tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post4224910708846181869..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Is there still a place for garden blogs?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-44723961400030938292014-04-10T14:39:02.628-03:002014-04-10T14:39:02.628-03:00I came via an old blog comment of yours - which to...I came via an old blog comment of yours - which took me to your G+ - which brought me here. I'm still blogging and remain grateful for your kind and patient help with my blog comment form, way back when I was floundering.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-32998940624782813932014-01-31T12:58:43.156-04:002014-01-31T12:58:43.156-04:00Yes, I missed you! Facebook and Pinterest have th...Yes, I missed you! Facebook and Pinterest have their place, but it's not the same as a Blog, which I think is much more personal - I don't really mind what the topic it is, it's just good to read a well written Blog. Which yours most defiitely is - keep on writing! Please :)Nicola McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886558123258168069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-81880412024062538502013-12-19T23:22:57.164-04:002013-12-19T23:22:57.164-04:00I agree with you on most of these points. Especial...I agree with you on most of these points. Especially GooglePlus--I just don't have time for it, and it's too much like Facebook. I'll keep blogging. For now, it's still an excellent way to keep in touch and compare notes with other bloggers around the world. I'm looking forward to Blotanical Version 2. But at the base of everything, I maintain a blog because I enjoy doing it. Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-88624522350886505812013-12-15T20:25:59.406-04:002013-12-15T20:25:59.406-04:00Jodi, thanks for another insightful post about som...Jodi, thanks for another insightful post about something I have been seriously contemplating these last couple months. I love blogging, the photos, the words, the connection to people. I have met so many wonderful people and gained so much insight into gardening through this amazing tool. It keeps me in contact with people I can't see regularly and gained me some valuable new friends I Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8222287650574085752013-12-12T02:13:40.820-04:002013-12-12T02:13:40.820-04:00Well hello. I have just found your blog through bl...Well hello. I have just found your blog through bloglovin, and what an interesting post. I have myself just started blogging, mainly because I live in tropical north Queensland, and we have some of the most beautiful tropical plants growing here and I wanted to share some of the photos. The botanical gardens in Cairns is pretty special too. Over the years I have found heaps of useful informationFionRKhttp://www.tropicalcornucopia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-87712327166652278062013-12-05T00:38:56.946-04:002013-12-05T00:38:56.946-04:00Of course, there is plenty of room for garden blog...Of course, there is plenty of room for garden blogs, as long as you're passionate about your writing :)Katehttp://positivething.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10950716344941313302013-11-29T23:29:53.833-04:002013-11-29T23:29:53.833-04:00Happy to see garden lovers as dedicated to the gar...Happy to see garden lovers as dedicated to the garden as me.<br />Steve Johnhttp://gardenerplace.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-23695300798621155742013-11-27T13:14:34.894-04:002013-11-27T13:14:34.894-04:00Hi Jodi,
I have always loved your blog. I've...Hi Jodi,<br /><br />I have always loved your blog. I've learnt so much about gardening from you over the past few years. I hardly ever have time to comment, however. I tried to get interested in bloominganswers but could never get it to work/figure it out- there seemed almost a plethora of information and I admit, I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to technology (we'll see if I Andreanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-75714658612356496612013-11-27T10:44:43.689-04:002013-11-27T10:44:43.689-04:00You've made some excellent points, Jodi, as ha...You've made some excellent points, Jodi, as have all your commenters. When I bought my IPad last spring, I got into Facebook a lot more, since I could sit in front of the TV or anywhere I wanted and check postings. But it's just not the same as blogging. Facebook comments are much like soundbites on the TV news, whereas blogs provide much more information and show the writers' Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50580713854533058112013-11-26T10:59:11.843-04:002013-11-26T10:59:11.843-04:00And I love your blog too, Lisa, though I don't...And I love your blog too, Lisa, though I don't comment as often as I ought to. I tend to read blogs on my iPad, and commenting from there is sometimes a pain. But then approving comments from there is also a pain, because I approved several that didn't post here til I did it again this morning from my computer. Gotta love technology...when it works! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-79859764374006088202013-11-26T10:57:59.919-04:002013-11-26T10:57:59.919-04:00Barry, I will ALWAYS be glad that you turned to b...Barry, I will ALWAYS be glad that you turned to blogging, because I learn so much from what you share. I like other types of social media for certain reasons, but I still like the quality of conversations we can have here the best. Especially since we can reply directly to other people's comments now, like they've been able to do on Wordpress for years! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-5248416522426172232013-11-26T10:56:23.891-04:002013-11-26T10:56:23.891-04:00I'm really pleased to see that others still fi...I'm really pleased to see that others still find there is a place for blogs! I don't only read garden blogs, and I don't exclusively write about gardening here (just 99.44/100% of the time.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-30325367584430302002013-11-26T10:54:52.682-04:002013-11-26T10:54:52.682-04:00My apologies for not posting this comment sooner, ...My apologies for not posting this comment sooner, Debbie! I approved it and a couple of others, from my iPad and they somehow didn't post. Technology, we gotta love it even though it misbehaves! