Comments on: Adversarial Horticulture http://owendell.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping/adversarial-horticulture Musings, humor, and practical advice about sustainable landscaping and related subjects by the master of the craft: Landscape architect, educator, and author Owen E. Dell Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:28:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Janie Gates (GardenGates) http://owendell.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping/adversarial-horticulture/comment-page-1#comment-7 Janie Gates (GardenGates) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:17:31 +0000 http://owendell.com/blog/general/adversarial-horticulture#comment-7 Hey Owen! Haven't seen you for a couple of years (lunch at the LA Landscape Show). Love your new blog -- and your musical masterpiece video with Billy! Hey Owen! Haven't seen you for a couple of years (lunch at the LA Landscape Show). Love your new blog — and your musical masterpiece video with Billy!

]]> By: Garden Wise Guy http://owendell.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping/adversarial-horticulture/comment-page-1#comment-6 Garden Wise Guy Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:04:39 +0000 http://owendell.com/blog/general/adversarial-horticulture#comment-6 Owen: I just posted this at my Facebook page. Call me your pimp daddy.<br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />My colleague, TV-cohost and dear friend Owen Dell has launched his blog. Crap - now there's another handsome, brilliant, funny, smarmy blogger out there. No, I didn't mean Owen; I'm thinking of this other guy. But as long as you're on line, I guess you might want to check out Owen also. <br /><br />Oh yes, he's also the author of Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies and if you don't own it already, you'd better find it soon. It's your rosetta stone to sustainable landscaping. I'm using it as the textbook for my college class. Owen: I just posted this at my Facebook page. Call me your pimp daddy.
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My colleague, TV-cohost and dear friend Owen Dell has launched his blog. Crap – now there's another handsome, brilliant, funny, smarmy blogger out there. No, I didn't mean Owen; I'm thinking of this other guy. But as long as you're on line, I guess you might want to check out Owen also.

Oh yes, he's also the author of Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies and if you don't own it already, you'd better find it soon. It's your rosetta stone to sustainable landscaping. I'm using it as the textbook for my college class.

]]> By: Owen Dell http://owendell.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping/adversarial-horticulture/comment-page-1#comment-5 Owen Dell Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:34:31 +0000 http://owendell.com/blog/general/adversarial-horticulture#comment-5 You're right, Laura. Giving plants room to grow to their mature stature without the need for pruning to control size is one of the best kept secrets of sustainable gardening. When the garden book says Plant X grows to 20 feet tall, believe it. If you happen to want a 20 foot tall plant, you're all set. But if you want a 6 foot tall one, choose something else. Simple, right? But how often this basic truth is ignored. Oh, the hubris! You're right, Laura. Giving plants room to grow to their mature stature without the need for pruning to control size is one of the best kept secrets of sustainable gardening. When the garden book says Plant X grows to 20 feet tall, believe it. If you happen to want a 20 foot tall plant, you're all set. But if you want a 6 foot tall one, choose something else. Simple, right? But how often this basic truth is ignored. Oh, the hubris!

]]> By: Laura Livengood Schaub http://owendell.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping/adversarial-horticulture/comment-page-1#comment-4 Laura Livengood Schaub Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:27:36 +0000 http://owendell.com/blog/general/adversarial-horticulture#comment-4 Great post, Owen...I was thinking along those lines just today when I was tidying up the one shrub in my lush back yard that needed a little shaping, using a pair of scissors. That's my idea of a sustainable garden; one where every plant can grow to its natural size & shape, and green waste is limited to the foliage, flowers & fruits of seasonal plants as they go through their yearly cycles (and even those go into the compost!) What little I need to do (including early intervention w/timber bamboo) can be done with hand tools during a garden stroll. Peace reigns in a stable, sustainable garden, thanks for reminding us why! Great post, Owen…I was thinking along those lines just today when I was tidying up the one shrub in my lush back yard that needed a little shaping, using a pair of scissors. That's my idea of a sustainable garden; one where every plant can grow to its natural size & shape, and green waste is limited to the foliage, flowers & fruits of seasonal plants as they go through their yearly cycles (and even those go into the compost!) What little I need to do (including early intervention w/timber bamboo) can be done with hand tools during a garden stroll. Peace reigns in a stable, sustainable garden, thanks for reminding us why!

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