Comments on: Why Pdad is So Great http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/05/why-pdad-is-so-great/ The Sweet, The Savory Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Zucchini Joy : Chocolate & Garlic http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/05/why-pdad-is-so-great/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Zucchini Joy : Chocolate & Garlic Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=1690#comment-631 [...] rank as our most beautiful specimen (the blossoms are gorgeous–although they have violated my anti-yellow proscriptions), but today at least, it’s near the top for “most satisfying.” Social [...] [...] rank as our most beautiful specimen (the blossoms are gorgeous–although they have violated my anti-yellow proscriptions), but today at least, it’s near the top for “most satisfying.” Social [...]

]]> By: Angela Walker http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/05/why-pdad-is-so-great/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Angela Walker Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:52:47 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=1690#comment-595 I love your plant pictures. Post more of your backyard, I'd love to see what you have done. I love your plant pictures. Post more of your backyard, I’d love to see what you have done.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/05/why-pdad-is-so-great/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Sharon Sat, 23 May 2009 13:07:26 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=1690#comment-572 I am impressed by all of your selections... a year before we bought our house they had a professional landcape put in and for the past seven summers I have gradually pulled up everything but the trees. And some liriope. I've transplanted some of that. So now the yard looks much different. I don't know if it looks better, exactly, but my dad said on his recent visit that it now looks more like me. So I think that's a good thing. I am impressed by all of your selections… a year before we bought our house they had a professional landcape put in and for the past seven summers I have gradually pulled up everything but the trees. And some liriope. I’ve transplanted some of that. So now the yard looks much different. I don’t know if it looks better, exactly, but my dad said on his recent visit that it now looks more like me. So I think that’s a good thing.

]]> By: Robin http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/05/why-pdad-is-so-great/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Robin Fri, 22 May 2009 15:16:17 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=1690#comment-568 I think there is a certain amount of pride that comes from creating a garden/yard yourself. It really is like being an artist and your medium is plants. I think if you had someone else do your yard, it might look great, but you wouldn't take the same amount of satisfaction from it. Even if a lot of it is trial and error, learning from your mistakes, I think the process is as enjoyable as the end result. My garden is fairly meager because we have absolutely horrendous clay soil and there never seems to be enough money leftover to buy all the compost and plants and mulch and fertilizer that we need, but when I look at what has actually survived and comes back again each year, I do get a bit of a thrill. Gardening is a hobby, not a single project. As long as it's an enjoyable hobby for you, who cares if the results are not professional. By the way, I recently took a long walk through some older Salt Lake City neighborhoods, and thoroughly enjoyed the landscaping and unique gardens that I found there. Many of the homes in the newer neighborhoods where I live come with their front yards professionally landscaped, and while they are usually much nicer looking than say, my yard, they are also very much all the same, and kind of generic. You can be proud that your yard will be a one-of-a-kind, signature creation! Have fun! I think there is a certain amount of pride that comes from creating a garden/yard yourself. It really is like being an artist and your medium is plants. I think if you had someone else do your yard, it might look great, but you wouldn’t take the same amount of satisfaction from it. Even if a lot of it is trial and error, learning from your mistakes, I think the process is as enjoyable as the end result. My garden is fairly meager because we have absolutely horrendous clay soil and there never seems to be enough money leftover to buy all the compost and plants and mulch and fertilizer that we need, but when I look at what has actually survived and comes back again each year, I do get a bit of a thrill. Gardening is a hobby, not a single project. As long as it’s an enjoyable hobby for you, who cares if the results are not professional.

By the way, I recently took a long walk through some older Salt Lake City neighborhoods, and thoroughly enjoyed the landscaping and unique gardens that I found there. Many of the homes in the newer neighborhoods where I live come with their front yards professionally landscaped, and while they are usually much nicer looking than say, my yard, they are also very much all the same, and kind of generic. You can be proud that your yard will be a one-of-a-kind, signature creation! Have fun!

]]> By: Lis http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/05/why-pdad-is-so-great/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Lis Fri, 22 May 2009 03:37:18 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=1690#comment-567 well for whats its worth I think you're yard is fantastic. well for whats its worth I think you’re yard is fantastic.

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