tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post6954453831588409836..comments2024-03-26T06:45:32.717+00:00Comments on Circle of the Year: Garden DreamsRowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-66138063247946160952009-02-09T18:50:00.000+00:002009-02-09T18:50:00.000+00:00What a breath of summer ir in the middle of winter...What a breath of summer ir in the middle of winter. I have aspirations about my garden too, and now the horses are in new homes, I may just keep on top of it and actually improve it this year. Fingers crossed. I love the cottage garden look, and old fashioned roses, and herbs, just like you.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-44511256525419685152009-01-31T23:22:00.000+00:002009-01-31T23:22:00.000+00:00I discovered your lovely site today, and I am ever...I discovered your lovely site today, and I am ever so grateful.<BR/><BR/>Alas, while I may reside on the very English-sounding Dorsetshire Drive, it is located in Houston, Texas! Nevertheless, for the past 30+ years, I have cultivated my little English cottage garden as a homage to those of your country. It gives me so much joy.<BR/><BR/>Ah, to be in England.....<BR/><BR/>And by the way, Mr. Baggins has simply stolen my heart. Please give him a hug for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-75299355570991384522009-01-26T23:54:00.000+00:002009-01-26T23:54:00.000+00:00Beautiful garden photos!I live in Canada but had a...Beautiful garden photos!I live in Canada but had a lovely visit to England last spring.I remember Snape Cottage garden was featured in the Victoria magazine several years ago.It is a beautiful garden so it is nice you can visit there every year.Enjoy your garden.<BR/>CarolynCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365004847174534068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-77533011959026362262009-01-24T21:40:00.000+00:002009-01-24T21:40:00.000+00:00Rowan, I love your garden at any time of the year,...Rowan, I love your garden at any time of the year, and I agree about January - it's a perfect time for dreaming, drinking tea and reading.kerrdelunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779897207670867347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-55292553051071860872009-01-19T08:51:00.000+00:002009-01-19T08:51:00.000+00:00I've been dreaming of the seaside over the last fe...I've been dreaming of the seaside over the last few days but seeing your lovely garden photos has got me thinking about spring flowers - first to look forward to is a visit to a snowdrop garden - thanks for the inspiration:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-14925737022442084822009-01-19T01:30:00.000+00:002009-01-19T01:30:00.000+00:00I love all the photos and my dream house and garde...I love all the photos and my dream house and gardens are alot like yours.....BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291929634822349553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-5191266944217890582009-01-17T20:31:00.000+00:002009-01-17T20:31:00.000+00:00This post is a breath of scented warm air into my ...This post is a breath of scented warm air into my white world. I am so glad you are back into the swing of blogging again.<BR/><BR/>I gave you an award - please drop by and see it.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693598787241469220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-7307599368719549912009-01-17T19:59:00.000+00:002009-01-17T19:59:00.000+00:00rowan i love your dream garden :o)ive left you an ...rowan i love your dream garden :o)<BR/>ive left you an award on my blog :o)nita xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162808112733058260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-31535082625000670702009-01-17T01:56:00.000+00:002009-01-17T01:56:00.000+00:00I so agree. A wild rambunctious cottage garden is...I so agree. A wild rambunctious cottage garden is my favourite type. Like you, I am full of gardening zeal in Spring, but begin to wilt when the August heat rolls in. Perhaps we need a gardener!!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-32329381551751268132009-01-13T18:20:00.000+00:002009-01-13T18:20:00.000+00:00Well your dreams sound lovely, I am from rural Sus...Well your dreams sound lovely, I am from rural Sussex originally but I have married a Dorset man (you can't get them away from Dorset!)and now live there. Your garden looks very nice so your dreams are there already.Gooseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551343997218901422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-22638926839157486362009-01-13T16:42:00.000+00:002009-01-13T16:42:00.000+00:00Beautiful gardens Rowan! Fabulous post. Spring wil...Beautiful gardens Rowan! Fabulous post. Spring will be here soon, I just know it will...even if it's 13degrees (F), at 10:41 AM, as I type!!PAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-25192640966426268462009-01-13T02:58:00.000+00:002009-01-13T02:58:00.000+00:00I've always longed for an old English cottage gard...I've always longed for an old English cottage garden, but it will never be. Your's may not be the one you dream of, but it still looks very good. With our extreme temperatures, high and low, and the slope of my garden it is nigh on impossible to grow anything but the sturdiest of plants. It always seems that when it is doing well, we are off on holiday and it is past it's best when we return. I think visiting public gardens is about as close as I will come to seeing a dream garden.