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dave
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8a)
 October 8, 2007
5:50 AM Post #4060156
| There are a total of 566 votes:
| I take a radio or iPod listen to music, talk radio podcasts, etc.
(33 votes, 5%) |  |
| I take my walkman, iPod or MP3 to listen to my tunes or audio books
(11 votes, 1%) | |
| I take my phone so I can chat while I'm gardening
(1 votes, 0%) | |
| I carry my phone in case I get a call
(84 votes, 14%) | |
| Other (tell us!)
(36 votes, 6%) | |
| I like to be alone with my thoughts - no phone or radio
(401 votes, 70%) | |
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Previous Polls |
makshi
Noblesville, IN
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
6:25 AM Post #4060194
| I carry my phone just in case I fall on my head in the garden. LOL |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
7:23 AM Post #4060252
| Stereo in garage with outdoor speakers. Usually music unless football is on. |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 8, 2007
7:49 AM Post #4060280
| I only carry a phone if I am expecting an imporant call. I would much rather hear the birds, squirrels, bees, and the wind through the trees. It is very calming to be silent and listen to nature's sounds. |
dmcdevitt
Schroon Lake, NY
(Zone 4a)
October 8, 2007
7:56 AM Post #4060288
| Birds and breeze through the pines is all I want to hear. |
mrsspeedsgarden
Franklin, NC
(Zone 6b)
October 8, 2007
8:22 AM Post #4060338
| To get away from phones and etc is why I garden. |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
8:37 AM Post #4060379
| I voted other. It depends on my mood. I turn the radio on loud sometimes, I always take my phone unless school tries to call. but then I like to be quiet with my own thoughts at times also. We have wireless headphones connected to the stereo that can go pretty far then I listen to radio or CDs. Just depends on the mood for me. |
miatablu
Brunswick, MD
(Zone 6b)
October 8, 2007
8:41 AM Post #4060391
| Voted like to be alone with my thoughts, but it also depends what type of work I'm doing. I hate to water, I get very bored, so I use my IPOD to listen to music. Same if I'm doing boring yard work like raking. I'm very careful at these times not to sing along if anyone is around. I can't carry a tune, but I always think I can when I can't hear myself. Funny thing is that I don't use it when I weed my garden. That's when I inspect the progress and health of each plant, give them a little talk and encouragement. Do take a phone outside with me if my husband is out, especially if he's on the bike. |
chrissy100
Sydney
(Australia)
October 8, 2007
8:52 AM Post #4060437
| I like to listen to the birds...the frogs.To think... and ssssshhhh I like to chat to some of my plants ...If someone was listening...they may hear words like "oh you beautiful thing"..."oooh yum "...got you! *#%* (aphid squishing-I confess)
chrissy :)
|
SongsofJoy
New Hampshire, NH
(Zone 5b)
October 8, 2007
8:53 AM Post #4060443
| I used to enjoy listening to music while working outside - - until I built my watergarden. Now the only music I listen to is the symphony of the stream and waterfalls, with an occasional solo from the birds and bullfrogs. |
Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
October 8, 2007
9:22 AM Post #4060553
| Nothing. The birds and outdoor sounds are all I need! |
alicewho
North Augusta, SC
(Zone 8a)
October 8, 2007
9:25 AM Post #4060563
| I voted other, I take my furkids with me. |
alicemv
Aquebogue, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
9:44 AM Post #4060621
| I would much rather NOT carry the phone, but I'm at work and I have no other choice. (during the week, anyway). |
LariAnn
Miami, FL
(Zone 10a)
October 8, 2007
9:48 AM Post #4060639
| Generally, I tune into my plants and "listen" to see what they have to say. Most of the time I'm finding out about what nutrients they need or if a bug is after them, if they are too wet or too dry, and how they like the weather. I lose track of time completely and hours can be like minutes. Then I get to work . . . |
podster
Deep East Texas, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 8, 2007
9:54 AM Post #4060658
| No phone, no radio, no Ipod ~ just my Pod and the sounds of nature and the other pets. Life IS good!
My Pod...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
Dave47
Southern, CT
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
10:06 AM Post #4060705
| I like to be alone with my thoughts but I REALLY enjoy being alone with other peoples' thoughts. |
Zarebeth
Circle Pines, MN
(Zone 4b)
October 8, 2007
10:07 AM Post #4060711
| I turn on music, sometimes a radio, sometimes I will bring my iPod dock outside, and I also bring a cordless out where I can hear it ring if necessary. |
notmartha
Bay City, MI
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
10:28 AM Post #4060796
| i have a radio in the GH and a cell fone on my hip!
i luv to dance in the garden and Jam!!!!!!!!!! |
jenhillphoto
Danbury, CT
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
10:30 AM Post #4060804
| Mostly I take nothing. If neighbors are making noise, like leaf blowing, weed whacking, lawn mowing, I use my ipod and listen to my tunes. Same if I'm the one making noise weed whacking, etc. But if all is quiet, I enjoy the sounds of nature. My kitties like to come find me outside and follow me. I chat with them some.
