tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post9035289162590008972..comments2023-07-04T02:23:07.500-07:00Comments on Rhone Street Gardens: Farewell, 2011...Hello, 2012scottweberpdxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-24993194094955577232012-01-13T11:43:15.728-08:002012-01-13T11:43:15.728-08:00Nice recap of the year. I feel like your blog give...Nice recap of the year. I feel like your blog gives a really clear idea of your taste in plants. Which is pretty much the same as my own taste in plants. And your photos do a really nice job of using a part of the plant to show the overall effect of the plant or the garden. So we should be thanking you. Rock on.ryanhttp://drystonegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-23816102989466052302012-01-09T14:29:37.682-08:002012-01-09T14:29:37.682-08:00Great post Scott! Love the story of the nuts and b...Great post Scott! Love the story of the nuts and bolts of tackling your yard, as well as the overview of the gardening calendar, Portland-style. Hope next year continues to be a great one for you in the garden :)Cyndyhttp://gardeningasylum.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-49148986008485492712012-01-09T11:15:45.391-08:002012-01-09T11:15:45.391-08:00Denise: Bring it on, indeed! I know…it's hard ...Denise: Bring it on, indeed! I know…it's hard to imagine that the garden will be going into it's 4th year already.<br /><br />HolleyGarden: Thanks! You are so right…I shouldn't fret too much…there's always something to be done in the garden :-)<br /><br />Patrick's Garden: Wow…that's so very flattering, Patrick…both from you and the editor…what a compliment!<br /><br />ks: How awesome…I cleaned up a bit yesterday, as well…the dry weather makes it much more tempting to get out and get things done!<br /><br />Pam/Digging: Awww…thanks! I'm hoping for better weather for everyone else this year…I felt very guilty when reading all the Texas blogs, especially. I hope you all get some relief this year!<br /><br />altroverde: Thanks, Alberto! Hahahahahaha…believe me, I'm totally scheming ways to get my neighbors to give me their yards to garden in!<br /><br />John Markowski: Thanks…glad I could provide some motivation…hope you have a great year too-sounds like you're going for it and taking no prisoners ;-)<br /><br />Zoey: Usually, yes…although we've had earlier frosts…they are pretty rare…we've actually not had one that really knocked everything back yet…go figure!<br /><br />Grace Peterson: ME TOO! Let's put our heads together and figure that one out!<br /><br />Heather: Oh yeah…wasn't it crazy…I know a lot of people were lamenting the cool summer…but I loved it!<br /><br />sweet bay: Thanks so much…same to you!<br /><br />VW: Totally…let's hope the pleasant summer weather prevails again this year :-)<br /><br />Geranium: I can totally feel for you…I grew up in the Midwest, where winters are pretty brutal as well!<br /><br />Why I Garden: Awww…thanks!<br /><br />rick 'sprig to twig': I do try my best to make it so…and you're so right…a little creative framing can make the world of difference!<br /><br />Cally: Oh no…I hope you've emerged from your DIY headaches for a while and can focus on the good and fun things! Let's hope we all have a great year!<br /><br />kacky: So glad you like your "visits" here ;-) I'm hoping it's a mild year, weather-wise, for us all…but it seem to not be the case for the most part :-(<br /><br />Les: Thanks again, and same to you!<br /><br />Jennifer@threedogsinagarden: Glad to hear you're getting excited about grasses…I'm adding more and more to the garden, especially new plantings. Especially now in winter, I REALLY appreciate their form and structure!<br /><br />Janet, The Queen of Seaford: Same to you! How very cool…I would have loved to have heard what he said about them! They are quite nice…and are already forming their flower buds!<br /><br />Janet: Thanks very much! I think you've hit the nail on the head…I'm going to have to commandeer my neighbors' land to keep my garden growing ;-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-22821359326878582302012-01-09T11:15:34.687-08:002012-01-09T11:15:34.687-08:00allanbecker: Awww…shucks…I'm blushing :-)
Sun...allanbecker: Awww…shucks…I'm blushing :-)<br /><br />Sunray Gardens: Thanks…I do delight in making different combos in the garden…glad it's paying off!<br /><br />gwirrel: Isn't the weather this past year odd…makes me worried for what we can expect in the future. Good info on the Lupins…I'll have to be more diligent in my dead-heading!<br /><br />Gatsby Gardens: Thanks! Me too…I worry when our weather is unusually warm or cold…eek!<br /><br />PlantPostings: Thanks…and same to you…let's hope for a great gardening year!<br /><br />Bluestem: I am totally itching to get out and work on the hellstrip…and I must have gone through 30 rounds of revisions on my plans so far. I can't imagine not being able to water at all..especially with the heat you get…ouch! I'll cross my fingers it doesn't come to that…as amazing as your garden is, I'd hate to see it suffer from such severe drought :-(<br /><br />Alison: Oh yeah…my next post is going to be the start of a 2 or 3-part series where I talk about the back yard…it just kept getting longer and longer…so rather than clog up the inter webs with the godzilla of blog posts, I'm breaking it up into more manageable sections…I hope you'll enjoy it!