Comments on: remember, nothing lasts (part 2) http://awaytogarden.com/remember-nothing-lasts-part-2 Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: margaret http://awaytogarden.com/remember-nothing-lasts-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-1609 margaret Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:16:46 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=572#comment-1609 Happy to see you Emilie, anytime you want to stop by here. Happy to see you Emilie, anytime you want to stop by here.

]]> By: Emilie http://awaytogarden.com/remember-nothing-lasts-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-1604 Emilie Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:13:31 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=572#comment-1604 With any luck they are going to plant them in their garden. But they'll probably throw them out. Gardeners don't do that. A garden is a place to "be in" and in which to be; it's not your local florist. I can count on the fingers of one hand the people who have seen my garden of 34 years and looked beyond the flowers, if they've looked at all. Those are the ones I feel sorry for. It's all there for the looking, no weeds attached. Which raises the question, can we truly bond with somebody else's garden? Are we merely on parallel tracks? Thank you, Margaret, for your kind words. With any luck I'll be back. With any luck they are going to plant them in their garden. But they’ll probably throw them out. Gardeners don’t do that.

A garden is a place to “be in” and in which to be; it’s not your local florist. I can count on the fingers of one hand the people who have seen my garden of 34 years and looked beyond the flowers, if they’ve looked at all. Those are the ones I feel sorry for. It’s all there for the looking, no weeds attached. Which raises the question, can we truly bond with somebody else’s garden? Are we merely on parallel tracks?

Thank you, Margaret, for your kind words. With any luck I’ll be back.

]]> By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens http://awaytogarden.com/remember-nothing-lasts-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-1477 mss @ Zanthan Gardens Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:51:35 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=572#comment-1477 I also preach the "nothing lasts" philosophy a lot--on two levels. Not only do I believe that when a flower has a short bloom season that we respond by paying more attention to them. But I'm also frequently surprised by people who buy a plant and expect it to remain the same forever; they buy it in bloom and expect it to stay that way. (I feel so sorry for people who buy potted tulips that have already opened. What are they planning to do with flowers past their prime?) Plants are constantly changing, from season to season and year to year. What's exciting about gardening is its dynamic nature. I also preach the “nothing lasts” philosophy a lot–on two levels. Not only do I believe that when a flower has a short bloom season that we respond by paying more attention to them. But I’m also frequently surprised by people who buy a plant and expect it to remain the same forever; they buy it in bloom and expect it to stay that way. (I feel so sorry for people who buy potted tulips that have already opened. What are they planning to do with flowers past their prime?)

Plants are constantly changing, from season to season and year to year. What’s exciting about gardening is its dynamic nature.

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