tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post3102941868279860658..comments2024-03-07T00:28:40.952-08:00Comments on Gone Gardening: Willowood ArboretumSherry Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-70194121033395856452018-03-27T08:26:37.433-07:002018-03-27T08:26:37.433-07:00How very interesting that Redwoods were imported t...How very interesting that Redwoods were imported to England!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-39866121166900806432018-03-27T08:26:07.677-07:002018-03-27T08:26:07.677-07:00I didn't know that. I know they sell Redwood t...I didn't know that. I know they sell Redwood tree saplings at the Redwood Forest now. My kids wanted to try growing it. But I knew it would never grow in Cincinnati. Just not the right place for a tree like that. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-37136497386824980292018-03-27T08:24:26.832-07:002018-03-27T08:24:26.832-07:00It's a restful place.It's a restful place.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-1927047717986917932018-03-27T08:24:17.387-07:002018-03-27T08:24:17.387-07:00I love the purple wisteria. I love the purple wisteria. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-7870070096477571712018-03-27T08:23:55.014-07:002018-03-27T08:23:55.014-07:00It was a surprise to me, too to see a Redwood ther...It was a surprise to me, too to see a Redwood there.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-39787180788863953812018-03-27T08:23:37.073-07:002018-03-27T08:23:37.073-07:00That's a big tree. I don't know if you'...That's a big tree. I don't know if you've ever been to the Redwood Forest in California. I have, and standing next to trees that size makes you feel very small and insignificant.Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-16475562642998553462018-03-21T10:48:57.196-07:002018-03-21T10:48:57.196-07:00Hi Sherry - congratulations on your book publicati...Hi Sherry - congratulations on your book publication - it sounds delightful. Love the wisteria and the garden ... Bazza tells well - i.e. in England Redwoods were imported for country estates and they are magnificent. I'm loving the forests here - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-15488966635402114202018-03-21T04:44:14.570-07:002018-03-21T04:44:14.570-07:00In the nineteenth century it was fashionable to im...In the nineteenth century it was fashionable to import Redwoods for planting in country-house gardens, parks and forests. In the right conditions (fairly high elevations) they have been very successful, the tallest being around 180 feet!<br />Willowood looks a great place to visit.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s floccinaucinihilipilificatious Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-5642634337734004052018-03-20T18:08:48.284-07:002018-03-20T18:08:48.284-07:00It looks so quaint and beautiful.It looks so quaint and beautiful.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-62671621965165528162018-03-20T16:19:55.256-07:002018-03-20T16:19:55.256-07:00Wow . . . that's such a beautiful looking plac...Wow . . . that's such a beautiful looking place, it almost takes my breath away!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-48424218897211410372018-03-20T15:27:40.905-07:002018-03-20T15:27:40.905-07:00Looks lush. And I always think of redwoods in CA, ...Looks lush. And I always think of redwoods in CA, not NJ. Wow!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5226513677340811746.post-92014067483189238752018-03-20T11:22:46.855-07:002018-03-20T11:22:46.855-07:00I just can't imagine looking up to a nearly 10...I just can't imagine looking up to a nearly 100 foot tall redwood tree. How awesome.<br />Have a great day and week, Sherry.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.com