Re: Re: Happy Birthday
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  • Subject: Re: Re: Happy Birthday
  • From: J* B* <5*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 13:50:00 -0700
I planted a mix of evergreen and deciduous where I wanted trees. There were
13 walnuts in the back yard in 1976. We've removed all but 3. The clump
birches I planted died but the seedlings have grown up nearby. The tallrr
trees are underplanted with dogwoods nest spruce cottoneaster phlox
candytuft hosta and aquilegia. Everything is close and grown together. In
the sunny beds iris daylilies roses etc all fight for sun. I keep them out
of a few areas so my creeping thyme can grow. On the front walk the mauve
thyme has crept onto the concrete walk since the poppies and daylilies
overshadow their roots. Not much bare space.
On Aug 6, 2014 11:06 AM, "Catharine Carpenter" <1f73664e1@rewrite.hort.net>
wrote:

> Please educate me on your "casual look"!
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Aug 6, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Judy Browning wrote:
>
>  The yard still gets lots of compliments, overgrown as it is. Luckily I
>> chose a casual look so the weeds mostly blend in to the uneducated eye. The
>> roses, lavenders and shrubs bloom, daylillies, lillies, hostas, echinacea
>> and bulbs come up and bloom as long as they get a bit of water. I pull a
>> few weeds and cut flowers to give away so it's good.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <
>> c0e38f0d1@rewrite.hort.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 8:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: Happy Birthday
>>
>>
>>  Wow...me TOO!  Husband I both work full time, all my minions (kids) have
>>> grown and gone so no help on our farm, we have taken over the management
>>> of
>>> my mother's rental property (23 units) and my gardens just look SAD. I do
>>> not have the time to devote to them that I used to.  Makes me sad
>>> sometimes.....life is just too busy right now.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey <
>>> 1002@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  > Judy, I agree with you regarding the feeling of a chore. My love of
>>>> > gardening is just not the same.
>>>>
>>>> I've felt the same way, lately.  For me I think it's different reasons,
>>>> though.
>>>>
>>>> Life has been so hectic and everything else is a priority instead.  It's
>>>> depressing to see the garden in this state, but I can't really do
>>>> anything
>>>> about it.  I also can't afford to buy new plants now either, so if I
>>>> do anything it will just be to maintain the current plantings.
>>>>
>>>> There's also the community aspect.  When I worked in the garden I
>>>> looked forward to talking to everyone online about what I was
>>>> growing, etc.  Now that sense of community is diminished, so it's
>>>> a more lonely endeavor.
>>>>
>>>> I would *love* to be able to spend time gardening again.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> P.S.  It's good to see these emails flowing again!  :D
>>>> P.P.S.  Happy belated birthday, Auralie!
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> "Creativity and Justice for All"
>>> Jesse R. Bell
>>>
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