tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post147009476754328033..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: So, The Other Day...outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7414934413086944682013-06-26T08:06:28.313-07:002013-06-26T08:06:28.313-07:00I agree! It makes me feel better about own plant ...I agree! It makes me feel better about own plant chaos!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42556248424979255632013-06-26T08:04:51.920-07:002013-06-26T08:04:51.920-07:00Always fun to see the gardens of other plant obses...Always fun to see the gardens of other plant obsessed people.<br />I was thinking the same thing about people growing their own but there are those who love the urban foraging idea. This is great as long as the foraging doesn't take place in gardens! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-41172507082896631172013-06-26T08:02:21.327-07:002013-06-26T08:02:21.327-07:00These were fun things to find in my neighborhood. ...These were fun things to find in my neighborhood. I wish you a nice week for gardening too, Nadezda!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-23049268057239818802013-06-26T05:18:34.851-07:002013-06-26T05:18:34.851-07:00A fantastic garden indeed! I always get excited wh...A fantastic garden indeed! I always get excited when I come across other gardens whose occupants are clearly as enthusiastic - and perhaps as overly ambitious and chaotic - as I am.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-49841685596742227972013-06-26T04:12:38.365-07:002013-06-26T04:12:38.365-07:00What a great garden, choc full of plants and inter...What a great garden, choc full of plants and interest. Shame on those people stealing your poppy seed heads. Makes you wonder why they don't grow some of their own if they need them that badly!Paula @ Blooms 'n' Spadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008810455640357013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-1341372969098087082013-06-25T22:22:23.730-07:002013-06-25T22:22:23.730-07:00Peter, this rock walkway looks very nice, and man...Peter, this rock walkway looks very nice, and many pots with plants as well.<br />Have a nice week and weather!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-88560620517618350002013-06-25T19:14:36.270-07:002013-06-25T19:14:36.270-07:00I look forward to meeting you and Judy as well. J...I look forward to meeting you and Judy as well. Just look for the guy who's as round as the one I the header image only with facial hair and you'll find me!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-75085142245071788032013-06-25T19:13:07.389-07:002013-06-25T19:13:07.389-07:00Layering is such a nice term! I also sometimes us...Layering is such a nice term! I also sometimes use exuberantly planted to describe what some might call crowded. It's o.k. some things survive, others die, sometimes trees serve their purpose and get weeded out, etc. I know it's not a wise approach for large or commercial gardens but for postage-stamp-sized urban gardens of plant geeks it works.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-80857793806038097422013-06-25T19:01:32.650-07:002013-06-25T19:01:32.650-07:00These young people today. Although I might steal p...These young people today. Although I might steal poppy seeds if I knew someone would make them into poppy seed strudel. Just what were they doing with the seed heads? Hey, I look forward to meeting you at the fling!Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-27814606961113415212013-06-25T15:57:50.705-07:002013-06-25T15:57:50.705-07:00What a great drive-by, or walk-by landscape to see...What a great drive-by, or walk-by landscape to see. I find a few, here and there, that I keep forgetting to post on. With more bare ground, especially than Scott PDX would permit...I almost thought that was his secret place, too! I think of such intense packing of plants more as layering, something you have and we only do on in a sparse manner.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-87003200271777272352013-06-25T15:27:37.563-07:002013-06-25T15:27:37.563-07:00Well, the gathering was at another person's ho...Well, the gathering was at another person's home and one wouldn't want to be an ungracious guest. I also can chalk it up to youthful foolishness. I can remember being young and foolish myself a few eons ago and fortunately, my own indiscretions have not had horrible repercussions. Really, in the grand scheme of things, a lack of poppies I my parking strip isn't that big a deal. Still, what a b***h!<br /><br />You are wise to pot easily replaced plants out by the street. I'm thinking that a lovely Concertina wire obstacle planted with native vines might also do the trick! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-83490908484627440452013-06-25T15:12:03.849-07:002013-06-25T15:12:03.849-07:00Glad you like the header! I laughed when I saw it...Glad you like the header! I laughed when I saw it and wanted to share. People are strange everywhere; we're really an odd species, especially in large groups! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19990923139657410512013-06-25T15:09:22.730-07:002013-06-25T15:09:22.730-07:00Dracunculus flowers are beautiful but for the firs...Dracunculus flowers are beautiful but for the first day or two after they open, they smell like rotting flesh to attract flies to pollinate them. Fortunately the smell goes away. More than once I've been out working in my garden, have smelled something odd and have searched to find perhaps a dead raccoon, possum or rat and have found instead that these flowers had just opened. <br /><br />It's funny, I thought that people in Spain would be less likely to take things. I guess that people are the same everywhere.<br /><br />Glad you liked the illustration!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-81400730008988359972013-06-25T15:04:09.489-07:002013-06-25T15:04:09.489-07:00The mystery is fun but I've decided to make a ...The mystery is fun but I've decided to make a point of walking by some of these places in the evening just to see if I can meet the gardeners.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7047359359360142152013-06-25T15:02:56.022-07:002013-06-25T15:02:56.022-07:00I love your new header, how disturbing to live nea...I love your new header, how disturbing to live near such weirdo's, unfortunately we have an over abundance of idiots around here too.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008574463499280758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-61375858297362567532013-06-25T15:02:51.341-07:002013-06-25T15:02:51.341-07:00Oh yes, a grump of curmudgeons! I love it! We'...Oh yes, a grump of curmudgeons! I love it! We'll complain about the all of the changes in the world and will selectively remember what the past was like, forgetting all the bad parts. We'll raise our canes in protest of all the newfangled ideas and people who drive so fast! I can see it now, we'll be like a group of superheroes for nostalgia! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-35596560888766492852013-06-25T14:53:03.405-07:002013-06-25T14:53:03.405-07:00Gentle reader,
