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Starling
Valinor
Jan 7, 5:58am
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Gardens of sorrow, gardens of hope
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So between my birthday and my TORniversary, I thought I should share something.
It was the lovely gardening thread below that reminded me of a moving piece of writing I read a few days ago.
So many beautiful and loved gardens are disappearing from our city, as red-zoners leave, never to return.
I found this beautiful meditation on the process, Gardens of Sorrow, by Diana Madgin. She is leaving hers after 37 years.
I have a clematis in my garden which is doing very well. It was given to me by a neighbour down the road, just before his house was demolished and his garden destroyed before he began rebuilding. Lots of people are sharing plants, so many of these lost gardens will live on in other places.
Here are some children from the school I teach at, 'greening the rubble'. We planted lots of cheery flowers on the vacant site where the local shops fell down. It's what you might call a garden of hope.
Thanks, lovely people, for providing such a great community here. I'm so happy to be a part of it.
Just as an aside, how many people would be interested in a regular gardening thread?
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Gardens of sorrow, gardens of hope
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Starling
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Jan 7, 5:58am
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I'd enjoy a gardening thread
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Nienna
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Jan 7, 7:10am
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Goody
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:13am
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How wonderful!
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alienorchid
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Jan 7, 9:02am
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It looks very different now
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:11am
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People seem to respect those kinds of efforts
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alienorchid
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Jan 7, 9:23am
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Was that Wongi?
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Nienna
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Jan 7, 4:26pm
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Wongi is incredible!
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alienorchid
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Jan 7, 10:06pm
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Count me in
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Sunflower
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Jan 7, 9:40am
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That's lovely, Sunflower
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:57am
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A garden of hope---what a lovely idea.
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 7, 2:49pm
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Weed pullers
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:10pm
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I'm in!
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Jan 7, 4:16pm
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Love it!
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:12pm
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Thanks for the info on the "Martha" rose
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Lily Fairbairn
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Jan 7, 10:27pm
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You're welcome!
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Jan 7, 10:40pm
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perhaps a broader focus than gardening?
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Magpie
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Jan 7, 4:19pm
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I say that counts, too!
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Alassëa Eruvande
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Jan 7, 4:34pm
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well, I notice more than in my backyard
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Magpie
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Jan 7, 5:04pm
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It definitely all counts
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:09pm
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Website?
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dernwyn
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Jan 7, 4:55pm
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here's where I meant to link
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Magpie
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Jan 7, 4:58pm
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All set!
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dernwyn
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Jan 7, 5:10pm
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looks good. Thanks //
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Magpie
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Jan 7, 5:14pm
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Greening the rubble!
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dernwyn
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Jan 7, 5:07pm
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The kids loved doing it,
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Starling
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Jan 7, 9:14pm
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Mushroom compost?
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dernwyn
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Jan 7, 10:01pm
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That article is so moving--
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 7, 10:59pm
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The land is zoned red
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Starling
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Jan 7, 11:15pm
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Just go for it.
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Ataahua
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Jan 7, 11:46pm
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I think Diana Magdin,
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Starling
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Jan 8, 12:09am
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I keep thinking
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Jan 8, 10:27am
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That is a lovely thought. /
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Ataahua
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Jan 8, 5:41pm
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Just go for it!
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dernwyn
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Jan 7, 11:50pm
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Ok, we'll go for it! Suggestions in here please
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Starling
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Jan 8, 12:04am
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Fantastic idea!
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Sunflower
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Jan 8, 1:08pm
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How 'bout bi-weekly so people
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Ethel Duath
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Jan 9, 11:55pm
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Thank you so much for this post and link to the lovely article 'Gardens of Sorrow'
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kiwifan
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Jan 9, 11:15pm
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What a lovely idea!
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zarabia
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Jan 10, 8:24am
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I live a peripatetic life
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Annael
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Jan 11, 4:53pm
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Gee Starling i missed this thread somehow,
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silneldor
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Jan 11, 5:49pm
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