tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post1629164398822031604..comments2023-08-21T01:41:13.490-07:00Comments on Three Dogs in a Garden: Taking it Out Front: Gardening in the Public EyeJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-7142435990519622862011-12-28T07:44:48.206-08:002011-12-28T07:44:48.206-08:00Your garden is so beautiful! As a newcomer, I'...Your garden is so beautiful! As a newcomer, I've only seen winter pics, but am going around to the blogs I follow and looking at January posts from last year. <br />I do not worry about what folks think or say, really. I feel great, I do good things, I am comfortable with who I am. <br />Boys will be boys, that much, I am sure of. <br />You can be so proud of your front garden, it is spectacular! I will look forward to looking at more posts from the past!<br />I am a follower, now! May I ask if you would follow back?Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-74401128722004771772011-02-08T16:37:54.709-08:002011-02-08T16:37:54.709-08:00Your garden is gorgeous and your pictures are phen...Your garden is gorgeous and your pictures are phenomenal! I'm hoping to have something half as beautiful to share this spring. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322350918810032681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-37525214205505852242011-01-31T14:34:56.532-08:002011-01-31T14:34:56.532-08:00What a great post and a terrific read. Gardening i...What a great post and a terrific read. Gardening is a solace for me too - to be who I am among my friends the plants. Your garden is stunning. I'm still working on mine, but yours is exactly the kind I had in mind. I like the idea of a front garden too - keep up the wonderful work you are doing and all that matters is that you are enjoying every moment of it.Kate @ Gardening and Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371717107588481262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-91828604803039867542011-01-31T08:28:18.782-08:002011-01-31T08:28:18.782-08:00So much real substance here, Jennifer! It made fo...So much real substance here, Jennifer! It made for not only interesting reading, but was captivating and thought-provoking as well. I, too, live on a busy road, but as we're 'in the middle' cars just race past. And, we're surrounded by a high wall on all sides, with the only visible bit being through the driveway gate. No chance of gawpers bothering me, thank goodness!<br /><br />I'd had no conception of what it might be like to live on a busy corner intersection, with a robot.<br /><br />It's a shame you've had to occasionally endure such rudeness, whilst blissfully going about your own business and enjoying your own little haven, but you've certainly managed to deal with it in a very dignified and pragmatic manner and, hopefully, by putting it out there, your words will help to 'make a difference' and serve as a lesson to those who might need reminding.<br /><br />Your summer garden is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! A riot of colour and clear evidence of a passionate and loving gardener. I can quite believe that the majority of passing motorists would derive great pleasure from seeing it! And, I would most definitely be one of those, of whom I'm sure there are plenty, who regularly plan their route just so they can enjoy a sight of your wonderful creation!!! <br /><br />Keep doing what you're doing Jennifer, and pay no heed to those few, thoughtlessly rude people out there!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-70981081703867161342011-01-31T05:26:43.784-08:002011-01-31T05:26:43.784-08:00Thank you for the good laugh. I stand amazing at t...Thank you for the good laugh. I stand amazing at the audacity of all these people. Reading your post I am even more thankful I live in a quiet, very rural subdivision. All that being said, you have an amazing front garden. If I lived in your neck of the woods I would drive by daily just to take in such a wonderful sight.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-62377806560078030722011-01-30T15:12:21.494-08:002011-01-30T15:12:21.494-08:00Rebecca,
The roses that generated so much interes...Rebecca, <br />The roses that generated so much interest are called Marjorie Fair. Everyone assumes they are some odd sort of hydrangea.<br />Again, thanks everyone for your comments and encouragement.<br />JenniferJennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-47959123736149380192011-01-30T14:52:08.675-08:002011-01-30T14:52:08.675-08:00Your front garden is truly spectacular. You shoul...Your front garden is truly spectacular. You should be extremely proud!! What an awful thing to have happened with those rude boys. I live on quite a busy road, and like garden time to be a sanctuary of sorts, so for the first 7 years or so all of my gardening efforts were in the backyard. When I ran out of planting room I had to venture to the front (I also wanted to spruce it up a little). I do enjoy having some blooms all the way out to the sidewalk, but don't enjoy gardening out there nearly as much. Weeding, pruning, watering etc..does put us in some comprimising positions at times!!! (Now I am curious about what variety of rose was of such interest. ;) )Rebecca @ In The Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17513002032328432666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-46201047130829286882011-01-29T21:43:01.579-08:002011-01-29T21:43:01.579-08:00Your garden is just spectacular Jennifer. I can s...Your garden is just spectacular Jennifer. I can see why so many people stop you, gawk, etc. It's obvious you show it a lot of love. I can totally relate to what you're saying ~ my biggest bed is in front of my house (no where near as impressive as yours) and I'm still a bit self conscious about being out there. Afraid to bend over, etc., etc. Sometimes I want to run out in my pj's then remember I better not. Many of my neighbors stop by to talk to me when I'm working and although I enjoy their company, so many times, I just want to relax and work in solitude. Oh well, what to do? I need to take notes from you.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-22305783833166327662011-01-29T15:25:37.702-08:002011-01-29T15:25:37.702-08:00It's a nice change to see a blooming garden in...It's a nice change to see a blooming garden in winter. Beautiful images!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-2159012310221130962011-01-29T07:07:48.366-08:002011-01-29T07:07:48.366-08:00I thought that it was about time I jump in here an...I thought that it was about time I jump in here and say how very much I have enjoyed reading everyone's comments and how much fun it has been to hear about your, often hilarious, experiences. It is certainly true that all the negatives of front yard gardening are far outweighed by all the all the positve feedback. I especially enjoy meeting and talking other gardeners when I am standing out there, front and center in my own garden.Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-15434976612494619142011-01-29T06:32:24.431-08:002011-01-29T06:32:24.431-08:00First of all you have a lovely front garden! And ...First of all you have a lovely front garden! And I know exactly the same issues you are facing. Our house is on the corner of one of the busier neighborhood streets and on the city bus line, and the garden is very front and center. Over the years it has been used for empty beer and liqour bottle dispospal, birth control disposal, several people's personal cut flower shop and one woman was caught actually digging up my plants. However, this is more than balanced by the hours of conversation with strangers on foot and from car windows about the garden, how much they like it, what something is and so forth. My fenced back yard is the refuge.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-23171356175504575222011-01-29T01:34:05.279-08:002011-01-29T01:34:05.279-08:00So glad to have discovered your blog, thank you fo...So glad to have discovered your blog, thank you for visiting mine. Your front garden looks stunning, and you take amazing photographs. <br /><br />I am lucky in that we live in a quiet cul-de-sac so not as exposed when gardening out the front, but your post did make me smile. I find I am much less eager to garden out the front on a weekend when more people are about, precisely because I then have to think more about what I wear and remember to be careful not to show too much when I bend over. I have lost count of the number of times I have gone back in to the house after gardening and realised I have been catching up with a neighbour sporting a large muddy patch on my nose from repeatedly pushing my glasses back on!<br /><br />As to the constant request for directions, I think I would be far less gracious than you clearly are. As to people who have the gall to ask for plants or plant identification as if by right, I am speechless.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-19292523579859870442011-01-28T16:59:20.142-08:002011-01-28T16:59:20.142-08:00I enjoyed reading your post and laughing. Hey, jus...I enjoyed reading your post and laughing. Hey, just yell...Go Away, I'm Gardening! (my blog) Well,I don't think I could actually say that, but it is what I'm thinking. <br />This is my first visit to your blog and your garden is lovely! <br />I'm going to be working on my front garden this spring...glad to get the heads up. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-45213414664247615582011-01-28T13:08:35.274-08:002011-01-28T13:08:35.274-08:00Lovely garden. You should be proud. I agree with t...Lovely garden. You should be proud. I agree with the others who've posted, don't listen to the negative, concentrate on the positive and keep on weeding.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-4275008247137381062011-01-28T11:21:53.428-08:002011-01-28T11:21:53.428-08:00Your front garden is so absolutely gorgeous that I...Your front garden is so absolutely gorgeous that I would be tempted to do a great deal of drive by gawking. And I might be tempted to ask if I could take a picture. And I hope I would tell you that it brought me great joy. Unfortunately there are many who never learned to be courteous. I'm with Jenn - pop in the earplugs and ignore them!