tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post5832431787779357997..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Seven Gardens and Two Nurseries in Six Hours; A Lassie and Outlaw Adventure in Seattleoutlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24471833420849307762014-05-15T16:50:06.478-07:002014-05-15T16:50:06.478-07:00Love this post. So many interesting things to see....Love this post. So many interesting things to see. That last one is a perplexity, for sure. Now I'm thinking I should let a few of my Lavender plants go scraggly, like this one. You're right. It really does work in that setting. Great shots. GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-82191954203337111072014-05-14T14:08:31.399-07:002014-05-14T14:08:31.399-07:00Another funny post. You're so right about th...Another funny post. You're so right about the second photo, the trees obscuring the second floor windows, and the tidy shrubs out at the curb! What a scream. You should have been a landscape architect. Well, I moved here from San Diego and I have the requisite Loquat, I don't think I will ever even see it bloom, but I do make the leaves into a beneficial tea when someone has bronchitis. No fruit drop but lots of messy leaves and random overgrowth. I enjoy walking around neighborhoods looking at landscaping but live in the country where such do not exist, so it was fun to go on your tour.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-69929483246393198412014-05-14T07:12:17.158-07:002014-05-14T07:12:17.158-07:00Sorry. Estate gardens have their charms but a stea...Sorry. Estate gardens have their charms but a steady diet of them would be a bit dull. I bet there are some like minded gardeners in your area but they're in hiding. <br />We'll have so much fun seeing the cool gardens at the fling! You could always move west...outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-7306672059601623142014-05-14T07:05:53.101-07:002014-05-14T07:05:53.101-07:00You'll find a small Embothrium one of these da...You'll find a small Embothrium one of these days. Someone usually brings some to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show or one of the many sales. Most certainly there will be some at the Fronderosa Frolic in August if you don't find them before that. <br /><br />Yes silly, just the furniture although if the children would get off the couch and work in my garden I might reconsider.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-2733488746727840892014-05-13T17:46:17.717-07:002014-05-13T17:46:17.717-07:00I seriously wish the landscapes here were as inter...I seriously wish the landscapes here were as interesting as those in the PNW. Lawn for miles and crappy foundation shrubs reign here. We don't even have decent garden tours. They're always of some old house that cost a zillion dollars and has a bunch of annuals held hostage by boxwoods. Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-45217244473663982582014-05-13T17:32:47.911-07:002014-05-13T17:32:47.911-07:00I love this post, so much humor and so many great ...I love this post, so much humor and so many great garden glimpses. Oh to have a lawn-free garden. That Embothrium is spectacular. I just saw a couple at a nursery, but the smallest was in a 3 gallon pot. I want to start with smaller ones. I'm so in love with manzanitas. They are one of the best parts of gardening on the west coast.<br /><br /> "I could happily find a place in my garden for them." I hope you're still talking about the furniture and not the children. HeheEvan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64546535371833531932014-05-13T13:13:01.423-07:002014-05-13T13:13:01.423-07:00Right you are Pam! It's always fun to be a tou...Right you are Pam! It's always fun to be a tourist and gawk at everything going by!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21270050001723367782014-05-13T11:32:00.141-07:002014-05-13T11:32:00.141-07:00It's unexpected sights like these that can som...It's unexpected sights like these that can sometimes be more memorable than an official garden tour. Nice drive-by work!Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84535296280595535712014-05-13T07:16:11.287-07:002014-05-13T07:16:11.287-07:00It's difficult sometimes to fit everything in ...It's difficult sometimes to fit everything in but I enjoy it and we find time for what makes us happy. We did have a great time meeting gardeners and seeing their gardens!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-34964520992530170142014-05-13T07:09:44.684-07:002014-05-13T07:09:44.684-07:00Youth is such a wonderful thing. Too bad it's...Youth is such a wonderful thing. Too bad it's wasted on unappreciative kids.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-8355164837596953562014-05-13T07:08:51.234-07:002014-05-13T07:08:51.234-07:00There were so many gorgeous gardens in the areas w...There were so many gorgeous gardens in the areas we visited. One could do posts about walking various Seattle neighborhoods forever! Next winter walk off, I'm heading north!