Re: Progress on the garden wall

My driveway is pea gravel and stream gravel and I am going to throw
seeds out there to start this Spring. I've spent the past two months
picking up 6 zillion hackberries so I can put good stuff out there. I
think Marge and I had a discussion last year about trying this as an
experiment!!


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 20:26:51 -0800

>This discussion just reminded me of a nursery I visited a few years ago. It
>was a house on a city lot. She replaced all the grass with landscaping &
>potted plants. Paths were washed 3/4 minus gravel to a depth of 6 inches.
>She said it packed well, didn't track too badly. Her lot was flat so I don't
>know if washing onto the sidewalk would be an issue. I suspect anything
>without roots will tend to do that?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 8:10 PM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>
>
>> Another issue is everything reseeds in pea gravel. I spend more time
>> weeding my pea gravel than my garden beds! I have an area around the one
>> side of pond between the deck/pond and garden beds. I am sooooooo sorry
>> I ever put pea gravel down, but no way to get a lawnmower in there and
>> couldn't think what else to do... has to be walked on all the time.
>>
>> I have actually thought about spreading some seeds in there to get them
>> started... seriously!
>>
>> Donna
>>
>>
>> >
>> > OH-good arguement!
>> >
>> > Theresa
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>> > Behalf Of Donna
>> > Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 7:07 PM
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>> >
>> >
>> > As I continue to catch up....
>> >
>> > Pea gravel will wash down into the sidewalk and you will forever be
>> > sweeping it back up...
>> >
>> > Donna
>> >
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
>> On
>> > > Behalf Of Theresa
>> > > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:22 PM
>> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>> > >
>> > > What is sagina?  Never heard of it.  My husband is trying to
>> convince
>> > me
>> > > to
>> > > put peagravel around the stones- but I think groundcover too.
>> > >
>> > > Theresa
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>> > > Behalf Of Kitty
>> > > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:16 PM
>> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Wonderful T!  I love the steps/path.  Are they steps or an incline?
>> > No,
>> > > looked again, the path is an incline.  Nicely done.  I can imagine
>> > thyme
>> > > or
>> > > sagina around the stones.  Amazing job!
>> > > Kitty
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 10:02 PM
>> > > Subject: [CHAT] Progress on the garden wall
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Progress on the garden wall
>> > > > Hope this works- Yahoo has changed it's photo sharing
>> settings.
>> > > > Moved about 4 1/2 cubic yards of soil today, and lifted some
>> plants.
>> > > > Only have the wall corners left to build. Neighbor is bringing
>> home
>> > a
>> > > > big saw next weekend to tackle this. Yeah! Tomorrow I'm going
>> to
>> > > > plant some of the things waiting on my back porch- if I can move!!
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>> http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/tchessie/album?.tok=phojibABPJcYRyKi&.d
>> > ir
>> > > =/
>> > > Garden+Wall+project&.src=ph
>> > > >
>> > > >
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