tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post8688480029242215387..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Breadcrumbs: Leave a Physical Trace BehindMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-24394696568516689072011-09-14T17:31:18.690-04:002011-09-14T17:31:18.690-04:00At my home church on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, C...At my home church on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada, the parishioners have lovingly planted an entire hedge of lilacs, each plant started from one on the homestead of early pioneers. I love it :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-38406508521271961692011-05-09T07:22:48.133-04:002011-05-09T07:22:48.133-04:00Did you know that lilacs were popular in colonial ...Did you know that lilacs were popular in colonial times? I can walk through our town forest and see lilacs growing near the cellar holes that date from the 1700s, and know that some housewife planted them in her dooryard. There are lilacs growing at the the Wentworth mansion in Portsmouth, NH that date from before 1750. People used to sneak slips from those plants for their own gardens. Purple lilacs are now the NH state flower.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-88199642041459257742011-05-03T11:29:55.020-04:002011-05-03T11:29:55.020-04:00I love your posting idea "Breadcrumbs: Leave ...I love your posting idea "Breadcrumbs: Leave a physical trace behind." I am very much looking forward to more posts on this subject. I have often thought of what I can leave behind that continues to live on. I too love Lilac's and my favorite is Hydrangea's, I am leaving lots of those behind! Thank you, Marian, excellent post.Ginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614538259404355973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-80319214620795537342011-05-03T06:40:00.614-04:002011-05-03T06:40:00.614-04:00I tucked a note behind the trim when we were finis...I tucked a note behind the trim when we were finishing our bedroom. Does that count? I said something like - "Greetings to the family who lives here in the future from the family who lived here in 1995." and I listed all our names. I hope someone finds it a century or two from now.Cathi at Stone House Researchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208688402530021542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-57158690723900969012011-05-02T19:51:24.781-04:002011-05-02T19:51:24.781-04:00For me it's Black Eyed Susans. It isn't ho...For me it's Black Eyed Susans. It isn't home without them. By why not leave a sign that you planted them? I hadn't thought of this before...I do keep a gardening journal. Wouldn't it be lovely to leave a copy behind for the next owner of the house or to encourage the gardeners in the neighborhood to create a collection of such journals for safekeeping at the local library or historical society?archivesinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173735671172866919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-24396013220462246172011-05-02T18:52:15.646-04:002011-05-02T18:52:15.646-04:00Great idea. I have made it a goal not to move from...Great idea. I have made it a goal not to move from the first house we bought, so the physical trace has to be with this house. For me, it's peonies (well, they came with the place), irises (an obsession), and columbines.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-62985112351910717842011-05-02T18:39:28.778-04:002011-05-02T18:39:28.778-04:00How Interesting.I had just had a conversation with...How Interesting.I had just had a conversation with my son as to where I had obtained different trees and plants around the farm so he would have the history since he will inherit.FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-51993682787744655632011-05-02T17:42:07.834-04:002011-05-02T17:42:07.834-04:00I love lilacs as well. They remind me of my childh...I love lilacs as well. They remind me of my childhood home as we had a massive bush in the backyard. Thanks for reminding me!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-28956459532092590152011-05-02T16:57:07.139-04:002011-05-02T16:57:07.139-04:00I have a special white lilac which is a "desc...I have a special white lilac which is a "descendant" of the huge one which was in the garden of the house that I grew up in. When my parents decided to move from there, after 35 years, each (grown up, by then) child received a white lilac from the tree. If/when I move, I will make sure I have rooted cutting to take with me. It's in full bloom just now :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-42238238981214047302011-05-02T15:12:36.984-04:002011-05-02T15:12:36.984-04:00Beautiful concept - and beautiful lilacs. They don...Beautiful concept - and beautiful lilacs. They don't grow well in the spots I've lived since I left New England, but they do remind me of home.<br /><br />For me it's hydrangeas and daylilies. If I have to have them in pots in the house if we're living in the Arctic Circle, so be it. I have to have them. I have daylilies from my mother's garden, my grandmother-in-laws, and even a fabulous Cape Cod garden where we used to stay in the summers. <br /><br />It's also the houses themselves. I've never lived in one where I haven't moved a door or a wall.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-3997051922155776692011-05-02T14:59:07.136-04:002011-05-02T14:59:07.136-04:00Fraser - yes that's exactly what I'm talki...Fraser - yes that's exactly what I'm talking about! I've done the same thing with family day lillies.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-19531775049553156432011-05-02T14:36:37.715-04:002011-05-02T14:36:37.715-04:00One of my good friends was dividing her daylilies ...One of my good friends was dividing her daylilies about a year after her husband has died; I took about 12 fronds and planted them in my garden, and grew them up to a nice size, then divided them again, and passed some to my son and my daughter to plant in their yards in memory of John, who'd been not only our friend, but their English teacher. I don't know the variety, but for us, these are always the "Sullivan Lilies."Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284998920837185373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-35136691379429835442011-05-02T12:41:33.354-04:002011-05-02T12:41:33.354-04:00LOVE this idea.LOVE this idea.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590443839479686201noreply@blogger.com