Comments on: A Timeless Giveaway http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/ Welcome to my country garden Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Brian Barney http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2787 Brian Barney Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:02:33 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2787 Wouldn't you know it...Eileen and I have ELIMINATED all traces of earth from our patio...we had patches of grass when we moved in...covered it all in 12" concrete pavers...there's concrete under the hot tub...and outside of it all...the so-called "Common Area" that the Homeowner's Association takes care of. We love our spider plants indoors, though, and two peace (ivy?) plants...and one cactus no one's managed to kill yet. But a sundial? Man, that would we a wonderful thing. Thanks and happy to be in touch. Wouldn’t you know it…Eileen and I have ELIMINATED all traces of earth from our patio…we had patches of grass when we moved in…covered it all in 12″ concrete pavers…there’s concrete under the hot tub…and outside of it all…the so-called “Common Area” that the Homeowner’s Association takes care of.

We love our spider plants indoors, though, and two peace (ivy?) plants…and one cactus no one’s managed to kill yet.

But a sundial? Man, that would we a wonderful thing. Thanks and happy to be in touch.

]]> By: admin http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2786 admin Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:10:03 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2786 Deb - I'm so glad you found me. It sounds like you have had wonderful times in the garden. I'm off to Garden Day at our local elementary school. Velvet - I'm glad you found me too, and hope you'll keep visiting. Good luck to you both. Pat Deb – I’m so glad you found me. It sounds like you have had wonderful times in the garden. I’m off to Garden Day at our local elementary school.
Velvet – I’m glad you found me too, and hope you’ll keep visiting. Good luck to you both.
Pat

]]> By: Velvet Bennett http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2785 Velvet Bennett Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:04:10 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2785 Your flowers are beautiful!! I just love spring! Thanks for the giveaway and I am from Facebook also!! Your flowers are beautiful!! I just love spring! Thanks for the giveaway and I am from Facebook also!!

]]> By: Deb Davies http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2784 Deb Davies Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:08:20 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2784 LOL I had to comment on one of the above comments... I was standing on our porch on a recent afternoon and noticed an odd, dark object in one of our trees. I had the camera/video recorder in hand, shooting pictures and clips of our hummingbirds and decided to investigate. The closer I got, the odder it looked. Was it a huge squirrel? a cat? I was stumped. The object appeared to be about 18" long, with a corresponding length bushy tail. The fur appeared to be greyish-brown and when the wind blew into the animal's fur, it ruffled like a cat's fur. As I circled the tree, camera filming away (if this critter jumped upon me from the tree, I had a video of what to be vaccinated/treated against!) As I got to the face, I was more than surprised to find a rodent face crowning that fat cat body! This thing weighed in over 20 pounds I would say, and frankly, I was confused. It was laying (dead?) in the fork of the branches at a height of about 8-9 feet above ground. Do groundhogs/woodchucks climb??? Long story short (almost),the dead thing wasn't dead, it did climb down, because when I returned with my husband later, it was nowhere to be found. Researching, it was a woodchuck, which apparently will climb trees (if chased or if it chooses to scope out the landscape). Your neighbor's battle with the woodchuck/groundhog is now our battle as my husband refuses to have chuck holes in our acreage because it would pose a danger for the horses pastured on our neighbor's property to step into one and break a leg. Now....to find it again! LOL I had to comment on one of the above comments…
I was standing on our porch on a recent afternoon and noticed an odd, dark object in one of our trees. I had the camera/video recorder in hand, shooting pictures and clips of our hummingbirds and decided to investigate. The closer I got, the odder it looked. Was it a huge squirrel? a cat? I was stumped. The object appeared to be about 18″ long, with a corresponding length bushy tail. The fur appeared to be greyish-brown and when the wind blew into the animal’s fur, it ruffled like a cat’s fur. As I circled the tree, camera filming away (if this critter jumped upon me from the tree, I had a video of what to be vaccinated/treated against!) As I got to the face, I was more than surprised to find a rodent face crowning that fat cat body! This thing weighed in over 20 pounds I would say, and frankly, I was confused. It was laying (dead?) in the fork of the branches at a height of about 8-9 feet above ground. Do groundhogs/woodchucks climb??? Long story short (almost),the dead thing wasn’t dead, it did climb down, because when I returned with my husband later, it was nowhere to be found. Researching, it was a woodchuck, which apparently will climb trees (if chased or if it chooses to scope out the landscape). Your neighbor’s battle with the woodchuck/groundhog is now our battle as my husband refuses to have chuck holes in our acreage because it would pose a danger for the horses pastured on our neighbor’s property to step into one and break a leg. Now….to find it again!

]]> By: Deb Davies http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2783 Deb Davies Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:53:08 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2783 Hi Pat, I would love to enter your giveaway contest for the frog sundial. Before moving to my current home, I worked for a decade at a wonderful elementary school where our school mascot was the frog. I founded the afterschool garden club there and worked a lot of cross curricular lessons around the school gardens. I found your website/blog on Facebook in an organic gardening interest group. I am doing a bit of research on deer and rabbit deterrence myself, as well as researching how to attract native bees and repel European hornets and ants from my gardens and orchard. I look forward to future communications! Peace,Deb Davies Hi Pat, I would love to enter your giveaway contest for the frog sundial. Before moving to my current home, I worked for a decade at a wonderful elementary school where our school mascot was the frog. I founded the afterschool garden club there and worked a lot of cross curricular lessons around the school gardens. I found your website/blog on Facebook in an organic gardening interest group. I am doing a bit of research on deer and rabbit deterrence myself, as well as researching how to attract native bees and repel European hornets and ants from my gardens and orchard. I look forward to future communications! Peace,Deb Davies

]]> By: admin http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2782 admin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2782 Tinky, You should remember that the photo is of a TREE Peony. Although I have to say my herbaceous peonies are pretty good too, as you will see when they come into bloom. Pat Tinky, You should remember that the photo is of a TREE Peony. Although I have to say my herbaceous peonies are pretty good too, as you will see when they come into bloom.
Pat

]]> By: Tinky http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2781 Tinky Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:21:53 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2781 This is great, Ms. Pat. Weren't those folks clever to find you? And I love your peonies (always better than mine, but I'm NOT complaining! This is great, Ms. Pat. Weren’t those folks clever to find you? And I love your peonies (always better than mine, but I’m NOT complaining!

]]> By: Martha http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2780 Martha Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2780 Yup. Facebook did the trick! Yup. Facebook did the trick!

]]> By: admin http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2779 admin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:46:10 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2779 Kate, Kate, and Martha - You are all entered. Were you reminded of this Giveaway on Facebook? Pat Kate, Kate, and Martha – You are all entered. Were you reminded of this Giveaway on Facebook?
Pat

]]> By: Kate Bailey http://www.commonweeder.com/2009/05/29/a-timeless-giveaway/#comment-2778 Kate Bailey Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:00:23 +0000 http://www.commonweeder.com/?p=711#comment-2778 Hi Pat! I'd love to win the frog dial! Kate Hi Pat!
I’d love to win the frog dial!
Kate

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