tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post7455965414111107844..comments2023-05-07T05:45:56.854-04:00Comments on The Violet Fern: A Gardener in the MakingKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-7833239074035929182011-02-23T14:56:51.315-05:002011-02-23T14:56:51.315-05:00An update! The Cornell Lab of Ornithology does not...An update! The Cornell Lab of Ornithology does not recommend offering dryer lint as nesting material for birds: "Dryer lint from synthetic fibers becomes crumbly after it's rained on and dries. Some laundry detergents and fabric softeners may leave harmful residues. We don’t recommend offering dryer lint."<br />Even though I use an organic, natural detergent I will not do this any longer. Instead I will add my dryer lint to the compost pile even though it may contain minor synthetic materials.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-85944982706243544142011-01-27T18:11:48.961-05:002011-01-27T18:11:48.961-05:00I missed this post when you first published it, bu...I missed this post when you first published it, but I'm glad I came across it today! I congratulate you on the positive changes you have made in your garden and in your home. A healthier world can be made one gardener at a time! You are an inspiration to me, and I am sure to others as well.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-71950628591919720442011-01-20T21:24:00.928-05:002011-01-20T21:24:00.928-05:00Thank you so much for your inspiration! I am so gl...Thank you so much for your inspiration! I am so glad to hear from others who enjoy and nurture the earth. We can change.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829333592209275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-24644690094165434832011-01-09T20:21:29.124-05:002011-01-09T20:21:29.124-05:00I think it's a combination of the gardening an...I think it's a combination of the gardening and the writing about the gardening that tends to remake us. Thank you for sharing your journey; you're an inspiration!<br />EleanorNourishing Wordshttp://www.nourishingwords.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-4682094114291268892011-01-08T20:32:39.908-05:002011-01-08T20:32:39.908-05:00I can really relate to what you have said. I am p...I can really relate to what you have said. I am proud to say that I now have a compost bin and use it faithfully. I even put out a clothes line. I am more of my natural world than ever before. I am amazed by all the birds that stop by our yard everyday. I am striving to be better and be more aware of my impact to the environment. Thanks for your inspiring words. I am your neighbor here in the north country by way of Watertown.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762544138680524762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-34079848519909444412011-01-07T09:20:45.616-05:002011-01-07T09:20:45.616-05:00Happy new year to you! I like your phrase "a ...Happy new year to you! I like your phrase "a gardener in the making". Though I have been gardening for years, that is exactly how I feel as well. I recycle relentlessly and compost all food waste. I wish my neighbors were more like me. So many of them do not have any blue bins on the curb come garbage day. It boggles my mind how they can continue to be so disrespectful of the environment. I like your vision board project. I lack space but I do have a vision binder labeled "ideas" where I file all my inspirational clippings.Jennifer@threedogsinagardenhttp://threedogsinagarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-78957015759158608942011-01-06T22:20:51.727-05:002011-01-06T22:20:51.727-05:00You wrote a beautiful post with very worthwhile as...You wrote a beautiful post with very worthwhile aspirations and gardening goals that everyone should look into and follow in one way or another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-80358277415129406412011-01-06T01:38:00.800-05:002011-01-06T01:38:00.800-05:00That was lovely, congratulations. In this part of ...That was lovely, congratulations. In this part of the world it is easy to say but very difficult to do, and when you see someone without any thought or concern for the environment, you seem like going to do something bad to him/her! Meaning you see a lot of them, and plastics are used everywhere, which i also do because it is in the system. At least i conserve water, electricity and recycle a bit, though not fully. I hope many in the advance countries do like you, especially in cutting fossil fuel use mainly responsible for climate change, which actually is shared in bigger percentage by advanced countries. Let us save the planet!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-14647973773288933322011-01-05T16:13:22.603-05:002011-01-05T16:13:22.603-05:00Wish you every success with your new Wild Ones cha...Wish you every success with your new Wild Ones chapter. Birds will be glad if they can eat next door too!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-43149529391936635622011-01-05T14:02:03.293-05:002011-01-05T14:02:03.293-05:00Your grandmother had a beautiful name - how wonder...Your grandmother had a beautiful name - how wonderful that you named your blog for her. Like you, when I think of how my garden has evolved I realize that I have been evolving, too - especially in a spiritual sense.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205789828720292919.post-65568214371447940132011-01-05T13:00:09.574-05:002011-01-05T13:00:09.574-05:00Dear Violet Fern, I so relate to your words "...Dear Violet Fern, I so relate to your words "I am not making the garden so much as the garden is making me." It is an ongoing journey of discovery. Growing as many native plants as possible and your food too . . . it is a way of life. The Good Life! ;>) One drawback to it all is that one feels as though one could never leave the land . . . as if ones roots have merged and entwined with the ones beneath the crusty earth. They are firmly attached to the heart and have widen the grower/gardener's way of seeing and being in nature. It is a deep and lasting connection. My life is richer for it . . . for as I have cultivated the land . . . the land has cultivated my soul. Thank you for all your sharings of your tender connection to your garden. Kindred spirits give in ways a garden cannot. ;>)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.com