tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post9097358113492090608..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Questions on Garden Names, Time Capsules and BirthdaysCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6187039953517346622008-07-18T15:12:00.000-04:002008-07-18T15:12:00.000-04:00Carol—I was so grateful to find your blog! I found...Carol—I was so grateful to find your blog! I found it while Googling “garden names” and your wonderful piece about naming the garden assured me I’m not nuts (even though sometimes my husband thought so, as I’ve been putting so much energy into coming up with garden names). The overall name of our house and grounds is taken from the Indian name for this valley in Idaho: Cop-cop-pa-ala, the Much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15806555187274580742008-02-03T09:11:00.000-05:002008-02-03T09:11:00.000-05:00Foxes Earth is the fanciful name for where we live...Foxes Earth is the fanciful name for where we live and garden. <BR/>Foxes do roam here. <BR/>My FIL was a fox hunter here. <BR/>Anne Rivers Siddons wrote a book called 'Foxes Earth.' <BR/>A man named Fox believed he would be reincarnated and build an elaborate 'Earth' on his property just in case. There is an earth up in some woods on my property, but it is not elaborate, just a den.<BR/><BR/>No Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-81216088557635343222008-02-02T10:15:00.000-05:002008-02-02T10:15:00.000-05:00Windywillow is my garden's name. I first saw this ...Windywillow is my garden's name. I first saw this name in a role-playing game for some small folk, hobbits or pixies, can't remember. When we moved here to our country house 4 years ago, I saw there was a lot of fierce winds coming through. And my favorite tree is willow, so I thought it was a good name for the garden. I didn't have any trees back then, now I have many, including 3 different Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46224673671952712472008-02-01T19:42:00.000-05:002008-02-01T19:42:00.000-05:00I've never done a post on this, but our place is c...I've never done a post on this, but our place is called Sunflower Hill...and I bought myself Christopher Lloyd's last book (Exotic Planting for Adventurous Gardeners) as a late Christmas/get-me-through-January present, which I will post about soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64887961340193998632008-01-31T17:52:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:52:00.000-05:00I got talked into naming my garden Green Hall afte...I got talked into naming my garden <A HREF="http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=411" REL="nofollow">Green Hall</A> after putting that on my shed last fall (see the comments on that post).<BR/><BR/>I don't buy my own birthday presents, but my husband and kids do a great job with that. And I'm pretty good about treating myself the rest of the year, anyway. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47105671896574952392008-01-31T17:30:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:30:00.000-05:00I bought myself a $40 hoe one year fir nt birthday...I bought myself a $40 hoe one year fir nt birthday. My brothers had a field day with that one. I should name my garden. Does Aunt Debbis Garden count? Mayb Critter Country is more like it.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12883559078858559382008-01-31T15:38:00.000-05:002008-01-31T15:38:00.000-05:00When we bought our home nearly 20 years I redecora...When we bought our home nearly 20 years I redecorated all the rooms. Nearly every room ended up with some element of roses, in the wallpaper or curtains, etc., so my daughter and I decided to call our home "Rose Cottage". Then for Mother's Day one year I got a coupon from my family promising me a hedge of Simplicty roses and a white picket fence. I now have both, my Rose Cottage garden.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-21789158402975335102008-01-31T14:40:00.000-05:002008-01-31T14:40:00.000-05:00I'll be thinking about a name for the pond garden....I'll be thinking about a name for the pond garden. It really should have a name.<BR/><BR/>The best birthday gifts come from me :o) What did you get? I'll bet it was a hoe.<BR/><BR/>Time capsules are cool. We just realized two years ago that my daughter, around age 8, made a time capsule and slipped it between the concrete block and drywall in the basement of our home in MD. I'd love to go Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17539275603642988922008-01-31T13:10:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:10:00.000-05:00After you suggested naming the garden, I did: Squi...After you suggested naming the garden, I did: Squirrelhaven, as memorialized in a post of that name. No sign yet saying "Welcome to Squirrelhaven." I'm at the point where I just try to ignore my birthday, so, no, I don't buy myself any birthday presents. A time capsule is always a good idea when one has children. I should try to do one this year.