Re: Weather

Well I have cannas all around the perimeter out back and they give the
sanctuary a semi-tropical look and provide privacy too. Some of them are
higher than the eaves of the roof this year. Yikes.



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: kmrsy@comcast.net
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:29:54 +0000

>Pam, I guess I worded that wrong.  She did uses a lot of tropicals, but it 
>doesn't have to be tropicals.  Just lots and lots of foliage for shading. More 
>leaves of course mean more transpiration, but they made it sound like the upper-
>most canopy prevented the ower layers transpiration from being lost - sort of 
>like a huge terrarium.  I may not be making much sense here, the article had to 
>be 10 yrs ago.  
>Kitty
>> Sounds great, but most tropical stuff isn't hardy here. More's the pity.
>> We don't get down in the teens often, but it does happen sometimes. I'd
>> still love to read about that article though.
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Date:  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:52:46 -0500
>> 
>> >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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