tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post7623234493202102051..comments2024-03-09T08:19:02.368-05:00Comments on Southeast Florida Garden Evolvement: China Trip Part 1: Lake TaiHu and Turtle Head Islet ParkAmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-34947970324422745672015-09-29T05:37:12.074-04:002015-09-29T05:37:12.074-04:00Awesome Post !!
Shine a light on endangered specie...Awesome Post !!<br />Shine a light on endangered species from all over the globe. <br /><a href="http://lanailights.com/purchase/locator/sea-turtle-safe-friendly-lighting" rel="nofollow"> Florida L.E.D. Turtle Light</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706886578421529267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-72184677521703610252010-08-22T05:02:41.950-04:002010-08-22T05:02:41.950-04:00Ami, I have been enjoying your pictures about Chin...Ami, I have been enjoying your pictures about China's scenery so much. I can sense your happiness and nostalgia when you visit this familiar place once again with your love ones as an mom now and recall back your childhood memories.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-27345001145815001262010-08-11T00:13:11.624-04:002010-08-11T00:13:11.624-04:00I think the last photos are monarda or bee balm??
...I think the last photos are monarda or bee balm??<br /><br />I loved these photos. Did this trip bring back so many memories for you??!!!<br /><br />It's enlightening and touching to see these photos because I've never been to China. My father and I had a very strained relationship, and though we are now close, brought together in great part by gardening, there are things I will never know about him. When I see photos of the cleome, or the lotuses, or the landscaping in general in your photos, my father's own garden begins to make sense to me. He has really worked to re-create some of the scenes he once knew in China. <br /><br />Anyway, they are amazing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-8250382362997236512010-07-30T13:09:26.148-04:002010-07-30T13:09:26.148-04:00Ami, those pictures from China are so beautiful! H...Ami, those pictures from China are so beautiful! How faxinating it must be for you to visit your old country again!<br />-Thanks for your comment: it takes around 2-3 years befor the seeds of the daylilies are blooming.<br />Take care!Katarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-28227087551733758842010-07-29T23:42:26.662-04:002010-07-29T23:42:26.662-04:00One of my favorite posts in any blog I have ever s...One of my favorite posts in any blog I have ever seen. Great photos. Thank you for sharing!El Jardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440751486309636439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-49268948168432698072010-07-27T08:15:24.961-04:002010-07-27T08:15:24.961-04:00I covet a moon gate, but this garden is not big en...I covet a moon gate, but this garden is not big enough to frame borrowed scenery, nor courtyard enough to frame enclosed scenery.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-73331684533718711682010-07-26T22:02:29.028-04:002010-07-26T22:02:29.028-04:00Noel: Glad that you liked the garden tour. It is...Noel: Glad that you liked the garden tour. It is amazing to see the same plant is grown all over the world. medinilla is a tropical plant, no wonder it can grow the fullest in Hawaii!Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-52653549067956219812010-07-26T22:00:55.705-04:002010-07-26T22:00:55.705-04:00Noelle: Glad that my photos made you wanted to go...Noelle: Glad that my photos made you wanted to go back to China to visit again! HangZhou is a very beautiful city. Even ZheJiang province is just south of Jiangsu province, I can not believe I never visited there when I lived in China! Lake XiHu in HangZhou is also very sceneric. I need to visit there when I go back to China in future.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-62337484383778074142010-07-26T21:58:02.512-04:002010-07-26T21:58:02.512-04:00Susan: Yes, Chinese Garden often use the rock, wa...Susan: Yes, Chinese Garden often use the rock, water and the poetic inscription on the wall to make the garden more elegant and artistic, even sometimes not with many colors. Glad that you liked the tour!<br /><br />FG: Those type of pathway is often seen in Chinese garden too! Lucky me that day there were not too many tourists in the park, otherwise, I won't be able to take a shot of that tranquit path. I was always behind my family group because I wanted to take photos! :)Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-13690076965848243582010-07-26T21:51:46.481-04:002010-07-26T21:51:46.481-04:00NanaK: HAve you ever seen Medinilla for sale somew...NanaK: HAve you ever seen Medinilla for sale somewhere too? I want to buy one! It is beautiful! Before you try to put your "Mother-in-law tongues" into the water, make sure you do some research to it since I never tried t before this way, and I am not sure if they put anything into the water to make it thriving.<br /><br />I know some types of Bamboo is not invasive (roots won't be extended underground too much), but my narrow stripe of land just hardly can fit even a clump one. Maybe someday we will move again to a bigger land, but smaller house (right now it is the opposite) :)<br /><br />I think your idea to use bamboo as private barrier is great, show us more pictures when they mature more.