Re: Weather

Pam,
Your maintenance costs are a killer!
FG or Horticulture had an article years ago about a famous garden in
California that proved that, with the right planning, a lush tropical garden
in a hot location could actually get by on less water.  The multitude of
plants actually shade the soil and a fountain added additional moisture.
The grounds needed much less supplemental water than you'd expect.  I wish I
could remember the name.  The woman who designed it was deceased but they
keep the garden open for limited visits.
Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Weather


> Kitty - you are SO right.  Plus I mulch like crazy.
> Have to in order to preserve what little moisture we have. Only problem
> is in the viburnum beds, the birds get in there during the day and
> wallow out little bird shaped oblongs in the mulch to stay cool. So when
> I get home - there are some exposed patches. I can't blame them of
> course even though I keep the bird baths clean and full. And I top dress
> w/ lava sand 4 or 5 times a year so it can continue to work its way down
> into the clay and keep it in condition. If I don't - the beds revert to
> concrete in a year or two. Between that and remulching every 3 months
> and doing the compost dressing every fall, they stay in pretty good
> shape. The yard - unamended - has cracks in it, by the end of August
> they'll be big enough to swallow your foot. It's a big problem for all
> the ranchers around here because horses and cows get their hooves caught
> in the cracks, break legs and have to be destroyed. Which is
> heartbreaking to say the least. One lady who lives down the street
> walked by today and asked what my water bill was. I told her (105
> bucks). She said she's quit watering her stuff except for roses because
> she can't afford it. I asked her waht will you spend replacing
> everything this fall or next spring?? She had to think about that. I
> offered her seeds and such. She'll be back.
>
>
> gardeners - gotta love 'em!!
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:25:12 -0500
>
> >Pam, one of the good things about your having watered is that it kept the
> >soil surface receptive to the rain when it finally came.  If you hadn't,
it
> >would quite likely have just run off rather than soaked in.  Hope you get
> >lots more!
> >
> >Kitty
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:05 PM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Weather
> >
> >
> >> Play it again - we actually got 3/4"!!  Drop in the bucket and I'm
still
> >having to water but better than nothing!!  God bless you!
> >>
> >> Pam
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >> From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
> >> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Date:  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 05:37:01 -0400 (EDT)
> >>
> >> >Pam: Am taking piano lessons...one of the songs I have learned is
titled
> >> >"Rain Dance"...everytime I practice it, it makes me think of you and
so
> >> >I send up a little prayer as I play it that rain will find it's way to
> >> >you soon...guess I should practice more often, huh???? LOL!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> >> >
> >> >"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> >> >--Albert Einstein
> >> >
> >> > --- On Sun 08/10, Pamela J. Evans < gardenqueen@gbronline.com >
wrote:
> >> >From: Pamela J. Evans [mailto: gardenqueen@gbronline.com]
> >> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> >Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:21:49 -0500
> >> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Weather
> >> >
> >> >It clouded up yesterday afternoon, got about 10 or 11 drops. Nothing
> >> >-<br>wouldn't even qualify for a trace. At least the clouds cooled
> >> >things off<br>a little. Sigh.<br><br><br>---------- Original Message
> >> >----------------------------------<br>From:
> >> >TeichFlora@aol.com<br>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date: Sun, 10
Aug
> >> >2003 06:31:03 EDT<br><br>>In a message dated 8/9/2003 11:02:38 PM
> >> >Central Standard Time, <br>>gardenchat-owner@hort.net
writes:<br>><br>>>
> >> ><br>>> Still not a drop here. Watered unitl 11 pm last night. No,
that's
> >> >not a <br>>> typo.<br>>> <br>><br>>Still nothing Pam???? I thought for
> >> >sure you had some this weekend.....seems <br>>like the entire state
got
> >> >rain. We had some serious storms pass through <br>>Houston area, but
it
> >> >just teased the plants here, and perhaps gave it a foliar
> >> ><br>>wash....still had to go out and water though. Supposed to be more
> >> >coming this <br>>week....and lower temps, down to the mid 80's.
> >> ><br>>Sure hope you get some relief soon!!
> >> >
> >> ><br>>Noreen<br>>zone 9<br>>Texas Gulf
> >>
>
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