tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post6424884434885641771..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Crossing the LineHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19318245923890843822011-12-04T08:32:56.070-08:002011-12-04T08:32:56.070-08:00you should be out on a meadow - I do love gardens ...you should be out on a meadow - I do love gardens that go out on a limb, and are a bit different from the ordinary. They are the most interesting.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-89466391262798869842011-12-03T20:58:07.699-08:002011-12-03T20:58:07.699-08:00how could one ever cross the line with a garden?
e...how could one ever cross the line with a garden?<br />even with the catenary?<br />You're garden looks amazing from the photos I have seen.<br />and it does look like a lot work! but what a payoff!<br />you're so fortunate to have such a green thumb. <br />thanks for stopping by my blog. <br />i think you will appreciate this<br />http://www.youshouldbeoutonameadow.com/2011/10/you should be out on a meadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229448477488542336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-71951209568679023032011-11-23T06:32:03.971-08:002011-11-23T06:32:03.971-08:00Dewi - You must like oranges, too!Dewi - You must like oranges, too!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-32209620502133704252011-11-22T20:34:49.347-08:002011-11-22T20:34:49.347-08:00They are so lovely :)They are so lovely :)Dewihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042444512389457494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-74406503615109297122011-11-21T15:20:39.299-08:002011-11-21T15:20:39.299-08:00GardeningBlog - haha Spoken like a true rose lover...GardeningBlog - haha Spoken like a true rose lover! I don't think anyone could ever have too many roses, but I'm afraid there are people out there that don't share our same point of view!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4755577536748329062011-11-21T09:50:09.948-08:002011-11-21T09:50:09.948-08:00Crossing the line ... I think it all depends on wh...Crossing the line ... I think it all depends on where YOU believe the line is! For me, orange walls would be too much, but to you my love of vanilla white walls is probably dead dull. But too many roses - how many is too many? Roses are beautiful, how can anyone ever have too many?TheGardeningBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916093517950071618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-73970359144924794052011-11-21T07:02:44.749-08:002011-11-21T07:02:44.749-08:00Carol - Bengal Tiger is very unusual, isn't it...Carol - Bengal Tiger is very unusual, isn't it? I can certainly understand subdued tones, especially if you move a lot. Sounds like you put a lot of creative energy into your gardens, though! You have definitely crossed the line there - and I bet it is fabulous!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63679223287561729182011-11-20T19:44:00.704-08:002011-11-20T19:44:00.704-08:00Wow! I love that Bengal Tiger, but I'm not sur...Wow! I love that Bengal Tiger, but I'm not sure I would be able to get as enthusiastic about an orange wall. In the house, I do tend to go for the more subdued tones. Maybe that's because we tend to move every few years, and I have learned not to cross the line, at least, not inside. On the outside I tear up lawn, and plant veggies in with my flowers, and put rocks all over the place.<Carol Neelandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393551066089324831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18171418362193012352011-11-20T19:30:11.705-08:002011-11-20T19:30:11.705-08:00Jane - I think that's why I love orange. When...Jane - I think that's why I love orange. When my daughter was a teenager, I told her she could paint her room any color. She chose orange. I was appalled! haha We compromised with orange wainscoting!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31712686759784717712011-11-20T19:27:28.417-08:002011-11-20T19:27:28.417-08:00Marcia - Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! Yes, ora...Marcia - Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! Yes, orange daylilies - they are beautiful to me!<br /><br />Jennifer - Thanks so much for the book recommendation! I have been needing to get more books to read, so I'll be sure to include this one. As for the room, I have a lot of white in there, a printed bedcover, and a brown rug to ground it all. It really needed the orange!<br /><br />HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-53236763765516769232011-11-20T19:25:00.764-08:002011-11-20T19:25:00.764-08:00Can't wait to see your orange bedroom. I have ...Can't wait to see your orange bedroom. I have always been attracted to the spice colors. When I was a teenager, I painted my bedroom orange. It was almost the same color as the first rose in your post. I don't think I've done anything unconventional in my garden other than we turned a grill into a planter. But I'm always looking for something unique items to put in it.Jane@Cottage at the Crossroadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608535211366946487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47673199595786066322011-11-20T17:30:04.287-08:002011-11-20T17:30:04.287-08:00Hi Holley,
