tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post852071147821618966..comments2023-12-19T12:44:00.913+02:00Comments on Growing Gardeners: Garden Coaching & The 2nd Law of Thermodynamicsstoneware70http://www.blogger.com/profile/16291604258371562064noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-40343096668541870492008-11-13T10:53:00.000+02:002008-11-13T10:53:00.000+02:00Fern - I guess that's all the more reason for Gard...Fern - I guess that's all the more reason for Garden Coaches/Gardeners to step in to guide and encourage?<BR/><BR/>Thats true Billy - I often try to remind my clients towards the end of a project of that old adage "A garden is never finished..."<BR/><BR/>I like that description "Ribbon Cutting Mentality". Is it copyrighted?stoneware70https://www.blogger.com/profile/16291604258371562064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-16823830782352981002008-11-13T08:29:00.000+02:002008-11-13T08:29:00.000+02:00I think that whether consumerism existed or not, w...I think that whether consumerism existed or not, we're wired to generate excitement of the prospect of something new, hoping that this time it will be different. It's the internal dialog we recite to ourselves; really a form of optimism. It works in new jobs, new relationships, discovering new foods. <BR/><BR/>As for maintaining what we've planted, it's harder to stay enthusiastic when it's only about keeping things from getting bad, rather than the adventure of something new. I call it the "ribbon cutting" mentality, where we thing about how it looks when we're done but don't plan for the long run. It's an aspect of sustainability.Garden Wise Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785776337799149082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-16106633862390770722008-11-09T11:05:00.000+02:002008-11-09T11:05:00.000+02:00Ross -- I think the business world encourages it, ...Ross -- I think the business world encourages it, and the West's relative wealth has allowed it. Advertising takes advantage of human nature and makes us feel as if we don't buy this thing right now, it will be gone and our life will be ruined. A few generations ago, people saved and reused aluminum foil. Now we turn up our noses at that sort of thriftiness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-61064535098738021862008-11-08T07:31:00.000+02:002008-11-08T07:31:00.000+02:00I wonder though, why we feel the need to fill our ...I wonder though, why we feel the need to fill our lives with the Newer! Better! More!? What drives the need to discard the old and focus our attentions on the new?<BR/>How can we make gardening a passion that supersedes the average person's fickle attention?<BR/>I seem to have more questions than answers...stoneware70https://www.blogger.com/profile/16291604258371562064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-19541810153056942792008-11-06T07:34:00.000+02:002008-11-06T07:34:00.000+02:00Its probably always been around, but I'm sure its ...Its probably always been around, but I'm sure its made worse by the fact that we have so many choices available to us nowadays?<BR/><BR/>I've never been to Rosehurst, will have to see if I can visit next time I'm in PMB?stoneware70https://www.blogger.com/profile/16291604258371562064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-55278885402877184782008-11-06T03:41:00.000+02:002008-11-06T03:41:00.000+02:00Its definitely a symptom, (of something I can't qu...<I>Its definitely a symptom, (of something I can't quite put my finger on) of the way we live our lives today - that we have a lot of energy for new ideas and projects, but lack the long term commitment needed to keep nurturing them.</I><BR/><BR/>It's a symptom of abject consumerism. Newer! Better! More! That mindset encourages us to constantly throw out the old to make room for a new iPhone a year after the first iPhone was released. To buy a new handbag/purse each season. To get a new car every two years. Etc, etc, etc. There is no commitment, no expectation that it will last. So why should hobbies like gardening last either?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054541406616103006.post-60295117553414551472008-11-05T19:12:00.000+02:002008-11-05T19:12:00.000+02:00I'm guilty of starting things and not finishing th...I'm guilty of starting things and not finishing them. I wonder if it's always been like this or if it's something newer? <BR/>That said it is good to find a garden that been cared for for years, isn't it? I was at Rosehurst (Boom street, Pietermaritzburg) yesterday and found the established topiary and hedges so refreshing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com