tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post9044886992359171576..comments2024-03-24T06:10:25.358-07:00Comments on Noel's Garden Blog: Is England just a bad road movie? Noel Kingsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443137231998907024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-61580341928307504942010-01-18T15:34:11.605-08:002010-01-18T15:34:11.605-08:00Hi Noel and Felicity,
I think it's really impo...Hi Noel and Felicity,<br />I think it's really important to have these conversations too. I'm a former Burnley student teaching at Melbourne Uni. In our subjects we examine and explore opportunities for reconnecting with 'the Landscape' - reconsidering definitions and implications of concepts such as nature, wilderness, environments, design, and other values influencing the way we shape our environments and the way they shape us. The debate about strict adherence to native plantings is very relevant here too, especially as our drought conditions worsen and many people adopt an 'anti-exotic' sentiment.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading more of your thoughts ....Juddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194343498015016201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-7482687336382464222009-12-31T09:33:45.848-08:002009-12-31T09:33:45.848-08:00Interesting to nip into your dialogue. I wasn'...Interesting to nip into your dialogue. I wasn't aware of Rick Darke's new manual. We take the back roads whenever possible here in Northern California, and it's stirring to do so in a county where development has been curtailed. It's certainly not the norm in the U.S.!<br /> When I return to Chicago, I find Mayor Daley's efforts an improvement, and ongoing.<br />Stopping by to wish you a happy, healthy 2010, Noel,<br />All best,<br />AliceBay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.com