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-78832025681289083822011-01-28T08:10:49.156-08:002011-01-28T08:10:49.156-08:00Your pictures are beautiful! I wish I had such tal...Your pictures are beautiful! I wish I had such talent! I say pop in some earplugs or headphones and ignore the world. Don't let anybody impede on your happiness.Jennhttp://www.evoorganic.com/category/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-13946496877523862792011-01-28T06:53:48.330-08:002011-01-28T06:53:48.330-08:00You probably would not like me in your town then b...You probably would not like me in your town then because I'd be right over there talking with you about your garden. Course once we talked we'd relate and it would be all okay methinks. Of course I totally understand the self consciousness that comes from gardening in a front yard. Yikes on the boys! Best just to ignore things like that but how wonderful the bus driver cared enough to talk to you!! I too live on a busy street and rarely does anyone say anything to me-sometimes I wish they would then remember I am in my yuck clothes, hot and sweaty so no thanks! But truly, your garden just begs to be talked about. How lucky for your community they can enjoy your frontyard!! I love it!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-77445184360461286932011-01-28T06:29:57.788-08:002011-01-28T06:29:57.788-08:00Your front garden is phenomenal!!!! WOW!!! I also ...Your front garden is phenomenal!!!! WOW!!! I also have perennials in my front, although not as many as you, and have had people stop and stare at me as I work. It's bizarre and your analogy of a zoo animal is perfect! My gardening "outfits" are picked for how functional they are, as opposed to being based on style, and I've had people suddenly realize the sweaty mess puttering around the garden is their child's science teacher!! At that point they're either friendly and curious or run away screaming.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-14865840427364327362011-01-27T18:01:47.064-08:002011-01-27T18:01:47.064-08:00I am glad you have gotten good feedback, as your f...I am glad you have gotten good feedback, as your front garden is incredible!!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-4011195410224719192011-01-27T15:41:36.840-08:002011-01-27T15:41:36.840-08:00I must admit I have the opposite reaction to yours...I must admit I have the opposite reaction to yours. I own and run a shade plant nursery at my home, which has a two acre display garden that customers can tour. When customers set off to view the gardens and then reappear shortly, I want to send them back to take the time to truly appreciate them. Of course, I am used to having strangers here and dress accordingly (LOL).Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-48502861965353981662011-01-27T14:41:07.585-08:002011-01-27T14:41:07.585-08:00Teenage boys are so brazen! They will say anythin...Teenage boys are so brazen! They will say anything in public. Your front gardens are just beautiful! I always run out to the yard, forgetting how I look. My husband laughs at what I even wear sometimes.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-31864343630254306992011-01-27T14:39:07.820-08:002011-01-27T14:39:07.820-08:00Jennifer, loved your story and can relate totally....Jennifer, loved your story and can relate totally. I live one house from the corner off of a busy street and have had people stop and ask if they cut cut some hydrangeas. One woman parked her car in the middle of the street,<br />sandwich in hand, rang my bell to ask what types of plants I had under my pear tree.<br /><br />So, on one had I guess it is a compliment and on the other sometimes gives you the feeling that it is a public park. Many years ago someone walked up my driveway and cut a bouquet of marigolds - I guess because I wasn't cutting them!<br /><br />EileenGatsbys Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228978705943696143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-9673617293408975002011-01-27T14:16:59.492-08:002011-01-27T14:16:59.492-08:00I garden front side, too. I totally understand! I ...I garden front side, too. I totally understand! I hope to plant a couple of street side trees to break up the view of my back side. I am intimidated to garden and weed out front and restrict it to weekdays only if I can help it. And to make matters more embarrassing I am always muttering to myself. Bigger flowers to duck behind - there's a strategy! Beautiful scenes of your garden - no wonder it stops traffic.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-30188566469830721782011-01-27T13:26:53.994-08:002011-01-27T13:26:53.994-08:00That has got to be one of the nicest front yard ga...That has got to be one of the nicest front yard gardens I have seen. Forget the bad stuff. No doubt, the boys were showing off to each other. Just realize that your garden brings a bit of happiness to many more people than you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-21569678523241778702011-01-27T13:15:47.240-08:002011-01-27T13:15:47.240-08:00As you have just learned, there are consequences t...As you have just learned, there are consequences to every thing that we do, especially when we choose to place a perennial flower garden on our front lawns. I admire your courage. <br />The world would be a better place if every ones front yards were as beautiful as your own.allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.com