tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post1197053701509387081..comments2023-07-04T02:23:07.500-07:00Comments on Rhone Street Gardens: Running the Gauntletscottweberpdxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-76406224168970612212012-07-26T14:03:08.102-07:002012-07-26T14:03:08.102-07:00Defiantly beautiful! I love full gardens that see...Defiantly beautiful! I love full gardens that seem to spill out of the beds.Rebecca and Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076032102958973386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-40736891831580405682012-07-21T22:25:36.327-07:002012-07-21T22:25:36.327-07:00I would walk by your garden every day if I lived i...I would walk by your garden every day if I lived in your 'hood, Scott. Absolutely stunning.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-40877505552994658042012-07-20T12:56:54.341-07:002012-07-20T12:56:54.341-07:00That's exactly it, Sue...finding that balance ...That's exactly it, Sue...finding that balance where things can look generous and natural...but not be a nuisance :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-29112963223150170502012-07-20T12:56:18.700-07:002012-07-20T12:56:18.700-07:00You've definitely got a point there, Cheryl......You've definitely got a point there, Cheryl...and I've very conscious that it doesn't get so overgrown that someone in a wheelchair or with a stroller couldn't get through. I watch as people with strollers in our 'hood walk past and they don't seem to have any problems at the moment...they actually comment that they walk past on purpose to admire the plants. I think there is definitely a trimming in the future for this area, however, as there is one spot that is particularly narrow :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-49239987443749416802012-07-20T12:54:41.509-07:002012-07-20T12:54:41.509-07:00Yay...glad we're in agreement!!!Yay...glad we're in agreement!!!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-47041870056778116862012-07-20T12:53:52.180-07:002012-07-20T12:53:52.180-07:00That's a good point...and one of my pet peeves...That's a good point...and one of my pet peeves...I've gotten poked in the eye a few times by badly-placed shrubbery!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-66237204933093303652012-07-20T12:53:22.427-07:002012-07-20T12:53:22.427-07:00So true...and who are we to question Mother Nature...So true...and who are we to question Mother Nature :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-60375168866903772682012-07-20T12:53:03.643-07:002012-07-20T12:53:03.643-07:00We're kindred spirits, I think...I have so man...We're kindred spirits, I think...I have so many things that ar so buried by plant that I forget abut until the first frost ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-41388591746390814862012-07-20T12:52:26.239-07:002012-07-20T12:52:26.239-07:00My feelings, exactly ;-)My feelings, exactly ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-81865117155939450172012-07-20T12:52:13.644-07:002012-07-20T12:52:13.644-07:00Hahahaha...exactly...isn't that better!?!Hahahaha...exactly...isn't that better!?!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-13893050905152166152012-07-20T12:51:57.155-07:002012-07-20T12:51:57.155-07:00Oh no!!! I'm the same way...he can trim the La...Oh no!!! I'm the same way...he can trim the Laurel all he wants...but stay away from the perennials, please!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-8092506327385974702012-07-20T12:02:19.248-07:002012-07-20T12:02:19.248-07:00Ahhh...yes...that's something I'm definite...Ahhh...yes...that's something I'm definitely being wary of, as well...I don't want to be the cause of any traffic accidents, for sure!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-50174134758888708892012-07-20T12:01:50.377-07:002012-07-20T12:01:50.377-07:00Exactly...it's so much more welcoming!Exactly...it's so much more welcoming!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-22005097312116847032012-07-20T12:01:31.722-07:002012-07-20T12:01:31.722-07:00OMG, Jason...that is exactly one of the things tha...OMG, Jason...that is exactly one of the things that inspires me, directly. I found a book about Giverny years ago...and I think it's informed A LOT of my gardening decisions since then...obviously, some things I'm not even conscious of...but there you are!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-38712064535036334442012-07-20T12:00:34.713-07:002012-07-20T12:00:34.713-07:00OMG...I know...where are our ponds!!!OMG...I know...where are our ponds!!!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-76451410015888493442012-07-20T11:58:49.101-07:002012-07-20T11:58:49.101-07:00Hahahahahahahaha...I love that idea!Hahahahahahahaha...I love that idea!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-8283971070096089532012-07-20T11:58:36.600-07:002012-07-20T11:58:36.600-07:00Hahaha...absolutely, Jenni! I know...I look around...Hahaha...absolutely, Jenni! I know...I look around town and there are FAR WORSE examples of such spillage...and with much worse plants ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-27182321284758043992012-07-20T11:48:23.563-07:002012-07-20T11:48:23.563-07:00Yikes! I've actually been poked a few times, m...Yikes! I've actually been poked a few times, myself by other's gardens too..hahahaha! I guess we're lucky that our mailman doesn't mind bees...they'd definitely make us do the same!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-13490460607201666152012-07-20T11:14:49.337-07:002012-07-20T11:14:49.337-07:00I agree...it's worth the little bit of discomf...I agree...it's worth the little bit of discomfort, sometimes! I adore other gardens where I feel like I'm walking "through" them...not just "past" them" :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-26614420563315936152012-07-20T11:13:53.015-07:002012-07-20T11:13:53.015-07:00That's so funny...I sort of take them for gran...That's so funny...I sort of take them for granted, and didn't realize you all don't have them there. I agree...even when they are wasted on turf, they provide a necessary buffer between cars and the sidewalk.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-89609797119561430052012-07-20T11:13:10.000-07:002012-07-20T11:13:10.000-07:00OMG...seriously?!? I would be glad to get rid of t...OMG...seriously?!? I would be glad to get rid of that neighbor too! I'm really very fortunate that all our neighbors seem to actually enjoy the garden enough that they don't complain.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-29353775830295781992012-07-20T11:10:40.853-07:002012-07-20T11:10:40.853-07:00That's for sure, Alan. I actually do think I n...That's for sure, Alan. I actually do think I need to cut back the Geranium on the left quite a bit this weekend...it's far too sprawly and open anyway, and a good trim will be beneficial for it.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-59467825316814597742012-07-20T11:09:51.827-07:002012-07-20T11:09:51.827-07:00Hahahahahaha...I LOVE that, Patrick!Hahahahahaha...I LOVE that, Patrick!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-47310496245814672062012-07-20T11:09:39.277-07:002012-07-20T11:09:39.277-07:00Exactly, Cher, if it were really making walking ha...Exactly, Cher, if it were really making walking hard for people, I'd cut it back...but as is...not a chance!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-34876611527427528752012-07-20T11:08:54.232-07:002012-07-20T11:08:54.232-07:00Absolutely, couldn't have said it better, myse...Absolutely, couldn't have said it better, myself!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.com