RE: sharing garden with neigbors/passers-by

oops, I knew when I wrote that, that it was incorrect. (sigh)

-----Original Message-----
From: Mize, Mk (Kurt), NNO [m*@att.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 10:17 PM
To: 'paulb@morfi.com'; Rachel@haasjr.org; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: sharing garden with neigbors/passers-by


Then there's spelling...

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Bonine [p*@morfi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:07 PM
To: Rachel@haasjr.org; medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: sharing garden with neigbors/passers-by


Rachel, they can certainly see that your pregnant,
Sounds like they need lessons in arithmatic.
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
[o*@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of rachel
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 12:19 PM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: RE: sharing garden with neigbors/passers-by


Wendy and Paul,

I too think that my garden has been a wonderful way to connect with 
neighbors and others who walk by.  I live on a corner lot in 
Berkeley; I have virtually no gardening space in the back, only in 
the front of the house, so all my energy is focused there.  For the 
most part I enjoy the questions and comments people have about what I 
have done (it was basically an empty, dries-up lawn when I moved in 
three years ago).  

On the other hand, I am very pregnant right now 
and my garden suffered terribly from first trimester ailments---i.e. 
I completely neglected it from November through late spring.  So, the 
garden looks pretty bad right now, especially in comparison to 
previous years.  Now some of the neighbors have walked by and 
exclaimed "what's wrong with your garden!"  This is a little 
embarassing, of course. I feel like my dirty dishes are stacked up in 
public view since everyone seems comfortable enough to keep tabs on 
my garden and comment on its condition. 

Oh well, hopefully it will be back on track next year.  Of course, 
with a newborn baby who knows....

Rachel Baker
Berkeley, CA  





> Wendy-
> I think one of my most favorite things in the world
> is having people walk by my front garden very slowly,
> and then, If I or my partner are around they feel open to
> ask questions. We've met an amazing amount of our neighbors
> this way,and I don't think I would have otherwise. Its
> also nice to share beauty with the neighborhood, this is
> a little woo woo but it seems to build a sense of community.
> Its also fun to see the reaction on peoples faces when
> they first see Cerinthe major purpurescens, or the flowers
> on Grevillea victorae. I've even found that some people
> 'track' our garden, and when they ask questions you can tell
> that they have been making regular visits while we are at 
> work.
> Paul
> Portland
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> [o*@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of Wendy Bradley
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 1999 10:29 PM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: High-flowering season
> 
> 
> Saturday I wandered over to a neighborhood yard sale and bought a small
> chair. The gentlemanly neighbor insisted he carry it home for me, and
> when we came around the corner, through the gate and stepped into my
> "secret garden", he stopped dead in his tracks.  He was so amazed by the
> flowering abundance, he just stood still, taking it all in, having had
> no idea all this was growing here.  Then he asked if he could bring his
> wife to see it, and she was equally appreciative.  It's such a wonderful
> feeling sharing the pleasures of the garden.  Like Nan, I take my
> morning coffee on the patio and love starting my day so peacefully,
> enjoying all that is blooming...abutilon, alstromeria, lace cap
> hydrangeas, verbena, shasta daisies (chrysanthemum max.), nastrutiums,
> various salvias, coreopsis, several roses, nigella and astilbe--both
> just finishing up--Centaurea cyanus, gaura, delphinium, clematis,
> impatiens, heliotrope, pandorea jasminoides, Bishop's lace (ammi majus),
> clytostoma callistigioides, fuchias, lobelias, plumbago, lonicera...such
> a delight, this high- flowering time of year!  Tomato plants are growing
> fast developing fruit (thanks for the recent watering tips/methods), and
> some of the herbs are going quite rampant.  Hope everyone else is
> enjoying the bloom!  Wendy
> 
>
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