tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post8859814589129185549..comments2023-05-09T15:04:53.510+01:00Comments on Experiments with Plants: Is there life after death? (21 MAR 2012)b-a-ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-81133053070687550922012-03-28T01:06:15.882+01:002012-03-28T01:06:15.882+01:00In nature’s garden such flowers, like the one Snow...In nature’s garden such flowers, like the one Snowdrop, are ever so delicate and yet their beauty is strength? It tells of God’s claim in all things, for all creation, of which we are his own. Thank you for being a gardener who shares such joy; while on a shoestring budget. Because in your giving and caring way life is less hurried for everyone who visits the East End of London; as the noise of Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932532788003721783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-72798903685218039712012-03-27T21:21:39.657+01:002012-03-27T21:21:39.657+01:00I grew up in a very religious home (in a good way)...I grew up in a very religious home (in a good way), with specific doctrines and beliefs and behaviors. Like Alistair said, a lot of that has faded over the years. Nature and gardening--like in your beautiful photo of the trumpet daffodils near the ivy-curtained gravestone--seem to offer less specificity but more certainty. A sense of keeping the faith, maybe. Lovely post (and place), b-a-g.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-68456540180885116072012-03-27T19:49:32.109+01:002012-03-27T19:49:32.109+01:00Thanks Deb - It was a beautiful revelation.
Thank...Thanks Deb - It was a beautiful revelation.<br /><br />Thanks Dave - It certainly wasn't quiet here, the birdsong was almost overwhelming. <br /><br />Thanks Laura - This is Tower Hamlets. Looking forward to your post on Abney Park.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-12760602545264802352012-03-27T10:50:10.414+01:002012-03-27T10:50:10.414+01:00Lovely - a thought provoking post b-a-g, filled wi...Lovely - a thought provoking post b-a-g, filled with flowers. I believe in keeping faith with the awesome and not trying to resolve it with religion.<br />p.s. was this Tower Hamlets or Abney Park. Due to visit the latter in the next week or soLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-46098710429096947402012-03-26T17:26:34.613+01:002012-03-26T17:26:34.613+01:00What a lovely post - wish I'd thought of the i...What a lovely post - wish I'd thought of the idea! When living in SE London it was often cemeteries I would go to just to see some green - and get some quiet. DaveDavid Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-79082731649440305002012-03-26T04:02:54.531+01:002012-03-26T04:02:54.531+01:00I agree that nature is a confirmation of life afte...I agree that nature is a confirmation of life after death. I am a Christian, and to me the order and complexities of the universe clearly point to a Creator. One small way God reveals himself is in all those beautiful blooms, growing amidst the gravestones!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-48177669105782508562012-03-25T20:49:24.929+01:002012-03-25T20:49:24.929+01:00Thanks Mark & Gaz - Good point, I need to get ...Thanks Mark & Gaz - Good point, I need to get on with doing some gardening ...<br /><br />Thanks Donna & Masha - There are graveyards with lawns in the UK too. This was a privately-owned burial ground that was sold to the local council. It's now used as a public park and is being developed into a nature reserve.<br /><br />Thanks Alastair - Working with nature has certainly opened my b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-4551899482734302852012-03-24T19:41:28.998+00:002012-03-24T19:41:28.998+00:00It looks beautiful. Here, a lot of cemeteries are ...It looks beautiful. Here, a lot of cemeteries are just huge expanses of lawn with stones lying flat for ease of mowing :(.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-82828746448368492132012-03-24T14:03:22.086+00:002012-03-24T14:03:22.086+00:00A thought provoking post b-a-g. Beautifully writte...A thought provoking post b-a-g. Beautifully written and the Spring flowers set it off magically. Is there life after death? when I was young my employers were brethren (christians) I kind of got caught up in it, well a little. Funny how you would think that the older you get the more comfort you would find in religion. Perhaps we are afraid to admit that life after death is a bit of a long shot, Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-40753194963126973902012-03-24T11:54:41.448+00:002012-03-24T11:54:41.448+00:00I think graveyards are kind of a waste of space (c...I think graveyards are kind of a waste of space (cremation?), but they certainly gain stature with time. Your photos of this graveyard are beautiful and haunting. Just in case you want to know what the plants are: unknown 1 Ipheion?, the snowdrop is a snowflake (Leucojum vernum), unknown 4 comfrey cultivar, unknown 5 Siberian squill?.