tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post6445784300714977830..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Farm and Garden Report - August 18Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67527516791130093202012-08-23T14:13:20.739-04:002012-08-23T14:13:20.739-04:00Do NOT be envious! I am not a 'real' garde...Do NOT be envious! I am not a 'real' gardener. I don't put in all that much time. There is no fuss about this farmhouse garden. What grows, grows, and what doesn't I give up on. It's a windy hill that gets cold in the winter so lots of stuff won't make it here. I grow hardy things which I love.<br />Our cats haven't gone out in years because we lost four to coyotes and fishers over the years. No more. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59208975518069158862012-08-22T16:38:23.615-04:002012-08-22T16:38:23.615-04:00Oh, Nan - I am so envious of your talents. I'm...Oh, Nan - I am so envious of your talents. I'm absolutely useless when it comes to gardening. I'll be using you as inspiration though - planning to put in some spring bulbs next month so we can have a bit more color.<br /><br />Wish I could plant more flowering bushes for the birds to rest on - but Baby Belle is much too efficient at catching them. We've even taken down the bird feeders..<br /><br />Summer's almost gone - soon the leaves will be resting in the grass...<br /><br />- JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-35072255303355472082012-08-22T11:20:11.499-04:002012-08-22T11:20:11.499-04:00Thank you!
I ordered one Duchesse de Nemours; one ...Thank you!<br />I ordered one Duchesse de Nemours; one Moonstone; three Sarah Bernhardts; one Nancy Nora (how could I resist?!).Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-68980141447585229382012-08-22T09:54:59.610-04:002012-08-22T09:54:59.610-04:00I always enjoy "strolling" through your ...I always enjoy "strolling" through your garden. Thank you for posting this F&G report. The hollyhocks are so pretty. They're an annual here and I've never grown them, but maybe next summer... I popped over to White Flower Farm (used to get their catalog years ago) and looked at the peonies. I have two in the backyard and would like to have some in the front. I'll let you know what I order!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24160496530508295302012-08-21T12:49:06.118-04:002012-08-21T12:49:06.118-04:00Do you think yours took over because you are in a ...Do you think yours took over because you are in a warmer climate? <br />There are a lot of plants you can grow in a woodsy, damp area that I could never grow on this sunny, exposed, windy hill.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38024812358615434642012-08-21T12:46:01.469-04:002012-08-21T12:46:01.469-04:00I'd love to see a picture of Argyle!
I've ...I'd love to see a picture of Argyle!<br />I've had nasturtiums some years. They are beautiful.<br />I don't know if we'll ever have an orchard, but my daughter and her boyfriend who live down the road are interested in growing apples.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-8046584373075363302012-08-20T16:24:30.399-04:002012-08-20T16:24:30.399-04:00Nan, I love this post
your garden sounds like mine...Nan, I love this post<br />your garden sounds like mine.<br />But Woodhaven only 3 years old so it has a way to go.<br />The walking onions overtook my garden<br />pulled up many and they are still surfacing.<br />I envy your hollyhocks<br />so damp here by the woods they did not do well.<br />Love the old fashion flowers.<br />You make me smile this late afternoon :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53191997824907852012012-08-20T15:23:31.642-04:002012-08-20T15:23:31.642-04:00Dear Nan, I wondered how you got my Argyle, named ...Dear Nan, I wondered how you got my Argyle, named for his beautiful socks, on your header. Like your Sadie, Argyle is Lab/Rotty mix. Your farm is so beautiful. My grandmother mixed flowers and vegetables in the same beds. She was a magician with edible flowers. Nasturtiums? It was a walk down memory lane. I wish you good fortune in finding more trees for your orchard. We had apples and plums in Washington state. Have a wonderful day.<br />Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014200443279957847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-30095373764341547262012-08-20T10:59:17.461-04:002012-08-20T10:59:17.461-04:00It does pop up all over the garden, but I think th...It does pop up all over the garden, but I think the cold winters keep them from becoming invasive. I am really fond of them. <br />I have read the EL book, and so enjoyed it. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-12285667084338080402012-08-20T10:51:26.507-04:002012-08-20T10:51:26.507-04:00You know, I've found myself missing those mont...You know, I've found myself missing those monthly readings. Am looking forward to beginning the new seasonal adventure with Gladys and Susan Hill on the first day of winter.<br />I've had sweet peas other years and missed them this summer. There is nothing like them in beauty or fragrance.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-41618490576390279732012-08-20T10:18:03.461-04:002012-08-20T10:18:03.461-04:00Well, the LAB is half right. :<) Sadie's ot...Well, the LAB is half right. :<) Sadie's other half is Rotty. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-28421383404151500732012-08-20T10:16:58.984-04:002012-08-20T10:16:58.984-04:00Thanks so much for the recommendation! I've pu...Thanks so much for the recommendation! I've put it in my little 'books to check out' book. Right up my alley (or street as the English might say). Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45267774258800272992012-08-20T04:13:30.759-04:002012-08-20T04:13:30.759-04:00You'll never get rid of those mallows, writes ...You'll never get rid of those mallows, writes someone who has spent hours trying to dig them out. Massive tap roots.<br />I love to see other people's gardens. Have you read Gardening for Love: The Market Bulletins, by Elizabeth Lawrence? It's an American book, I had to order it specially years ago. Absolutely delightful, about how the author acquired slips and seeds from country women, all through correspondence. There was a website about her, called Through the Garden Gate, run by Allen Lacy. Not sure if it's still up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91652537234201365152012-08-19T21:49:41.060-04:002012-08-19T21:49:41.060-04:00Yes, your view re-defines the term "picture w...Yes, your view re-defines the term "picture window" -- just so lovely. Your garden reports are so lovely; honestly rivaling your literary garden-writing role models, Gladys and Rachel. <br /><br />I forgot about sweet peas! (I've told you how I miss spring blooms (in both senses of the word) and I don't know how I could have forgotten these beauties -- they are the first things to be planted in the spring here in Oregon. I hope you plant some next year and I hope you post pictures.Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67255921041205209782012-08-19T20:29:56.440-04:002012-08-19T20:29:56.440-04:00I always love seeing your garden photos and You LA...I always love seeing your garden photos and You LAB header is precious:)(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72962699370114555582012-08-19T19:18:01.046-04:002012-08-19T19:18:01.046-04:00Nan, I very much enjoyed the pictures of your gard...Nan, I very much enjoyed the pictures of your garden and your comments on them. I live in the city and have no garden any more, and so I am very grateful that you bring your garden to us in your blog. In view of what you say and the comments of some readers, I think you might enjoy a book by a friend of mine: James Raimes, "Gardening at Ginger: My Seven Year Obsession with Designing and Planting a Personal Landscape" [Houghton-Mifflin]. James is an Englishman, now an American, who has created his garden in upstate New York. English and American gardens appear in his book, and his own garden is perhaps uniquely Anglo-American. As is his book!Dorothy Jameshttp://myplaceformystery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33561249083789029672012-08-19T14:04:45.664-04:002012-08-19T14:04:45.664-04:00I'm so happy you feel that way.I'm so happy you feel that way.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-60760966046814302982012-08-19T14:04:28.904-04:002012-08-19T14:04:28.904-04:00Why did so many ash trees die??Why did so many ash trees die??Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-30382057550822374132012-08-19T14:04:07.893-04:002012-08-19T14:04:07.893-04:00Oh, thanks! The raised beds have been great.Oh, thanks! The raised beds have been great.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40496056904564458612012-08-19T14:03:33.073-04:002012-08-19T14:03:33.073-04:00I am so pleased you came back. I like what you wro...I am so pleased you came back. I like what you wrote, and think it is true. Some will live within their 'restrictions' and others will push the growing climate and try more exotic plants.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-17994357062085058572012-08-19T13:34:08.023-04:002012-08-19T13:34:08.023-04:00Thank you! I feel like I've just wandered thro...Thank you! I feel like I've just wandered through your backyard with you!spritehttp://www.spritewrites.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-26180500936032803892012-08-19T11:56:24.760-04:002012-08-19T11:56:24.760-04:00Thank you, Nan. If you were to write a full post o...Thank you, Nan. If you were to write a full post on the subject, I would love to read it. I think that last remark about our gardens reflecting who we are is the same here, too, possibly the same all over the world. We are restricted by climate and resources but I imagine that we all like to put our personal stamp on our homes and gardens. monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64810895858441862532012-08-19T10:59:09.221-04:002012-08-19T10:59:09.221-04:00The mallow is in the second photo - it is pink! The mallow is in the second photo - it is pink! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63759031538310311392012-08-19T10:58:05.245-04:002012-08-19T10:58:05.245-04:00I considered doing a whole post answering your mos...I considered doing a whole post answering your most interesting question. I would say there is no 'typical' North American garden. Some people have no gardens, per se, but have a bunch of dayliles in front of the house. Some people have just a vegetable garden. Some might have a formal garden with perfectly edged borders. Some have mulched gardens with spaces between perfectly weeded flowers. Some have no outdoor gardens, other than some annuals for the porch. Our garden suits a farm life out in the country. I imagine my grandmother's was much like it. A woman with 10 kids and a farmer husband who loved flowers and planted some when she had the time. I think our gardens reflect who we are, just as our houses do. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37781649158684138312012-08-19T10:51:24.418-04:002012-08-19T10:51:24.418-04:00Fruit trees seem a little miracle to me. We are to...Fruit trees seem a little miracle to me. We are too cold for any but apples, and though we have some on the land, it would be so great to have a little orchard. <br />I hope the 'secret' of starting the hollyhocks from seed under the grow lights will continue to work next year.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com