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38320028653459727752008-01-31T11:21:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:21:00.000-05:00I've been thinking of a name since your post Carol...I've been thinking of a name since your post Carol. My neighbor just put up a sign with his gardens name, Ledgemere! Drats, that would have been a good one! No name yet!<BR/><BR/>No time capsule! <BR/><BR/>I'm all for buying myself a birthday present. That way, you always get what you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62926035782550959912008-01-31T09:13:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:13:00.000-05:00I'll want a bigger and more permanent garden befor...I'll want a bigger and more permanent garden before I name it. I should think up names for the future, though. And the time capsule is a nice idea for my current, more transient garden. Hmm...what's today's cheap collectible? I could make a future gardener rich! (Or at least afford a couple extra seed packets.)<BR/><BR/>As for birthday presents, I occasionally buy my own. Also my husband can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-23191235856031475442008-01-31T08:56:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:56:00.000-05:00Come to think of it I do have a name I use often. ...Come to think of it I do have a name I use often. <BR/><I>The deer are in the @#$%^&* garden again!</I>WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-70754424696468384592008-01-31T08:46:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:46:00.000-05:00I love gardens. I just don;t happen to have one of...I love gardens. I just don;t happen to have one of my own. Fortunately the family I live with, who lives with me, do enjoy gardening, so I have the best of both worlds. I sit on my back deck & view a beautiful garden, but I don't have to sweat over it. I'm not above giving suggestions, but I don't need to often. AhhhhhhhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-45229520001429338862008-01-31T08:21:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:21:00.000-05:00I always buy myself birthday presents...and Christ...I <EM>always</EM> buy myself birthday presents...and Christmas presents and Groundhog Day presents and.......<BR/><BR/>I've never buried a time capsule, but I've saved newspapers and magazines that were current at the time of important life events (births, marriages, etc.) It's interesting to look at them on anniversaries.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43258531889709100572008-01-31T07:51:00.000-05:002008-01-31T07:51:00.000-05:00I wasn't going to officially name my garden here b...I wasn't going to officially name my garden here because I view it as a temporary home. However, Robin's Nesting Place has kind of become a part of me and my garden. I'll probably use it where ever I garden though. <BR/><BR/>Never did a time capsules.<BR/><BR/>My husband hates to shop, and I'm a very practical person, so I always shop for myself and get exactly what I want. It works well for him Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-48891386767607957462008-01-31T07:41:00.000-05:002008-01-31T07:41:00.000-05:00Wait a minute . . . hold on, here! Do you actually...Wait a minute . . . hold on, here! Do you actually think you can tell us you were very good to yourself for your birthday and not tell us precisely what you got for yourself?! Inquiring minds want to know--especially this inquiring mind. Sure, you left a hint about one of the gifts with your question about podcasts, but you said "both." That means two. I am a detail-oriented person and I want allKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38462617791160468442008-01-31T07:30:00.000-05:002008-01-31T07:30:00.000-05:00Great thought starters, Carol. Especially the bir...Great thought starters, Carol. Especially the birthday present for yourself. I like to name the garden, we have had to think of new names since we have moved several times over the years. Faire Garden can be applied to them all. If there is another move, it will be to another spot called Faire Garden also. That way you are always 'home'.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14959327948182858092008-01-31T07:01:00.000-05:002008-01-31T07:01:00.000-05:00Hmmmm....interesting thought. I'll have to put so...Hmmmm....interesting thought. I'll have to put some thought into that as well. Any suggestions?Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43051049275840228152008-01-31T00:41:00.000-05:002008-01-31T00:41:00.000-05:00I have not named my garden, maybe I had better put...I have not named my garden, maybe I had better put some thought into that this winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7638718971000827692008-01-30T23:34:00.000-05:002008-01-30T23:34:00.000-05:00Funny you should ask...I put the first coat of sea...Funny you should ask...I put the first coat of sealant on my sign this past weekend...two more and then I plan to post a photo! I did post about the name <A HREF="http://growingagardenindavis.blo<br/>gspot.com/2007/10/fiori-e-canto.html" REL="nofollow">here.</A> <BR/>I'm curious about other garden names, too!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.com