tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post8739541564987719328..comments2023-11-03T08:14:58.862+00:00Comments on BLISS: Winter Cleaning?Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-16821875433934242102007-11-05T09:29:00.000+00:002007-11-05T09:29:00.000+00:00Hi all and welcome to organic Bliss!* Bare Bones G...Hi all and welcome to organic Bliss!<BR/><BR/>* Bare Bones Gardener: welcome and glad you liked it!<BR/><BR/>* Silke: yes, I like that contrast between the decay and the sprouting of new life, very inspiring and uplifting too. It's the circle of life.<BR/><BR/>* Brimstone: hihi, inderdaad dat gestofzuiger in de tuin, waar gaat dat over? Je doet meer kwaad dan goed.<BR/><BR/>* Gadisa: heerlijk datYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-53741124763805564722007-11-05T05:55:00.000+00:002007-11-05T05:55:00.000+00:00Wonderful post! I practice the half/half view, cl...Wonderful post! I practice the half/half view, cleaning what needs to be and leaving what can be. Your photos are just wonderful. I just love the things I learn from you! ChrisGardenmomma Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829147691071888606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-43817075692048184152007-11-04T15:17:00.000+00:002007-11-04T15:17:00.000+00:00I'm with you Yolanda.I leave a carpet of leaves an...I'm with you Yolanda.<BR/>I leave a carpet of leaves and debris during the winter. I do things a little differently here because we don't get snow or hard frosts but I do a minimal or clean up during the winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-77091920795148168172007-11-04T01:57:00.000+00:002007-11-04T01:57:00.000+00:00Hi Yolanda... I believe in doing some garden clean...Hi Yolanda... I believe in doing some garden clean up, but some areas remain 'as is'. In zone 5, we get very cold in the winter, and can have freezing and thawing, so good composting is a must, as is putting away most garden ornaments. I'll have to figure out what your equivalent hardiness zone is.Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-54019959273941831332007-11-03T23:38:00.000+00:002007-11-03T23:38:00.000+00:00Hi Yolanda,Again an inspiring story about why not ...Hi Yolanda,<BR/><BR/>Again an inspiring story about why not to clean your garden (to much).<BR/>Live and let live (the insects)<BR/>Clear opinion on this subject.<BR/><BR/>Bye,<BR/><BR/>BertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-30541743989773208612007-11-02T05:35:00.000+00:002007-11-02T05:35:00.000+00:00YE, yes thats a great and only sensible approach i...YE, yes thats a great and only sensible approach if we want to support the mother nature and help to save it for next generations. <BR/>I am pretty 'fresh' gardener, cos I do it since 3 years. I want to 'run' my garden in bio-dynamic way, but it takes time and patients to do it. 90% of gardening magazines is so much 'chemical' influenced. Garden centers are not prepared for organic gardening at Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-30896130090174094572007-11-02T02:49:00.000+00:002007-11-02T02:49:00.000+00:00the leaves in the garbage bags sounds really new t...the leaves in the garbage bags sounds really new to me and very cool idea for making mulches without buying the expensive mulching containersJazevoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506647872319423519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-30705618111299252262007-11-01T20:26:00.000+00:002007-11-01T20:26:00.000+00:00Thank you for giving us such a great explanation. ...Thank you for giving us such a great explanation. I mostly follow these rules but I wasn't sure why. Now I do - thank! and I loved the photos of Dolly!Rosemariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286254322888159442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-87780041834007991622007-11-01T19:00:00.000+00:002007-11-01T19:00:00.000+00:00Yolanda, I agree with you 100%. It makes sense a...Yolanda, I agree with you 100%. It makes sense and that is the way mother nature has done it of years, so why change when it isn't broke. I really enjoy your posts, Keep up the good posts;)....CliffKC MO Garden Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271882234701140704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-61050508270641413612007-11-01T18:07:00.000+00:002007-11-01T18:07:00.000+00:00I have never quite understood the fall 'scorched e...I have never quite understood the fall 'scorched earth' policy that so many gardeners follow here. Until the snow falls, I find it quite depressing to see those large barren patches of dirt, looking rather forlorn without any vegetation to liven them up. There is a beauty in fallen leaves and dead plants and so I have always left things be. It has been a successful way to garden for me, katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-40323251536157359742007-11-01T17:44:00.000+00:002007-11-01T17:44:00.000+00:00I love your approach. I never winterize or clean ...I love your approach. I never winterize or clean my garden at this time of year because I never get around to it. I always clean up in spring. You have some excellent arguments for mostly leaving things as they are.<BR/><BR/>I hope I get snow this year.Angelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216322840161752535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-12164460210078312722007-11-01T15:37:00.000+00:002007-11-01T15:37:00.000+00:00Great post, Yolanda! I like the way you wrote this...Great post, Yolanda! I like the way you wrote this, so as to bring some other gardener's around...I don't clean up, either-except in spring. Works really well for me, too!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-9244943040436356412007-11-01T10:55:00.000+00:002007-11-01T10:55:00.000+00:00This is great! I'm all for winter interest and wi...This is great! I'm all for winter interest and wildlife hideouts in the garden but at Blithewold there are a couple of gardens we have to "clean up" in the fall for the sake of appearances. We suffer casualties in those gardens every year too and although there are still plenty of places for critters on the property, I worry! I was actually wanting to do a post on the different schools of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-34338200847414494832007-11-01T07:55:00.000+00:002007-11-01T07:55:00.000+00:00Hi all and welcome to organic Bliss. ;-)* Vanillal...Hi all and welcome to organic Bliss. ;-)<BR/><BR/>* Vanillalotus: I've been gardening for quite some time now and have found that fighting mother nature doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>* Pam: I usually do a light clean up around March/April depending on the temperature of both soil and air. Sure, plants that have been frozen to an unattractive mush are removed by me too, the rest stays.