tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post79425841392913773..comments2023-10-22T05:32:32.217-07:00Comments on My Garden Diaries: a formal startMy Garden Diarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-25672143837448706092013-07-16T15:47:04.408-07:002013-07-16T15:47:04.408-07:00Hi Nicole,
I think you and I are very much alike...Hi Nicole, <br /><br />I think you and I are very much alike. :) I love, love, love a formal garden. However, I am not a "formal person" - ripped jeans and Birkenstocks here! I'm working on formalizing our garden as well. Thank you for the gorgeous inspiration. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17037365651182656844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-36276618604259121562013-07-13T08:07:17.316-07:002013-07-13T08:07:17.316-07:00Nicole, I love your garden! I soooo need to work o...Nicole, I love your garden! I soooo need to work on my entire yard but have no time....ever...it seems! That and the never ending rain. ugh. Oh well, next year, maybe! ;) Hope you are doing well! :)<br />xo<br />NancyArtsy Chicks Rulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595314648017056189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-3072398220352848812013-07-10T00:46:59.892-07:002013-07-10T00:46:59.892-07:00Nicole... between you and Wendy over at September ...Nicole... between you and Wendy over at September Violets, I need ye to come do my garden! It would be a paradise i reckon after you both! I will pay you both in cake and cupcakes and promise to have cups of tea ready at all times. I'll even pitch in and get my not-at-all-green-fingers dirty! Pleeeeeeaaasssee?? ;) Hazel xHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03480823744494026417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-38620280077500560262013-07-09T23:48:32.743-07:002013-07-09T23:48:32.743-07:00Nicole, I think your garden looks so lovely. Esp t...Nicole, I think your garden looks so lovely. Esp the hydrangeas - they look so healthy with all the blooms on them.trishiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00836141363242482379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-63450065440365531762013-07-09T21:30:40.374-07:002013-07-09T21:30:40.374-07:00Nicole, your garden is beautiful. I love all the w...Nicole, your garden is beautiful. I love all the work you do. :)<br /><br />I know this year I will not be able to do much work in the yard. I am trying to "listen" to what the land needs. It needs weed pulling, fire mitigation and about five tress cut down. :( They are completely dead from mistletoe. <br /><br />Being Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397082252576049961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-85600441676400617632013-07-09T09:56:55.070-07:002013-07-09T09:56:55.070-07:00Nicole: Your garden is BEAUTIFUL! I loved the befo...Nicole: Your garden is BEAUTIFUL! I loved the before, during and after pictures of your latest project - all I can say is WOW! -DerrithDerrithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014088333737148258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-20761316217180619772013-07-08T21:11:57.530-07:002013-07-08T21:11:57.530-07:00oh wow!!! i'm really impressed! Even your wi...oh wow!!! i'm really impressed! Even your wild and crazy is gorgeous and neat. I do also like a formal look. If I had more room, I would maybe attack something like that. wow. I love all you've done and look forward to updates!! Do you like a little boxwood maze thing? I totally forget what they're called. I always thought it'd be fun to have one of those, go out there with little clippers and maintain the thing perfectly...Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-83586167125119178912013-07-08T20:13:19.693-07:002013-07-08T20:13:19.693-07:00It'll be lovely whatever you do Nicole. I love...It'll be lovely whatever you do Nicole. I love formal gardens but I also like the rambling, English style "Cottage Garden" too, and I also love Australian native gardens, and many more styles too!<br />First things first though is the vegie garden - it doesn't take too much planning. It's just a matter of cramming as much as possible in the one space :-)<br /><br />Sarah xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424494318400885717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-30177828310926831422013-07-08T16:31:00.395-07:002013-07-08T16:31:00.395-07:00This is going to look great Nicole! I love the cu...This is going to look great Nicole! I love the curly-legged table as a small focal point and the large flat stones. I've never planned a garden, but go to the gardening store and see what I like and think "hmmm do I have a spot for this?". Horrible way to do it I suppose. I like your forethought and plant selections. Keep it coming! WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-9080321395471445692013-07-08T16:25:41.734-07:002013-07-08T16:25:41.734-07:00Just beautiful. You have done so much work! I love...Just beautiful. You have done so much work! I love the stepping stones going to the white stool. Lovely. :)<br /><br />I love organic, overgrown, cottagey gardens AND formal, everything has a space gardens. I can't decide which I want. <br /><br />toddlindsey.comLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542012227699016313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-21317715123427568882013-07-08T04:08:02.815-07:002013-07-08T04:08:02.815-07:00You have a lovely garden ! I am the first time on...You have a lovely garden ! I am the first time on this blog and will follow you. I am also drawn to formal gardens but I am not the one to have myself a formal garden I am just not capable to keep it alll formal. I love the Bob Dylan quote.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-61740318856624028812013-07-08T03:17:30.569-07:002013-07-08T03:17:30.569-07:00Your garden makeover is just beautiful Nicole! It...Your garden makeover is just beautiful Nicole! It looks so natural and orderly at the same time. Thanks for sharing the photos of the other formal gardens - they are food for inspiration. Gets me in the mood to garden again. It's been raining here every day since June 23rd and it is getting old. Yesterday was the first day it didn't rain until I heard it thundering and pouring at 11pm and again this morning at 3am. And still there is rain in the forcast for the rest of the week. My gardens and yard are like a swamp. <br />CindyCustom Comfortshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632267295969050029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-14998942545702204942013-07-07T17:51:54.001-07:002013-07-07T17:51:54.001-07:00so pretty! I'm kind of drawn to formal gardens...so pretty! I'm kind of drawn to formal gardens...I feel like maybe I get a handle on how to do one better than a more free-form thing...I could draw a chart first!