tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post9157530615162795694..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: THE GARDENER AND GLOBAL WARMINGRock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-16941584930050027932009-01-13T09:56:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:56:00.000-08:00What would you replace some of your lawn with?Our ...What would you replace some of your lawn with?<BR/>Our present UK government can't decide whether we are going to drown or fry to death. The latest decree is that we are not allowed to have more than 25 square meter of paving or non-absorbant area in our front garden, regardless of its size. To prevent flooding ???<BR/><BR/>That is only a 20' x 20' foot area for paths and drive and patio. <BR/><jocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-72668316045506006062009-01-13T01:48:00.000-08:002009-01-13T01:48:00.000-08:00Your garden is lovely. I've done most of the the t...Your garden is lovely. I've done most of the the things on your list, mostly in the quest to have a more natural environment.<BR/>Those bumper stickers are out of date now. What inheritance? There's certainly not much left to leave them now, considering what's happened to most everyone's savings!<BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-61331199449320413522009-01-12T19:16:00.000-08:002009-01-12T19:16:00.000-08:00hello lancashire rose and happy new year. thanks ...hello lancashire rose and happy new year. thanks for dropping by my blog recently. it's always nice to meet another garden blogger. <BR/><BR/>these are all excellent suggestions. I would really like to plant a few trees this year and I am going to give the sprinkler a rest this summer in favour of a drip line. I'm converting some lawn to garden and am looking for native, drought tolerant O.I.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187071254424223374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-52103151956077849022009-01-12T06:56:00.000-08:002009-01-12T06:56:00.000-08:00What a gorgeous gorgeous lawn! Thanks for mentioni...What a gorgeous gorgeous lawn! Thanks for mentioning the other nurseries in Austin. I was going to google their names and locations. I'm planning to do my rounds soon, so I can plan my garden and get an early start. Last year I fiddled around and wasted time. <BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to take some classes as well on water conservation. I'm also in the process of getting chickens for my backyard (for Helen Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858208782416224178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-202106142555330142009-01-12T05:13:00.000-08:002009-01-12T05:13:00.000-08:00ESP-I imagine that quite a number of garden blogge...ESP-I imagine that quite a number of garden bloggers are doing many things to help the earth. My garden ESP not yard! <BR/>Bob- You are right Bob. Good point. I also do that. I think I might add a photo of my AC runout. At my last house I used to collect it in a bucket. It was amazing how much I could collect. Also I always run the cold water that comes out of the hot water tap into a container.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-40467439360241145122009-01-11T21:25:00.000-08:002009-01-11T21:25:00.000-08:00You left off one water source that no one ever men...You left off one water source that no one ever mentions, that can water a lot of plants, the condensation water from the air conditioner.<BR/><BR/>My inside unit is up stairs and I brought the drain line out side at ceiling height. I built a shade flower bed under it with a big honey comb rock in the middle that the water splashes off of to water the whole bed. It produces gallons of water a day Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820151806039495564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-4251695995260906562009-01-11T20:23:00.000-08:002009-01-11T20:23:00.000-08:00Hi!Sounds like an interesting class.I had fun goin...Hi!<BR/>Sounds like an interesting class.<BR/>I had fun going down your list to see what I have covered...I was happy to realize I actually had quite a few, minus influencing local politicians naturally!<BR/><BR/>Your yard is looking great.<BR/>And congratulations on your "Bassariscus astutus" what a great visitor!<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>ESP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com