tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post9104840299052349869..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Through The Garden Gate: A Simpler TimeCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43105005236776391862009-05-22T23:08:13.205-04:002009-05-22T23:08:13.205-04:00Your post brought back similar memories. My grand...Your post brought back similar memories. My grandmother did not garden, but I grew up loving violets because she had them in her lawn at one of her places. I have some in my veggie garden that I have to keep in check.<br /><br />Daisies were one of the first kind of flowers I grew, and I still grow them. <br /><br />I am fortunate to still have 3 of the peony bushes my mother-in-law planted Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77202218767125983072009-05-22T12:04:37.770-04:002009-05-22T12:04:37.770-04:00I, too, associate peonies with Memorial Day. Occa...I, too, associate peonies with Memorial Day. Occasionally my grandmother would pick them and store in the bottom drawer of refrigerator to keep them until "Decoration Day"....Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16945836118863426412009-05-19T22:18:36.243-04:002009-05-19T22:18:36.243-04:00What lovely sentiments and childhood garden memori...What lovely sentiments and childhood garden memories.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-81741952424705314312009-05-19T21:29:28.044-04:002009-05-19T21:29:28.044-04:00So many touching images here, thank you!So many touching images here, thank you!"Daffodil Planter" Charlotte Germanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892686231029047130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18045946896546807972009-05-19T20:56:57.786-04:002009-05-19T20:56:57.786-04:00What a sweet nostalgic post Carol. I love garden g...What a sweet nostalgic post Carol. I love garden gates. They are an intrigue. I always want to see what is behind those gates.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64975599892152520062009-05-19T17:43:25.689-04:002009-05-19T17:43:25.689-04:00Memories are such an important part of gardening. ...Memories are such an important part of gardening. You are lucky to have the heirloom Peonies from your dad's garden. They are lovely, and I bet they smell wonderful too. I learned a trick for cutting Peony flowers from Roy Klehm: cut the flowers when the bud is just showing color. That way you can get the ants off, and the flower will open in the house.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-89035706005415787582009-05-19T11:12:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:12:00.000-04:00Wonderful post. I love the memories, and I love t...Wonderful post. I love the memories, and I love the idea of a simple garden. I enjoy 'working' in a garden, but mostly I like to sit and look at the beauty.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56404177658236796082009-05-19T10:14:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:14:00.000-04:00Carol, that was one of the sweetest posts I think ...Carol, that was one of the sweetest posts I think you've ever written. I loved hearing about your dad and your family. I have violets all over my woods. Would your mom like some?~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-27395218391392877452009-05-19T09:48:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:48:00.000-04:00Carol, thanks for joining me in looking through th...Carol, thanks for joining me in looking through the garden gate! A garden is so many things to each of us: living memories are one of the best, I think. Here's to your dad, who obviously had a great deal to do with your becoming a gardener.Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40316312637575490002009-05-19T08:53:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:53:00.000-04:00I think it's great that you could visit so many of...I think it's great that you could visit so many of your ancestor's graves and learn your family history as you decorated them. We uproot ourselves so often in the U.S. we hardly realize what we miss by not staying in one place for a long time.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75740454955344399412009-05-19T08:45:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:45:00.000-04:00Very Very touching! So true too! Walking through t...Very Very touching! So true too! Walking through the garden gate... no twitter except the varied songs of birds. Lovely memory of your father... thanks so for sharing and reminding of simpler times we can still cultivate in our gardens and lives.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-11218103144245744872009-05-19T08:01:00.000-04:002009-05-19T08:01:00.000-04:00What a precious post! Simpler times, sigh....Dais...What a precious post! Simpler times, sigh....Daisies were a great help in solving lifes big questions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061146166736270529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-85635220036138281052009-05-18T23:54:36.263-04:002009-05-18T23:54:36.263-04:00Yes, I often think of my mother when I plant somet...Yes, I often think of my mother when I plant something new, or see a newly-opened bud... and cherish the memories.Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64373615935409142062009-05-18T23:40:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:40:00.000-04:00What a wonderful post! How lovely to have those sa...What a wonderful post! How lovely to have those same peonies in your garden to remind you of that simplier time. I always think of my grandmother when I see peonies, and I can hear her in my head saying, "Pee-o-nies". I think I garden to continue a tradition--a connection to my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47471081041855889852009-05-18T23:21:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:21:00.000-04:00Those peonies seem like lovely old romantic flower...Those peonies seem like lovely old romantic flower. Can't believe you had a frost last night, although both day and night temps dropped 20 degrees (from 76/96 to 56/76) in Austin. Here, though, it was a heavenly respite.mss @ Zanthan Gardenshttp://www.zanthan.com/gardens/gardenlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-89742789836595038702009-05-18T23:09:00.000-04:002009-05-18T23:09:00.000-04:00It sounds like your father was quite the gardener....It sounds like your father was quite the gardener. It's cool that you've got the same peonies in your own garden. I've read that peony plants can last for decades. And of course daisies and violets definitely have their simplistic charms, don't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-20387867404515152982009-05-18T22:18:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:18:00.000-04:00What a nice post and nice memories. Much stays th...What a nice post and nice memories. Much stays the same.<br />SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2033349616185397042009-05-18T22:10:00.000-04:002009-05-18T22:10:00.000-04:00What a lovely post. Yes, simpler times. Beautiful ...What a lovely post. Yes, simpler times. Beautiful photos and wwritingJanet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.com