tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post1903536728606277843..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Another Lesson in PatienceHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-54258488959860648222013-08-12T06:08:41.281-07:002013-08-12T06:08:41.281-07:00Such an interesting post, Holley. Sometimes the ga...Such an interesting post, Holley. Sometimes the garden looks terrible to me, and sometimes it looks OK, and that depends more on my mood than on what it actually looks like! Going round and round, as you say ... it's a process, not a product.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-22040385921586087642013-08-09T13:07:23.731-07:002013-08-09T13:07:23.731-07:00Oh girl I have been such a lazy gardener this year...Oh girl I have been such a lazy gardener this year and it shows it, and it does not take long for those weeds to get started as you said. Your blooms are beautiful and the flowers are not seeming to mind it. :) Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7718035608644200682013-08-08T18:17:28.622-07:002013-08-08T18:17:28.622-07:00Love your last line, "So, it seems that the g...Love your last line, "So, it seems that the gardener is not the only one that learns patience. The garden practices it, too." Didn't realize it until now, but it's true (thank goodness) cause my garden needs a LOT of patience this summer :)Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-53746232973496854992013-08-08T04:28:28.141-07:002013-08-08T04:28:28.141-07:00It doesnt take long for the thugs to take over in ...It doesnt take long for the thugs to take over in your garden, does it? I like your plan! Over the years, I have found that restraint helps a lot too! Instead of adding a new bed and more plants, I try to edit what I have and reduce if possible so that I can keep the upperhand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78420692318345937172013-08-07T01:03:06.167-07:002013-08-07T01:03:06.167-07:00Haha! I love this!!!! I felt the same when I got b...Haha! I love this!!!! I felt the same when I got back and returned to a jungle!! I thought the garden looked dire! Dead foxgloves everywhere and foliage galore - so much so I can't even walk along some paths! Love your plan for tackling it, 'go around again...go around again' :D Yep! That's pretty much what I do too! Its sooo enjoyable though. I try not to see it as a chore but asAnna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919869821280585077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-84002778097287090352013-08-06T23:44:46.301-07:002013-08-06T23:44:46.301-07:00That brought a wry smile to my lips, as I am about...That brought a wry smile to my lips, as I am about to embark on pretty much the same programme of works. The great thing is that as you mow and weed, you get to reacquaint yourself with the garden, and get surprised all over again by the beauty. An excellent description of what I would term real life gardening!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33965397914794355432013-08-06T19:30:32.060-07:002013-08-06T19:30:32.060-07:00Good plan! Most gardens can tolerate on-off garden...Good plan! Most gardens can tolerate on-off gardening as long as the off part doesn't last too long and they get watered - my garden being a good example of such! HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-69084330573542973492013-08-05T17:31:34.330-07:002013-08-05T17:31:34.330-07:00Thank you for these advices. I needed them as I wa...Thank you for these advices. I needed them as I was for a vacation and my garden has become a jungle. I will surely find some lions and tigers!! :-)KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-3715768291265945652013-08-05T08:07:44.418-07:002013-08-05T08:07:44.418-07:00That gardening is a practice of patience is someth...That gardening is a practice of patience is something I think bears repeating because gardening magazines -- and even botanical gardens that we visit as tourists -- always make gardens look like static, finished "things." I came here by way of Casamariposa... and I am very glad I did because your honest description of what it means to be a gardener affirms my own gardening practice... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70048833928627626322013-08-03T15:33:48.072-07:002013-08-03T15:33:48.072-07:00Love that you made a list and have a plan! it can...Love that you made a list and have a plan! it can be discouraging sometimes and so hard to start when you don't know where to begin. I"m sure your garden will look weedfree again in no time.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-74373556045471951972013-08-03T09:17:55.419-07:002013-08-03T09:17:55.419-07:00My tip for weeding is to pick a weed (the first on...My tip for weeding is to pick a weed (the first one on my list is bindweed), then just go around the garden zoning in on that one weed. You'll get into a rhythm and start pulling them out while on auto-pilot.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26480593980858181042013-08-03T02:53:37.847-07:002013-08-03T02:53:37.847-07:00Weeding is not much fun, but at least you can see ...Weeding is not much fun, but at least you can see a difference immediately so it's somewhat satisfying! I always intend to lay mulch straight away so I won't have to do it again so soon, but usually the weeds grow back faster than I lay the mulch on them :PRuth @ Camellia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129384344777788376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-3781622098265964592013-08-03T01:41:27.572-07:002013-08-03T01:41:27.572-07:00This iceberg rose is great! I'd love to have i...This iceberg rose is great! I'd love to have it in my garden :)Dewberry / Amanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414491661460075503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62463174447143549082013-08-02T23:54:09.108-07:002013-08-02T23:54:09.108-07:00Holley, I would like to finish weeding as well. Bu...Holley, I would like to finish weeding as well. But sun shines after rain and weeds grow faster. What to do? Thank you for advice! I love the rose Madame Berkeley!