Re: does this page make sense?

It's true.  Even the most xeriscape plants need some water at first to take
hold.   I have to remind people about that.

On 4/2/06, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> People sometimes forget the second part of "Drought Tolerant AFTER
> established."
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 11:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] does this page make sense?
>
>
> >I have it growing under a sycamore tree, in fairly poor soil, so it
> > is a little better behaved....
> > Returned from 6 days in Wichita Falls, TX. Had great fun with the
> > granddaughters and managed to get my daughter's flower beds weeded.
> > Unfortunately, many of her perennials, which I planted last year, did
> > not make it. They were drought tolerant species, but had not had time
> > to establish themselves before the drought, and she was too busy with
> > the children to water them enough. She is moving to Colorado Springs
> > this summer, so I guess she won't replace the losses. Spent most of
> > the afternoon redoing my dry creek in the shade garden, but am a few
> > geodes short. Supposed to rain some tomorrow, so gardening activity
> > may be limited. At least half of the plants have broken dormancy.
> >
> > Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >
> > On Mar 28, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> >
> >> Some little towns around here have it planted on the sides of
> >> drainage ditches.  It looks really pretty in the summer, and the
> >> town mowers seem to keep it under conrol.  I made the mistake of
> >> planting it only one time in my very rich soil.  It took me years
> >> to eradicate the stuff.
> >> zem
> >> zone 7
> >> West TN
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/
> >> SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:25 AM
> >> Subject: RE: [CHAT] does this page make sense?
> >>
> >>
> >>> And now that I look at it, it says "Ideal ground cover, especially
> >>> in dry,
> >>> poor soil" and also "Give it rich soil". Hmmm.
> >>> I see the oenothera growing around here - don't know if it's this
> >>> exact one,
> >>> but it looks like it - and it definitely takes over. Pretty in
> >>> bloom though.
> >>>
> >>> Cyndi
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> >>> On Behalf
> >>> Of Kitty
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:19 AM
> >>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] does this page make sense?
> >>>
> >>> Right.
> >>> Kitty
> >>> neIN, Zone 5
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/
> >>> SCSRT" <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
> >>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:56 AM
> >>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] does this page make sense?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> They must have the title wrong. The picture looks like Oenothera,
> >>>> not
> >>>> gaura.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Cyndi
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-
> >>>> gardenchat@hort.net] On
> >>>> Behalf
> >>>> Of Kitty
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:13 AM
> >>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>> Subject: [CHAT] does this page make sense?
> >>>>
> >>>> http://hort.net/+139J
> >>>>
> >>>> Kitty
> >>>> neIN, Zone 5
> >>>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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