tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post9022181238639237577..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: The Garden of Karen and Larry Deckeroutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-936005452789490582013-09-03T18:40:17.705-07:002013-09-03T18:40:17.705-07:00Thanks for the link Linda. You're right, it&#...Thanks for the link Linda. You're right, it's always interesting to tour gardens through a variety of lenses!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-28384317763772370612013-09-03T18:39:18.927-07:002013-09-03T18:39:18.927-07:00Ciscoe Morris recommends not eating them from comm...Ciscoe Morris recommends not eating them from commercially grown fuchsias until you've had them for at least a couple of years to allow any pesticides that may have been used to fully dissipate.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-5721998834096866212013-09-03T17:24:27.866-07:002013-09-03T17:24:27.866-07:00It's fun to see how others "see" the...It's fun to see how others "see" the same garden and photograph it. We all have different perspectives. My photo tour of this garden is here: http://lindaletters.blogspot.com/2013/07/another-open-garden.html<br />Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-20563988393577205422013-09-03T13:14:25.931-07:002013-09-03T13:14:25.931-07:00I'm heading right out to nibble on fuchsia ber...I'm heading right out to nibble on fuchsia berries, if I can fend off the hummers long enough.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-70726937136035042382013-09-03T07:05:04.104-07:002013-09-03T07:05:04.104-07:00Thanks for coming along on the garden visits! It&...Thanks for coming along on the garden visits! It's always more fun knowing that you can share the experience with other avid gardeners.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-75717708899632961312013-09-03T07:03:55.364-07:002013-09-03T07:03:55.364-07:00Right you are, another A & P adventure in a fu...Right you are, another A & P adventure in a fun garden.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-20471186247484385302013-09-03T01:51:35.942-07:002013-09-03T01:51:35.942-07:00A pretty and well loved garden oozing with persona...A pretty and well loved garden oozing with personality. We do love your garden visits, inspiring places and you always pick an idea or two from them :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-6877893208120370602013-09-02T21:14:05.363-07:002013-09-02T21:14:05.363-07:00I was so confused about why this garden looked so ...I was so confused about why this garden looked so familiar . . . then I remembered that Alison toured this too. I love the tree face, the bucket of tags, and all the beautiful vignettes.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670852401652687575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-45215458037802921902013-09-02T21:08:50.604-07:002013-09-02T21:08:50.604-07:00Will you be posting about your B & B experienc...Will you be posting about your B & B experience? Where did you go? Don't know why I like fuchsias so much. They're such easy care plants and the show is long-lasting. In mild years we still have them blooming in December!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-17996066523433467432013-09-02T21:06:31.605-07:002013-09-02T21:06:31.605-07:00So many beautiful views, plants, things in this ga...So many beautiful views, plants, things in this garden! The only thing nicer was the Deckers themselves! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79515391517716486092013-09-02T21:00:55.566-07:002013-09-02T21:00:55.566-07:00They clearly love plants and spending time in thei...They clearly love plants and spending time in their garden! This garden was full of color, joy and whimsey!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-53217268259906208012013-09-02T20:17:13.867-07:002013-09-02T20:17:13.867-07:00Seeing that so hit home with me and probably many ...Seeing that so hit home with me and probably many others. What to do with all of those tags? I know that some people have cool notebooks full of them with carefully written notes about each plant, others use plastic sleeves. I'm fairly random although I have a 4x6 card file in which I've arranged them alphabetically. This works well until lots of new tags are sitting in a heap on top and don't get filed any more. I'm sure that some folks keep meticulous lists and records online. <br /><br />Picasa is fine and the editing tools are similar enough to Google Plus that it's not a huge deal. The problem now is how the storage and retrieval system works - totally different from Google Plus. Google Plus has taken down their Creative Kit, the editing tools that I loved and were really simple. So I'll learn but it will take a while longer to do things for a little bit.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-13410819001069867962013-09-02T20:08:40.662-07:002013-09-02T20:08:40.662-07:00It has been so much fun visiting all of the fabulo...It has been so much fun visiting all of the fabulous gardens on the NPA tour this summer! I'm so glad I finally joined! The zebra path didn't really look quite so zebra like in real life. It's rectangular pavers with soil between.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43717970035465272162013-09-02T18:19:54.536-07:002013-09-02T18:19:54.536-07:00They do it themselves. She works at home so doesn...They do it themselves. She works at home so doesn't have to worry about a commute or dressing in clothes other than her garden togs and I believe he's newly retired. They spend hours out there but, like many of us, they enjoy it.