tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post3827059423658559411..comments2024-03-28T12:32:22.632+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Lushness, and an AnniversarySteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91848177513909482562019-07-23T06:38:58.619+01:002019-07-23T06:38:58.619+01:00Thanks, everybody, for your comments! Glad you all...Thanks, everybody, for your comments! Glad you all liked the video!<br /><br />Yes, Ellen, you should make a garden video!<br /><br />Red, I would love to see what your garden looks like.<br /><br />Sharon, the music is "Woods" by pianist George Winston, from his album "Autumn" on the Windham Hill label.<br /><br />Elizabeth, call our landlord and TELL HER THAT, would you? :)<br /><br />Allison, the blackberries in our garden aren't a problem, but we keep them in check. In the wild they can go crazy.<br /><br />Jenny-O, my burdock is still young! I like the fact that the plants are so big, but we'll see how I feel if it becomes problematic.<br /><br />Beth, Austin is a wonderful town! <br /><br />Thanks also for the anniversary wishes, everyone. E is right -- we have two anniversaries, because we got civil unioned in July and officially married a few years later in December, after the gay marriage laws changed. We consider the July one our "real" anniversary.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-83048904027976315972019-07-23T05:31:50.508+01:002019-07-23T05:31:50.508+01:00Happy Anniversary to you both. Your garden contai...Happy Anniversary to you both. Your garden contains many of my favorites, and I quite envy your ability to get out there and make it happen. My "new" home has two porches where I grow my potted plants and is quite scaled down from my previous gardens. They are such a labor of love, and such a joy to watch them change through the seasons. I don't have the physical energy for one like yours, now, so it is especially wonderful to be able to see this video. Those black berries look yummy!<br /><br />Continue to enjoy the season while it lasts.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89255559967033360592019-07-23T03:14:07.904+01:002019-07-23T03:14:07.904+01:00LOVE the film that you made with the labeling of a...LOVE the film that you made with the labeling of all that grows there, Job well done! Happy anniversary!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22080534284073938612019-07-22T23:27:37.636+01:002019-07-22T23:27:37.636+01:00Happy anniversary to you both!Happy anniversary to you both!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707360775261600948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64395992949400742052019-07-22T22:04:37.305+01:002019-07-22T22:04:37.305+01:00Happy Belated Anniversary Steve and Dave!! Your di...Happy Belated Anniversary Steve and Dave!! Your dinner sounds so wonderful and Oh your gardens just blew me away. I confess I had trouble reading and looking at the gorgeous flowers but wow they are absolutely gorgeous. <br /> I have always wanted gardens like that but now I can barely take care of a few potted plants. I cannot get down and weed or plant. So I enjoy from afar now and I will say that your gardens are GOLD!<br /><br /> I remember years ago when I lived in Vegas we went to the Bellagio and walked thru their gardens. It was such a gorgeous exhibit. I have a thing for all flowers and plants but it I have a very soft spot for Foxglove and Holly Hocks and Snap Dragons.. Well truth be told I have a soft spot for them all.<br /><br /> Have an awesome day. It is very hot here today. 106 degrees. I am in Austin Texas so we always have very hot summers. Beth ReedBeth Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103650100630485292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-75771194136509914702019-07-22T19:46:53.247+01:002019-07-22T19:46:53.247+01:00You have a much more extensive garden that I was p...You have a much more extensive garden that I was picturing! Lovely. "Red-leafed mystery bush" - LOL! I love the globe thistle. And your butterfly bushes are huge compared to what mine was, even at its biggest. But I can match or beat your burdock plants, ha ha! I've been ripping out those things around our yard, they grow so big and are a nuisance. Different climates, eh? Thanks for the tour!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87227352602035176372019-07-22T18:12:32.799+01:002019-07-22T18:12:32.799+01:00I'm surprised to see blackberries in the garde...I'm surprised to see blackberries in the garden. In Washington they're an invasive weed - on the level of kudzu in the south. Do they spread much?<br />Your garden is just lovely. You truly are a plant whisperer.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13494600471114658612019-07-22T17:23:40.772+01:002019-07-22T17:23:40.772+01:00A great tour of the Steve and Dave Botanical Garde...A great tour of the Steve and Dave Botanical Garden of London. I watched it all. Happy anniversary to you two. The Fran Dreschler gag was hilarious!