tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post8941065598041486154..comments2024-03-25T19:22:35.284+00:00Comments on T h e R o s e b a n k D i a r i e s: Dreaming of Summer in the Middle of Winter …elaine http://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-69279384535130909432015-02-05T20:51:51.266+00:002015-02-05T20:51:51.266+00:00Thanks Sarah - I hope I can get the same effect th...Thanks Sarah - I hope I can get the same effect this year.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-42999635601415094872015-02-05T20:00:32.798+00:002015-02-05T20:00:32.798+00:00Hi Elaine, It was wonderful to be reminded of summ...Hi Elaine, It was wonderful to be reminded of summer again. Your garden looks so lovely in it's summer clothing. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-25417769870753226902015-02-04T10:54:50.834+00:002015-02-04T10:54:50.834+00:00Hi Debbie
Thank you for your sweet words - I only ...Hi Debbie<br />Thank you for your sweet words - I only hope I can get the garden to look as good this year! Enjoy the rest of the week my friend.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-697299756896759862015-02-04T02:25:52.158+00:002015-02-04T02:25:52.158+00:00Oh Elaine - I so enjoyed your summer garden in the...Oh Elaine - I so enjoyed your summer garden in the middle of winter. Everything looks so beautiful and your words as well as your photos are wonderful. Thanks for getting me to dream as well. Have a lovely week. Hugs Debbie Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11168646638438558551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-7583556185139145742015-02-02T13:47:42.473+00:002015-02-02T13:47:42.473+00:00That's very kind of you to say so. Looking fo...That's very kind of you to say so. Looking forward to seeing your 'jumble'.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-49127390422613965622015-02-02T13:46:53.061+00:002015-02-02T13:46:53.061+00:00Thank you Amy - and yes, it was a good funeral as ...Thank you Amy - and yes, it was a good funeral as funerals go.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-32071708500481328172015-02-02T13:46:17.793+00:002015-02-02T13:46:17.793+00:00It's that time of year isn't it when we st...It's that time of year isn't it when we start looking forward and planning and wishing for warmer days.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-41709960885013659022015-02-02T01:32:17.418+00:002015-02-02T01:32:17.418+00:00Beautifully written. There are so few spaces for f...Beautifully written. There are so few spaces for flowers on my property, I must put them in random spots. A jumble it will be and I will love it. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-74398328116480356722015-02-01T23:10:55.952+00:002015-02-01T23:10:55.952+00:00Your garden is beautiful, whether in the summer wi...Your garden is beautiful, whether in the summer with all the wonderful flowers, or in that snowy beauty and wonderment. I hope that the funeral went as well as it could do. Hugs to you. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-74007934074044873262015-02-01T20:03:20.542+00:002015-02-01T20:03:20.542+00:00I've had summer on my mind too, trying to plan...I've had summer on my mind too, trying to plan the flower beds and thinking of moving things around. You have some fab looking flowers in your photos.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-84267679891248773812015-02-01T15:32:10.132+00:002015-02-01T15:32:10.132+00:00Thank you for your very kind comments Val they are...Thank you for your very kind comments Val they are always appreciated.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-32490496793737439752015-02-01T15:31:40.877+00:002015-02-01T15:31:40.877+00:00Thank you Britta - I would hate to not have a gard...Thank you Britta - I would hate to not have a garden but expect I would survive, at least I have thousands of photos of it should I ever be required to leave it behind.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-25057155151025479122015-02-01T15:30:19.362+00:002015-02-01T15:30:19.362+00:00Hi Jean - thanks for visiting. Yes that flower is...Hi Jean - thanks for visiting. Yes that flower is a Hypericum - it is lovely but has really outgrown its space and needs a good chop but somehow I haven't the heart. I agree all the photos we take now would have cost a fortune in the old days - thank goodness for digital cameras. Hope the snow storm wasn't too bad.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-74561832114011675202015-02-01T10:29:53.697+00:002015-02-01T10:29:53.697+00:00Hello Elaine,
