Re: Bittersweet

Hmmm, guess I never thought of that issue. I have to say, I gave a
presentation at a garden club meeting a couple of weeks ago and was truly
amazed at how many plants they were NOT familiar with. That and the fact
that I busted my butt getting out there in the middle of the work day and
they kept me waiting for 30 minutes while they ate tea cakes and drank
cider. I wanted to explode. You told me to be here at 10:00 AM, so WHY am I
standing around until 10:30? I was not happy.
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


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From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Bittersweet


> The problem, Andrea, is that we have oversold the idea that plants
> on the Protected Plant List must not be used but we have not yet
> educated our members to differentiate the protected plants from the
> invasive ones.  I hate to say it, but many garden-clubbers, and even
> Flower Show Judges are ignorant (I won't say stupid, but I could) about
> horticulture.  If it is "bittersweet," that is on the Protected Plant
List.
> It doesn't matter that it is not the same species.  You wouldn't believe
> the stupidity of some of these people.  I once had a Master Judge
> try to disqualify a Sprengeri (asparagus fern) because she said it
> was a fern and all ferns are on the Protected Plant List.  This is a
> pet peeve of mine and a project I work at continually - trying to teach
> some of them a little about the realities of horticulture.
> Auralie
>
> In a message dated 12/05/2004 8:46:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> hodgesaa@earthlink.net writes:
> Wow, you would think they would collect it. Maybe that should be put out
to
> the local garden clubs as a decorate AND save the environment message! we
>
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