tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post3636063083545781174..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: When you can’t see the forest for the weeds…allison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-86085119558035651992010-04-22T21:39:33.778+10:002010-04-22T21:39:33.778+10:00Oh, I wish we had more flowers in our garden. When...Oh, I wish we had more flowers in our garden. When we had our backyard landscaped, we asked for flowers we could pick all year round. We have gardenias and a few magnolia trees, but one of the plants the landscape artist suggested was the Iris. <br /><br />Well. How disappointing. It would flower for about 3 weeks of every year (although, I'l admit the irises looked gorgeous during this time)...and then... gone. The leaves would grow so wild, it ended up looking messy. We'd cut back a bit, but the same thing year after year. Eventually, we removed little by little until we had no more.<br /><br />I love fresh cut flowers. <br /><br />As for weeds? That's hubby's domain. I've got enough to do *inside*!Jodie Anstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300961546795965857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-19294217937336121862010-04-22T21:12:11.629+10:002010-04-22T21:12:11.629+10:00I retired my green thumb. Well, it got lazy and th...I retired my green thumb. Well, it got lazy and the weeds won. My next plan (long term plan) is to not have a yard and to have ubertons of ground covers and other delights. To hell with weeding. Weeding ruins the fun.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707753854072803160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-34702815067238513822010-04-22T14:27:43.258+10:002010-04-22T14:27:43.258+10:00Nope, no green thumb here :( Good for you though....Nope, no green thumb here :( Good for you though.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116141524056194074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-87973007290199459902010-04-22T10:58:29.386+10:002010-04-22T10:58:29.386+10:00Such a good idea. I've been trying to do that ...Such a good idea. I've been trying to do that - taking a break from the computer and getting out and weeding for five minutes, very therapeutic. <br /><br />Love, love, love Peter Fudge. He designed our backyard which was an unusable sloping bunch of weeds and bushrock and is now a gorgeous oasis.PinkPatentMaryJaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219272193124932806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-1967989035203503542010-04-22T10:03:33.364+10:002010-04-22T10:03:33.364+10:00I really like this message. It's easy to forge...I really like this message. It's easy to forget isn't it? And whilst I say I have NO GREEN THUMB AT ALL, I'd like to think that maybe one day I will. My parents were devoid of green thumb and then five years ago they started gardening. Their garden won an award last year. Here's hoping I get one too. Because weeding and caring for my plants sounds really lovely. The way you describe it anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-370198556417821192010-04-22T08:52:58.703+10:002010-04-22T08:52:58.703+10:00My garden is like day of the triffids. But I only ...My garden is like day of the triffids. But I only battle with weeds when the motivation strikes...which is rarely!brismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-40327776605739538362010-04-22T07:48:24.563+10:002010-04-22T07:48:24.563+10:00A beautiful description of your garden - it sounds...A beautiful description of your garden - it sounds a little like mine, with lots of camellias and natives. <br /><br />I have no green thumb. Or anything green at all. I just like looking at and being in the garden, but I don't do anything to help it along. Luckily, my husband LOVES gardening. His idea of a great day is to mow the lawns, weed, plant, trim things back, etc. etc.<br /><br />So much so that every time we go out, I have to almost force him from the garden into the car. He definitely does that 'weed little, weed often' thing and, while it drives me insane when we need to be somewhere, I'm so grateful because it means I don't have to do it!Megan Blandfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932508388869573748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-31368807651606150372010-04-22T07:44:35.737+10:002010-04-22T07:44:35.737+10:00I am green with envy. Yes, pun intended. I have no...I am green with envy. Yes, pun intended. I have no garden - just a tiny square of yard. We may build a roof terrace so we can grow a few things up there.<br /><br />Your garden sounds delightful. It sounds like it brings you great joy. I worked on a BBC TV programme for quite a few years about gardening and I even semi-ghost wrote a spin off book of the series for the TV gardener (well, he talked in a room and I wrote down and edited his thoughts so ghost wrote is maybe stretching it)when I knew zero about it.<br /><br />I would have a magnolia, and wisteria and definitely stocks and roses. Did you really work on H&G? I worked on something very similar in UK called Good Homes.<br /><br />Happy weeding!alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-86373005463401483102010-04-22T04:23:43.621+10:002010-04-22T04:23:43.621+10:00I can practically smell those roses. I wish I had ...I can practically smell those roses. I <i>wish</i> I had a green thumb, or at least a Peter Fudge-like neighbor or friend to offer up seeds of wisdom and motivation from time to time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com