tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post8133637225925509070..comments2023-10-15T03:31:24.587-04:00Comments on MountainMama: Gardens That Inspire Me To Get Out There & Dig!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-47006863623367522022018-05-08T16:40:19.230-04:002018-05-08T16:40:19.230-04:00Absolutely, Doreen! An odd little thing here and t...Absolutely, Doreen! An odd little thing here and there but I see some gardens where there are more gizmos and gadgets than there are flowers and that's just not me!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-25489983418011444802018-05-04T17:57:30.115-04:002018-05-04T17:57:30.115-04:00I like relaxed gardens too, and these pics are rig...I like relaxed gardens too, and these pics are right up my alley. Like you, I don’t like a lot of tchotchkes in a garden, just some structural elements like a fence and/or arbor, maybe a fountain and not much else. Let the plants and flowers shine I say :).<br /><br />xxxDoreen@foxdenrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418636999038800443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-45017840918456585772018-05-04T14:16:46.795-04:002018-05-04T14:16:46.795-04:00Oh there's no way my garden could be part of a...Oh there's no way my garden could be part of a tour, Nancy - too many weeds!! Darned weeds always get the best of me since I also work full time and summer is my busiest season! Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-25629033964003227302018-05-04T14:16:01.404-04:002018-05-04T14:16:01.404-04:00I don't think you'd be able to stand not k...I don't think you'd be able to stand not keeping things weeded after you've been doing it for so long, Rita! Your garden is so beautiful! Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-17300155996997859252018-05-04T14:15:25.212-04:002018-05-04T14:15:25.212-04:00I don't have a photo of it, not anymore....sad...I don't have a photo of it, not anymore....sadly I had to give up that house and all my lovely gardens when I got divorced. I know the obelisk is still standing, though, as is the arbor I created!!! The arbor was at the back of the house when you came around the corner, and I had lights in it....it led you into our entertaining area with our back deck, swing, and firepit. It was so cool!! Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-5675568264769152192018-05-03T21:47:50.428-04:002018-05-03T21:47:50.428-04:00I love looking at gardens and garden books also! ...I love looking at gardens and garden books also! We were on the garden tour one year at our last house. Your gardens are so pretty that they could be on a tour also. Thanks for sharing the pictures of gardens for us to look at. NancyCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-671471529083817372018-05-03T18:23:19.725-04:002018-05-03T18:23:19.725-04:00Our garden is manicured, but I am evolving into wa...Our garden is manicured, but I am evolving into wanting a more relaxed home and garden. Oh my. There. I said it. I get tired of feeling the need to always weed and control. Rita C at Panoplyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351306074493103021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-80272744692903760952018-05-03T17:28:49.813-04:002018-05-03T17:28:49.813-04:00The gardens are all so lovely! I really like that...The gardens are all so lovely! I really like that rustic obelisk! Do you have a picture of the one you made? I would love to see it. How clever of you to use zipties and then just cover them with rafia. Thanks for all the inspiration you share in your blog.Vickie @ makingoursustainablelife.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210045536198927269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-79387747162167966722018-05-03T14:26:53.564-04:002018-05-03T14:26:53.564-04:00Same here! My perennial bed should really be all d...Same here! My perennial bed should really be all dug up and started again - I inherited some awful stuff from the previous homeowner that drives me nuts. But I don't have the time or the energy to do that and the budget doesn't allow hiring it out so oh well I guess I'm stuck with it! I just keep adding things I like to that area hoping they will crowd out the thing I don't, ha ha!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-3494934276712127422018-05-03T14:14:02.354-04:002018-05-03T14:14:02.354-04:00I love all of these gardens and my favorite is wil...I love all of these gardens and my favorite is wild and random and low maintenance. Every Fall I promise to dig out my largest garden to start over but when it starts to randomly bloom and there is always something colorful to see, I leave it another year. Once the clean-up is done I don't want to have to do any more maintenance.AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969507879772949374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-10850673207771555712018-05-03T13:56:18.062-04:002018-05-03T13:56:18.062-04:00You are so sweet, thank you so much for saying suc...You are so sweet, thank you so much for saying such lovely things! I would love a larger veggie garden and then I think I'm nuts because it's so hard to even keep up with what I already have! My sweetie has a veggie garden as well so between the two of us we do pretty well! Enough to fill the freezers and enough to share with friends, what more could I ask? I just put in my onion sets the other day - I made my order much smaller than last year, only ordered one type and I'm trying them out in the herb boxes on the deck this year. I read that onions and garlic like to be with herbs, so onions in one box and garlic in the other. We'll see! I might try peppers on the deck also, they don't seem to do well in the veggie garden....I think the tomatoes cukes and zucchini take over. I'm also trying a squash tunnel this year where I'm growing the squash up and over and I can walk under them - fingers crossed it works! The right side of my veggie garden is up next to the garage and it's more shady and gets very wet since my property is on a hill...it's only good for lettuce really so I figured the squash can sprawl over that way from the middle bed and I'm not really losing any space. Fingers crossed!! Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-2642337969117570462018-05-03T13:52:04.712-04:002018-05-03T13:52:04.712-04:00The garden is always at its best in June I think, ...The garden is always at its best in June I think, Cindy - I bet that's why there are so many June weddings! Believe me, mine look better from a distance too....up close you can see all the weeds that get the best of me!