Comments on: Sensory stimulation http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/ a garden journal about public garden maintenance, seasonal tasks, garden events, stories about gardening, volunteers, flowers, bugs and wildlife Sat, 25 May 2013 00:22:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wiseacre http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 wiseacre Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:17:44 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/#comment-1056 You reminded me of a saying: "If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life' ...and even more rewarding when others enjoy the fruits of your labor. Thanks for the winter posts and pointing to more. You reminded me of a saying:

“If you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life’

…and even more rewarding when others enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Thanks for the winter posts and pointing to more.

]]> By: Kim http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/comment-page-1/#comment-974 Kim Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:45:33 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/#comment-974 Great post, Kris--and lovely pictures! Maybe if you just think of that as a "weeping cardoon" instead of an "almost flattened" one, you'll like it even better. *grin* Great post, Kris–and lovely pictures! Maybe if you just think of that as a “weeping cardoon” instead of an “almost flattened” one, you’ll like it even better. *grin*

]]> By: Kris http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Kris Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:14:21 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/#comment-951 Stuart, Thank you again for the tag - and this beautiful property is yours too! Kate, I agree! It seems a little unpleasant for a walk just now - it's a rainy purple morning, too dark for the camera - or is it? -- I'll have to go check it out. More pics coming right up! DF, That is just about opposite most of the estate gardens up here! So many professional gardeners in RI and SE Mass work for people who are only around for a bit in the summer. I'm impressed with the "several hundred wreaths" - Gail has stories too about assembly line production at her family's nursery. I'm only good for 3 maybe 4 a year... Mr. McG's D, I do feel completely lucky - I really didn't know what I wanted to "be" either until I landed here (though I'm by no means grown up). Stuart, Thank you again for the tag – and this beautiful property is yours too!

Kate, I agree! It seems a little unpleasant for a walk just now – it’s a rainy purple morning, too dark for the camera – or is it? — I’ll have to go check it out. More pics coming right up!

DF, That is just about opposite most of the estate gardens up here! So many professional gardeners in RI and SE Mass work for people who are only around for a bit in the summer. I’m impressed with the “several hundred wreaths” – Gail has stories too about assembly line production at her family’s nursery. I’m only good for 3 maybe 4 a year…

Mr. McG’s D, I do feel completely lucky – I really didn’t know what I wanted to “be” either until I landed here (though I’m by no means grown up).

]]> By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Mr. McGregor's Daughter Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:42:43 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/#comment-950 You're so lucky to be doing the job you were meant to do. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I've never seen a Chestnut tree, probably because of the blight, but I love the smell of roasting chestnuts & the taste of chestnut ravioli. There is a stark beauty about trees in winter & you've captured it. You’re so lucky to be doing the job you were meant to do. I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. I’ve never seen a Chestnut tree, probably because of the blight, but I love the smell of roasting chestnuts & the taste of chestnut ravioli. There is a stark beauty about trees in winter & you’ve captured it.

]]> By: Digital Flower http://blog.blithewold.org/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Digital Flower Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:27:52 +0000 http://www.blithewold.org/blog/greenhouse/sensory-stimulation/#comment-949 The main garden I take care of was built with winter as the third season of enjoyment (goes spring, fall, winter, summer since no one lives there in the summer). I took me a while to see the beauty of the winter garden but it is there if you look for it. I have been working outside and these last weeks have been fairly bad weather wise, maybe I should duck into the greenhouse too. I love that wreath you made out of the various evergreens, very creative. When I grew up at the nursery I was real good at scavenging all sorts of plant parts for the several hundred wreaths we made. I find it easier to buy what I need now. The main garden I take care of was built with winter as the third season of enjoyment (goes spring, fall, winter, summer since no one lives there in the summer). I took me a while to see the beauty of the winter garden but it is there if you look for it. I have been working outside and these last weeks have been fairly bad weather wise, maybe I should duck into the greenhouse too.

I love that wreath you made out of the various evergreens, very creative. When I grew up at the nursery I was real good at scavenging all sorts of plant parts for the several hundred wreaths we made. I find it easier to buy what I need now.

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