Re: retirement

those retired on the list... were you a gardener before
Bonnie - Welcome to the world of the "Retired & Restless". Hope your
husband gets well real soon. Will keep him in my prayers / thoughts.
I'm a retired nurseryman. I was a grower for most of my years of florist
type azaleas, decorative Kentia palms & then into house foliage, various
potted plants for garden centers & for holidays. Moving from Calif.( S
Barbara) to the N. West opened up a new growing challenge for me in my
garden. I love it. I love all Gods Creations.
Have a gr888 gardening week / season.

Tony Veca <><
Another Gr888 Day in Paradise !!!!!
Vancouver, WA

On Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:59:32 -0700 "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
writes:
> "Wondering if those retired on the list... were you a gardener 
> before, or
> is that how you adjusted to retirement." Been gardening for
> years...retired Jan. 10...with many plans for gardening, 
> volunteering,
> hiking, learning new things.  Two weeks after hanging it up, husband 
> went
> into hospital for three weeks and is still recovering.  I am just 
> able to
> keep gardens up, haven't had much opportunity to add but have 
> thoroughly
> enjoyed the results of years of planting...this spring was 
> gorgeous,
> especially my native garden.   I started a native garden on the 
> shady
> side of the house...had established upper story of elms, oaks, 
> redbud and
> added smaller trees and shrubs (Callicarpa americana, Calycanthus
> floridus, Euonymus americanus, Fothergilla major, Hydrangea 
> querifolia,
> Viburnum acerifolium).  Then, took out grass where there was 
> defused
> light and added Decumaria, Chrysogonum virginianum, Hepatica 
> americana,
> Tiarella cordifolia, Aquilegia candadensis, Geranium maculatum, 
> Phlox
> divaricata, Podophyllum peltatum, Silene virginica, Stolophorum
> diphyllum, a number of asters, and mulched. For a while it did look 
> very
> uncivilized but this spring with the rain and cool weather, it is
> starting to look wonderful.  The Phlox and Stolophorum have spread 
> into
> color drifts of white, blue and yellow.  Bonnie Zone 6+ 
> ETNholmesbm@usit.net  
> 
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Tony Veca <><
Another Gr888 Day in Paradise !!!!!
Vancouver, WA

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