tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post5594845355815912562..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: The Ferns ReturnLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-25506499018816591242012-11-06T06:14:59.865-05:002012-11-06T06:14:59.865-05:00Hi Elna, thanks, I am trying for a particular shap...Hi Elna, thanks, I am trying for a particular shape, we shall see.<br /><br />Hi Gayle, thanks, blogs really do help with my predicaments so glad to have folks like you willing to help with ideas.<br /><br />Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, oh camellias are ones I think shouldn't be pruned much, thank goodness it recovered.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-81969473954476016762012-11-06T06:11:15.595-05:002012-11-06T06:11:15.595-05:00Hi Turquoisemoon, thanks, so glad your tree came b...Hi Turquoisemoon, thanks, so glad your tree came back. Once some painters trimmed a camellia so severely it looked terrible, what a mess it was.<br /><br />Hi Barbara, thanks, I never thought of using a lump of clay, good idea. Ha.<br /><br />Hi Jane and Lance, thanks, you are so right about giving the plants a chance, so many have recovered long after I though they would not.<br /><br />Hi Lori, thanks, that think foam comes in handy for quite a few projects as it molds itself to the shape of the slump piece used.<br /><br />Hi Charlene, thanks, the ferns really do amaze me at the resilience since they look so fragile.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-69447774592123350772012-11-06T00:13:46.754-05:002012-11-06T00:13:46.754-05:00Testosterone driven pruning if often scary. My fa...Testosterone driven pruning if often scary. My father pruned my mother's camellia bush, saying it would help it to flower better. Which it did. Three years without blooms later.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-18507441094476653372012-11-05T13:38:20.436-05:002012-11-05T13:38:20.436-05:00I like the wide strip tray. I think Barbara's...I like the wide strip tray. I think Barbara's idea to make a boat mold out of clay is a good one.thegayleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088502857045918528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-23586906161192819892012-11-05T12:50:57.552-05:002012-11-05T12:50:57.552-05:00I think it's fine with ferns. Can you not use ...I think it's fine with ferns. Can you not use any type of blade?<br /><br />HugsElnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644107227965720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-61404384995860419832012-11-05T10:55:20.620-05:002012-11-05T10:55:20.620-05:00We have ferns, from elfin to sword and love them s...We have ferns, from elfin to sword and love them so. We thought we lost a few last year from a sudden freeze, but they came back.<br /><br />Like the strap platter.......Charlene Doiron Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645689953689581574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-70634530655411169422012-11-05T09:24:01.230-05:002012-11-05T09:24:01.230-05:00Being a fern lover I would have been devastated to...Being a fern lover I would have been devastated too. I'm glad they are returning. <br /><br />I love the idea of putting the foam in the casserole dish, brilliant.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-13794663830882522692012-11-05T09:15:42.999-05:002012-11-05T09:15:42.999-05:00Hello Linda:
Isn't it absolutely amazing how N...Hello Linda:<br />Isn't it absolutely amazing how Nature will rejuvenate herself? In our gardening days we seldom gave up on a plant for at least six months.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-42433238097660774772012-11-05T08:55:45.280-05:002012-11-05T08:55:45.280-05:00I'm sure you'll find the form you want...o...I'm sure you'll find the form you want...or you can just make it with a lump of clay, then put plastic wrap on the clay before building with your strips. I built at tree over a traffic cone that way with slabs last year!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-2502868241556680692012-11-05T08:47:23.389-05:002012-11-05T08:47:23.389-05:00My boys "trimmed" one of my fav trees to...My boys "trimmed" one of my fav trees too...It came back this year. I was so happy...turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.com