tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post372038473569258794..comments2023-11-03T08:14:58.862+00:00Comments on BLISS: Speed WeedingYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-19929451711699413042010-08-10T21:16:08.955+01:002010-08-10T21:16:08.955+01:00Wonderful photoes!Wonderful photoes!Datinghttp://www.luvfree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-2116243823188642672010-05-01T00:32:41.173+01:002010-05-01T00:32:41.173+01:00Speed weeding is a blissful thing. I had to say th...Speed weeding is a blissful thing. I had to say that LOL.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-74558612121503941412010-04-29T13:14:32.131+01:002010-04-29T13:14:32.131+01:00Weeds are definitely a bane in our gardening happi...Weeds are definitely a bane in our gardening happiness. They never have the decency to stay away even for a short time!<br /><br />Your photos are beautiful.MWebsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09131562124887849950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-56547717924209572082010-04-26T13:10:02.148+01:002010-04-26T13:10:02.148+01:00GIGGLE. You didn't mention the one extra way t...GIGGLE. You didn't mention the one extra way that there is to speed weed; you blithely look at visitors and inform them that those are native plants, or butterfly larval food sources, or beneficial to songbirds, or great bee plants, therefore leading them to berlieve that you planted them there intentionally. Who is to say that you didn't?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-80184940855491590992010-04-25T17:39:16.519+01:002010-04-25T17:39:16.519+01:00If I only could apply speed weeding here ;-) !! Wi...If I only could apply speed weeding here ;-) !! With great interest and curiosity and...finally with a smile on my face I read your post! Weeding is like a "perpetum mobile", a never ending story of...not love...but frustration!<br />Have a weedless time!Babarahttp://www.baroga.chnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-7157323200791430472010-04-23T15:47:28.770+01:002010-04-23T15:47:28.770+01:00I'm going to try it next time!I'm going to try it next time!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttp://www.dirtygirlgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-30727517051821774452010-04-21T02:02:51.850+01:002010-04-21T02:02:51.850+01:00I definitely could use some speed weeding here. O...I definitely could use some speed weeding here. Once I finish one flower bed the other one needs it again!*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-55652710280618877472010-04-19T01:36:45.814+01:002010-04-19T01:36:45.814+01:00ye, i'm admiring your pink trug... i just boug...ye, i'm admiring your pink trug... i just bought a green one and don't know how i ever lived without it. i hope your visit went well and that no weeds were in evidence! i continue to love your blog; it is one of my favorites!emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635860972948661626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-23870453424267569292010-04-15T06:32:11.850+01:002010-04-15T06:32:11.850+01:00Speed Weeding ~ LOL Very good! Isn't it wond...Speed Weeding ~ LOL Very good! Isn't it wonderful to welcome spring at last and have such great weather? I sure think so. I can imagine you speed weeding your way around the garden ... sometimes we need such an occasion as visitors to get moving...really speedy! I'm loving the cherry blossoms at the moment :)Glohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09532995590131801962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-3993378680720200242010-04-15T04:42:08.062+01:002010-04-15T04:42:08.062+01:00Oh, you have such a wicked sense of humor! I love...Oh, you have such a wicked sense of humor! I love it :DTatteredSpinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464850359953881693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-39967830426256658082010-04-14T20:10:50.680+01:002010-04-14T20:10:50.680+01:00I love this technique...and employ one I call...&q...I love this technique...and employ one I call..."Pay No Attention To the Garden Behind the Curtain" (apologies to the Wizard of Oz for stealing his line). It magically erases parts of the garden I wish them not to notice! <br />...and yes, my dear, your garden is utter bliss! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-9087317562195379162010-04-14T19:55:30.763+01:002010-04-14T19:55:30.763+01:00I could do with some speed weeding right now - my ...I could do with some speed weeding right now - my garden's a mess! But later on - when most chores are done - I actually like weeding...it cleanses my brain...Katarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-9963061381248248322010-04-14T18:48:44.396+01:002010-04-14T18:48:44.396+01:00I really enjoyed reading this as it made me smile,...I really enjoyed reading this as it made me smile, and I also love the photos!<br />Many gardeners find weeding very theraputic, but I'm not sure that I do. I suppose that I'd call myself a minimalist weeder. <br />As for being being caught with my plants down...!