tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post5105765389634467580..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: garden memoriesSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-47882146832396324522017-09-01T20:49:31.442+10:002017-09-01T20:49:31.442+10:00It is amazing. This house and garden have served u...It is amazing. This house and garden have served us really well over the years. I had an aunt who used to say she never wanted to leave her house, she hoped she'd be carried out. I think I would leave if I couldn't manage the garden.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-12156844402058834652017-08-29T08:34:33.970+10:002017-08-29T08:34:33.970+10:00Love looking back and you have many years in your ...Love looking back and you have many years in your garden to reminisce about....the picture of the child at 4 and now learning she is 40 was really amazing....wow that certainly gives one an idea of the timeline of your garden.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-22736116581992595262017-08-28T14:05:34.088+10:002017-08-28T14:05:34.088+10:00This is a comment I got by email from an old frien...This is a comment I got by email from an old friend:<br /><br />"I love your latest blog! It reminds me of times past with the kids. I also enjoyed the comments - you’ve gathered a lovely group of like-mindeds.<br />This is what I would have written in the comments if I knew how to do it: Wonderful to see the whole evolution of your garden in snapshots. I recall fondly the days of the cubby with our kids crawling all over it. I wonder if our gardens are an exact symbolic reflection of us as time passes in some way..."<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, Paula. I find it endlessly fascinating to think about how our gardens influence and reflect us.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-7396263544863993252017-08-28T14:00:38.630+10:002017-08-28T14:00:38.630+10:00Thanks for this interesting thought provoking ques...Thanks for this interesting thought provoking question, Lucy. Part of my evolution as a human and as a gardener, has been to accept more what is, and be less interventionist. Largely this could be a function of the fact I no longer have the strength and energy that I used to.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-90623607601861308522017-08-28T13:55:39.718+10:002017-08-28T13:55:39.718+10:00It is funny - there are a lot of differences as we...It is funny - there are a lot of differences as well as similarities, I think. (To one stumbler from another.)Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-89891637196450538442017-08-28T13:53:59.184+10:002017-08-28T13:53:59.184+10:00Enjoy all the kinds of realities - the real one gi...Enjoy all the kinds of realities - the real one gives us better exercise though!Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-8890168635359876562017-08-28T13:51:49.384+10:002017-08-28T13:51:49.384+10:00It's wonderful finding like minded gardeners i...It's wonderful finding like minded gardeners in the blogosphere. It's a cliche, but it really is about the journey ...Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-36584374938844928312017-08-28T13:50:23.351+10:002017-08-28T13:50:23.351+10:00It is interesting, and satisfying, to document cha...It is interesting, and satisfying, to document changes over time. Your description is evocative, even without photos.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-54077279110405021682017-08-28T13:48:28.077+10:002017-08-28T13:48:28.077+10:00We're at similar stages then. I love doing stu...We're at similar stages then. I love doing stuff in the garden (it's not 'work') but definitely don't have nearly as much energy as I used to have.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-29837638669056329772017-08-28T13:46:55.410+10:002017-08-28T13:46:55.410+10:00Hi Jason, your comment reminds me of a potential b...Hi Jason, your comment reminds me of a potential blog post on how birds have very different styles of bathing. Some are timid and just take a very quick dip. Others like magpies get right in and have a big splash.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-65823656495110074832017-08-28T13:44:38.722+10:002017-08-28T13:44:38.722+10:0018/9/2010 (7 years ago?!) The program isn't on...18/9/2010 (7 years ago?!) The program isn't online, but there 's a description at http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s3012323.htm<br />Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-22626925969170147432017-08-18T04:44:07.027+10:002017-08-18T04:44:07.027+10:00i used to watch Gardening Australia and then sudde...i used to watch Gardening Australia and then suddenly it vanished from our media box. When were you on the programme?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883576149835739996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-82001434237650553092017-08-16T12:14:19.394+10:002017-08-16T12:14:19.394+10:00Very true about the bird baths. And on hot, dry da...Very true about the bird baths. And on hot, dry days the water can evaporate quickly. Plus, some of those birds are messy bathers!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-56378672967356467682017-08-14T17:23:33.518+10:002017-08-14T17:23:33.518+10:00Your garden has evolved with you, as your concern...Your garden has evolved with you, as your concern for the planet has grown, your garden wildlife becomes more important. I have now got to the stage where I need to simplify and reduce the work involved.paulinehttp://leadupthegardenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-57365857728282026272017-08-14T17:20:31.986+10:002017-08-14T17:20:31.986+10:00I enjoyed the tour around your garden developing o...I enjoyed the tour around your garden developing over time and wished I had taken more photos of our garden, or rather the plants themselves. We had some big trees that shaded the whole garden and eventually had to go!Gerrie Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842933917017795753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-88791421387388432042017-08-14T13:31:13.232+10:002017-08-14T13:31:13.232+10:00As the garden evolves so does the gardener - and h...As the garden evolves so does the gardener - and hopefully that never stops until both go to their respective compost piles. Moving to a new location - and a vastly larger garden - after nearly 2 decades working a postage stamp sized plot re-energized me and new projects (2 now in the queue awaiting the return of cooler temperatures) continue to pique my interest but I can envision a day when I'll need to simplify my garden in the interest of streamlining the demands it makes of me. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-20773221527364766952017-08-14T06:30:03.681+10:002017-08-14T06:30:03.681+10:00Loving (and awed) at your garden. I am still most...Loving (and awed) at your garden. I am still mostly at the stumbling stage. I do find solace and healing (along with the blood, sweat and tears) in the garden and agree wholeheartedly about watching the tiny residents in fascination...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-15577612428515756052017-08-14T06:09:32.096+10:002017-08-14T06:09:32.096+10:00Ah - that buy a big tree for instant gratification...Ah - that buy a big tree for instant gratification, and plant small so it can establish - is a battle that rages here. The Ungardener wants instant, like you I rather enjoy watching the tree slowly grow to fill its space. <br />I have a virtual garden seen thru my camera on the blog, and tomorrow a reality check as I prune and chip the green exuberance along the path.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-15943943348616009092017-08-14T05:01:33.673+10:002017-08-14T05:01:33.673+10:00Oh my. I, too, have stumbled in my gardening endea...Oh my. I, too, have stumbled in my gardening endeavors. I loved seeing the early garden paths as we can no longer see the garden as a whole in your photographs. I had to look up "Australian cubby" to see if it was a kid's play house or fort and it is. Funny how we speak the same language but not all the time.Southern Rural Routehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430194665015313809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-54247591451377561792017-08-13T23:39:35.923+10:002017-08-13T23:39:35.923+10:00I hadn't realised till seeing these pictures h...I hadn't realised till seeing these pictures how large your garden is. Now that it's established - are you happy gardening or is it the growing you like most and would like to start again with something fresh?Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.com