tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post6034414689737507920..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: In memory yet green...the memory gardenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-33310978061270373182008-01-22T19:17:00.000-04:002008-01-22T19:17:00.000-04:00It is a wonderful idea Jodi .. other ideas mention...It is a wonderful idea Jodi .. other ideas mentioned here are too. If we had the room .. a proper sized garden .. I would have buried my little loves here.<BR/>We did recieve a very thoughtful gesture from our vets when we lost our first girl Molly .. they made a donation in her name to the vet college in Guelph,here in Ontario.<BR/>I think they truly feel our grief and were very kind to do that CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-3705278575688408822008-01-13T13:04:00.000-04:002008-01-13T13:04:00.000-04:00These are the most amazing and moving comments I'v...These are the most amazing and moving comments I've read in a long time! Deadlines are keeping me from responding to each one right now, other than to say how touching each one is. It's also nice to see visitors from elsewhere--welcome, David mcMahon, Jeni, Readerwil, catmoves, and Zathyn! If I haven't already visted your blogs, I will so over the coming days. <BR/><BR/>Abnd Diane; I can see howAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-75029605218766889112008-01-11T20:05:00.000-04:002008-01-11T20:05:00.000-04:00Hi again, Jodi :-)Gosh you got me with this one! S...Hi again, Jodi :-)<BR/><BR/>Gosh you got me with this one! Sometimes that can happen when you least expect it too.<BR/><BR/>We don’t have cats or dogs so we haven’t had to face this although my daughter now has two guinea pigs which we are all becoming quite attached to. However, I still understand the great loss of pets. <BR/><BR/>I also understand completely the idea of a memorial garden and Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71675740751648037782008-01-11T00:41:00.000-04:002008-01-11T00:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing this post Jodi it is very touch...Thanks for sharing this post Jodi it is very touching.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-21645918339966697652008-01-10T21:06:00.000-04:002008-01-10T21:06:00.000-04:00This has to be one of the most beautiful posts I'v...This has to be one of the most beautiful posts I've read in a long time. Down in the back field behind my house are the remains of three dogs I had growing up plus two more dogs my kids and I had as pets, along with a couple of cats and two parakeets. But I never thought of planting flowers and such around their graves in the form of a definite "garden" - mainly because plants and I -on any levelJenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-90648388229154164962008-01-10T21:03:00.000-04:002008-01-10T21:03:00.000-04:00So many don't understand the bond between a pet an...So many don't understand the bond between a pet and it's human carer. A memory garden is a beautiful way to honour the unconditional love pets offer us, it seems a fitting tribute.<BR/><BR/>After many months of illness - (PTSD)- I'm finally getting back outside and trying to tame the ramshackle mess that became my backyard. In honour of my partner, who died seven years ago this year, I'm going Zathyn Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139713528938013420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-479408244616457282008-01-10T16:57:00.000-04:002008-01-10T16:57:00.000-04:00The memory garden is a lovely idea. I'd be afraid...The memory garden is a lovely idea. I'd be afraid to plant something in remembrance because when I inadvertently kill it, I will feel even worse. It's best for me to assemble my photo-memory books, as I did after the death of each of my last 2 dogs. Finding all the photos I ever took of them, copying those photos & putting them in an album was a a good way to mourn them.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-91220680181762967212008-01-10T15:28:00.000-04:002008-01-10T15:28:00.000-04:00A wonderful tribute here. Found your site through ...A wonderful tribute here. Found your site through Dave Mcmahon's award. Congratulations. <BR/>As a footnote, the greatest cat that ever owned me was named Jody. <BR/>I still keep her favorite toys and rememberances in my home.Catmoveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192091477404637971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36369027743362663232008-01-10T11:26:00.000-04:002008-01-10T11:26:00.000-04:00Jodi, I too love the idea of memory gardens. In th...Jodi, I too love the idea of memory gardens. In the past we've buried our beloved pets in the garden/yard. I have friends who have planted entire gardens as a memorial but I love that you plant or seed in memory of someone. I also love the idea of using those copper markers so there is something permanent. I remember how saddened I was when Timothy Findley died -- you're fortunate to have met himDianeSchuller.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359249391460871879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-77314001756279201602008-01-10T10:59:00.000-04:002008-01-10T10:59:00.000-04:00Your garden looks lovely! You know something: you'...Your garden looks lovely! You know something: you're the second catlover I meet today. I am a catlover myself. And when they died we buried them in our small garden too.I used to collect books about cats like"The Mousehole Cat"( I have to look up the author's name) and "Thomasina"by Paul Gallico.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78192468727782342902008-01-10T07:41:00.000-04:002008-01-10T07:41:00.000-04:00Now this is how I want to be remembered. And, it c...Now this is how I want to be remembered. And, it certainly makes your garden a special place. Great idea, Jodi.<BR/>SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-22113514622546698082008-01-09T23:25:00.000-04:002008-01-09T23:25:00.000-04:00Jodi,this is a very touching post. My m-i-l has Al...Jodi,this is a very touching post. My m-i-l has Alzheimer's too. She loved flowers and working in the yard. I think of her often when I'm working in my gardens. <BR/><BR/>We've moved around so much that I'd have a hard time burying any beloved pet in my yard or creating a memorial garden. It would be too hard to leave those things behind. I try not to get too attached to my gardens and that Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-31647323613246645382008-01-09T22:44:00.000-04:002008-01-09T22:44:00.000-04:00Nice post.-I've had cats as pets since I was a kid...Nice post.