tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post2210820917793766198..comments2024-03-29T04:08:44.616-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): The UngardenMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-26347839533378288852016-09-18T22:42:59.211-04:002016-09-18T22:42:59.211-04:00Your garden was beautiful. This man has no soul, t...Your garden was beautiful. This man has no soul, these are the sorts of people who concrete gardens. So sorry you had to tear it out, that would kill me as a gardener, and then to continue to have to view the devastation from your bedroom would hurt! Take solace in the beautiful garden you are creating in your backyard. lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366147558059233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-83240429502904856692016-09-17T14:43:54.652-04:002016-09-17T14:43:54.652-04:00shhhh...Marie, don't give them any ideas...
I ...shhhh...Marie, don't give them any ideas...<br />I feel with you, Marie. Frustration and anger first, then sadness. And maybe another move ahead. It takes my breath, just thinking about it.Choppinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052090485275885827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-48606223811988811432016-09-17T10:02:43.621-04:002016-09-17T10:02:43.621-04:00I can't bring myself to publicly say what I re...I can't bring myself to publicly say what I really think ... about the world we live in and what feels like the majority of it's inhabitants (your landlord and super camped in that crowd) but it does my tender heart so much good to know people like you - so thank you Sweet Marie ! xoxo Susan & les GangSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-65690625547861746102016-09-16T15:02:16.802-04:002016-09-16T15:02:16.802-04:00Someone should anonymously report this guy on 311 ...Someone should anonymously report this guy on 311 for not shoveling snow or using the compost properly. If you were to fall on your way home (god forbid) you'd be the new owner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12296078473977283542016-09-16T03:29:12.251-04:002016-09-16T03:29:12.251-04:00Breaks my hart. So sorry you had to cross paths wi...Breaks my hart. So sorry you had to cross paths with one of the unenlightened. I meet them everyday in buidling projects, that little strip of green that is overexposed in the permit application and somehow becomes inconvenient and is erased from plans in the build phase. I try to show the neighbour s kids how much fun a little bit of wildness can be, here in suburbia with clean-shaven carpets and gravel landing strips galore. Fruits and flowers, shrubbery and unkempt corners where adventure can be found for the three year legged child.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762002559601765959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-14721795627170252122016-09-15T22:27:24.844-04:002016-09-15T22:27:24.844-04:00Then once again, my sympathies. :(
PS I can'...Then once again, my sympathies. :( <br /><br />PS I can't imagine what Estorbo would have said about this, but I'm sure it would have been impressive.Rafe's Hotelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898852529318083316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-24625131701940358522016-09-15T22:27:02.530-04:002016-09-15T22:27:02.530-04:00This must be what his heart and soul look like, ba...This must be what his heart and soul look like, barren. How sad that beauty and joy aren't part of his life and that he doesn't want it. I'm sorry about your garden.Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221912846080982576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-90143604122065610252016-09-15T19:44:33.458-04:002016-09-15T19:44:33.458-04:00A nice idea, Rick, but I'll do no more sneak p...A nice idea, Rick, but I'll do no more sneak planting. Thank you :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-14035178929505369602016-09-15T19:42:35.910-04:002016-09-15T19:42:35.910-04:00Sorry, Liisa - didn't mean to make you that sa...Sorry, Liisa - didn't mean to make you that sad! <br /><br />But... it is sad. Right? Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-30377894758856868252016-09-15T19:41:42.857-04:002016-09-15T19:41:42.857-04:00Drought Hill. Good title for a story.