Oh yes, and my camera, duh! I bring my camera lots of times!
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CapeCodGardener
Mid-Cape, MA
(Zone 7a)
October 8, 2007
10:31 AM Post #4060807
| I take my iPhone if I'm expecting a call. . . used to listen to audiobooks, but haven't bothered lately because it's so pleasant to listen to Nature's sounds. I may start again now that it's leaf-raking season because that IS boring. I quite often use the camera in my iPhone if something needs to be recorded.
But what I ALWAYS take along is my sidekick, "Lacy," who sniffs out exotic zucchini for me.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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brigidlily
Lumberton, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 8, 2007
10:33 AM Post #4060812
| I sing, and talk with the critters. I did have my iPod on once when I'd been doing housework and went outside just to check on something, and went dancing around the garden when "Bop" came on. |
Candyce
The Monadnock Region, NH
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
10:43 AM Post #4060854
| Phone and camera.
|
LindaCA
Concord, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 8, 2007
11:05 AM Post #4060939
| When I am in my garden I have no worries. Just the sound of nature ( and the neighbors).
My kids are all grown now, but when they were at home they were not allowed to complain to me about anything when I was in the garden. There's plenty of time for that inside. I am so in my own little world and loving it. After the busy day at work, phones, problem solving, answering questions ect. I just unwind with the plants. I even like pulling weeds.lol
Linda |
Arias
Richmond, VA
October 8, 2007
11:17 AM Post #4061011
| I like to be with nature, listening to the happy sounds of birds chirping, and the squirrels scolding me because I'm so close to the feeders. One is nearer to God in the garden, than any where else on earth. It is there in the garden alone with my thoughts, that I really hear from Him. |
imapigeon
Gilroy, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 8, 2007
11:39 AM Post #4061126
| Camera! |
podster
Deep East Texas, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 8, 2007
11:41 AM Post #4061135
| Good thought Imapigeon and it is quite too... |
kimarj
(Kim) Philadelphi, PA
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
11:55 AM Post #4061182
| just me butterflies and the birds |
Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
11:57 AM Post #4061193
| I voted other... it depends...
I love to hear the birds singing, birds chirping, birds 'cheeping', birds splashing in one of our two birdbaths, butterflies flying about and the airplanes flying overhead and around the area, so 'nothing' when I'm in the garden.
Sometimes when it's loud with the lawnmovers, weed eaters/trimmers and 'annoying leaf blowers' running, I'll wear my "Work Tunes" (brand name) headset and listen to country music that's on the radio.
When I'm expecting a call from dear hubby that is arriving at the airport (he's an Airline Capt. Pilot), I'll have the cordless phone (that also has the time on it) to listen just for him, so I can pick him up "curbside". We have caller id, so I look for only his cell # before I answer (don't want to be bothered by telemarketers and 'wrong #'s).
Also, like to have my camera with me.
| Quoted: | | One is nearer to God in the garden, than any where else on earth. It is there in the garden alone with my thoughts, that I really hear from Him. |
Arias, those are my thoughts/feelings too. ;-)
Marilyn
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randbponder
Hornick, IA
(Zone 4b)
October 8, 2007
12:09 PM Post #4061246
| Well I see, I am with the majority. Gardening and fishing, are top, among the things I do to to be alone with nature. No calls, wanting to sell me siding for my house or to extend auto warranty, or campaign calls. Just me and the marvels of nature that our Lord has created. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 8, 2007
1:03 PM Post #4061467
| MarilynBeth, I have that little plaque in my garden...it belonged to my mother and her mother before.
"Be still and know that I am God". The hymn "In The Garden" is so often used for funerals...I prefer to interpret the words for a day to day encounter. Beautiful poem.
I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear, falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses
And He walks with me
And He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known.
|
FlowrLady
Olive Branch, MS
(Zone 7b)
October 8, 2007
1:27 PM Post #4061521
| Well, as usual, more than one answer applied to me:
--I carry my phone in case I get a call
--I like to be alone with my thoughts - no phone or radio
I take my phone in case of emergency, but I don't need anyone or anything while I'm out communing with the dirt... |
McGlory
Southeast, NE
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
1:33 PM Post #4061548
| I have a headset for my cell phone, so that in case I get a call I can continue weeding, planting, etc., and not feel too interrupted.
