tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4863172729884999721..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Handy Hints for Garden VisitorsFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68587373387204248362011-08-17T02:56:43.521+01:002011-08-17T02:56:43.521+01:00Many amusing tips in this post! One that particul...Many amusing tips in this post! One that particularly caught my eye was this: "never say : you have enough work here to keep you busy/out of mischief/fit; it's patronising." It resonated a bit because I'd worked a good bit on my latest post, a friend then wanted to see it, read about three lines and said, "Gosh, you've done a lot of work on this." (She never Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85763827453453043282011-08-15T09:02:10.854+01:002011-08-15T09:02:10.854+01:00What a gorgeous picture!What a gorgeous picture!SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-86205568293760415142011-08-15T08:50:18.106+01:002011-08-15T08:50:18.106+01:00Hi Friko .. that clematis is magnificent .. and yo...Hi Friko .. that clematis is magnificent .. and your list of dos and don'ts .. essential for visitors - but how many comply?!<br /><br />Enjoy your garden .. and ?love the thought of your hedge designer .. ?! Glad gardener is getting over his heart-attack .. and that he's stopped smoking .. <br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the summer ..HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-17237996242031583252011-08-15T00:54:10.017+01:002011-08-15T00:54:10.017+01:00I love your list, especially since I could readily...I love your list, especially since I could readily apply it to art work (except for the loo part ;) ). Then again, tended gardens ARE art. Your clematis is spectacular!Elizabeth Rose Stantonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725663688810441280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-25615193395912878492011-08-15T00:22:08.477+01:002011-08-15T00:22:08.477+01:00That clematis is absolutely stunning.
I think you...That clematis is absolutely stunning.<br /><br />I think your list of do's and don't's is a good one. I have made a fool of myself before in someone's amazing garden. For instance, "Oh look at those lavender plants. They look different from mine." They were rosemary plants.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45689813562588150202011-08-14T18:42:58.418+01:002011-08-14T18:42:58.418+01:00I do not know anyone with a private garden but hav...I do not know anyone with a private garden but have heard of an antique house with a garden close by which can be visited. However, it is too warm right now. I prefer looking at your lovely flowers via the Web – the purple color is intense. I enjoyed your post about all the lovely meals. The moqueca de peixe sounds intriguing and tasty.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74838765907408785342011-08-14T15:33:43.337+01:002011-08-14T15:33:43.337+01:00I've never considered visiting gardens this wa...I've never considered visiting gardens this way but it astounds me that some who do might bring scissors. I'm guessing your list was born of experience. Amazing. <br /><br />The clematis ... just gorgeous!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15521692041262428192011-08-13T23:26:24.910+01:002011-08-13T23:26:24.910+01:00I liked your remark about gardens being like child...I liked your remark about gardens being like children, and it is best to praise them. The gardens I make always appear beautiful to me, because, I see them, like my children, as they are meant to be. <br /><br />My gardens are most disappointing to me when someone else is looking, and I suddenly see what they see. I don't then love them less; I just resolve to work harder; it's my faultDuchessOmniumhttp://www.duchesssomnium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58418352962448594062011-08-13T07:31:49.522+01:002011-08-13T07:31:49.522+01:00Dear Friko: Now that I think on it, I don't be...Dear Friko: Now that I think on it, I don't believe I've ever visited a proper garden, except a public one. I can barely keep my basil plant alive (actually, it may be already burnt to a crisp...) so all of this plant talk is totally fascinating to me!Maggie Asfahani Hajjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250678324642063148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87120023663218983782011-08-12T22:43:30.885+01:002011-08-12T22:43:30.885+01:00Very good to have this positive update on your gar...Very good to have this positive update on your gardener's progress. Loved your list of rules, most of which should be common courtesy and good manners!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30215458140409128362011-08-12T20:52:25.548+01:002011-08-12T20:52:25.548+01:00Great advice and Gardener on the mend! yay!!!!