<BR/><BR/>* Annie, Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-76811143544910517612007-11-01T06:48:00.000+00:002007-11-01T06:48:00.000+00:00Once again - I totally agree with you and actually...Once again - I totally agree with you and actually do almost the same. Live and let live is also my way of gardening! I acutually try to find plants that look good even during the winter, when we have snow. :) <BR/><BR/>Except for the brilliant idea of putting leaves in bags. Most of our leaves are used directly in the borders. But I will surely try that as well. <BR/><BR/>How's the weather in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-37916901487922579962007-11-01T06:17:00.000+00:002007-11-01T06:17:00.000+00:00You have hedgehogs too?! We don't, but someone els...You have hedgehogs too?! We don't, but someone else posted recently. What characters. I'm leaving the seed bearing flower heads in the winter garden. I hope the birds & other critters will enjoy and they do add a nice texture to the flat winter garden.Petunia's Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294826235747207917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-86598860054524242342007-11-01T03:25:00.000+00:002007-11-01T03:25:00.000+00:00Yes, Yolanda, live and let live! Especially in the...Yes, Yolanda, live and let live! Especially in the garden. Yesterday I saw a woman working in her yard and what do you think she was doing? Cutting the lovely plumes off the top of her Pampas grass and stuffing them into a garbage can. Grrr! I guess we could also say "to each his own" but they are not as wise as you!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-60367966516370289042007-11-01T03:20:00.000+00:002007-11-01T03:20:00.000+00:00I totally agree with this. Back then people though...I totally agree with this. Back then people thought that it made the garden neater. <BR/><BR/>But It protects the stems and roots of plants in the winter. I don't even rake my leaves on my lawn. But this year I may do that thanks to your suggestion on putting the leaves in bags and adding water.Whyitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243528765489096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-32499697965189338202007-11-01T03:14:00.000+00:002007-11-01T03:14:00.000+00:00Very good post, Yolanda Elizabet; I do a bit of cl...Very good post, Yolanda Elizabet; I do a bit of cleanup but mostly just to get rid of things like really annoying weeds (chickweed, burdocks, couchgrass) that I don't want to be battling in the spring. Most of the perennials stay standing, except those perhaps that I've decided to divide and replant, like Jacob's ladder--which must be divided regularly or else it expires rudely here! We don't Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-47124183825717811942007-10-31T19:27:00.000+00:002007-10-31T19:27:00.000+00:00Ik kies ook voor 'let it be' in plaats van 'winter...Ik kies ook voor 'let it be' in plaats van 'winterklaar'....en die gevulde vuilniszakken staan hier ook al ;-)) Mooie bladaarde levert dat op hè! <BR/>Schattig egeltje heb je gekiekt!<BR/>Vandaag heb ik een voederschuur(huisje met zadeldak) voor vogels gekregen in zweeds rood (ook in het scandinavisch geel te koop;)en daar kunnen verschillende soorten voer in, waar grote vogels niet bij kunnen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-195457975301441932007-10-31T16:29:00.000+00:002007-10-31T16:29:00.000+00:00Ich lasse im Herbst das meiste, wie abgeblühte Sta...Ich lasse im Herbst das meiste, wie abgeblühte Stauden etc. auch stehen. Für die Insekten, Igel und andere Tiere im Garten. Lediglich die Pfingsrosen habe ich geschnitten. Die sahen nicht mehr schön aus. <BR/>Die gesamten Schneidearbeiten mache ich meistens so um Ostern rum.<BR/><BR/>Schönen Abend noch und liebe Grüße<BR/>BirgitGarden Cats + Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255411841606861502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-74409768831297916172007-10-31T11:50:00.000+00:002007-10-31T11:50:00.000+00:00It's really cool that you have a hedgehog in your ...It's really cool that you have a hedgehog in your garden though I thought they ate mostly earthworms? Last year we got lazy and and didn't do the scorched earth clean up we usually do and the plants seem to have done a bit better. The host on a radio garden show did say that leaves make great mulch but should be shredded before used so it wouldn't create a soggy damp mat which would suffocate Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-26034812987343756052007-10-31T11:09:00.000+00:002007-10-31T11:09:00.000+00:00Beautiful photos...your garden ins like a dream co...Beautiful photos...your garden ins like a dream come true! I really like your "live and let live" approach to fall/winter gardening. I think I may employ some of that this year. Although the leaves do have to be raked up ;o) Happy Day ((HUGS))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-24896478988294014252007-10-31T10:55:00.000+00:002007-10-31T10:55:00.000+00:00ja hoor, ook ik ben het er helemaal mee eens ...je...ja hoor, ook ik ben het er helemaal mee eens ...<BR/>je foto's, zo leuk en lief om te zien ... dat egeltje, toch helemaal geweldig! en vogeltjes kijken is ook een nieuwe hobby van ons... echt ik ben zo blij met ons tuintje ... heerlijk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-45980380849877015542007-10-31T09:29:00.000+00:002007-10-31T09:29:00.000+00:00Helemaal met je eens, geen gestofzuiger en gepoets...Helemaal met je eens, geen gestofzuiger en gepoets in de tuin. Die kan in de winter prima voor zichzelf zorgen.<BR/><BR/>Goeie tip van het composteren van blad in vuilniszakken, bedankt.Brimstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08679782649151971257noreply@blogger.com