I don't make outgoing calls though, and the best days are when I get no incoming ones either. |
MarciaGeiger
south central, WI
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
1:44 PM Post #4061582
| Enjoy the birds, breeze and sounds of the lake. |
Jax4ever
Boxford, MA
(Zone 6a)
October 8, 2007
2:31 PM Post #4061779
| No phones!!! Music of birds, insects and frogs only.
People ask me why I don't take my phone into the garden- because I don't want to talk to anyone, besides Jax, my feline supervisor. |
xuling
Windsor, CA
(Zone 9b)
October 8, 2007
2:36 PM Post #4061815
| I bought an MP3 player so I could garden and study Spanish, but found out that I can only do one thing at once. So there is the garden , plants, shy and me and that is plenty. xuling |
Hyblaean
Niles, IL
(Zone 5b)
October 8, 2007
3:21 PM Post #4061931
| I live in the middle of not quite urban and not quite suburbia but a mishmash of the two. So ipod with tunes, or audible (most likely), or podcasts are necessary to create my own world. Flowers, dirt and sweat on the outside, someone else's dreams on the inside- it's a good and wondrous combination...and beats studying any day. |
Kelli
Los Angeles (Canoga , CA
(Zone 10a)
October 8, 2007
4:41 PM Post #4062140
| I prefer to listen to nothing and most of the time I do, but if the neighbors are playing their %&^$ stereo or t.v. outside, I use my i-Pod and listen to some rowdy Cajun, bluegrass, or hard-core country. Even if I had a cell phone, I wouldn't take it out unless I was expecting a call, which would happen maybe twice a year. |
Sashagirl
by the Muddy Miss., IA
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
5:27 PM Post #4062279
| I'm selfish about my time in the garden. It's my time to re-new, inside and outside -to celebrate our earth and it's "Maker".
I don't want interference from some unfeeling, uncaring object!
However, I LOVE interruptions, if it's someone coming to talk about, or inquire about my gardens.
Sasha |
pford1854
Marion, AR
(Zone 7b)
October 8, 2007
5:38 PM Post #4062314
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missingrosie
Hillsborough, NC
October 8, 2007
7:55 PM Post #4062853
| Thank you Lou - that was lovely. I will take it to work tomorrow to share.
BigCityAl - like you I've got the screened porch wired for sound. The CD player is in the house and I load it up before a long day in the garden and I can hear music all over the yard. It provides some measure of safety so that the neighbors won't hear my cussing when I survey what the deer and the voles and the squirrels have done.
On quieter days, I am most content with the sounds of the stream - I especially like the 'plop' of the frogs as they dive for cover at the sound of my approach. |
Equilibrium
October 8, 2007
8:08 PM Post #4062897
| No radio or headphones or iPod or anything else similar although I will turn on the radio when cleaning house or when I'm out in the greenhouse. I bring a box of kleenex (allergies) and the phone outside with me to garden just in case I get hurt. I don't talk on the phone when I'm outside in favor of simply listening to the wind rustling through the leaves, the water, and the sounds of the woodland critters. |
1cros3nails4gvn
Bluffton, SC
(Zone 9a)
October 8, 2007
8:33 PM Post #4062996
| i AM an iPod. just tell me a song (mainly country...NOT rap... cant stand it!!), and i'll sing it! so i really dont need an ipod or radio, but sometimes i'll bring one or the other. being a teenager, i MUST have my phone with me. i mean, i could completely miss an invite to the movies while out in the yard.
PS LouC like your comment! |
McCool
Millbury, MA
(Zone 5a)
October 8, 2007
9:06 PM Post #4063140
| I voted "other" because I'm supposed to take my phone in case my husband or a part-time employee is trying to get hold of me, but sometimes I try to escape without it. |
frogbutterfly
East Wenatchee, WA
(Zone 5b)
October 8, 2007
9:16 PM Post #4063194
| When I go out to my garden of plants, it is they who are calling me and I answer no one else...unless my wife is calling me to lunch. Then I put my plants on hold. :)= 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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missingrosie
Hillsborough, NC
October 8, 2007
9:19 PM Post #4063208
| lovely photo Frog |
LenaBeanNZ
Palmerston North
(New Zealand)
(Zone 9b)
October 8, 2007
9:37 PM Post #4063294
| Sometimes I let music (classical or house) play out the window a little bit, but NEVER use iPod or anything that closes my ears when Im out in my garden! I live in the suburbs of a small New Zealand city, so the sounds of birds and neighbours are mingled. Gardening at sunrise is the quietest time.