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-2616138095452597182019-07-22T16:59:20.807+01:002019-07-22T16:59:20.807+01:00I remember you writing about your landlady raising...I remember you writing about your landlady raising the rent and only giving you an 8 month lease. Is she crazy? Most landlords would love to have tenants that take of their property like you two do. It's lovely.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690200815401861750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43154071451452385242019-07-22T16:33:17.196+01:002019-07-22T16:33:17.196+01:00I can't get over how beautiful your garden is....I can't get over how beautiful your garden is. It is simply gorgeous and the word "lushness" is a perfect description. Please tell me what music you used on the video. I loved it. It was so soothing and was perfect for the video.<br />Your anniversary dinner sounds fabulous. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-50498200906084047362019-07-22T16:11:13.322+01:002019-07-22T16:11:13.322+01:00Happy anniversary! Your garden is beautiful, a lar...Happy anniversary! Your garden is beautiful, a large bouquet of love in bloom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-76494279938154420512019-07-22T15:21:43.672+01:002019-07-22T15:21:43.672+01:00Happy anniversary. July is a peak time for gardens...Happy anniversary. July is a peak time for gardens. Mine is a jungle right now.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21489851340828119132019-07-22T15:01:18.673+01:002019-07-22T15:01:18.673+01:00I watched the whole thing. you have such a variety...I watched the whole thing. you have such a variety and yes, isn't the garden wonderful when it's full and lush and it's peak. I may have to try a video of my garden. and happy anniversary.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-44066511200924759162019-07-22T14:32:10.981+01:002019-07-22T14:32:10.981+01:00Gorgeous flowers! Wow, Steve, your garden is a won...Gorgeous flowers! Wow, Steve, your garden is a wonder! :) And Happy Anniversary to you and Dave....and many more!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-92208356388003352292019-07-22T13:44:15.199+01:002019-07-22T13:44:15.199+01:00I watched every second and enjoyed it all. What a ...I watched every second and enjoyed it all. What a glory! How fitting that all of this is in bloom for your anniversary! Look at what you and Dave have created with your life together. Congratulations and I wish you many, many more- years and gardens! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14727682881827203242019-07-22T13:05:41.978+01:002019-07-22T13:05:41.978+01:00gardens don't have to be big.
Happy Anniversar...gardens don't have to be big.<br />Happy Anniversary to you both xxgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43657251774157640912019-07-22T12:44:24.577+01:002019-07-22T12:44:24.577+01:00Your garden is beautiful. What a treasure, to have...Your garden is beautiful. What a treasure, to have that kind of space just out the back door.<br /><br />Happy Unionized! Nine years: that's the pottery year. Seems right up your alley. <br /><br />It's wonderful that you can look back a mere nine years and regard your old life as something almost unrecognizable. In theory, I like change and, in theory, I like to make a clean sweep in my own life every once in a while...but I can look back nine years, and I was doing pretty much what I'm doing today. Except that I was much more naive. So, bravo for taking big chances in the past nine years (including adopting a certain staff).<br /><br />Don't get me started on where we were as a country (in America) nine years ago. You chose an excellent presidency in which to have your Union Day. Good timing.Vivian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198077488226047493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57417194058949423002019-07-22T12:40:31.348+01:002019-07-22T12:40:31.348+01:00You have two anniversaries! Your garden looks like...You have two anniversaries! Your garden looks like it should be in a magazine...Gorgeous!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-18548091144624699892019-07-22T12:26:58.464+01:002019-07-22T12:26:58.464+01:00Happy anniversary!!
Both of your meals sound fabul...Happy anniversary!!<br />Both of your meals sound fabulous. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-53629146004383124082019-07-22T12:23:05.138+01:002019-07-22T12:23:05.138+01:00Ah...the sheer glory and variety of an English gar...Ah...the sheer glory and variety of an English garden. Meandering little pathways. So beautiful. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39615145192098718512019-07-22T09:17:49.261+01:002019-07-22T09:17:49.261+01:00Thanks for the lovely tour of your garden. It is a...Thanks for the lovely tour of your garden. It is a good job that you have a ground floor flat. Outdoor space like that is good for the soul and that much loved garden is an extension of you... and Dave too. Just lovely.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com