Comments on: Better Late than Never…. http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/ the 'good' gossip, that is... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:34:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Charlotte http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-2/#comment-174 Charlotte Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:03:35 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-174 Had really hoped to get there, but didn't so really pleased the see your post! Had really hoped to get there, but didn’t so really pleased the see your post!

]]> By: TheGardenAngel http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-2/#comment-154 TheGardenAngel Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:53:39 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-154 Hi Rebecca, I really think you could have a dual career as a photographer...these pictures are fantastic. I loved experiencing the event through your eyes since I couldn't be there. I also especially love the one plant succulent containers...they remind me of the one you have that I always admire. Lisa Hi Rebecca,
I really think you could have a dual career as a photographer…these pictures are fantastic. I loved experiencing the event through your eyes since I couldn’t be there. I also especially love the one plant succulent containers…they remind me of the one you have that I always admire.
Lisa

]]> By: AK http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-153 AK Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:15:39 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-153 Like everybody else said, great photos, wish I could've gone! I chuckled at the rusty underground storage tanks as planters. A friend used to work in water policy, and she wrote a lot about leaking underground storage tanks, the acronym for which was LUST. Like everybody else said, great photos, wish I could’ve gone!

I chuckled at the rusty underground storage tanks as planters. A friend used to work in water policy, and she wrote a lot about leaking underground storage tanks, the acronym for which was LUST.

]]> By: Stevie http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Stevie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:53:26 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-152 Amazing photos and summary, Rebecca! I wish we has something like that here. So much more interesting than the standard H&G shows. I LOVED the grow melt project - anything that generates that much of a reaction is a good way to communicate the message. Amazing photos and summary, Rebecca! I wish we has something like that here. So much more interesting than the standard H&G shows. I LOVED the grow melt project – anything that generates that much of a reaction is a good way to communicate the message.

]]> By: Anonymous http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Anonymous Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:16:26 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-151 Wow Rebecca thanks for all those pictures on your post so full of ideas for someone who is only trained to grow plants. These pictures are really inspirational and full of ideas to try out. Almost like visiting the show u put up so many pictures, thanks for sharing! PAt Wow Rebecca thanks for all those pictures on your post so full of ideas for someone who is only trained to grow plants. These pictures are really inspirational and full of ideas to try out. Almost like visiting the show u put up so many pictures, thanks for sharing!
PAt

]]> By: Rebecca http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Rebecca Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:12:31 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-150 Thanks for the other blog reference, Susan! I always love reading other gardeners' interpretations of this most unusual garden space! Thanks for the other blog reference, Susan! I always love reading other gardeners’ interpretations of this most unusual garden space!

]]> By: susan morrison (garden chick) http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-149 susan morrison (garden chick) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:10:06 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-149 I am so disappointed I had to miss this! I agree with Germi, though, all the great blog posts have been the next best thing to being there. Your photos rock! My blogger friend James at Lost in the Landscape has an older post from his visit in August that has some insightful comments. You should check it out to see if you agree with his perspective. http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/08/24/on-the-road-cornerstone-sonoma-more/ I am so disappointed I had to miss this! I agree with Germi, though, all the great blog posts have been the next best thing to being there. Your photos rock!

My blogger friend James at Lost in the Landscape has an older post from his visit in August that has some insightful comments. You should check it out to see if you agree with his perspective.

http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/2009/08/24/on-the-road-cornerstone-sonoma-more/

]]> By: Germi http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Germi Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:02:12 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-148 This was a wonderful round-up of the show! I wish I could have been there, but between you, Michelle D., and Alice at Bay Area Tendrils, I feel like I was there and have formed intense opinions on all of the gardens! I LOVE gardens being used conceptually, and I think we HAVE to do that with the state of the world as it is ... sometimes just doing a pretty outdoor living space full of luxury - well, it isn't enough. I love that designers are sharing their thoughts and inspiring the rest of us! BUT - I wanted to go rescue those cactus! I know it was only for 3 days, but still! That being said, the project was a success - it made many of us very uncomfortable, which we absolutely should be. It was eloquent, it was art. Thanks for your awesome post, as usual! XOXO! This was a wonderful round-up of the show! I wish I could have been there, but between you, Michelle D., and Alice at Bay Area Tendrils, I feel like I was there and have formed intense opinions on all of the gardens!
I LOVE gardens being used conceptually, and I think we HAVE to do that with the state of the world as it is … sometimes just doing a pretty outdoor living space full of luxury – well, it isn’t enough. I love that designers are sharing their thoughts and inspiring the rest of us!
BUT – I wanted to go rescue those cactus! I know it was only for 3 days, but still! That being said, the project was a success – it made many of us very uncomfortable, which we absolutely should be. It was eloquent, it was art.
Thanks for your awesome post, as usual!
XOXO!