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731396546695910306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-28614489065072166182009-01-12T22:42:00.000+00:002009-01-12T22:42:00.000+00:00I do hope you get to visit Charleston and Monk's H...I do hope you get to visit Charleston and Monk's House too, I think you'd really like them. charleston in particular looks beautiful throughout the summer! I too find it very hard to get my garden smiling in July and August, perhaps I should try a little harder this year. Beautiful photos, thank you. those roses are gorgeous<BR/>KimxRagged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-28436814657331383202009-01-12T20:14:00.000+00:002009-01-12T20:14:00.000+00:00It was a lovely 'escape' reading your blog today.....It was a lovely 'escape' reading your blog today...thank you Rowan ;-)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-10599539937531105872009-01-12T16:19:00.000+00:002009-01-12T16:19:00.000+00:00Your garden looks lovely Rowan, you should see min...Your garden looks lovely Rowan, you should see mine at the moment! It's so difficult to keep it looking good all year round and the other pictures are good to aspire to!<BR/><BR/>I'll be checking out courses at the Weald and Downland, so I may see you there ;)<BR/><BR/>Kim xKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696026498050233726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-142706088133732142009-01-12T15:52:00.000+00:002009-01-12T15:52:00.000+00:00Rowan. The pictures of the garden ae lovely. I do...Rowan.<BR/> The pictures of the garden ae lovely. I don't have a single green finger on my body but i do love to see nice, well established gardens, they're so soothing for the soul i think. Good luck with your plans, i hope you get many hours of joy in it xXXhippymummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232856105139634921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-48811366351666949772009-01-12T14:04:00.000+00:002009-01-12T14:04:00.000+00:00It's really hard to be a traveler and a gardener, ...It's really hard to be a traveler and a gardener, isn't Rowan? I get mine going and looking quite lovely by Spring, and then off we go somewhere and I have a few tears knowing it will look sad on my return if I'm gone too long. It's hard to get anyone else to keep it perfect!<BR/><BR/>Right now, like you, I'm just enjoying time off from the garden chores, and am settled in the house with thoughts that this is Winter and even plants need their time off and don't need me. I love Winter, will never be a hot weather afficionado, so, once Summer comes around, the garden I love becomes a real chore and I long for a break from the sticky humidity and the biting bugs!<BR/><BR/>Yes, the English gardens are gorgeous - my cousin buys a National Trust pass I believe it is, and they visit many Devon and Cornwall gardens in the good weather.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the break from all that backbreaking work - just look out your windows and know it will wait for you!!!<BR/><BR/>Your long friendship is amazing and your good friend must treasure it also. My longest friendship is one of 65 years! We've literally been friends since birth - our mums were in the same maternity home in Torquay and struck up a friendship! I think perhaps that would make great post so I'll spare the details now and tell more another time!<BR/><BR/>Hugs - stay warm in that chilly Winter weather you've been having.<BR/>Mary.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147410299194282171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-86681996309914657112009-01-11T22:29:00.000+00:002009-01-11T22:29:00.000+00:00Ooh, what wonderful garden dreams! I, too , aspire...Ooh, what wonderful garden dreams! I, too , aspire to better gardening in the coming year. <BR/><BR/>My yard is a favorite haunt of terrible, pesky, hard to contain weeds which drift in from the untamed parts of the park next door. My goal is to find the tools to conquer them once and for all (and the best too, I'm afraid, is elbow grease).ICQBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08634452093934367498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-44610169135117255162009-01-11T20:50:00.000+00:002009-01-11T20:50:00.000+00:00Rowan, our current weather is enough to give anyon...Rowan, our current weather is enough to give anyone nightmares. Anyway keep dreaming and start planning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-50143352737166859912009-01-11T17:15:00.000+00:002009-01-11T17:15:00.000+00:00What beautiful dreams you have! I love flowers an...What beautiful dreams you have! I love flowers and gardens but the high desert isn't exactly the perfect climate for such! But I know I can always come here and visit yours!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084823218319628822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32992882.post-36222027495507650752009-01-11T16:45:00.000+00:002009-01-11T16:45:00.000+00:00I am right there with your garden dreams - and how...I am right there with your garden dreams - and how I would love to wander the roads with you and see the gardens. We just don't have that sort of thing in the US - public gardens are rare, and open gardens even rarer. What a pity.<BR/><BR/>But I can travel with you in your blog - I love the photos of your garden - and the other ones too. Thanks for the little garden tour this cold, rainy wintry day.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.com