tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post4969619502035121536..comments2023-04-09T11:46:58.887+01:00Comments on Graphicality-UK: Blogging can lead to....HELENEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-45426526331383036372013-11-02T03:58:39.154+00:002013-11-02T03:58:39.154+00:00Thanks for returning to my blog Rose and thanks fo...Thanks for returning to my blog Rose and thanks for your kind words, I have visited you in the past too but there are so many excellent blogs to visit and only so many hours in the day! How great to hear you have met some of your fellow blogging friends, seems like many people here have managed to do that!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-15639236183326009352013-11-01T11:47:09.309+00:002013-11-01T11:47:09.309+00:00Helene, I can relate to so much of what you say--b...Helene, I can relate to so much of what you say--blogging has given me so much information about gardening and has certainly added to my plant addiction, too:) But the best part is making new friends with a similar interest. I have had the good fortune to meet some blogging friends in person on several occasions, but the most exciting experience had to be when Cheryl, a UK blogger who was one of my first commenters, came for a visit three years ago. I felt as if we had been long-time friends the minute I met her in person.<br /><br />How wonderful to have met Beth and her husband in person! I think I've visited you occasionally on GBBD, but it was Beth's post about meeting you that prompted me to visit this time. I so enjoyed your post--I'll be back for more visits!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-39046899184557754962013-11-01T09:38:02.755+00:002013-11-01T09:38:02.755+00:00in my dreams we will return to London, but it'...in my dreams we will return to London, but it's not in our budget ;~((Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-5953229008912928962013-10-31T19:15:08.975+00:002013-10-31T19:15:08.975+00:00Thanks for your kind words Pam, so nice to hear yo...Thanks for your kind words Pam, so nice to hear you have met fellow bloggers, I so wish I could visit Carolyn’s garden too! And yes, if you are ever in London, please let me know :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-56516576521712680952013-10-31T01:47:51.736+00:002013-10-31T01:47:51.736+00:00I love this posting, Helene. You summed up much of...I love this posting, Helene. You summed up much of what I feel about garden blogging. I had been considering writing a post about what I learned from fellow bloggers -- but could not do it so well, I think. I was fortunate to meet Julie, from Wife, Mother, Gardener, and to visit Carolyn's wonderful Shade Garden. If ever I am in London, I will definitely look you up. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-16167979234326819912013-10-30T16:39:05.845+00:002013-10-30T16:39:05.845+00:00Thanks, glad you enjoyed the post.Thanks, glad you enjoyed the post.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-46130684036501636212013-10-30T16:37:58.403+00:002013-10-30T16:37:58.403+00:00I must admit I never thought I would get as much o...I must admit I never thought I would get as much out of blogging as I have done, it felt a bit lonely the first year, just writing to myself - now I don’t feel lonely at all and although the bloggers I have regular contact with are all very different with their own personal style, they all have so much to give and I learn something all the time.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-10483020168932708082013-10-30T16:37:46.757+00:002013-10-30T16:37:46.757+00:00Thanks Marguerite (blush), for your kind words :-)...Thanks Marguerite (blush), for your kind words :-) I have certainly learned a lot since I started blogging, and there are new things to learn all the time!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-43852350053457080352013-10-30T16:37:38.024+00:002013-10-30T16:37:38.024+00:00Hi Janet, welcome to my blog. My plant wish list k...Hi Janet, welcome to my blog. My plant wish list keeps getting longer and longer and I am constantly looking for clever solutions to where I can put some new plants. I saw a great post where someone had hung pots on a large tree trunk. I think my large conifer might get hanging baskets next spring – allowing for a good few more plants!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-11654553115030706472013-10-30T16:37:28.823+00:002013-10-30T16:37:28.823+00:00Thanks for your kind words Keity. So nice to hear ...Thanks for your kind words Keity. So nice to hear that you are regularly meeting up with fellow bloggers! And good luck with meeting your blogging friend from abroad, it is very exciting!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-82099008863737092312013-10-30T03:24:13.932+00:002013-10-30T03:24:13.932+00:00Lovely your blogfriend came to visit your garden a...Lovely your blogfriend came to visit your garden an the photos are beautiful!<br />Greetings, RW & SKOur photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784175267279376374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-50818356528170595302013-10-29T23:57:42.119+00:002013-10-29T23:57:42.119+00:00It is wonderful how our blogs have helped so many ...It is wonderful how our blogs have helped so many of us connect. I wish I'd had more time when I was in England this summer to visit a few bloggers. But my trip was rushed since it centered around a wedding. I am a much more knowledgeable gardener, too, as a result of blogging. Wonderful post!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-49316141874849154822013-10-29T23:15:37.399+00:002013-10-29T23:15:37.399+00:00Helene, you have touched on so many things that I ...Helene, you have touched on so many things that I too have experienced over the last few years of blogging. So many wonderful people encouraging you to learn and try new things, it's such a positive experience. I'm so glad to hear you got to meet another blogger in person and had such a great time together. This really is a wonderful community we've found ourselves in (and you're one of the many wonderful people in it!)Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-23389611191637175582013-10-29T09:31:53.895+00:002013-10-29T09:31:53.895+00:00Hi Helene, I just found your blog through Beth'...Hi Helene, I just found your blog through Beth's post, you perfectly capture the way blogging can change and enhance both gardening and photography, not to mention generate infeasibly long lists of desirable plants! The blogging community is an endless source of inspiration, encouragement, advice - and potentially bank account emptying temptation. Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-53916904402397562422013-10-29T04:40:01.886+00:002013-10-29T04:40:01.886+00:00I'm always learning a lot of things from your ...I'm always learning a lot of things from your blog. You have many attractive plants in your garden, and have deeper knowledge of them. <br />In my Japanese blog's case, I had a lot of chance to meet Japanese bloggers, and became real-life friends. We often hold the meet-ups among bloggers. And now, we visit our gardens each other or go out to public gardens almost every month. Only having common hobby, we can easily become friends! <br />But that's so amazing for you to meet Beth and Ernie living in the U.S.!!<br />Actually, I might be able to meet a blogging friend living abroad in the near future as you did, so I'm excited!Keityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577129141806836878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-33422976698997691762013-10-27T19:32:55.093+00:002013-10-27T19:32:55.093+00:00So exciting to hear you are planning a blogger mee...So exciting to hear you are planning a blogger meeting! The world has certainly got smaller with Internet but it is still a big journey going to another country, if you are ever thinking of coming to London, please let me know!<br />Over here we are having a windy Sunday, and it will become worse as storm St Jude arrives during the night. Not sure how bad it will be in London but we are preparing for the worst with winds up to 80 miles per hour.<br />Have a great week!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-65756185211130441012013-10-27T19:30:23.763+00:002013-10-27T19:30:23.763+00:00Thank you Beth and thank you again for visiting me...Thank you Beth and thank you again for visiting me! I hope you and Ernie had a good journey home, you just about escaped the big storm - over here we have battened down the hatches and are just waiting for the arrival of St Jude with hurricane winds sometime during the early hours of the morning.<br /><br />I so much appreciate all my followers, and especially bloggers like you that keep in regular contact, it makes writing all the more meaningful. HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-84327798707329573192013-10-27T19:29:56.111+00:002013-10-27T19:29:56.111+00:00Thank you, so happy to hear you enjoyed my post ab...Thank you, so happy to hear you enjoyed my post about making gingerbread houses, it’s about time thinking about it again :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-50338706732660106232013-10-27T19:29:45.170+00:002013-10-27T19:29:45.170+00:00Thanks Beth, I agree, the oriental poppies are gor...Thanks Beth, I agree, the oriental poppies are gorgeous, just wait to you see the white ones I just bought, when they flower next year you will fall in love with them too! My palms are Phoenix canariensis, way too big for my tiny garden but I intend to keep them in pots so they don’t grow too big – I hope!<br />Great to hear you have met a fellow blogger, I haven’t seen her blog but I think I will have to pay a visit, I just love dayliies :-)HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-17356190430708528932013-10-27T16:24:13.688+00:002013-10-27T16:24:13.688+00:00What a beautiful post, Helene. I usually fall in ...What a beautiful post, Helene. I usually fall in love with a new bloom(s) from your lovely garden with each post, and today it's the white daffodil and the poppies! They're just beautiful! That's exciting that you got some palms lately. I have these two palms that have lived outdoors year round for the past few years through snow, etc. with no problems: 'Windmill Palm' & 'North European Fan Palm.' I also have a 'Queen Palm' that I insist on dragging indoors each winter (just can't let it go). Palms can be addictive too. :-) That's so amazing that you, Beth and Ernie were able to meet! I've often wished I could meet all of my blogging friends. I've met one so far. She happened to be judging a fabulous daylily show in Atlanta, Georgia and we met then. It was so great to meet Nikki (her blog is Zoomin Blooms - A Daylily Blog). Such fun! I enjoyed your lovely post. :-)Bethany Benton Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960309921916644140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-67686756881971553602013-10-27T16:01:55.573+00:002013-10-27T16:01:55.573+00:00Helene - I also feel the way you do about learning...Helene - I also feel the way you do about learning and being inspired by other bloggers, however you articulate it so much better. I've learnt plenty from you too, even how to build a gingerbread house! Happy Third Blogaversary.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-53921519420746145262013-10-27T10:51:56.493+00:002013-10-27T10:51:56.493+00:00Hi Helene
I know exactly what you're writing a...Hi Helene<br />I know exactly what you're writing about. Blogging is so much more then just writing a post or a comment. I learned so much during my three years of blogging (it seems as if we started in the same year :o) ) and I met some bloggers in real too. At the end of Novembre we've got a little blogger meeting and I'm very much looking forward to that. Such a pity that you live so far away from me... but who knows, maybe some time we will meet too. <br />Take care and have a lovely Sunday.<br />AlexAlex aus dem Gwundergartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345838066384134549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-77126990643458797602013-10-26T21:42:55.532+01:002013-10-26T21:42:55.532+01:00Hey Helene: Thank you so much for your hospitality...Hey Helene: Thank you so much for your hospitality! We did, indeed, have a magical visit, and your garden is even more lovely in person. Congratulations on three years! I hope we will meet again, but of course I will always be a devoted follower of your blog. Your friend, BethBeth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-82827122465677701492013-10-26T02:53:12.176+01:002013-10-26T02:53:12.176+01:00How nice to hear you have met fellow bloggers, I a...How nice to hear you have met fellow bloggers, I always feel I have so much to talk about with people who are interested in gardening. I bet many of us have queues of plants we would like to put in our gardens, my problem is mainly lack of space in general and a very small part of the garden in full sun. Hope you have a great week-end.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265213687739263373.post-67242335460897532162013-10-26T02:53:02.883+01:002013-10-26T02:53:02.883+01:00Thanks Nadezda, it’s nice to hear you have learned...Thanks Nadezda, it’s nice to hear you have learned something about growing Bonsais, they are surprisingly easy and very addictive, looking forward to seeing what you choose to grow as Bonsais yourself! Hope you have a great week-end.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.com