tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post2585692599677005232..comments2024-03-18T05:53:00.524-06:00Comments on Letting Go of the Bay Leaf: Mosaic Monday #135: Going NativeAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-31879735102861650882021-06-20T06:13:29.399-06:002021-06-20T06:13:29.399-06:00I don't believe in perfection. I love casual g...I don't believe in perfection. I love casual gardens with a will of their own.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-7700744412044268462021-06-19T17:03:10.183-06:002021-06-19T17:03:10.183-06:00Just visiting :) Lovely meme you have with the Mos...Just visiting :) Lovely meme you have with the Mosaic Mondays :) I enjoyed reading the tribute to your mom; lovely lady she seemed to be; sorry for your loss! <br /><br />We used to live in Billings for 8 years between 1998 and 2006; lovely state! Now we are in Phoenix, Arizona since 2016. I often joke I went from being cold for 9 months in Montana to being extremely hot for about 3 months down here. Still prefer the heat over the cold :)<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-4460694800913563842021-06-18T10:15:11.491-06:002021-06-18T10:15:11.491-06:00I'm impressed with your gardening. I love Abbe...I'm impressed with your gardening. I love Abbey's quote which basically says everywhere gets the right amount of rain. I loved the lesson about how killing one insect species affects other insects and plants. Keep on with your low maintenance gardening.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-75951228370941565862021-06-18T09:23:55.730-06:002021-06-18T09:23:55.730-06:00Gret post, Angie. I love your lawn art, it looks ...Gret post, Angie. I love your lawn art, it looks fantastic.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-69607871135240572162021-06-17T04:59:19.241-06:002021-06-17T04:59:19.241-06:00You garden is an inspiration to natural gardeners ...You garden is an inspiration to natural gardeners everywhere Angie. Everyone should have at the least a small part for nature. As for binning the lawnmower, I'm not quite there yet and I wouldn't want to upset the neighbors.Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-23950379297292954722021-06-17T02:44:13.734-06:002021-06-17T02:44:13.734-06:00Serene Angie, serene.Serene Angie, serene.Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-2402213103606280972021-06-16T01:45:02.005-06:002021-06-16T01:45:02.005-06:00I have never thought about gardening in this way b...I have never thought about gardening in this way but I love it!! Garden art is a must and I enjoy lots of color!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-81911874449453904072021-06-15T17:04:43.702-06:002021-06-15T17:04:43.702-06:00Lupins are such a nice old fashioned cottage garde...Lupins are such a nice old fashioned cottage garden flower.<br />I always like to see some garden art, it makes a welcome addition to the garden.<br /><br />Have a great week.<br /><br />All the best Jan Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-15901857494210237122021-06-15T05:19:54.547-06:002021-06-15T05:19:54.547-06:00Gardens...all are different, all beautiful in thei...Gardens...all are different, all beautiful in their own way. It's a rather wild, grab me as I walk past kind a garden for me. I love it when seeds are thrown everywhere and they gift you with tiny plants, then flowers. Well done with your lupins; they are a gorgeous flower. They look so pretty in colourful drifts, en masse. Your garden, Angie is looking wonderful with each new growing season.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782099930159071920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-34920140313771320232021-06-15T03:44:51.033-06:002021-06-15T03:44:51.033-06:00I do love gardening - and I dearly miss it when I&...I do love gardening - and I dearly miss it when I'm here in Saudi Arabia. I would have loved to have seen your father's garden - sounds like a work of art.Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-29104227852438165302021-06-14T22:23:01.930-06:002021-06-14T22:23:01.930-06:00Great post! Native plants are better for the polli...Great post! Native plants are better for the pollinators too.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-38288927303959616932021-06-14T21:39:07.024-06:002021-06-14T21:39:07.024-06:00All the houses we have ever owned I was attracted ...All the houses we have ever owned I was attracted by their English cottage garden style of my youth. Which didn't work in Australia, we too went native in Melbourne and it was more successful, going Native is a good lesson but well done those lupins to give you some encouragement! Little Wandering Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461692611319918593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-76084481747010764142021-06-14T18:25:16.169-06:002021-06-14T18:25:16.169-06:00What a lovely post. Gardening is a learning proces...What a lovely post. Gardening is a learning process, isn't it. Your garden is looking quite wonderful! <br /><br />-SomaSoma @ inkTorrents.