tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post3698223607983660071..comments2023-07-26T17:20:34.426+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye: Roquefort garden or sourdough gardenDiana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-25846380047772520152010-07-20T04:41:05.385+02:002010-07-20T04:41:05.385+02:00What a fun picture! Your remark about the Germans ...What a fun picture! Your remark about the Germans made me laugh, maybe that's why I no longer live there ;-><br /><br />Good luck!Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-46991133828334056962010-07-18T11:14:33.011+02:002010-07-18T11:14:33.011+02:00Deb - yes that's snow. More coming in Monday&#...Deb - yes that's snow. More coming in Monday's post.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-28030701557407684402010-07-18T04:46:43.087+02:002010-07-18T04:46:43.087+02:00I think your garden is beautiful in winter! The sh...I think your garden is beautiful in winter! The shot of the aloe with the mountains in the background is stunning! Is that snow on those mountains?debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-39580232655588289312010-07-17T23:59:37.117+02:002010-07-17T23:59:37.117+02:00How lovely ... all stunning photos but the aloe gr...How lovely ... all stunning photos but the aloe grabbed me! Happy remains of July :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-26483823743395654842010-07-17T20:30:20.240+02:002010-07-17T20:30:20.240+02:00I love the shot with the great perspective of the ...I love the shot with the great perspective of the mountains in the background. <br /><br />Now let's see what hoops Blogger will make me jump through when I leave this comment.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-48014211084553458952010-07-17T19:52:12.703+02:002010-07-17T19:52:12.703+02:00hi, excellent article, over here in england there ...hi, excellent article, over here in england there is quite a move towards more casual gardens with more care given towards the natural life living within it...but the english and their lawns..for bowling, cricket and croquet...it is part of an old tradition and i guess there is room for all sorts of ways of gardening...ps i love oxalis too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-3673920727825932642010-07-15T19:26:49.666+02:002010-07-15T19:26:49.666+02:00I love your garden -- and I love the sourdough con...I love your garden -- and I love the sourdough concept. It seems like a very peaceful place.<br /><br />I also love oxalis. My husband and I bought some, must be 20 years ago. We have dragged sprigs around wherever we go and it seems to do well no matter where it lands. It's the purple-leaf kind, and makes a nice low well-mannered groundcover, once you get over thinking it's a weed!<br />Happy gardening,<br />ElizabethElizabeth Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958071577234094405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-42912511779754411722010-07-15T19:17:59.187+02:002010-07-15T19:17:59.187+02:00No Roquefort at The Havens! Even though when the ...No Roquefort at The Havens! Even though when the japanese honeysuckle is taking over the temptation is to get out that toxic spray, so far we have managed to avoid it.<br /><br />We are definitely Sourdough here. Although I do tend to add ingredients to my mix and not just wait for what the birds and wind bring.<br /><br />I love your garden, and I think the oxalis is beautiful in its own environment where it has some natural predators to keep it under control. I was not so fond of it when I lived in CA, where it tended to take over entire beds and crowd out everything else. It was a lovely green, though. Hard to hate such a beautiful plant.<br /><br />Glad I stopped by, and good luck in the contest.healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-67309905124316265452010-07-15T16:20:52.816+02:002010-07-15T16:20:52.816+02:00I was expecting a garden filled with sourdough bre...I was expecting a garden filled with sourdough bread ready for picking!!! J/K I have a sourdough attitude when it comes to lawns and green spaces. Forget the pesticide/insecticide, become an equal opportunity lawn, all flora and fauna welcome. <br /><br />Your winter aloe photos are stunning. Good luck with the photo competition at GGW.Teresa Ohttp://thecottageonthecorner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-26232840632383091502010-07-15T09:01:01.880+02:002010-07-15T09:01:01.880+02:00Hi Diana!
I've not been around for ages - two ...Hi Diana!<br />I've not been around for ages - two weeks at Mapungubwe, a huge Rotary fund-raiser (half-marathon trail run from the village to the top of the highest mountain in Limpopo and back -the first one, my idea, happening this Saturday...)and a return to (part-time) teaching have kept me away from blogging much.<br /><br />I love your entry and how it is integrated into the theme. I think many are daunted by this month's theme, but the entries really do illustrate the depth and breadth of interests that exist in the gardening community.<br />JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-8775933278278625632010-07-15T01:02:57.268+02:002010-07-15T01:02:57.268+02:00The shot of the dry-stone wall with the daisies gr...The shot of the dry-stone wall with the daisies growing in front of it, ah, so beautiful.<br /><br />Diana, I like that you take a sourdough approach to your garden, and I'd love to see a world without lawns. You're doing your part, influencing one reader at a time with the beauty you've created here. I must say, this is my kind of gardening, too, although instead of sourdough, I'd define it as "wildish." ;)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-78241613942433856942010-07-15T00:18:32.743+02:002010-07-15T00:18:32.743+02:00This is a beautiful place. I love your winter aloe...This is a beautiful place. I love your winter aloe. I have grown my aloe vera plants for many years and it has still not flowered yet. :(Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-11143070649323891482010-07-14T23:38:19.348+02:002010-07-14T23:38:19.348+02:00My garden's a sourdough with a schmear of Roqu...My garden's a sourdough with a schmear of Roquefort. I'm trying to ease off on the Roquefort, though.Susan in the Pink Hathttp://inkandpenstemon.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-19050253468353624862010-07-14T22:41:05.453+02:002010-07-14T22:41:05.453+02:00I love the wall made of grape vines! Beautiful and...I love the wall made of grape vines! Beautiful and functional. I like the oxalis, too. My son thinks our lawn should be strictly clover...it's prettier and softer. I grow a few different ornamental varieties that I really enjoy. The aloe bloom is beautiful, as is your entire surrounding...very majestic!<br /><br />I like sourdough too, although I have a certain appreciate for Roquefort as well from time to time.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-80571134732528543462010-07-14T22:02:21.841+02:002010-07-14T22:02:21.841+02:00We have a sourdough garden, too, and I'm proud...We have a sourdough garden, too, and I'm proud of it. We don't have any lawn ... HH just mows the weeds so you can better see what I have planted. BBQ coals or boma? ... no contest.Pam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-22949861605838567552010-07-14T19:26:57.528+02:002010-07-14T19:26:57.528+02:00Your Oxalis pes-caprae looks much more at home the...Your Oxalis pes-caprae looks much more at home there, than in our coastal gardens. I admit it's beautiful, but it tends to take over here. I love the Ungardener's use of the old grape vines. I find them beautiful as is, but to make a refuge for lizards and other garden creatures is a wonderful use for them. We have a lot of vineyards here that probably just burn the old vines. I wonder if I can convince them to give a few away. Our lizards would be thrilled to have them.Curbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.com