tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post8044612192402919170..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-91752970707240351942010-06-09T00:05:24.332+01:002010-06-09T00:05:24.332+01:00GG; I chatted to her husband but the glimpse I got...GG; I chatted to her husband but the glimpse I got of her was bottoms up in a green house and I felt sure she didn't want to be disturbed. Really hands on and she must be getting on in years. Wonderful.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-33937072045950111652010-06-08T23:41:48.815+01:002010-06-08T23:41:48.815+01:00Mary Benger lives! She's proof that when you&#...Mary Benger lives! She's proof that when you're passionate about something, and put your all into it, you achieve amazing things.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-81918561887827044082010-06-08T23:24:06.795+01:002010-06-08T23:24:06.795+01:00Madame D: so glad you enjoyed them;)Madame D: so glad you enjoyed them;)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-31710904154047687332010-06-08T22:09:28.307+01:002010-06-08T22:09:28.307+01:00A wonderful series of photos and good to know more...A wonderful series of photos and good to know more about the story behind them.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-60947666631660196082010-06-08T20:20:12.373+01:002010-06-08T20:20:12.373+01:00Daphne: I've been meaning to ask you about th...Daphne: I've been meaning to ask you about the BUC. You're luckier then me with wisteria. Mine never flowered after eleven years - and then I left home. <br />Well done. Photos please.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-50494653975221235622010-06-08T20:06:28.288+01:002010-06-08T20:06:28.288+01:00I'm hoping to open the bijou urban courtyard g...I'm hoping to open the bijou urban courtyard garden to the public in a few years. I've just planted a wisteria in a pot and it's climbing at the rate of about 3 inches a day. I think it must have been planted with magic beans.Daphne Wayne-Boughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581048408996935564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-56308296676761543222010-06-08T17:04:01.970+01:002010-06-08T17:04:01.970+01:00Kate: I hope you are not missing them too much. ...Kate: I hope you are not missing them too much. Today is wet and dreary.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-49150872253269974242010-06-08T16:41:05.582+01:002010-06-08T16:41:05.582+01:00Y at H: I'm about to receive my third order fr...Y at H: I'm about to receive my third order from Sarah Raven whose mail order thingy I find excellent. And with that provenance (married to Vita Sackville West's great grandson? and living at Sissinghurst- why wouldn't it be?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-37761722447406824712010-06-08T16:39:21.128+01:002010-06-08T16:39:21.128+01:00Gorgeous pics Pat - *so* welcome to see all those ...Gorgeous pics Pat - *so* welcome to see all those shades of green!Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-46970316996910740622010-06-08T14:03:59.246+01:002010-06-08T14:03:59.246+01:00how very lovely, I have fingers that are anything ...how very lovely, I have fingers that are anything but green but despite that still persist in filling pots with pretty things.....while they last!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-51092352478355169232010-06-08T00:05:31.734+01:002010-06-08T00:05:31.734+01:00Eryl: size isn't everything;)Eryl: size isn't everything;)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-76282289302601370862010-06-07T23:44:08.865+01:002010-06-07T23:44:08.865+01:00Fifty years and ten acres!!!!!! Gosh, I'm brea...Fifty years and ten acres!!!!!! Gosh, I'm breathless at the thought. I have about a tenth of an acre and in fourteen years have just about managed to cultivate a bed the size of a small kitchen table.<br /><br />The pictures are fab.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-31407128512551274792010-06-07T15:32:41.218+01:002010-06-07T15:32:41.218+01:00Randall: it is a very calming thing to do and all ...Randall: it is a very calming thing to do and all the senses are catered for - a win win occupation.<br /><br />Savannah: I have deep pink ones but I used to love deep blue ones I saw in the Lake District. It depends on your soil apparently. Good luck;)<br /><br />Kim: yes I can see you must be a big disappointment. If only you could play an instrument or take photographs or write or SOMETHING.<br /><br />Scarlet: pots can be fun too. I'm going a bit potty this summer.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-5533432156051762402010-06-07T14:49:31.873+01:002010-06-07T14:49:31.873+01:00I'm another who is a little bit too lazy to cr...I'm another who is a little bit too lazy to create a beautiful garden, but I appreciate what others can do.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-77270381402226316442010-06-07T14:21:33.798+01:002010-06-07T14:21:33.798+01:00Maggie is constantly frustrated at the fact I have...Maggie is constantly frustrated at the fact I have no desire to do any gardening. Planting, weeding, digging, cultivating - none of these things has any appeal. However, I do enjoy sitting in a lovely garden. And if there's a tea room, even better :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-55536004736213976592010-06-07T13:32:46.878+01:002010-06-07T13:32:46.878+01:00what a gorgeous garden and testament to REAL skill...what a gorgeous garden and testament to REAL skill! i do <i>try</i> my hand at gardening, sugar, but the heat and the humidity seem to conspire <i>against</i> me! *sigh* i am going to try my hand at some hydrangeas this weekend. if it works, there will be pictures. xoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-81960883927253310062010-06-07T13:10:31.998+01:002010-06-07T13:10:31.998+01:00Thanks for the always enjoyable tour. I think it&#...Thanks for the always enjoyable tour. I think it's time for the EMBLOS & I to check out a few gardens around here before it gets too hot.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-62901118533005289862010-06-07T12:36:26.299+01:002010-06-07T12:36:26.299+01:00Keith: you are kind. My little digital is so idi...Keith: you are kind. My little digital is so idiot friendly it makes it easy for me. <br />Are the gremlins a good as worms in the compost heap?<br /><br />The UB: don't despair - I didn't become interested in gardening until the boys left home and I needed something to nurture. You have plenty of time to become a gardener and to collect memoir fodder:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-81822660130880739592010-06-07T12:27:10.372+01:002010-06-07T12:27:10.372+01:00What a fantastic display of horticulture! I have N...What a fantastic display of horticulture! I have NO talent for this sort of thing. I routinely murder anything that requires watering or care. Jack the Ripper of the plant set.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-15305726765314527632010-06-07T12:15:43.486+01:002010-06-07T12:15:43.486+01:00Pat, you are a great photographer. Those pictures ...Pat, you are a great photographer. Those pictures are fantastic. When I take photos they always turn out grotty!<br /><br />Fairies? I can go one better than that, I have gremlins in the compost heap. Not many people can say that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-33484833318666798252010-06-07T11:51:55.280+01:002010-06-07T11:51:55.280+01:00Queenie: no they weren't out nor the sweet pea...Queenie: no they weren't out nor the sweet peas which I know they love to stick their heads in.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-42502108079463624972010-06-07T11:45:32.480+01:002010-06-07T11:45:32.480+01:00They were just out of sight. Are the foxgloves out...They were just out of sight. Are the foxgloves out yet? As a child, growing up in Devon, I was convinced that fairies lived in foxglove bells.Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.com