Re: Interesting new resource and books


Good to have you back, Fran. Blessings to you and your spouse. Happy news
indeed.
Thank you for this link.
Judy B
Z 6 Idaho weeping cherry in bloom, sun & April showers.

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From: "fm4re" <fm4re@swbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 1:51 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Interesting new resource and books


> Hello!  Well I'm playing around on the computer after puttering in the
yard.
> If anyone is interested in xeriscape gardens, this place seemed pretty
> interesting.  Seems it just started last week.
>
> http://xeriscapegardening.com/main.shtml
>
> Another topic:  books.  I've just finished the new book by that cute P.
> Allen Smith fellow and it's not too bad.  His ideas about making rooms is
> really not new but he is quite articulate about incorporating design
> principles into garden plans.  I really liked it yet did disagree about
some
> things  - such as one color per room idea.  My painting background tells
me
> that a dab or two of a color throughout a picture can do wonders.
>
> Another one I've read recently is the Well-Tended Perennial Garden by that
> lady who must be the Lorenna Bobbitt of the gardening world!  "Hack it
off"
> seems to be her motto!  Okay, so I exaggerated but she really likes her
> pruners!  Anyway, it's a nice reference for maintaining perenials and the
> enclyclypeidia part is more than another list with plant characteristic.
It
> contains her suggestions on pruning, maintanance, etc.
>
> Fran, OKC zone 7
>
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