-I've had cats as pets since I was a kid.-We always buried our cats on our property.I have many sad memories of some of my favorite cats.-Tabby-a feral cat only let me pet her.She would scratch everyone else and once jumped on the head of my friends dog just as he warned me to watch out for the cat as his dog my go after her.-We have a cat now that looks like Rowdy etread? (the black Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-55979038067662056642008-01-09T21:36:00.000-04:002008-01-09T21:36:00.000-04:00I have not done this, but my mother lost her long ...I have not done this, but my mother lost her long time buddy, a rat Terrier (that she inherited from her sister who died of breast cancer) and buried it with a small garden stone and a lovely rose bush on top. It is a great way of remembering.Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-24130414492526553762008-01-09T17:32:00.000-04:002008-01-09T17:32:00.000-04:00As a writer and a gardener (and a blogger) this po...As a writer and a gardener (and a blogger) this post fascinated me. Yes, I'm familiar with the concept of memory plantings and it gets my vote.david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-9748942522447038682008-01-09T12:09:00.000-04:002008-01-09T12:09:00.000-04:00Jodi: A great tribute to all your loves! Great p...Jodi: A great tribute to all your loves! Great pictures also! It is wonderful to have so tangible a memory right in front of you. I have many burial plots on my property but no memory garden yet. Something to consider for the next burial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54581103084137926092008-01-09T10:01:00.000-04:002008-01-09T10:01:00.000-04:00ow.. Jodi, what a moving post it is.. actually I a...ow.. Jodi, what a moving post it is.. actually I am here for the second time today. First time I got caught first link you placed at the begining. Then I am coming back. Memory garden gives more meaning to garden itself - it becomes 'your' place filled with that unique spirit of all loved ones, even if they passed away.<BR/>Greetings to you and your purrball family :)Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56084949376755565172008-01-09T05:42:00.000-04:002008-01-09T05:42:00.000-04:00Thank you for this wonderful post Jodi. I don't th...Thank you for this wonderful post Jodi. I don't think you are a mushball at all, but a very warm hearted person who loves her kittycats so very much and misses them when they are gone. The pawprints they leave on our hearts can never be wiped away.<BR/><BR/>It's good to read about your memory garden and plants as I do the same in my garden. And like you, when I'm working in the garden I feel/hearYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-63629074960272998052008-01-09T04:29:00.000-04:002008-01-09T04:29:00.000-04:00simply beautiful jodi :)dear friend.. i hv 2 awrds...simply beautiful jodi :)<BR/><BR/>dear friend.. i hv 2 awrds 4 u. plz ck my 7th jan's post. i hope u will like thm. i will be more thn happy if u accpt thm.<BR/><BR/>tk cr<BR/>:) :) :)Preetilata【ツ】https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139256480968459892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-8647463318126784422008-01-08T20:53:00.000-04:002008-01-08T20:53:00.000-04:00Jodi - Glad you're feeling better. I love memory ...Jodi - Glad you're feeling better. I love memory gardens. When I moved here, I discovered there are some in my yard. In California, many years ago, when my beloved dog, Cosmo, died, I had a rock engraved with his name. As we've moved across the country, he's come along with us. I found a spot in our garden here in Connecticut where I thought he'd be happy and planted his stone. On sunny days, Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-34815642070154881682008-01-08T19:11:00.000-04:002008-01-08T19:11:00.000-04:00Jodi, I really liked this post and the ideas in it...Jodi, I really liked this post and the ideas in it. In Illinois we'd plant something special when burying a gerbil or tropical fish and there were passalong plants to remind me of people who were gone. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I still have some passalong plants, but moving to Texas in 1999 meant we lost the sense of permanence we'd had at that Illinois house. Moving again in 2004 reinforced that sense of Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-4115597809860403342008-01-08T15:29:00.000-04:002008-01-08T15:29:00.000-04:00So far, I haven't done this kind of memorializing ...So far, I haven't done this kind of memorializing in my garden, but it's a lovely idea. Another way that I do memorialize in my garden, though, is in the form of plants I've been given by various friends and family, some still with us, some now gone -- so there's the viburnum that a now-deceased gardening friend passed along to me and there's the Hibiscus (rose of sharon) and the Solomon's Seal materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-28976070440704884292008-01-08T15:09:00.000-04:002008-01-08T15:09:00.000-04:00Jodi, this is so sweet. A wonderful way to commer...Jodi, this is so sweet. A wonderful way to commerate your lost friends.<BR/><BR/>I too have plants planted for friends. However not only friends that I have lost but people and pets that are still in my life. <BR/><BR/>Our Mishka was a Chocolate Lab that we had for 15years. He is still in his jar. I haven't had the heart to "plant" him anyplace. I thought at first we would take him to the Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-73303179882400234102008-01-08T14:56:00.000-04:002008-01-08T14:56:00.000-04:00I liked this post very much Jodi! I confess, I do ...I liked this post very much Jodi! I confess, I do the same as you. There are some plants in my garden that remind me of someone now dead and/or also alive. And it is a good feeling to work in the garden and feel the "presence" of a beloved person....When I was a child it was important for me to know that all our dogs we liked so much, had a nice place in the garden of our parents.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-39031134027471396202008-01-08T14:24:00.000-04:002008-01-08T14:24:00.000-04:00I have a friend with a market garden and she kindl...I have a friend with a market garden and she kindly let me bury two of my furry friends there, keeping company with her lost ones, along the hedge running along side a permanent meadow. because its designated farm land we have to make sure its a certain depth down. there are usually many years between these sad occasions and the last one we were unsure of how far we had to go up the hedge so clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.com