tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post3156264286964721236..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: Melbourne Landscape ConferenceSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-70600144582608709572019-03-28T20:36:51.619+11:002019-03-28T20:36:51.619+11:00I really liked your Information. Keep up the good ...I really liked your Information. Keep up the good work. <a href="http://gardenmore.com.au/services/lawn-and-garden-care/" rel="nofollow">Lawn and garden care melbourne</a><br />StevenHWickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864349482360534088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-62461347128478145542018-05-10T10:08:36.730+10:002018-05-10T10:08:36.730+10:00美しい花々。 素敵な撮影です。美しい花々。 素敵な撮影です。今、この一瞬をhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689816296189750917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-41398895615135499552018-04-17T08:18:10.387+10:002018-04-17T08:18:10.387+10:00That must have been a wonderful 14 hours. Sounds ...That must have been a wonderful 14 hours. Sounds like heaven for plant lovers. I'm glad you got to attend. Will your garden start to change because of what you learned? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-63328779952400926712018-04-08T11:38:48.243+10:002018-04-08T11:38:48.243+10:00Not here. Not yet. We are unseasonably warm and ...Not here. Not yet. We are unseasonably warm and still very, very dry.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-62866071224202769572018-04-08T11:37:15.522+10:002018-04-08T11:37:15.522+10:00Hi EC, it is depressing to see the garden wilt and...Hi EC, it is depressing to see the garden wilt and droop, but what a joy to look around now and see that nearly all have recovered!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46349939875525298652018-04-08T11:35:34.572+10:002018-04-08T11:35:34.572+10:00Thanks, Batya, lovely to hear from you.Thanks, Batya, lovely to hear from you.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-59421315849214201652018-04-08T11:34:46.575+10:002018-04-08T11:34:46.575+10:00I was sure I commented, but see that my memory has...I was sure I commented, but see that my memory has failed me. Again.<br />What an amazing experience. <br />Design is something I need to pay more attention to - and you can definitely add me to the list of those whose gardens look a tad sad in the sweaty season.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-62029301722848335642018-04-08T11:33:51.794+10:002018-04-08T11:33:51.794+10:00Hi Beth, I agree - design is challenging, but eve...Hi Beth, I agree - design is challenging, but even if I had the money I don't know if I'd want someone to do if for me. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-6155815404756237802018-04-08T11:31:56.631+10:002018-04-08T11:31:56.631+10:00Thanks, VW, lovely to hear from you. We both start...Thanks, VW, lovely to hear from you. We both started our blogs around the same time, and who would have thought we're still going 10 + years later!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-90185193617389327912018-04-08T11:26:11.137+10:002018-04-08T11:26:11.137+10:00I'm so pleased you found it helpful, Gerrie. F...I'm so pleased you found it helpful, Gerrie. Following all those links would probably take at least as long as the conference - a whole weekend, but at least it's an option for us time-poor people.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-15552515553807662682018-04-08T11:23:56.427+10:002018-04-08T11:23:56.427+10:00Hi Diana, plant selection is incredibly hard - I a...Hi Diana, plant selection is incredibly hard - I agree. But as to the 'right plant' - is there a right plant? I'm wary of 'shoulds' - in and out of the garden.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-17371877570630032912018-04-08T11:21:42.808+10:002018-04-08T11:21:42.808+10:00If I was going to try to emulate any of those desi...If I was going to try to emulate any of those designers, it would be Sam Cox too. Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-78796344328393119882018-04-08T11:20:03.798+10:002018-04-08T11:20:03.798+10:00Hi Kris, That Kingsbury book looks interesting. He...Hi Kris, That Kingsbury book looks interesting. He's also written loads more.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-50536789617043323332018-04-08T11:18:26.980+10:002018-04-08T11:18:26.980+10:00Thanks for this comment, Nadezda. It's very th...Thanks for this comment, Nadezda. It's very thought provoking. I have been thinking one difference between how we garden and those top professionals is that they have to come up with a finished product, whereas we have the luxury of taking it slowly, taking in its future potential even if the picture doesn't look perfect at any given moment. And we can experiment, muck around, have fun, make mistakes that we learn from.