]]> By: Rebecca http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Rebecca Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:39:11 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-147 Thanks Kat - next time you'll have to go and maybe we'll get to meet in person! It's definitely worth it - my expectations were a bit low, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the day. Thanks Kat – next time you’ll have to go and maybe we’ll get to meet in person! It’s definitely worth it – my expectations were a bit low, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the day.

]]> By: Kat http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Kat Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:34:34 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-146 Great photos and commentary Rebecca. I'm torn between the Grow Melt Project and Renewal for my favorite. You really, really made me wish I could have seen it live. Great photos and commentary Rebecca. I’m torn between the Grow Melt Project and Renewal for my favorite. You really, really made me wish I could have seen it live.

]]> By: Rebecca http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Rebecca Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:05:08 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-144 Thanks so much, Michelle! I looked for you everywhere on Saturday - where were you hiding? I wish I lived closer to the event so I could've participated in set-up and breaking down. It really was an incredible event - probably the best garden exhibit I've ever been to! I just pray they have one again next year! Thanks so much, Michelle! I looked for you everywhere on Saturday – where were you hiding? I wish I lived closer to the event so I could’ve participated in set-up and breaking down. It really was an incredible event – probably the best garden exhibit I’ve ever been to! I just pray they have one again next year!

]]> By: Michelle D. http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Michelle D. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:02:03 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-142 Hi Rebecca, Great review and photography. I enjoyed the show, especially because it brought so many friends and acquaintances together in one creative space. I hope that the show brought in enough revenue to make it worth it to do it again next year. Well it is 'break down' time and it is said that it is going to reach into the high 90's today so I better be on my way to Sonoma to lend a hand in dismantling. The good thing about the break down is the lack of stress and all the high spirits still soaring from the show. Hi Rebecca,
Great review and photography.
I enjoyed the show, especially because it brought so many friends and acquaintances together in one creative space.
I hope that the show brought in enough revenue to make it worth it to do it again next year.
Well it is ‘break down’ time and it is said that it is going to reach into the high 90′s today so I better be on my way to Sonoma to lend a hand in dismantling.
The good thing about the break down is the lack of stress and all the high spirits still soaring from the show.

]]> By: Rebecca http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Rebecca Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:30:39 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-140 Ah yes - disturbing, isn't it! Quite effective, though, as it really shows the impact of climate change on our poor little plants! I was at the gardens on Saturday, so most of the ice had already melted....to see a great photo of what it looked like before, check out Michelle Derviss' blog http://deviantdeziner.blogspot.com/2009/09/late-show-gardens-review.html Ah yes – disturbing, isn’t it! Quite effective, though, as it really shows the impact of climate change on our poor little plants! I was at the gardens on Saturday, so most of the ice had already melted….to see a great photo of what it looked like before, check out Michelle Derviss’ blog http://deviantdeziner.blogspot.com/2009/09/late-show-gardens-review.html

]]> By: chuck b. http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-139 chuck b. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:10:45 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-139 That's an absolutely ridiculous thing to do to a cactus! That kind of thing that gives designers a bad name. That’s an absolutely ridiculous thing to do to a cactus! That kind of thing that gives designers a bad name.

]]> By: Carri http://gossipinthegarden.com/2009/09/20/better-late-than-never/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Carri Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:00:43 +0000 http://gossipinthegarden.com/?p=1614#comment-138 Nice photos!! Thanks for helping the rest of us feel like we were there! Nice photos!! Thanks for helping the rest of us feel like we were there!

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