tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post8118757321967775111..comments2023-10-30T06:39:15.534-07:00Comments on Rooted in California: Our gardens after we're gone - my front yardbradziohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159166125768562973noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-90619389835244565182010-03-15T20:39:44.959-07:002010-03-15T20:39:44.959-07:00Sorry you're moving on from the house, but may...Sorry you're moving on from the house, but maybe you'll raise the standards of where you're headed. I had a hard time gardening in containers, but your communal garden space sounds like a good way to keep your hands dirty.<br /><br />You've made some great choices for plants and I can see your garden doing well without you. The trick will be for the next resident to realize that when plants die back for the summer they're not disappearing for good. I'm not a total control freak, but I'd probably have to write a manual for caring for my garden if I ever had to leave.lostlandscape (James)http://soenyun.com/Blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-6440768174135388002010-03-15T06:54:09.766-07:002010-03-15T06:54:09.766-07:00The good thing about moving is that we get to try ...The good thing about moving is that we get to try something different. I enjoyed a lovely garden someone else put in at my apartment for a number of years before having my own garden. When we left the first garden we ever made, we never saw the garden again though we've driven by the house. But after three more owners, dogs, kids and a hot tub, I definitely don't want to see my poor garden!LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLDhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-37642424827081578372010-03-13T09:45:22.086-08:002010-03-13T09:45:22.086-08:00I'll confess... Whenever I visit Minneapolis, ...I'll confess... Whenever I visit Minneapolis, I drive by my old house, just to make sure the Flowering Almonds are still flowering (sold it 10 years ago, prior to moving to Utah.) Your landlord was very lucky to have you. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-42226317029924168902010-03-12T19:23:14.255-08:002010-03-12T19:23:14.255-08:00It must be so hard to leave it but lucky for the n...It must be so hard to leave it but lucky for the new tenants! I do hope that you have bigger and better gardens in your future.Stephanie from GardenTherapy.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662974571087448913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-40575163804365771092010-03-11T00:03:40.370-08:002010-03-11T00:03:40.370-08:00Enjoyed seeing and hearing about your native garde...Enjoyed seeing and hearing about your native garden legacy, love's labor lives on. Sweet!Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561072444324317248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-80915386125838104712010-03-10T19:29:30.569-08:002010-03-10T19:29:30.569-08:00Yes, it's tricky when someone else takes over ...Yes, it's tricky when someone else takes over the garden. Who knows what they prefer... Regardless, it was great while it lasted. Hope your new place has room for some plants as well!Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-17696317520460773452010-03-10T08:27:41.132-08:002010-03-10T08:27:41.132-08:00With your new place so close you can keep a good e...With your new place so close you can keep a good eye on the garden - at least the front. Your new place will be different, but good. The ledge will be your new garden and you will be able to look at it all the time rather than when entering or exiting the house. The place has come a long way over the past couple of years.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523763256281044160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-91041328275868020262010-03-10T07:44:12.379-08:002010-03-10T07:44:12.379-08:00Wow, this landlord seriously scored! It's a g...Wow, this landlord seriously scored! It's a great garden and you can leave feeling proud of what you've accomplished. It's sad, though that you're leaving right before everything pops open for Spring!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938196559124125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1935276782286888605.post-87338364358562817512010-03-09T23:07:43.731-08:002010-03-09T23:07:43.731-08:00It must be so difficult to leave. This is our thi...It must be so difficult to leave. This is our third house, and each has had its own garden, all different, but I feel like I've left a little piece of me in each one. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of going back to visit an old neighbor next to our first house, and peeked over the fence at our old garden. Everything was ripped out, torn up, or dead. I used to get so many compliments on the garden, and the realtor said the gardens really cemented the sale on the house. I admit to being very dismayed that the subsequent residents had so little regard for any of the life in the garden. Seven years of my life was wrapped up in the camellias, ferns, and Japanese maples at that house. Almost all the plants were perennials, and none particularly fussy. It almost looked as if it had been vandalized...but I suppose it was their garden to do with as they chose. I suppose not all are destined to garden. I truly hope your efforts are better appreciated by those that succeed you. Now I only look forward. A new garden, a new beginning.Curbstone Valley Farmhttp://curbstonevalley.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com