tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post4713284849186157891..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Geometry is InvolvedHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35573513677007797472013-02-19T18:50:47.600-08:002013-02-19T18:50:47.600-08:00I bet you're using geometry and don't even...I bet you're using geometry and don't even realize it! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-53200122244033536752013-02-18T23:13:33.030-08:002013-02-18T23:13:33.030-08:00Seriously? Geometry? I couldn't even get throu...Seriously? Geometry? I couldn't even get through algebra!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66502839062676245822013-02-14T18:41:42.763-08:002013-02-14T18:41:42.763-08:00Gosh, Gwen, good luck! My DH would love to not ha...Gosh, Gwen, good luck! My DH would love to not have any grass to mow! ;) Your garden sounds beautiful. If you want to enlarge it, though, can you just move the beds forward a few feet so that you have more room but your husband still has some grass? Or plant a bed in the middle of the lawn, so that he has grass all around, but you get more room to plant that way? Or, would he consider HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-28755850075054996622013-02-14T08:06:40.199-08:002013-02-14T08:06:40.199-08:00I like circles, curly cues and mostly arches but I...I like circles, curly cues and mostly arches but I hate MATH I Love gardening but need ideas on how to add to my garden as I have gone all around the edges with beds and made a path around the perimeters with beds and arches. What's next????I have a few circles at the corners and long rectangle beds. I love looking at others ideas and try to find thing I can use or tweak for my garden.I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645576065859997295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-38094634422342560782013-02-14T07:19:02.623-08:002013-02-14T07:19:02.623-08:00haha - Yes, I forgot about the Romanesco! You are...haha - Yes, I forgot about the Romanesco! You are totally correct about it using geometry! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31010666976676043222013-02-14T07:18:14.996-08:002013-02-14T07:18:14.996-08:00I have never been able to adopt the use of the gol...I have never been able to adopt the use of the golden ratio successfully in my garden. For some reason, I guess it and my garden (or perhaps it's it and me) don't mix. I would love to somewhere, though. Just to see it.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-310966112148302472013-02-14T07:11:14.770-08:002013-02-14T07:11:14.770-08:00So true! I love math, but always hated accounting...So true! I love math, but always hated accounting. It's different. Plus, accountants work with money, and that's something I hate to think about when I'm designing new garden beds! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-72994380980969499732013-02-14T07:10:12.412-08:002013-02-14T07:10:12.412-08:00Good idea about looking at modern art! I will now...Good idea about looking at modern art! I will now see some of those paintings with a different perspective!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26442385548660905812013-02-14T07:09:06.644-08:002013-02-14T07:09:06.644-08:00I agree 100% with you. I love abundance combined ...I agree 100% with you. I love abundance combined with the formality. I think I would love to have a formal garden like Versailles, but the gardener in me needs the plantings, the blooms, the color, etc. to be happy!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-69379544995911038432013-02-14T07:04:49.266-08:002013-02-14T07:04:49.266-08:00How fun to work as a garden designer! I think we ...How fun to work as a garden designer! I think we creative people need an outlet like that. I've often wondered what I will do when I finish adding new garden beds here, and only have to maintain.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-49832009115745067212013-02-14T07:02:16.802-08:002013-02-14T07:02:16.802-08:00Isn't it interesting that everyone's mind ...Isn't it interesting that everyone's mind works differently. If only the teachers could teach each student in the way they learn best. What a smart world we would live in!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52130051516421513832013-02-14T06:58:49.535-08:002013-02-14T06:58:49.535-08:00You are so right! That balancing the budget thing...You are so right! That balancing the budget thing can get very complicated! hahaHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33670668715311966612013-02-14T06:57:35.157-08:002013-02-14T06:57:35.157-08:00That's why I love "abundance". Gues...That's why I love "abundance". Guess I could have called it chaos! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31606551644289572572013-02-14T06:57:03.994-08:002013-02-14T06:57:03.994-08:00I know what you mean about those long shadows. It...I know what you mean about those long shadows. It really can distort things!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-71370006024802589612013-02-14T06:56:29.042-08:002013-02-14T06:56:29.042-08:00I hope you have fun in your day dreaming, too! :)...I hope you have fun in your day dreaming, too! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37132484643337688272013-02-14T06:56:01.960-08:002013-02-14T06:56:01.960-08:00So true! My garden is already quite a bit differe...So true! My garden is already quite a bit different than what is shown on Google maps. But I can easily draw those areas in. It's a fun way to play!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-46167319832386466372013-02-14T06:54:46.699-08:002013-02-14T06:54:46.699-08:00I don't have a lot of trees, but I can see whe...I don't have a lot of trees, but I can see where that would make a world of difference! It's always interesting to me how my garden looks from above, vs. what I see from here.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-38672080617375898332013-02-14T06:52:38.209-08:002013-02-14T06:52:38.209-08:00Yes, I have a lot of land, so I can always dream u...Yes, I have a lot of land, so I can always dream up new garden plans! It's the implementing of them that is slow!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78202058320964308182013-02-14T04:18:21.473-08:002013-02-14T04:18:21.473-08:00Thank goodness plants can't read! If Romanesco...Thank goodness plants can't read! If Romanesco were to hear what you wrote about plants knowing nothing about geometry, they would be shaking their fractal curds in fury!<br /><br />I, too, use Google when assessing a new garden. It is so useful. Have fun with your design!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52273601805105886062013-02-13T18:57:15.774-08:002013-02-13T18:57:15.774-08:00I dream of a greenhouse, period! Maybe I'll f...I dream of a greenhouse, period! Maybe I'll find a spot for one while I'm daydreaming!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40409047136365547622013-02-13T18:54:59.475-08:002013-02-13T18:54:59.475-08:00I am always bugging my husband about where the mea...I am always bugging my husband about where the measuring tape is! I especially like the one that rolls along the ground. :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-30257650664844855402013-02-13T18:52:10.560-08:002013-02-13T18:52:10.560-08:00I, too, love it all - the planning and the plantin...I, too, love it all - the planning and the planting. And, of course, buying the plants, too! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-13787852192988122012013-02-13T18:51:08.325-08:002013-02-13T18:51:08.325-08:00I really should try it. Thanks for reminding me! ...I really should try it. Thanks for reminding me! I think I'd love to see it virtually - so much faster than in real life! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-16624559462678564222013-02-13T18:50:18.301-08:002013-02-13T18:50:18.301-08:00You are right - this day dreaming has made my list...You are right - this day dreaming has made my list grow by quite a lot! But it's all fun! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-1543616649634078862013-02-13T18:46:30.351-08:002013-02-13T18:46:30.351-08:00I'm impressed, Dr. K.L.! Interesting that you...I'm impressed, Dr. K.L.! Interesting that you are so very good at math and want to be away from it at home. I guess home is where we go to relax, and a messy garden gives your mind the break it needs.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com