Never purposely take my phone. What I do take outside though is all the seeds, tools, clothes, waterbottle, snacks etc that I might need for the day so I dont have to come inside for ages! I usually garden barefoot, and try to avoid bringing my lovely earth inside .
Lucky for me, my garden is out the back, and not visible from the front door. And I cant hear anyone knocking on my door either! I dont like it when people show up when Im gardening, not even friends. The best gardening happens when Im alone with my plants, no shame in talking to them if nobody can see or hear you! |
patrob
Goldthwaite, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 8, 2007
11:16 PM Post #4063597
| I used to tell my students, junior high and high school age, that not all of life is set to music. Recorded music that is. We'll listen to XM on the way to the ranch, but once there, we put down the windows and listen to the cattle, birds, insects, or just the world turning. There's an answering machine to take calls, so we are not out of touch with family. I spent nearly forty years teaching and counseling teens, so I really love quiet time.
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KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 9, 2007
12:47 AM Post #4063878
| Gotta have the water bottle, and the phone if I'm expecting a call. Otherwise, I like to hear the woodland critters running through the leaves, the water trickling in the pond, the bullfrogs calling (and yes, plopping!), birds chirping, the trees creaking against each other in the wind. |
spidra
Berkeley, CA
(Zone 9b)
October 9, 2007
1:32 AM Post #4063939
| Most of the time, it's "meditation time". However, if I plan to be out there for hours doing drudgerous work, I bring the iPod. |
ceeadsalaskazone3
Seward, AK
 October 9, 2007
2:03 AM Post #4063964
| I voted nothing, gotta listen for bears, moose and of course all the harmless wildlife and my own thoughts |
cjolene
Emporia, KS
(Zone 5b)
October 9, 2007
7:04 AM Post #4064202
| I take the baby monitor...lol |
pixie62560
South China, ME
(Zone 5a)
October 9, 2007
7:09 AM Post #4064209
| Nothing but the sounds of Nature for me and an occasional click of my camera. |
ginnylynn
Blyth, ON
(Zone 5b)
October 9, 2007
7:28 AM Post #4064242
| Nothing goes with me to the garden except garden tools. Music is supplied by the insects, frogs, and birds. Telephone calls would be a rude interuption. My time in the gardens is equally as important as the time I spend at work, with family, with friends, etc., so I give it the same level of attention. |
MySharona
Fernandina Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 9, 2007
8:03 AM Post #4064302
| LouC - Thank you for the verse! Other than nature it's me, my pets and the camera. The peace I get from gardening is theraputic for me. Where else can you see the sun's light reflected through a flower? :) 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 9, 2007
8:55 AM Post #4064483
| MySharon, what a beautiful picture, is that looking under a brug? |
ViolaAnn
Ottawa, ON
(Zone 5a)
October 9, 2007
9:40 AM Post #4064628
| I said I like to be alone with my thoughts, but I often do bring the portable phone out and leave it within running distance and I've been known to bring out a radio, depending on what is presently being broadcast.
Should bring the camera out more often when I'm working. But knowing me, I'd probably get it dirt covered or forget it.
Ann |
Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
October 9, 2007
9:59 AM Post #4064686
| I take my kitties with me so they can keep out (hopefully) any unwanted creepers... |
azrobin
Scottsdale, AZ
(Zone 9b)
October 9, 2007
11:44 AM Post #4064939
| I prefer the sound of the pollinating bees and singing birds. No phone or music. Just like I’m in the “Zone” when I’m at work, I like being in the “Zone” when I’m gardening. No distractions – just me and nature. |
FlowrLady
Olive Branch, MS
(Zone 7b)
October 9, 2007
12:24 PM Post #4065046
| Yep, that's it! The 'Zone' |
MySharona
Fernandina Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 9, 2007
12:40 PM Post #4065100
| LouC - Yes I couldn't resist taking the picture when I looked up from weeding. Just grabbed the camera and snapped! |
grammyphoeb
Upper Hudson Valley, NY
(Zone 5a)
October 9, 2007
1:22 PM Post #4065211
| I like the peace and quiet and the sounds of nature. I do have to take a baby monitor with me when I have my grandson and he is napping but hopefully that stays silent!! Eleanor |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 9, 2007
1:56 PM Post #4065297
| MySharona, may I suggest you enter that wonderful photo in the contest? I love the way it "lights up"! |
FlowrLady
Olive Branch, MS
(Zone 7b)
October 9, 2007
2:31 PM Post #4065396
| Yeah, I agree on the photo contest. Very unusual picture. |
MySharona
Fernandina Beach, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 9, 2007
5:43 PM Post #4065954
| Really? Okay! I'll do it! :) |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
October 9, 2007
6:02 PM Post #4066018
| I voted other. I carry my business cell phone just in case, but I bring my kids out in the garden with me so I'm never "alone" with my thoughts. |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 9, 2007
7:00 PM Post #4066192
| Happy Birthday to you, MySharona--just happened to notice! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 9, 2007
7:16 PM Post #4066235
| I voted "other" because I just like the sounds of the birds when I'm gardening! Unfortunately, the birds don't drown out the neighbor's barking dog! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 9, 2007
7:55 PM Post #4066374
| One of my favorite Garden Signs - found it a couple of years ago when we were on vacation and I just had to buy it and pack it in the suitcase to bring home:
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 9, 2007
8:00 PM Post #4066401
| Lovely!! |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
October 9, 2007
8:02 PM Post #4066414
| I do carry my phone, but not so much to take calls (unless I'm expecting an important one). We have a rough landscape and snakes, so DH wants me to have the phone for emergencies.
