Re: RE: New botanic garden

NO SUCH LUCK.  We had some wind and dark skies but all blew through without
a drop.  I am watering just to keep things going.  This weekend one of the
local nature centers had its annual spring sale, featuring several local
nurseries.  Usually, I come away with a load.  I didn't even go this
year...too difficult to keep new things going right now.   It has turned
hot and dry, especially for April.  I desperately need a good rain dance.

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN




> [Original Message]
> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 04/24/2004 8:31:53 PM
> Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] New botanic garden
>
> Well Bonnie - that front we had go through here should be heading in
> your direction! We actually got 3" - 1st real rain here in many weeks.
> And quite welcome. Have some puddles out back and it flattened a few
> things, but that's temporary. I hope you get it w/out the complications
> of hail and such. We sure got lucky w/ this one!
>
> Congrats on volunteering too - good for you!
>
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bonnie Holmes
> Sent: 4/23/2004 11:12:02 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] New botanic garden
>
> > Knoxville is developing a Botanical Garden...the original site was part
of
> > a land grant...Howell's established a nursery in 1786 (date is correct)
> > which has been in operation to date...the oldest in the state.  The
> > Knoxville Botanical Garden is about to purchase the land together with
an
> > adjoining Howell property which had also been a nursery...all total
around
> > 44 acres.  There are numerous old stacked stone walls, old green houses
> > with stack stone foundations all located on a small, sloping ridge.  It
has
> > wonderful potential.  The non-profit organization hopes to have a
director
> > selected by July.
> > 
> > Part of the property has been uncared for during the past three years
and
> > is rather overgrown...this happens quickly in this area.  I spent one
> > afternoon this week weeding in concrete-hard soil...we also desperately
> > need rain.  
> > 
> > Also, volunteered for the University of Tennessee Trial Gardens...I am
> > currently assigned to the herb garden section.   Spent another afternoon
> > weeding in cement...this was after the bed had been watered in the a.m. 
> > Sent that rain in this direction!!!!
> > 
> > Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>
> > > To: Chat <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Date: 04/23/2004 2:26:37 PM
> > > Subject: [CHAT] New botanic garden
> > >
> > > The City of Naples, about 100 miles south of the plantation, is 
> > > developing a botanical garden.
> > >
> > > They have 160 acres dedicated to the project, which will be divided 
> > > into subtropical and tropical habitats--cypress hammock, slash pine 
> > > hammock, rain forest, and so on.
> > >
> > > So far, they have less than 1 percent of the area developed--1.5
acres. 
> > > Tomorrow, the short Turk and I are driving down for the grand tour.
> > >
> > > Film at eleven.
> > >
> > > Island Jim
> > > Southwest Florida
> > > Zone 10
> > >
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