Sad story -...Drought Hill. Good title for a story.<br /><br />Sad story - I am sorry.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-21165629446710515922016-09-15T19:40:12.824-04:002016-09-15T19:40:12.824-04:00I moved the calamintha to the back as it can take ...I moved the calamintha to the back as it can take shade. I potted some of these plants in the big pots that housed the roses (the roses were the losers). We'll see if they are allowed to stay.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-69721528927290713532016-09-15T19:20:45.193-04:002016-09-15T19:20:45.193-04:00i have a similar sad story but have to catch the t...i have a similar sad story but have to catch the train. it hurts always. it will be two years in october and it still hurts. more later<br />Southern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-39633393902236363642016-09-15T17:14:00.849-04:002016-09-15T17:14:00.849-04:00It did break my heart, in a very quiet way. It did break my heart, in a very quiet way. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-2552845347835103522016-09-15T17:13:31.714-04:002016-09-15T17:13:31.714-04:00Thank you, Laura :-)Thank you, Laura :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-30583027011697734442016-09-15T17:13:06.159-04:002016-09-15T17:13:06.159-04:00We are very happy our rent wasn't raised in ye...We are very happy our rent wasn't raised in year 2. I planted some of the plants in pots, some in the back garden...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-16298196483373883082016-09-15T17:11:59.756-04:002016-09-15T17:11:59.756-04:00Sounds wonderful, Brian... I was so happy to see ...Sounds wonderful, Brian... I was so happy to see bees and butterflies.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-9071412563469700002016-09-15T17:11:02.296-04:002016-09-15T17:11:02.296-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-49463662101039102472016-09-15T17:09:38.724-04:002016-09-15T17:09:38.724-04:00Well, whatever wasn't here wasn't here yea...Well, whatever wasn't here wasn't here years before me, so yes: dust, mud, dust, mud. Another irony is that the lead that is in this city soil blows around when unchecked by plant cover, so removing plants makes more of it available. Yum.<br /><br />The garden wasn't really visible from the street, because I stopped well short of the sidewalk fence - I doubt anyone would miss it unless they were really paying attention. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-60204520200309115592016-09-15T16:40:27.067-04:002016-09-15T16:40:27.067-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.trilobite's gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041345618581090741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-79953152968826887312016-09-15T15:41:57.853-04:002016-09-15T15:41:57.853-04:00My apologies if this comment turns up twice; it ju...My apologies if this comment turns up twice; it just disappeared for no reason, so it might come back for no reason too.<br /><br />So, so sorry. Like everyone else who has commented here, I just don't understand needlessly killing living beauty, especially something created with such loving care.<br /><br />But I have a practical question. What is going to happen when it rains? This is dirt. It will be mud. And in spring, when the snow melts? Big mud. That sounds not only ugly, but like a lot of work for someone, which doesn't seem very well thought out. Also, does your landlord live in the neighborhood? Is it likely that friends might begin to ask him what happened to the lovely garden that was in front of his rental this year? And what is he planning on replacing it with? (And then shudder when they hear nothing or gravel or something "clean" ...)<br /><br />That's all probably pointless to ask, but I'm still trying to understand how this happened. For the moment, am just going to hope that for whatever reason (anything will do), he changes his mind. And hope for the best for you.Rafe's Hotelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898852529318083316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-54354626666874658342016-09-15T14:54:57.391-04:002016-09-15T14:54:57.391-04:00So much sadness for you and your loss. I'm so...So much sadness for you and your loss. I'm so sorry.HelsBellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795513524075915891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-40400414361738684632016-09-15T14:30:07.990-04:002016-09-15T14:30:07.990-04:00I agree with you, but don't think I will try, ...I agree with you, but don't think I will try, in this case. I did say, that day - What can I do? And the answer was to take it all out. That is his right.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-71466392662648630352016-09-15T14:20:07.109-04:002016-09-15T14:20:07.109-04:00As a landlord, I am thrilled when tenants garden. ...As a landlord, I am thrilled when tenants garden. A. I love gardens, and B. It adds curb appeal which equals equity. I live in Southern Oregon, but would like to point out that your landlord sucks! Thank you for doing what you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-48076872594889122872016-09-15T13:41:26.944-04:002016-09-15T13:41:26.944-04:00I think the previous super was. The new one just d...I think the previous super was. The new one just doesn't understand the compost :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-60131772394860581982016-09-15T13:12:47.004-04:002016-09-15T13:12:47.004-04:00Oh no. I'm so sorry. I'm so sick of smal...Oh no. I'm so sorry. I'm so sick of small-minded property owners 'making things neat' in our NJ suburb by cutting down mature plant material that they don't understand. <br /><br />I removed our front lawn years ago and planted a riot of perennials and a couple shrubs. I've seen people walk in the street in front of our house instead of using the sidewalk because our yard has so many bees. I secretly smile when I see that. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727440593554530778noreply@blogger.com