and commenting. I hear you about the thistle but the clover sounds awfully nice to me. I encourage it as much as I can.

Moon, Thanks for the well wishes. To me the idea of palms growing like weeds sounds really appealing. But I guess that's because I don't have to deal with them.

Outside In, Thank you and I can't wait to meet you on Saturday.

OhioMom, Oh I believe it I see a few seedlings trying to make themselves at home in our gutters.

Going over to check your new garden blog now, alre...

2009-05-26T20:00:20.630-05:00

Going over to check your new garden blog now, already bookmarked it while reading this one :) Believe it or not I pulled a tiny maple seedling from one of my containers on the roof today, it took root in my zucchini pot ... we have so many trees around us I imagine that this area would go back to the hardwood forest it once was. And, yes, I love Life After People!

I wish you success! Congratulations and hope you h...

2009-05-26T19:42:12.035-05:00

I wish you success! Congratulations and hope you have lots of fun, I really enjoy reading your post.

-Cathy

In Southern California we have Mexican Fan Palms, ...

2009-05-26T18:48:54.985-05:00

In Southern California we have Mexican Fan Palms, Washingtonia robusta. They are like aliens; give them a crack in the sidewalk or asphalt and they send forth a palm.

Good Luck with the blog.

Congratulations!! I wish you success :-) I'll si...

2009-05-26T18:36:40.070-05:00

Congratulations!! I wish you success :-)

I'll sign up to help the blogging cause.

If left unchecked, my yard would be overtaken by clover and thistle! Thistle is the worst!!!!

Cool! I signed up. FYI the box to acknowledge th...

2009-05-26T18:05:17.718-05:00

Cool! I signed up. FYI the box to acknowledge that we've read the terms of service was kind of a weird place on my screen.