April 5, 2011 • Flowers

How to Celebrate Spring

Just a quick break from digging, mulching, and chicken coop constructing to say he proposed to me in the garden and I said yes.

Eliza Lord

I'm a Greenville, SC native (the Appalachian foothills) who wears the hats of Greenville Master Gardener & Upstate Master Naturalist. I love to write about food and sustainability.

60 thoughts on “How to Celebrate Spring”

Mark Willis
Twitter: marksvegplot
- April 5, 2011 10:44 am

Wow! Congratulations to you both. Who is “He”??? And does he share a love of gardening…?
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 8:23 pm
  
  He is “Nathaniel” and yes, he does!
Elaine - April 5, 2011 10:56 am

How romantic! What a great way to celebrate Spring! Your ring is so pretty-it looks like a flower! I think it might be hard to focus on that chicken coop now. I wish much happiness for you, Eliza!
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 8:24 pm
  
  Haha, lucky for us some friends stepped in and helped out with the coop. It’s a hydrangea flower and for my birthday at the end of April he gave me a potted oak leaf hydrangea!
Liza - April 5, 2011 11:16 am

That’s super cute Eliza, congratulations!
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 8:24 pm
  
  Thank you!!!
Curbstone Valley Farm - April 5, 2011 11:28 am

I love that he proposed in the garden! Congratulations to you both! 😀
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 8:25 pm
  
  Thanks! We’re having so much fun.
island threads - April 5, 2011 12:11 pm

Eliza congratulations and best wishes to you both, beautiful flower ring, Frances
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:48 pm
  
  Thanks so much!
Donna - April 5, 2011 1:20 pm

Eliza that is such wonderful news…congrats to both of you and how absolutely romantic that it happened in the garden…
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:48 pm
  
  Thanks, I agree!
indigigirl - April 5, 2011 1:26 pm

Congratulations! I wish many happy years together.
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:49 pm
  
  Thank you.
Donna - April 5, 2011 4:22 pm

Many happy years. Congrats to you both and he must be a real catch to be so romantic with a garden proposal.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:49 pm
  
  Well, you won’t find me arguing with that!
Robin - April 5, 2011 5:22 pm

Congratulations!! Wishing you many many years of happiness!! When is the big day???
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:49 pm
  
  October 8th!
Luci - April 5, 2011 5:30 pm

Congratulations! Are you gonna have a garden wedding too?

I an aspiring Sustainahillbilly! (moving back to my home state WVa this fall from Fl).
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:50 pm
  
  We’re going to have a farm wedding! Glad to hear you’re going sustainahillbilly!
Nell Jean - April 5, 2011 6:15 pm

How romantic! Very Best Wishes to you both.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:52 pm
  
  Thank you!
Holly @ tasty travels - April 5, 2011 7:04 pm

Congratulations!
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:52 pm
  
  Thanks!
Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardens - April 5, 2011 7:05 pm

After many references in your blog to your boyfriend, it is so exciting to hear about the proposal–in the garden no less. Congratulations, Carolyn
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:53 pm
  
  Yeah! Now I just have to figure out the correct way to spell fiancee, since my spellcheck seems to think it is fine a variety of ways. 😉
Dreamybee - April 5, 2011 7:37 pm

How romantic! Congratulations!
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:53 pm
  
  Thanks!
Anna - April 5, 2011 8:26 pm

Congratulations! I could tell he was a keeper just from meeting him very briefly at OGS.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:54 pm
  
  Yay! I agree (obviously). Your raspberries & blackberries went over very well at the urban farm tour I participated in yesterday.
  1. Anna - May 10, 2011 7:45 am
    
    I saw that post and was highly impressed! That’s a lot of people and it looks like you really turned your yard into a showcase. I’ll bet most of them take at least one idea home and put it into action.
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One - April 5, 2011 8:37 pm

Congratulations Eliza! Beautiful flowers and a beautiful ring in the Spring!
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:55 pm
  
  Thanks so much!:)
Bom
Twitter: plantchaser
- April 5, 2011 10:13 pm

Congratulations! A garden proposal — the best. Heralding the spring and a new life togther.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:55 pm
  
  Yeah, I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Bom
Twitter: plantchaser
- April 5, 2011 10:14 pm

Congratulations! A garden proposal — the best. Heralding the spring and a new life togther.
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PlantPostings
Twitter: plantpostings
- April 5, 2011 11:13 pm

Awww…that is so sweet. That man knows what’s important to you, obviously. Congrats, and best wishes on your engagement!
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:57 pm
  
  Yeah! Plus he cooks me dinner while I squeeze the last drops of daylight out on working in the garden!
Karin/Southern Meadows - April 6, 2011 7:15 am

Congratulations! Very appropriate place for a proposal and your ring is perfect!
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:58 pm
  
  Thanks! I just have to remember to take it off when I’m doing hard labor.
Diana - April 6, 2011 7:20 am

Congratulation. How romantic. Must have been lots of love in the air in your garden;-).
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:58 pm
  
  Haha, well pollen has to be good for something in the spring!
Mrs Bok - April 6, 2011 8:05 am

Congratulations! That’s so exciting and so sweet…in the garden of course! Fantastic.
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 10:59 pm
  
  Thanks!
Janet, The Queen of Seaford - April 6, 2011 9:50 am

Well, congratulations!! I am so happy for you. I hadn’t seen you posting for a little while….are you going to be at the SCNP in Greenville on Saturday?? I am going up—with a big list.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:00 pm
  
  I wish I’d been able to go — it wasn’t in the budget. I’m hoping to get some in the fall (although who am I kidding since I’ll be having a wedding… probably won’t have money for plants then, either). Good reason not to get new native plants, though!
Zoe / pearled earth - April 6, 2011 8:57 pm

Aww! Happy engagement to the two of you. I love this very sweet post.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:00 pm
  
  Thank you kindly!
bangchik - April 10, 2011 12:01 am

Ohh, I am just guessing, water droplets on the flowers were tears of happiness! Congratulation!!!
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:00 pm
  
  Haha, yeah I did do a bit of “watering.”
Alistair - April 11, 2011 6:44 am

Congratulations Eliza, we wish you all the happiness and longevity of togetherness which we have had. Alistair & Myra.
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:01 pm
  
  Thank you! I hope our garden is half as beautiful as yours through the years.
Erin Jones - April 11, 2011 11:40 am

Anne, I’m soooooooo excited for you guys!! I love you so much and I’m absolutely thrilled at this wonderful news! Can’t wait for the wedding!!
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:01 pm
  
  Thanks Erin!
Daricia
Twitter: aCLTgarden
- April 16, 2011 8:26 pm

a wedding! how sweet, eliza. best wishes to you for many happy years in the garden together.
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1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:02 pm
  
  Thanks for the well wishes!
LynnS - April 21, 2011 5:11 pm

Congratulations to you and your beau!

I’m loving this post, admiring that simply beautiful ring, and smiling from ear to ear!
1. Sustainahillbilly
  Twitter: appalachianfeet
  - May 8, 2011 11:02 pm
  
  Aww, thanks so much!
Haley - June 2, 2011 10:04 pm

Congratulation.I’m so happy for you.Best wishes on your engagement!
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