Common decency is no longer common...Gentle reader,<br /><br />Common decency is no longer common and good manners are as rare as hens teeth. We have a world of people whose heads are buried in their digital devices which keep them informed about every minute detail of the private lives of others. (Remember when private things were private and public things were public?) Oops, there I go again in a totally different direction. <br /><br />I share your enjoyment of overflowing yards that invite us all to enjoy them!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-77470591385829855832013-06-25T14:46:50.981-07:002013-06-25T14:46:50.981-07:00The poppies always do well when they scatter thems...The poppies always do well when they scatter themselves but I've tried shaking seed I places where I wanted them to grow and nothing. Linda Cochran says that she also has little luck with scattering seeds but recommends buying a plant or two of ones that you like and letting them seed about themselves. <br /><br />Ann Lovejoy used to have a sign in her Seattle garden that read, "Please leave the flowers for everyone to enjoy." I don't mind folks gathering a few seeds but when they take flowers or other ornamental bits from the garden, they are stealing not only the flowers but the enjoyment of both the gardener who has tended the plants and every other person who may pass by. Last summer, every bloom from my Lobelia tupa was taken! Maybe I should go hang a sign by them now while they're still there this year.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-47336391445151213462013-06-25T14:37:25.790-07:002013-06-25T14:37:25.790-07:00I looove plant addicts!! that´s a nice garden and ...I looove plant addicts!! that´s a nice garden and I like that is all planted too close together too!! Dracunculus flowers look really nice.<br /><br />I thought people in the States were well educated and didn´t do things like steal poppy seed heads. Here in Spain everything would dissapear fast. I laugh a lot too with the "I know the owners" comment.<br /><br />By the way!! I love your new blog illustration! at first I thought you had drawn it!Lisa C. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12172903134507691227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-71339811221065411512013-06-25T13:11:32.499-07:002013-06-25T13:11:32.499-07:00It does make you wonder who's behind the plant...It does make you wonder who's behind the planting, the character behind the front door. Definitely a plantsman that's given :) love those steps too!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-16555109116715191932013-06-25T12:31:51.584-07:002013-06-25T12:31:51.584-07:00I think you have some soul-mates in your neighborh...I think you have some soul-mates in your neighborhood. You should get together. If it's a "murder" of crows, how about a "grump" of curmudgeons? If you can't put a stop to the clueless young things, nothing can.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-81555155585817418392013-06-25T12:02:44.029-07:002013-06-25T12:02:44.029-07:00So anything that is reachable from the street is f...So anything that is reachable from the street is free for the taking? You were so nice, I don't think I could have resisted at least mentioning the previous meetings even if she does seem to be beyond embarrassment.<br /><br />We don't have sidewalks in my neighborhood and whenever I think it would be nice, I'll remember this story. I use easily replaced plants out by the street just in case a car or the skateboarders up the hill miss a turn someday.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-73128249768809581472013-06-25T11:00:13.226-07:002013-06-25T11:00:13.226-07:00I think the world needs a few more curmudgeons! W...I think the world needs a few more curmudgeons! Where is common decency and what happened to good manners? <br /><br />I do SO enjoy full & overflowing yards. The more, the merrier!rebeccahttp://sceneinourgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-85663453157139040512013-06-25T10:28:35.749-07:002013-06-25T10:28:35.749-07:00Drat...I knew there was an empty spot of soil some...Drat...I knew there was an empty spot of soil somewhere!!! For some reason, even when I scatter the seeds myself, I never get re-seeded Poppies the following year :-( I do love letting them stand as long as possible, I think they look amazing in a garden...even if the foliage can look a bit tatty until things fill in.<br /><br />And yes, gardening within arms-reach of people is playing with fire...but when your space is so limited, you take the risk :-) Whenever I spy someone nabbing a flower or two, I want to walk outside and tell them to help themselves, and that I'll be over to their place later to make myself a nice meal from whatever they have in their fridge.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-55194760419560865912013-06-25T10:15:18.326-07:002013-06-25T10:15:18.326-07:00That comment makes me laugh. Truly, she was that s...That comment makes me laugh. Truly, she was that stupid to say to someone who just emerged from the house that she knew the owners? Funny and gutsy! <br /><br />Portland may be a different story altogether but I'll be interested to hear what happens or doesn't with the poppies across your street!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com