Comments for sprig to twig

Comment on back to the back forty by Grace

Grace — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:23:11 +0000

Hi Ricki~~ Your post brings back so many memories. Before our current location hubby, kids and I lived on 10 acres between Molalla and Colton. Trails, trilliums, fiddle heads, bogs, skunk cabbage and moss, moss, moss were landmarks on our walks. We also had native yellow dog tooth’s violets, bleeding hearts and columbine. I bet you’ll be posting photos of these when they come into bloom. And I remember one large clump of Mahonia that I swear had an inaudible communication mechanism. The flower fragrance was enough to stop me dead in my tracks and completely divert my attention to getting closer for a whiff. Thank you for this trip down memory lane. There is nothing quite like western Oregon forests, is there? I’m sure you know how blessed you are to have your very own piece to romp through.

Comment on joy-ful pruning by ricki

ricki — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:50:58 +0000

Jo~it must be a universal divide. Our local garden writer did a piece on that very subject in this morning’s paper.

Comment on back to the back forty by ricki

ricki — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:44:49 +0000

Jo~Yes, but see if this makes any sense to you. We could log off as much as we want (we don’t), but can only paint our house certain colors and would have to jump through all kinds of hoops to add on to our house or to build additional structures.

Comment on back to the back forty by Jane

Jane — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:00 +0000

How wonderful to have this natural place at your own back door. I see why you moved there!
Thanks for sharing it with us.

Comment on joy-ful pruning by joco

joco — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:16 +0000

Very enjoyable post. Thank you.

What can one do?
To prune or not to prune is the only area of blatant differential between the male and female brain in my view.
It is an unsolvable puzzle.
“Don’t start until I get there” is the phrase hanging in the air, whether said or unsaid, in our domain. I’m usually too late.

Comment on back to the back forty by joco

joco — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:13:31 +0000

Are there any restrictions on what you may do with this land?

Comment on back to the back forty by Loree

Loree — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:28:07 +0000

It’s all wonderful! Thank you for taking us along!

Comment on joy-ful pruning by ricki

ricki — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:58:38 +0000

Loree~I am convinced that the garden benefits from the back and forth and eventual compromises. Think we could organize a seminar for congress?

Grace~Aha! Now I know why your blog is so technically proficient. I must confess I’m just as glad R doesn’t even know how to turn the computer on. Hagrid is the name, and even he seems charmingly shaggy to me.

Comment on joy-ful pruning by Grace

Grace — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:34:49 +0000

Hi Ricki~~ I know about that Japanese maple. It lives in my front yard and left to its own devices it would look more like, well, forget Jeff Bridges. We’re talking that big hairy, ogre-like giant in Harry Potter. [His name escapes me.]

I suppose I’m somewhere in the middle. I like to let my shrubs do their thang, for a while. Then I’ll think about a border redux and how much extra space I’d have if I did a major whack job on the bully of the bunch. Mind you, hubby is nowhere to be found during all of this so there is no argument. He might get off the computer long enough to mow the lawn.

Comment on joy-ful pruning by Loree

Loree — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:46 +0000

Wonderful post Ricki and we share the same “argument” here in the danger garden. I’m on your side..well, in theory. I have to say I like the Alec Baldwin version of the juniper better than the Jeff Bridges maybe it’s the coastal persona.