tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post1902083352257897547..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Desert Island Plants - The Experts Set SailVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-7725546004550186112009-02-02T16:50:00.000+00:002009-02-02T16:50:00.000+00:00Hi Miranda welcome! And it's a small world :) I do...Hi Miranda welcome! And it's a small world :) I do hope you can join me for my meme...<BR/><BR/>Shirl - well it was a great idea, so well done you!<BR/><BR/>Karen - I was quite surprised with GST's choices. <BR/><BR/>SOL - I don't know of anyone who's into that way of planting, though I do keep meaning to give it a go myself. Trouble is, I'm just glad to get stuff sown and planted as and when without having to think about whether it's the right day too!<BR/><BR/>Hermes - I love that book too! I had to go and buy Christopher Lloyd's <I>Gardener Cook</I> afterwards as they kept on writing about what they'd had to eat so much<BR/><BR/>Rose - I suppose seeing there's 1,000's of plants to choose from, we're likely to be diverse in our choices when there's just 3 to have. I certainly think photographs are TWTG with garden tagging, GBBD helps me in going round my garden regularly too.<BR/><BR/>Deb - oooh we get to meet at last ;)<BR/><BR/>Frances - it's just the right thing to do for winter isn't it? Like you, my garden wish lists's expanded quite a bit...<BR/><BR/>Anna - still spring cleaning :(<BR/><BR/>Juliet - what good taste you have!<BR/><BR/>Nancy - I'm really glad to have found those articles, even if it was by accident. It made a nice rounding off to Shirl's meme. I look forward to you joining me next week :)<BR/><BR/>Jan - see you soon!<BR/><BR/>Philip - do come on over. I must come and have a look over at yours too...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-84597436448276872512009-01-28T01:11:00.000+00:002009-01-28T01:11:00.000+00:00I never seem to get it together to do any of these...I never seem to get it together to do any of these things, so I appreciate being given a heads up. Ok, feb 2nd. I will look for that.<BR/>I enjoyed the link you showed here!<BR/>PhilipPhilip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-33705696112469116402009-01-27T22:42:00.000+00:002009-01-27T22:42:00.000+00:00Thanks for writing this, VP. It will be interestin...Thanks for writing this, VP. It will be interesting to read what they have to say.<BR/><BR/>I will definitely check back!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-59492117504577611452009-01-27T22:38:00.000+00:002009-01-27T22:38:00.000+00:00I'll look forward to your upcoming meme! It was i...I'll look forward to your upcoming meme! It was interesting to see what the experts chose as their must-have plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-4917707236771947292009-01-27T20:37:00.000+00:002009-01-27T20:37:00.000+00:00I'm dead chuffed to see that I share a desert isla...I'm dead chuffed to see that I share a desert island plant with Beth Chatto ;)Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861589817615423847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-48319524112502976572009-01-27T16:32:00.000+00:002009-01-27T16:32:00.000+00:00I had a quick peek at Mary Keen's articles - will ...I had a quick peek at Mary Keen's articles - will return to them later for a proper read. I see that you have showers in Chippenham and that you have been up to your annual spring cleaning again VP :) Have made a mental note of the 2nd February. I am trying to guess what you might be up to.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-43511801759392115002009-01-27T15:27:00.000+00:002009-01-27T15:27:00.000+00:00Hi VP, so many wonderful links here, I did check o...Hi VP, so many wonderful links here, I did check out James' previous choices and the comments too. So many wonderful plants for me to research on a cold rainy day.<BR/>FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-25503208290830045832009-01-27T13:59:00.000+00:002009-01-27T13:59:00.000+00:00Thanks for the links. Can't wait to see what the ...Thanks for the links. Can't wait to see what the experts thing. See you on the beach.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49172014291648487512009-01-27T12:57:00.000+00:002009-01-27T12:57:00.000+00:00It's interesting that the experts didn't agree on ...It's interesting that the experts didn't agree on the same plants. I noticed there wasn't a lot of repetition in the choices posted in response to Shirl's challenge either. No wonder I'm constantly adding to my "plant wish" list, after reading so many glowing recommendations of plants from different gardeners.<BR/><BR/>Your article yesterday on the tagging in public gardens was very interesting. I appreciate having a visible (and accurate!) tag in gardens like these to identify plants I'm not familiar with, but I wouldn't want that in my own garden. I've found that taking photos and recording them on my blog or in a notebook has helped as much as anything.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-64365015750763004992009-01-27T12:52:00.000+00:002009-01-27T12:52:00.000+00:00Thanks for that. Really interesting to see what th...Thanks for that. Really interesting to see what they picked. One of my favourite gardening books is :<BR/>Dear Friend and Gardener: Letters on Life and Gardening <BR/>by Beth Chatto and Christopher Lloyd. This months Gardener's World magz has a selection of top 10 plants by different gardeing writers.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-9312922076435089812009-01-27T12:28:00.000+00:002009-01-27T12:28:00.000+00:00Hey there VP, I have a question. Do you know anyo...Hey there VP, I have a question. Do you know anyone that plantes by the lunar phase? Have you tried it? If so do you think it holds any truth?<BR/><BR/>I would really like to grow extra this year as I have a few people to barter with and they will accept veggies. So I must increase the out put from my gardenSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-78290941520920531242009-01-27T09:32:00.000+00:002009-01-27T09:32:00.000+00:00It is interesting to see what the famous gardening...It is interesting to see what the famous gardening folk take to their desert islands.<BR/><BR/>2nd February - intriguing, I'll be back<BR/><BR/>KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-61387225303638306092009-01-27T08:55:00.000+00:002009-01-27T08:55:00.000+00:00Fantasic VP!! Thanks so much for adding this. I've...<B>Fantasic VP!!</B> Thanks so much for adding this. I've no time to read through the links properly right now but I'll definitely be back this evening! I love the plantings of Beth and Christo :-D<BR/><BR/>I have been absolutely thrilled at the unexpected response this challenge has had - I guess it was a lot in the timing too :-D<BR/><BR/><I>Ah... you have me curious now. I'll be back come Feb 2nd :-D</I>Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-769838540526228482009-01-27T08:53:00.000+00:002009-01-27T08:53:00.000+00:00I've just found your blog through Shirl's blog and...I've just found your blog through Shirl's blog and great to see that even the professionals have had to go through this challenge too... it's wasn't as easy as I'd imagined... we used to live near to Bristol - so know Wiltshire reasonably well - now set up home in Northern Brittany... I await the plant challenge you have in mind for February... MirandaMiranda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840434272680732958noreply@blogger.com