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24658075483926104462014-05-13T07:04:44.007-07:002014-05-13T07:04:44.007-07:00I have one that I got a couple of years ago as a s...I have one that I got a couple of years ago as a seedling in a four inch pot. It's now taller than I but hasn't bloomed yet. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-60426722356865013872014-05-13T01:15:08.510-07:002014-05-13T01:15:08.510-07:00How do you find the time to visit so many gardens ...How do you find the time to visit so many gardens and nurseries and then write about them? It looks as though you had a wonderful time peeking into people's gardens, I will look forward to reading about the tour, that's after I've spent a busy day working in the garden!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79914368729887871182014-05-12T17:36:47.663-07:002014-05-12T17:36:47.663-07:00The teens make the concrete furniture look downrig...The teens make the concrete furniture look downright comfy...bet it isn't. Ah, youth.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-15478359821435154002014-05-12T16:55:44.828-07:002014-05-12T16:55:44.828-07:00One of the great things about the NPA tours is get...One of the great things about the NPA tours is getting out into different neighborhoods and seeing gardens NOT on the tour. Looks like you had fun!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-14352853297884569122014-05-12T16:53:14.503-07:002014-05-12T16:53:14.503-07:00embothrium coccineum in the flesh! Lucky, guy! I h...embothrium coccineum in the flesh! Lucky, guy! I have been lusting after those for years. Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219272603726629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-46330679291394506302014-05-12T16:17:13.764-07:002014-05-12T16:17:13.764-07:00Thanks guys! Looking forward to meeting you in Ju...Thanks guys! Looking forward to meeting you in July!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-14984667691602235742014-05-12T16:16:45.335-07:002014-05-12T16:16:45.335-07:00You made me laugh out loud Hoov! Don't know ...You made me laugh out loud Hoov! Don't know why Loquats are so popular here except perhaps for the gorgeous foliage. They seldom set fruit here and if they do, it doesn't have time to mature in our climate. Thanks for the chortle!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-36352461305625222732014-05-12T16:13:24.211-07:002014-05-12T16:13:24.211-07:00Glad you enjoy my attempts at humor. Sylvia and R...Glad you enjoy my attempts at humor. Sylvia and Ross at Dig Nursery on Vashon Island created an amazing garden around their former home which was quite contemporary. While I admire contemporary construction and style, my heart lives in an older home with lots of woodwork and quirkiness. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-18066544773280493082014-05-12T16:09:43.423-07:002014-05-12T16:09:43.423-07:00It's a great place to garden and live if you d...It's a great place to garden and live if you don't mind gray skies and liquid sunshine for days at a time. We'd love to have you move north!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43408483589325793832014-05-12T16:07:49.232-07:002014-05-12T16:07:49.232-07:00Sounds like they grow well in your area. Such nic...Sounds like they grow well in your area. Such nice dark evergreen foliage! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-38343623662312944342014-05-12T16:06:32.714-07:002014-05-12T16:06:32.714-07:00I thought of you on Saturday as there were quite a...I thought of you on Saturday as there were quite a few loquats in Seattle!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-17427256663170856392014-05-12T16:03:09.679-07:002014-05-12T16:03:09.679-07:00The truth is that it was about 9:30 last night whe...The truth is that it was about 9:30 last night when I had a free moment to come up with a post and something random is always easier and faster for me. Since I wanted to sleep at some point, this was the answer!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-78604578458486373902014-05-12T13:28:54.831-07:002014-05-12T13:28:54.831-07:00Great post Peter! Fab post and as usual your amusi...Great post Peter! Fab post and as usual your amusing commentary is a delight to read!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-26037245878406702302014-05-12T12:35:12.426-07:002014-05-12T12:35:12.426-07:00What's with you PNW people and Loquats, for ch...What's with you PNW people and Loquats, for chrissakes? They are weeds that drop stinking fruits everywhere for the sole purpose of attracting rats that carry horrible diseases. <br /><br />Seriously, great post! Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.com