I did get stuck on a slope one day and it took me forever to get safely down - I have bad wrists and just couldn't support myself to get up. It was funny for a while, then I got downright mad! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 9, 2007
8:03 PM Post #4066425
| One of my favorite verses comes from a Rudyard Kipling Poem: The Glory of the Garden:
Oh, Adam was a gardenerr, and God who made him sees, that half a proper gardener's work is done upon his knees.
Here's a link to the entire poem:
[HYPERLINK@www.happychild.org.uk]
|
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
October 9, 2007
8:11 PM Post #4066462
| That's wonderful, Plantladylin. Thanks for the link. :-) |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 9, 2007
8:15 PM Post #4066483
| Thank you, Plady. |
goofybulb
El Paso, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 9, 2007
9:21 PM Post #4066729
| I take... a good breath, and start singing or whistling,to myself and to my plants.
Quite frequently, I also take (please read: "drag") my DH to show him a new bloom or an insect attack that needs intervention.
And I also take the camera, whenever I buy a new "baby", or a flower is in bloom, or a seed had popped out of the soil, or when...well, almost everytime!
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
momof2d
Des Moines, IA
(Zone 5a)
October 9, 2007
9:32 PM Post #4066780
| As a working woman I take advantage of the quite solitude of gardening, I love to hear the birds-bee's-breezes & hummers buzzing around, it relaxes me - the last thing I want to hear is a phone especialy after being tied to a phone 9 to 10 hrs a day at work & listening to all the office talk, office machinery - ect , give me a quite garden any day! |
pajaritomt
Los Alamos, NM
(Zone 5a)
October 9, 2007
9:32 PM Post #4066782
| I garden without phone, ipod or anything else. The silence and garden noises relax me. I don't miss the other sounds of the world. Neighbors often come to talk to me, which is great for keeping our community going, but frankly, I find the interruption slightly irritating. I like my neighbors and I like to hear what is going on, but I love the aloneness and quiet.
Interestingly, I am not a religious person, but the hymn quoted by LouC often comes to me when I garden. I learned it in my childhood and it often comes back to me in the garden. I find it very comforting, though I am not religious. |
emillner
Bedford, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 9, 2007
11:35 PM Post #4067200
| One of the many reasons I garden is to escape the noisy, electronic clutter of the world in which I have to spend the other 99% of my week. |
Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
(United States)
(Zone 9b)
October 10, 2007
7:54 AM Post #4067795
| I put that I like to be alone, however I DO carry my cell phone but not so that I can have it attached to my ear---but I don't wear a watch so I use the phone for the clock, lol. |
GAGIRL60
Evans, GA
October 10, 2007
9:31 AM Post #4067994
| I'm new to gardening so I need to have my thoughts clear to try and remember what I am doing, so no distractions for me. I live in south Georgia, does anyone have any suggestions for hardy annuals that I can plant? Also some plants that bloom in winter maybe. thanks |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 10, 2007
9:42 AM Post #4068032
| Hi GAGirl: Welcome to DG! I wouldn't want to give advice on what would grow in someone else's area but I bet if you post your question over on the Georgia Gardening Forum, someone from your area of South Ga would be able to give you some suggestions for plants that do well in your area!
Here's a link to the Ga Forum: [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
Good Luck and Happy Gardening!
|
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 10, 2007
9:44 AM Post #4068042
| Welcome to DG. |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 10, 2007
9:52 AM Post #4068063
| I think about taking music with me, but I never do. So I picked being alone with my thoughts. I like listening to the birds. and the fish flopping in the lake. some of them are pretty big and it always startles me. |
kTalia
Littleton, CO
(Zone 5a)
October 10, 2007
11:15 AM Post #4068265
| I have my kids and their billion questions to keep me busy (usually about bugs). |
imapigeon
Gilroy, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 10, 2007
11:25 AM Post #4068305
| I try to remember to keep my camera handy; I have portable phones available for emergencies, but try to avoid using them. I've been known to lay them down in odd places and then water them. It does them no good.
