Re: Plant ID?/ now gardening start..
Well- although not technically gardening, I clearly loved dirt from the
beginning. My mom has pictures of me in diapers and covered in
Tennessee mud (No- I will not share those pics!!). But, I really
remember always being in the garden with my mom, or out in the woods
near our house looking at, picking and eventually rescuing wild
flowers. I did buy stuff from Michigan bulb at about age 12 (it was the
only place I could get so much for so cheap and I was spending my
birthday money. Besides- did I know any better?). The thing is- ALOT
of what I ordered grew and flowered. I wasn't in the least bit
disappointed. They were mostly bulbs or corms of some kind or another.
The next year or two, I bought a J & P rose (Bonica) which bloomed it's
head off for more years than I lived at home. I think because I already
knew that everything you plant doesn't always work out perfectly, having
a few things not come up or even die didn't seem that unusual to me.
That, and the minor detail that I'm stubborn beyond belief and refuse to
give up on just about anything.
Theresa
Donna wrote:
>Interesting thread on where everyone thinks gardening
>is heading.
>
>So when did everyone start here?
>
>In my own life, I have been an on and off gardener.
>Depended on where I was living and other issues in my
>life.
>
>I will say, if it was not for this list, I wouldn't
>have half of the knowledge I do now.
>
>Donna
>
>--- Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Well I do have friends that garden but not to the
>>extent I do. But no one
>>has the kind of time to do it every day like I do
>>either. But the beginning
>>of next month though, everyone at work will come to
>>see the garden queen.
>>I've already got lamb's ears and white sage
>>seedlings coming up under the
>>lights in flats at work. Our wire shop
>>superintendant loves to come and
>>peek at the seedlings every day. And yes, I do give
>>away the extras.
>>People love it.
>>
>>On 2/14/06, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Cyndi, I don't have friends interested in
>>>
>>>
>>gardening to the same degree
>>
>>
>>>either. I give my friends plants to decorate
>>>
>>>
>>their landscape, but that's
>>
>>
>>>their idea of it - decoration. I do have friends
>>>
>>>
>>within the MG
>>
>>
>>>organization
>>>that of course get into it more in depth, but I
>>>
>>>
>>don't have a close
>>
>>
>>>relationship with any of them. That's why I value
>>>
>>>
>>the Chat relationships.
>>
>>
>>>I can share with y'all the things that I'm more
>>>
>>>
>>intense about - the things
>>
>>
>>>that might cause my friends and even many MGs I
>>>
>>>
>>know to roll their eyes.
>>
>>
>>>(OK - stop that!)
>>>Kitty
>>>neIN, Zone 5
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT"
>>>
>>>
>><cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>>
>>
>>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:59 PM
>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plant ID?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>But you have to admit that the pace of gardening
>>>>
>>>>
>>is quite a bit slower
>>
>>
>>>>than
>>>>say, computer games or text messaging or TV. I
>>>>
>>>>
>>suspect the majority of
>>
>>
>>>>people don't think about gardening until they
>>>>
>>>>
>>own their own home. And if
>>
>>
>>>>they're already used to - I can't think of the
>>>>
>>>>
>>word I want but - having
>>
>>
>>>a
>>>
>>>
>>>>short attention span, then it's harder to get
>>>>
>>>>
>>used to this slower pace.
>>
>>
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>agree there's a lot going on in the garden, but
>>>>
>>>>
>>if you're used to
>>
>>
>>>results
>>>
>>>
>>>>measured in seconds, then gardening isn't going
>>>>
>>>>
>>to give you that instant
>>
>>
>>>>gratification.
