tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post1643758443626431463..comments2014-03-15T02:25:25.616-07:00Comments on New Zealand Gardener: 2012 Get Growing Garden Diary cover ... option oneNZG Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00629021513161181118noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-74899876515701849322011-10-30T21:03:02.942-07:002011-10-30T21:03:02.942-07:00I love this page as it's different to the usua...I love this page as it's different to the usual but really says what the diary is about - the work and the reward.jeannieleanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-6145802568339545132011-10-30T14:12:10.539-07:002011-10-30T14:12:10.539-07:00Veges, garden and flowers. Just what makes me get ...Veges, garden and flowers. Just what makes me get into the garden...all aspects of it!!Bronwynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-52649377965021870922011-10-30T10:04:42.290-07:002011-10-30T10:04:42.290-07:00the other cover is a generic cover...how many time...the other cover is a generic cover...how many times have we seen almost the same pic???The wheelbarrow at least shows some sweat to it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-54970305483665793112011-10-30T00:35:08.728-07:002011-10-30T00:35:08.728-07:00Ideal for the Get Growing Garden Diary cover Get T...Ideal for the Get Growing Garden Diary cover Get This barrow of vegetables - is more suitable to me for "GET GROWING"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-19266371391793529212011-10-29T23:08:23.009-07:002011-10-29T23:08:23.009-07:00The wheelbarrow and other tools suggest the work t...The wheelbarrow and other tools suggest the work that gardeners do. The beauty of the background shows the environment some gardeners enjoy and others aspire to. And the veg in the barrow is our reward.<br />Option Two looks like a box of veg from the supermarket.Safahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352230412439721004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-27889684312223064032011-10-29T23:03:47.099-07:002011-10-29T23:03:47.099-07:00The wheelbarrow suggests the work involved in gard...The wheelbarrow suggests the work involved in gardening. The garden in the background shows the beauty of the environments some gardeners enjoy and others aspire to. And the veg in the barrow is our reward for our labours.<br />Option Two could be a box of veg from the supermarketSafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352230412439721004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-1439292637873614572011-10-29T22:18:01.606-07:002011-10-29T22:18:01.606-07:00I totally agree with all the other comments.This i...I totally agree with all the other comments.This is so what gardening is all about. The picture sums it up - flowers, veggies, watering can, tools and that most essential "wheelbarrow". This picture makes me want to buy a diary, the other doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-43722968119780359202011-10-29T15:22:53.213-07:002011-10-29T15:22:53.213-07:00This cover shows that gardening is about more than...This cover shows that gardening is about more than just growing vegies. (The other one could be a gardening, shopping, or health diary.)It has all the important elements of a garden. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-69345087419447750442011-10-29T14:16:13.891-07:002011-10-29T14:16:13.891-07:00Great cover as it visualises the fruits of great g...Great cover as it visualises the fruits of great gardeningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-22001265588323394552011-10-29T13:49:48.368-07:002011-10-29T13:49:48.368-07:00Definitely the better option - all about a day in ...Definitely the better option - all about a day in the garden. The clarity of the other cover is eye-catching... but too "seen that before advert-type picture"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-47100159693314689082011-10-29T12:44:52.485-07:002011-10-29T12:44:52.485-07:00This is me and my mates type of gardening :-)
Have...This is me and my mates type of gardening :-)<br />Have after 5 weeks away in Morocco and Spain and it is so good to be home in the green green pastures of Home. Just getting my veg garden ready today and off to buy my goodies, just check your mag to see what I need before I go. Thanks a million for being YOU.<br />Karen GordonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-43624343380212729742011-10-29T12:37:36.575-07:002011-10-29T12:37:36.575-07:00I agree with one of the other comments. Yellow tex...I agree with one of the other comments. Yellow text on a white background is regarded as a big no no in the packaging business (as on the other cover) as it is totally unreadable from any distance. This barrowload cover is much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-76052858416553544392011-10-29T01:05:08.988-07:002011-10-29T01:05:08.988-07:00This photo puts it all into perspective...where th...This photo puts it all into perspective...where the veges come from.