I also have a cat who insists on accompanying me whenever I'm working in the garden, studio, wherever. She loves to watch me work, and nearly got accidentally smacked in the head with a hoe recently because she darted into my "zone" to satisfy her curiosity about what I was digging up. If she catches me outside and hasn't been informed ahead of time that I'm leaving the house, she makes it VERY clear that she expects me to give her advance notice. I've gotten into the habit of telling her, too. How pathetic is THAT...LOL??? |
Tir_Na_Nog
Houston
(United States)
(Zone 9b)
October 10, 2007
11:28 AM Post #4068313
| ROFL---@ the last 2 posts. SO CUTE! |
heavenscape
JayeVille, NC
(Zone 8a)
October 10, 2007
1:26 PM Post #4068638
| LouC, very inspirational. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
October 10, 2007
1:30 PM Post #4068653
| I want peace & quiet. I like the solitude while I am outside working and don't like being disturbed. |
GardenerGardner
Lexington, MA
(Zone 6a)
October 10, 2007
6:02 PM Post #4069392
| I crave and relish my time in the garden. It is an escape to be away from the emails, voicemails, family demands (though love my little Shuffle) and the phone! I spend most of my working hours on the phone!
In my gardening I enjoy listening deeply to nature. Gardening is spritual work for me.
I work in downtown Boston and hear city bustle all day long. Except for my daily jaunt through the Boston Public Garden which is an utter joy!!! |
2manyplants
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 9b)
October 10, 2007
6:18 PM Post #4069429
| Cell phone turned OFF, but there 'just in case'.
Two dogs, two cats, my plants, the birds singing and me...sometimes I sing a bit myself.
Heaven!
Oh, and my camera, also 'just in case'...lol... |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 10, 2007
7:03 PM Post #4069550
| LOL, imapigeon about watering the phone! I once left one out overnight and it rained. It never worked again. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 10, 2007
7:05 PM Post #4069560
| Just gave a small fortune to replace one I left out and it rained 5 inches that night. Sayonara, cell phone. |
Jazzpunkin
Springfield, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 10, 2007
8:13 PM Post #4069851
| yeah.. did that with the portable phone a few times.. they don't like it.. lol |
podster
Deep East Texas, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 10, 2007
8:43 PM Post #4070046
| Ahhh ~ blessed twice. Once with the rain and once with NO phone! 8 ) |
Jazzpunkin
Springfield, OH
(Zone 5b)
October 10, 2007
8:56 PM Post #4070105
| snort... ain't it the truth! |
onewish1
Denville, NJ
(Zone 6a)
October 10, 2007
11:09 PM Post #4070597
| I have two answers... I keep my cell phone on me after I twisted my ankle in the yard and had a real hard time getting back into the house without help... and once in a while I play mp3's on it... it has a chip that I store them inside the phone |
drivenbonkers
Perth,, ON
(Zone 5a)
October 11, 2007
8:41 AM Post #4071323
| alone with my thoughts, with my 3 dogs and CharlesKat for company. They all usually tour the garden, then find a shady spot (or, in the case of Lacy, a sunny spot) for a nap.
I will sometimes crank up the radio in the greenhouse... |
bagthepi
Los Angeles, CA
(Zone 10a)
October 11, 2007
2:05 PM Post #4072264
| I live in the urban core of Los Angeles, so I reallly enjoy the solitude and quiet in the garden. I do keep a cordless phone handy, but just in case of emergency. Otherwise, it is me, my plants, the birds and my cat...and the occasional squirrel. Peace is so hard to find these days...I treasure every moment of it that I can find in the garden. |
weed_woman
Coffs Harbour
(Australia)
October 12, 2007
6:13 AM Post #4074643
| In The Garden
I take my phone and set the alarm so I don't stay out all night!
I take my camera & take lots of photos of all the things I like.
I take the dogs along with me for comedy and company,
I take the worries of my day and lose them somewhere on the way!
When I'm indoors (when it's raining) theres housework to be done
so on with music loud and clear to make the chores more fun.
I also turn on music when I'm potting in the shed
It keeps the thoughts of garden chores from turning in my head.
When at night I go to bed and wait for sleep to come
I listen to the sounds of frogs and crickets having fun
And in the early morning hours I wake up feeling glad
As the Kookaburras laugh their laugh and drive the neighbours mad
|
senlarrs
Harrisburg, PA
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2007
7:13 AM Post #4074695
| Very nice, Weed_Woman, thanks for sharing!
