Re: A great trip

Snow is beautiful... and then, there is the chance to sit with  
catalogs and a warm drink!

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Feb 7, 2006, at 12:54 PM, james singer wrote:

> True, true--but it's better than looking out the window on a bleak  
> landscape of blowing snow, I betcha.
>
> On Feb 7, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
>
>> Even if they did (and they don't always show all the major shows) it
>> wouldn't be the same as being able to reach out to touch a leaf  
>> strap or
>> observe the sun play across the foliage throughout the day.  Those  
>> are
>> things one can only do in person. ;>)
>>
>> Bonnie (SW OH - Zone 5)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]  
>> On Behalf
>> Of james singer
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 12:03 PM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] A great trip
>>
>> I thought HGTV did "tours" of these major shows. No?
>>
>> On Feb 7, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
>>
>>> I've got a hyacinth in a bulb vase I'm working on right now.  It is
>>> only about 1 1/2" out of the bulb right now, but oh the roots are
>>> everywhere and the color already beginning to show on the buds!  I
>>> also have two nice amaryllis I'm working on in pots.  I figured
>>> February would be a good time to have something green come up and
>>> start to bloom by the end of the month.
>>> February is always a very cold, dreary month here.  Even with the  
>>> mild
>>> January and the unusually sunny days here at the first of the year,
>>> winter has returned with a vengeance.  The bulldogs and I dread  
>>> going
>>> out when it is like this.  Of course, when there is enough snow,  
>>> Miss
>>> Mary still likes making her bulldog snow angels.  (She should have
>>> been born a husky.
>>> She
>>> really doesn't seem as bothered by the cold as the rest of us.)
>>>
>>> In any case, anything green and blooming inside is heaven sent.   
>>> Bill
>>> has been picking up little bouquets for me since everything has gone
>>> dormant so I won't go into withdrawal, too.  However, to have the  
>>> good
>>> fortune to go to a wonderful show at this time of year is a fabulous
>>> thing!!!  It's not just a "tide over" but a soul renewal!!!  I'm so
>>> tickled for you!
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner- 
>>> gardenchat@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf Of Cersgarden@aol.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:41 AM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] A great trip
>>>
>>> Ohh, I wish we could all go!   Thanks Donna, Pam & Auralie.   Pam, I
>>> can
>>> smell the daffs in bloom but will need to settle for forced  
>>> hyacinths
>>> for now.
>>>      Ceres
>>>
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>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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