<br />I liked the "seeds/punnets to grow now" section in the 2010 diary. Wasn't in last year..hope its ocming backAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-48114127177389459322011-10-28T23:05:12.362-07:002011-10-28T23:05:12.362-07:00hi, the other cover is boring. looks like every se...hi, the other cover is boring. looks like every second gardening mag and book. thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-1266650496539098972011-10-28T20:06:18.572-07:002011-10-28T20:06:18.572-07:00This one looks more in keeping with NZ Gardener ma...This one looks more in keeping with NZ Gardener magazine. Real homegrown veges, nothing posh. Love it!Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-40290877694230450532011-10-28T19:52:47.287-07:002011-10-28T19:52:47.287-07:00Great cover ideaGreat cover ideanadinebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-2970966948954589012011-10-28T18:21:42.977-07:002011-10-28T18:21:42.977-07:00This cover looks more natural to me, which is what...This cover looks more natural to me, which is what gardening is all about, getting in touch with and adding to nature. The stark white background of the other makes it looks like is was shot in a lab. The flowers are a beautiful addition underneath the wheelbarrow too. :)Rinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487691530626972981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-76588266375443441402011-10-28T17:55:49.824-07:002011-10-28T17:55:49.824-07:00Remind me when I was a kid(many years ago)My Dad w...Remind me when I was a kid(many years ago)My Dad was a great gardener & had a barrow just like that one & he could fill itno problem & then give most of it away to our neighbours.<br />Reg CReg Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-68935095751927216252011-10-28T17:45:34.490-07:002011-10-28T17:45:34.490-07:00The balance between the green lawn and produces in...The balance between the green lawn and produces in the wheelbarrow meaning work is well done and more inspirational for me than the basket of produces. I have been using the diary for the last 2 years and it is rather interesting to go back and read what we did in details. I'll definitely will get another one this year.Noellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-91412293180141634712011-10-28T17:23:36.056-07:002011-10-28T17:23:36.056-07:00Like the homeliness of this photo rather than the ...Like the homeliness of this photo rather than the other, the other looks a little clinical. And look at all those vegies... yum!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648036434523213973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-33529534168540316572011-10-28T16:18:03.843-07:002011-10-28T16:18:03.843-07:00This cover photo is different style to other years...This cover photo is different style to other years diaries..new year and a new approach seems appropriate,Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-64652205199459415262011-10-28T15:38:07.334-07:002011-10-28T15:38:07.334-07:00I think this pic says it all about gardening. Flow...I think this pic says it all about gardening. Flowers, vegies, tools, the ever essential wheel barrow, of course the absolute must have 'watering can', a lawn . . well done with this pic. *bows*Muncherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15424049687790846375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-11290142578381967032011-10-28T15:32:42.400-07:002011-10-28T15:32:42.400-07:00Agree with what everyone else has said - the garde...Agree with what everyone else has said - the garden and wheelbarrow pictured together with freshly harvested produce sums up what it is to be a gardener!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-66682612707645531512011-10-28T14:57:34.951-07:002011-10-28T14:57:34.951-07:00To enter plantings and harvests into a diary you a...To enter plantings and harvests into a diary you are indeed a serious gardener.I love watching from one year to the next when successes occurred, or the odd failure and the remedy used at that moment. Real gardeners like to be shown gardens.Colleen Mccawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025747245964783375.post-39188600045520022222011-10-28T14:55:22.916-07:002011-10-28T14:55:22.916-07:00these, are unmistakably grown at home, the other c...these, are unmistakably grown at home, the other could be the result of a trip to the farmer's market—it perfectly captures the romance of growing veges (which most non-gardeners just don't understand) :-)<br />Next year I vote for a picture of an urban farm!Sarah Newtonnoreply@blogger.com