tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post1120983153713332025..comments2023-05-02T04:17:09.271-07:00Comments on [Un] Closeted Pastor: Lilacs and Other Growing ThingsCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812791378130572065noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-55838617960964383652007-05-14T17:46:00.000-07:002007-05-14T17:46:00.000-07:00So good to hear from all the gardeners, flower-lov...So good to hear from all the gardeners, flower-lovers, and similarly garden-challenged.<BR/><BR/>Today I put all my plants in the ground and pots; in addition I planted some spring-planting/ summer blooming bulbs (peonies, dahlias and freesias-- three of my absolute favorites). It looks amazing... for my house! And the scent of lilacs is wafting in through the open window. Bliss.<BR/><BR/>I will definitely check out some classes, what a great suggestion Bill. And kj, I mixed in a whole bunch of fortified soil, to make the dirt happy! Thank you all!<BR/><BR/>Pax, C.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812791378130572065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-20986045032177284042007-05-14T10:38:00.000-07:002007-05-14T10:38:00.000-07:00Cecilia--my grandfather was a landscape architect,...Cecilia--my grandfather was a landscape architect, who had a thriving nursery business. To my everlasting chagrin, I can kill a plant merely by looking at it.<BR/><BR/>But I love flowers with an almost unholy passion! They give me such a sense of pleasure--beauty for beauty's sake, without any "practical" application. Where I live now, there is no room for flowers, but I look forward to that changing. And I'm going to take Bill's suggestion, and hope that my death-dealing "thumb" can be cured.Wormwood's Doxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882756844690851674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-77999959634900320492007-05-14T05:34:00.000-07:002007-05-14T05:34:00.000-07:00Sign up for classes. Check out your local arboretu...Sign up for classes. Check out your local arboretums. Spring is the time for gardening classes. Some years back I took classes at the New York Botanical Gardens in Bronx, NY. They were just one hour nitty gritty classes, but they taught a lot and were fun. It’s something to do with a friend. I once attended a lecture on compost with over 60 people in attendance. They were enthralled, sitting there taking notes. You would have thought they were listening to a dissertation on English lit. or fine arts. They’re usually taught by people in the profession. They know what they’re talking about. I took one class just on pruning and another on grasses and sedges. Sign up, you’ll enjoy it.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-80933755075741218962007-05-13T19:08:00.000-07:002007-05-13T19:08:00.000-07:00oh, i just love snap dragons. i had no idea that b...oh, i just love snap dragons. i had no idea that beloved and mom did this for you, and it just makes me smile to think about, nor did i know that beloved and mom had a relationship, what a gift. i love it. and i love you. happy mother's day!LittleMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178617028863825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-7142171457220374962007-05-13T16:49:00.000-07:002007-05-13T16:49:00.000-07:00Gardening has always come easy to me ("Happy soil ...Gardening has always come easy to me ("Happy soil means happy plants!" is my motto.). But during my evangelical days, I had a nagging sense of guilt about the enjoyment I took in the endeavor and pride in the results.<BR/><BR/>Then, as I headed into Episcopalian circles, I heard somebody give thanks for the opportunity to be a "co-creator" with God. Worked for me! Guilt absolved. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy your and Beloved's gardens. And don't forget the happy soil!KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15701224049914946896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-50472863730776049192007-05-13T11:42:00.000-07:002007-05-13T11:42:00.000-07:00I was just thinking today that I wished I had a bi...I was just thinking today that I wished I had a bit of gardener in me as I looked at a garden bed we've never planted in our five years in this house, already growing an interesting variety of weeds. I was wondering if I should place an ad for someone with a knack for gardening, but no land on which to garden. I'd love to have a garden on our property- just no skill, no time, no relevant knowledge- and vacationing through a chunk of July/August makes for poor garden maintenance.<BR/><BR/>I love that your beloved (and your mother) have brought the beauty and gift of flowers to your property. And I love that on this mother's day you'll be planting a garden with your beloved, who loved your mother. Lovely. <BR/><BR/>I'm also glad to hear that you didn't miss your lilacs, because, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out how, given the relatively small distance between us your lilacs could have been SO FAR ahead of ours. Ours are just starting to come out and I've been wondering if they're not really going to this year.... guess I'll know sometime this week.more cows than peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848597902402114593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7538801849812784311.post-36763739048241028752007-05-13T09:32:00.000-07:002007-05-13T09:32:00.000-07:00Glad you didn't miss the lilacs!!! And, what a gif...Glad you didn't miss the lilacs!!! And, what a gift on Mother's Day - to look at such beauty.sharecropperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138522185303347235noreply@blogger.com