Re: Re: Snow!

Libby - we have Sugar on the prescription C/D food from the vet and it's
worked wonders for her. Is that what you're trying now? Just remember it
is VERY rich so you'll have to cut down the amount you feed. My vet gave
me a little measuring cup to use when we put her on a diet a few years
back.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 1/23/2005 7:03:40 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Snow!

Libby,

Sorry to hear about your DH and your cat. Hope all will be well soon.



I love Agastaches and it sounds like you'll have some beauties.  About your

Winterthur Viburnum.  I had planned to get one a couple of years back, but

didn't.  What I recall, though is that you should get another Vibe that

blooms about the same time to ensure bloom production.  By itself, or even

in a group of 3 of the same but no other type around, it may not have a lot

of flowers.  Other than that, they are wonderful, though possibly borderline

here.



Kitty



----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Libby Valentine" <grdner03@yahoo.com>

To: <gardenchat@hort.net>

Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 6:21 PM

Subject: Re: [CHAT] Snow!





> We got about 9" here. I don't mind shovelling the driveway (it's not

> very long), in fact I enjoy it sometimes when the snow is light, but we

> have maybe 400 ft of sidewalk for which I am thankful we went in with

> the neighbors to buy a snowblower from some other neighbors who were

> moving to TX. For that, and to do the bottom 6 ft of the driveway after

> the plow has finally gone by...

>

>

> DH got his hip replaced this week - long saga as it usually ends up with

> him - somehow I was thinking I'd just be visiting for a few hours a day,

> not spending 12-14 hours being the patient advocate and helper. Learned

> a lot (mostly things I hope never to have to use again, though). Hoping

> he can come home tomorrow but the incision may be draining too much for

> them to release him.

>

>

> Marge, if you read this, I do hope your hubby is feeling better now.

Tough for both of you, and the snow on top of it all.

>

> I picked out a bunch of plants from Crownsville Nursery while in the

> surgery waiting room the second time. Probably shouldn't have done that,

> as I ended up ordering about 35 plants (what was I thinking?!) nothing

> particularly fancy, mostly different varieties of Agastache, Achillea,

> and Salvia for my butterfly/bee/hummingbird garden. The deer cleaned out

> most of the last third of this garden that I had planted last year

> (varieties of phlox and asters), so I will be filling in that area of

> the bed with this order. The deer have not bothered the existing

> Agastache, Achillea, or Salvia, so I hope for the best, or at least for

> survival!

>

>

> I also ordered 3 Viburnum 'Winterthur' to start a new bed in the back

> corner - I remember this plant being discussed on this list several

> years ago. Any tips?

>

>

> Also on my list were Lobelia 'Monet Moment', Echinacea 'Fragrant Angel'

> and 'Ruby Giant', Lantana 'Miss Huff' (the butterflies loved this when I

> had it a couple years ago), and new for me Spigelia marilandica, which

> is supposed to be a hummer favorite. Got a (dwarf) Fothergilla 'Blue

> Mist' to replace one that is dying, and Hydrangea 'Pia' to be a

> container plant.

>

>

> Now I need to find my mahonia. Identified several west coast suppliers,

> but I haven't found one in the eastern half of the country yet.

>

>

> Just to top it off, one of the cats is having a bladder issue. Thought

> it was a urinary tract infection but 2 cycles of antibiotics later,

> apparently the problem is a lot of crystals having formed in the

> bladder. The x-ray yesterday indicates no stones, so we are trying an

> acidifying diet to see if that will take care of it.

>

>

> Libby

> Maryland zone 6

>

>

> EvaTEsq@aol.com wrote:

> Auralie,

>

> I prefer to do the shoveling -- I like the exercise. Shoveling has never

> bothered me. (Kids also do not seem to be as industrious as they used to

be when

> I was growing up.)

>

> Actually, we helped my mother-in-law purchase a snowblower last year and

my

> brother-in-law offered to come over, but I'll probably have it done before

he

> gets here. I'm going to try to wait until the wind stops howling before I

> start shoveling again.

>

> Eva

> Long Island, NY

> Zone 6/7

>

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