My parents' garden
By Tommymoo
- 21 Mar, 2016
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24 Feb 2016
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Yes, it snowed once while I was there but not much (thank goodness).
21 Mar, 2016
The snow is adding a charm in the picture but I know why you said "thank goodness".
22 Mar, 2016
Yes, snow is pretty to look at but could be a nuisance. You know that very well Klahanie, being in Canada!
22 Mar, 2016
Fortunately, we live on Vancouver Island Tommymoo and we (usually) do not have snow here in winter time ...just lots of rain. The ocean moderates the climate. We are considered to be the banana belt of Canada :-)
22 Mar, 2016
Ah, I didn't know that! Great to know. Thank you very much for the info. That's why your plants are a bit ahead of mine, such as forsythia. "Banana belt" is a new word for me. Very interesting! Speaking of "banana", I read your blog today and left a comment :-)
22 Mar, 2016
Love the cloud-pruned tree. Where is this Tommy?
24 Mar, 2016
Shielabub, thank you for your comment :-)
It's in Japan, north of Tokyo, 30-minute train ride from Tokyo (then 30 minutes by bus, then 10-minute walk from the bus stop!).
24 Mar, 2016
Thank you for looking at my blog Tommymoo. I've seen your nice comment and sent you some hugs :-)
24 Mar, 2016
Klahanie, thank you for letting me know that you've seen my comment. I've just checked out your reply comment, thanks a lot! A big hug from me too :-)
24 Mar, 2016
Thanks Tommymoo . . . is their garden anything like the Japanese gardens we attempt in the UK?
26 Mar, 2016
Shielabub,
I don't know what to say... Their garden is authentic Japanese style, that's for sure, and not many Western/foreign plants are there, especially trees/shrubs, although they have a bit of a small stuff such as lavender, pansy, agave etc. 3 or 4 gardeners comes to trim the trees twice a year but they didn't come at the end of last year because the master gardener is getting old (80-ish) and he's a bit poorly. That's why the trees aren't really neat as usual.
26 Mar, 2016
Love your parents' cloud pruned tree.
26 Mar, 2016
Thank you Siris :-)
26 Mar, 2016
I do love Japanese gardens (well, the ones that I've seen here) - usually with water, stepping stones, maybe a bridge; gravel, Acers and definitely cloud-pruned trees . . . all very coherent and restful. Sorry to hear that the master gardener is a bit poorly :(
26 Mar, 2016
Sheilabub, thank you so much for your comment. Here's my photo album which shows more of my parents' garden. Please take a look if you're interested:
https://goo.gl/photos/Gf2NBa9tLnyYQNhW7
26 Mar, 2016
Wow Tommymoo! Thank you so much for the link . . . I really enjoyed seeing all your photos: what a fascinating place. A lovely cat too, and some very mature bonsai. I grow dwarf trees too, but can't match those of your parents!
26 Mar, 2016
Shielabub, you're too kind to say that! I'm glad you liked my photos :-)
26 Mar, 2016
I have just bought a small pagoda, to go by my pond in the garden, not expensive, a whim.
27 Mar, 2016
Siris, really? I'm very interested. Did you upload the photo?
28 Mar, 2016
Yes - it would be lovely to see it, Siris.
28 Mar, 2016
Too busy gardening to photograph, and it's only tiny, only 3 euros.
29 Mar, 2016
So you bought it in France! I've got a tiny "faux stone" lantern several years ago, it's made with plastic or (resin?) at a garden centre near us in Norfolk. It was only 1 pound or so!
30 Mar, 2016
Oh! That's better value tan mine, but if resin, can you put a Tea light inside it without it becoming damaged? If you tap mine it sounds 'pot' like.
31 Mar, 2016
Mine is totally OK to put a tea light inside but I don't keep the light too long. My OH says ours is made with plaster or something.
3 Apr, 2016
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Very beautiful. Do I see snow???
21 Mar, 2016