I love your garden. I like the way ...Hello Elaine,<br />I love your garden. I like the way different flowers flow and grow next to each other. It truly looks magical. You have such a variety of plants , so lovely.<br />You work very hard in it. <br />Love this post. Taking us back to summer. I cant wait for spring and some warmer days.<br />My garden, is looking a little forlorn at the moment.<br />Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos of your special garden.<br />The last two photos with the snow - looks like a picture post card.<br />Happy Sunday<br />Val xx<br />valerietilsten59.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617190196811279000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-46442385800648756162015-02-01T09:45:17.602+00:002015-02-01T09:45:17.602+00:00Dear Elaine, your garden is beautiful! And I think...Dear Elaine, your garden is beautiful! And I think the highest aim in gardening (as in life) must be: that first oneself loves it (of course one is pleased if others like it too). <br />When we moved and I left my garden behind (where I had spent 19 years) it was a real, real ache in my heart. Now - years later - it is a beautiful keepsake - and as I have written a huge manucript about it (some translations are found on the early posts of my gardeninginhighheels-blog, and a very fine German publisher is thinking about it) I come to terms with it. <br />I love the mixture of plants you have. And as you say: backbone, structure - and then one can do as one pleases (well, one can even without that, but it is easier :-) <br />Fascinating in gardening is to 'know' where something will come up in spring - and then, each time, be astonished and overwhelmed by beauty again. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-31221995030638450742015-01-31T21:24:27.084+00:002015-01-31T21:24:27.084+00:00Great shots, Elaine. Makes me feel warmer just loo...Great shots, Elaine. Makes me feel warmer just looking. In the photo just past the one with the phlox, what is the yellow flower on the right of the photo that looks like Hypericum. It's the 7th photo from the bottom. Anyway, I remember the days before digital when I used to have to print all my photos (at a drugstore!) We're supposed to get a snow storm tonight.PetalTalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991167824099135361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-13327095503382031372015-01-31T16:46:46.850+00:002015-01-31T16:46:46.850+00:00I am really looking forward to spring to see the d...I am really looking forward to spring to see the display of bulbs that were planted so long ago now. I hope they live up to expectationselaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-47325538080633326612015-01-31T16:36:32.667+00:002015-01-31T16:36:32.667+00:00Hi Cheryl
I agree everyone deals with their outdoo...Hi Cheryl<br />I agree everyone deals with their outdoor space differently - mine probably says that lazy, disorganised and unimaginative - 😊 we haven't had as much rain as you - more cold and windy. I'm a fair weather gardener these days - so am definitely looking forward to the warmer weather of spring when I can get cracking once moreelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-54679148210015364232015-01-31T16:03:41.338+00:002015-01-31T16:03:41.338+00:00A perfect time to remember the colors and beauties...A perfect time to remember the colors and beauties of summer! And what lovely summers you've had, Elaine. Even though we don't get the cold and wet winters you do, I'm still amazed at the abundance of spring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-78661210689006798692015-01-31T15:13:41.080+00:002015-01-31T15:13:41.080+00:00I love your summer garden Elaine. The thing I e...I love your summer garden Elaine. The thing I enjoy most about gardens is that they are all so different....perhaps a reflection of the gardener. I wonder what yours says about you ??<br />I am ready for Spring. I am getting tired of the cold wet rain, that we seem to have had for most of this Winter.<br />I really do need the garden to start to dry out properly so that I can get outside, and do some work.<br /><br />We had a dusting of snow this morning.....it only stayed a while. Pretty but fleeting.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-87779347188250667732015-01-31T11:32:02.870+00:002015-01-31T11:32:02.870+00:00Spring, I think, is my favourite season but I have...Spring, I think, is my favourite season but I have quite enjoyed this winter so far, which is unusual for me - I haven't wanted to go into hibernation like I usually do.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-15145109888133200492015-01-31T11:30:26.466+00:002015-01-31T11:30:26.466+00:00Of course our snowfall is pitiful against what you...Of course our snowfall is pitiful against what you have but at least we have had some this year. There are always some plants that thrive whatever the conditions it is just a case of finding the right ones isn't it.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-60598787695487782642015-01-31T11:28:44.357+00:002015-01-31T11:28:44.357+00:00Thanks Nicole - oh yes, I wore my snow boots and m...Thanks Nicole - oh yes, I wore my snow boots and my feet were kept very toasty, although I did bear a resemblance to Father Christmas (they are red) but as long as I don't wear a red coat as well I should be ok.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-38735879487970594972015-01-31T11:27:18.742+00:002015-01-31T11:27:18.742+00:00I do find the garden an inspiration and writing a...I do find the garden an inspiration and writing about it makes me realise that I am a gardener down to my very bones. Have fun with your small packet of seeds.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812046665751901579.post-65867360401587540222015-01-31T11:25:47.028+00:002015-01-31T11:25:47.028+00:00Later in the day when I took more photos it wasn&#...Later in the day when I took more photos it wasn't as pronounced but I rather like the blue look.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com