tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post8273687829380902306..comments2024-03-18T23:41:14.186-07:00Comments on A Library of Design: Creating A French Picking Garden (Easily)Janelle McCullochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-22363230556581261482014-11-20T16:08:51.123-08:002014-11-20T16:08:51.123-08:00Thanks for your kind comment. Your garden sounds g...Thanks for your kind comment. Your garden sounds gorgeous. <br /><br />You're right—icebergs are fantastic. They come under a lot of criticism but I think they're the 'workhorses' of the rose world—they're hardy and they'll grow anywhere, survive anything... We bought white icebergs for our small 'white garden' and they keep that corner in bloom for much of the year.<br /><br />Would love a country garden... Yours sound glorious!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-52008648544016415482014-11-20T16:05:50.496-08:002014-11-20T16:05:50.496-08:00I suspect your house at Stirling would have an AMA...I suspect your house at Stirling would have an AMAZING gardens Mills, esp with a son who's an amazing landscape gardener! (And his mother isn't bad at gardening either...) xJanelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-67359626453579767062014-11-20T16:03:15.569-08:002014-11-20T16:03:15.569-08:00The gardens in your state are incredible though Ka...The gardens in your state are incredible though Kathy! I'm sure yours is beautiful too. I'm longing to return to Florida to see the famous gardens of Ca d'Zan (from the Gwyneth Paltrow film Great Expectations). They've somehow managed to grow an Italian rose garden there, but you're right—I don't know how they've produced roses in that humidity! We loved seeing the gardens of Key West too. Thanks for the lovely comment. Love reading your FB posts on gratitude too!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-85955951156511964622014-11-20T14:45:42.229-08:002014-11-20T14:45:42.229-08:00Hi Janelle, your garden is beautiful, my garden is...Hi Janelle, your garden is beautiful, my garden is a mix of way too many boxed hedges, and David Austin roses, standard and bush iceberg roses, as we are on a property the icebergs are quite hardy and can withstand most conditions. And i agree, the best part is placing your blooms in a vase in your home.xBeautiful Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345784332607539954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-78607589592689026252014-11-18T22:35:28.281-08:002014-11-18T22:35:28.281-08:00Hooley dooley Janelle, for a novice gardener you g...Hooley dooley Janelle, for a novice gardener you go straight to the top of the class!! I was a bit sniffly reading this post (not hay fever) but a tad overcome with sadness. You see I don't have one single rose bush in our jungle Hills garden.....not one. The property is just too shady, all the big old trees don't allow any light through, so it's just camelias, rhodies, helebores & English Box for moi. <br /><br />I really miss all the roses from our old house at Unley, the ones that MOTH used to prune with his chainsaw & by gosh did they flourish!<br />M xxMilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258962482133112163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-15983798866359870852014-11-18T10:21:37.955-08:002014-11-18T10:21:37.955-08:00How absolutely delightful. I've never tried ro...How absolutely delightful. I've never tried roses here in Florida, as rumor has it they don't do well with the high humidity and bugs. I miss my childhood home which had enough roses for us to pick bouquets like in your photo. I would definitely choose the most scented varieties, too. Gorgeous photos.Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-87309250190811845742014-11-17T22:50:45.940-08:002014-11-17T22:50:45.940-08:00Yes, and he's a really lovely person too. I fe...Yes, and he's a really lovely person too. I felt for him so much this time last year.<br />Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-79449667086491609462014-11-17T19:30:05.591-08:002014-11-17T19:30:05.591-08:00Indira is an absolute inspiration.. what she has d...Indira is an absolute inspiration.. what she has done with her balcony is amazing! I'll have to check out Perri Cutten (thanks for the tip)... our place is high on a rocky outcrop with native bush behind us and fabulous views out the front... but the land is so steep and rocky! I get scared weeding that I'm going to lose my footing and tumble down onto the road! I'd love a rose garden, or an english garden, or even a few hydrangeas... but it's only bottle brushes and the odd clivia for me!<br /><br />I've just started an account on Instagram and am following Paul Bangay... OMG. That is some garden he has... absolutely stunning... