tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.comments2023-07-21T06:58:40.156-05:00<strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog</strong>Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2597125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-60558783609613534732020-04-18T14:13:58.863-05:002020-04-18T14:13:58.863-05:00Jean - Big changes for you. If we ever get to visi...Jean - Big changes for you. If we ever get to visit our Texas daughter again, maybe we can meet. And you can tell us where all the good gardens are for visiting. I hope you are managing the pandemic. Being able to get out into our garden as spring creeps into massachusetts makes life a lot more fun. Onward!Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-88996759330649287942020-02-02T17:35:46.458-06:002020-02-02T17:35:46.458-06:00I know you'll be glad to have your hands in th...I know you'll be glad to have your hands in the soil again! Not having a garden would drive me nuts but at least you have your containers. You can create a temporary garden there and it will be exciting to create a new garden when you move again.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-22764277324178918382020-01-22T21:41:04.850-06:002020-01-22T21:41:04.850-06:00I know those people! Lots to look forward to, even...I know those people! Lots to look forward to, even though as you say it will take some time. I'm finding container gardening an increasingly fun and satisfying activity. I'll look forward to seeing your progress with your new garden location.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-74379358538036768122020-01-21T21:14:37.886-06:002020-01-21T21:14:37.886-06:00What a lovely post — a fitting tribute to what you...What a lovely post — a fitting tribute to what you created. It was indeed a beautiful space. I thank you for writing about it and for being such a valuable part of the garden blogging community. Amy Bouckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456345129712936857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-25537146849409765312020-01-21T21:07:30.514-06:002020-01-21T21:07:30.514-06:00Jean, I’m really appreciating reading your thought...Jean, I’m really appreciating reading your thoughts on this topic. I’m sure you’re right about the reason behind the absence of birds (lack of understory or neighboring habitat). Hopefully the vines along the fence will be a success, and maybe that will have an influence. In any case, your observations are helpful! Keep at it — you are a gardener no matter what. Amy Bouckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456345129712936857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-58592445268294434952020-01-20T16:21:57.759-06:002020-01-20T16:21:57.759-06:00Hi! glad to see your post! I container gardened fo...Hi! glad to see your post! I container gardened for years---it was rough and I miss many of those plants now. Hope you are able to figure out where your garden will take you in the next few years!Mistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152831329347482311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-1524245151260191462020-01-18T19:58:37.356-06:002020-01-18T19:58:37.356-06:00So glad that you’re gettiing out in nature farther...So glad that you’re gettiing out in nature farther afield. It’s hard to be in the city. I so missed our garden when we were traveling on HomeExchanges over the last few years. It’s challenging to be without a garden as a gardener. Embrace what nature you find in your surroundings.Lisa Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546271182217310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-72671047963381319282020-01-18T19:35:51.857-06:002020-01-18T19:35:51.857-06:00I am glad you are getting out and about and keepin...I am glad you are getting out and about and keeping yourself involved in the gardening world. I know it's hard~especially the absence of birds. That would be very hard. Annuals may be your friend this spring and summer... and hanging out with other gardeners. I like what Linda Lehmusvirta said about wherever you are, you'll find beauty. xoxoGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-58230330995823757872020-01-18T19:27:45.942-06:002020-01-18T19:27:45.942-06:00I love your good spirit in making such a dramatic ...I love your good spirit in making such a dramatic transition but glad that you're finding solace in other nature (and container) outlets until you can dig your own garden again. Actually, wherever you are, you will find beauty all around you! Linda Lehmusvirtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627888989903582881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-48460615835427477922020-01-18T16:29:25.715-06:002020-01-18T16:29:25.715-06:00You must feel like you are in a barren wasteland w...You must feel like you are in a barren wasteland with that backyard. Not seeing many birds would also be hard. I will have to look up a couple of the vines- the variety of Passion vine and the butterfly vine- new to me.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-79996332623157842932019-12-18T04:07:32.073-06:002019-12-18T04:07:32.073-06:00This garden project were massive. It would take a ...This garden project were massive. It would take a year or two for me and you could finish it in couple of months. Amazingap argumentative essayhttps://anenglishessay.com/ap-english-argumentative-essay-write-an-a-level-paper/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-45892393289503790552019-12-06T15:05:32.745-06:002019-12-06T15:05:32.745-06:00Jean - I have not been a good blog visitor, but on...Jean - I have not been a good blog visitor, but on this gray frigid day I was wandering through some of my favorites blogs and see that you have left your garden. Leaving a garden is hard. We left our country garden 5 years ago and moved to 'town' where we have a very small garden. Thank heaven. I am not as young as I was. I am sure you will find another place to make beautiful.