tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post6348005127012640440..comments2024-03-23T20:10:59.775+00:00Comments on greentapestry : 'The Untidy Gardener'Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-18903948750986251082014-02-15T10:00:05.394+00:002014-02-15T10:00:05.394+00:00Another candidate for 'The Untidy Gardener Clu...Another candidate for 'The Untidy Gardener Club' then Elaine. Thanks for your comment :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-2797820832818336122014-02-15T09:59:08.132+00:002014-02-15T09:59:08.132+00:00Another kindred soul then Rose :) It's funny h...Another kindred soul then Rose :) It's funny how that the plants that get on and do their own thing often do better than the ones that we mollycoddle - maybe a salutary reminder to us that they know best. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-49067833448064273742014-02-15T09:54:45.950+00:002014-02-15T09:54:45.950+00:00It's a brilliant title isn't it WW? I'...It's a brilliant title isn't it WW? I'm all too familiar with that issue of how to split up the time between garden and allotment and like your philosophy :) Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-35160836313152111612014-02-15T09:51:44.072+00:002014-02-15T09:51:44.072+00:00Did not realise that you have to irrigate Christin...Did not realise that you have to irrigate Christina but should have done :) My hellebore is an fairly dry spot I think with not much soil underneath but in a shady place with an abundant rainfall. With reference to the concept of the book it's a bit like fashion - nothing is new.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-82439501398596657062014-02-15T09:47:56.231+00:002014-02-15T09:47:56.231+00:00Most of my many 'untidy gardener moments' ...Most of my many 'untidy gardener moments' are less attractive to the eye Janet. I'm sure that your imagination is more than vivid enough to make up for the lack of any pictures :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-54116612012870522622014-02-15T09:10:06.337+00:002014-02-15T09:10:06.337+00:00Would do the same in that instance Helen and then ...Would do the same in that instance Helen and then pot them up to see what transpires when they eventually flower. It's fun waiting to see :) This hellebore seedling was completely isolated though so did not interfere with any others.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-74863107024082438262014-02-15T09:06:04.237+00:002014-02-15T09:06:04.237+00:00It's so exciting when plants do that Chloris a...It's so exciting when plants do that Chloris and come up in the most unexpected places.Thanks for your comment :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-8170907463127014062014-02-15T08:58:44.071+00:002014-02-15T08:58:44.071+00:00No composting would be too dire a fate Cathy would...No composting would be too dire a fate Cathy wouldn't it? It's great to have family and friends to pass any sort of seedlings on to and some of mine end up at our garden club plant sale.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-78313736597600558422014-02-15T08:48:25.102+00:002014-02-15T08:48:25.102+00:00Glad to see another vote for live and let live Pau...Glad to see another vote for live and let live Pauline. Self seeders are indeed a fabulous bonus as long as they are not weeds.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-91275759117268669002014-02-15T08:46:20.248+00:002014-02-15T08:46:20.248+00:00I think that you would enjoy the book Cathy. We ha...I think that you would enjoy the book Cathy. We have issues here not about tidiness but about car parking space - he wants it where I want to plant :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-15249596715393855892014-02-15T08:25:05.180+00:002014-02-15T08:25:05.180+00:00I like a bit of anarchy Annette. I've read and...I like a bit of anarchy Annette. I've read and thoroughly enjoyed Mirabel Osler's 'A Gentle Plea For Chaos' and a couple of her other books but many thanks for the suggestion :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-60862536295548968412014-02-15T08:20:25.489+00:002014-02-15T08:20:25.489+00:00Nature certainly knows best Jessica. Thanks for yo...Nature certainly knows best Jessica. Thanks for your comment.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-24581120847925443382014-02-15T08:19:16.237+00:002014-02-15T08:19:16.237+00:00All too true guys although I don't think this ...All too true guys although I don't think this one will end up being widely distributed but maybe the next or the one after that ? :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-87045998674713089222014-02-15T08:17:57.543+00:002014-02-15T08:17:57.543+00:00Glad to have another vote for the laissez faire ca...Glad to have another vote for the laissez faire camp Jeanne. It's certainly a pretty little thing but I may have to move it to another home before it gets much bigger or I will be tripping over it!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-54114175341176265422014-02-15T08:15:27.524+00:002014-02-15T08:15:27.524+00:00Yes it's amazing Su how plants can find a suit...Yes it's amazing Su how plants can find a suitable des res without the aid of an estate agent or in this case a gardener. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-12218971010471359902014-02-15T08:10:26.804+00:002014-02-15T08:10:26.804+00:00Thanks for your comment Susan and welcome :)Thanks for your comment Susan and welcome :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-68950849247433909972014-02-15T08:09:54.905+00:002014-02-15T08:09:54.905+00:00Oh what a shame that your neighbours are not more ...Oh what a shame that your neighbours are not more considerate Angie although at least nettles are great for wildlife and you can eat them :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-64984347583645306442014-02-15T08:08:04.838+00:002014-02-15T08:08:04.838+00:00I'm the same too Jo when it comes to weeds but...I'm the same too Jo when it comes to weeds but usually spring into action when I see them start to flower :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-78185096844751085052014-02-15T07:50:51.360+00:002014-02-15T07:50:51.360+00:00I am a great one for leaving things - a decision ...I am a great one for leaving things - a decision I sometimes have cause to regret. The book and the passage you quote sounds very much like the way I garden.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-34914699421951471372014-02-13T13:19:51.096+00:002014-02-13T13:19:51.096+00:00I probably would have dug it up and transplanted i...I probably would have dug it up and transplanted it, but only because I don't have that many hellebores. But I have left other plants alone growing in strange places--oftentimes the prettiest hollyhock I have is growing in the compost pile! Love the title of this book--it's an appropriate description of me:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-79856446748017860302014-02-12T17:00:58.785+00:002014-02-12T17:00:58.785+00:00I'd have left it. I love the title of that boo...I'd have left it. I love the title of that book. It's odd because in the house everything has its place. I have lived in some VERY small places and the only way to survive was by being tidy. But in the garden I am much more relaxed. I love plants which self-seed. I don't particularly like a weedy garden but other than that I like a space that doesn't need too much tending. This frees up time for the allotment. :)wellywomanhttp://www.wellywoman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-41279078732056150602014-02-12T09:42:34.334+00:002014-02-12T09:42:34.334+00:00I would probably have potted it up but that's ...I would probably have potted it up but that's because in my garden it wouldn't survive the summer drought if not planted where there was irrigation. the concept of the book is very much what a lot of people are doing now - interesting.Christinahttp://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-7767050173573470442014-02-11T22:28:02.240+00:002014-02-11T22:28:02.240+00:00What a beautiful piece of happenstance, would that...What a beautiful piece of happenstance, would that all my "untidy gardener" habits had such pretty outcomes. That sounds like a lovely book, and a lovely way to garden. I suspec it takes a considerable amount of plant knowledge to pull it off successfully. I think I would miss having pictures though.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-49186749708118750542014-02-11T18:23:02.973+00:002014-02-11T18:23:02.973+00:00I pulled up lots of hellebore seedlings the other ...I pulled up lots of hellebore seedlings the other day. I just did it having procrastinated for ages they were so tightly packed together and around the parent plant. Now I have introduced some more hellebores I think the future seedlings might be more interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-35759782846827808132014-02-11T17:47:35.865+00:002014-02-11T17:47:35.865+00:00I love it when plants put themselves somewhere tha...I love it when plants put themselves somewhere that I would never have thought of. That book sounds like my sort of book, I will look out for it. I hate tidy, manicured gardens. I have hellebores coming up everywhere, violets and primroses too and I let them grow where they want..chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.com