Re: new purchases
I like it Linda.
DF
Theresa- yahoo wrote:
> It is anecdotes like these that make this list so wonderful. Glad to here
> you are in one piece.
>
> Theresa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
> Behalf Of Linda L Wallpe
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:45 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] new purchases
>
> Kitty,
>
> What I have to say about Calycanthus floridus, CAROLINA ALSPICE will not
> be of much use until it's a large bush.
>
> When we moved back to Cincinnati, we rented the first floor of a large,
> old house from an older couple who lived on the the top two floors. Mrs.
> Jewell was a gem of a gardener and she had 3 mature, sweet shrubs under
> our bedroom window.
>
> Well, one day I was washing windows. These were really large, tall
> windows in 3 sections. I flipped up one too many sections, forgot to
> hold on, and fell backwards right out of the window into one of the
> bushes. Unfortunately, Mrs. Jewell was working about 5 feet away in her
> perennial bed and nearly had a stroke. I think it was concern over my
> body but it may have been about the bush.
>
> I can attest to the fact that Calycanthus floridus, CAROLINA ALSPICE will
> greatly slow down a falling body, smelling sweetly at the same time. I
> was only slightly scratched but I gave up serious window washing. This
> probably wasn't the kind of information you were looking for though.
>
> Linda Wallpe
> Cincinnati, Zone 6a
> Only $9.95 per month!
> Visit www.juno.com
>
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