>>>>I don't know about the rest of you, since many
>>>>
>>>>
>>of you are in the
>>
>>
>>>business
>>>
>>>
>>>>it's likely your friends are gardeners too. You
>>>>
>>>>
>>belong to clubs and so
>>
>>
>>>>forth. But I don't know anyone in person
>>>>
>>>>
>>(excluding y'all) who does what
>>
>>
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>do. A few people enjoy their roses, they have a
>>>>
>>>>
>>couple tomato plants in
>>
>>
>>>>the
>>>>summer, and that's it. I don't see anything
>>>>
>>>>
>>around town that looks like
>>
>>
>>>my
>>>
>>>
>>>>yard - there are nice landscapes to be sure but
>>>>
>>>>
>>they are things that the
>>
>>
>>>>paid-for gardeners can mow & blow. Maybe it's
>>>>
>>>>
>>all hidden in back
>>
>>
>>>yards...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Anyway I think that as people get older and have
>>>>
>>>>
>>more free time they
>>
>>
>>>>appreciate the process more.
>>>>
>>>>Cyndi
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>[o*@hort.net] On
>>
>>
>>>>Behalf
>>>>Of Daryl
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 2:40 PM
>>>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
>>>>
>>>>Cyndi,
>>>>
>>>>If a gardener's time is spent "sitting around
>>>>
>>>>
>>waiting for something to
>>
>>
>>>>happen", they're not gardening. Or not
>>>>
>>>>
>>observing. There's never a moment
>>
>>
>>>>in
>>>>my garden when there isn't something new to
>>>>
>>>>
>>explore, and I've been doing
>>
>>
>>>>it
>>>>for more than 50 years.
>>>>
>>>>d
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT"
>>>>
>>>>
>><cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>>
>>
>>>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 5:30 PM
>>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plant ID?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Saw an article in the paper the other day that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>says the number of
>>
>>
>>>people
>>>
>>>
>>>>>who
>>>>>fish as a hobby is way down. Kids don't go
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>fishing with dad or grandpa
>>
>>
>>>(a
>>>
>>>
>>>>>stereotype, but there you are)because they
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>think it's just sitting
>>
>>
>>>around
>>>
>>>
>>>>>waiting for something to happen.
>>>>>Maybe the same might be true for gardening. Too
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>much competition for
>>
>>
>>>>>their
>>>>>time.
>>>>>
>>>>>Cyndi
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>[o*@hort.net] On
>>
>>
>>>>>Behalf
>>>>>Of Daryl
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 2:16 PM
>>>>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant ID?
>>>>>
>>>>>Bonnie,
>>>>>
>>>>>The stats do show that gardening as a hobby has
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>diminished.
>>
>>
>>>>>Rayna had you for a shining example, as did
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>many of us with our mothers
>>
>>
>>>>>and
>>>>>grandmothers. I'm afraid we're going to lose
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>that next generation
>>
>>
>>>because
>>>
>>>
>>>>>they're so distanced from the deep roots that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>we had, and because the
>>
>>
>>>>>hucksters are giving them false promises and no
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>knowledge.
>>
>>
>>>>>If this new generation is not given guidance to
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>quick and easy success
>>
>>
>>>>>with
>>>>>gardening, I'm afraid they may abandon it
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>altogether. With a bit of
>>
>>
>>>>>nurturing, from us and from the Green Industry,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>they can find what
>>
>>
>>>suits
>>>
>>>
>>>>>them at several stages of their lives.
>>>>>
>>>>>d
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>><wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
>>
>>
>>>>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 8:45 AM
>>>>>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plant ID?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I had read that the number of avid gardeners
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>are down significantly. I
>>
>>
>>>>>>understand many young folks are opting for low
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>or no work landscaping.
>>
>>
>>>>>>It
>>>>>>is sad, but I do understand how difficult it
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>is to work full time,
>>
>>
>>>raise
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>children, be involved in the community and try
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>to keep up with house
>>
>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>property. I just think they miss "smelling
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>the roses." I have great
>>
>>
>>>>>>hopes
>>>>>>that as their lives slow down, they will pick
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>up the trowel. My girls
>>
>>
>>>>>>are
>>>>>>certainly doing that now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Daughter Rayna has turned more than half of
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>her front yard into a
>>
>>
>>
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