tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post5283443233865573025..comments2023-10-24T07:26:16.997-07:00Comments on Gardening While Intoxicated: GWI NIMGEALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-3452247408490148602007-10-07T11:29:00.000-07:002007-10-07T11:29:00.000-07:00I'm with you on the veggies...aside from a couple ...I'm with you on the veggies...aside from a couple tomatoes in an old washing machine and an asparagus patch, I just buy local stuff in season. Up here the deer and rabbits are so plentiful, "real" veggie gardens must be surrounded by an 8' fence to enjoy any sucess at all-not for me.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-81048579714363538482007-09-23T09:24:00.000-07:002007-09-23T09:24:00.000-07:00The pond is awesome Kate--it is getting some leave...The pond is awesome Kate--it is getting some leaves in it now, which is a pain. But it is totally surrounded by plants, very natural-looking, the opposite of the Dillon water feature. I have some images in my flickr site--link at bottom right.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-5514508618612286032007-09-23T08:05:00.000-07:002007-09-23T08:05:00.000-07:00I'm like you in that I don't have the space or the...I'm like you in that I don't have the space or the light for growing veggies or ornamental grasses. I also do not have any grass in either my front or back gardens ... except for two tufts of Festuca glauca, and that survives without much water at all. <BR/><BR/>How is your pond doing?katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-22524756487602521342007-09-22T19:01:00.000-07:002007-09-22T19:01:00.000-07:00Eliz: Beautiful picture of Helen's garden but it ...Eliz: Beautiful picture of Helen's garden but it is rather formal for most of us. I always enjoy your viewpoint! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-47804013839423665302007-09-18T15:03:00.000-07:002007-09-18T15:03:00.000-07:00I like that rectilinear space too.Nice.I like that rectilinear space too.<BR/><BR/>Nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-77010862537846730342007-09-17T06:28:00.000-07:002007-09-17T06:28:00.000-07:00I had the chance to hear Helen Dillon speak a few ...I had the chance to hear Helen Dillon speak a few years ago and she explained how she used to garden and why she changed to this new design. It was all about simplifying things, I think.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyway, she was an entertaining speaker and when she talked about how evolution as a gardener, it just all made sense when she showed her new garden water feature.<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-1107775317913075522007-09-16T11:00:00.000-07:002007-09-16T11:00:00.000-07:00Helen Dillon's garden is beautiful but it would lo...Helen Dillon's garden is beautiful but it would look equally out of place here. Until your post I couldn't think of anything that I wouldn't try but the one other thing I won't have are large plants that have to be brought in for the winter simply because I have no space for them.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-27953144088220704562007-09-15T12:38:00.000-07:002007-09-15T12:38:00.000-07:00Elizabeth, you are right--I did mean this challeng...Elizabeth, you are right--I did mean this challenge in the way in which you interpreted it. (Things that you love and appreciate in other gardens but just wouldn't have in your own, and why.)<BR/><BR/>There are some shade-loving grasses that you could use if you wanted to give them a try (hakonechloa, carexes, etc.) but I understand what you mean that most grasses seem better suited to open, sunny areas. I am right with you on that formal, rectilinear water feature from Helen Dillon's garden. I'm drooling, but I could never imagine something so formal and straight-edged working in my own yard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.com