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-49572645455343752982014-11-17T19:14:27.839-08:002014-11-17T19:14:27.839-08:00Oh Catherine, I feel for you! I lived in apartment...Oh Catherine, I feel for you! I lived in apartments – in Europe, Sydney and Melbourne – for 20 years and I know how the cabin fever can affect city dwellers. <br /><br />We moved out to the country so I could have a garden, then back to the SE suburbs, but I still long for the buzz and energy of the city, and in fact we've talked about moving back – or buying a studio/pied-a-terre on St Kilda Road. But I'd miss gardening dreadfully. <br /><br />Perhaps you could create something at your holiday house? The fashion designer Perri Cutten created an amazing garden in the harsh conditions of the Mornington Peninsula – proving that gardens will grow anywhere. And Indira Naidoo has written books about her success with a balcony garden. <br /><br />Of course, you're always welcome out here anytime!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-58678804920087135682014-11-17T19:06:40.741-08:002014-11-17T19:06:40.741-08:00Hi Janelle
Your garden is beautiful and a credit t...Hi Janelle<br />Your garden is beautiful and a credit to you!<br />I love gardening too, but what with living in the city during the week with only a small balcony and heading to our holiday house up the coast for the weekends, I don't get to do it as often as I would like. I imagine it will be something I'll really get into when I retire to our holiday house... but that's YEARS away! <br /><br />You inspire me as always.<br /><br />CatherineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-68382992250894314682014-11-17T15:43:51.461-08:002014-11-17T15:43:51.461-08:00Please don't worry Trish, it's just lovely...Please don't worry Trish, it's just lovely to hear from you again! I remember your beautiful Tess – 12 years is such an incredibly long life for a Cavvie. I keep looking at Cooper and hoping he makes it to 8! Are you considering getting another one? They're such lovely companions, aren't they? Cooper follows me everywhere in the garden, sniffing the salvias and barking at the Mynah birds. Do hope you find some good insights into these posts. Not sure I've been very informative of late... Jx<br />Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-84629382341044577972014-11-17T15:00:59.848-08:002014-11-17T15:00:59.848-08:00Sorry Janelle I have been having trouble posting a...Sorry Janelle I have been having trouble posting and receiving your blog I have sorted myself now! I love the garden it is beautiful and in such a short time. Your Cooper is the image of our Tess who we adored. I have mentioned her to you before she lived to 12 years. I hand been catching up,on all your posts they are wonderful.x Trish Trish Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980419755667503362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-86391321338029537242014-11-17T14:56:19.484-08:002014-11-17T14:56:19.484-08:00Hello Janelle .I wanted to congratulate you on you...Hello Janelle .I wanted to congratulate you on your wonderful blog I am amazed how much that you put into it,I have been having trouble Trish Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980419755667503362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-5253159016692469172014-11-17T14:27:51.828-08:002014-11-17T14:27:51.828-08:00That's really kind of you Lucy, thank you. But...That's really kind of you Lucy, thank you. But I'm really a novice gardener. So novice, that I am sometimes ashamed of our garden when I walk around our neighbourhood (which is festooned with amazing gardens!) and see how beautiful everyone else's is. <br /><br />Ours really needs formal English box borders but I couldn't afford to splurge on English box at $15/plant for 100 plants, so raised timber beds it is. It's very rustic! But I wanted to show people how easy it is to create a picking garden. We made this after pulling out 25 enormous cypress trees to do the right thing by the neighbours (which opened the garden up to sun but left horrible acidic soil), so if we can do it, anyone can!Janelle McCullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006727386237836016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6383907926280689006.post-36937358517341585422014-11-17T12:57:54.480-08:002014-11-17T12:57:54.480-08:00Janelle, your garden is looking fantastic! I'...Janelle, your garden is looking fantastic! I'm so impressed, particularly as you have landscaped it from nothing. More pictures please! LucyLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845692675881661095noreply@blogger.com