tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post3946469402385389522..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: naming and framingSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-73323739939690539132012-02-10T11:43:11.440+11:002012-02-10T11:43:11.440+11:00Your garden is just beautiful!!Your garden is just beautiful!!Bush and Beach (Australia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05514924180320112610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-56826635612610396852011-09-02T20:31:17.179+10:002011-09-02T20:31:17.179+10:00Hi Tina, I garden in Southeast Australia where th...Hi Tina, I garden in Southeast Australia where the winters are mild. It's never snowed down here, only occasionally you get frost. Australia as a whole has a very wide range of climactic conditions.<br /><br />Thank you so much, dear TSB.<br /><br />Cheers, catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46651515295330226552011-09-01T11:14:57.639+10:002011-09-01T11:14:57.639+10:00I really appreciate your broad view and plant labe...I really appreciate your broad view and plant labeling. I can see how all of your work has paid off in such beauty.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-31552824007023423612011-09-01T07:42:45.449+10:002011-09-01T07:42:45.449+10:00I am a person who appreciates the larger shots. Th...I am a person who appreciates the larger shots. They are splendid and I think my favorite is #4. You know I don't recognize very many of these plants with the exception of maybe the smoke tree. Are your winters really mild in Australia? Just wondering.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-28279655170519871992011-08-31T19:55:42.098+10:002011-08-31T19:55:42.098+10:00Dear Hermes, good analogy, I'd never thought o...Dear Hermes, good analogy, I'd never thought of it before but gardening is like cooking in that respect.<br /><br />Dear Serena, thanks for the compliment. I am happy to help you achieve your goal in any way I can.<br /><br />dear Phoebe, I agree, there is something more delicate and subtle about the Aussie natives compared to the others.<br /><br />Dear Diana, my hakea is not spiky. I never want spiky plants in the garden, too scary. Your collages are terrific but it's worth trying for the wide view as well.<br /><br />Dear Alastair, I'm an old timer too. Re the photography, it seems easier to focus on one plant closeup but then you miss out on the wider setting.<br /><br />Dear Shady, thanks for the visit and comment.<br /><br />Dear Pauline, thanks for the comment. I have been trying to visit your blog but when I click on your name I get to a Blogger page without your email or blog link. Very frustrating.<br /><br />cheers, catmintSue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-31348740241148172162011-08-31T07:15:32.974+10:002011-08-31T07:15:32.974+10:00Love long shots showing planting combinations, lov...Love long shots showing planting combinations, love contrasting foliage and textures, therefore, love this post !!Thought the bare trunks of your Leptospermum petersonii with Thryptomene 'supernova' formed a wonderful contrast, really beautiful.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-86296855235465097232011-08-30T11:34:25.120+10:002011-08-30T11:34:25.120+10:00It's really good to see how nice and green and...It's really good to see how nice and green and lush everything looks for you this year!! Love the seat you created. :-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-39097115523513410412011-08-30T01:50:23.260+10:002011-08-30T01:50:23.260+10:00Your garden looks so lush with many plants growing...Your garden looks so lush with many plants growing very well side by side each other.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-36361760228843284732011-08-30T00:14:15.193+10:002011-08-30T00:14:15.193+10:00And isn't it strange how the unexpected ones s...And isn't it strange how the unexpected ones so often find just the right place. I am disappointed in my long garden shots, seems like there is too much going on for the camera to cope with. I thoroughly enjoyed when you said you liked my old fashioned post, I am an old timer, and here was I thinking I was really getting with it, lol.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-31913231897163781242011-08-29T05:36:24.929+10:002011-08-29T05:36:24.929+10:00Hakea frightens me, we had an invasive one with vi...Hakea frightens me, we had an invasive one with vicious needles. Is yours a kinder species, or do you just remember to keep a respectful distance?<br /><br />The different textures are a delight to look at. I wimp out on battling with the wide view and build collages instead.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-89917618440825440312011-08-28T18:58:47.350+10:002011-08-28T18:58:47.350+10:00Its looking very nice. I like the combination of e...Its looking very nice. I like the combination of exotic and native although there is something understated and elegant about Australian natives... The photo of the lomandra is great! The contrast of colour and texture is very striking.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613979981355164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46014882733017821562011-08-28T16:59:12.938+10:002011-08-28T16:59:12.938+10:00Hi Catmint
I love your crazy paving and the relax...Hi Catmint <br />I love your crazy paving and the relaxed way everything is growing. I have a new goal, to have a garden such as yours!Serena Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633337796795609011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-33238067933530683422011-08-28T15:53:00.370+10:002011-08-28T15:53:00.370+10:00Very good. I particularly like Pittosporum. Garden...Very good. I particularly like Pittosporum. Gardening is very like cooking - you use the same 'ingrediants' but by combining them new lovely things emerge.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com