Comments on: Descanso Gardens – Part I http://frogparade.com/2010/02/descanso-gardens-part-i/ We like it here! One German and one American translating Los Angeles for the World. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Petra http://frogparade.com/2010/02/descanso-gardens-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Petra Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:53:05 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=950#comment-679 Thank you, Karen - what a wonderful compliment! I am quite moved... Thank you, Karen – what a wonderful compliment!

I am quite moved…

]]> By: Karen http://frogparade.com/2010/02/descanso-gardens-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Karen Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:31:27 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=950#comment-675 My mother in law had a huge camellia bush in front of the old home place which was falling down it was so old and uncared for. The contrast of this beautiful 8' shrub, covered in exquisite blooms, in front of the wreck of a house was always such an interesting juxtaposition to me. In Texas, we see that a lot. Old homes going to ruin with flowers around them that come back year after year. Or in some cases, the house is completely gone, but things like daffodils annually mark where the old place was. I find it very sweetly melancholy. It's fun to imagine what lives the old house encompassed. Every time I come to your new site, I feel refreshed by the design. It never gets old with me. I think I must be getting Vitamin C by osmosis. My mother in law had a huge camellia bush in front of the old home place which was falling down it was so old and uncared for. The contrast of this beautiful 8′ shrub, covered in exquisite blooms, in front of the wreck of a house was always such an interesting juxtaposition to me. In Texas, we see that a lot. Old homes going to ruin with flowers around them that come back year after year. Or in some cases, the house is completely gone, but things like daffodils annually mark where the old place was. I find it very sweetly melancholy. It’s fun to imagine what lives the old house encompassed.

Every time I come to your new site, I feel refreshed by the design. It never gets old with me. I think I must be getting Vitamin C by osmosis.

]]> By: Petra http://frogparade.com/2010/02/descanso-gardens-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Petra Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:49:09 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=950#comment-678 Yes, the similarity to roses is quite pronounced - and yet, they are so different. Camellias to me seem to be far more fragile than roses, more like a hint of beauty so easily gone. But of course both types of flowers are remarkably robust! Yes, the similarity to roses is quite pronounced – and yet, they are so different. Camellias to me seem to be far more fragile than roses, more like a hint of beauty so easily gone. But of course both types of flowers are remarkably robust!

]]> By: Karen http://frogparade.com/2010/02/descanso-gardens-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Karen Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:40:38 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=950#comment-677 Camellias are one of my favorite flowers. They bloom when nothing else seems to be offering any color. The look a bit like roses, don't they? Camellias are one of my favorite flowers. They bloom when nothing else seems to be offering any color. The look a bit like roses, don’t they?

]]> By: Ingrid http://frogparade.com/2010/02/descanso-gardens-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Ingrid Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:02:23 +0000 http://frogparade.com/?p=950#comment-676 How beautiful! How beautiful!

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