T...Great advice and Gardener on the mend! yay!!!!<br /><br />This is my favorite part:<br /><br />"say 'interesting' frequently, <br />but keep your superior knowledge well hidden."<br /><br />Love it!ethelmaepotter!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626030604752269356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26901908163318063902011-08-12T11:43:49.301+01:002011-08-12T11:43:49.301+01:00Quite right, Friko. Suspicious-looking visitors sh...Quite right, Friko. Suspicious-looking visitors should be required to pass through those metal-detecting gates at airports. You could then polish up your haul of secateurs, scissors, trowels, forks and garden knives and sell them at your garden shop. The proceeds would go towards Gardener's wages.<br /><br />(I write from experience. Some visitors - particularly ladies - will stop at nothing Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65941985738435424562011-08-12T06:34:53.801+01:002011-08-12T06:34:53.801+01:00wunderschöne Blumen zeigst Du uns hier! Ich freue ...wunderschöne Blumen zeigst Du uns hier! Ich freue mich, dass es "gardener" besser geht... eigenartig finde ich aber den Brauch, anderer Leute Gärten zu besuchen. Es würde mir nicht gefallen, auch, wenn mein Garten noch so schön wäre, was aber übrigens nicht der Fall ist :-)...! Dir einen sonnigen Tag, liebe Friko und bis bald!<br />RenéeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37554199987804033512011-08-12T04:48:45.613+01:002011-08-12T04:48:45.613+01:00Stunning Polish Spirit clematis! Your garden visit...Stunning Polish Spirit clematis! Your garden visit tips are filled with good, common sense, everyday courtesies...what we can practice no matter where we are. <br /><br />Enjoy these swiftly moving summer days...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90135073625675563182011-08-12T04:47:39.274+01:002011-08-12T04:47:39.274+01:00What a beautiful clematis!
And a fine set of gar...What a beautiful clematis! <br /><br />And a fine set of garden viewing rules.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72719000799679637152011-08-12T02:25:57.459+01:002011-08-12T02:25:57.459+01:00these rules should be commonsense, Friko. Unfortun...these rules should be commonsense, Friko. Unfortunately not everyone is as humane as you are...<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki;<br /><br />BLOGGER is not updating my links again, so please come and visit; thanks!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-2788310387890431572011-08-12T02:24:25.869+01:002011-08-12T02:24:25.869+01:00I'd like to mention that 'my' gardener...I'd like to mention that 'my' gardener is doing fine; he is chirpy and bright and full of hope that he'll eventually be able to do a few days again<br /><br />~Ever since I read of him(great entry), I've thought of how he was doing. I believe he is much more than a gardener to you, & you much more than "cash" to him. I am thrilled he will be returning. ~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29060951731325981082011-08-12T02:20:54.403+01:002011-08-12T02:20:54.403+01:00I'm sorry about your gardener, Friko~ (I hope...I'm sorry about your gardener, Friko~ (I hope the gardener and the scraper are not one and the same?) I hope this works as an opportunity for you to follow your curiosity in a different direction and be delighted with something new... Your advice is well-taken; amazing you have to point cetain things out, isn't it?Margaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73960270282096989492011-08-12T00:44:09.848+01:002011-08-12T00:44:09.848+01:00Friko, firstly, I would like to say that your vill...Friko, firstly, I would like to say that your village fair really looks like fun, and would like to send compliments to all those who must have put in quite a few hours to make the day a success.<br /><br />Now...on to garden viewing. I would so like to imagine that no one visiting a garden would violate any of these protocols, but know that some (perhaps more than some) have done so. Bad Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78698777564370232782011-08-12T00:43:59.453+01:002011-08-12T00:43:59.453+01:00I'll re-read this if I ever visit a private ga...I'll re-read this if I ever visit a private garden, Friko. Some of them your items made me smile and some of them made me nod and some of them made me realize that I needed the lesson!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-1340660071183389192011-08-11T20:52:34.318+01:002011-08-11T20:52:34.318+01:00Good news that Gardener is on the mend again. I li...Good news that Gardener is on the mend again. I liked your list, Friko - it would be a good idea to have them included in the little yellow book!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21942530437438382372011-08-11T20:16:43.355+01:002011-08-11T20:16:43.355+01:00I am sorry to report that there are probably no ga...I am sorry to report that there are probably no gardens worth visiting in my city. The freeze did away with delicate plants and the ones that survived are sickly. At least that's the case in my area. Even the cacti didn't put forth large blooms.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-17952175976677907632011-08-11T18:50:25.476+01:002011-08-11T18:50:25.476+01:00oy yeah good stuff..the biggest, just look at it a...oy yeah good stuff..the biggest, just look at it as if it were their child...for sure...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-89917995952970391492011-08-11T17:58:56.678+01:002011-08-11T17:58:56.678+01:00I am glad that the gardener is healing well! We d...I am glad that the gardener is healing well! We do not have many gardens in Kentucky and by August the heat and lack of rain makes everything look...well, tired.<br /><br />But I do enjoy my garden...Tao Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893389515341336475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33971224954223245132011-08-11T17:43:47.981+01:002011-08-11T17:43:47.981+01:00Since I've been reading blogs for only four we...Since I've been reading blogs for only four weeks, I didn't know what dedicated gardeners you and your husband are. This weekend, I'll go back into your archives and find postings and pictures of your garden. <br />I enjoyed your list of DOs and DON'Ts, but I'm in agreement with Bonnie about putting children on leads. <br />If that's the solution, then the adult needs to Dee Readyhttp://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com