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goose
Weekend Gardener
Coatesville , Auckland
Re: Beautiful3 Feb '07 1:37 pm
| dixie wrote: | I have been wondering how your garden is getting along ,as I think your first photos are simply beautiful ,and your plans last September ,interesting .You have achieved a wonderfully natural look - not contrived at all .I am SO Envious of your bird feeder ,as I have just had a plastic plate hanging from a string and would love a 'proper' one -Is yours a 'bought' one? and if so would you mind telling me where you got it from ,as I might hint for one as a present.
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My old feeder was just a flat piece of wood nailed to a post,
it has been rotting and is now half the size it was. When I visited 'The Warehouse' to buy some potting mix I spotted the bird feeder and just had to have it. But Im still looking out for another piece of flat square wood to nail to the post again as the Doves (which seem to have made my place their home) seem to need something larger to land on.
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Goose's garden3 Feb '07 2:58 pm
Thank you ,Goose -I have never seen it at the W.I hope they get them in again ,as it would suit my garden ,as it does yours.
Liza ,I have been struggling to put one of my photos as my avatar ,but I can only get it down to 36KB (whatever that is) instead of 20 KB -it keeps getting rejected.
Dixie.
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goose
Weekend Gardener
Coatesville , Auckland
Autumn Pics26 Apr '07 9:17 am
Hi everyone
Its been a while since I posted, I have been popping in and keeping up with all your happenings and pics though.
Welcome to all the new members, its really great to have you all on board. I have been very busy with my parents getting them settled into another rest home with more security as my Mum has started to wander off now,its so sad, but she still has some good moments.
Anyway back to the garden, I have a few days off work so what better way to start the day than a walk around the garden with camera in hand. Here are a few autumn pics,
not as impressive as Jacks but we are starting to get more colour as time goes by.
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Getting more colourful now
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Looking back towards the house
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Grape Vine in greenhouse
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Closer look at grapevine in greenhouse
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
Such a nice garden.26 Apr '07 11:01 am
What a nice spread you have! I don't think I see a neighbour in sight in any of your pix. How sweet that must be. You get to putter in your garden in privacy.
It's all looking so wonderful, too.
Christopher
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Greetings Goose26 Apr '07 1:13 pm
Hello there .I have been wondering where you were ,as I do love your garden .Now in Autumn it is more beautiful than ever .
What happened with your entrance that you were considering plants for ?
Dixie.
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Ah! Autumn!!26 Apr '07 6:56 pm
Hi, Goose!
Autumn is my favourite season, and I loved your pictures, especially the grape leaf ones. Grapes do turn the greatest colours, don't they? I've been trying to think of a place where I could have one but with no luck so far! 
Of course, it's still spring here (and early spring, at that, what with the unseasonably cool weather this year), and my garden is still rather sparse-looking. But it's filling in pretty quickly at last. In a few days I should be ready with some more garden pictures, as the trilliums fade and the geums, tellimas, pulsatillas and geraniums follow hard on their heels. I noticed today that the weeping pear is finally in bloom and the flowering crabapple buds are showing colour. They should all be flowering within a few days. But those pesky gentians STILL are in bud and refuse to open!!
There's a duck pond not far from here, and when I was walking Joey dog past it yesterday, 3 of the ducks just stood there and glared at him as he strained at his leash trying to chase them! I don't know what kind they were, but they were white and one had a giant red beak with a bulge on top of it. I must return and try to get a pictures of the ducks - they're locally famous, with a flock of about 20 that wander around from their pond, up the hill to a neighbour's house across the road and then back down and across the pond onto the road on the other side of it! I've never seen one get hit by a car, but lots of vehicles come to a standstill as the flock slowly waddles past!
AS for your mother, it must be somewhat of a relief for the family to know that she is more secure and is well cared for. It's always sad, though, to see someone fade away before your eyes. My folks have now been gone for over 30 years, but there are still days when I'd love to have them come for a visit to see my garden; they'd love it!!
Well, cheers, and please keep the autumn pictures coming!!
gordonf
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
Hello Goose27 Apr '07 12:01 am
So many of our friends are going through what you are with your Mum. Many have to travel great distances regularly to help them. I know how consuming that can be. I'm sure Moosey's is only one of the things you've missed in this time.
My wife and I are down to just one remaining parent, her father. He is 92 and lives an hour and a half away beside parkland so remote that he has to carry a chainsaw around in the winter in case of tree fall. He still raises his own vegetables. Maybe, being gardeners, we'll all follow his good example.
Thanks to Dixie for drawing you back so that I would have the opportunity to look back at some of your earlier posts. What a beautiful place you live in! Very green and lush, and as Gordon points out, seemingly very secluded. I do like the juxtaposition of the hedge with the more freeform beds. As you find time again for all the things that bring you balance and joy I look forward to seeing more.
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Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Hedges27 Apr '07 1:46 am
Hi Goose, it's really good to see you back. I, too, understand the heartache of caring for aging parents from a distance. It is never easy, but you will forever be thankful that you were able to do it. I loved your pictures, but was especially interested in hearing more about what appears to be a double hedge border (picture 4260031). Would you please elaborate on this?
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Jack Holloway
Passionate Gardener
SEQUOIA FARM Haenertsburg South Africa
Autumn's many guises27 Apr '07 8:40 am
Welcome back, Goose! I was thinking of you again as we discussed ducks and geese this past week... how come 'Goose'?
Your pics are lovely and your vine looks healthy - my vine leaves can only be photographed at a distance mostly, as they are battered by rust  Oh well, I guess they are rather expected to fend for themselves!
Aging parents... mine have just returned from a 7000km car trip and I'm thrilled at how well the whole holiday went. They are in their late 70s, growing a little fragile, but both doing very well. However the last year or two I have been acutely aware that at any moment everything can change for the worse. We are also lucky that we spend weeks at a time together on the farm, when we then see each other every day and often have supper together. I wish you strength in dealing with your mom - it is such a sad situation when the physical body is stronger than the mind. Old age is not for sissies they say, and I'm growing to understand it better all the time... and the scary thing is we ain't gettin' any younger ourselves!
As Mark says, may your gardening bring a sense of balance - and keep those pics coming in!
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Anna
Gone to seed
Hamilton, New Zealand
27 Apr '07 9:03 am
It's wonderful to hear from you and see your latest batch of photos.
I'm glad you've found somewhere safe for your mum. It's hard when it's our turn to 'parent' them, but I hope she'll be happy where she is now and you have many more years with her.
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