Comments on: Gardens on Tour 2007: Bridle Path http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278 Austin gardener/designer chronicles the creation of her own gardens and showcases others with eye-catching photos in award-winning blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:18:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott Thurmon http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-110605 Scott Thurmon Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:35:30 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-110605 Ha Ha! Just stumbled across this tonight (2 years later). Beautiful garden to maintain. Credit goes to Scott Ogden for his incredible plant diversity (long time no see, btw where can I find that enormous Mahonia nobody else ever noticed?), and also to Patrick Kerwin (Sp?) who did some part or all of the installation (never met, but I think took your parking permit yesterday for Central TX Gardner, and was looking to see what I should leave in my truck.) OK I changed a few things, but not much. Great job! Small world, lot's of plants. To my ex-neighbor Julie, Thanks! Glad to know you're sharing. Scott Thurmon Ha Ha! Just stumbled across this tonight (2 years later). Beautiful garden to maintain. Credit goes to Scott Ogden for his incredible plant diversity (long time no see, btw where can I find that enormous Mahonia nobody else ever noticed?), and also to Patrick Kerwin (Sp?) who did some part or all of the installation (never met, but I think took your parking permit yesterday for Central TX Gardner, and was looking to see what I should leave in my truck.)

OK I changed a few things, but not much. Great job!

Small world, lot’s of plants.

To my ex-neighbor Julie, Thanks! Glad to know you’re sharing.

Scott Thurmon

]]> By: kate http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2836 kate Mon, 21 May 2007 03:54:59 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2836 I love the star jasmine climbing through the oaks. This was a wonderful garden tour. I would have loved to see this garden in person. There are so many cool features, like the river rock path. Wonderful blog you have here! <em>Thanks, Kate! ---Pam</em> I love the star jasmine climbing through the oaks. This was a wonderful garden tour. I would have loved to see this garden in person. There are so many cool features, like the river rock path.

Wonderful blog you have here!

Thanks, Kate! —Pam

]]> By: Annie in Austin http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2834 Annie in Austin Sun, 20 May 2007 20:03:38 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2834 Thanks for posting the tour on your garden blog, Pam. Although I've been reading all your posts, making an intelligent comment on the tour is beyond me right now - I'm not sure what to think about it all. Annie Thanks for posting the tour on your garden blog, Pam. Although I’ve been reading all your posts, making an intelligent comment on the tour is beyond me right now – I’m not sure what to think about it all.

Annie

]]> By: Nicole http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2831 Nicole Sat, 19 May 2007 22:05:58 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2831 Pam What lovely pics again, and I love the old gnarled trees. I've spoken with the president of the Trinidad garden club and we've agreed for me to start blogging their garden tours. I just put up the first one-pity I wasn't there to take the pics. BTW I've changed my settings to allow anonymous comments. <em>Hi, Nicole. It's pretty fun to blog a garden tour. It will be interesting to see the various gardens you have in Trinidad. ---Pam</em> Pam
What lovely pics again, and I love the old gnarled trees. I’ve spoken with the president of the Trinidad garden club and we’ve agreed for me to start blogging their garden tours. I just put up the first one-pity I wasn’t there to take the pics. BTW I’ve changed my settings to allow anonymous comments.

Hi, Nicole. It’s pretty fun to blog a garden tour. It will be interesting to see the various gardens you have in Trinidad. —Pam

]]> By: Julie http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2830 Julie Sat, 19 May 2007 21:38:20 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2830 Dear Pam, How wonderful that you met Scott Thurmon -- and that he's partly credited for this beauty. Scott used to be a neighbor of ours and was so generous with advice, encouragement and plants. Our spineless (kind of) cactus and Japanse iris are his. I have both to pass on to any who'd like to try them. Julie <em>I do wonder if that was him. Dark haired? Snappy dresser? </em> <em>I'm intrigued by the Japanese iris. Probably don't need any more cactus though. ;-) ---Pam</em> Dear Pam,

How wonderful that you met Scott Thurmon — and that he’s partly credited for this beauty. Scott used to be a neighbor of ours and was so generous with advice, encouragement and plants. Our spineless (kind of) cactus and Japanse iris are his. I have both to pass on to any who’d like to try them.

Julie

I do wonder if that was him. Dark haired? Snappy dresser?