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-71149782297844626342013-08-02T23:26:10.459-07:002013-08-02T23:26:10.459-07:00Thank you! I feel much better now that I've r...Thank you! I feel much better now that I've read your timely post! Our garden was beginning to look very sad, indeed. We finally hired help one weekend and boy, does it look better! We don't have as many lovely blooms as you have, though. The garden seems to be just hanging on, waiting out the heat. I appreciate your advice; it's wise to seek out the beauty that's still Anastasia Abboudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461842616822341008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-22184261921922680972013-08-02T22:33:45.995-07:002013-08-02T22:33:45.995-07:00Such encouraging words & helpful tips. Just wh...Such encouraging words & helpful tips. Just what I need!Ivy Cladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307765640404949525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-45055611120125279942013-08-02T18:29:44.901-07:002013-08-02T18:29:44.901-07:00You're much more methodical in your approach t...You're much more methodical in your approach to garden clean-up than I am. I think I have gardening ADHD - I start one task only to be distracted by another and flit from one thing to the next without finishing what I began. I'm not that way in other parts of my life so I don't know what it is about gardening that flips the switch. In any case, my garden has also reached its Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-30057177149535868822013-08-02T07:17:46.067-07:002013-08-02T07:17:46.067-07:00As a reader, I was wishing for some illustrations ...As a reader, I was wishing for some illustrations of the "mess" you must deal with, just as I wish I had before pictures of my old garden as well as the showy shots. You probably do not want to document it now when it is distressing, but I bet you will be glad to compare progress with pictures of how bad it was. I am saying this to myself, too, as I continue wrestling with the weedy Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868890944137621477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40077098625785019472013-08-02T06:27:34.065-07:002013-08-02T06:27:34.065-07:00I wish it wasn't, but my garden is permanently...I wish it wasn't, but my garden is permanently messy. To avoid distress, I try to remind myself of something I a gardener I admire said: 'I enjoy the process!' I guess I'm in too much of a hurry to get to the end product!<br />I agree with the mowing - no. 1 for smartening up a garden. I would normally start at the back of a bed that needs clearing/renovation - then you can fork Cathy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849922467924159839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-61501320901016515612013-08-02T06:01:05.079-07:002013-08-02T06:01:05.079-07:00I really like Sarah's analogy! So true! This m...I really like Sarah's analogy! So true! This month I am tackling an area of the garden I have avoided/neglected for years. It contains a large patch of goutweed and a few dead shrubs that will have to be removed. For this huge task I am taking a similar approach to yours. I am going to go slowly, working from the front to the back of the bed. Hopefully hubby can help me with the shrubs. It Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-80338433702314544372013-08-02T05:26:31.363-07:002013-08-02T05:26:31.363-07:00Gardening is just like going to the gym. It takes...Gardening is just like going to the gym. It takes months to get in shape, and the minute you stop going, it's as if you've never been at all. You are much more ambitious than I am - I pull out only the worst offenders. Sarah/ Galloping Horse Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863804034201109102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58633473372717298482013-08-02T05:19:10.113-07:002013-08-02T05:19:10.113-07:00It is amazing how quickly the weeds can reclaim th...It is amazing how quickly the weeds can reclaim the garden. Sometimes only a week away can make such a difference. I totally agree with your plan, it is my plan too.Sue Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072255294180669986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83602019550592059292013-08-02T05:09:57.577-07:002013-08-02T05:09:57.577-07:00I think we are all too critical of our gardens any...I think we are all too critical of our gardens anyway! I'm sure a visitor wouldn't even notice the weeds... or is it really that bad?! Enjoy getting things back into shape - it's time well spent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-74293875865332109902013-08-02T04:10:25.335-07:002013-08-02T04:10:25.335-07:00Unfortunately you have the hard part of gardening ...Unfortunately you have the hard part of gardening ahead of you. Sometimes things get away from us.<br />Cher<a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sunray Gardens</a><br />Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50066430050000533862013-08-02T03:22:19.618-07:002013-08-02T03:22:19.618-07:00How perfect your words are for me as my garden has...How perfect your words are for me as my garden has been on hold due to work. So I will be doing the same although it will take me through fall and not be done as well as I would like, but i hope to start it again ins spring and hope to get a better handle...my garden has been patient indeed...more so than me, but the critters have enjoyed it the most.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.com