Re: brick/plant rescue

Oh c'mon now - these Texans should be used to that!
And nothing will stop a die hard gardener, right??

:-)

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: kmrsy@comcast.net
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 18:16:05 +0000

>Re>  > always amazed at how few people garden in that town [Kemp].
>
>With those temps?  Doesn't surprise me!
>Kitty
>
>> That's just fabulous dear. All the buildings they've knocked down (or
>> fell down) since I've lived in Kemp were commercial - no gardens. I'm
>> always amazed at how few people garden in that town.
>> 
>> It's nuts.
>> 
>> great idea rescuing plants though!!
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: TeichFlora@aol.com
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:34:06 EDT
>> 
>> >Hi Pam...there are a bunch of us here that do that too, and also rescue the 
>> >plants  before the demolition begins or the new builders move in.  Many of 
>> >these abandoned or old properties have wonderful heirloom plants that have 
>> >survived and are worth rescuing.  We either keep some ourselves, share with 
>> others 
>> >and/or donate them to various causes....like MG's or  the poorer parts of town 
>> >where the folks love to garden, just can't afford that many plants.  
>> >
>> >Noreen
>> >zone 9
>> >Texas Gulf Coast
>> >
>> >In a message dated 8/11/2003 11:02:39 PM Central Standard Time, 
>> >gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> I understand that, I have "mined" every brick around my beds from torn
>> >> down buildings all over town. I wait a week or so until the contruction
>> >> (or destruction) crews leave. Then I go and dig up every brick I can
>> >> find. It amounts to a lot in 7 1/2 years!
>> >
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>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp TX/zone 8A
>> 
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