Comments on: Reading the future http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/reading-the-future/ 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: blithewold.org » Blog Archive » Purple haze http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/reading-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6546 blithewold.org » Blog Archive » Purple haze Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:41:44 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=2385#comment-6546 [...] Back in June when we planted the lavender/purple experiment in the Display Garden, I said that I would talk more about it. Since it’s officially full grown, nearly past full bloom and it’s Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens), I figure it’s high time, now or never. First, I want to state for the record that I love the bed. It’s like a calm hush and easy-breezy on the eyes. But I also think it’s not entirely successful. [...] [...] Back in June when we planted the lavender/purple experiment in the Display Garden, I said that I would talk more about it. Since it’s officially full grown, nearly past full bloom and it’s Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens), I figure it’s high time, now or never. First, I want to state for the record that I love the bed. It’s like a calm hush and easy-breezy on the eyes. But I also think it’s not entirely successful. [...]

]]> By: Lynn http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/reading-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6356 Lynn Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:01:13 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=2385#comment-6356 Sigh, I'm still figuring this out. I went out with measuring tape and graph paper to lovingly plot out where bulbs and perennials were, but never finished that and so never drew the almighty design. Pooh! I guess it's in my head, but like you it changes day to day because I forget! So guess I'm sorta like Craig, who says he uses the walk-around-with-bucket-and-shovel method. Right now for me it's trowel and seed, and I'm finding that harder. I'm excited for your caterpillars! My first Asclepias is about 2" tall. Enjoy this early stage--it changes so fast. p.s. Love love LOVE the tanning bench and want one of our own. <em>Lynn, oh yeah - direct sowing seeds is one of the toughest for fitting into a plan and mentally picturing all grown up. I totally have a mental block about seeding anything down. I'll sit and stare at the packets for ages before Gail finally sows them! -kris (and p.s. personally I'm after a tanning bed of clover...!)</em> Sigh, I’m still figuring this out. I went out with measuring tape and graph paper to lovingly plot out where bulbs and perennials were, but never finished that and so never drew the almighty design. Pooh! I guess it’s in my head, but like you it changes day to day because I forget! So guess I’m sorta like Craig, who says he uses the walk-around-with-bucket-and-shovel method. Right now for me it’s trowel and seed, and I’m finding that harder. I’m excited for your caterpillars! My first Asclepias is about 2″ tall. Enjoy this early stage–it changes so fast. p.s. Love love LOVE the tanning bench and want one of our own.

Lynn, oh yeah – direct sowing seeds is one of the toughest for fitting into a plan and mentally picturing all grown up. I totally have a mental block about seeding anything down. I’ll sit and stare at the packets for ages before Gail finally sows them! -kris (and p.s. personally I’m after a tanning bed of clover…!)

]]> By: Layanee http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/reading-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6355 Layanee Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:21:01 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=2385#comment-6355 I can just see Fred and Dan walking sideways like cartoon characters mowing the sides of the tanning cube. Love it! Back from Chicago and wish you were there to share. Next year plant July in Buffalo and we are off the hook mainly cause I whined. You owe me! LOL <em>Layanee, I'm not sure Fred and Dan have quite worked out their gravity issues yet... ! I wish I could have gone to Chicago and whined alongside you. Many many thanks - and come by so we can "settle up" anytime! July in Buffalo might actually be doable - how exciting... -kris</em> I can just see Fred and Dan walking sideways like cartoon characters mowing the sides of the tanning cube. Love it! Back from Chicago and wish you were there to share. Next year plant July in Buffalo and we are off the hook mainly cause I whined. You owe me! LOL

Layanee, I’m not sure Fred and Dan have quite worked out their gravity issues yet… ! I wish I could have gone to Chicago and whined alongside you. Many many thanks – and come by so we can “settle up” anytime! July in Buffalo might actually be doable – how exciting… -kris

]]> By: Susan Sims http://blog.blithewold.org/gardens/reading-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-6351 Susan Sims Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:56:17 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/?p=2385#comment-6351 I am an incredibly visual person so I work in my head almost exclusively. Plotting things on graph paper doesn't do it for me - I consider it a monster waste of time. My winters will be spent sitting in a chair plopping plants in my cerebral garden and moving things around. By the time I get out in the spring, all the planning has been done. For me, a draft table simply can't substitute hours of staring and walking over a space and working things out on the ground. <em>Susan, I think we're a lot alike in our design process. My main trouble, and this is why Gail and I work so well together, is that I forget from one day to the next what the plan in my head looked like, and what plants went where. But this year we managed to work from lists rather than a drawing and I think it went amazingly well! -kris</em> I am an incredibly visual person so I work in my head almost exclusively. Plotting things on graph paper doesn’t do it for me – I consider it a monster waste of time. My winters will be spent sitting in a chair plopping plants in my cerebral garden and moving things around. By the time I get out in the spring, all the planning has been done. For me, a draft table simply can’t substitute hours of staring and walking over a space and working things out on the ground.

Susan, I think we’re a lot alike in our design process. My main trouble, and this is why Gail and I work so well together, is that I forget from one day to the next what the plan in my head looked like, and what plants went where. But this year we managed to work from lists rather than a drawing and I think it went amazingly well! -kris

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