Comments on: Call me stubborn

By: inadvertentgardener

inadvertentgardener — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:04:01 +0000

Kären, you and Frost are quite wise — I do like your take that it’s realistic rather than stubborn…although I will say that there are times when I am plenty stubborn, even if this isn’t necessarily one of those times! :-)

By: Karen Ledebur

Karen Ledebur — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:18 +0000

Oh my dear I’m both family and friend and I wouldn’t call you stubborn. That word suggests that you aren’t doing something you know you NEED to do but won’t. Gardening is something you do for you so if the whole vibe changes when the garden isn’t in a spot that’s a fit that’s not stubborn. That’s realistic. I’m one of those people that might offer you a spot in my yard and at first I would feel very good about that but I would venture to guess that if your garden got out of control or had some problem that impacted me I would eventually not feel so great about giving you a space. I can’t help but what Frost said in his poem “The Mending Wall” – “Good fences make good neighbors.” Gardening in someone else’s yard could really blurr the fence lines of a good friendship.

By: inadvertentgardener

inadvertentgardener — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:09:26 +0000

Ree, come now…karaoke is SO MUCH FUN!

Sally, kangaroo paws sound like a really cool flower! I’m going to have to look that up. So glad that you are getting so much encouragement from those around you. :-)

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:24:17 +0000

I know the feeling. I decided to grow a garden on my front verge, the only place to get good sun, but it took me several years! to get up the courage to garden in full view of everyone in the street. The first weekend, I was surprised and delighted at how many people came up to encourage me in what I was doing. Since then the verge garden has been walked over, driven over and pulled up three times when public utilities were replaced, but each time i’ve gone back and kept going. It doesn’t always look terrific, but in spring when the native irises flower, and in summer when the kangaroo paws flower (unusual flowers native to western australia) it’s worth the effort, and because it’s public, everyone gets to ebjoy it.

By: Ree

Ree — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:53:17 +0000

I guess you’ll just have to be satisfied with tomato plants named after you. ;-)

I think we share that stubborn gene, but there’s no way I’m singing karaoke.

By: inadvertentgardener

inadvertentgardener — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:52:40 +0000

Amelia, not giving up — don’t worry!

Lydia, that’s what I’m counting on. :-)

Katie, that would have been grounds for me to, um, break bad in the Spanish guy’s face. I’m just sayin’. (Maybe I’ve already lived in Oakland too long…)

Cookiecrumb, total hella commute. But I appreciate your need for privacy, clearly!

Rosie, awww…thanks. I think you’re required to say that in your Official Role, though. :-)

By: rosie

rosie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:02:59 +0000

I think you are more wise than stubborn :).

By: http://madeater.blogspot.com/

http://madeater.blogspot.com/ — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:45:22 +0000

Everybody needs a little privacy. I, for one, would love to offer you garden space in my yard, but I won’t… I need a little privacy too. I’m so bad at weeding. (Plus, hella commute.)
xx

By: http://thyme2.typepad.com/

http://thyme2.typepad.com/ — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:19:46 +0000

I prefer to be a ‘private’ gardener, too. Although, in Andorra we had an allotment in the village… And an old, Spanish guy came over and yelled at me about my tomatoes, then proceeded to pinch, trim and pull them into ‘proper’ shape. Could be why I like my garden private….

By: http://www.theperfectpantry.com/

http://www.theperfectpantry.com/ — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:25:17 +0000

I would absolutely feel the same way. And have faith– a garden will come your way, and when it does, it will have been worth the wait.