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820728287018415555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-11440158531683828442021-06-14T16:59:32.101-06:002021-06-14T16:59:32.101-06:00Your lupin planting made me think of seed bombs, w...Your lupin planting made me think of seed bombs, where you mix the seeds into dirt and throw them around. I hope the lupins do really well. It is a huge venture starting a garden from scratch.kiwikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267387525703999696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-35541453713172201962021-06-14T16:44:02.685-06:002021-06-14T16:44:02.685-06:00Hello! I think you and I can call ourselves Montan...Hello! I think you and I can call ourselves Montanans. We chose to move here and make a home. We take care of the earth And make our little spot better. Sometimes better than the folks who were born here. Gardening here even in town Is a challenge.If I counted all the plants I've put in the ground And that have died I would be amazed. But that's gardening, trial and error.I try and garden without any pesticides and let my plants do what they want.I have discovered I may want holly hocks But my yard does not...lol What my yard loves is burning bushes!And snow on the mountain.And they look great.Good luck with your plants. And have a wonderful summer. KitKithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821207596562393224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-91191927986598642822021-06-14T12:04:02.531-06:002021-06-14T12:04:02.531-06:00PS: I like the quote from Edward Abbey. The phrase...PS: I like the quote from Edward Abbey. The phrase "unless you try to establish a city where no city should be" makes me think of Las Vegas Rostrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901976103765887360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-73543019146399610632021-06-14T12:01:50.310-06:002021-06-14T12:01:50.310-06:00Dear Angie,
you're right: Too much perfectioni...Dear Angie,<br />you're right: Too much perfectionism is just too much work. There is an author of gardening books in Austria, he writes books with titles such as "The garden for intelligent lazy people" - that is exactly the right thing for me and it also goes in the direction of: local plants, placing plants in the right place etc. I think you found your own style and that's great!<br />Lupins are wonderful and pretty, I love them, but they don't love me (or our garden soil). I've tried them many times, but either they don't thrive or snails come and eat them. In my current post I show a landscape garden that is quite unusual but beautiful in its own special way. <br />All the best from Austria and Happy Monday,<br />Traude<br />https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2021/06/nexinger-schweiz-muschelberg-und.htmlRostrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901976103765887360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-18067978772789032772021-06-14T08:56:49.507-06:002021-06-14T08:56:49.507-06:00I like the ending thoughts you've written abou...I like the ending thoughts you've written about becoming native to a place. I grew up in the South and that paints a broad stroke! lol I'm accepted wherever anyone can understand my Southern drawl. Love seeing and hearing about the native plants and flowers. Happy MM!~Lavender Dreamer~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298191144517740164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-49158890398774375682021-06-14T07:55:16.926-06:002021-06-14T07:55:16.926-06:00As much as I sometimes love the look of manicured ...As much as I sometimes love the look of manicured gardens, sometimes, there is something to be said for casualness of informal gardens. Ours is neither one nor the other. However we do need to do some work to stop it becoming unruly. These days my hubbie does most of it. I have other preferable pursuits! Happy gardening and hiking, stay safe, and thank you again for the link up. Life Images by Jill, West Australiahttps://lifeimagesbyjill.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-87598834602288044732021-06-14T07:04:20.971-06:002021-06-14T07:04:20.971-06:00PS: Thank you for hosting, Angie!PS: Thank you for hosting, Angie!My Desktop Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871205390301758294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-53899766415230382162021-06-14T06:53:12.823-06:002021-06-14T06:53:12.823-06:00Sounds as though you found a perfect solution for ...Sounds as though you found a perfect solution for your garden, Angie. Nothing better than going native and natural with your planting, knowing that native plants are best suited for the environment you plant them in.Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-52963658296705575422021-06-14T06:41:06.323-06:002021-06-14T06:41:06.323-06:00A happy Monday and stay safe
Much💛loveA happy Monday and stay safe<br /><br />Much💛loveGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-86328918767771748402021-06-14T06:01:01.951-06:002021-06-14T06:01:01.951-06:00I've been doing this, as well. We've mostl...I've been doing this, as well. We've mostly flowering weeds. I dug up my lawn in the city. Now, I love the natural flora!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-28818138803967712062021-06-14T03:53:17.430-06:002021-06-14T03:53:17.430-06:00what a great idea with the sprinkler, it scares th...what a great idea with the sprinkler, it scares the deer off but don´t harm them. Love it!<br />I am glad you went to the "Conservation Gardening". It is soo true, you can´t change the envirnment too much. You might change something you did not want. <br />Your garden looks fine and suits the environment. :)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-56545440017030966842021-06-14T03:34:35.994-06:002021-06-14T03:34:35.994-06:00Hello,
Yay for the Lupines, they look like they wi...Hello,<br />Yay for the Lupines, they look like they will have a great start. I read somewhere that the early hummingbirds love the sweet sap from trees. I love your garden art. I was watching a few deer in our yard, it seems at last one comes back the same time every day now. I have been buying mostly perennials that are native and deer and rabbit resistant. Take care, have a happy day and a great week! eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.com