tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post4693664126078922386..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Quiet Garden Joysmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71397550115132371502012-05-25T14:58:21.046-07:002012-05-25T14:58:21.046-07:00I love your garden posts. I think I would feel pea...I love your garden posts. I think I would feel peaceful there.<br /><br />Martin is the gardener at our house. He plants what pleases him and throws away the labels so I can never really figure out what we've got except for obvious things like roses and tulips.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38740624745572646312012-05-01T07:55:43.257-07:002012-05-01T07:55:43.257-07:00Spring is such a lush time in the garden, isn'...Spring is such a lush time in the garden, isn't it, especially with that combo of rain and warm temps.<br /><br />As for the Polyvore on the Floor, I didn't manage that this trip, but I did list the contents of my case in my latest post. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-13179580140955037642012-05-01T07:50:39.749-07:002012-05-01T07:50:39.749-07:00I did see lilacs in full bloom here in Vanc'r ...I did see lilacs in full bloom here in Vanc'r yesterday, so it might just be that mine are behind because they're contending with the beach breezes. <br />The carry-on packing is especially challenging for months like April, May, when the weather could be as hot as it was for us last year (remember that?!) or rain-chilly. Still, the ease of being able to heft one's own bag up the Tube escalators without making everyone around swear . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30288436973956833872012-05-01T07:48:26.487-07:002012-05-01T07:48:26.487-07:00So true -- it will be a whole different garden by ...So true -- it will be a whole different garden by the time we get back -- with very long grass and a mess of dandelions!<br />Thank you. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-78608586919667763292012-05-01T05:36:29.748-07:002012-05-01T05:36:29.748-07:00Thanks for the photos Mater. It's fun to see ...Thanks for the photos Mater. It's fun to see the same plants that are in my yard in a totally different setting (also gives me ideas!). Had quite a bit of rain lately and with the warm temps the plants are ahead of schedule, but so very beautiful. Just wondering, before you leave will you do a "polyvore on the floor" for us? :)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122848446321077441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32719737965633941402012-04-30T07:59:19.568-07:002012-04-30T07:59:19.568-07:00My lilac exploded into bloom only for it to be dro...My lilac exploded into bloom only for it to be drowned by a week of continuous rain, the blooms have already browned! But we seem neck and neck with everything else garden wise. We may even be even greener now with all this rain.<br />That end of term rush is familiar to me right now, although we go on for longer that gives me more time to prepare for the new academic year which I quite enjoy. <br />I hope for your sake Europe warms up, I do think the central parts are hotter than the northern parts so you should be lucky. We are following your example and trying to go for a ‘carry on’ for our next trip, I keep looking at the space and marvelling at how you cope!! Happy packing.indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81272149870837893762012-04-30T07:43:04.602-07:002012-04-30T07:43:04.602-07:00You little piece of paradise will be there, waitin...You little piece of paradise will be there, waiting, on your return. That's the thing about a garden. It won't be as you remember, or even as you expect, as there are always surprises in a garden.<br />Bon Voyage!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57131841981019908292012-04-30T07:28:10.778-07:002012-04-30T07:28:10.778-07:00Thanks, Patricia -- almost there. . .Thanks, Patricia -- almost there. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17245617690860186682012-04-30T07:27:47.378-07:002012-04-30T07:27:47.378-07:00Your splendid garden is a perfect example of what ...Your splendid garden is a perfect example of what I'm trying to say above in my comment to Mardel.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38540210960004128662012-04-30T07:24:42.541-07:002012-04-30T07:24:42.541-07:00"a controlled microcosm of the 'civilized..."a controlled microcosm of the 'civilized'and the 'native'trying to bridge the gap between home and the woods beyond" Although my adjoining woods are teeny co mpared to your "woods beyond" you articulate exactly what my garden's about. And your reference to the effects of the neighbouring gardens is apt as well, and it explains some of the differences between my garden and Lisa's that aren't accounted for by geography and climate. Interesting the many different influences on the gardens we're lucky enough to shape. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62251693632500616842012-04-30T07:20:36.269-07:002012-04-30T07:20:36.269-07:00And we both have ponds, and raccoons who rummage i...And we both have ponds, and raccoons who rummage in them . . . compatible garden personalities!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88721063918800365022012-04-29T17:34:08.362-07:002012-04-29T17:34:08.362-07:00Hi Mater, it sounds like your trip is imminent, so...Hi Mater, it sounds like your trip is imminent, so good luck with tying up all your loose ends and safe journey! P.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26651526559552049612012-04-29T13:38:57.292-07:002012-04-29T13:38:57.292-07:00I love your quiet joys! I have a lot here which f...I love your quiet joys! I have a lot here which fits that description. I love natives and as I garden high on a hill in North Wales around and alongside a 16th Century farmhouse exotics would look totally out of place. Lovely.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-52413028728443361702012-04-29T13:06:10.012-07:002012-04-29T13:06:10.012-07:00And I would have to echo Lisa here, as your garden...And I would have to echo Lisa here, as your garden(s) are the west-coast version of my old garden: Dicentra, solomon's seal, hydrangea, ferns, native iris, myosotis, brunnera, lunar...... My old gardens were really just a controlled microcosm of the "civilized" and the "native" trying to bridge the gap between home and the woods beyond.<br /><br />My new garden will not have such wild leanings, being in a more formally planned community, but I am sure some of the same plants will find a home here as well.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-87442553733542996072012-04-29T09:50:47.900-07:002012-04-29T09:50:47.900-07:00Your garden is really the Northwest version of min...Your garden is really the Northwest version of mine, or mine the Californian version of yours:). Dicentra, hydrangea, ferns, myosotis, native iris, Japanese anenomes, and so on. Lovely. And I too like that feel of being in a woodland, suburban cul-de-sac evidence to the contrary.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com