Re: Tracy DS-A was last night's experience

One of the toughest things I have getting across to the people in our
nursery is to pinch/cut back and TDSA is big on that.  But you can even get
that from her mag articles - usually in FG.  I would bet , though, that the
book provides more pictures so the reader can really get the idea of what a
difference it makes.

I end up doing just about all the pinching unless we're working together and
I point it out to them.  Some plants, especially those in containers for
sale, look thin and spindly if not cut back.  It can make a big difference
at sale time to have a full, lush plant rather than a tall floppy one with
only a few blooms.  Kalimeris is a terrific example.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Tracy DS-A was last night's experience


> I recommend her "Well - Tended Perennial Garden" to new gardeners. Most of
> them are afraid to whack at a plant, and seeing the photos helps get them
> over their phobia.
>
> Daryl
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 6:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] last night's experience
>
>
> > Hello Ceres,
> >     I do  not have any of her books. Just went to hear her speak at a
> > Perennial symposium a few years back. Suppose I made a snap judgment
> without
> > checking further on. Decided if she wrote like she spoke I was probably
> not
> > going to read the books. Also the titles did not hold my attention. I
> > already had most of the gardening information in other authors' books on
> the
> > shelf.
> >     Gene E. Bush
> > Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> > www.munchkinnursery.com
> > genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> > Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Cersgarden@aol.com>
> > > Gene, did you like her 2nd book?  I purchased by internet because it
had
> > such
> > > great reviews however had I been able to look at it first, I would
have
> > > passed.  It is a big book of photos, in my opinion.  I also have her
1st
> > book.  I
> > > liked it but found I already did most of the pruning techniques she
> wrote
> > of.
> > >     Ceres
>
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