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-85334328597686507952010-07-26T21:46:22.095-04:002010-07-26T21:46:22.095-04:00RFG: I just looked it up, Wuxi indeed is in hardn...RFG: I just looked it up, Wuxi indeed is in hardness Zone 8, or edge of Zone 9, similar to the North Florida. It has more distinct 4 seasons, and even had snow some years when I was little. Glad this post made your day! :)Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-36731738085565017242010-07-26T21:43:50.004-04:002010-07-26T21:43:50.004-04:00James: Thanks. I am not sure if those jar contai...James: Thanks. I am not sure if those jar contains the plain water, or there is something in it to make the magic :)<br /><br />Flowerlady: Traslating part is difficult, especially for a poetic phrase :) I felt lack of the proper words when translating it, only can give u an idea of the meaning.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744078497819915126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-52456260966697284022010-07-26T21:29:41.528-04:002010-07-26T21:29:41.528-04:00aloha ami,
wow, what a fantastic tour of this lak...aloha ami,<br /><br />wow, what a fantastic tour of this lake district, beautiful and i enjoyed that garden tour also...in hawaii that medinilla can grow into a small tree...scary but amazing to see in full bloomsNoel Moratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-2171031154029543962010-07-26T19:55:57.401-04:002010-07-26T19:55:57.401-04:00Hi Ami,
Your beautiful pictures make me yearn to ...Hi Ami,<br /><br />Your beautiful pictures make me yearn to return back to China to visit. We have been three times and two of those trips were to Hangzhou, Zhejiang.Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-89392602120167444242010-07-26T15:25:52.038-04:002010-07-26T15:25:52.038-04:00What a beautiful park! The bamboo, the weeping wi...What a beautiful park! The bamboo, the weeping willows, all so perfect for China. I love that beckoning pathway. I would definitely have been drawn to walk down that walk regardless of what was at the end. But an orchid room! How wonderful! The tropicals are beautiful, of course, with the bromeliads being stars. Love that medinilla also...quite splendid. And the tropicals being grown hydroponically is pretty cool. I've seen peace lilies done that way before, but no so many other specimens. Thanks for sharing your trip! Can't wait to see the other region you visited. Sounds like you have snowbirds in China too.Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-56754773167899743272010-07-26T13:19:53.123-04:002010-07-26T13:19:53.123-04:00How neat to see many familiar plants. Your photos ...How neat to see many familiar plants. Your photos are lovely. It's amazing how beautiful a garden can be when the only color used is green. I like that they place poetic inscriptions on the walls. I look forwarding to seeing more photos and learning more about Chinese landscape elements. It sounds like you had a wonderful visit with family. How wonderful for your children to be able to go back and experience a different culture from where they live. Keep those photos coming.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-16808040560003382062010-07-26T08:16:21.026-04:002010-07-26T08:16:21.026-04:00Thank you for sharing the beauty of your home coun...Thank you for sharing the beauty of your home country with us. I just saw that Medinilla at a local garden I toured a few weeks ago. It is an impressive plant. The plants growing in bowls of water is a creative way to display those plants. I have some Mother-in-law tongues I just might have to try that with. The elements of the Chinese gardens that you describe all come together to give such a peaceful feeling. Your shots showing all these elements really are beautiful. <br /><br />I love the bamboo too. I have a variety growing against my neighbor's chainlink fence that will only get to 10-12 feet tall. It is a clumping type that should be easy to keep in control. I love it's weepy wispy form. I'm hoping for it to provide a privacy screen along that fence by next year. There are some dwarf varieties you could probably fit into your garden and for the same type of look there is Bamboo Muhly Grass. <br /><br />So many of the plants are similar to what we grow here, it is quite interesting. Thanks for linking to your previous post as I had missed that one somehow. Can't wait to see more.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-71187628439598926442010-07-26T07:59:30.427-04:002010-07-26T07:59:30.427-04:00It looks like the zone there is pretty similar to ...It looks like the zone there is pretty similar to North Florida! I loved seeing the photos of bamboo lined paths and the architecture was stunning. This post made my day!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-23527066541355773532010-07-26T07:01:49.864-04:002010-07-26T07:01:49.864-04:00Lovely pictures Ami of your beautiful home country...Lovely pictures Ami of your beautiful home country. I think you are doing very well in describing plants and the history of the area. I enjoyed the tour, it was restful, with lots of interesting ways of growing lovely plants, some of which you and I can grow here in our FL gardens. I love the moon gate with the beautiful inscription above it. Thank you for translating it for us.<br /><br />I look forward to more of your posts about your lovely visit back home.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867788905122040228.post-70778721795396650872010-07-25T22:52:06.531-04:002010-07-25T22:52:06.531-04:00Enjoyed your pictures of garden very much.
Canno...Enjoyed your pictures of garden very much. <br /><br />Cannot imagine seeing the mother in law tongue doing so well in the jar of water.<br />Normally they will rot and die in that kind of condition.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.com