;~}
Larry |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 12, 2007
9:15 AM Post #4075010
| Enjoyed it very much, WW. |
Dinu
Mysore
(India)
(Zone 10a)
October 12, 2007
9:43 AM Post #4075055
| What's gardening there for? Relaxing, spending thoughtful moments, enjoying peace... no disturbances... I'm in the majority!
|
Kassia
Framingham, MA
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2007
11:39 AM Post #4075401
| I only take my camera... ocasionally I have the bum box blasting classic music... love the sweet sound of the birds and wind... I really enjoy the time alone in the garden...which is not very frequent because of 2 noisy but cute boys asking all kinds of questions... lol... |
flowerjen
central, NJ
(Zone 6b)
October 12, 2007
1:22 PM Post #4075689
| Nice poems weedwoman, plantlady. |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2007
2:56 PM Post #4075979
| Weedwoman, did you compose that poem? I love it! |
Zuzu
Sebastopol, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 12, 2007
5:52 PM Post #4076385
| I suppose someday I'll have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century (or maybe even the 20th), but for now I have no cell phone, iPod, walkman, or MP3. |
ceeadsalaskazone3
Seward, AK
October 12, 2007
6:25 PM Post #4076458
| Weedwoman, I can just hear Kid Rock Rapping that one out in his garden LOL LOL |
Kaelkitty
Adelaide
(Australia)
(Zone 10a)
October 13, 2007
12:01 AM Post #4077538
| I take my camera out every day I work in the garden. There is always something new to immortalise. Even a cheap Petunia can have a good day! 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 13, 2007
1:01 AM Post #4077672
| What a luscious purple petunia! Nice deep color! |
Kaelkitty
Adelaide
(Australia)
(Zone 10a)
October 13, 2007
4:42 AM Post #4077807
| yes, and the best thing was the price - only Aust $1.50 (US $1.35). The individual flowers are huge! about 9cm (nearly 4 inches!) across - I had to have it! Must find out if you can grow more from cuttings - it would be worth the effort, LOL. |
weed_woman
Coffs Harbour
(Australia)
October 13, 2007
5:54 AM Post #4077845
| Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! Yes, it's true. apparently I am a poet!
It took ages actually, but came together surprisingly well. I think I'll try more of these in the future.
Sue.
P.s Hi KK and LouC
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
Dutchlady1
Naples, FL
(Zone 10a)
October 13, 2007
5:09 PM Post #4079408
| I agree with Makshi, since I am frequently on my own I would not go out there without my phone. A friend recently had a nasty accident in the garden breaking his leg; he would not have been able to summon help if he had not had his phone with him.
Therefore, I carry my phone. I love to be out there just to listen to the birds... but the phone is a necessity.
I usually also have a camera in my pocket just in case. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 14, 2007
10:20 PM Post #4083697
| I don't carry anything with me but me! I love to feel the wind blowing while I mow and listen to the cows, etc...
BUT...my adult children are starting to bug me about wearing something around my neck so that i could either call my family or 911.
"In the Garden" was my grandmother's favorite hymn...My grandmother was the one who always had a cutting garden and took flowers to the church for over 56 years every single Sunday of the year. Dad was killed at age 39 and it was sung at his funeral. Do I need to tell you that hymn is always my request to sing...
Plantladylin...I love your piece of statue you brought home!!!!!!!!! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 14, 2007
11:27 PM Post #4083949
| the poem continues...
He speaks, and the sound of His voice is so sweet, the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me,
Withing my heart is ringing.
I'd stay in the garden with Him,
Though the night around me be falling,
But He bids me go; through the voice of woe,
His voice to me is calling.
And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
Austin Miles had a vision and quickly wrote this poem and the same night wrote the music.
|
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 14, 2007
11:51 PM Post #4084025
| My grandmother sat us all down at her grand piano and this was the first song we learned to play and memorize...to this day when i hear the words or see them, my hands are on the piano and I am just singing away...thanks...
I have a couple of books called "Then Sings My Soul" Book 1 and Book 2...each book contains 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories...just as you were pointing out that Austn Miles had a vision and wrote this overnight.
