tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post2720282030448762997..comments2024-03-28T07:20:09.759-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Coffee Table Book Gardening.northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-43850965857910446502022-03-10T12:56:29.102-07:002022-03-10T12:56:29.102-07:00Thank you Will for your comment. I find it wonder...Thank you Will for your comment. I find it wonderful that we all have our favourite garden paradise where we live. Gardens are not just visual they are also therapeutic and create fantastic memories and a wish list to visit.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-23302593986115427052022-03-10T12:09:13.939-07:002022-03-10T12:09:13.939-07:00Several of these comments refer to Kew Gardens - t...Several of these comments refer to Kew Gardens - this has to be one of my favourites although I last visited it in pre-decimal days when the admission charge was just 3d! Another favourite of mine is the Oxford University Botanical Garden - for a year I lived on accomodation overlooking this and with private out-of-hours access - heaven!<br />Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715674477635617592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-11467809309234912472022-03-10T02:57:16.555-07:002022-03-10T02:57:16.555-07:00Thank you Rajani.Thank you Rajani.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-34596480064187370122022-03-10T02:29:06.409-07:002022-03-10T02:29:06.409-07:00Super blog Super blog Rajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-25172056994529492042022-03-10T01:31:10.830-07:002022-03-10T01:31:10.830-07:00Hi Briony. His ancestors come from Ireland like y...Hi Briony. His ancestors come from Ireland like you and me. He must have had a great comedian apprenticeship training to be a welder in Govan on the banks of the Clyde? Oh what characters and stories he must have met and found. A very funny man.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-87581251057120653202022-03-10T01:27:59.329-07:002022-03-10T01:27:59.329-07:00Hi Onevikinggirl. I like Monty for his humble and...Hi Onevikinggirl. I like Monty for his humble and laid back approach to gardening. Geoff was also very humble and practical and could make anywhere look like a part of paradise. I am a Womble and carboot sales and charity shops are always on my agenda to visit.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-42874859293501921522022-03-09T16:55:36.897-07:002022-03-09T16:55:36.897-07:00I loved Billy Connolly when he was at his best. Th...I loved Billy Connolly when he was at his best. The thing I remember most was the big plastic pants for incontinence that had drawstrings around the ankles and you could just fill them up, he made out he had a job to move his legs in the end because they were so heavy, it's making me smile while I'm typing, lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-34527028128802163782022-03-09T14:20:33.943-07:002022-03-09T14:20:33.943-07:00I follow Monty almost religiously but as a confess...I follow Monty almost religiously but as a confessed scrap-gardener, I have more in common with Geoff Hamilton. I too could have paid up to £2 for that book, only slightly envious.Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-83930334741143351672022-03-09T13:47:14.853-07:002022-03-09T13:47:14.853-07:00Even Covent Garden?Even Covent Garden?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-23702092082737954852022-03-09T13:44:50.391-07:002022-03-09T13:44:50.391-07:00Great memories JayCee. I remember Eliza Dolittle...Great memories JayCee. I remember Eliza Dolittle (My Fair Lady or Pygmalion, second GBS reference today) when she was a flower girl. Suppose that was Covent Gardens? northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-11063750494181311812022-03-09T13:23:40.000-07:002022-03-09T13:23:40.000-07:00I grew up around the Kew Gardens area, just a bus ...I grew up around the Kew Gardens area, just a bus ride away, and used to visit quite often. It was a lovely spot to wander around and sit on the grass to eat my sandwiches, admiring the view.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-71023739316943152182022-03-09T13:12:40.432-07:002022-03-09T13:12:40.432-07:00I would love to vit Kew gardens YP. I think Alan T...I would love to vit Kew gardens YP. I think Alan Titchmarsh trained there? I remember Sue who writes the My Quiet Life in Suffolk blog met Bob and he's actually called Bob Flowerdew. What an amazing name for a garden celebrity. Pearl Diamond jogged me my mental jukebox and I am singing Elkie Brooke's "Pearl's a singer". Great names.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-37057218352432257112022-03-09T12:53:25.841-07:002022-03-09T12:53:25.841-07:00My favourite gardens would have to be Kew in West ...My favourite gardens would have to be Kew in West London. I went there for my sixty fifth birthday. I love the name Bob Flowerdew - it seems perfect for someone who is passionate about gardening. Someone passionate about railways could be Bill Stoker or Dave Buffet-Car and a woman passionate about jewellery could be Pearl Diamond.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-40147042060626304542022-03-09T12:29:48.916-07:002022-03-09T12:29:48.916-07:00May is my favourite month of year when you get the...May is my favourite month of year when you get the scents and colour you describe Linda. The darling buds of May. It would be great to see your sis in law gardens in NZ on your blog. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-64461007319171744662022-03-09T12:14:56.832-07:002022-03-09T12:14:56.832-07:00I'd just love to wander round a garden full of...I'd just love to wander round a garden full of colour and different scents. I don't think I've ever visited a big public garden. My sis in law in NZ has a beautiful garden full of colour and variety. It's a real delightlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-21504199430846013102022-03-09T12:02:07.321-07:002022-03-09T12:02:07.321-07:00Hi Tigger. Heligan is amazing isn't it? The g...Hi Tigger. Heligan is amazing isn't it? The gardeners graffiti in the bothy in the walled kitchen garden is incredibly moving when you think they left Heligan to fight the Great War for king and country and never returned to see it in all it's majesty. Thanks.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-49398388573529294362022-03-09T11:48:21.111-07:002022-03-09T11:48:21.111-07:00Would you pay €2 to ransom a king? I've wanted...Would you pay €2 to ransom a king? I've wanted to go to Sissinghurst for years, heaven knows what was stopping me - thinking I had plenty of time to get around to it possibly. I can confirm Heligan is amazing - all the more for having been lost and found again. How do you completely lose an estate garden?Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.com