I’m intrigued by the Japanese iris. Probably don’t need any more cactus though. ;-) —Pam

]]> By: Pam http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2826 Pam Sat, 19 May 2007 12:26:07 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2826 What a gorgeous garden! I loved the jasmine climbing up the live oak tree (but I can't imagine the tree enjoying that...but boy is it tempting to try!). I've started my bottle collection for a bottle tree, yours definitely inspired me. <em>Yea! Another bottle tree is born. I have this vision of bottle trees sprouting in gardens across the country as each one inspires someone else. My mom's inspired me a year or so ago. ---Pam</em> What a gorgeous garden! I loved the jasmine climbing up the live oak tree (but I can’t imagine the tree enjoying that…but boy is it tempting to try!). I’ve started my bottle collection for a bottle tree, yours definitely inspired me.

Yea! Another bottle tree is born. I have this vision of bottle trees sprouting in gardens across the country as each one inspires someone else. My mom’s inspired me a year or so ago. —Pam

]]> By: Yolanda Elizabet http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2825 Yolanda Elizabet Sat, 19 May 2007 07:04:40 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2825 Hmmm, a mere snip at 1.9 million I'd say. ;-) Love that painted porch! Have seen similar stuff in France, Italy and the Netherlands. The garden is lovely, I love the way that contrast in form and structure is used. Those oaks are spectacular. Bottle tree pretty! That stone gate with the star jasmine was absolutely stunning! BTW do you know what a 3 sisters bed is? ;-) <em>No, YE, that's why I asked. ;-) Thanks for stopping by! ---Pam</em> Hmmm, a mere snip at 1.9 million I’d say. ;-) Love that painted porch! Have seen similar stuff in France, Italy and the Netherlands. The garden is lovely, I love the way that contrast in form and structure is used. Those oaks are spectacular. Bottle tree pretty! That stone gate with the star jasmine was absolutely stunning!

BTW do you know what a 3 sisters bed is? ;-)

No, YE, that’s why I asked. ;-) Thanks for stopping by! —Pam

]]> By: M Sinclair Stevens (Austin) http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2824 M Sinclair Stevens (Austin) Sat, 19 May 2007 03:01:26 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2824 When you talked about an "Austin Look" in the first garden review (limestone outcroppings, low-growing flowering perennials, and ornamental grasses) it didn't ring true to my own feelings about Austin. This garden does. I think it's because I moved to Central Texas from the desert southwest. We first lived at Fort Hood in an old Texas farmhouse surrounded by huge live oaks (and one black walnut) with grassy fields runnng down to a stream (across which was the heliport). To my desert-raised eyes Central Texas was green and full of huge trees and St. Augustine grass (grass with no stickers that you could run barefoot in)--the blackland prairie meets the oak savannah. All that green under huge live oaks--that's what Austin means to me. <em>You are right, MSS. There are two Austins, generally divided by MoPac/the Balcones faultline. This one represents the greener side of Austin to me too. ---Pam</em> When you talked about an “Austin Look” in the first garden review (limestone outcroppings, low-growing flowering perennials, and ornamental grasses) it didn’t ring true to my own feelings about Austin. This garden does.

I think it’s because I moved to Central Texas from the desert southwest. We first lived at Fort Hood in an old Texas farmhouse surrounded by huge live oaks (and one black walnut) with grassy fields runnng down to a stream (across which was the heliport). To my desert-raised eyes Central Texas was green and full of huge trees and St. Augustine grass (grass with no stickers that you could run barefoot in)–the blackland prairie meets the oak savannah. All that green under huge live oaks–that’s what Austin means to me.

You are right, MSS. There are two Austins, generally divided by MoPac/the Balcones faultline. This one represents the greener side of Austin to me too. —Pam

]]> By: Carol http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2823 Carol Sat, 19 May 2007 02:30:53 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2823 The front door is amazing. I love it! The front door is amazing. I love it!

]]> By: Kim http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-2822 Kim Sat, 19 May 2007 01:40:41 +0000 http://www.penick.net/digging/?p=278#comment-2822 I adore that wedge of bronze cannas! I had to smile when you mentioned my black lions... I don't know if I would be able to handle working around that huge fountain as gracefully as the other gardener, though. What a wonderful job. I adore that wedge of bronze cannas! I had to smile when you mentioned my black lions… I don’t know if I would be able to handle working around that huge fountain as gracefully as the other gardener, though. What a wonderful job.

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