tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post6232987557943738447..comments2024-01-01T00:31:18.174-05:00Comments on Calendula & Concrete: Leaving the PlotChristahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-37813333219898665802007-08-10T23:17:00.000-04:002007-08-10T23:17:00.000-04:00It sounds exciting - new space, more space - I've ...It sounds exciting - new space, more space - I've moved around quite a bit, and I always take a piece of one garden with me to another one - there's something wonderful about that continuity. Somehow, the people come along with the plants, if not directly, in spirit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-53937387807783652032007-08-07T14:24:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:24:00.000-04:00congratulations! that's so wonderful... i can't wa...congratulations! that's so wonderful... i can't wait to see how you begin! most of the garden blogs i frequent are definitely a few years old, i'm much more excited to see how someone builds a garden. thanks for inviting us all along.bshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680975309246437372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-86326348800357913442007-08-07T13:15:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:15:00.000-04:00Oh Christa, congratulations! Are you staying in th...Oh Christa, congratulations! Are you staying in the DC area or venturing out of the city?raine studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260428517521500060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-23165214066475722802007-08-06T23:27:00.000-04:002007-08-06T23:27:00.000-04:00Best of luck with your new home and garden. It wil...Best of luck with your new home and garden. It will be exciting to see the new garden take form.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-87735082960180116432007-08-06T07:02:00.000-04:002007-08-06T07:02:00.000-04:00Christa, That's very exciting news and I know it c...Christa, <BR/><BR/>That's very exciting news and I know it can be bittersweet.<BR/>Rip up that lawn and plant plant plant - happy veg planning and more photos please when you get time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-14141234431971895182007-08-06T01:14:00.000-04:002007-08-06T01:14:00.000-04:00Yes, moving is bittersweet. Congratulations on get...Yes, moving is bittersweet. <BR/>Congratulations on getting a house of your own.<BR/>Very smart decision.<BR/>I know the feeling of leaving the friends that you live near and I'm sorry.<BR/>Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-62819222132635725442007-08-05T23:58:00.000-04:002007-08-05T23:58:00.000-04:00congrats on your new homecongrats on your new homeMuumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-75622588146465594272007-08-05T16:16:00.000-04:002007-08-05T16:16:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your new adventure! I understa...Congratulations on your new adventure! I understand your desire to have a bigger area for vegetables...since I live in a townhouse that has a postage stamp yard! I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the new place and all that you plan. Take care!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276723601337815074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-77040653367221294012007-08-05T15:00:00.000-04:002007-08-05T15:00:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your new home purchase! How ex...Congratulations on your new home purchase! How exciting that you'll get to start all over and make a garden!<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you'll miss your current place, but the excitement of the new one will quickly take over!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-90591466618489516662007-08-05T14:01:00.000-04:002007-08-05T14:01:00.000-04:00Oh I still miss my community gardens in Boston, 11...Oh I still miss my community gardens in Boston, 11 years after the fact. But think of all you will learn and get to grow, now!ACeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410010967816675355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-66742303771491785722007-08-05T10:36:00.000-04:002007-08-05T10:36:00.000-04:00This is wonderful news. There's nothing more excit...This is wonderful news. There's nothing more exciting than having your own place and garden space to fill as you wish. Getting rid of lawn is great fun... <BR/><BR/>While you'll miss your plot, it will always remain full of enduring and happy memories... and I will never forget your bandaid solution.kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-72693179315703748062007-08-05T10:11:00.000-04:002007-08-05T10:11:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes. I hope you...<I>Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes. I hope you'll stick with me as I go through this next phase of my gardening life. I'm surely going to need guidance as I make my way into uncharted territory (e.g., How should I take care of those rose bushes I'm inheriting? Can I move them without killing them?!).<BR/><BR/>I can't wait for the day when I can step into my own back yard and pick blueberries (and strawberries and...etc., etc.). It is so exciting! :-)<BR/><BR/></I>Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-78008423911071698052007-08-05T04:01:00.000-04:002007-08-05T04:01:00.000-04:00I can imagine how much you'll miss your plot and t...I can imagine how much you'll miss your plot and the friendships you formed....but how exciting the times ahead of you are. Such new gardening adventures to share with us all :o)RUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389012059140660415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-71930028792399879532007-08-05T02:34:00.000-04:002007-08-05T02:34:00.000-04:00Good for you! "And now for World Domination, Numbe...Good for you! "And now for World Domination, Number Two..."