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-54364083840544866052019-11-20T14:42:37.024-06:002019-11-20T14:42:37.024-06:00Awww, you had a great garden! Hope you are able to...Awww, you had a great garden! Hope you are able to find a little bit of garden here in Houston when you settle in!Mistihttp://www.oceanicwilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-42191848653098291232019-11-05T16:05:23.233-06:002019-11-05T16:05:23.233-06:00It never snows where I live :(It never snows where I live :(Paysagiste Nanteshttp://www.paysagesdenantes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-59387685549406445422019-06-26T23:24:58.771-05:002019-06-26T23:24:58.771-05:00Wishing you good luck with the move, Jean! You'...Wishing you good luck with the move, Jean! You've documented your garden here on your blog, which lives on no matter what. And now on to new gardening adventures!Pam/Digginghttps://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-58255094499552966552019-06-02T09:09:19.707-05:002019-06-02T09:09:19.707-05:00What an wonderful transformation, both in your gar...What an wonderful transformation, both in your garden & personally as a gardener. It will so sad to leave your labour of love but I'm sure you will relish the challenge of a new garden - even if it's simply using containers at first (there is lots to experiment with on that front!)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-9946169535973684142019-05-31T13:17:52.898-05:002019-05-31T13:17:52.898-05:00Phillip, we are going to rent at first. I'm ju...Phillip, we are going to rent at first. I'm just not sure I can do that for long because it would be hard not to refashion whatever landscape we get. The buyers of our house are not gardeners, I think, based on this question we got: "What does seller use to take care of plants and flowers in yard?" How does one answer a text like that when one has 45 years of gardening experience? lolDig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-20350778190388475322019-05-31T09:23:23.097-05:002019-05-31T09:23:23.097-05:00Leaving our former garden was the thing I dreaded ...Leaving our former garden was the thing I dreaded the most about moving. However, the excitement of creating a new one overcame that feeling and wasn't as earth shattering as I thought it would be. I was comforted by the fact that some really great people purchased our house and that they loved the garden. Do you already have a house or will you be renting at first?Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-61193312648877236282019-05-30T19:25:07.489-05:002019-05-30T19:25:07.489-05:00Oh, that's going to be hard, isn't it? As ...Oh, that's going to be hard, isn't it? As the others have said, the gardener is within you and I'm sure your next place will be amazing, too, because of your touch. Maybe it will take a little while, but I'll look forward to coverage from your Houston locale, too.Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-66860550869983430022019-05-30T16:56:31.271-05:002019-05-30T16:56:31.271-05:00Gardening is a wonderful creative endeavor — it wa...Gardening is a wonderful creative endeavor — it was certainly my end route back to creativity in various forms. And writing about my garden and nature observations — satisfying, too.<br /><br />I hope you’ll be back to creating another garden soon — it’s always bittersweet to leave a garden that you’ve created and loved.Lisa Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546271182217310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-58089907125997461102019-05-30T16:14:55.528-05:002019-05-30T16:14:55.528-05:00Your garden is a source of inspiration to many lik...Your garden is a source of inspiration to many like me. No matter where you go, I know you will grow and garden there. Containers aren't bad, and as you know, raised beds are just large containers. xoxo~~DeeDeehttps://reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-48670358054504907702019-05-30T15:53:43.220-05:002019-05-30T15:53:43.220-05:00You made a lovely garden and I know you will make ...You made a lovely garden and I know you will make another one when you find your next home. xoxoGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-91041772584033649612019-05-30T13:29:40.238-05:002019-05-30T13:29:40.238-05:00One thing a garden blogger can do is revisit their...One thing a garden blogger can do is revisit their garden from a computer anywhere. It won't be the same of course, but it still means you don't have to totally say goodbye. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-35647487674997783552019-05-30T10:57:12.283-05:002019-05-30T10:57:12.283-05:00That is a lot to leave behind but also so much to ...That is a lot to leave behind but also so much to take with you. See how much fulfillment came into your life when you moved to Ruston although it must have been a very hard move. But now a new adventure to look forward to and to be closer to your mother, an added bonus. Good luck with house hunting and we'll hope to see you up in Austin soon.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4547783720122066148.post-89886645023456624692019-05-30T10:44:23.730-05:002019-05-30T10:44:23.730-05:00What a big change it will be leaving your garden b...What a big change it will be leaving your garden behind and starting over again. We did that ten years ago when we moved all the way from Massachusetts to Washington state. I hope you do get a new garden going, AND continue to blog about it (since I'm not on Facebook any more). Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com