<br />Happy weeding! Flighty xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-32434409032172510022010-04-14T18:19:49.620+01:002010-04-14T18:19:49.620+01:00I rushed right over and guess what I have been liv...I rushed right over and guess what I have been living under something for some time because I don't know what "speed dating" is?? Yup I've been with my guy living in our cave now for 40 some years and guess what<br /> ((HE IS THE SPEED WEEDER!!)) Hates weeds...they never have a chance to show off...as he beheads them just like that!!<br />Now I wonder who those friends are..Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-85213064951268210792010-04-14T14:51:15.287+01:002010-04-14T14:51:15.287+01:00LOL, actually my burning question hasn't to do...LOL, actually my burning question hasn't to do with speed weeding but rather in wondering who your blogger friends are who visited!<br /><br />It's very true one's garden suddenly changes when when thinks others are going to see it.<br /><br />Love the expression caught with your plants down.<br /><br />And, finally, Fiona thinks the photo of Tara in a wading pool is an excellent Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-65772875958691425162010-04-14T12:26:39.833+01:002010-04-14T12:26:39.833+01:00It *is* utter bliss my friend. My mother called t...It *is* utter bliss my friend. My mother called that kind of cleaning "slap and dash," and I realized that will children at home for the last 20 years, I am always speed weeding. It is only now with one gone, two teens and a younger bit, that I can leisurely weed. Your post made me smile, Yolanda E. Thank you.~~DeeDee @ Red Dirt Ramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-91240200338095655602010-04-14T09:30:09.947+01:002010-04-14T09:30:09.947+01:00I'm sure Helen and I will be employing this te...I'm sure Helen and I will be employing this technique ready for your visit next month!<br /><br />The first talk I went to given by JAS made a similar point. He showed us a photo and asked what was wrong with what we saw. Not one of us spotted an enormous weed in the photo. That was the point he was trying to make - don't be too pernickity about every single weed in yr garden. Do that andVPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-87017330714599046922010-04-14T07:55:44.993+01:002010-04-14T07:55:44.993+01:00I like your speed weeding method. It's a lot ...I like your speed weeding method. It's a lot like mine, which consists of weeding what I can see from the windows first. This is to keep me motivated to do the rest. Eventually.Helen at summerhousehttp://summerhouseart.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-18286682922738837472010-04-14T04:02:07.939+01:002010-04-14T04:02:07.939+01:00Darn. I was hoping you'd come up with a way t...Darn. I was hoping you'd come up with a way to get the cats weeding with you. I want to see more of your now-weed-free garden!nikkipolanihttp://nikkipolani.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-85015618737202443932010-04-13T23:24:05.508+01:002010-04-13T23:24:05.508+01:00Oh! if only...they are just coming up all over the...Oh! if only...they are just coming up all over the place right now! The lovely Tara has really grown since I last saw her! What a beautiful lady!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-7896007148176522602010-04-13T21:46:44.391+01:002010-04-13T21:46:44.391+01:00Is it cruel and unusual to make my kids do the spe...Is it cruel and unusual to make my kids do the speed weeding for me? I am hatching my plans for this even as I type. Luckily, no weeds yet in the garden. No anything except snow.<br /><br />Christine in AlaskaChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-16981490664052588312010-04-13T21:14:57.472+01:002010-04-13T21:14:57.472+01:00I've been weeding for days here, It doesn'...I've been weeding for days here, It doesn't take long for them to take over. <br /><br />Lucky gardeners getting to visit you at Bliss! Enjoy!Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-44889578085666868502010-04-13T15:14:58.460+01:002010-04-13T15:14:58.460+01:00Hehe, I have definitely done my share of speed wee...Hehe, I have definitely done my share of speed weeding. Love this post!Lisa Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288352630209939371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-16516528767320473502010-04-13T14:18:16.294+01:002010-04-13T14:18:16.294+01:00Hilarious. I've often been "caught with m...Hilarious. I've often been "caught with my plants down."<br /><br />Now that you've done your garden, can you come speed weed mine? Austin's been lucky with rain these last six months but my weeding habits fell by the wayside during the two years of drought, when nothing (not even weeds) grew. It's a jungle out there now.mss @ Zanthan Gardenshttp://www.zanthan.com/gardens/gardenlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-91536075569639627732010-04-13T12:45:21.011+01:002010-04-13T12:45:21.011+01:00Tara has the right idea. Jump in the pool and forg...Tara has the right idea. Jump in the pool and forget those weeds. Of course as a gardener I wouldn't be able to do that so your speed weeding advise is spot on.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com