<BR/><BR/>Please don't stop blogging. I want to see the full story of how you turn the turf into a veg garden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-67021510485526696262007-08-04T22:27:00.000-04:002007-08-04T22:27:00.000-04:00So exciting getting a place of your own. But now y...So exciting getting a place of your own. But now you can grow and plant whatsoever you wish in your own yard!<BR/>Congrats!!!Whyitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243528765489096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-81316180871867109542007-08-04T21:02:00.000-04:002007-08-04T21:02:00.000-04:00Moving may be hard, Christa, but I've found that i...Moving may be hard, Christa, but I've found that it's also a chance to leave our gardening mistakes behind...so that we can go make new ones! <BR/><BR/>I hope all goes smoothly as you start this new adventure. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-47425289527997352852007-08-04T08:52:00.000-04:002007-08-04T08:52:00.000-04:00Wow...congratulations to both of you, even though ...Wow...congratulations to both of you, even though I know there are things like this that make it just slightly bittersweet. But you have your stories and your photos to help keep those memories close, and like others have said, you can always go back for a visit! Plus...the season's not over yet...will you be totally abandoning your plot before the season ends? But congrats on home ownership...I know, firsthand, what a tough thing that is to accomplish in the DC area, so I'm really psyched for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-42965629546607511262007-08-04T07:54:00.000-04:002007-08-04T07:54:00.000-04:00Congratulations, Christa! Very exciting. A whole n...Congratulations, Christa! Very exciting. A whole new world of gardening opportunities lies before you. It will be fun to follow your journey via this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-26024556758360251882007-08-04T04:02:00.000-04:002007-08-04T04:02:00.000-04:00Good luck with the move. And have fun redesigning ...Good luck with the move. And have fun redesigning the lawn. The hens merge border with lawn then I have to recut the edges - the lawn is getting smaller!!!!<BR/><BR/>CeliaCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-51470516063166736742007-08-04T03:11:00.000-04:002007-08-04T03:11:00.000-04:00This is wonderful! look at all these people who wa...This is wonderful! look at all these people who want to get rid of your new lawn and fill it with vegetables! I feel right at home here.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-72421958167437142102007-08-04T01:45:00.000-04:002007-08-04T01:45:00.000-04:00Congratulations! Oh, this is wonderful news and h...Congratulations! Oh, this is wonderful news and hearing it is such a nice way to end my day.<BR/><BR/>Go get that lawn. Fill it with thyme and eggplants, peas and garlic, rhubarb and other things you've only dreamed of growing.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607821498331135305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-51542097838844907772007-08-03T23:11:00.000-04:002007-08-03T23:11:00.000-04:00Congratulations! May your nights be filled with d...Congratulations! May your nights be filled with dreams of perennial beds, annual borders, and vegetable gardens! <BR/><BR/>I would love to take over more of my lawn here, whenever I can get DH to agree!Gardenistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129253261044774675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-20555825155856729212007-08-03T23:03:00.000-04:002007-08-03T23:03:00.000-04:00How exciting! Believe me, you will love having yo...How exciting! Believe me, you will love having your own garden right at your house. Right now I can walk out my back door and I have a big patch of basil on one side of the steps and a big patch of mint on the other side. It's the best.<BR/><BR/>Much congratulations!Kalyn Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-22734720170168837592007-08-03T22:49:00.000-04:002007-08-03T22:49:00.000-04:00christa - I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Congrats on the ho...christa - I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! Congrats on the house! I hate that you will be leaving your community garden - i can tell from your words that you really love it. Is it far from the new house? Maybe you could still visit? Or invite the community gardeners to your house? I sure hope you will share your new house and garden with us all. I can't wait to see it!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119471756261855850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21012673.post-67379184347417394692007-08-03T20:23:00.000-04:002007-08-03T20:23:00.000-04:00Oh, my! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I moved into my first...Oh, my! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I moved into my first "my house" 2 years ago. There is absolutely nothing like it. I'm in the process of getting rid of my lawn too... Starting in the back yard. Raised beds. Lots of raised beds... Oh, I'm so excited for you! All the very best of luck, and may your move (which is, after all, a 4-letter word) be an easy one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com