Re: RE: New botanic garden

At last, maybe it was the "one jump"...we have rain and good rain...soft
and steady for several hours.  We are 5" short so far this year.  

Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN




> [Original Message]
> From: Melody <mhobertm@excite.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 04/26/2004 2:23:58 AM
> Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] New botanic garden
>
> Re: "I desperately need a good rain dance."  :
>
> Bonnie:  Could you try Zem's "one jump short of a running fit"?  That
sounds like it might work!  :-)
>
>
>
>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
> --Albert Einstein
>
>  --- On Sun 04/25, Bonnie Holmes < holmesbm@usit.net > wrote:
> From: Bonnie Holmes [mailto: holmesbm@usit.net]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:06:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] New botanic garden
>
> NO SUCH LUCK. We had some wind and dark skies but all blew through
> without<br>a drop. I am watering just to keep things going. This weekend
> one of the<br>local nature centers had its annual spring sale, featuring
> several local<br>nurseries. Usually, I come away with a load. I didn't
> even go this<br>year...too difficult to keep new things going right now.
> It has turned<br>hot and dry, especially for April. I desperately need a
> good rain dance.<br><br>Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN<br><br><br><br><br>>
> [Original Message]<br>> From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com><br>> To:
> <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> Date: 04/24/2004 8:31:53 PM<br>> Subject: Re:
> RE: [CHAT] New botanic garden<br>><br>> Well Bonnie - that front we had
> go through here should be heading in<br>> your direction! We actually
> got 3" - 1st real rain here in many weeks.<br>> And quite welcome. Have
> some puddles out back and it flattened a few<br>> things, but that's
> temporary. I hope you get it w/out the complications<br>> of hail and
> such. We sure got lucky w/ this one!<br>><br>> Congrats on volunteering
> too - good for you!<br>><br>> Pam Evans<br>> Kemp, TX<br>> zone 8A<br>>
> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: Bonnie Holmes<br>> Sent:
> 4/23/2004 11:12:02 PM<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Subject: RE:
> [CHAT] New botanic garden<br>><br>> > Knoxville is developing a
> Botanical Garden...the original site was part<br>of<br>> > a land
> grant...Howell's established a nursery in 1786 (date is correct)<br>> >
> which has been in operation to date...the oldest in the state. The<br>>
> > Knoxville Botanical Garden is about to purchase the land together
> with<br>an<br>> > adjoining Howell property which had also been a
> nursery...all total<br>around<br>> > 44 acres. There are numerous old
> stacked stone walls, old green houses<br>> > with stack stone
> foundations all located on a small, sloping ridge. It<br>has<br>> >
> wonderful potential. The non-profit organization hopes to have
> a<br>director<br>> > selected by July.<br>> > <br>> > Part of the
> property has been uncared fo
>
> r during the past three years<br>and<br>> > is rather overgrown...this
> happens quickly in this area. I spent one<br>> > afternoon this week
> weeding in concrete-hard soil...we also desperately<br>> > need rain.
> <br>> > <br>> > Also, volunteered for the University of Tennessee Trial
> Gardens...I am<br>> > currently assigned to the herb garden section.
> Spent another afternoon<br>> > weeding in cement...this was after the
> bed had been watered in the a.m. <br>> > Sent that rain in this
> direction!!!!<br>> > <br>> > Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN<br>> > <br>> > <br>> >
> <br>> > <br>> > > [Original Message]<br>> > > From: james singer
> <jsinger@igc.org><br>> > > To: Chat <gardenchat@hort.net><br>> > > Date:
> 04/23/2004 2:26:37 PM<br>> > > Subject: [CHAT] New botanic garden<br>> >
> ><br>> > > The City of Naples, about 100 miles south of the plantation,
> is <br>> > > developing a botanical garden.<br>> > ><br>> > > They have
> 160 acres dedicated to the project, which will be divided <br>> > > into
> subtropical and tropical habitats--cypress hammock, slash pine <br>> > >
> hammock, rain forest, and so on.<br>> > ><br>> > > So far, they have
> less than 1 percent of the area developed--1.5<br>acres. <br>> > >
> Tomorrow, the short Turk and I are driving down for the grand tour.<br>>
> > ><br>> > > Film at eleven.<br>> > ><br>> > > Island Jim<br>> > >
> Southwest Florida<br>> > > Zone 10<br>> > ><br>> > >
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