Comments on: “On the Bonnie Banks, the sequel” http://www.eastsidepatch.com/2009/10/%e2%80%9con-the-bonnie-banks-the-sequel%e2%80%9d/ Landscape Design & Garden Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ESP http://www.eastsidepatch.com/2009/10/%e2%80%9con-the-bonnie-banks-the-sequel%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-7293 ESP Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:51:19 +0000 http://www.eastsidepatch.com/?p=1574#comment-7293 Glad you liked it Sean. Glad you liked it Sean.

]]> By: Sean Maxwell http://www.eastsidepatch.com/2009/10/%e2%80%9con-the-bonnie-banks-the-sequel%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-7292 Sean Maxwell Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:49:09 +0000 http://www.eastsidepatch.com/?p=1574#comment-7292 Best site I've found on Caerlaverock!! Thanks for the great info on the history! Best site I’ve found on Caerlaverock!! Thanks for the great info on the history!

]]> By: ESP http://www.eastsidepatch.com/2009/10/%e2%80%9con-the-bonnie-banks-the-sequel%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-211 ESP Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:07:37 +0000 http://www.eastsidepatch.com/?p=1574#comment-211 Hi Ivette. A castle in Scotland? Brrr, wrap up warm and make sure it has a fireplace in every room, you will need it! This castle had exactly that, a fireplace in every room. I know of a few castles (small ones) that people have bought and renovated...it can be done, but mum's the word, I want to limit as much of the gnashing of teeth and hair pulling as possible after all. Happy you followed me on the trip, and my daughter LOVED her furry vest, she practically slept in it! It is funny because ever since she was little-little she has always put her outfits together, we never have to pick out something for her to wear, and she always does an "interesting" job with her creations. The chunky statement necklace turned out to be just a little too chunky, the weight of it combined with too thin a chain/string hurt her neck, she wouldn't have complained though. There where a lot more tropical plants than I remembered when I lived there...perhaps I am just a lot more "plant aware" then I was back then. This part of Scotland is relatively mild, the jet stream also enables and aids the more tropical plants in this area to thrive. Lots of New Zealand Flax, lots of enormous ornamental grasses, and a ton of different firs and dwarf conifers. Did I mention heather? I actually had a game or two (conkers) with my dad while I was there (he won), though I secretly think he may have baked his conker last year to harden it. My kids had a blast picking the conkers off the ground. Glad you liked reading about the trip, and the feather? Of course it was her! I have on my "I am just about to get annoyed face". Cheers. ESP. Hi Ivette.

A castle in Scotland? Brrr, wrap up warm and make sure it has a fireplace in every room, you will need it! This castle had exactly that, a fireplace in every room. I know of a few castles (small ones) that people have bought and renovated…it can be done, but mum’s the word, I want to limit as much of the gnashing of teeth and hair pulling as possible after all. Happy you followed me on the trip, and my daughter LOVED her furry vest, she practically slept in it! It is funny because ever since she was little-little she has always put her outfits together, we never have to pick out something for her to wear, and she always does an “interesting” job with her creations. The chunky statement necklace turned out to be just a little too chunky, the weight of it combined with too thin a chain/string hurt her neck, she wouldn’t have complained though.

There where a lot more tropical plants than I remembered when I lived there…perhaps I am just a lot more “plant aware” then I was back then. This part of Scotland is relatively mild, the jet stream also enables and aids the more tropical plants in this area to thrive. Lots of New Zealand Flax, lots of enormous ornamental grasses, and a ton of different firs and dwarf conifers. Did I mention heather?

I actually had a game or two (conkers) with my dad while I was there (he won), though I secretly think he may have baked his conker last year to harden it. My kids had a blast picking the conkers off the ground.

Glad you liked reading about the trip, and the feather? Of course it was her! I have on my “I am just about to get annoyed face”.
Cheers.
ESP.

]]> By: Germi http://www.eastsidepatch.com/2009/10/%e2%80%9con-the-bonnie-banks-the-sequel%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Germi Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:04:57 +0000 http://www.eastsidepatch.com/?p=1574#comment-210 Oh. My. God. Scotland! My husband has recently gotten it into his head that we HAVE to buy a castle in Scotland (this is disturbing, because we definitely haven't the means to do anything CLOSE to buying a Scottish castle, but he is unwavering and determined. I think he may have been bitten by a possum and is now rabid) But now, after reading your posts and having such vicarious fun, I understand what he's on about. But I don't think I should show him your posts. It might induce foaming at the mouth and running around, with gnashing of teeth and hair pulling. I love EVERYTHING about your trip, but I must say I ESPECIALLY loved your lovely daughter's fur vest! SO fashion-forward! The girl has a very fresh style. I hope she was pleased that the Rhododendron Witch was wearing a similar vest! Witches are incredibly style conscious, of course. As if the vest wasn't enough, then I see that chunky statement necklace, which are of course ALL THE RAGE right now! She is quite the fashionista. The photos of the gardens were so wonderful - those basalt rocks jutting up in the middle of everything - wow! And the textures! Wow again! It is really amazing that Monkey Puzzles grow in so many different climates! I am planting them in the Yucatan - they grow like gangbusters there! Who would have thought that a tree that does that well in cold Scotland would also thrive in the hot, humid tropics? I was pleased that I knew about conkers! My English friend Nick told me all about his Conker Wars when he was a boy, and how he and his mates would even varnish especially brave and magical conkers so they would live to bash and smash another day. Oh, the halcyon days of Young British Youth (that is an actual term - Young British Youth. Not a slip of the tongue - I mean keyboard) Thank you for the MAGNIFICENT trip, and it was nice to end on a picture of you! But why a feather? It was your future Fashion Stylist daughter again, wasn't it? I KNEW IT! Feathers are so hot! Warmly, Ivette Oh. My. God.
Scotland!
My husband has recently gotten it into his head that we HAVE to buy a castle in Scotland (this is disturbing, because we definitely haven’t the means to do anything CLOSE to buying a Scottish castle, but he is unwavering and determined. I think he may have been bitten by a possum and is now rabid) But now, after reading your posts and having such vicarious fun, I understand what he’s on about. But I don’t think I should show him your posts. It might induce foaming at the mouth and running around, with gnashing of teeth and hair pulling.
I love EVERYTHING about your trip, but I must say I ESPECIALLY loved your lovely daughter’s fur vest! SO fashion-forward! The girl has a very fresh style. I hope she was pleased that the Rhododendron Witch was wearing a similar vest! Witches are incredibly style conscious, of course.
As if the vest wasn’t enough, then I see that chunky statement necklace, which are of course ALL THE RAGE right now! She is quite the fashionista.
The photos of the gardens were so wonderful – those basalt rocks jutting up in the middle of everything – wow! And the textures! Wow again!
It is really amazing that Monkey Puzzles grow in so many different climates! I am planting them in the Yucatan – they grow like gangbusters there! Who would have thought that a tree that does that well in cold Scotland would also thrive in the hot, humid tropics?
I was pleased that I knew about conkers! My English friend Nick told me all about his Conker Wars when he was a boy, and how he and his mates would even varnish especially brave and magical conkers so they would live to bash and smash another day. Oh, the halcyon days of Young British Youth (that is an actual term – Young British Youth. Not a slip of the tongue – I mean keyboard)
Thank you for the MAGNIFICENT trip, and it was nice to end on a picture of you! But why a feather? It was your future Fashion Stylist daughter again, wasn’t it? I KNEW IT! Feathers are so hot!
Warmly,
Ivette

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