tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post4049126514491134831..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: Library Bag: Family GardensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-69389465769338878932009-05-02T20:03:00.000-05:002009-05-02T20:03:00.000-05:00Have you ever seen the books by Sharon Lovejoy? I...Have you ever seen the books by Sharon Lovejoy? I love her details, and her illustrations (which she paints herself). Hollyhock Days and Sunflower Houses are two. . .Holly Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267503229093142779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-17761295980110195632009-05-01T15:35:00.000-05:002009-05-01T15:35:00.000-05:00Did you find this book at your library? I couldn'...Did you find this book at your library? I couldn't find it at ours...heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723350745464885821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-4729320919027039212009-05-01T10:24:00.000-05:002009-05-01T10:24:00.000-05:00Note: as I put these different zones into practice...Note: as I put these different zones into practice, I will be sharing photos/thoughts. If it's an issue of ordering the book yourself, you may want to follow this series first and see what you think.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-75619825101395587692009-05-01T10:23:00.000-05:002009-05-01T10:23:00.000-05:00I would definitely put this book in the inspiratio...I would definitely put this book in the inspirational category rather than the practical (for most of us, anyway).<br /><br />Although the author does include explicit instructions, they are often for things that would be unrealistic for the frugal gardener: a curved rolling rabbit pen, water features paved with stone, fantastic tree houses.<br /><br />HOWEVER there is so much more garden inspiration just by looking at the photos, which are very different from American gardening publications.<br /><br />There is also a lot of emphasis on creating certain zones in each garden, such as a place to dig, a place to play water, a place to climb, a place to hide away. Even though I might not do any of these projects, I will certainly incorporate the ideas into my plan.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-3967199637243726512009-04-30T22:07:00.000-05:002009-04-30T22:07:00.000-05:00That book looked great on amazon, but the one revi...That book looked great on amazon, but the one review didn't think much of it. I would be very interested to hear your thoughts on it. I really want to do something with our yard. It has so much unrealized potential.laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605878726484671232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-86426081444119001312009-04-30T20:01:00.000-05:002009-04-30T20:01:00.000-05:00I loved that book! It wasn't at all what I expect...I loved that book! It wasn't at all what I expected (I was expecting a pizza garden or something like that) but great, great, great to browse. I think I have the right one in mind at least....one idea in particular that I liked was using kids beach pails stacked for strawberries. I'll be scouting for some beach pails at garage sales and at the end of the summer......Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864788405095288705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-6818674918813036972009-04-30T15:09:00.000-05:002009-04-30T15:09:00.000-05:00What a fun book! I wish I'd gardened when my boys ...What a fun book! I wish I'd gardened when my boys were little...they are into it some. But not much. Starting them young is really going to instill it into them...good for you.Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020971191511530538noreply@blogger.com