If you love hymns you will love these books by Robert J. Morgan...they come in paperback, too... |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 15, 2007
12:05 AM Post #4084073
| Gess, God leads in mysterious ways...at this very moment I am reading the hymns and essays in "Then Sings My Soul". My entire life has been spent with the gospel of these songs. My daughter as the church pianist since age 11 and I used to be a choir soloist. Voice long gone but love of music...never. When I cannot pray...the hymns open my soul. When I am joyous beyond measure...the hymns open my soul. When I need peace...the hymns open my soul. My grandmother sang the shaped notes and I learned harmony from her. I have a blessed life. The garden is icing on the cake. I did not say a carefree life mind you. |
AlohaHoya
Keaau, HI
(Zone 11)
October 15, 2007
1:30 AM Post #4084244
| I am with WeedWoman ... I am lucky to live and garden among a lot of fragrance...and lots of birds and away from cars and traffic. I relish the quiet time... My favorite is the spring when the 400 coffee trees (gardenia family) and the citrus are blooming and the smells waft into my greenhouse. Even with no critical chores, I will spend hours in the greenhouse...just experiencing.
Hawaii is a land of Gods and Spirits and Menehunes (little spirits), and Goddesses...and they seem real and very much alive alone in the woods. There are stories about all the areas, trees, plants etc. and it is very bad 'luck' to move a rock without promising Pele (the Goddess of Fire=volcanos) that you will take care of it... The land is almost alive.
Carol |
weed_woman
Coffs Harbour
(Australia)
October 15, 2007
6:29 AM Post #4084372
| Hi Carol, I've got a friend in HAwaii at the mo, staying on Kauai in the Tiki room. I've been on the net to look it up and it looks beautiful. I love all the bromeliads and cordylines e.t.c. Is it very touristy and commercial, or is there places one can go and chill out?
Sue |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 15, 2007
9:45 AM Post #4084783
| Carol, Have never wanted to come to Hawaiia because of all the bad press about Honollulu being just like Houston,TX. I treasure every post you make because I feel that is the REAL Hawaiia. I can almost smell the sweet fragrance you describe.
WW, your poem is wonderful. Is that the only one you can share...more, more, more. |
AlohaHoya
Keaau, HI
(Zone 11)
October 15, 2007
12:55 PM Post #4085518
| LouC and WW - I, too, thought it was all Honolulu (which, in fact, has its' wonderful aspects...but too many people). The Big Island of Hawaii has a pop of about 120,000 and some congested areas like Kona where the beaches are white and crowded. On the E. side (Hilo) we are growing...but carefully. It is NOT touristy, nearly everyone is involved in growing something for the mainland and it is very laid back. WELL worth a visit. Kauai is also very rural - Maui is touristy for the most part.
The Hawaiians believe that they are a part of nature/the world...they are all related.
True, eh? |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 15, 2007
1:34 PM Post #4085626
| Definitely true. If only we could convince others to believe so. Can't go too far...too political.
As I have stated more often than anyone cares to hear...I play Bro IZ if I want anything at all in the garden. His songs definitely make you feel connected to all mankind and our planet. Too bad we didn't have him long enough...and I only discovered him about 5-6 months ago...somehwere through DG. What a blessing.
Apologize for all the wrong spellings. Used to be my strong suit. Honolulu, Hawaii |
AlohaHoya
Keaau, HI
(Zone 11)
October 15, 2007
1:50 PM Post #4085660
| Too right, Lou. Bruddah IZ (Bruddah WAZ) is a gift! He woke up a loving and giving (and proud) sentiment amongst the islanders that they matter!!! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 15, 2007
2:08 PM Post #4085754
| Favorite book in all the world is Michener's "Hawaii". As I grow more skeptical all the time...don't know how much if any actually followed history. |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
October 15, 2007
2:33 PM Post #4085851
| Aloha...when my son was 21 we spent two years on the big island...he waited tables at some fancy restaurant so he could get food (LOL)...he and some friends rented a house together. His staying there required me to send care packages of food all the time. That was 15 years ago and he was paying 5 and 6 dollars for cereal and for milk...The cost of living was unbelievably high compared to Texas... |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 15, 2007
4:41 PM Post #4086246
| My son was born in Honolulu when his Dad and I were stationed there. In 1988 we rented a 2 brm. duplex in Pearl City for $1100 a month (paid for by the army, thankfully)! And yes, it was soooo crowded, that if you didn't get to the beach by 8am on the weekends, you had to hunt for a place to lay your towel. But I sure miss the ocean, the weather and the tropical setting. |
AlohaHoya
Keaau, HI
(Zone 11)
October 15, 2007
6:21 PM Post #4086609
| Yes...it IS expensive. There is a big movement afoot to EAT local! A gallon of milk can cost 8$ at Safeway...5 at the local supermarket...local milk. Still pricey. |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 15, 2007
7:03 PM Post #4086786
| Wow! I'll bet they really moooove the local cow's milk! |
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
October 15, 2007
7:03 PM Post #4086788
| Wow! I'll bet they really moooove the local cows milk! |
