tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post2376413049225205734..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Drifts in the garden...Other People's Gardens.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-79585722707382822952010-09-02T10:55:00.466-03:002010-09-02T10:55:00.466-03:00What a beautiful garden! I love to visit other pe...What a beautiful garden! I love to visit other people's gardens; oftentimes I come away feeling a little intimidated and thinking how my tiny garden doesn't measure up, but mostly I come away inspired with some ideas to incorporate in my own garden. I have lots of space, like Betty, so she has made me think--drifts!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-32274384804884474682010-09-01T13:01:29.232-03:002010-09-01T13:01:29.232-03:00I love seeing someone who has figured out how to ...I love seeing someone who has figured out how to handle a lot of space. Every once in a while I long for a nice urban garden plot. But not today.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54304767183004781022010-08-31T22:35:57.850-03:002010-08-31T22:35:57.850-03:00As a garden walker, it is my duty to visit O,P,G&#...As a garden walker, it is my duty to visit O,P,G's. Joking of course, but I sneak in where ever I get a chance, but it is best to be invited. Betty's garden is spectacular.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-30346982187176172652010-08-31T22:03:15.061-03:002010-08-31T22:03:15.061-03:00Hi, Jodi, I agree with you that visiting OPGs is a...Hi, Jodi, I agree with you that visiting OPGs is a great way to get wonderful ideas for ones own garden. I guess I am a rather nosy person, too, and love to see what other gardeners are up to. That's probably why I enjoy blogging so much. Your friend's garden is an inspiration! PamPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-49322985779468539202010-08-31T17:30:40.025-03:002010-08-31T17:30:40.025-03:00I love the "lawn" chair! I think unique...I love the "lawn" chair! I think unique items like that one really sets her garden apart and shows her personality. LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing.:)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21699189169491605412010-08-31T15:21:20.745-03:002010-08-31T15:21:20.745-03:00Your friend does have inspirational sweeps of colo...Your friend does have inspirational sweeps of color! I can imagine all the bees and butterflies enjoying her bit of paradise. I love visiting OPGs. I am always on the lookout for new ideas, but even if I can't adapt any of their plantings to my own site, it's just great visiting all sorts of gardens, large and small, just for the joy of it!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-12882075226139786692010-08-31T01:04:03.527-03:002010-08-31T01:04:03.527-03:00Thank you, jodi, for this inspirational garden to...Thank you, jodi, for this inspirational garden tour. I so love visiting others gardens to see the soul of the gardener and how they tend their piece of heaven.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73059047827999317482010-08-30T17:07:41.970-03:002010-08-30T17:07:41.970-03:00I have been non-existent, more or less, in the blo...I have been non-existent, more or less, in the blogosphere of late - but have been following the track of Hurricane Earl and worry that it might head towards your lovely garden. All of us coastal folks need to stick together during hurricane season, and I just wanted to say that I'm hoping for a quicker northerly turn and it going out to sea and leaving you and your cats and your garden Pamhttp://www.talesfromthelaboratory.tyepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54941654011883372702010-08-30T16:57:37.953-03:002010-08-30T16:57:37.953-03:00You've got to like a gardener who grows chicor...You've got to like a gardener who grows chicory as an ornamental. It's so much fun to poke around, I mean visit, another garden. I've been trying to simply experience the garden, rather than seeing it through my camera lens. It's made a huge difference in my appreciation of a garden. (But yes, I like to get inspiration, especially from gardens that have telephone poles in them, Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-82721454023258001962010-08-30T01:55:35.716-03:002010-08-30T01:55:35.716-03:00OPG'S... lately the only OPG's I've vi...OPG'S... lately the only OPG's I've visited are those neighbors who wish my advice. I love doing so and gladly offer my suggestions. My kids tell me that payment is in order and I should become a garden coach. Not sure that is in this gardeners veins to ask money for something I so love to do!Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-85168111373260640772010-08-29T23:14:20.560-03:002010-08-29T23:14:20.560-03:00Visiting OPGs is one of my favorite pursuits. I ne...Visiting OPGs is one of my favorite pursuits. I never miss an opportunity that presents itself.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-62244428600375628082010-08-29T22:39:31.666-03:002010-08-29T22:39:31.666-03:00Hi Jodi,