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-91273822372458211912018-04-08T11:13:27.698+10:002018-04-08T11:13:27.698+10:00Interesting to hear about your suburban back yard,...Interesting to hear about your suburban back yard, David. I have done the same, got rid of grass and planted a fair few natives and indigenous plants, but I've included exotics from similar climate zones to Melbourne, like California and the Canary Islands. Endlessly experimenting ...Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-8568336283657763502018-04-04T19:01:22.433+10:002018-04-04T19:01:22.433+10:00Really interesting blog, with lots of links to lea...Really interesting blog, with lots of links to learning about what's going on in the world of landscape gardening. Relevant to anyone at all interested in aesthetics of the world surrounding us. Thanx!! :)batyafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507682534539463809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-84365371410169692042018-04-03T14:08:38.115+10:002018-04-03T14:08:38.115+10:00What a great experience. Design is the most challe...What a great experience. Design is the most challenging part of gardening for me. I think it's the aspect of having a limited budget and wanting to keep the landscape as close to nature as possible. These are great examples of how to keep things naturalistic. Thank you.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-54653564922771605812018-04-03T11:14:03.813+10:002018-04-03T11:14:03.813+10:00What a marvelous experience! The photos are lovel...What a marvelous experience! The photos are lovely. Glad you could enjoy such an enlightening conference.VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-63351583203827899962018-04-02T17:36:04.841+10:002018-04-02T17:36:04.841+10:00Thank you for a very interesting post. I live in C...Thank you for a very interesting post. I live in Canberra, but I did look longingly at an ad. for this conference, it looked so interesting.....so it was nice to have a breakdown of speakers at the conference. Gerrie Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842933917017795753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-58873331450422498312018-04-02T07:26:05.557+10:002018-04-02T07:26:05.557+10:00PS those Sam Cox gardens are covetable!PS those Sam Cox gardens are covetable!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-74656016202429824892018-04-02T07:17:18.310+10:002018-04-02T07:17:18.310+10:00That must have been utterly fascinating. It is har...That must have been utterly fascinating. It is harder to find the right plant to bridge the gap between house and nature reserve - instead of, I'll have the blue one, that's pretty. Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-11827609364571539212018-04-02T06:03:12.053+10:002018-04-02T06:03:12.053+10:00This conference captured my attention when I saw i...This conference captured my attention when I saw it advertised (on The Planthunter I think). I wish I could have attended but, as that wasn't possible, I appreciate the photos and the links. I need to look for the Kingsbury book. My half-acre lot may be big by local standards but I still garden on a much smaller scale than most of the designers you reference.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-84713967345270174952018-04-02T02:07:07.125+10:002018-04-02T02:07:07.125+10:00I think you have had a great experience, catmint. ...I think you have had a great experience, catmint. I've never supposed it was the waste of time when I can learn something more about landscape and gardening. I like the last photo of designer San Cox, nice pond and greenness round it. Of course your garden is nice, because is made by yourself, it's your hard work. When I see works of landscapers I try to place them on the space I have. Often my decision is better than theirs. Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-7055569386267959002018-04-01T22:05:52.308+10:002018-04-01T22:05:52.308+10:00Congratulations for attending this conference. Gar...Congratulations for attending this conference. Gardening with nature is increasingly important as we gobble up more and more land and if we can just convince people to adapt to the environment and not impose foreign organisms we can can help wildlife, the ecosystem and ourselves enormously. In our own case we took out all the lawns at our house and replaced everything with native perennials and native trees. We plated a Sugar Maple and a Balsam Fir at the back, and an American Basswood at the front. Our flowers are New England Aster, Black-eyed Susan, Echinacea, ferns etc. The wildlife has increased exponentially. And this is in a conventional suburban backyard.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com