tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post3252520799049413578..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: Naming my garden - GBBD April 2016HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-50373657446077997142016-05-07T02:16:35.281+01:002016-05-07T02:16:35.281+01:00Thanks Donna, glad you liked the name :-)Thanks Donna, glad you liked the name :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45815063096221462872016-05-04T15:08:10.886+01:002016-05-04T15:08:10.886+01:00Catching up a bit and glad I didn't miss the n...Catching up a bit and glad I didn't miss the naming of your garden...a perfect name Serendipity.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-38270933349118256542016-04-28T22:05:58.552+01:002016-04-28T22:05:58.552+01:00Glad you like the name Alistair, I hope you will c...Glad you like the name Alistair, I hope you will continue to have many serendipity moments visiting my garden :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65929327391438589692016-04-28T22:05:47.287+01:002016-04-28T22:05:47.287+01:00Thanks Marijke, it’s not only you who has cold wea...Thanks Marijke, it’s not only you who has cold weather, over here spring is later than I can remember for many years, and large parts of the country had frost last night! Here in London it was down to 2 degrees C, cold for last week of April. Brrr! We are promised a bit warmer weather next week, hope it comes, about time. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-47119699808212731322016-04-28T22:05:37.261+01:002016-04-28T22:05:37.261+01:00I suppose it would have been interesting to come u...I suppose it would have been interesting to come up with a garden name in Norwegian, but then very few people would have understood it so what would be the point? I would have had to explain what the name means, just as I always had to explain what my cat’s name meant as he had a Norwegian name so it was easier to just call him ‘my cat’ when I wrote about him. So for my garden I tried my best to find a word that would be understood in lots of different languages, and Serendipity is a word like that even though the meaning of it might be a bit hard to get :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-21304915761881381382016-04-28T22:05:28.089+01:002016-04-28T22:05:28.089+01:00Hello Rose – I think I also have said before that ...Hello Rose – I think I also have said before that we must be kindred spirits – can’t remember now exactly about what, but I think it was about what plants to have in the garden, or favourite plants or something like that :-) <br />I am glad you like the name for my garden, and I am happy so many people have thought it was a suitable name! I hope I can live up to it and give my visitors many unexpected and pleasant experiences with my writing, photos and videos – which is what I had in mind with the name of the garden.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-18853037580434148412016-04-28T17:48:13.181+01:002016-04-28T17:48:13.181+01:00Your right, naming a house that's perhaps a li...Your right, naming a house that's perhaps a little on the humble side just does not work. Naming your garden is great though and (Serendipity) really like that.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-71450822954226945462016-04-28T04:57:07.223+01:002016-04-28T04:57:07.223+01:00It's so amazing to see in what short time you ...It's so amazing to see in what short time you created a gardenparadise again. And it is not a bad idea to have plants and shrubs in pots first before planting. You have time to see what your plants are doing before give it it's final place. It's beautiful Helene. Overhere it's still very cold. Nature is far more later then it was for years. Normaly the tulip fields are full in color but it is not at the moment. It's great to see your primula. helas they don't come back in my garden. <br />Have a wonderful springtime.Marijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-36233512692764503412016-04-28T04:44:21.926+01:002016-04-28T04:44:21.926+01:00Love the name of your garden. I also think of many...Love the name of your garden. I also think of many names for my garden but I do them in my mother language. It would have been interesting if you did it in Norwegian. I heard all those English words before :-). What a beautiful garden you have. You are a talented gardener who can grow such beauties in pots. It's usually very difficult to grow things like fritaliary and bulbs in pots as they rot away. KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737654325235566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-49833033860659333542016-04-26T13:50:44.265+01:002016-04-26T13:50:44.265+01:00Oh my goodness, Helene, we must be kindred spirits...Oh my goodness, Helene, we must be kindred spirits! I read the first paragraph or two of your post and chuckled at some of our stranger English words. And before I clicked on the "read more", I thought about my favorite English word--Serendipity! Yes, I've always loved this word, just the sound of it as well as its meaning. What a perfect name for your garden! I think it would fit my garden as well--though I won't copy it--because so much of my garden seems to be a surprise or a happy accident:) Beautiful spring bulbs. Once again, I'm just amazed at all that is blooming in your garden after such a short time here.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-32414895690576869932016-04-20T16:54:45.652+01:002016-04-20T16:54:45.652+01:00Thanks Jennifer, it’s all sorted on the blog now –...Thanks Jennifer, it’s all sorted on the blog now – nothing to do with me, just Google tinkering with their settings – again! This time they were applying thumbnails in the popular post widget for people like me who has their photos stored elsewhere, on external servers, before I never got any pictures up next to the popular posts, now I do – but they came up full size! I went on to the forum and a helpful person gave me the CSS code for resizing the thumbnail so I could put it into the advanced settings. Not the first time Google has messed bout with my blog, gives me palpitations every time!!<br /><br />If you want to you can now go in and see the rest of the photos that were obscured when you last visited – fortunately this didn’t happen on the 15th when I posted…and I am glad you like my garden name, a lot of thought went into that :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-10328312852392773352016-04-20T16:54:34.659+01:002016-04-20T16:54:34.659+01:00Thanks Pam, glad you like my garden name! I have w...Thanks Pam, glad you like my garden name! I have wanted to give my garden a proper, well descriptive name for ages – even before I moved and got a new garden. I have chewed on the word Serendipity for a long time and although there seem to be just as many interpretations as there are people - I don’t mind, that’s perfectly fine – just as my garden is a different experience for everyone who visit.