tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post416775657377852313..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: Twilight in late SeptemberJames Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-61771217440746802202010-11-21T22:23:57.114-05:002010-11-21T22:23:57.114-05:00Hi, Matthew -
I've actually found it in local...Hi, Matthew - <br />I've actually found it in local nurseries from time to time. But it's available from Busse Gardens nursery on line. You can just google the name. Or, if you live near me, I can give you some starts. I'm located near Stockton, NJ, in the New Hope, PA, area. Let me know if you're near, and we can work out getting you some.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-37458441763924940882010-11-21T22:10:19.029-05:002010-11-21T22:10:19.029-05:00Hi James,
I've been wanting to add the sanguis...Hi James,<br />I've been wanting to add the sanguisorba canadensis to my garden here in SE PA. Do you remember your source?<br />I really enjoy your blog, even though I've only "lurked" until now.<br />MatthewMatthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-45750135305893848092010-10-17T10:01:16.651-04:002010-10-17T10:01:16.651-04:00Kata,
Thank you. I feel much the same about your s...Kata,<br />Thank you. I feel much the same about your serene--perhaps I should say spiritual--garden.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-88025975350889007682010-10-16T15:19:45.172-04:002010-10-16T15:19:45.172-04:00Dear James,
I am enchanted. It's beautiful!
Ka...Dear James,<br />I am enchanted. It's beautiful!<br />KataTemplom Katahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237092775284198425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-40116813282577452072010-10-01T22:15:11.853-04:002010-10-01T22:15:11.853-04:00Les,
I was noticing just today that my garden, in ...Les,<br />I was noticing just today that my garden, in the previous post, looks much larger in the "full scene" photos than it actually is, and thinking I want it to be larger. I should be satisfiedJames Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-80379115384302129212010-10-01T22:12:14.141-04:002010-10-01T22:12:14.141-04:00Benjamin,
I've noticed a marked increase in th...Benjamin,<br />I've noticed a marked increase in the number of Monarchs this year. Last year, there were virtually none. I don't know what this bodes for the future, if anything. It may simply be accident. Interesting, the lesson you seem to take from the insects.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-28528926418195534582010-10-01T22:08:05.741-04:002010-10-01T22:08:05.741-04:00elizabethm,
I was aware that you didn't care f...elizabethm,<br />I was aware that you didn't care for grasses (I read your blog), so I'm very curious what grass you have chosen for your garden.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-88667338724726540362010-10-01T22:06:37.794-04:002010-10-01T22:06:37.794-04:00Ginny,
Your comment confirms my post communicated ...Ginny,<br />Your comment confirms my post communicated something of my feelings. Thank you. I appreciate your visit.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-81187413497870440412010-10-01T21:55:48.520-04:002010-10-01T21:55:48.520-04:00Michael,
Yes, the concrete pavers are in the grave...Michael,<br />Yes, the concrete pavers are in the gravel. Of course, I now need to pull some of them up and reset them to get the alignment right!James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-64440252274543353272010-10-01T21:54:29.481-04:002010-10-01T21:54:29.481-04:00Frances,
Thank you so much for your kind comments....Frances,<br />Thank you so much for your kind comments. You may know that I use Rudbeckia maxima as a theme plant in my garden. I read that its origin is the border of Texas and Arkansas, in a rather dry environment. Yet it thrives in my wet clay, so I'm not surprised you and I grow many of the same plants, even though you garden on a well drained hillside and I, a rather flat wetland.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-18378368693735223032010-10-01T21:50:21.526-04:002010-10-01T21:50:21.526-04:00Sylvia,
I hope the paths add as much to the garden...Sylvia,<br />I hope the paths add as much to the garden as to the photographs. Photos don't always communicate the reality, and I wonder about that myself. How much is real and how much is a fiction? I appreciate your comment and your telling me you've followed the development of my garden.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-87382699148688444392010-10-01T19:58:08.550-04:002010-10-01T19:58:08.550-04:00This is the time of year that the grasses really c...This is the time of year that the grasses really come into their own, and I am sure your garden must be wonderful with them right now. I am envious that you have room to do them right - in groups, where I have to enjoy drifts of one.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-59364683698460846512010-10-01T17:21:44.472-04:002010-10-01T17:21:44.472-04:00These early (and short) autumn evenings fill me up...These early (and short) autumn evenings fill me up for an entire year. They are so crisp, the light so true, the moments so brief that the time spent is worth its weight in gold. Or platinum. I've been enjoying the hundreds of diverse insects at my asters, caryopteris, and goldenrods these last few days--so many galaxies moving in an out of each other without ever touching and hardly knowing how close they are. So like us all. Which should makes us feel mroe connected to nature, but it works the opposite way, I suppose.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-43871191365100906462010-10-01T15:44:56.139-04:002010-10-01T15:44:56.139-04:00What totally stunning pictures. I have just overc...What totally stunning pictures. I have just overcome a lifetime's prejudice against grasses and bought my first (persuaded by my dear friend at Artist's Garden). This blog is making me feel even more sure that I was right to change my mind!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-47213031564161848532010-10-01T10:47:30.441-04:002010-10-01T10:47:30.441-04:00It was wonderful to see twilight fade in your gard...It was wonderful to see twilight fade in your garden through these beautiful pictures. You've managed to capture the essence of the changing light at this time of year with both your pictures and your words.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-51101094090596034632010-10-01T09:37:53.434-04:002010-10-01T09:37:53.434-04:00James,
Things seem to get better and better as the...James,<br />Things seem to get better and better as the season progresses! Have you lowered the square steps into the gravel? All the textures are terrific.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-71375187833932906672010-10-01T08:03:35.102-04:002010-10-01T08:03:35.102-04:00Dear James, you transport us to your world slowly ...Dear James, you transport us to your world slowly turning of magical grasses and poetic phrases. To watch the lift move across the fallscape is one thing, to read your description of it takes us to another plane of conciousness. I cannot imagine having a garden with such a water table as yours, we are the opposite here on my steep slope, although it too is clay. And yet we grow many of the same plants, like the Miscanthus. I do love the view of the lighted house from a darkening garden, warm and welcoming. Thank you for taking us there. :-)<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-89767002001667855342010-10-01T04:57:26.472-04:002010-10-01T04:57:26.472-04:00James, your garden is really beautiful and these p...James, your garden is really beautiful and these pictures are stunning. I don't often comment but I have been reading your blog over a few years now and I just want to say how much I appreciate it. With the magic of the internet and your generosity in sharing, I and many others have been able to 'watch' the transformation of your garden. I really like your new paths, I hope they add as much to the garden as they do to the photographs.<br /><br />Best wishes Sylvia (England)Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.com