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-72444172881426089722018-05-03T13:51:03.547-04:002018-05-03T13:51:03.547-04:00Thanks, Lorraine - my first daffodils flowered thi...Thanks, Lorraine - my first daffodils flowered this morning, that was pretty exciting! Everything else is trying to bud/leaf out but I think they are scared after the snow the other day ha ha!!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-10957427834427382582018-05-03T13:50:22.869-04:002018-05-03T13:50:22.869-04:00They sure inspire me Jilly, that's for sure!They sure inspire me Jilly, that's for sure!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-61794132756461428842018-05-03T13:50:05.761-04:002018-05-03T13:50:05.761-04:00Oh my gosh, Carole, I know what you mean! Pinteres...Oh my gosh, Carole, I know what you mean! Pinterest can totally suck you in and the next thing you know an hour has gone by!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-14531132285100866372018-05-03T13:49:27.931-04:002018-05-03T13:49:27.931-04:00Yes Jenn I feel the same way. I think the formal g...Yes Jenn I feel the same way. I think the formal gardens are lovely, but they would look out of place in our landscape. One of my favorite gardens ever is at a home about 10 miles from here, by Dean Riddle - I wrote about his book a while back, it's my favorite book to read in spring. "Out In The Garden, Creating A Beautiful Life" - his garden is to die for! Not formal - it's got a twig fence around it and swept dirt paths and rock borders but it is fabulous! You should do a google search and see if you can find a photo of it! Or search back in my posts for Dean Riddle, I'm sure I must have included photos. Love, love, love!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-15861351503306651222018-05-03T13:47:10.546-04:002018-05-03T13:47:10.546-04:00The snow finally stopped, hip hip hooray!!!!!!!!!!...The snow finally stopped, hip hip hooray!!!!!!!!!! That garden reminded me so much of my crooked little country garden, no doubt! It inspired me to create more twig structures like I had in a previous garden also! Not sure where I'll put them....but we'll see!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-19176367193374596512018-05-03T13:46:03.943-04:002018-05-03T13:46:03.943-04:00I have a little solar birdbath I got last year, Pa...I have a little solar birdbath I got last year, Pattie - the only thing is it needs to be in direct sun for it to work at all. It doesn't 'store' the energy to work when the sun is not directly on it. I'd love to see what you come up with, I would do a bit of google research and see if there's a different option that continues to splash after the sun is gone. Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-80181517542397812902018-05-03T13:43:31.742-04:002018-05-03T13:43:31.742-04:00I love roses, Diane, but they don't seem to lo...I love roses, Diane, but they don't seem to love my mountain top. I think I lost 4 or 5 this winter, although 3 I'm still watching carefully to see any signs of life. It's so frustrating!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-28965625491724046422018-05-03T13:42:29.727-04:002018-05-03T13:42:29.727-04:00Oh yes me too, Melanie - that's one of my favo...Oh yes me too, Melanie - that's one of my favorites - I'm pretty sure I've pinned it multiple times!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-27607466763337705432018-05-03T13:42:01.341-04:002018-05-03T13:42:01.341-04:00So excited, Henny! It's so tough to have to si...So excited, Henny! It's so tough to have to sit in my office looking out at the lovely day and wishing so much I was at home in my garden!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-68709161314321730892018-05-03T13:41:31.509-04:002018-05-03T13:41:31.509-04:00I settled for my herb boxes on the deck right outs...I settled for my herb boxes on the deck right outside my kitchen door, Betty - it made more sense for me to run right out there when cooking to snip what I want. Unfortunately most of the herbs don't survive the winter, sadly, and need to be replaced in spring. Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-85396073913341234082018-05-03T13:40:41.741-04:002018-05-03T13:40:41.741-04:00Lovely! I don't think a semi formal garden wou...Lovely! I don't think a semi formal garden would suit my house but they are beautiful to look at for sure, Penny!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-18012115488255583792018-05-03T13:40:01.219-04:002018-05-03T13:40:01.219-04:00I spent this morning bringing the more advanced se...I spent this morning bringing the more advanced seedlings up from the grow lights room and out onto the deck! I'm not ready to plant them yet, just in case we get another frost (please NOOOOOO!) but they will do better in the sunshine providing the critters leave them alone! Thanks for the update on the cookbook, I'm such a cookbook junkie!Debbie - Mountain Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401931842031353732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737531804022285705.post-9291086050766732522018-05-03T13:01:21.031-04:002018-05-03T13:01:21.031-04:00You always inspire me. I get a lot of emails and c...You always inspire me. I get a lot of emails and can't always read them all, but I always look forward to yours and what you've been up to. I too am a country girl for all of my life. I have too many flower beds that are more work now than enjoyment since I'm older, but come August everything is gorgeous and I'm usually elbow deep in putting up tomatoes from our large garden by that time. My hubby keeps saying he wants to make the garden smaller, but I always tell him I have to have room for sprawling squash plants....I always win..lol. Our onion sets got put in late this year due to an unusually cold April....last year we had them in by March and endured the "onion snow," but they're in now, plus I picked up some swiss chard seeds the other day. My hoard of flower seeds from last year awaits May 15 ish to be sowed again. I see from your picture you like zinnias....my very favorite flower. I plant them everywhere. As a kid, my mom always had a vase of zinnias in the house. By the way, I'm in PA, a transplant from MD, having been born on the Eastern Shore (Easton MD)...quite a change. Enjoyed your pictures. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054287793659003484noreply@blogger.com