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-44181140426429823662013-11-26T10:54:04.467-04:002013-11-26T10:54:04.467-04:00Love your analogy of meals versus nibbles. You'...Love your analogy of meals versus nibbles. You're correct, of course--a blog is a place where we can expand on thoughts, not just snippets! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56943394376067787272013-11-26T10:53:21.555-04:002013-11-26T10:53:21.555-04:00Thanks, Laura! I knew you had been struggling with...Thanks, Laura! I knew you had been struggling with this as well. I've decided to carry on but if I can post a couple times a month that will be it for me, these days. I still read quite a few, including yours...I just don't comment as much because I tend to read them on my iPad and I find commenting from there a pain. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-76772190831583302132013-11-25T18:54:39.841-04:002013-11-25T18:54:39.841-04:00Fascinating conversation. I still write in my blog...Fascinating conversation. I still write in my blog a few times a week and still enjoy putting it out. <br />To your point though, I have half the daily visitors I did before so many other information venues popped up and became popular. I love visiting others' garden blogs as time allows. <br />I'm in total agreement about G+. How much more do they need to know about targeting us for ads?Marthahttp://www.allthedirtongardening.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73191392642230434122013-11-25T15:31:23.977-04:002013-11-25T15:31:23.977-04:00Jodi: Great article, and leave it to you to verbal...Jodi: Great article, and leave it to you to verbalize a topic that I am sure many garden bloggers are also contemplating... the ever expanding social media presence and whether there is a validity left in the somewhat archaic 'blogs.'<br /><br />For me, its all about getting back to my roots - pun not intended but fun just the same - which was all about creating a visual, interactive, Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-87133433873336659412013-11-24T20:26:41.995-04:002013-11-24T20:26:41.995-04:00I've been thinking about this very question, a...I've been thinking about this very question, and yet I am loathe to stop. My garden blog is still my garden journal, not to mention how much my older, less social media savvy, family members enjoy it. I try to post about once a week, but that will likely go down in winter when there is little to see. I've never stuck completely to gardening either, I often post about my vacation travel RobinLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543576456983999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-32107091713248844892013-11-23T18:50:01.031-04:002013-11-23T18:50:01.031-04:00I remember Blogs much more than the stuff I read o...I remember Blogs much more than the stuff I read on F.B. That said, Blogging changing. You've been at it longer than me and I notice I'm Blogging less. Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-52810014161657022972013-11-23T12:31:56.240-04:002013-11-23T12:31:56.240-04:00I find social media like Twitter and Facebook usef...I find social media like Twitter and Facebook useful to a certain extent, but my main focus is still on blogs - because blogs offer much more content than any other social media. (Can you imagine trying to say all you had to say here, Jodi - photos and all - on Facebook?) <br />I suppose it could be put this way: I prefer a full meal to an assortment of "nibblies". Most social mediaJeri-Lynn Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163583872869660460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-20042969941125530882013-11-22T22:41:21.489-04:002013-11-22T22:41:21.489-04:00I really prefer blogs. I don't need to know wh...I really prefer blogs. I don't need to know what people are eating, who comes to visit where they plan to be the next 24 hours etc. Too much information. I love your blog and will look forward to any and all posts. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21464008056948529762013-11-22T15:41:07.889-04:002013-11-22T15:41:07.889-04:00Blogs: I read a steady diet of them and I'm ne...Blogs: I read a steady diet of them and I'm newly addicted to Pinterest. I might check in on FB or Twitter once a week or so to see what my nieces are up to, but because I can't seem to get FB to listen to me and not show me what all my friends "like", my feed is way too busy to be meaningful to me. <br /><br />I'll miss you if you decide to call it quits. Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50264355598057357212013-11-22T08:08:35.740-04:002013-11-22T08:08:35.740-04:00Yesterday, I sat down to catch up on some blogs an...Yesterday, I sat down to catch up on some blogs and yes, I did notice you hadn't updated for awhile. I have to agree with you, though, it's very time consuming. I struggle with this all the time and when I'm working full time it's nearly impossible to read other blogs let alone post on my own. I try my best. It makes sense to commit to a sensible amount of posts per week/month, Laura Besthttp://lauraabest.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8662669987278509172013-11-21T17:12:07.267-04:002013-11-21T17:12:07.267-04:00I like blogs, but know how much work they can be. ...I like blogs, but know how much work they can be. Especially when one is being in-the-moment on FB etc. That said, I like the blog form - it's still kind of bite-sized, but you can bring your tea to the computer and sit for a bit with a blog; it's not busy nor does it even really expect interaction like all the other things in our lives. <br />If you did it once a month, I'd be happyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-27516638230430292352013-11-21T15:57:04.997-04:002013-11-21T15:57:04.997-04:00Deborah, I know exactly what you mean. Vegetable g...Deborah, I know exactly what you mean. Vegetable growing frankly bores me, tremendously so, but that's partly because I live in the middle of the agricultural heartland of Nova Scotia, surrounded by farms, so I buy my veggies and fruits from them. I prefer to talk about beautifying the world around us (and saving the pollinators) and I have noticed a lot of...hmmm, how to say this...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.com