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-58930355846428893612012-03-22T23:47:20.816+00:002012-03-22T23:47:20.816+00:00I too appreciate cemeteries. There is so much beau...I too appreciate cemeteries. There is so much beautiful architectural elements in them from the carved stones to the mausoleums. Most here are very well maintained and usually all grass. The bulbs are much prettier, but nature overtaking the stones is not something seen much here.Donna@GWGThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170802942464666382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-19698486364658501492012-03-22T21:41:06.054+00:002012-03-22T21:41:06.054+00:00There are a few cemeteries and churchyards in the ...There are a few cemeteries and churchyards in the south east that are worth visiting, for the planting as well as famous people that are interred there.<br /><br />Thoughtful post, Carpe Diem and enjoy the pleasures of gardening!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-16098793002138471262012-03-22T20:27:12.534+00:002012-03-22T20:27:12.534+00:00Thanks Indie, Croftgardener, Linnie, Donna & H...Thanks Indie, Croftgardener, Linnie, Donna & Holley - This is the only cemetry that I've ever visited. I stepped inside with trepidation several years ago, I came with a group of volunteers, not really knowing what to expect. When I saw the first violets in my garden last week, I decided to return to the place where I first saw them.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-59221663708088185282012-03-22T20:19:42.727+00:002012-03-22T20:19:42.727+00:00Thanks Christine - That's a nice way to put it...Thanks Christine - That's a nice way to put it. Being there is a really spiritual experience. There is an underground station around the corner and many people walk through here , I could tell that they felt the same way.<br /><br />Thanks Karin - The caretaker and volunteers do a brilliant job. I think they've got the balance spot-on.b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-34705548258371309042012-03-22T18:31:55.677+00:002012-03-22T18:31:55.677+00:00There is such life, history and mystery in old cem...There is such life, history and mystery in old cemeteries. I do love exploring and hope they do not fall on disrepair...when I was a child exploring the woods near a friends house we discovered an old cemetery from the 1700s...fascinating....and of life being born in the cemetery, so many wonderful flowers...Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-86041333635192768332012-03-22T17:07:03.882+00:002012-03-22T17:07:03.882+00:00I love old cemeteries. And this one is beautiful ...I love old cemeteries. And this one is beautiful with all the flowers popping up everywhere.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-30428521484480500482012-03-22T15:18:38.419+00:002012-03-22T15:18:38.419+00:00What a beautifully written and photographed post! ...What a beautifully written and photographed post! The flowers thriving among the old graves--dramatic and lovely and made your point so well. Thanks b-a-g.linniewhttp://linniew.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-15290167730993297092012-03-22T08:10:04.508+00:002012-03-22T08:10:04.508+00:00We have a great deal to thank the Victorians for a...We have a great deal to thank the Victorians for and creating wildlife refuges in city cemeteries for later generations has to be one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-27015027541757866962012-03-22T01:33:37.268+00:002012-03-22T01:33:37.268+00:00Beautifully written. What a uniquely beautiful pl...Beautifully written. What a uniquely beautiful place!Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120631846270350947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-61819904583933364302012-03-21T23:25:01.486+00:002012-03-21T23:25:01.486+00:00I'd say that is a lovely place for a body to r...I'd say that is a lovely place for a body to rest for eternity. Kudos to all the volunteers who maintain it. We had to renew the lease on my grandparents burial plot in Germany recently. It has been 10 years since I've been there to visit and I hope it is being maintained with so much care.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-16484528540526808342012-03-21T22:18:26.793+00:002012-03-21T22:18:26.793+00:00I love all the plant life, especially the daffodil...I love all the plant life, especially the daffodils. It looks like a place where one can just "be". <br /><br />Lovely photos and post.Christine @ The Gardening Bloghttp://www.thegardeningblog.co.za/blog/noreply@blogger.com