Comments on: Garden Overwhelm, Equinox, & Finding Balance https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/ Ecological Gardening and Other Creative Pursuits Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: Blythe https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/#comment-32168 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:19:35 +0000 http://barbolian.com/?p=8718#comment-32168 In reply to Beth C.

I am so glad there are people out there who understand me! After all these years, it has almost become a GO-GAG reflex! But we can’t afford to be slackers yet, right? (haha!) This is our last chance to get a grip on the chaos before winter; every bit we do now will pay for itself many times over come spring – we can’t afford to let it have a jump start! As I pull in armlength after armlength of bindweed ropes, I am wondering if it might be edible…or if maybe I could weave baskets or wreaths with it… It must be good for *something*! And there’s garlic to plant – and shrubs to tuck in with mulch – and transplanting…and..and.. there I go again! (I love winter! I love that time to make things and sit and read in the evenings under a blanky. I look forward to rainy days when I can clean and organize!) Good to hear from you, Beth!

]]> By: Beth C https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/#comment-32167 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 17:46:22 +0000 http://barbolian.com/?p=8718#comment-32167 Hi Blythe, Wow, I didn’t know GO-GAG was a bonafide psychological disorder! I’ve definitely experience that overwhelmed feeling each and every growing season, now I know. Maybe the real reason most of us look forward to fall is the slowdown of the garden upkeep. I can get my life back, i.e. reading, sewing, baking and oh yes, making plans for next year’s garden. Say, you must be proud of your talented granddaughter!

]]> By: Blythe https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/#comment-32163 Sat, 28 Sep 2019 14:08:42 +0000 http://barbolian.com/?p=8718#comment-32163 In reply to Tammy.

Hi Tammy! I always enjoy seeing pictures of your beautiful flowers and your view across the lake! Sending you love from my feral field!

]]> By: Tammy https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/#comment-32162 Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:31:47 +0000 http://barbolian.com/?p=8718#comment-32162 In reply to Sandy.

I have enjoyed hearing all about your world and especially enjoyed the pictures!

]]> By: Blythe https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/#comment-32150 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:07:22 +0000 http://barbolian.com/?p=8718#comment-32150 In reply to Sandy.

Your comment brought a smile to my morning, Sandy. Thank you so much. It is far too easy to fall into only seeing what needs to be done. There is also a lot of magic if we look for it. Nature is, indeed, amazing!

]]> By: Sandy https://barbolian.com/garden-overwhelm/#comment-32149 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:15:34 +0000 http://barbolian.com/?p=8718#comment-32149 Thank goodness you’re back- I’ve missed you! Nature is so fascinating, it’s impossible not to expand our gardening endeavors and easy to get carried away with wanting more of the beauty and usefulness of plants.
May I suggest that any time you feel like it’s all too much, you watch the video of yourself dancing near the willows. Your garden, with all its challenges, has shaped the beautiful woman you will see there, my eloquent, influential and inspiring friend.

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