tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post6390025002950828968..comments2023-08-21T01:41:13.490-07:00Comments on Three Dogs in a Garden: My Troubles with Landscape Cloth: Part 2Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-11412183257621522482015-09-25T09:37:19.356-07:002015-09-25T09:37:19.356-07:00I adore your garden and it is wonderful to see the...I adore your garden and it is wonderful to see the changes and plans...we are also faced with maintaining something that has gotten out of control and how to make it more workable.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-65849240653603014542015-09-20T05:56:12.314-07:002015-09-20T05:56:12.314-07:00Your garden is beautiful, Jennifer! I know what y...Your garden is beautiful, Jennifer! I know what you mean about trying to lessen the workload. Ironically, I want to create a new flowerbed--I need to divide so many plants and I can't bear to give them away, so I'd like another place to put them. But my husband reminds me, do I really want to have more garden to maintain? Too bad there isn't a foolproof way to keep the weeds out.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-77073325410221812102015-09-16T07:04:22.254-07:002015-09-16T07:04:22.254-07:00So beautiful, especially the final seating area......So beautiful, especially the final seating area...but yes, a lot of work. Am in the same place you are, thinking how to lighten the load. Gorgeous plantings Jennifer.Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-44065578399222535492015-09-15T18:05:08.059-07:002015-09-15T18:05:08.059-07:00Sometimes maintaining our gardens does feel like w...Sometimes maintaining our gardens does feel like work. But what heartache to rip any of it out. :( Yours is so beautiful! Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-39268635453720144772015-09-14T13:18:31.244-07:002015-09-14T13:18:31.244-07:00I've seen big changes in your garden Jennifer....I've seen big changes in your garden Jennifer. I love the gazebo and very colorful flowers especially hydrangea, Rudbeckia and sun rays going through phlox!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-6386059928378625892015-09-14T09:25:00.758-07:002015-09-14T09:25:00.758-07:00Your yard is beautiful!Your yard is beautiful!allisamazinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560127540410819011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-77674644510554964642015-09-14T06:11:22.900-07:002015-09-14T06:11:22.900-07:00I have the same problem ! I removed a swath of gr...I have the same problem ! I removed a swath of grass behind the house because it was shaded and grass wasn't in good condition. I put down high quality landscape cloth and pea gravel with flagstones for walking on. I find weed seeds take root on top of the pea gravel. Although they are easy to pull it is time consuming.KathyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825812004240603167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-80744343050361732062015-09-13T23:27:05.178-07:002015-09-13T23:27:05.178-07:00Beautiful garden! I really made an effort to look ...Beautiful garden! I really made an effort to look for the mess but I could not find it!!! All the best from Swedenan angel at my tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566834966938032807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-35421840696300436032015-09-13T20:35:27.939-07:002015-09-13T20:35:27.939-07:00What a great job you have done creating a paradise...What a great job you have done creating a paradise! It is truly wonderful.Bernideen https://www.blogger.com/profile/12800285614494064098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-47809745996865244142015-09-13T18:29:40.503-07:002015-09-13T18:29:40.503-07:00You have such a lovely garden. Maybe wait until n...You have such a lovely garden. Maybe wait until next year before you decide to start pulling things out. It could just be this year... I know I've been feeling the same way about all my house projects as well.<br /><br />I love what you've created!<br /><br />xoANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669855421350031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-16214034670663678932015-09-13T15:37:37.317-07:002015-09-13T15:37:37.317-07:00I, too, realize that I took on a little bit too mu...I, too, realize that I took on a little bit too much. Not as much as you, but I have health issues & have decided this week that something has to go. Yes, it's sad, but it does have it's benefits. I want to spend more of my free time doing something besides trimming & weeding. You have a beautiful garden & you have to decide whether it's worth your time to maintain & keep it. Smaller gardens are beautiful & admirable also!Karen K from Buffalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205233423860780473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-25599737139373240532015-09-13T15:14:03.398-07:002015-09-13T15:14:03.398-07:00What a beautiful post. Your garden LOOKS relaxing,...What a beautiful post. Your garden LOOKS relaxing, even if you don't find time to relax in it. Calm colors with just enough Rudbeckia to keep it lively. My garden continues to expand, yet I am finding it more than I can handle alone. I hired a young man to help dig holes, move big rocks, carry mounds of pine needles to the untamed area, and that has helped. I have plans for yet another bed for 15 - 20 new rose bushes with their accompanying companion plants next spring. What is wrong with me?! I do sit in the garden frequently because I have to. My back won't let me work without resting periodically. Yet, the thought of an early freeze is depressing. I resist giving up and putting my tools away. I buy plants that will have to wait until next year to be planted. However, I know I am not alone. Love your Ironweed and that monarda's soft color.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07932052972867806872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-82781051924624544302015-09-13T14:17:40.862-07:002015-09-13T14:17:40.862-07:00I love how you created garden rooms, it has made y...I love how you created garden rooms, it has made your garden so much more interesting and very lovely. I know exactly how you feel about garden maintenance I am trying to take care of a 1/2 acre garden, I used to wish that it was bigger...now I wish that it were smaller. Combined with our heat and drought it has become a very hard job, yet it is one I still enjoy...for how much longer, I don't know.<br /><br /> I look forward to the next installment on landscape cloth.La Vie Quotidiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348063467803160245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-78126510660052315822015-09-13T11:46:48.835-07:002015-09-13T11:46:48.835-07:00This really does look like an enormous amount of w...This really does look like an enormous amount of work, Jennifer, but everything is so beautiful!<br />I DO love those pathways, even though they are so hard to maintain. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574946867709812195noreply@blogger.com