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-52380961439359218412013-09-02T18:18:00.622-07:002013-09-02T18:18:00.622-07:00I loved this garden and for some reason forgot to ...I loved this garden and for some reason forgot to include a picture of their cute ducks that were waddling around the place. I'm learning how to use Picasa now. It's just enough different that it's still frustrating to use it but that'll get better.<br /><br />You'll find a broken birdbath on the side of the road next to some garbage cans one of these days! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-61998996574649525292013-09-02T18:14:05.176-07:002013-09-02T18:14:05.176-07:00I always love touring gardens and especially meeti...I always love touring gardens and especially meeting the gardeners. The Deckers seemed to enjoy talking about gardening and we sure had fun sitting with them and hearing about their experiences. They spend a lot of time working in the garden but they say that they also spend time sitting and enjoying their creation - a nice balance.<br /><br />Edit is still enabled on Picasa but has been removed from Google Plus Albums. I've played with Picasa editing today and can do many of the same things but Google would simply replace the original photos with the edits whereas Picasa puts the edits in files on the desktop so there are two places from which to upload. I'll do more reading about Picasa and will get better with it but their cropping is not as flexible as Google plus's was. Don't know what Google Plus was thinking with this "new and improved" business.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19354623765544448322013-09-02T15:51:39.023-07:002013-09-02T15:51:39.023-07:00I DID enjoy this garden earlier this year, visitin...I DID enjoy this garden earlier this year, visiting with you and with the Deckers. I really enjoyed seeing it again here in your post, and seeing things I had forgotten about. I thought about you this weekend, we stayed in a bed and breakfast, and the owners garnished the morning pastry plates with fuchsia flowers.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-65969779460226420882013-09-02T13:47:23.733-07:002013-09-02T13:47:23.733-07:00This is clearly a well-loved and tended garden. In...This is clearly a well-loved and tended garden. In addition to the plant tags shot (and of course all the plants!) I loved the picture of the well-used garden tools arrayed on the shed wall. They have seen a wonderful lot of gardening!MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-9131379184358865652013-09-02T10:57:35.279-07:002013-09-02T10:57:35.279-07:00How lovely! that is a LOT of garden in a limited a...How lovely! that is a LOT of garden in a limited amount of space. I love all the different areas. Love the shot with the plant tags. I have an empty pot on my bench that is filled just like that. great post PeterDeanne Fortnamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792741755739983035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79331942031323644862013-09-02T10:04:34.137-07:002013-09-02T10:04:34.137-07:00Loved the shot of the plant tags!
I am clueless a...Loved the shot of the plant tags!<br /><br />I am clueless about how Google-plus and Picasa play together but I can say that I'm still using Picasa3 straight from my laptop not problems/no changes. Perhaps you just need to download another version? (she says not really having any idea what that means but thinking it sounds good)...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-32922811435721981282013-09-02T09:55:15.454-07:002013-09-02T09:55:15.454-07:00It pays to read a post from A to Z: now, I know th...It pays to read a post from A to Z: now, I know that those fuchsia berries are edible! The garden is beautiful! I love all the small details and the variety of plants. What is that zebra path in the 3rd picture from the buttom? Interesting!<br />Thank you!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-23123640547030218292013-09-02T08:54:40.746-07:002013-09-02T08:54:40.746-07:00Wow, it's hard to believe that that's only...Wow, it's hard to believe that that's only a half acre, it seems to go on forever! I wonder if they do all the work themselves, it looks like it would be a full time job to keep such a large, intensively planted area so well groomed and under control.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876157448125007929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-39765431335331062112013-09-02T07:54:12.769-07:002013-09-02T07:54:12.769-07:00I could live here, too! I ♥ destinations and wish...I could live here, too! I ♥ destinations and wish I had more of them :)<br />And sorry about your picasa. I'd be lost w/o it!<br />Makes me kind of glad I never converted to google plus in spite of persistent invitations...<br />I've been toying with the idea of a greenhouse - of a make-shift type. Don't know if I'm serious enough about my gardening to actually USE it - and as you say, that IS the delight of Karen & Larry's...<br />Believe me, I will NOT pass up a discarded bird bath the next time I see one!!!! Kind of makes me want to go out and break ours!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-27297699049577663652013-09-02T06:36:09.355-07:002013-09-02T06:36:09.355-07:00My favorite type of garden is one like this that r...My favorite type of garden is one like this that reveals the owner's personality and speaks of a gardener's care at every turn. As you say the seating must be for guests. Of course I'm sure they find caring for such a beautiful garden to be relaxing.<br /><br />Love the bin of plant tags.<br /><br />I hadn't noticed the edit was missing from picasa, I'll check that. I do most of my editing before uploading.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com