tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post4390346184327176823..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: water nostalgiaSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-38824184372596514332009-01-29T20:36:00.000+11:002009-01-29T20:36:00.000+11:00J, Tina and perennial gardener: thank you so much ...J, Tina and perennial gardener: thank you so much for sharing my nostalgia trip.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-13129410991959979562009-01-29T20:35:00.000+11:002009-01-29T20:35:00.000+11:00Hi Titania, your setup with water sounds great. It...Hi Titania, your setup with water sounds great. It must be a good feeling to have your own independent supply. I keep putting it off, but I will get a tank some time. So far I just have solar hot water.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-71528971500208576792009-01-29T20:28:00.000+11:002009-01-29T20:28:00.000+11:00Hi Hermes, yes it is fascinating how the garden ch...Hi Hermes, yes it is fascinating how the garden changes as our children grow. I used to try to be relaxed and talk about unplanned pruning as the children crashed through the undergrowth and climbed the overgrowth. Now I have a grandchild I guess the cycle will repeat itself.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-8689804989923180432009-01-26T09:28:00.000+11:002009-01-26T09:28:00.000+11:00Yes catmint, I do remember those times; all the ch...Yes catmint, I do remember those times; all the children loved to play with the sprinklers, how cool it was on a hot day! Here in the subtropics we have at the moment plenty of rain. But one is still very careful with the water. We have a well but we don't waste it, it is clean and fresh comes from very far underground. My daughter bought a house a 9 years ago which has a huge underground watertank which supplies all the water for the house and for the garden. As drinking water they have also a well. Since many years she did not have to buy town water. The tank fills up quickly, yesterday we had 90 mm of rain.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-68029767149114594242009-01-25T03:14:00.000+11:002009-01-25T03:14:00.000+11:00Reminds me of my childhood when playing in the spr...Reminds me of my childhood when playing in the sprinklers was something to look forward to. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-42521262710935619572009-01-25T01:09:00.000+11:002009-01-25T01:09:00.000+11:00Wonderful memories! I remember those hoses out and...Wonderful memories! I remember those hoses out and us spraying one another. Every now and then my son would enjoy the same. I miss those days now with the droughts and all.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-45717292558514182302009-01-25T00:18:00.000+11:002009-01-25T00:18:00.000+11:00Love that first photo; so joyful, and the adults a...Love that first photo; so joyful, and the adults are getting in on the fun, too! I think we're more aware now of water being a resource, same as lots of other things, which is probably good. Still and all, you've put me in mind of hooking up a sprinkler this summer and running through it for old times' sake! Thanks for the post.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655092218725044892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-80327517193891768822009-01-25T00:03:00.000+11:002009-01-25T00:03:00.000+11:00Kids love water fights and I bet they had such fun...Kids love water fights and I bet they had such fun. Its fascinating how garden designs change once the kids leave home and we can enjoy the flowers and shrubs again.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.com