tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post2740367035802830501..comments2024-03-27T09:00:50.584-04:00Comments on WashingtonGardener: Public Gardens to Cure Plant Blindness!WashingtonGardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-32841234972769352752007-07-03T22:34:00.000-04:002007-07-03T22:34:00.000-04:00Blackwampgirl - Yes, being a garden addict does ha...Blackwampgirl - Yes, being a garden addict does have its side-effect and dangers -- super-plant-sight to the exclusion of noticing the road turn-off is one of them.<BR/> Also on the list may be weed-vision. I can't be the only one who notices every #@#*#% weed in public space plantings. I have to suppress myself from jumping in after them. Got enough weeds at home to pull - thank you! <BR/> Then there is mulch-a-mania. I'm always annoyed at poor mulch choices I see wherever I go. From piling it WAY too deep around tree trunks to just atrocious color and material choices. <BR/> Do others see these things or are they blissfully blind?WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-58066981875806784412007-07-03T22:28:00.000-04:002007-07-03T22:28:00.000-04:00JB - A bit of green in a concrete jungle will alwa...JB - A bit of green in a concrete jungle will always catch your eye. The "blindness" comes in settings like a zoo, suburban yards, or park where people look right past the plantings and notice the one butterfly flitting by. <BR/> A good example of blindness would be the 5 towering oak trees I have in my yard -- when I mention them to people who have been to my yard a number of times, they look bewildered and ask "What oak trees?" I'm like the ones that block out the sky from half my property! But I totally get why people see right past them.<BR/> I'm going to do more reading up on these 'plant blindness' theories and ways to use landscaping to train the eye to SEE the individuals plants.WashingtonGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950523974356540767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-26539810614482531542007-06-30T22:06:00.000-04:002007-06-30T22:06:00.000-04:00Plant blindness. I'd never heard that term used be...Plant blindness. I'd never heard that term used before, but I know exactly what you mean.<BR/><BR/>Once bitten by the gardening bug, I think that one develops some kind of plant supersight... you know, where you see more plant and yard than road and house. In fact, you may regularly miss the road you were supposed to turn on because you were busy eying the huge red climbing rose on the house two doors away (and trying to figure out if it was 'Blaze' or 'Don Juan'...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16905485.post-91544033206835783512007-06-29T17:39:00.000-04:002007-06-29T17:39:00.000-04:00In my town, there are a few buildings that do a re...In my town, there are a few buildings that do a really nice job of making sure there's greenery around. I find my eyes are drawn to it. After looking at so much concrete, the softness of the plants is a relief. Like you're eyes are thirsty for something without a hard edge. Though I kind of wish they'd ease up on the ornamental cabbage. It's pretty, but enough already.<BR/><BR/>jbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com