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081092234118387690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-27599112876043219912013-07-06T19:38:07.019-07:002013-07-06T19:38:07.019-07:00I have to second Jason's advice on the ivy. It...I have to second Jason's advice on the ivy. It's a pain in the butt! Sometimes we're attracted to whatever is the opposite of our current reality. Formal gardens feel too confined for me but they're still beautiful. I can understand how leaving the chaos and craziness of little kids behind for some time in a well organized, structured garden would be soothing. You might want to add a big fence so no one can come bother you. ;o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-39044232347442374332013-07-06T18:33:30.333-07:002013-07-06T18:33:30.333-07:00I like your improvements and the inspiration. Form...I like your improvements and the inspiration. Formal gardens are well ordered and neat. As someone who gardens with a baby on her hip I bet that sense of calm is hugely appealing. Have a great weekend!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-53200239820715586712013-07-06T08:35:02.740-07:002013-07-06T08:35:02.740-07:00And THIS is why I need a bigger yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...And THIS is why I need a bigger yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />I've wanted a row of boxwood for as long as I can remember. I want a formal area. I want mass plantings of the same plants. I LOVE how serene and it is. And how solid areas of one color can make you gasp.<br />Alas, I love too many things, and to fit them all in, it lends my yard to more of the cottage garden style. It's never planned, it just happens that way. I see something I love, I buy it, I stick it in where it fits.<br />I keep saying "someday." :o)<br />Your first picture is so pretty. And the pink bee balm looks great. Mine hasn't started blooming yet.<br />Can't wait to see your new area fill in. I may be a wee bit jealous. :o)Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247379600555185331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-88820331821721910782013-07-05T20:10:02.360-07:002013-07-05T20:10:02.360-07:00Hi Nicole! Your garden is gorgeous and I won't...Hi Nicole! Your garden is gorgeous and I won't tell you that sometimes I slip outside still in my pajamas and hope and pray the neighbors don't see me! yikes lol <br />But seriously your garden skills are wonderful! Very beautiful! <br /><br />I missed your Give-Away, but I have used that same Arbonne sunscreen for years and won't use anything else. I love their products and they have some kind of shower wash that is just amazing! I've been out of it for quite some time and need to order some more. It's pricey, but I just love it ! <br /><br />I hope you had a wonderful 4th! <br /><br />huggssandy https://www.blogger.com/profile/08412863774633815822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-91943031468714484272013-07-05T17:56:02.541-07:002013-07-05T17:56:02.541-07:00Lovely, lovely formal gardens.
I am sure whatever...Lovely, lovely formal gardens.<br /><br />I am sure whatever you end up with will be beautiful because you know and love flowers. I love flowers, but I don't know them. The birds have planted a lot of my garden - and that is okay with me.Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-45803747320056944772013-07-05T14:11:44.572-07:002013-07-05T14:11:44.572-07:00Gorgeous! I love it ;) i would eventually like to ...Gorgeous! I love it ;) i would eventually like to create several gardens on our property... A secret garden is in that list too. Love box woods ;) have a great weekend girl!<br />xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919685643111812385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-3663259207919924252013-07-05T13:05:24.513-07:002013-07-05T13:05:24.513-07:00OK, then, that's a relief. Never heard of an a...OK, then, that's a relief. Never heard of an annual English Ivy, but it's not something I have focused on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-65494198081006475162013-07-05T12:28:16.435-07:002013-07-05T12:28:16.435-07:00Nicole you did a fantastic job! That is some start...Nicole you did a fantastic job! That is some start!!! I wish I could get my garden under control... I seriously need to do some heavy mulching! Those hydrangeas look gorgeous by the way! :D<br />Hugs,<br />Beth PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-5773392005801008452013-07-05T11:02:27.824-07:002013-07-05T11:02:27.824-07:00Your garden looks gorgeous, Nicole! I like the fo...Your garden looks gorgeous, Nicole! I like the formal elements you are adding. I don't have time to be too formal with my own garden, but I do admire the look.Athena at Minervas Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429848111243702963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-57740421945636953312013-07-05T07:18:39.695-07:002013-07-05T07:18:39.695-07:00Thanks Jason!! It means a lot coming from you! T...Thanks Jason!! It means a lot coming from you! The ivy is an annual and I actually left them in their pots because when we moved into our home 6 years ago I spent a great deal of time tearing out several beds of ivy and let me tell ya it still pops up! Drives me crazy! My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-15161914174068260492013-07-05T03:10:18.712-07:002013-07-05T03:10:18.712-07:00Fantastic photos. I am exactly the same. I'm...Fantastic photos. I am exactly the same. I'm a jeans girl, rolled up and with holes at the knees yet I LOVE formal gardens. I love my kids getting grubby but love a tidy house. Looking forward to seeing what your gardens grows in the coming months xoA little bit countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683516169183026473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844918151906144405.post-9255206033717094292013-07-05T01:15:36.738-07:002013-07-05T01:15:36.738-07:00Looks like your hard work is paying off, very pret...Looks like your hard work is paying off, very pretty. I'm trying for a cottage garden look but it's a work in progress. greenthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067004547876814633noreply@blogger.com