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-63706078309051595482016-04-20T15:34:51.741+01:002016-04-20T15:34:51.741+01:00Hi Helene, I am sure you must be stressed about yo...Hi Helene, I am sure you must be stressed about your image problems. I hope you can get it sorted out. When I see how the pictures are displayed I have to wonder if it is a problem I occasionally run into. Sometimes I forget to resize my images properly. They upload fine, but become oversized on the page. It could be some other problem, but I'd check your file sizes just in case.<br />On to the post...I love the name of your garden. It's just perfect! The 'Blue Zebra' really caught my eye. So pretty! What a neat shot of the sparrows. Serendipity indeed!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-24555946764930015882016-04-19T11:33:26.953+01:002016-04-19T11:33:26.953+01:00Love, love, love your garden name, Helene. It is p...Love, love, love your garden name, Helene. It is perfect. Now Pam's English Cottage Garden sounds really boring -- you've got me thinking. There are so many beautiful blooms in your April garden. You have created a little bit of heaven there! P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-27237956815882183262016-04-19T00:30:37.277+01:002016-04-19T00:30:37.277+01:00Thank you Endah!Thank you Endah!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-19480680811281282472016-04-19T00:30:12.415+01:002016-04-19T00:30:12.415+01:00Thanks Hannah, I guess there are LOTS of American ...Thanks Hannah, I guess there are LOTS of American words I don’t know! There is a website with British words not much used in US, and I think I know most of them or at least have heard them. I would probably not be able to say the same for a similar list from America! <br />Getting control over the weeds was my priority when starting on the garden, as here everything was COVERED in weeds. I use shredded bark and as soon as one area is cleared I cover it with bark. It helps for a number of reasons so the bark is a useful investment. Come back at the end of the month, there will be a movie from my garden then and you will be able to see the garden better :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-38033483360176956732016-04-19T00:28:49.734+01:002016-04-19T00:28:49.734+01:00Thanks for the new word, great!
I have obviously ...Thanks for the new word, great! <br />I have obviously not heard it, but there are many words that are specific for American and British English. And even in English we have words specific for regions not used in other parts of the country. By the way, have you hear the expression ‘Chin Wag’ - this is another word for a Chat. You can probably tell why!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-31608498284335990902016-04-19T00:02:54.590+01:002016-04-19T00:02:54.590+01:00Thanks Andrea, I have visited Christina before, bu...Thanks Andrea, I have visited Christina before, but I will look again. I am a complete beginner to growing hoyas so I suppose I should find a website with more hands-on growing advice for beginners – I will need it!<br />I am glad you liked the name for my garden – I think people put different meaning into the word and that’s perfectly fine, to me it means: the gift of finding the things we did not even know we were looking for – whilst looking for something else. And I hope visitors have an experience like that when they are visiting my garden.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-79640066201725498672016-04-18T23:56:54.572+01:002016-04-18T23:56:54.572+01:00Thank you Lee, I always enjoy visiting your garden...Thank you Lee, I always enjoy visiting your garden and it has a feel that makes me very much at home – perhaps as a Norwegian I see your pines and other trees as very familiar features. My own garden isn’t big enough to add more big trees, but I am determined to get some miniature conifers for my Japanese inspired bed.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-88745495747920416822016-04-18T23:53:05.889+01:002016-04-18T23:53:05.889+01:00Thank you Roger, naming my garden has been an idea...Thank you Roger, naming my garden has been an idea I have been brewing for a long time, but I am glad I took the plunge. Nice with so much positive response :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45570295148404135582016-04-18T23:51:47.568+01:002016-04-18T23:51:47.568+01:00Thank you Joy, I am glad you liked the name for my...Thank you Joy, I am glad you liked the name for my garden – and I hope my spray painted pots will look nice also in the future, because then I will spray paint a lot more – it was dead easy! The weather here is changing every day, still cold at night but for a few days now we have quite nice day temp – and towards the week-end it’s all downhill again. Oh well, as long as it isn’t raining too much so I can be in the garden.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-10222525281124119332016-04-18T23:48:03.311+01:002016-04-18T23:48:03.311+01:00Takk, jo vi er nok foran dere, men våren her er ut...Takk, jo vi er nok foran dere, men våren her er utrolig sen i år! Vanligvis har jeg roser i blomst nå, og i år er det bare knopper å se foreløpig. Og magnoliaen min blomstrer vanligvis til GBBD i mars - ikke april! Ja, sent men godt, nå håper jeg det blir litt varmere også.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-48694469784028650802016-04-18T23:47:47.176+01:002016-04-18T23:47:47.176+01:00Thanks Tammy, I think trilliums are just as home o...Thanks Tammy, I think trilliums are just as home over here as in an American woodland setting – if you look for native plants there aren’t many in British gardens….British native plants are plants that were here before last ice age, 10.000 years ago. All the beautiful plants brought us the last 2000 years from all over the world are off that list :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-37042479241784688652016-04-18T09:58:35.101+01:002016-04-18T09:58:35.101+01:00Great name for a great garden!Great name for a great garden!Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-72680603341098831392016-04-18T09:29:26.659+01:002016-04-18T09:29:26.659+01:00I had to chuckle at the previous comment, I was al...I had to chuckle at the previous comment, I was also going to mention a word my S. Carolina mother used, catawampus, and she also would say discombobulate. I actually thought she made them up. I read sometime the story of Serendip but forget the details. Your move seems to be going very well, having all that paving instead of all my weedy lawn would really help with upkeep and being able to really enjoy the gardens without spending all your time fighting weeds like I do. The Japanese theme, and the black pots and Japanese varieties, make a beautiful garden, I have a Japanese tree peony just blooming that would fit in. I love your colorful toadstools, they fit so well in a woodland garden, Helene.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.com