tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987833642789740989.post325781044755828207..comments2023-03-25T14:41:36.885+00:00Comments on esther in the garden: THE WIND GETS UP AND POEMS ARRIVEEsther Montgomeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987833642789740989.post-48582749265366895172008-03-03T17:01:00.000+00:002008-03-03T17:01:00.000+00:00Rosa . . .Spanish Broom grows only in certain pla...Rosa . . .<BR/><BR/>Spanish Broom grows only in certain places in England, so I am proud to have one in my garden.<BR/><BR/>But, even though it is easy to grow, where I live, I am the only person to have one in their garden. (I think because it is rather ramshackle and untidy.) But its yellow flowers last almost the whole summer and, against a blue sky, it is stunning. (Though I have to hack it back every so often so we can get in through the back gate.)<BR/><BR/>In fact, I am the only person I know who has most things in my garden!<BR/><BR/>Most gardening experts warn against anyone having a Rambling Rector Rose too. Perhaps it should better be called 'Rampant Rector'! It grows so strongly, you have to keep it away from your house for fear that it might take the tiles off your roof!<BR/><BR/>But, in the late spring / early summer, the garden is filled with its wonderful clusters of small, hightly scented flowers.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful!<BR/><BR/>In fact, it is quite possible that the vibrant colour of the broom and the heady scent of the rose were what drew Ming from Mars!<BR/><BR/>Who knows?<BR/><BR/>EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987833642789740989.post-27619394996573081822008-03-02T05:31:00.000+00:002008-03-02T05:31:00.000+00:00Esther, what are Lucy's terms? Can she be scared i...Esther, what are Lucy's terms? Can she be scared into silence? (sound of knuckles cracking.)<BR/>You know, Ming seems like he's trying to get your attention.<BR/>And I agree with Ron, Ben's poem is outstanding, especially the end-'shinily shining', a good mixture of redundancy and alliteration....and where I live, Spanish broom is a hopeless weed with no manners. I've heard it despcribed as 'pernicious' and I pull it out whereever I see it growing when I am out for a walk. I probably shouldn't walk past your garden, therefore!Colleen Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923835909702969664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987833642789740989.post-45761873064560575672008-03-01T09:44:00.000+00:002008-03-01T09:44:00.000+00:00I'll pass on your message to Ben. My guess is tha...I'll pass on your message to Ben. My guess is that he will be thrilled!<BR/><BR/>EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987833642789740989.post-79839298756528080852008-03-01T09:37:00.000+00:002008-03-01T09:37:00.000+00:00I like Ben's poem better than my own. You go Ben.R...I like Ben's poem better than my own. You go Ben.<BR/>RonRon Eklofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394273768872010425noreply@blogger.com