Comments on: Many hands - http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/many-hands/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Layanee http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/many-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Layanee Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:44:34 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/gardens/many-hands/#comment-3139 Please send the deadheads over! I am really in need of some garden help! <em>Me too! -kris</em> Please send the deadheads over! I am really in need of some garden help!

Me too! -kris

]]> By: bs http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/many-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-2997 bs Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:46:34 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/gardens/many-hands/#comment-2997 wow, it's funny you post about that today... i've been pressed into service by a woman i know who is rehabilitating a local creek. it will be interesting to see what the hikers say when they happen on us gardening in what claims to be a "wild space". <em>Bright, with any luck the hikers will join you! And who's to say the space isn't still wild even if it's been cultivated? (I'm thinking of my own garden, of course) -kris</em> wow, it’s funny you post about that today… i’ve been pressed into service by a woman i know who is rehabilitating a local creek. it will be interesting to see what the hikers say when they happen on us gardening in what claims to be a “wild space”.

Bright, with any luck the hikers will join you! And who’s to say the space isn’t still wild even if it’s been cultivated? (I’m thinking of my own garden, of course) -kris

]]> By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/many-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 Susan Sims Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:25:17 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/gardens/many-hands/#comment-2982 Help is good when it's good, competent adult work. If they don't garden much, you would be better off working on your own. It's worse when you have kids trying to help; my older neighbor sums it up as "if you have a kid working, then it's like you have half of one. If you have two kids working it's like you have none at all." Altruistic gardening like the kind it sounds like you get from your volunteers is rare indeed. <em>Susan, Sometimes it's just about the process no matter what gets done well or not done at all! We are so lucky to have volunteers who garden here because they truly love the place. They do amazing work. -kris</em> Help is good when it’s good, competent adult work. If they don’t garden much, you would be better off working on your own. It’s worse when you have kids trying to help; my older neighbor sums it up as “if you have a kid working, then it’s like you have half of one. If you have two kids working it’s like you have none at all.” Altruistic gardening like the kind it sounds like you get from your volunteers is rare indeed.

Susan, Sometimes it’s just about the process no matter what gets done well or not done at all! We are so lucky to have volunteers who garden here because they truly love the place. They do amazing work. -kris

]]> By: Nancy Bond http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/many-hands/comment-page-1/#comment-2874 Nancy Bond Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:53:46 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/gardens/many-hands/#comment-2874 My oh my -- I do believe I'll have to add Blithewold to my Dream Garden List. Everything is SO beautiful! <em>Thank you, Nancy! I hope you can make it out here sometime!! -kris</em> My oh my — I do believe I’ll have to add Blithewold to my Dream Garden List. Everything is SO beautiful!

Thank you, Nancy! I hope you can make it out here sometime!! -kris

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