<br /><br />danger garden: I wonder about that with other blogs too. Amazingly, yours was one of the very first blogs I started following as I started blogging :-) I hope we can do the sale trip again too…I was talking to Derrick the other night and we both agreed it was a blast. OMG…you should totally visit…in summer…when it isn't sticks and mud ;-) I totally want to come over see the Danger Garden too…I've been wanting to take lots of pics of it for a while.<br /><br />Karin/Souther Meadows: Thanks so much…you and me both :-)<br /><br />Catherine@AGardenerinProgress: OMG…me too…I can't stop re-imagining all my spaces…having a small garden is definitely a mixed blessing, right!?!<br /><br />Lona: Thanks so much…I'm so glad you're enjoying my posts…I have to admit, I love other blogs for the same reason…seeing the changes people can do…totally inspiring!<br /><br />Jenni@RainyDayGardener: Thanks so much…yours has too! LOVE that you're planting some grasses…can't wait to see what you pick!!!<br /><br />Tim: Aww…thanks! And yes…can't wait for Spring!<br /><br />Greggo: Thanks so much…same to you!<br /><br />hill wards: Thanks so much…it was a great year for us here in PDX…let's hope this year is the same ;-)<br /><br />Shady Gardener: It's is so much fun…I've been spending time tagging and sorting a lot of this past year's photos…and sometimes I get distracted just looking at them!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-29640143607289027282012-01-08T18:21:47.243-08:002012-01-08T18:21:47.243-08:00I always enjoy looking at your photos, Scott. You ...I always enjoy looking at your photos, Scott. You have an eye for stunning planting combinations aswell as a taking excellent photographs. So there,s a bitof replanting in the pipeline? Then where? Perhaps you'll have to take over next door's garden. Happy gardening and blogging in 2012!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-20167995521220604872012-01-08T18:07:25.892-08:002012-01-08T18:07:25.892-08:00Hi Scott, a belated Happy New Year to you. I have...Hi Scott, a belated Happy New Year to you. I have to tell you this past December (last month) I heard Dr. Michael Dirr. He is a big fan of Parrotia persica. He led a tour through an arboretum and he talked a great deal about them. I love them too!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-91913366164847265862012-01-08T09:51:38.964-08:002012-01-08T09:51:38.964-08:00Hi Scott, Happy New Year! I am just getting to kno...Hi Scott, Happy New Year! I am just getting to know your garden and blog, but from what I have seen so far, both are beautiful! Like you, I am always adding to my garden. I have a long wish list of plants I want to add this spring. More grasses figure prominently on that list. Here is hoping for an early spring. I can hardly wait to get gardening again!Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-91590183344382125232012-01-07T15:23:28.318-08:002012-01-07T15:23:28.318-08:00This was a good post, and that last paragraph sums...This was a good post, and that last paragraph sums up why we are here. I hope you and yours have a great new year.Leshttp://atidewatergardener.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-62582116054910225252012-01-07T09:29:52.226-08:002012-01-07T09:29:52.226-08:00I enjoyed the walk through last year in photos. Y...I enjoyed the walk through last year in photos. You all have some beautiful plants up there. I have never been but I feel like I have visited in reading your blog. Yes we had a intense summer this past year preceded by an equally as intense winter. Both the worst we've seen in years. Hopefully the last of that! Looking forward to your posts for 2012! Always enjoy sitting reading your posts and viewing the incredible photos!!!!khakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632954199885871025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-16120956030969325942012-01-06T17:44:06.875-08:002012-01-06T17:44:06.875-08:00Lovely review of the past year. I had so many plan...Lovely review of the past year. I had so many plans to catch up on missed plant posts, sort through photo's, post about garden blogs I love (esp. yours) and finally get decent December shots - but DIY disasters seemed to take up most of Oct and Nov so December was a whirlwind of everything except gardening. Very frustrating, so I've been trying to get my head back into gardening mode this week, even though our continuing severe gales are keeping me out of the garden itself. I'm so glad the extremes didn't hit you because your garden has been such a huge pleasure to watch all year. Thanks for sharing it.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-32565707507477428102012-01-06T16:36:33.261-08:002012-01-06T16:36:33.261-08:00Your garden is a year-round wonder...and if it wer...Your garden is a year-round wonder...and if it were not, your skills with a camera would make it so. Thanks for all the inspiration found here in the year past...looking forward to lots more.ricki 'sprig to twig'http://bannersbyricki.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-58835545521693334092012-01-06T06:17:10.253-08:002012-01-06T06:17:10.253-08:00A great post, and great photos. You have quite an ...A great post, and great photos. You have quite an inspring garden (all the hard work is paying off).Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-62109062528080236732012-01-05T14:25:48.604-08:002012-01-05T14:25:48.604-08:00What an inspiring blog - and gorgeus garden!
