tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post1752652085795840699..comments2023-10-09T09:06:42.157-07:00Comments on Take time to smell the flowers......: Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-58546432753895690482014-05-30T05:39:36.301-07:002014-05-30T05:39:36.301-07:00So lovely. I love your reverence for Mother Nature...So lovely. I love your reverence for Mother Nature and her creatures. xWhispering Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11268144918126029850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-86219851114041089562014-05-11T23:13:36.055-07:002014-05-11T23:13:36.055-07:00Can you imagine being without bees Lisa........
T...Can you imagine being without bees Lisa........<br /><br />Thank you Lisa, you are so kind......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-91695038502981590952014-05-11T11:13:11.766-07:002014-05-11T11:13:11.766-07:00I have always been a proponent of bees. They are a...I have always been a proponent of bees. They are always with me in the garden. I hope to never be without them. Your garden is a jewel in the countryside. Your niece could see that. I am glad you have someone that will remind you that your hard work is paying off. Happy day...Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-19479869811982143902014-05-11T10:49:16.603-07:002014-05-11T10:49:16.603-07:00That is good enough for me, thank you.That is good enough for me, thank you.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-34323248904540824832014-05-11T10:04:02.760-07:002014-05-11T10:04:02.760-07:00There may never be overall perfection in a garden....There may never be overall perfection in a garden. But I see bits and pieces of perfection in your garden with every post. And that's what counts most.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-68353127448167401182014-05-10T22:08:48.338-07:002014-05-10T22:08:48.338-07:00Hi Wendy,
It is so worrying.........I fear there ...Hi Wendy,<br /><br />It is so worrying.........I fear there is nothing that can be done about it should they arrive on our shores.<br />Sadly our native ladybirds are in decline due to the Harlequin.........and just look at our Red Squirrels, extinct in many areas due to the greys.<br /><br />Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-64301104311142227892014-05-10T13:20:43.673-07:002014-05-10T13:20:43.673-07:00I've been away from blogging this week but I&#...I've been away from blogging this week but I've loved this post. I think a romantic garden sounds wonderful.<br />I loved the wise words about the bees, too. I've read your comments on the Asian Hornet above; a friend of mine from our local beekeeping group was on Sky Tv this morning talking about the Asian Hornet - it is a very worrying threat to our bees.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-4470342842018014502014-05-10T07:35:37.650-07:002014-05-10T07:35:37.650-07:00Hi Jo,
I have been reading about them......it is ...Hi Jo,<br /><br />I have been reading about them......it is worrying I agree. At the moment everything seems stacked against the bees :(<br />I am sure there are lots of gardeners out there who are keen to help our bees, and I believe we can all make a difference.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-79122987430480684702014-05-10T07:19:43.216-07:002014-05-10T07:19:43.216-07:00Oh yes, I'd love stone walls too. I've bee...Oh yes, I'd love stone walls too. I've been watching a news item this morning on tv about the Asian Hornet and how they could threaten bees if they make it to our shores. Quite worrying really, they sound nasty.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-78662413015240849842014-05-10T06:12:06.924-07:002014-05-10T06:12:06.924-07:00I thought you would like that Elaine........
The b...I thought you would like that Elaine........<br />The book itself is based on Medieval Gardens.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-17991856710826748902014-05-10T06:10:21.674-07:002014-05-10T06:10:21.674-07:00Rose,
If I have one convert then my blog was wort...Rose,<br /><br />If I have one convert then my blog was worthwhile.....you have made my day :)<br /><br />Your garden has come a long way Rose. I lived amongst cottage gardens as a child...my dear Father and Grand-father were both of the old school :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-73910183068932322882014-05-10T06:00:12.003-07:002014-05-10T06:00:12.003-07:00Oh I love that extract - sounds just like I want m...Oh I love that extract - sounds just like I want my garden to be - I am now going over to Amazon to check the book out - loving the sound of 'wild exquisite beauty' sounds a bit like me (not)!elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-12515024060118688802014-05-10T05:46:22.758-07:002014-05-10T05:46:22.758-07:00What a nice compliment your niece paid you! My id...What a nice compliment your niece paid you! My idea of a "perfect" garden is not an orderly one at all, but a cottage garden full of exuberant blooms, colorful, and a little wild. I'm still working on that, but I have the "wild" part down:) I must tell you, Cheryl, that you were the one who opened my eyes to the importance of bees. You made a convert of me, and I'm always spreading the word to others who want to spray chemicals on their garden, telling them the bees are more important!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-3186983555296825192014-05-10T04:07:59.933-07:002014-05-10T04:07:59.933-07:00A paradise garden, how beautiful Elaine.
Another o...A paradise garden, how beautiful Elaine.<br />Another of my favourite books is: In a Unicorn's Garden.<br />Let me share an extract with you ............<br /><br />Somewhere deep within we all carry the memory of an archetypal paradise garden, a place both gently ordered and of wild exquisite beauty, filled with fruit and nut trees that defy the seasons, spangled with blossom and bowed down with fruit dripping with ripe sweetness. The ground is carpeted with soft meadow grasses and scattered with glittering wild strawberries and tiny flowers. In this garden the sunlight has a golden purity, the breezes are sweet and we are enfolded by a gentle nature. It is a place of such fecundity, such tranquillity, such sensuous pleasures that every generation seeks to recreate this earthly garden of enchantment....................Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-71820318867592085762014-05-10T03:57:26.578-07:002014-05-10T03:57:26.578-07:00Tku Jane.
It is reassuring........without a shado...Tku Jane.<br /><br />It is reassuring........without a shadow of a doubt.<br /><br />I love the garden in the rain.....also on a misty morning.....<br /><br />Enjoy your weekend.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-80231953570252554422014-05-10T03:16:20.992-07:002014-05-10T03:16:20.992-07:00Hi Cheryl
I can understand your need for seclusion...Hi Cheryl<br />I can understand your need for seclusion in the garden it is the same for me in mine, I don't want to be aware of the neighbours my garden is my solace - I don't think I have achieved what you have yet but I am working on it. I like the idea of a romantic garden - I am aiming for a paradise garden something quite unattainable I suppose. I enjoyed the quote. Have a peaceful weekend, hope you are feeling a little better.<br />Elaineelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186002245944913029.post-78360496753405731962014-05-10T02:00:03.875-07:002014-05-10T02:00:03.875-07:00Lovely post, lovely photos and lovely sentiments. ...Lovely post, lovely photos and lovely sentiments. I find it quite reassuring to know that man is not the most important creature on the planet and that little creatures like bees and earthworms have far more importance - without us the world would continue very well but without them it would not. There's something beautiful about a natural garden in the rain isn't there?Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com