You couldn't remember who coined the ...Hi Jodi,<br />You couldn't remember who coined the term, "OPG". Well, I can't remember whether I've even read that in a blog before. LOL I enjoyed your post and awesome photos. I enlarged some to see the details. I would love to grow gooseneck loosestrife, but don't have room for it to spread.<br /><br />I visit OPGs whenever I get a chance to. I love the garden Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-86650558368148963192010-08-29T22:25:09.651-03:002010-08-29T22:25:09.651-03:00Betty's garden sure is lovely. Such a lovely l...Betty's garden sure is lovely. Such a lovely lay out, I would love to wander through it, in a way I just have!<br />TTTelegraph Tea Room Garden Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904794054708100325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21930136661544221962010-08-29T17:43:00.050-03:002010-08-29T17:43:00.050-03:00I adore visiting OPG's and usually go home to ...I adore visiting OPG's and usually go home to my sad little garden and realize that I really have a blank slate with which to play! This is one lovely, fine garden you've found here.The Giraffe Head Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163787271055203400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-69942422935641268552010-08-29T14:21:13.506-03:002010-08-29T14:21:13.506-03:00I love visiting opgs and botanical gardens for the...I love visiting opgs and botanical gardens for the same reason, they always have something I don't have, and if they're in my area, I get a chance to check out something I might be considering, almost like a test garden.Lisa Uedahttp://www.thefrugalgarden.com/about/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78816713570556875842010-08-29T12:34:11.139-03:002010-08-29T12:34:11.139-03:00Jodi: You must have had a lovely visit to Betty...Jodi: You must have had a lovely visit to Betty's garden It has matured beautifully over the last few years. I expect you have captured the essence better than Canadian Gardening did in their recent feature. Of course, no one captures it as beautifully in pictures as Betty herself!<br />OPG are always interesting.<br />Cheers.....Sharon & BillSharon Bryson / Bill Wilgenhofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387676083874602085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-70291843118526599252010-08-29T12:13:49.531-03:002010-08-29T12:13:49.531-03:00Inspiring, and I am a big fan of those drifts. A ...Inspiring, and I am a big fan of those drifts. A lovely garden, thanks for taking the time to show us.<br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-70411186190806883072010-08-29T11:41:05.633-03:002010-08-29T11:41:05.633-03:00Hi Jodi - great post. It is true the larger the ga...Hi Jodi - great post. It is true the larger the garden the more you can have big drifts of color and different drifts. Such an artistic way to groundcover. Her garden looks like a park - thank youGloria Bondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747664817254721613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-60344719984754178952010-08-29T05:28:13.163-03:002010-08-29T05:28:13.163-03:00I love to visit OPGs. I do so every chance I get. ...I love to visit OPGs. I do so every chance I get. I usually see something that gives me an inspiration. Seeing this sod chair reminds me of a seating arrangement that once was an inspiration from OPG. Usually it is a single plant that calls me to plant it in my garden.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-75491449014882138652010-08-29T05:03:33.266-03:002010-08-29T05:03:33.266-03:00Dear Jodi, I cannot agree more strongly with the t...Dear Jodi, I cannot agree more strongly with the theme of this posting - Other People's Gardens - for they are indeed such a source of new ideas and inspiration. One may not always like all that one sees, but there is more often than not something fresh to be gained, whether a combination of hard and soft landscaping to be copied, a particular new cultivar, or simply an interesting colour Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73852359349466175962010-08-29T03:40:26.947-03:002010-08-29T03:40:26.947-03:00I will start using this OPG phrase now. It's a...I will start using this OPG phrase now. It's all your fault :) I love visiting OPG's! Of I have my camera with me than I'm in heaven. There's still so much I'm learning, and a visit to OPG is a surefire way to gain some knowledge, tips and possibly a few splittings! OPG's rock!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152576863110442101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71638888886998493302010-08-28T22:58:31.403-03:002010-08-28T22:58:31.403-03:00Love the term OPG and also love visiting them! Th...Love the term OPG and also love visiting them! The drifts of blooms are glorious, but my favorite picture is the sod chair. Such whimsy! :)Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77316221111883040102010-08-28T22:30:57.790-03:002010-08-28T22:30:57.790-03:00I wouldn't say I'm intimidated by other pe...I wouldn't say I'm intimidated by other peoples gardens, but I do sometimes feel as though I don't do as well planning things out as others do. Somehow I usually feel others gardens are more "put together" than ours is. But I just keep reminding myself our garden is only three years old. We are still gardeners in infancy. :-)--RandyRandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840964031964028578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71386198453763224702010-08-28T20:46:54.457-03:002010-08-28T20:46:54.457-03:00I get inspiration from visiting other peoples gard...I get inspiration from visiting other peoples gardens. I come away with ideas for my own.Gardening in a Sandboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637549836563211475noreply@blogger.com