RE: if you can wait....meeting- was drought

This show used to be very nice... although I haven't been there in a couple
of years, so... It was amazing (to me) how they could transform an empty
building into a living garden in less than a week.

http://www.chicagoflower.com/

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Speaking of which, does anyone know (and I'm sure someone does) are the
> botanical gardens or arboretums in Chicago or St Louis something you can
> visit in the winter, or is it strictly a summer thing? I am DYING to go
> to a real arboretum.
> 
> 
>   Who can make it to one of those? Or another? any suggestions? I can only
> ride so far still, but I definitely need a winter trip!
> 
>   Jesse, how far am I from you?
>   A
> 
> Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>   HEY...I'M IN!!!! I, like, SO deserve a gardening trip right now! LOL.
> 
> 
> 
> Donna wrote:
> Nah, John wouldn't care, he loves a party! He pretty much goes with the
> flow
> and gets along with everyone.
> 
> As Karen (stitch) mentioned, we are becoming a clump here, so maybe we
> should plan a tour....it would be a long day, but we could visit my
> garden,
> Vera's, Andrea's, Karen's, Kathy's and Chris's. Day two could be Cathy and
> Ceres.. who else is close there?
> 
> Maybe we should plan a progressive dinner tour? Breakfast at my place,
> lunch
> at Vera's and dinner at Chris's?
> 
> Donna
> Ok- forget it, I was just dreaming.... need more sleep! :)
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Zemuly Sanders
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:45 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] drought
> >
> > I am always up for a road trip. I just need time to get the animals
> taken
> > care of. It would really be great if we could all meet somewhere. Donna,
> > I'm sure your DH would just love to be inundated by us. :-)
> > zem
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jesse Bell"
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:32 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] drought
> >
> >
> > > O.K., since my life seems very chaotic at the moment and I don' t have
> > > time to do the planning....if somebody will plan this wonderful get
> > > together....I WILL BE THERE! Just to meet everybody face to face would
> > > be so AWESOME.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jess
> > >
> > > Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> > > I do think this might be the year for the great get together and plant
> > > swap.
> > > Sounds like a great idea to me.
> > > zem
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jesse Bell"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:27 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] drought
> > >
> > >
> > >> WOW...what a group we have here. Everybody willing to chip in and
> send
> > >> Pam more plants. I love this group. And Pam..you KNOW you can have
> > >> whatever I have..no problem. We have had a horrible drought in
> Oklahoma
> > >> as well. Not as bad as Texas...but pretty bad. I figured what lives,
> > >> lives. What dies....well, I'll just shop some more.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Jess
> > >>
> > >> Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> > >> Pam, I've got pineapple sage, too. It didn't spread as much as normal
> > >> last
> > >> summer because of no rain, but I'm sure there's plenty to share with
> > you.
> > >> zem
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan"
> > >> To:
> > >> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:51 PM
> > >> Subject: RE: [CHAT] drought
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Pam, I always have Russian Sage, too, so if that doesn't come back,
> I
> > >>> can
> > >>> get you some from here. Also, I'm sure I'll have some daylilies. If
> > you
> > >>> can tell me how to start some caryopteris for you, I'd be glad to do
> > >>> that
> > >>> for you too. (Weigela is not something I have, unfortunately, nor
> any
> > >>> Pineapple sage or Wild Thing salvia.)
> > >>>
> > >>> Let me know how to help and I'll get it out to you.
> > >>>
> > >>> Blessings,
> > >>> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
> On
> > >>> Behalf
> > >>> Of Pam Evans
> > >>> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 8:18 PM
> > >>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] drought
> > >>>
> > >>> Yes, quite few. Pineapple sage croaked, the caryopteris (four of
> > >>> them) also, even the Russian sage which likes dry conditions, I
> think
> > >>> all
> > >>> of
> > >>> three of those are toast too. Even my big Wild thing salvia isn't
> > >>> looking
> > >>> too good. My weigela is a goner, going to replace it w/ a big
> > rosemary.
> > >>> No
> > >>> telling if any of the grass will come back. If not, I'll just let
> the
> > >>> weeds
> > >>> take over the lawn. Been keeping all my viburnums well watered and
> the
> > >>> roses. I think they will be OK, but only March will tell. Most of
> the
> > >>> mints and purple coneflowers are history too. Some daylilies have
> > >>> disappeared, but they may be hunkering down, at least I hope so. All
> > I'm
> > >>> planting next Spring are rosemary, lavender, thyme and salvias. And
> I
> > >>> will
> > >>> replace the purple coneflowers. They're a must w/ a bird & butterfly
> > >>> sanctuary. I may do a few peppers in pots, because I must have my
> > >>> peppers.
> > >>> But I won't plant a big bed of them again. Ten months of this. It's
> > >>> crazy.
> > >>> Thanks for letting me vent Chris. I can't tell you how badly I want
> to
> > >>> take
> > >>> all the flood waters and redirect them to Oklahoma & Texas.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On 1/2/06, Chris Petersen wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Pam,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Have you lost a lot of plants?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Chris Petersen
> > >>>> Northport, Long Island, New York
> > >>>> Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
> > >>>>
> > >>>> chris@widom-assoc.com
> > >>>> My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
> > >>>>
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> > >>> Pam Evans
> > >>> Kemp TX
> > >>> zone 8A
> > >>>
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