The Garden Club
A Master Gardener I'm not!73 total reviews
Comment from zanya
This one raises a chuckle with its carefree tone and nonchalance towards the 'ladies of the garden club' yet with a distinct sense of relish with the whole idea
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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This one raises a chuckle with its carefree tone and nonchalance towards the 'ladies of the garden club' yet with a distinct sense of relish with the whole idea
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Zanya for your thoughtful and encouraging review.
Janet
Comment from kiwisteveh
Well, I'm sure they elected you president for a reason!
I enjoyed this rollicking little piece poking fun at yourself and touching upon the difference between simple enjoyment of gardening and the more knowledgeable minds of the garden club ladies.
Well rhymed and metered.
Steve
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Well, I'm sure they elected you president for a reason!
I enjoyed this rollicking little piece poking fun at yourself and touching upon the difference between simple enjoyment of gardening and the more knowledgeable minds of the garden club ladies.
Well rhymed and metered.
Steve
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Steve for your thoughtful and encouraging review. I was fun to write.
Janet
Comment from Jay Squires
Oh, my goodness! I knew with the first stanza that I was going to have a lot of fun with this. I was not disappointed!
The ladies of the garden club
meet once a month at nine.
They speak of plants in Latin names
that I call bush and vine.
Your promotion if candid (and I think you jest just a little) sounds like the Peter principle to me: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence".
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Oh, my goodness! I knew with the first stanza that I was going to have a lot of fun with this. I was not disappointed!
The ladies of the garden club
meet once a month at nine.
They speak of plants in Latin names
that I call bush and vine.
Your promotion if candid (and I think you jest just a little) sounds like the Peter principle to me: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence".
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Jay for your thoughtful and encouraging review. Yikes! I hadn't thought of the Peter principle for a while. Maybe that's it.
Janet
Comment from Dawny53
Wonderful writing! It sings out, it's funny, it's done in perfect taste and quite an enjoyable read. You have a ton of talent.
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Wonderful writing! It sings out, it's funny, it's done in perfect taste and quite an enjoyable read. You have a ton of talent.
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Dawn for your amazing and encouraging review and for the sixth star. I greatly appreciate your kind comments.
Janet
Comment from RGstar
This is a very clever write. Full of imagery and good alliteration in part.
A lovely descriptive delivery which leaves none in doubt of the beauty you speak of.
One little thing.
''If orchids really are a weed''
I may have written;
''If orchids really are weeds''
or
If the orchid is really are a weed''
..because of the plural to 'A'
otherwise beautifully written
Bravo.
Best wishes,
RGstar
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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This is a very clever write. Full of imagery and good alliteration in part.
A lovely descriptive delivery which leaves none in doubt of the beauty you speak of.
One little thing.
''If orchids really are a weed''
I may have written;
''If orchids really are weeds''
or
If the orchid is really are a weed''
..because of the plural to 'A'
otherwise beautifully written
Bravo.
Best wishes,
RGstar
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you RG for your thoughtful and encouraging review. Great suggestion -- I will check it out.
Janet
Comment from Tonulak
Hi Janet,
Every discreet group has it's own lingo and expertise. Hey, if you stick to it, you'll be one of those cognisenti" It's good to get your hands in a little dirt. Great job with this one--Ted
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Hi Janet,
Every discreet group has it's own lingo and expertise. Hey, if you stick to it, you'll be one of those cognisenti" It's good to get your hands in a little dirt. Great job with this one--Ted
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Ted for your thoughtful and encouraging review. Tomorrow is our "work in the dirt" day in our little town where the garden club takes care of the town square so I guess I'll get my hands dirty and maybe learn something too. Haha
Janet
Comment from sibhus
Ja, like so many of us who are clueless about flowers, or they weeds. I had these little purple flowers growing in yard, which I thought were nice, but neighbor went into a four alert, cuase they're some kind of lawn destroying weed. Great it was a some much and the rhymes were perfect and told such a cute story.
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Ja, like so many of us who are clueless about flowers, or they weeds. I had these little purple flowers growing in yard, which I thought were nice, but neighbor went into a four alert, cuase they're some kind of lawn destroying weed. Great it was a some much and the rhymes were perfect and told such a cute story.
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you for your thoughtful and encouraging review. Love your neighborhood story. We have a neighbor who can't destroy anything that has a flower on it. And she waits all year to see (just in case)it get any flowers.
Janet
Comment from BLACKDYKE
How rollicking this is JMF. I just
love the rhythm and rhyme through-
out. A great last verse though every
one is very pleasant. Eric
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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How rollicking this is JMF. I just
love the rhythm and rhyme through-
out. A great last verse though every
one is very pleasant. Eric
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Eric for your thoughtful and encouraging review.
Janet
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My pleasure
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
This is a lovely poem - amusing and knowledgeable. You may not be a master gardener (I believe you may know more than you let on) but you have written beautifully about a variety of plants. Your third stanza is really nice - daisies, tulips and Queen Anne's Lace - still give me a thrill. Join the club LOL - I love them too. I'm a keen gardener who started off completely ignorant but I still think the poppies of the field take some beating. What a lovely poem in good abcb rhyme. Warm regards Dorothy x
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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This is a lovely poem - amusing and knowledgeable. You may not be a master gardener (I believe you may know more than you let on) but you have written beautifully about a variety of plants. Your third stanza is really nice - daisies, tulips and Queen Anne's Lace - still give me a thrill. Join the club LOL - I love them too. I'm a keen gardener who started off completely ignorant but I still think the poppies of the field take some beating. What a lovely poem in good abcb rhyme. Warm regards Dorothy x
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Dorothy for your thoughtful and encouraging review. I can grow a few things but I look for the hardy varieties. haha
Comment from Deniz22
This is very good...perhaps one person's weed is another person's prize Petunia? I don't know...my brother had the green thumb in our family. :) Dennis
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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This is very good...perhaps one person's weed is another person's prize Petunia? I don't know...my brother had the green thumb in our family. :) Dennis
Comment Written 13-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 14-Sep-2014
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Thank you Dennis for your amazing and encouraging review and for the sixth star. Isn't nice that we have different likes.
Janet