Her...What an inspiring blog - and gorgeus garden! <br /><br />Here in Southern Finland we're still waiting for the "real" winter to come, so no snow or frost still... hope it's not sign of the climate change, but I like the winter this way. Usually we have plenty of snow and -20°C in January, brr.<br /><br />Wishing you a successful gardening year 2012!Geraniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364707508685482341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-37669465137412774472012-01-05T12:49:18.358-08:002012-01-05T12:49:18.358-08:00Love the photos! I'm totally jealous of your ...Love the photos! I'm totally jealous of your Portland weather, although here in Spokane it's been milder than usual the past week. So nice to see the sun and break into the 40's once in a while!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-69715425754047634762012-01-04T17:19:02.436-08:002012-01-04T17:19:02.436-08:00I have enjoyed getting to know you through your bl...I have enjoyed getting to know you through your blog, and seeing your beautiful garden and photography. Happy New Year!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-77708274392052601042012-01-04T08:30:50.844-08:002012-01-04T08:30:50.844-08:00I'm so sad that I didn't find my way to yo...I'm so sad that I didn't find my way to your blog earlier in 2011. This was such a nice look back at the year--I'd already forgotten how mild our summer was, or those terribly hot weeks in September. I can't wait to see what you create this year!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404180898034770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-34282618631669209152012-01-03T20:05:54.546-08:002012-01-03T20:05:54.546-08:00Happy New Year, Scott. I hope we can have a repeat...Happy New Year, Scott. I hope we can have a repeat of COOL weather this summer. I'm not fond of 90 degree weather either. Gorgeous photos.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-13414561033615993792012-01-03T15:23:46.526-08:002012-01-03T15:23:46.526-08:00Hi Scott,
You don't get killing frosts until D...Hi Scott,<br />You don't get killing frosts until December? I am so jealous! I get them in early October.<br /><br />I am looking forward to seeing what you do in your 2012 garden.Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-10332297310831711942012-01-03T11:07:37.269-08:002012-01-03T11:07:37.269-08:00Absolutely stunning photos Scott! Wow! Seriously, ...Absolutely stunning photos Scott! Wow! Seriously, it gets me all fired up to see these photos. I want to run out and photograph my garden all day. Big time ups!<br /><br />Happy New Year and here's to another great year of gardening!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058818144591263827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-78244781106227661252012-01-03T09:29:42.520-08:002012-01-03T09:29:42.520-08:00Scott, needless to say all the pictures are terrif...Scott, needless to say all the pictures are terrific, I like the way you arranged them. I am too a little worry about running out of space in the garden... Do you know if some of your neighbor put his house on sale? Did you tell that's not a good place to grow their children? their house may be haunted? In short: any plan to get rid of them and expand your garden??<br />AlbertoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-29840161521244274622012-01-02T19:35:57.620-08:002012-01-02T19:35:57.620-08:00I know exactly what you mean about the sense of co...I know exactly what you mean about the sense of community that blogging fosters. And I'm glad that SOMEONE had a great gardening year in 2011. We all reap the rewards thanks to your beautiful photographs.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-68898645964615376112012-01-02T19:23:56.211-08:002012-01-02T19:23:56.211-08:00What a nice retrospective Scott; stellar photos as...What a nice retrospective Scott; stellar photos as always . We had similar weather patterns here on Norcal in 2011, with the odd absence of rain so far this winter. I have already completed a good portion of spring clean-up.. and had a glass of wine sitting in the garden at 4:30pm today Jan 2nd..60's!kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-57888675579361145892012-01-02T18:00:40.622-08:002012-01-02T18:00:40.622-08:00Hey dude,
You know how much I admire your work, bo...Hey dude,<br />You know how much I admire your work, both for photography and prose. I think more of the world should see so much so I thought that Timber Press should about it. And lo' and behold one of their editors said she was stunned, yes stunned, about your photography and she's taking a look at your blog, and mine too.Patrick's Gardenhttp://www.patricksgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-75977844834704927062012-01-02T17:55:55.298-08:002012-01-02T17:55:55.298-08:00You are a very talented photographer, and I loved ...You are a very talented photographer, and I loved seeing your garden through the year. How nice that most of your backyard is still green! And how fun to start another project! And even though that may be the last, gardens are always changing, and never finished. Happy New Year!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861157226256566848.post-21135276870513714562012-01-02T16:51:29.063-08:002012-01-02T16:51:29.063-08:00Wonderful recap. And to think your relatively you...Wonderful recap. And to think your relatively young garden will be more mature in 2012 -- how much beauty can we stand? Bring it on!Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.com