tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post7218849895770053166..comments2023-08-16T18:56:13.685+10:00Comments on diary of a suburban gardener: messSue Catminthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-14307606465576234042010-07-17T03:33:21.452+10:002010-07-17T03:33:21.452+10:00That is a great story. It speaks of our differenc...That is a great story. It speaks of our differences at what we think our garden spaces should be and how different our thoughts are on the matter...I had never thought of that before:) Personally I agree with your idea that it should be a place for birds, wildlife...and natural.... I will use that bit of advice down the road on having people see my gardens before doing any work at their own place.Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-38229126449695575862010-06-28T15:48:02.148+10:002010-06-28T15:48:02.148+10:00Well, to each his own, right, Catmint? You were sm...Well, to each his own, right, Catmint? You were smart to consider that your "styles" might not be compatible. And just think of all the work and headache you avoided. <br /><br />Gardeners and gardens are as individual and personal as fingerprints. Unfortunately it seems that many people WANT a certain style of garden but don't want to invest the initial or ongoing work required to make it happen. They want a showplace rather than a classroom. <br /><br />Scared of birds? LOL [Sorry but that makes me laugh.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-8561854899776365862010-06-18T12:48:02.091+10:002010-06-18T12:48:02.091+10:00Ha! This is hilarious!! I think your wildlife ha...Ha! This is hilarious!! I think your wildlife haven is absolutely perfect. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-82007306618775447322010-06-18T02:43:43.229+10:002010-06-18T02:43:43.229+10:00That story made me laugh. Obsessively tidy gardene...That story made me laugh. Obsessively tidy gardeners who find wildlife frightening or messy - why do they bother living in a house with a garden. Surely an apartment and a window box would be much more their thing :-)easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-34288823421408338472010-06-16T05:19:57.958+10:002010-06-16T05:19:57.958+10:00Love, love your messy garden! If you haven't ...Love, love your messy garden! If you haven't allready, you should read Garden Rant's Gardeners Manifesto...which I admire and take to heart...they detest "perfect" gardens. It's not the mark of someone who experiments...experiments are messy...that's how we learn. Keep up the brilliant work!ConsciousGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253940238405185012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-32666191444266868522010-06-15T13:01:02.068+10:002010-06-15T13:01:02.068+10:00That's fairly neat compared to some sections o...That's fairly neat compared to some sections of the garden that I (sort of) look after!RPS77https://www.blogger.com/profile/14698390366612218268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-46053320312829560582010-06-15T11:58:07.462+10:002010-06-15T11:58:07.462+10:00Catmint, I love your mess, my mess (although small...Catmint, I love your mess, my mess (although smaller than yours) makes my soul sing. So,on behalf of the insects, birds and possums, thank you.<br />ps We have 11 birdbaths in our little patch!Re's Aussie Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732087918068837470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-7755721101433533142010-06-15T05:11:02.447+10:002010-06-15T05:11:02.447+10:00How funny! I think O and R will have a problem wit...How funny! I think O and R will have a problem with any garden, for gardens bloom and make their wonderful messes. Maybe plastic flowers :)Gloria Bondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747664817254721613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-60237762561847528752010-06-14T23:28:50.652+10:002010-06-14T23:28:50.652+10:00Dear Catmint, Do not be at all discouraged or put ...Dear Catmint, Do not be at all discouraged or put off. Your day as Australia's leading garden designer will dawn. It may be just that little bit further off than you had in mind! Meanwhile, return to O and R's shop with some trumped up reason as to why the arrangement of your beads is not to your liking - perhaps too uniform. See how they like that!!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment on my recent posting and to which I have replied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-71033987555878274762010-06-14T23:06:14.352+10:002010-06-14T23:06:14.352+10:00I prefer the 'natural' look - leaves an al...I prefer the 'natural' look - leaves an all.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174929999542605112.post-43869976800231972892010-06-14T21:31:24.014+10:002010-06-14T21:31:24.014+10:00Love the story, Catmint.
I lived next door to some...Love the story, Catmint.<br />I lived next door to someone I thought of as a "Straight-line Gardener".<br />He would cut the buds off a lovely sweetly scented Viburnum each winter, because it looked untidy, and could never understand why it would not produce flowers.<br />Some people are beyond help.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com