tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post1720635415144513103..comments2024-03-26T03:16:44.454-04:00Comments on The Vermont Gardener: Building A Hosta Gardenvermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-3728823152388292092011-02-18T06:23:59.848-05:002011-02-18T06:23:59.848-05:00You should Try Planting some Hosta Blue Mouse Ears...You should Try Planting some Hosta Blue Mouse Ears.Floraselecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326988378212701135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-16150934877699810962010-02-10T06:19:32.842-05:002010-02-10T06:19:32.842-05:00Hello Jenn;
I'm loving the macro pictures on ...Hello Jenn;<br /><br />I'm loving the macro pictures on your site. If you drink coffee or live close to a restaurant where coffee grounds go in the trash, grab what you can and sprinkle under your hostas. Slugs don't fare well with caffeine and you'll notice quite a difference. Just don't start late in the season when swiss cheese leaves already prevail. Coffee is good, but it will not fill in the holes.<br /><br />Georgevermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-51691311408357101672010-02-10T06:13:57.403-05:002010-02-10T06:13:57.403-05:00Note from George: The comment from "Kelly or ...Note from George: The comment from "Kelly or Alex" is about my safety suggestion to them. The live in Maine and were writing about their farm and saying they are getting into wood cutting for fuel. I suggested that they remember kevlar type chaps when using a chain saw so they slice wood, not legs, and eye protection, especially at wood splitting time. When you work in human services and rehab as I do, you sometimes see things differently. I always said if I was ever rich I'd buy a million pairs of safety glasses and pass them out in my travels to all the workers I see doing important jobs but forgetting about their more important eyes. Stone workers note advice too.<br /><br />George Africavermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-77859835183092023212010-02-10T06:07:34.247-05:002010-02-10T06:07:34.247-05:00Hello Jodi;
I like what you say about the potent...Hello Jodi; <br /><br />I like what you say about the potential of a shade garden. I always reflect on the woman I wrote about one time who I found in the garden one day. She had apparently been coming for many years and I didn't know it. She ran a program for troubled young women and she told me she brought many to this garden when she found them and things were difficult. Now she said she was bringing back "graduates". Things like that make me sad and make me proud at the same time as I built this garden to a powerful level and then have neglected it for three years while we moved to our new nursery. This year the garden will be reborn. <br /><br />Thanks for writing!<br />Georgevermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-999816351161427442010-02-08T17:32:34.243-05:002010-02-08T17:32:34.243-05:00how fantastic, a hosta garden. i have much too man...how fantastic, a hosta garden. i have much too many snails for that. <br /><br />www.dirtygirlgarden.comDirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-47390419817530673842010-02-07T08:43:11.502-05:002010-02-07T08:43:11.502-05:00Great information George, and I know that will be ...Great information George, and I know that will be a beautiful mass of greens come summer. I can't wait to see it then.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-46414561188270888092010-02-06T22:10:21.252-05:002010-02-06T22:10:21.252-05:00Thank you for your advise on the safety equipment....Thank you for your advise on the safety equipment. We will definitely get the chaps and safety shield/hearing protector. We are new to this and take good advice seriously. Thanks for visiting.<br />KellyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257564938538898594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-13849861958904346032010-02-06T19:31:06.765-05:002010-02-06T19:31:06.765-05:00George:
This was a most enjoyable post - I somehow...George:<br />This was a most enjoyable post - I somehow felt I was walking behind you listening as you passionately discussed the creation of this wonderful garden. I envy you the space that you have, with the hardscaping provided by naturally occuring stone, and all that sumptuous, dappled shade. I so look forward to the next chapter! Good to see another unabashed 'Shady Character!'Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-18604725217415644352010-02-06T16:23:06.888-05:002010-02-06T16:23:06.888-05:00A huge and impressive undertaking, George! I'l...A huge and impressive undertaking, George! I'll look forward to seeing what it looked like after a couple of years of growing. Shade gardens are so underrated by some people who just don't seem to realize the vast potential in having a shady, cool spot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.com