I'm sure my neighbors think I have ...Hi Holley,<br />I'm sure my neighbors think I have crossed the line...with dozens of agaves and palms in the front yard. But they have only bare, brown lawns at this point. I vote life over death.<br />Even if gardeners do cross the line into an 'addiction', it's such a positive one:<br />1)we provide the neighborhood with extra oxygen, butterflies, pollinating insects, birds, Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88381013130390189832011-11-20T17:29:23.441-08:002011-11-20T17:29:23.441-08:00My kitchen is Orange in colour! hahahha...My kitchen is Orange in colour! hahahha...Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-73152751485916282262011-11-20T15:04:43.039-08:002011-11-20T15:04:43.039-08:00I've crossed the line in the garden. We have n...I've crossed the line in the garden. We have no lawn. I choose to think that's a selling point :) In the house, we have a cherry-wine red accent wall in the living room, a yellow kitchen, a royal blue accent wall in the master bedroom, etc. So go for the color if it makes you happy. Life is too short to hold yourself back for fear of what other people think (unless it's unethical or Sheila Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398460989255897347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-16741504505779806172011-11-20T14:48:06.633-08:002011-11-20T14:48:06.633-08:00It's just paint and your walls should be whate...It's just paint and your walls should be whatever color makes you feel good. Walls, like hairstyles, are easy to change--thank goodness.StoBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14613363301828707258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-85281595039954077872011-11-20T12:33:17.833-08:002011-11-20T12:33:17.833-08:00Orange is one of my favorite colors in the garden....Orange is one of my favorite colors in the garden. I have noticed some orange slipping into my clothing too but very subtly. I think your bedroom will be beautiful. I wish you had scanned the paint sample so we could all see the color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-72712673827817779052011-11-20T09:59:33.909-08:002011-11-20T09:59:33.909-08:00Good for you!! It's so nice to see someone en...Good for you!! It's so nice to see someone enjoying their home and not feeling pressured to play it safe. You'll love your orange wall. I painted a wall of our bathroom orange and simply love it. It's like a constant ray of sunshine in that room. We may have to repaint if we ever sell but in the meantime I'm enjoying my home my way.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63081642919503039152011-11-20T08:59:51.383-08:002011-11-20T08:59:51.383-08:00Jennifer@threedogsinagarden
Holley, You always hav...Jennifer@threedogsinagarden<br />Holley, You always have such an interesting perspective on things. I would say that I am always trying to push boundaries. I always try to cross the line. <br />An orange bedroom will be wonderful. If it were me, I would keep the furniture cream. I would hang floral artwork on the wall or have some floral fabric prints in accent cushions or drapes. Have you seen Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24667788777730940132011-11-20T06:06:24.933-08:002011-11-20T06:06:24.933-08:00Now I know why the orange day lilies were your fav...Now I know why the orange day lilies were your favorite color!<br /><br />Look at it this way. There are others who cross the line and they will be the ones who will purchase your home some day.<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving if I don't get on here to commnt on postings this week.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-75959787040628405962011-11-20T05:37:01.339-08:002011-11-20T05:37:01.339-08:00My Garden Diaries - Oh, I think a dark blue would ...My Garden Diaries - Oh, I think a dark blue would be fabulous! I hope you do it! I finished yesterday, and I am loving the orange - my husband is not as convinced of its fabulousness - but I'm pleased with it.<br /><br />Lyn - People seem to have very strong feelings about orange. I used to not love it, either. Maybe I'm going senile, too! <br /><br />Sherry - Your last home's HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26368741326730947912011-11-20T05:02:08.978-08:002011-11-20T05:02:08.978-08:00Cute perspective. Not to much if that is what you ...Cute perspective. Not to much if that is what you like and enjoy. But the resale issue always raises it ugly head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50787607956757777652011-11-19T20:38:22.656-08:002011-11-19T20:38:22.656-08:00You're really making me think! I guess I'm...You're really making me think! I guess I'm unconventional in a conservative sort of way, always worried what others will think, you know? I have no grass on my property. In our last house I painted the dining room ceiling a beautiful shade of purple and the master bathroom a deep, deep cornflower blue. Haven't painted anything inside this house yet (gardening took over my life early sherryocalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367991971551038582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-68983536513542592942011-11-19T20:22:29.201-08:002011-11-19T20:22:29.201-08:00Such an interesting post, Holley, and thanks for t...Such an interesting post, Holley, and thanks for the link to your post about your catenary - I'd somehow missed reading it, and it's great! And I learned a new word. As for orange, I used to hate it, but now I'm starting to love it in the garden - either my taste is maturing, or I'm going senile, not sure. Finally, I wouldn't cross an arbitrary lion (he might bite), but Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11627975259420138572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-48180140728763699352011-11-19T20:01:12.244-08:002011-11-19T20:01:12.244-08:00You go girl! You are so right about everything in...You go girl! You are so right about everything in this post! I am sitting here and you have literally inspired me to go through with painting my bedroom walls the darker blue I have been thinking about for months. We do play it safe...thank you for reminding us all that it is ok to be unconventional and to allow ourselves to be truly creative in our lives! Wow! Please post pics of your My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-76185226796411998192011-11-19T18:53:47.335-08:002011-11-19T18:53:47.335-08:00Stacy - I once lived next door to an older couple ...Stacy - I once lived next door to an older couple that painted their house every few years - in whatever color paint was on sale at the time! It went from purple to green to pink while I lived there! It was a hoot, but I never understood why their house needed painting so often.<br /><br />Toni - How funny! My husband said something about it being UT colors! Since I'm a UT Tyler graduate,HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com